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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
6
A farm versus market guide outlines sow feeding from farrowing to weaning, urging thin slop first 24 hours then gradual increases with milk producing foods. It notes heavy sow gains boost pig growth, suggests early piglets take hay and skim milk, and stresses green pasture, clean water, and movable pastures for efficient gains.
Fat lamb owners face severe losses as heavier lambs struggle to sell. Indications show many will be kept longer and shorn early since wool sales, though weak, won’t drop below current prices. The winter proves disastrous for lamb feeders and mutton makers except those who bought old ewes last fall.
Do not tolerate rough handling of horses on the farm. Do not yank kick or whip. A colt should not follow the mare when she works. Do not bang bits against teeth. Be patient and the horse will open his mouth.
A brief note argues that pigs rooting causes no harm in suitable fields. It claims rooting provides feed, is beneficial exercise, and can remove troublesome roots when allowed to proceed.
An alley style spray chute 26 feet long with two foot wide fences holds three animals. Cement floors slope to drain spray and ease treatment. A chambered chute with multiple nozzles and a single pump allows efficient spraying of cattle and horses for ticks mange or other pests.
Agricultural guidance covers wide ranges from poultry and pigs to crops and dairy. Topics include starting tomatoes early, pasture for sows, clover and beet molasses rich in nutrients, proper milking and cream handling, shelter for cows and pigs, and soil fertility through fertilization and manures.
Fraulein Yrma Bleyer of New York claims Count Hugo Christalnigg will marry an American heiress to attend the King George V coronation in June. She cites photographs and letters from American women and parents expressing interest and trusting her discretion.
The article emphasizes preventing rheumatism in hogs by ensuring dry clean yards pastures and houses with proper ventilation and sun exposure. It warns against damp bedding cold floors and direct air currents and suggests false wooden floors in cemented hog houses to maintain sanitary sleeping quarters.
A massive stone cross stands in Golden Gate Park near San Francisco, said to be among the world’s largest. The cross memorializes Drake era worship on the Pacific coast. it was donated by George W. Childs of Philadelphia during the 1894 midwinter fair opening.
Practical farming guidance covers sheep louse rarity, pork production costs, heart girth faults in hogs, sheep stomach worms, stallion standards, breeding economics, lambing assistance, health in ewes and rams, creep feeding for lambs, pen placement before birth, and carrot or mangol varieties for sheep forage.
A long serving Diamond Match Company watchman in Chico, M. Crookum, has walked 27,006 miles on duty over six years and four months plus two miles daily to and from work after an injury. Doctors said only walking could cure his leg, and he reports it is almost well. He maintains a one mile beat and works about 12 checks nightly, missing only two days.
Marie Dressler, famed for wit and generosity, quips at an opera house audience. When asked about a birthday cake candles, she replies the event is a birthday party not a torchlight procession. Rochester Herald reports the exchange.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a distressed young woman claiming her partner John no longer loves her. The mother explains his altered behavior stems from having had beer and fearing her scent, insisting true affection would still prompt a kiss. The dialogue implies lessons in misreading cues and managing jealousy.
A wife recalls her husband Harold’s bitterness after marriage. He points to the switch and two rats by the mirror and coldly says not every hair on her bureau. He leaves for his club, dismissive and harsh.
In a Harper’s Weekly cartoon a Sunday school scene has Johnny answering the superintendent that the prophet Elijah went up because of the Payne tariff bill. The humor hinges on a mispronunciation turning tariff into a biblical event.
Upton Sinclair joked that his most successful novel aimed at the public heart and hit its stomach with beef talk at a New York vegetarian banquet. He compared himself to a Bangala missionary who failed to move cannibals to tears but did make them hungry.
Quote reflects a playful critique of humans by Pele Mele noting their children are taught to walk upright like performing dogs in a humorous observation.
A light exchange contrasts China and England marriage customs. He notes a groom sees his wife only after marriage, while she observes the wife in England never sees her husband after marriage, a wry cultural quip by M. A. P.
A playful exchange contrasts a classic line about studying man with a witty counter about a woman's wardrobe. The quip highlights gendered expectations and humorous social commentary.
A quirky exchange at the ball park features Jack humorously explaining a large bib worn by a man behind the hitter to protect his shirt from ball impacts and potential dental damage.
Dialog shows a patient expressing willingness to pay small weekly installments. The physician clarifies the arrangement is a purchase, not a loan, and frames the payment as a sale rather than mere medical service.
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