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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1917
Page
7
Army leaders will organize divisions by matching draftees to roles based on prior occupations and skills. Early cantonment training will classify and shift personnel to infantry, transport, hospital, aviation, and artillery duties, with officers assessing potential for future commissions.
There is more Catarrh in this section than all other diseases, once deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio is advertised as a constitutional remedy taken internally. The firm offers a hundred dollar pledge for any cure failure and promotes promotional circulars and testimonials.
A farmer once called Barred Rock pullets Dairy Short horns linking dual purpose traits. Barred Rocks mature early hardy layers good table birds with egg production over 230 eggs per year. Origin traces to mid 19th century Massachusetts from Dominique and Black Cochin stock.
The Food Administration created a $50,000,000 corporation with all stock owned by the Federal Government to buy and sell wheat at principal terminals as an initial step toward stabilizing prices for the 1917 crop potentially during the year.
The notice warns American girls of perceived danger from French girls and advises Jennie to control a man before he departs, so she can make him “Pay the Piper” upon his return.
A westbound C and O passenger train collided with a runaway coal car near Meade, injuring Engineer Burris of Lexington and the fireman. The engineer may die from his injuries, while many passengers suffered severe bruises but none were known to be seriously hurt. Officials were warned of the runaway but could not stop the collision.
A practical poultryman advises starting with uniform eggs for a consistent flock. Select eggs close in size color and conformation for hatching to yield hens laying uniform eggs. Market price favors a crate of single size and color eggs with brown or white depending on city demand. Provide poultry grass range shade clean water and egg producing food.
Be on your guard for mites they appear under perches and in cracks near walls. When first noticed clean the house spray nests and fixtures with kerosene and repeat weekly until eradicated.
Article discusses selecting the proper feed to satisfy fowls appetite while supplying essential nutrients to sustain and promote growth. Emphasizes ongoing study and attention to feeding details for healthy birds.
The Arizona Experiment Station notes eggs are vulnerable to spoilage from poor handling and long transport. Demand remains strong for high quality eggs, but reports of putrid eggs used in baking alarm consumers. Fear centers on sour odor and sight rather than loss of contents.
Instructs on dusting fowls with insect powder when mites or lice appear and creating dust wallows. Advises applying kerosene or coal oil to perches and cracks, keeping chicken houses clean, well lit, and well ventilated.
A market poultry tip advises fattening stock before sale. Well fleshed birds fetch 25 to 50 percent more value and require little time or cost to fatten, preventing losses from underweight shipments.
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