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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
7
A farmer details two pine chicken houses 18 by 70 feet and 18 by 128 feet with pitch roofs and dirt floors suited for Leghorn layers. South facing walls use glass and muslin to admit light, with drafts minimized. Buildings cost $3.88 per foot for 1,250 hens at 62 cents each. typical cost around $1 per hen.
A poultry keeper shares methods for higher egg yields with open or fresh air chicken houses. Straw bedding, scattered feed, and a daily straw refresh are described, along with a winter strategy using bred-to-lay white leghorn and white Wyandotte fowls.
The article notes geese lay about thirty eggs, need dry cold packing for shipping, and that geese do not thrive when yarded while ducks do. It compares goose and duck weights, pairing behavior, and suggests starting a poultry show pens. It also says poultry can yield year round income unlike hogs cattle or sheep.
A noted doctor's formula from Globe Piney Compound blends glycerine with concentrated pine. Buy two ounces glycerine and half an ounce Pine Compound, mix into half pint good whiskey, take one to two teaspoonfuls after meals and at night. Safe for children by age. From Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Chicago.
When Rubber Plant leaves yellow and drop the plant shows distress. Give olive oil tablespoonful every two weeks to help. Wash weekly with warm soapsuds and let suds moisten soil. Sprinkle every other day. Apply same method to ferns for similar health.
Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania reports relief after using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills for dropsy. Swelling faded, he regained vigor and faith in the remedy, later affirming continued benefit. Advertisement claims 50c boxes and free household hints. Also features a barroom anecdote about a wife and theater plans.
L R Fink of Lebanon Ohio describes eighteen to thirty years of itching on thigh and scalp. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment the itching ceased within minutes and a second day brought complete relief. Dandruff on scalp also cleared. Published testimonial with offer of free samples from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
An inventor unveils a revolving toothbrush with a spindle rotated by handles resembling pliers. It promises to return to the owner when misplaced, though a concern is raised about others getting it if it keeps moving continuously.
A fresh supply of Buckwheat from Mrs. Austins is on hand at the Section Advisory. A proverb notes that the broad support from the bottom of the ladder often benefits the country more than the ascent to the top.
The Trend of Times quotes ex Governor Pennypacker discussing divorce with irony in Philadelphia. He recalls a story of a man at the Historical Society who claimed happiness upon engagement, prompting Pennypacker to ask whether he was engaged, married, or divorced.
An advertisement mocks a rival scheme as foolish while promoting Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. The sugar coated pellets are said to regulate stomach liver and bowels without gripe and are presented as easy to take.
In a playful exchange, Miss Gusher asks Mr Boerd whether he favors large or small weddings. He answers that large weddings are essential to the later. Dartmouth Jack o Lanterns.
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for teething soothing gums reducing inflammation easing pain and curing wind colic priced at 2 cents a bottle. It also includes an unrelated adage about great men reminding us that obscurity may be preferable.
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