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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1923
Page
7
A humorous piece shows a farmer, wife, and family chasing a chicken for dinner. It notes an improvised long-handled net using a barrel hoop or hammock as a frame. The net should be sturdy and suited for yard work.
A homemade chicken trap uses a two foot deep net laid flat with corn on top. When a chicken steps on the net to eat, lift and tilt to trap the bird. An expert may drop the net over the bird for extra security.
A historical brief notes head lice as a danger to turkeys ducks and geese, stating a single louse can kill a turkey. It describes a treatment using lard applied around the ear and jaw, with kerosene or carbole acid added, and keeping birds warm for a few hours after treatment.
Poultry feeding studies over several years tested substituting minerals for lime. The trials showed other minerals cannot replace lime, and if lime is missing the body uses bone and muscle stores to meet calcium demands. It also found lime and phosphorus are more readily absorbed from living tissue than from bone ash fed to animals.
The article explains feather eating in vows stems from dietary gaps. It suggests providing certain feeds such as milk, tank dupty mast scrags, cotton seed omens, peanut mesh or alfalfa pasturage in adequate amounts to stop the habit.
Guidance on keeping fowls healthy through feeding with boenemeal and oyster shell, use of clean litter, and maintaining good plumage. Emphasizes that confinement requires grit and shell to prevent leg weakness and improve overall condition.
A sermon on Luke 15 11 24 stresses the prodigal son’s departure from home, his degradation among swine, and his restoration upon returning to his father. It highlights sin as desire for freedom from rightful authority and the transformative power of parental mercy.
A compact reflection divides people into two types the doers and the inquirers who question why things were not done differently. The saying reflects on initiative versus hesitation attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes.
A brief scripture quotation from Isaiah chapter seven noting that the righteous perish and merciful men are taken away, with no one reflecting on the reason or future danger. The line emphasizes heedlessness to divine judgment and impending hardship.
A brief quotation notes that during trials and conflicts people are assured of heaven’s tender sympathy. Anon.
A compact meditation on the tension between loving freely and feeling unsure. The text contrasts ease in affection with the effort of knowing and embracing a beloved, suggesting spiritual or emotional depth beyond surface sentiment.
A collection of quips defines the era with a witty pricelist of social foibles. A man who smiles and curses in harmony. A fellow never contradicting his meals each day. A prune with a college education. A man unafraid to wear spats.
A garbled collection of quotes and adages on wisdom history happiness effort and pride. It includes Confucius Proverb phrases attributed to George Eliot Rochefoucauld and others with misspellings and broken lines. The text reads like a miscellaneous collage of aphorisms with stray punctuation and capitalization.
A Diamond Dyes ad claims simple, guaranteed home dyeing for draperies skirts and more with directions in every package. It assures no streaking or fading and guides buyers to specify wool silk linen cotton or blends to avoid errors. The page also features a humorous Mary duck joke about mistaken poultry and rubber between toes.
Children handkerchiefs look hopeless after laundering. Wash with good soap, rinse in water blue with Red Cross Ball Blue. Advertisement.
A mother guiding her three year old son John through prayers ends with a plea for him to be good. The boy humorously declares that he can take care of that himself, prompting a lighthearted moment in a domestic scene.
A dated remark asks "Is this the first time you have ever loved" while a counter reply states "They don't ask that question any more" reflecting shifting attitudes in romance discourse.
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