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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1918
Page
6
Instructions from the Department of Agriculture emphasize thorough monthly disinfection of hog premises and clean, well-ventilated quarters. New hogs must be quarantined for ten days, lice control via oil sprays, and mange treated with lime sulfur or nicotine applications. Regular washing and cleanliness are urged to prevent disease.
The article explains using farm waste to fatten hogs and outlines how many pigs to keep based on available waste products. It notes skim milk, shattered grain, unmarketable byproducts, and other scraps as feeds. Profit occurs when fattening stock consume cheap feeds, choosing numbers by the amount of waste to be utilized.
Officials announce enhanced protective protocols for critical infrastructure including updated encryption, fortified network access, and stronger authentication methods. The plan outlines identity verification steps, routine audits, and rapid response teams to mitigate cyber threats targeting government systems.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a Sco oy organization and an army lite listing with unclear context. The readable words suggest a bureaucratic or organizational reference but lack concrete actions, dates, or locations.
United States Department of Agriculture and authorities seek to end hog cholera by strict dr and prevention. Emphasis on prevention as best cure, citing Farmers' Bulletins 834 and 781 for hog and tuberculosis studies. Distinguishes lard and bacon hog types.
The guide urges weekly washing of drinkers and troughs, painting roosts with kerosene and carbolic acid or limewashing, and dusting fowls with rice powder. It stresses preventive care before winter, healthy stock, and reducing parasites, germs, and disease through disinfectants, lime, and kerosene emulsions.
The article argues that treating sick birds is often uneconomical and ineffective. It recommends killing diseased fowl to prevent costly medicine, curb spread before recognition, and remove individuals prone to illness to strengthen the overall flock resilience.
A letter from Secretary of Agriculture Forston to Arthur Fleming outlines that highway policy prioritizes roads essential for military and vital economic purposes. It describes forming the United States Highways Council to coordinate federal efforts, use focal materials to relieve rail traffic, and ensure road planning aligns with federal aid road act provisions and army cantonment projects.
Road work should not be delayed to late summer when surfaces are baked and hard. Delays make the project harder to complete and the results unsatisfactory.
Storm water should be disposed of quickly to prevent penetration into the road surface. Give the road a crown or slope from the center to the sides to improve drainage and protect pavement integrity.
A potent warning against calomel based medicines touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative. Claims of harm from calomel include bone necrosis and digestive upset, while Dodson's promises to cleanse the liver, improve bowels, and keep families healthy with a pleasant taste. A second item notes vivid street scenes of Paris with coloured scavengers and exotic uniforms in a London Chronicite piece.
An Alsatian correspondent for Dr. David Stare Jordan recalls joyous astonishment at discovering U S military calls that mirror those heard in peacetime barracks. He highlights the reveille, soup call, roll for duties, and the general’s call, noting Lafayette brought these to Washington during the War of Independence.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrhal deafness by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. It cites the Eustachian tube inflamed leading to deafness if untreated and offers one hundred dollars for any uncured case, with circulars free from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Also included are assorted jokes and ads about Vader-Balin and other products.
Grove's Chill has introduced Tasteless chill Tonic Tablets in tablet form offering the same medicinal effects as the syrup. The tablets provide a tasteless option for those who dislike syrup and for travelers. Both forms promise the same relief and strength as the original tonic.
A dialogue on marriage motives and wealth while noting wartime production of 2,000,708 rifles and 96,006 machine guns in the United States since the war began. The piece mentions a torpid liver hindering food absorption and advocates Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. It also reports Chinese cotton planters near Shanghai testing seed from Georgia.
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