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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
6
An advertisement touts Father Johns Medicine as a body builder and strength giver. It claims to help weight loss patients who are thin pale and run down by building flesh and energy and notes safety for children due to no alcohol. It also promotes cold and throat relief and cites fifty years of use.
Ten Mulekula Christian teachers in the New Hebrides were attacked by Ishmen during a bush mission to preach Christ. Six were killed, with the rest injured or abducted.
An old fashioned advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming cure by blood action and offering a reward. The text shifts to a vignette describing modern babies in a nursery with quirky dialogue about fictional products and celebrities.
The report notes a torpedo with a corkscrew trajectory striking the port side and turning toward the starboard, with debris scattering and fragments reassembling near the vicinity after the blast. An officer attempted to respond but details are unclear and no decisive action is stated.
A garbled clipping notes a chaotic scene with miswritten names and stray phrases. It references a fence, Gust, TS Viacation, Ant, and a hurried escape, framed by a tongue in cheek assessment of being gracious in defeat.
Fragmented OCR shows scattered market figures and prices with multiple digits and letters. The legible data includes terms like markets and various price-like numbers but no clear context or complete entries.
An entomologist from the U S department of agriculture reports that chicken mites can hide in fowl feathers and transfer to new flocks. Bulletin 553, “The Chicken Mite” by H P Wood, outlines isolation, roost wrapping with paper, paper checks for mites, and treatment with kerosene. Sprays using petroleum or coal tar and a wood preservative with zinc chloride are noted as effective, costing about $1 per gallon.
A poultry expert from New Mexico Agricultural College explains egg eating in hens stems from management and shell issues rather than diet alone. Remove the cause by proper nesting, crushed shells, ample clean feed, exercise, and vigilant observation to stop the habit.
The guide advises selecting pullets for early lay and separating others for market. Fattening crates, 66 feet long and 18 by 18 inches, hold three compartments for four to six birds each. Use shits 144 inches wide with 8% inch-thick laths, feed through 2 inch gaps, bottom slats ¾ inch apart, and ensure proper spacing to prevent droppings buildup.
An Ohio agricultural study found hens fed 81 percent corn with bran oil meal and meat scrap produced about 805 eggs per year with 4 deaths, while a similar group fed mostly wheat produced 95 eggs with 26 deaths. A second trial over 24 weeks yielded 2,845 eggs for corn fed hens with full survival versus 1,590 eggs and 22 deaths for wheat fed hens.
The article advises copper sulphate one ounce per ten gallons of water or potassium permanganate to color water blue as a cold preventive in poultry. It stresses good ventilation and plenty of fresh air in the hen house while guarding against drafts.
An interval after the temple dedication frames Ezra’s mission to Palestine. Ezra seeks God’s guidance, gathers Levites and Nethinims, and forms a trusted treasury team to carry riches to Jerusalem. The four month journey through Bedouin-infested lands ends with a safe arrival and offerings before the Lord.
Advertorial urging settlers to move to Western Canada highlighting surtax on uncultivated land isundercut by promoters who claim farm lands offer high profits. Notes low taxes on improvements North American parcels offer cheap entry and strong wheat yields. Encourages visiting during threshing season to verify conditions firsthand.
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