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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
7
The guide explains how to optimize egg production and hen care. It covers trap nests to identify productive hens, ventilation to prevent disease, leg bands for marking birds, and feeding tweaks like beans with wheat bran to boost eggs. It also warns against indoor housing in sunny weather and overloading a hen with eggs, noting typical pullet egg records and the value of mobility.
A compact eight by twelve by four foot movable coop is built by tacking poultry netting onto a wooden frame. Diamond mesh netting drawn tight braces the frame. A tacked netting door and a small roofed box provide shelter and a cupboard roast area.
Michael K Boyer argues fanciers must preserve genuine breeding by concentrating on quality and breeds, while warning against speculators chasing hype. He notes booming money in poultry farms and egg or carcass records, urging beginners to join utility stock and market eggs before aiming for the fancier ranks.
A quick, handy network of fine mesh fly screens on lab frames protects young chicks. Useful in front of coops on warm nights and to bar cats and other predators.
Guide to choosing a laying hen focusing on form and features. Emphasizes rangy body for egg production, V-shaped body from multiple angles, large abdomen during lay, pelvic bones distance, and overall health. Recommends long body, neck and legs, red comb and face, bright eyes, and a wide deep abdomen with spread shanks.
The Wyandotte rivals the Plymouth Rock as a top dual purpose breed. White Wyandottes show snow white plumage and yellow skin, with fewer dark pin feathers after selective breeding. They mature early, have plump bodies, and perform well in small quarters, making them suitable for city lots and family egg production.
Selling day-old chicks grows each season as farmers embrace express shipping to move the poultry long distances with minimal loss.
Judge George H Carr of Des Moines will speak at the Iowa Shorthand Reporters association two day meeting in Des Moines July 7 and 8. The program lists talks on court reporting practice phonograph use and medical testimony with officers to be elected and exhibits of verbatim notes. Also notes Mutual telephone merger progress and hotel inspection law upheld by Iowa Supreme Court with minor limitations.
Curator I H Harlan presented a list of Van Buren notables at the Grand View park annual reunion. The list named Governor B F Caproll, Albert Bigelow Paine, J A T Hull, James B Weaver and fifty others, noting Van Buren men are widely famous.
In Prospect Boulevard home, Mrs. Cora Metcalf a department store fitter shot and seriously wounded her husband FE M Metcalf a butcher while defending herself and their daughter during an attack. The incident occurred in the dining room of the residence.
Des Moines welcomed its trade boosters home after visiting 84 prosperous towns across 745 miles on the Commercial club second trade extension excursion. Senator Cummins Lhtome and A B Cummins arrived from Washington and went to the home of H A Rawson on West Grand Avenue.
More than 500 Masons gathered at the Masonic temple to honor Frederick W. Craig, elected grand master of the Masonic Grand Lodge at a meeting of the grand lodge in Waterloo.
John N. Smith chairman of the Democratic Congressional Committee of the Seventh Iowa district issues a call for the district convention to be held Thursday July 21 in Des Moines.
Des Moines June 28 Secretary Guilford H Sumner Iowa state board of health urges immediate use of tetanus antitoxin for all burns and wounds from cannon crackers blank cartridges and dirty street wounds to prevent lockjaw. Health officers should stock antitoxin and immunize wounds at once and emphasize prevention before Fourth of July accidents.
The Octogenarian society convened its eleventh annual gathering at Union Park with 70 of 350 members present. Secretary John L. Crawford reported 65 deaths in the past year. Judge C. C. Cole gave eulogies after a picnic dinner. Next meeting set for October 16. Old officers reelected: T. B. Perry president, Samuel Green first vice president, C. W. Fracker second vice president, John L. Crawford secretary and treasurer.
Des Moines report states W. G. Brown of Ottawa Illinois died Saturday at Mercy hospital from injuries from the Wabash wreck near Percy Friday night. Thirty people were injured. L. B. Rutledge of Moberly Missouri is in Mercy hospital and may die. All other injured passengers are expected to recover.
