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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
4
The Underwood Typewriter Company touts high demand and says it has the largest works in the world to meet needs. It credits selling the best machine at value and delivering unmatched service as reasons for its rapid growth and ongoing supply.
A surreal dialogue unfolds as a walter and masher debate menu items with rustic interruptions. A sunburned farmer appears while a soft spoken patron insists on pheasant noting its praised taste amid quirky wordplay and misprints.
A poultry commission man prompts lower prices for birds with crooked keels. The article explains causes from early roosting to incubation temperature and crowding, noting effects on breast quality and overall bone integrity in fowl stock.
An early poultry brief discusses turkey varieties Bronze Black White Holland Narragansett Buff Slate and Bourbon Red while noting scarcity. It explains clover as feed, Pekin duck improvement, and hints at advertising turkeys as breeders for profit. Elevated sites need windbreaks and concrete floors gain popularity.
In many cities high prices due to shortages and middlemen profits triggered Mayor and council to open city markets for growers and consumers. Farmers sell at cost or lower while prices 20 to 40 percent cheaper, breaking commission men’s grip and urging fair profits.
Investigation ties an outbreak of infantile paralysis to infected chickens on a local farm. Affected birds showed paralysis and death, with transmission to children via flies feeding on carcasses. Warning to burn or bury dead chickens and control flies. Also includes farm ads and a lumber yard notice.
Dispatches recount a con where Haggin befriended farm families on a train, got them to send small bets on horses in Chicago, then inflamed their greed with supposed winnings. They mortgaged farms for 8000 dollars each to send to a stranger for a big race in Kansas City, only to find no Haggin and no money, leaving them poorer and wiser.
The article contrasts nostalgia for the good old times with harsher realities such as debt collection by a moneylender. It then offers guidance on transplanting elm trees in fall including dormancy, watering, and mulching to protect roots and retain moisture.
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