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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
5
Plans are completed for opening a new Boys' club building in Indianapolis next fall. The item notes various Indiana updates from war drives and local industry to community efforts and local milestones across several counties and cities.
The article urges fall purchase of well matured pullets from reliable farmers or poultrymen to ensure early laying and quicker return. It recommends general purpose breeds like Plymouth Rock Wyandotte Rhode Island Red or Orpington over small egg breeds for table fowl and roasters. It warns against overstocking and suggests 8 10 or 20 25 hens per yard with space guidelines of 25 by 80 feet for 20 25 birds.
The article urges farmers to extend poultry surplus to nearby villages and towns. Many towns lack space for flocks, so farms should supply fresh eggs and chicks to those in need. The call emphasizes community duty and practical sharing of homegrown poultry resources.
Home economics experts of the U S department of agriculture describe testing dressed poultry by bending the end of the breastbone away from the head. In broilers the cartilage bends easily like ear cartilage, in a year old bird it becomes brittle, and in old birds the bone is hard and tough to bend. Some dealers break the bone to cheat the test.
In Canada’s prairie provinces, women like Clara and Beatrice Forward of Manitoba and R M Hillman of Saskatchewan ran farms during war years. They plowed, reaped, and expanded stock while husbands served, proving capable managers who kept farms prosperous and fed allies.
An advertisement touts using two lemons and three ounces of Orchard White to make a freckle and tan remover. It claims rapid fading of sunburn windburn and freckles and promises clear soft white skin at low cost with grocer lemons and toilet-counter Orchard White. The ad notes the product as harmless and suggests retailers supply the ingredients.
A vintage ad promotes Cuticura Soap for rough itchy skin and mentions using baths and ointment. It highlights prices and simple usage tips aimed at soothing infant skin and mentions a 25 cent soap and 50 cent ointment option.
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