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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
6
A United States Department of Agriculture prepared bulletin emphasizes clean housing and ventilation for hog welfare, feeding hygiene to prevent disease spread, and quarantine and isolation practices. It warns against inbreeding, advocates small isolated hog houses, and details steps to prevent cholera and other infections.
A garbled ad style passage markets patent medicines and household aids, praising Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and other tonics for women and nerves. It mixes medical claims with dialog about marriage money and social standings, reflecting early 20th century consumer culture and gender norms amid unclear branding and OCR error.
Officials from the Department of Agriculture promote farm labor for wartime needs with a stark poster by Edward Penfield. The image links plowmen to soldiers, urging U S farmers to plant and harvest for victory while outlining timber for war use and cautions on woodland management.
In milder regions winter greens like lettuce radishes spinach kale and parsley can be grown with a cold frame. Frames range from three by six feet to six by any multiple of three feet with a four by twelve foot frame able to supply a typical family.
Quarterly urges routine overhaul during downtime to avoid delays in spring work. Recommend scheduling repairs, securing parts, and storing machines properly to prevent deterioration. Also notes a Virginia florist growing tomatoes for food, arranging to can them for market shares with others.
Practical farming notes advise oiling and cleaning grain drills before field use. Corn ears should not touch during drying, and storage methods emphasize keeping potatoes in dark, sealed spaces. Humus forms as soil organic matter, manure, or straw incorporated into soil through plowing and top dressing.
United States Department of Agriculture reports tests on cornmeal and fresh buttermilk rations fed to young chickens for market. Distillers’ grains with cornbread mix yielded best weight gains, up to 25 percent, in 14 days. Ration C produced the strongest results for meat production under controlled commercial feeding conditions.
The Agriculture department urges estate owners to permit removal of dead and unsightly trees from grounds. The effort aims to supply wood for winter fuel and can be combined with ongoing land improvements to not hinder urgent work.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the note explains that wood can be cut more cheaply and quickly by machinery than by hand. A three man crew with a small gasoline engine and a 26 inch saw yields 10 cords daily. adding a 500 pound power spinner boosts four men to 12 to 15 cords daily. Fall manure spreading is advised, lime after plowing, and cows should be fed to maximize milk yield with fuel wood as a fuel source, avoiding landscape impact.
Lesson for November 10 outlines Isaac’s aging weakness and Rebekah’s scheme to shift the blessing to Jacob. It covers Esau’s marriage to heathens, Jacob’s deception aided by Rebekah, the interview with Isaac, the paternal blessing’s contents, and Esau’s later remorse. The text links birthright, covenant blessings, and warnings against fleshly indulgence.
A tale tells of a Christian saint who prays often in church praising a line Lord brush away the cobwebs. One brother grows weary and asks God to change the prayer to Lord kill the spider. The lesson warns that merely brushing away cobwebs cannot solve growing problems and the movement must strike a permanent remedy.
Quote heavy item exploring power as lifted spirit and love driven momentum. Attributes strength to love, contrasts worldly possession, cites Francis G. Peabody. Reflects philosophical reflection rather than eventful report.
Fragmentary note questions Sunday rest observance over centuries and mentions personal doubt about adherence and meaning of holy rest in modern life.
A fragment appears to be from a Louisville Courier- Journals satire or comic dialogue. It mentions a baseball crank husband and a legislative joke, then pivots to a girl agreeing to marry Cholly. The tone is witty and conversational, reflecting social humor of the era.
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