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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
7
Describes a well arranged poultry house with 100 hen capacity including 12 nest boxes on each side, multiple vented gables, swing sash windows, elevated perches and a dust-absorbent floor, with runs extending from the building and cross sectional layout notes for easy cleaning and ventilation.
Farmers urged to raise valuable cows and calves rather than sell to the butcher. Emphasis on healthy frame and strong milk and cream output, with winter calves cheaper to raise than spring calves. Feed with skimmed milk porridge, oat meal, wheat millfeed, and warm, sunny pens for rapid growth ready for pasture by next May.
The article describes choosing land with a southeastern exposure for a five acre blackberry patch and outlines steps from land preparation to planting. It recommends fall planting, weed control through summer fallow, and soil care. First year focuses on avoiding shading young plants. second year partial crop with shading cover like cow peas. third year a fair crop. fourth year a bumper crop that covers all expenses and yields profit.
The article explains transplanting strawberries by lifting vines with soil attached, preserving fibrous roots in a small earth ball. Beds are prepared and marked before transfer to ensure plants have defined rows to grow, with no inherent growth delay after setting.
Statistics show last year’s losses from dogs and coyotes were under one half of one percent, addressing long standing complaints that predators prevented profitability in the sheep industry.
A humorous Atlanta Constitution excerpt depicts a family servant recounting a carnival scene with an old blind horse, two elephants, a tiger, two monkeys, and a giraffe. The comic chaos ends as the blind horse retreats and the preacher watches in disbelief.
A New York woman recalls seven years of itching and inflammation despite many doctors and hospital visits. After trying numerous medicines she used Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills and was cured. The testimonial includes remarks from her sister in law and a community secretary.
A multimillionaire questions a nobleman about supporting his daughter and proposes a yearlong TV test to judge how she is accustomed. James the footman then releases a bulldog valued at $3,060.
There is more catarrh in this region than all diseases combined and it was once deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is touted as the only constitutional cure, taken internally, with a $100 promise to prove it fails. Send for circulars and testimonials. Sold by druggists. Tukelali's Family Pills for constipation.
A brief dialogue recalls a child asking about the fourth dimension. The father admits it is hard to explain to the inexperienced and notes it may exist but cannot be located. The child compares it to a piece of pie promised at dinner for guests.
Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder relieves tired aching feet and eases corns and bunions. It helps break in new shoes and suits dancing parties. Sold everywhere for 25c. Free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A reflective saying warns against waiting for grand moments and urges appreciation of small, everyday joys instead.
An OCR fragment lists Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic, Allen's Lung Balsam claims to cure stubborn coughs, and Lewis' Single Binder cigar touts natural tobacco. It also alludes to character endurance and a few generic quotes on balance and truth.
The Canadian interview with Joseph Cannon portrays a mix of personal rhetoric and political views. It discusses Americans moving to Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia for homesteads of 160 acres with preemption of extra land. It notes social services roads and favorable climate, and that many find higher returns and simpler life in rural Canada.
A customer complains in comic fashion that lace curtains, silk socks, and credit are unavailable, challenging the store's regular operation and prompting a baffled response from the clerk.
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