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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1915
Page
5
A historical note on poultry incubation shifts from hens to incubators and hatcheries. It contrasts natural sitting with modern incubators, arguing for year round hatchery efficiency and the moved duties away from traditional brooding hens. It emphasizes convenience, control, and the evolving role of incubators in poultry farming.
The article argues incubators provide a reliable hatch, unlike hens that sit intermittently. It notes hens tire of sitting after laying many eggs, while incubators start once eggs arrive and enable steady work. The piece claims incubators have become essential in modern poultry operations and reflects a cultural shift toward mechanized hatching.
A writer in the American Cultivator advises buyers to choose a horse with quality heels, a proper pastern slope to absorb weight, and spring in the front legs. Avoid straight pasterns and poor bone. a sleeping hind pastern weakens propulsion and overall performance.
The text explains conformation details for horses, noting a straight pastern reduces leverage and power. It discusses tendon length, ankle knuckles, and the need for well muscled thighs and loins, a short back, high withers, and sloping shoulders for proper gait and footing. It ends with a humorous aside about the word kiss.
A rural call to stop grumbling and start hard work to boost community wealth. The speaker urges optimism, hustle, and productive effort to find markets, grow wealth, and prove the community is alive.
A farmer misses a home newspaper ad and sells a valuable horse for $25 less than its worth. Across the county, another farmer sees the ad and buys for a good price. The tale warns readers to read the home paper to avoid missing opportunities and losing money.
The column talks about how a town’s health shows in its newspaper and advertising. It argues that a paper reveals live business, enterprise, and mood more than building size and that aggressive ads signal real activity while dull ads reflect decline.
A collection of wry maxims on appearance fame laughter and marriage. It notes that handsome men can be mistaken and many become infamous, while a woman’s silence can amplify her laughter. It ties travel and work to timely wit and reflects on jitney buses as a craze.
A recipe for tart apples cooked with butter and water then sieved. Sweetened with sugar and cornstarch, thickened, cooled, shaped into croquettes, breaded and fried. Serves as a garnish or accompaniment for pork or goose dishes.
Kitchen tips emphasize saving fuel by planning ahead and watching drafts in ovens. Handle glassware carefully to avoid cracking, and baste turkey to prevent dryness. A simple salad combines lettuce, radishes, and young onions with a French dressing. Tin offers a cheap, durable option for kitchen equipment if the coating is thick.
Household advice explains removing machine grease with cold water and soda, treating pitch grease or tar with lard and turpentine, scraping surface dirt, and renewing an alpaca skirt by dampening a cloth and pressing from the wrong side to finish.
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