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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1923
Page
6
A profiteer sought ancestry research to complete his wealth and paid $1,000 for a sealed package of findings without opening it. The tale, told by a friend, ends with the investigator securing his fee.
Naturalists note abandoned farms invite bird life as study sites. Edmund J. Sawyer of Syracuse argues these locations attract common species in large numbers, with nests and young of eleven species found within 300 feet of a house. The text also mentions ancient Hindu references to the pearl's beauty.
The article argues early molting hens are unprofitable and pressures culling to improve efficiency. It cites a farmer who culled 104 of 500 hens as poor producers and sold the rest after testing. Recommendations include fall hatchings in September, breeding from late molters, and focusing feed on better stock to boost meat and egg output.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture poultry specialist notes rising demand for guinea fowl meat despite farmers’ dislike of their noise during sleep. Farmers’ Bulletin 858 outlines starting a flock to marketing, highlighting meat as the main product and potential profits for eastern farms and commercial poultrymen.
The colony house method gives poultry ample access to animal food like bugs worms and grasshoppers which supports egg production. movable houses near fields with destructive insects protect crops and supply necessary animal feed for the flock.
A duckling ration mixes one part brand lick with one part adornment and one part ground crackers or stale bread mashed. Ten percent beef scrap is added with fine green feed and a small amount of sand. Ensure bread is not moldy and all ground grains are of high quality.
Advice for poultry keepers on flock health and management. Regular disease checks, clean water vessels, and scalding water. Dirty white hatch chicks make good breeders later. Emphasizes painting hen houses and providing ample drinking water and grit for birds.
Thousands of women are urged to consider kidney trouble as the cause of many ailments and urged to try Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. The ad offers a sample and bottle purchase while a George Ade excerpt riffs on women as arrangers and a weekend plan.
A wife at the Los Angeles Athletic Club laments a costly hat sighting while her husband reveals he has paid the cook this noon. The exchange ends with the wife getting the hat as a gift after his remark.
A concise critique notes how the average man spends excessive effort vocalizing opinions. It emphasizes wasteful rhetoric and urges clearer, more purposeful speech.
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