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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1915
Page
7
Portable one room cuartels along Luzon roads serve as night watch jails for convicts borrowed from Bilabid prison in Manila. Simple construction uses split bamboo floor two to three inch pole walls bound with barbed wire and a thatched grass roof.
An old advertisement extols Cuticura soap and ointment as a one night treatment for red rough chapped hands. It offers a free sample by mail from Cuticura Boston and promotes warm soaks and bandaging at night.
The exchange recalls a light moment about enjoying three kinds of cake at a gathering, with the speaker noting they tasted all three twice, capturing a cheerful social interaction and fond recollection.
An advertisement touts Pr Pierce n Pellets as best for liver bowels and stomach with a laxative dose of one pellet or three for a cathartic. It also notes a remark about newspaper work and invites writing Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago for an illustrated eye book free.
The article describes a primitive irrigation method in India where a hollowed tree trunk forms a scoop on a levered pole to lift and release water into canals and wells. A pair of troughs operates in tandem to intake and discharge water for rice and paddy fields.
In this section of the country October nearly always wins the pennant of the weather league, delivering the most decisive monthly weather pattern. Local observers note consistent cool fronts and clear nights marking the seasonal shift.
A breeder cautions against switching chicken breeds to boost egg production. Experience shows that any hen will lay well if raised along proper lines, focusing on an egg-producing strain rather than changing varieties.
Farmers overfeed whole grain. best results come from half ground mash. Use wheat bran plus middlings, cornmeal, clover, beef scrap and oats with hulls sifted out. Dry or wet mash works. if skim milk is available reduce beef scrap by half.
Ducks and geese should be kept away from chickens to avoid waterspouts of contamination and disease risk. When kept together the drinking water becomes fouled, endangering chicks. Geese need liberal feeding only when range vegetation is poor and require little feeding when range is good.
Choose the best cockerel by growth potential and bone structure not early maturing birds. Early finishers may stay small while later developers fill out to produce larger birds for the flock. Size should come with vigor and energy, avoid keeping only small males that resemble their sires at four to five months.
The Massachusetts experimental station reports excellent results from a mash formula. Mix equal weights of cornmeal ground oats flour middlings gluten bran meat and beef scraps with Balt at one pound per hundred pounds of mash. The feed can be dry or moistened, not sloppy.
The piece argues hens contribute to national wealth and deserve dedicated buildings. It urges regular cleaning of the poultry house and periodic removal of hens to allow thorough sanitation with five percent coal tar disinfectant. It also praises purebred stock as a strong investment and endorses concrete floors for cleanliness.
A Philadelphia Led excerpt notes Robert a North Hill child who loves apple dumplings. He adores the maple syrup and rich cream, ending with an ecstatic line about filling his stomach beyond measure after a feast.
A humorous exchange compares a wife calling her club to a parlor order. The quip notes that a ladies' club comes to order by reducing buzzing about 40 percent, highlighting club governance humor.
A call to improve poultry welfare urging fair ventilation and sanitation. The piece argues insanitary pens harm health and vigor, stressing humane treatment and better feed. It claims fair conditions lead to healthier birds and better returns for the keeper.
A wry exchange contrasts bewilderment over Balkan affairs with a proverb about Greek language and a housefly. The housefly stands out by working harder and staying longer than the bee, delivering a light note on effort.
A Canadian study of 16 Plymouth Rock hens over a year shows egg production from 231 eggs for the best layer to 71 for the poorest. Researchers advocate culling poor layers to improve overall flock performance.
A farmer urges removal of scrub roosters from farms calling scrub poultry a positive abomination and instructs sending the scrubs to market to replace with purebred males for next season.
The article emphasizes that feed hens with plenty of pure water as about two thirds of body needs. without sufficient water, hens will not lay eggs. It argues water intake supports egg production and overall flock health.
A fragment notes a winter sand supply and storage in a house, stressing thorough drying. It mentions a quantity “200,” but details are incomplete and unclear in the OCR text.
In a concise note the author highlights Swiss made feed as a quality option for poultry nutrition. The text emphasizes reliability and the perceived superiority of the product for chicks and layers.
French soldiers may receive parcels with alcohol but an order requires any suspected containers opened in front of the addressed men and any alcohol poured out on the ground. The rule aims to enforce temperance despite friends sending small flasks.
A brief dialogue contrasts failure to answer with the idea that a reply would not resolve the charges. The exchange uses a pun on answering and reason. It presents a witty, compact moment of wordplay.
An old medical advertisement claims uric acid causes backache rheumatism gout and more. It promotes Anuric tablets from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York and offers a pamphlet or a trial package for ten cents along with references to his other products.
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