Henry Thomas, a Black man, charged with fatally stabbing Harry Cook during an alleged jail break attempt. He reportedly pried at a padlock using a beer bottle, nearly escaping when Jailer Tom Cross intervened and moved him to another cell.
Rev. E. P. Westerberg delivered the fifth annual picnic speech at Union Park for the Swedish Old Settlers of Love. He spoke on Swedish History and Swedish Pat riots, praising the United States in eloquent tribute.
The Iowa branch of the national organization of postmasters schedules its annual meeting for August 20 to 31 in Des Moines at the post office.
Sarah Hayes of Des Moines filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the United States district court through Clerk McArthur. Debts total 1281 dollars with no assets listed.
The piece urges immediate plans to move to Central Canada for land purchases as corn planting ends and wheat prospers. It highlights rising land values, a surge of U S settlers, and expected 150000 newcomers plus 100000 from the old country this year. Railways open up districts, with government land agents ready to assist with maps and guidance.
A pet cat with a bright red ribbon chats with a stray on the back verandah. The pet sighs that he cannot stalk a mouse, while the stray mocks his loud necktie, noting the bold fashion and the feline’s plight.
S P Keyes of 147 Congress St Boston writes that twenty five years of severe scalp and neck humor vanished after trying Cutiura Remedies. He spent much on doctors and hospital care with no relief before hearing of the remedies and achieving a complete cure after a brief period. Dated Oct 12, 1909.
Mr. William J. Sadlier of 1614 Susquehanna Ave Philadelphia reports rapid improvement after ten days use of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for pimples covering his face. He states doctors failed for months but his skin cleared and he became well. May 1 1909.
A terse quotation from Bernard Shaw appears, urging that loving health and a clear course prevent constant worry about happiness. The line emphasizes choosing steadiness over seeking happiness as a constant pursuit.
An obscure historical note touts Pudukidler by Perry Davis as a remedy amid claims that smog and coarse fabric affect the bowel. The fragment references pains diarrhea cramps and urges treatment. The readability is limited but centers on a patent remedy claim from a bygone era.
The quote notes a knightly ideal, stating that love and service should be the guiding motto carried as a shield. It attributes the line to Downs.
An old advertisement describes Mrs Winston’s soothing byrap for teething infants. It claims to ease gum discomfort, reduce irritation, and soothe wind colic with a gentle formula. The fragment mentions a “porchiildren” typo and complaints about a dentist.
The first summer girl boasts of engagements to men with unknown names, sparking a witty reply from the second summer girl who claims she engaged herself last season to a stranger who signaled his proposal from a passing yacht.
Keen observers predict a big land boom in Wantland Colorado a new town at the center of the Little Snake River Valley Routt County An irrigation system will irrigate 60000 acres of land sold by the State of Colorado for 50 cents per acre under the Carey Act Water rights cost 35 per acre in ten year payments Possible industries include sugar factories flour mills and canneries Information from Routt County Colonization Company 1734 Welton St Denver Colo
The famous Champ Clark told a Bowling Green dinner that distrust of monopolies reaches even the nursery. He recalled a girl under her plate who whispered angrily I wish there was an anti crust law.
Mrs Isadore H Cameron of Augusta Maine, a graduated nurse, reports applying Resinol to a six month standing earated leg. She used it twice daily for four weeks and the leg was permanently healed. She also used Resinol on children's faces for eruptions with satisfactory results.
Gasoline engines are only used to a limited extent as yet and are just coming into use. One dealer estimates about five percent, replacing wind mills as people remain conservative about improvements.
A brief lament quotes Lonefellow about a torn jacket mending quickly yet harsh words impacting a child's feelings, highlighting the lasting effect of spoken cruelty on youth.
Advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a stomach and liver tonic that vi orates bowels with sugar coated granules easy to take as candy. It suggests the average man cannot understand why he has enemies.
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