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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
2
A jumble of aphorisms and anecdotes from a late era column lampoons public figures and events. It cites Carnegie on salaries, a Pittsburg baby operation, Baltimore money crusade, Vanderbilt rent, and weather jokes while poking at politics and society with terse quips.
A new gold field has been discovered in Alaska. The find coincides with extreme cold as winter tightens its grip on the region. Explorers report promising vein activity despite the frigid conditions.
The text notes rising observations of Mars canals and suggests Martians may imitate the way dirt flies on the isthmus, implying heightened activity and possible visual changes on Mars.
A procedure attempted on a chicken to retrieve a $300 diamond it had swallowed ended in failure from the bird's perspective. The event is reported as a medical mishap with no success in retrieving the gemstone.
A new disease named Ologodypsia reportedly causes thirstlessness and spreads warning to gay and festive Pittsburg ers to stay away, raising public health concern in New York.
A Massachusetts man voluntarily pays taxes on property deemed legally nontaxable. He belongs to a rare class about whom the world debates if he is a fool or a hero for his unusual stance.
The planned southern polar expedition is described as a bold venture requiring notable courage and audacity in its planning phase. The text emphasizes the boldness of attempting such a journey in the current moment.
Physicians claimed minceple cures insomnia but early readers learned it also effectively treats runger with pleasing results.
A clergyman proposes married men wear wedding rings to deter flirts while some women claim they can identify married men by appearance alone, sparking debate on cues to marital status.
The latest crime trend shows burglars leaving evident heel prints on freshly waxed floors. Detectives note footprints complicate thefts as household burglaries leave obvious clues.
Two Texans clashed over religious matters leading to a gunfire death. The slain man, though defeated in the dispute, likely possessed greater knowledge about religion than the survivor.
The passage muses that nature balances discomfort for some with pleasure for others. It notes snow’s mixed impact, helping a few while widening hardships for many, and ends with a philosophical cheer for accepting the weather.
Rosamond, a convent-raised American girl in a walled garden, longs for life beyond shadows of stone gods. A wounded doctor proposes marriage to free her, while her guardian clings to tradition. The doctor pledges to remain true and asks the old man to let love guide Rosamond to happiness.
The ancients used movable stencil letters to teach reading and secure a regular handwriting style. They also used plates on papyrus to guide pens, a method praised by Quintilian as preventing excess. Justinian could not read, so a gold sheet with dimensional letters guided his signature. Procopius notes royal hands were guided by a stylus in purple ink. Similar practices were attributed to Theodoric and Charlemagne.
The article compares metals by casting suitability, noting iron expands on solidification, causing it to float in liquid iron and fill the mold, making casting easy, while gold and silver contract when cooling, rendering them less suitable for casting.
The article outlines building a permanent 14 by 20 foot open front tile poultry house with a shed roof. It describes a 38 inch foundation, cement floor timing, 3 by 6 foot front door, 2 by 6 lumber window frames, a swinging sash window, a three foot wide dropping board, removable roost sections, and 15 vents below the dropping boards.
The article describes building a vermin resistant chicken roost using poles, rings, and wires. It details suspending rings from rafters, threading wires through wall holes, and securing rings to a wall spanning wire for a clean roost. It emphasizes easy construction and sanitation.
The Orange Judd Farmer describes a catching hook used by the New York Ithaca experiment station in bulletin 284. The design uses a fortified rigid wire and a bent hook end to seize the fowl’s shank through a large aperture, allowing quick, safe catching and easy release by attendants.
The author argues fowls will naturally exercise if provided a proper run or scratching shed and scattered grains. They require purposeful work and materials to scratch. without a defined task they will not work. Even on range, birds must be given a place to scratch and enough feed, with seeds serving as both food and exercise aids.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions pullets and egg laying with unclear details. Reads like a brief poultry farming tip or column fragment from a local page, lacking complete statements or names.
Crowding harms poultry both inside and out the coop. A proper poultry house needs a crit box and dust bath to prevent roup. Avoid stuffy roosting quarters and feed corn charred to black to manage charcoal intake. Breeding for fancy should not sacrifice utility. ship birds only if customers will be pleased. Variety in grain is essential for fowl health and grit should be available at all times. Do not force breeders to lay as it harms fertility. Breeding stock is cheaper now than in spring. provide steady care and avoid freezing wattles in cold weather.
A harsh speech risks legal action while kind words could settle disputes with a fee. The quotation by Earle William Gage contrasts cruelty and gentleness in interpersonal matters.
A quip from Puck contrasts the mystery of the Sphinx with American congressmen, noting the latter are often at home or unavailable. The exchange hints at public figures and enigmatic symbols in a playful, satirical tone.
In a dramatic exchange the father laments ruin and loss and tells the suitor he faces the prospect of losing his daughter. The suitor retorts with dark humor noting the peril he himself faces in this match of fates.
New York financier Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt wed Mrs Hollis McKim in a ceremony at Reigate. A witness recalled meeting Vanderbilt at Brighton and joking about love’s course, to which he replied that the course is smooth and straight with banks on both sides.
Wilbur Wright jokes at a Dayton tea about air laws being as tight as road laws. He imagines a future where ads offer rewards for identifying aviators who drop objects from aircraft, such as a can of off that ruins a plum pudding.
A campaign heckler pressed the candidate with personal jibes about family occupations. The candidate fired back with a quick retort about buying clothes from the heckler's father, sparking laughter and ending the evening’s heckling.
A California woman, age 64, recounts chronic illness relieved by quitting coffee and using Postum. After a week to adapt she felt stronger, then nine months of continued benefit with weight gain, better sleep, and color. Reintroducing coffee restored her ailments, proving Postum’s advantage.
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