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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1936
Page
7
Discussion on exercise appetite effects and fat burning via outdoor activity. It argues that increased oxygen and circulation from exercise help reduce weight, but notes risks from dinitrophenol and thyroid extract, with calls for medical supervision and attention to emotional factors in hypertension. R-WNU Service.
Findings from the Missouri Farmer state that success in rearing poults hinges on modern confinement methods. Small flocks under 100 birds are discouraged due to low returns, while large, well housed operations with attentive care yield better results. The piece compares turkey and chicken raisers, noting luck plays a role in both when using proper techniques.
Experiments cited by Rural New Yorker suggest sulphur in mash or soil applications reduces coccidiosis in poultry. Weekly 10 percent sulphur purging kept broilers apparently free from disease, while untreated flocks suffered losses. Field trials on Maryland's eastern shore showed sulphurized soil supported healthy growth from chick to laying stage, unlike nearby non-sulphurized pens.
The article describes a parasitic infestation in birds causing thinness, sunken facial features, eye fading, sluggish behavior and poor production. It advises culling affected birds and checking the intestinal tract for worms. Worming should be careful to prevent moult and require early attention.
Breeders can greatly improve egg size by using cockerels hatched from eggs weighing at least 25 ounces per dozen. A Missouri Farmer writer notes that selecting for large offspring enhances egg size transmission to hens and, with proper egg size selection, yields rapid progress and big dividends.
A poultry authority warns that larger chick flocks face higher disease risk, more competition for feed and water, and increased cannibalism. Survival odds drop with flock size, from one in 100 for 100 chicks to one in 1,000 for 1,000 chicks.
In Montreal Herbert Sharples recalls a traveling doctor selling a universal salve. A man with crippled legs uses it and walks away, leaving his crutches. The crutches then quickly gain life, dance around, and return to their former owner, proving inanimate objects can be faithful.
CLEPH THOMPSON of Nashville Tennessee travels nationwide with a railroad job and shares odd stories from his past farming life. He recalls popcorn field mishaps where popping startled children and goats and even caused eighteen goats to freeze to death thinking it was snow.
Harles M. Walker shares a tale blending Wyoming sheep life with a banker in downtown Chicago. The banker, distrusting burial of a dead cat, ends up hiding a parcel containing a T bone steak after a comic misdirection on a crowded river crossing and train. The piece also notes a historical aside about Charles Wesley and the hymn Jesus Lover of My Soul.
A religious study outlines Jesus teachings in the synagogue and villages about the kingdom of God. It covers the mustard seed parable, the leavened meal, and the path to salvation, stressing the narrow gate and the urgency to strive to enter.
A two piece frock features a hip length jacket with a cut away front panel and a simple skirt. The Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1834-B offered in sizes 12 to 20 with corresponding busts and fabric estimates for size 16.
A sales blurb invites readers to order a copy featuring Spring designs by sending fifteen cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. at 367 W. Adams St., Chicago Illinois. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
The U S forest service reports growing tree planting across federal and other lands. In 1933 planting neared 250000 acres on national forests while 1934 total reached 206333 acres. 1935 figures show increases by other agencies. Total plantings by all agencies stood at 2394397 acres, about half of Massachusetts.
A witty line suggests admiration for a man who enjoys illusion but keeps it as a hobby. The remark hints at playful commentary on showmanship and restraint.
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