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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1901
Page
6
A historical notice describes 29100 feet long sheds ten feet high built with poles set six to eight feet apart. Fence wire supports a top frame, with paper laid over old hay and ends projecting north about five feet. Sheds are said to house vermin and were constructed about eighteen years ago.
A detailed description from Orange Judd Farmer explains an 11Ay poultry shed setup with sidewall wire, ground stakes to deter rats, three foot pole spacing, and straw or duck coverings for winter light. Sheds are heated by steam pipes from two old cookers in a central greenhouse, with pipe trenches beneath the floors.
Advice on poultry care and egg production urges tight warm housing dust baths and green substitutes for pasture. It recommends clover hay if available table scraps and milk for better yields and suggests early advertising of eggs to gain customers before the breeding season begins.
The piece explains that fences deter poultry flights with heights of eight feet ideal though six feet suffices for medium breeds and four feet for heavy breeds. It notes wing trimming should preserve the outer tail flight feathers and warns of costs for wire, posts, gates, and labor. It argues proper care ensures fowl farming is viable.
Clara Ransome warns poultry keepers about red mites found in a new large poultry house. She describes the infestation, the harm to hens, and her method of treatment using tar, kerosene, sulphur, and sulfur smoke rather than advertised remedies.
An agricultural note advises against overfeeding hens to fatten for laying, arguing that fat hens should be sold when in prime market condition. It notes that fattening in midwinter delays egg production, requires expert management, and that better returns come from replacing fat hens with lighter stock or culling.
A fragment notes the first week of a chick’s life as delicate with confinement to the coop being beneficial, implying guidance on early care and housing conditions. The text hints at broader considerations in poultry rearing.
Instructions describe constructing a coop annex with a top covered by poulley betting or slats and a lath across the bottom to hold the mula. The design lets chicks run on ground in sun while staying safe from cats and hawks, then removable as they mature.
A garbled foreign gossip piece surveys railways and economic shifts, naming regions in China and India, noting a Russian ministerial move and a French context. It references migration, peasant life, a ceremony, and exotic events with scattered proper nouns and uncertain details.
Army ordnance board rejects thorite as a shell filler. It condemns the class containing ammonium nitrate, finds limited efficiency gains, and recommends discontinuing thorite trials. The report details tests on 12 inch armor piercing and 14 inch shells, noting poor fragmentation and unsatisfactory results versus other explosives.
The Detroit Journal describes Lib Teters, daughter of the illicit distiller Abe Teters, pressured by a convention to woo a revenue officer with red hair who would betray her father. She mutters about marrying an ill favored mug and fears the officer must desert her after uncovering the secret.
An Orden warns Crar that his family is particular about the marriage match while Te-haven't you old them yet expresses doubt, a brittle exchange echoing in a Detroit Free Press fragment.
A discussion of professional privilege and the limits of attorney client confidentiality. Judge Thowins rejects shielding wrongdoing and questions when lawyers may or must disclose client information. The piece debates whether lawyers' duties to a client outweigh public interest and possible court interference.
The Kalan Company abandoned Kululi station in the Congo basin after lions began attacking workers. Native laborers were killed or forced to flee as lions roamed paths and streams. The region between Victoria Nyanga and the Indian Ocean has seen increased man-eater activity, with workers refusing to work until the threat is contained. The piece notes a rare, dangerous phenomenon and discusses drastic options for safety. It also includes unrelated notes on boring holes in iron and economy.
A collection of testimonials extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for female ailments including nervous prostration painful periods and bladder inflammation. Letters from women in Maine Jamaica Plain and New Haven praise cures and urge others to try the remedy rather than doctors.
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