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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
8
The article outlines profitable duck farming near cities with large scales from 5 000 to 50 000 ducks per year. It describes housing, drainage, and yard design, emphasizes White Pekin as top for meat and market. Runner ducks for eggs. and other varieties like Aylesbury Rouen White Muscovy Cayuga and Blue Swedish as adaptable farm birds.
Report cites heated exchanges about Perks being arrested for drowning a dog in a river. Burns questions the arrest while Hanks asks how drowning a dog could be treated as obstruction to navigation. The dialogue includes unrelated ad copy and a mix of observations.
Expert guidance on cleaning and disinfecting poultry houses in fall to destroy mites and lice, using coal tar disinfectants, and applying blue ointment. Advice covers housing rotation, breeder isolation, sustaining eggs for next year, molting hen care, and maintaining balanced rations to ensure steady winter egg production.
A Canadian major notes a new trench letter style with reduced censoring and greater humor. He recalls a soldier who writes only weekly for reassurance and argues home readers cannot grasp life here, urging restraint and calm. Bernard at a dinner party shows a child’s bid for toys reveals a playful tension. A stump burning device uses a wind vane to ensure drafts.
Paragraphs tout Peterson's Ointment as a cure for piles with a 20 cent box guaranteed to heal or money back. A testimonial from David A. Seymour of Parke Buffalo NY claims long suffering with itching and bleeding piles ended by the product. The ad is followed by a light social exchange about motoring and a minor anecdote about an accident.
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