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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
5
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A homely guide to squab farming outlines housing, feeding, and care for 100 homers, with do and don’t tips, and a detailed look at infertility causes. It stresses clean quarters, movable nests, and balanced ration for strong eggs and healthy squabs.
A child named Billy voices strong dislike for preachers visiting his home in Pénoile Missouri. He recounts meals where the preacher receives the preferred portions, while Billy ends up with the skinny neck, a tale set in Ozark country. The piece switches to a note about red cedar in Missouri used for making lead pencils, detailing how logs from White River district hills are processed into slats and shipped to New York and Europe for pencil production.
A Shamokin man pleads guilty to stealing a fifty cent chicken and gets a year in jail. The piece covers Missouri’s poultry leadership, a large St. Louis show, breed debates, and egg-laying contest results including 655 hens producing 87,843 eggs and top performers.
A young suitor asks for Belinda's hand but must first meet family standards. He cites his estate as two Broadway blocks and seeks her mother’s permission, while Belinda questions the alliance and asserts family lineage as a condition.
The silo is a national priority in farming, supported by Experiment Stations and farm institutes. It saves a large portion of the corn crop, boosts national wealth, lowers livestock production costs, and doubles corn value while yielding high returns on investment. Silage fits many forage needs with minimal storage, improving soil fertility and livestock output.
A reader from St Page Washington in April 1913 asks if hanging a rope over a fruit tree with both ends in a water bucket can save buds during a hard freeze. He likens it to water in a cellar staying unfrozen to protect vegetables and hopes fruit growers verify the method.
Victoria BC will lay bitulithic paving in multiple streets after a thorough study. The material is chosen for durability, low maintenance and better everyday traffic flow, promising fewer repairs and a neater urban appearance.
In Benton County Washington notices warn creditors to present claims with vouchers to the administrator Volney B Cox at Kennewick within one year from first publication dated April 4 1913. Executrix Louisa Hobday appointed in the Sampson Hobday estate is urged to present claims to Moulton Henderson Kennewick within one year to avoid bar.
The State of Washington to Geo Batters Ellen Batters W R Lamb Julia Lamb W R Amon and J G Glen and Jane Doe Glen are summoned to appear within sixty days after April 18 1913 to foreclose a mortgage on Lots 1 2 Block 2 Town of Benton Now Richland Washington. Plaintiff's attorney Co L Holcomes Kennewick Benton County Wash. 4 18 5 30.
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