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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
3
A narrator recalls a murder tale of brothers Dick and Henry, a tainted pool, and a haunted house. A midnight walk to the pool reveals a hidden man, stirring fear and moral testing as Doctor Brownell warns of cycles of strength and weakness. Jed clashes with the narrator over secrecy and confinement after a tense night.
Poultry experts urge careful egg collection and rapid marketing to protect profits. They warn that spoilage rises when eggs are not gathered promptly and note that infertile eggs reduce embryo loss by separating males after breeding.
Dr John Michelson begins as resident physician at Hartley House where a murder tale and a haunted pool haunt the country estate. Jed the butler schemes as the family’s privileged insider while Richard Dobson, killer of Arthur Dobson, is noted. John falls for Isobel, fakes an engagement to protect her, and confronts Jed amid peril and secrets. Mr Sidney, aging American, and Mrs Sidney, a dignified Spaniard, watch the drama unfold.
Jed recounts a Dobson family tale tied to Hartley House beginning with English Puritans arriving in 1640 and the manor’s transfer after New Amsterdam’s capture. Richard and Henry Dobson clash as siblings, with Richard tormenting Henry and a growing undercurrent of brutal rivalry in a haunted, intimate gathering.
The Philadelphia Record notes travelers in Colorado seeking marriage charms. In the Cave of the Winds a hairpin heap supposedly ensures marriage within a year and in Ramona’s Wedding Place a coin-filled well is said to bring a husband. The tale echoes broader beliefs as women chase bouquets and last pieces of cake in weddings.
A fragment hints at fashion details linking hatpins to the period’s interior style. The readable bits suggest a piece on accessories and home decor, noting stylistic coordination between hats and surroundings.
The slackers are hens too old or lazy to pay their way and have finished egg production. Cull them at once. they should be eaten canned or sold to maintain efficient poultry farming.
The article urges not to change feeding methods just because others use different approaches. It stresses evaluating flock conditions, surroundings, and climate to choose the suitable feed plan.
Instructions emphasize producing infertile eggs and gathering twice daily. Eggs should be kept cool, brought to market twice weekly, and protected from sun during transport. Feeding oyster shells is advised to strengthen shells. Do not market eggs from stolen nests.
The article describes furnishing exercise for laying hens by scattering oats wheat and barley on a straw floor six inches deep. Straw is changed frequently as it becomes soiled to reduce disease spread via droppings.
The dairy division of the United States Department of Agriculture with Purdue University presents Bulletin 858 detailing annual cow costs and milk production. It breaks down expenses into feed labor and overhead, with percentages: feed 57.6, labor 19.5, overhead 22.9.
Three ways to guard livestock from flies are described. Destroy maggots, keep stables dark and cool to deter flies, and apply a repellent oil mix to animals. Fly breeding areas include decaying straw and mature piles where flies overwinter and multiply. A suggested repellent oil combines fish oil pine tar pennyroyal and kerosene.
Dairymen report motortrucks cut hauling costs and delivery times, improving product condition and customer satisfaction. The article urges more dairymen to adopt motor trucks and highlights testing cows to gauge profitability and feed efficiency.
Farmers are advised to sow oats on ground where hens are kept and plow them under. The oats attract hens to the freshly turned soil and pests and insects are driven away. Regular summer use may yield near range-like outcomes.
The aim of every poultry keeper is to maintain at least 60 percent production.
A fragment notes a concept of gentleness in milk handling and the emphasis on quiet, careful practices. The text hints at humane treatment and steady processes in dairy work without detailing routine steps or outcomes.
The piece compares per acre costs of growing corn and oats on a Minnesota farm. It shows corn costing $31.49 per acre versus $18.13 per acre for oats, a $13 gap in favor of oats. It notes Western Canadian land at about $20 per acre and yields of 50–60 bushels an acre, with higher results in good years.
A humorous exchange from a Yonkers Statesman style column mentions a traveler from Milwaukee with a corkscrew bottle. An advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills for acid stomach and heartburn, with a trial box offered from 872 Pearl Street, New York. The chatter closes with a quip about drinking habits and character.
Fragmentary OCR cites a Nebraska maze and a company, referencing twenty years of dependence and a wall mural or wallpaper context. Names and clear facts are unreadable. core meaning remains uncertain.
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