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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
7
The article stresses pre Farrowing care for sows to ensure strong litters. It recommends portable hog houses, proper wind shelter, and straw. It highlights pasture as cheaper feed, with corn plus leguminous forage and moderate grain rations to maintain a 200-pound sow.
Rye should be ground into meal and mixed with other grains such as oats before feeding to all animals including horses cattle sheep and pigs. Feeding rye unmixed is dangerous due to high concentration. Rye meal has a nutritive ratio of 1 to 7.1, oats 1 to 6.2.
The swinging dividing pole for double stalls hangs from the ceiling by a chain and links to the manger, allowing free movement. It is described as better than a stationary pole for horses that crowd and kick each other, according to the sketch.
Pennsylvania experiment station reports steer feeding was profitable December 1909 to May 1910 with roughage based rations and limited concentrates. Increasing corn silage raised profits while cold protection remained essential for succulent feeds. Outdoor shelter favored margins over indoor feeding by 17.2 cents per hundredweight.
Old corn loses value in price as it ages and should not be fed if moldy or smutty. Do not crib smutty corn or fodder with blemishes as it can harm livestock and spread illness. When cattle reject corn fodder, it signals feed is defective and should be avoided.
The article offers practical hog and cattle care tips. It warns cholera affects young pigs first, emphasizes proper housing, feeding, and shelter, and suggests heat and water solutions. It cautions against mud in pens, overfeeding in cold rain, and wasteful practices, urging careful management and expert post mortems when disease is suspected.
A Philadelphia seven year old, Harold, in church work circles, prays for his neighbor Dewey after both steal from a coat. He returns tickets, seeks forgiveness for Dewey’s thefts of cake and candy, then prays again asking God to watch over Dewey as he claims he has done his best.
Testimonial from Hiram E. Carpenter of Henderson New York dated 1880 describes twenty years of psoriasis suffering. After using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap plus oral Resolvent, his skin cleared in six weeks, with enduring relief noted in 1910 letter from Lansing Michigan.
W H Child, president of the Yellowstone Park association, toured Europe with a hotel man. In Rome they stood under St. Peter's dome and one quipped about the London man’s price for hams, highlighting a comic moment in their travels.
An exhortation to mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria ensuring the familiar signature and claim of over 80 years in use, affirming it as the reliable remedy for infants and children of longstanding purchase.
A weary stranger jokes about taking 40 winks as the back driver questions his destination. The exchange hints at uncertainty whether to head to a hotel or a drug store, capturing a light moment amid a tense ride.
A dialogue contrasts certainty with caution. The philosopher urges that when you feel sure you are right you should suspect you are wrong, advising ongoing self-scrutiny and doubt to guard against overconfidence.
Testimonial from Robert Davidson Gateshead on Tyne endorses Resinol Ointment for a varicose leg ulcer praising its cooling and curative effects. He credits his sister Mrs Cairns Ladykirk Norham on Tweed with recommending the treatment after she was cured following 14 months of ineffectiveness.
A mountain guide leading a party over a perilous Alpine pass sacrifices himself by cutting the rope to fall into the abyss, ensuring his companions' safety. The act, witnessed during a deadly fall, is hailed as a masterful display of courage and selflessness. Edmond learns of the deed and the mother’s implied grief.
In a Maine town residents treat funerals as social events. An undertaker notices a woman repeatedly viewing a coffin and sighing How changed. He clarifies she is at the wrong service and that John Sawyer is being buried at the current site while Maria Brown’s funeral is a block away.
A couple discusses a lengthy engagement with the woman favoring time to know each other. She suggests delaying marriage, proposing not to wed until a week from next Thursday to avoid rushing into matrimony.
A short dialogue shows a father challenging Arthur to write a figure three and the boy replying that he can make a figure by placing the pencil and then shivering. The exchange captures a small domestic moment.
A tale from Edmund Yates recalls a physician friend who amputated a poisoned leg and told a skeptical observer that the patient had no chance of recovery. The surgeon explains the need to amuse a patient before delivering harsh truths. The anecdote ends with a quip about managing expectations.
An advertisement touts Hamlins Wizard Oil as the best cure for pain from sprains cuts wounds burns and scalds. The copy urges trying the remedy and contrasts a “collapsible conscience” with its soothing effects.
A jumbled OCR fragment lists products like Dr. Pierce's Pellets and Winslow's Soothing Syrup with vague health claims. It also mentions tobacco and a general admonition about faith and freedom. The reading includes stray phrases about truth and thinking, lacking coherent narrative or event.
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