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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1917
Page
7
William A Radford outlines a bungalow design with stained shingles and light stucco that blends with white trim. The two story home features a wide porch, dormers, large plate glass windows, three second floor bedrooms, a full basement, and a generous living dining flow optimized for comfort and hospitality.
A Pennsylvania bulletin explains that most fowls suffer lice infections causing irritation and weakness. It recommends regular dusting with a carbolic acid plaster powder, dipping may be used with care, and preventive house cleaning. Use of creolin or zenoleum dips is noted, with precautions about fire and chick safety.
Dialogue plays with definitions as a father explains a bookworm to his son. It asks a playful question about whether a person who loves fish could be called a fish worm, prompting a pun on word meaning.
The article warns hawks pose less risk to poultry after timber removal, but rats weasels and minks remain threats. It urges solid constructions with good lumber concrete foundations and tight doors to protect houses and coops from digs and gnawing. Concrete for foundations and floors is advised as a practical preventive measure.
A. R. Lee of the US Department of Agriculture explains that hens lay two eggs before sitting, with incubation about seventeen days. Both parents care for the eggs. remove extra eggs beyond two, and sort squabs if one outgrows others. Feed and range affect fertility and squab health.
The article outlines how parent pigeons are fed pigeon milk from crop secretions to rear squabs, stressing ample grain, water, grit, oyster shell, charcoal, and salt. It covers timing of feeding, avoiding disturbance, water needs, age at marketing three and a half to four and a half weeks, and humane slaughter methods for market.
Two old clothes men clash after a forenoon dispute over second hand garments in Harlem. A flat dweller’s cry of clothes draws police as the men accuse each other of cutthroat competition and plan lawsuits. Each man pays a $2 fine after a melodramatic scene with foreign hymns.
A D A R member stops at police station No 6 to report a torn flag flying outside. She cites a federal law against displaying soiled flags and prompts officers to take it down. The next day a new flag replaces it at the same station.
A night session on Capitol Hill saw a boastful West figure dubbed Abkoond of Swat with three wives bypass the doorkeeper by claiming fancy status. The substitute doorkeeper allowed entry after a playful exchange about identity. The incident drew later remark about recurring clever antics.
In Chicago, John H. Hewitt known as the millionaire miser of Rogers Park faced a warrant sworn by T B Regdin for stealing potatoes from a garden plot owned by Regelia George Smith and Matt Smith. The trio reported losses of about 80 dollars as Hewitt was observed digging and replanting vines before authorities.
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