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Newspaper
Panguitch Progress
Location
Panguitch, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
2
A jumble of items notes Pangulitch Utah mail entry, tax talk in New York, eight hour police shifts in St Louis, and social quips on fashion, aging, journalism and politics. A miscellany of quotes hints at press reform and daily life quirks.
Henry Field discusses strawberry varieties and spring planting timing. He cites Splendid and Senator Dunlap as reliable bearers with strong foliage and resistance to rust, noting pistillate types like Sample for specialists and Clyde for weak plants.
Practical advice on keeping hens for eggs, avoiding chills, and managing brooders. Emphasizes stable temperatures, roost hygiene, feeding with onions, mineral balance, and humane handling to improve hatch rates and disease prevention.
A farmer discusses replanting corn using an extra early northern variety to match tassel and silk timing with fertilization. He notes that overplanting worsens stand quality, and outlines strategies including replants after second plowing with field peas to fill missing hills and boost growth.
The article surveys domestic chicken breeds, noting Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks as most popular, with Rhode Island Reds close behind. It emphasizes American strains of Light Brahmas and Leghorns, comparing them to English and Asiatic breeds and highlighting distinctive changes in modern Leghorns and White Leghorns.
A concise note explains breeding stages of a female fly in manure. It notes about 130 eggs per female, hatching in a day, larval stage three days, pupa five days, and full adult emergence in about ten days with up to twelve broods in a summer. It prescribes screening manure and dusting with chlorinated lime daily using cheesecloth for best results.
Plaiting trees cautions against planting 100 trees of one variety without nearby trees. Some varieties are self fertile but cross fertilization is safer. In large orchards plant every third or fourth row with a different variety. Two or three varieties suffice for a commercial orchard.
The article stresses the importance of fresh air and sunshine for hens. It argues that housing chickens in close stuffy rooms reduces egg production and overall health.
Europe has almost six million acres devoted to beet culture. The area and quality have greatly increased and improved in ten years.
Advice on hen hatching care and chick rearing from setup to first feeding. Emphasizes a simple coop, clean dry bedding, careful shell removal, water access, small frequent meals, and keeping chicks dry warm and free of lice during the critical first three weeks. Mentions feeding methods and grains recommended by M. B. Scully.
Merritt Mead of Montgomery County Indiana advises a dry hopper feeding method for fowls. He says to keep a mash of two parts bran one part middlings one part corn meal one part gluten meal plus ground oats and beef scraps. He reports 111357 eggs from 115 hens in 11 months using this plan.
Millet feeds eggs and crowding hurts fertility. Get an incubator to keep hens laying. Feed oats and wheat, keep a clean house, and avoid wet slop. Moveable modern poultry houses help. Trim unhealthy birds and poor layers to protect profits.
A terse observation notes the true egotist is the man who imagines he attracts attention to his own comic act within a crowd of baseball fans.
The readable fragment mentions Castoria and a signature, plus a quotation about self made individuals and a jab about a self made woman as a mine of information about beauty products. It reads like crude advertising copy and a stray quote collection with no clear event or source.
Poe mocked a tough old bird while Genlua’s The Staven drew comment. Earlier, a Baltimore doctor Bliss discovered a pneumonia serum with erysipelas potential, now tested with interest. Dr. Ford at Johns Hopkins notes serum aids treatment but is not a cure like diphtheria antitoxin.
A retired newspaper man in Muncie Indiana laments his offer of twelve dollars a week, claiming he could borrow more in Detroit. His friend notes any money is better than nothing, highlighting the old scribe's pride and humor.
An Illinois woman reports improved brain power and stamina after giving up coffee for Postum. She notes kidney and digestion improvements within two weeks, steadier nerves, and renewed ability to perform demanding mental work with less fatigue. The ad promotes Instant Postum from Postum Co., Battle Creek, and mentions The Road of Wellville and There's a Reason for Porturmy.
A Jewish man asks the ticket agent for the cheapest route to Springfield at a large railway depot. The agent asks which Springfield and the man replies asks which is the cheapest, reflecting a joke from Mack's Nationals Monthly.
Reported remark compares wedding attire to a conspicuous plekidé dish among jewels and pearls, reflecting fashion critique from the Washington Herald.
May encourages John to attend church reminding him of his promise. John replies that he will attend next Sunday after he finishes dealing with mining stock, insisting he is not an hypocrite.
The Houston Post quotes a light exchange between a married couple about late nights at home. Before marriage she stayed up hoping he would leave. after marriage she stays up wishing he would return.
Bowery Ben boasts of a rough night on his face bed. Roving Roger claims victory after sleeping on an empty stomach. The exchange captures a terse confrontation between two roving figures in a street scene.
A 12 year old dining at his uncle’s earns praise from his aunt saying he eats well. The boy replies I have been practicing all my life. The note then cites a quip about a minister and a trial sermon connected to Minneapolis.
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