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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1911
Page
6
A garbled excerpt mixes topics from health cleansing and telephone talk to farming advice and domestic humor. It references Gamela Ten, a free ride in a patrol wagon, and lines about spraying apple trees, love, and small windows, all in a diaristic, sensational tone.
A satirical note from Harper's Weekly claims a shortage of chorus girls this year. Don gan and Wiggles joke that supply and demand link the poultry and lobster markets to the theater crowd.
An unusual incident in New York involves a fire in a cellar of a five story tenement. Firefighters and 18 tenants reportedly wept from inflamed eyes as onions stored in the cellar burned. The chief urged tenants to stay, saying the fire was confined, but they left.
A covered coop or yard is advised to protect meat farm chicks from depredations by crows hawks cats and other enemies. Enclose the yard on sides and top with one inch mesh for the first three feet and two inch mesh above. Bury netting or boards to prevent digging escape and ensure chicks stay safe until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
The article describes constructing framed coops with 1x2 inch furring strips, 18 inch high netting, and a ridge pole to support shaded, storm‑protected yards. Half inch boards form shuttered sides, creating a shade and shelter. A hinged end allows day access for chicks before nightly closure, and moving the coop a short distance periodically keeps fresh grass in rotation.
An old column argues that overcrowded poultry yards cause disease through ground and house pollution. It recommends dividing yards with fences, rotating crops, and keeping poultry away during cultivation to reduce contamination and purify the soil and housing.
A historic notice describes a wooden feed hopper for poultry that keeps grain ready for days. It explains creating side compartments to feed multiple foods from one hopper, with a bottom open tray that auto replenishes as grain is eaten.
Instructions describe building a green fodder feeder for fowl using two 24 inch pieces, a four by twenty four inch back, hinged end, feather straps, coarse mesh, and wood or metal hangers. The design allows chickens to pluck grass clover or chopped cabbage without wasting or soil contamination.
The article argues geese yield higher returns than chickens or turkeys due to lower food and labor costs. Geese require less care and attention, their feed costs are small, and their main food is grazing on weeds, clover, and alfalfa.
Edible guidance emphasizes balanced rations low in fat, green forage for geese, and avoiding excessive heat with calcium rich and sunlit feeds. It warns against overreliance on corn for hens, promotes red meat for fowl, and endorses the trap nest to determine laying, noting barn waste as good poultry litter.
An old expert prescribes a home concoction with syrup of Barsapa, tarte aomapouns, whiskey, and other ingredients mixed to treat rheumatism. The instructions claim quick relief within a day and urge readers to prepare and drink the mixture before meals, noting cures for back aches in their city.
A chaotic page blends a farm catalog pitch for Barley, Wheat, and oats with numbers per acre and stamps, plus oblique notices about notable figures like William McKenzie and comic snippets. It also includes brief London and Washington society items and odd anecdotes.
Prospective buyers from the Midwest rush to California prospects as low colonist fares lure shrewd investors to the Idémoua Marcune tract in Sutter County near Sacramento. They anticipate Pan American Exposition gains in 1915, plus fruit, dairy, and farming income from rich soil and pure water. Write for further details to Homebookery Information Bureau in Omaha Nebraska.
A reporter questions a colonel about alleged money used to elect Lit Vebrayne. The politician dodges, arguing the cost of influence isn’t clear, while the reporter presses for the figure, likening value to dollars per minute.
A garbled OCR snippet refers vaguely to a widow and a medicinal syrup for children. It lacks coherent facts, dates, names, or locations to establish a clear news item or event.
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