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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
3
The article explains how abundant food drives rat breeding, increasing litter sizes and rapid maturity, leading to greater destruction of merchandise. It covers measures from rat proofing to improved building construction, tighter waste disposal, and strict inspection to prevent infestations in packing houses, depots, markets, and homes.
Animals show individual food preferences similar to humans and respond best when their appetite is catered to. Horses may differ in grain needs with some liking oats others corn or hay, and some require ground feeds. A skilled feeder notes each animal’s peculiarities to ensure proper rations and minimize waste.
A farm keeper notes that careless observation leads to wasted feed and some animals not receiving adequate nourishment. He urges close monitoring to improve efficiency and animal welfare.
A farmer is advised to feed pigs with dry middlings instead of slop. Dry feed in a trough stimulates fierce competition and avoids odor buildup, freezing issues, and loss of appetite, unlike slop.
A public information document cites German 1870 and 1914 practices of hostage taking in Belgium and northern France to force quiet and control populations. Proclamations detail hostage lists, executions for minor disorder, and intimidation of civilians, with diary extracts illustrating cruelty.
The article recalls Faneuil Hall’s origins in New Rochelle founder Peter Janeuil, its historic role as a cradle of liberty, and urges a restoration to the original design with fireproofing. A Boston finance commission critique cites unprotected timber, cork-insulated roofs, glass windows, and a dumb waiter of inflammable material as fire risks.
A child schemes for a ride by asking his father to call the Johnsons and have them bring their seven passenger car. The boy urges a drive on a Sunday afternoon and hints at coercion if the neighbors refuse.
A brief exchange unfolds as Vain Thought comments on Godspur’s thin appearance. Godspur agrees and notes a poor appetite. Vain Thought quips that if his appetite for food matched his furnace’s coal hunger, he would soon tip the scales at 200 pounds.
A tribute to the horse as a global worker and carrier of victory and sorrow from the dawn of Washington era, noting its roles in breaking prairies, sowing grain, delivering markets, and serving as a fast communication method alongside the carrier pigeon.
The long haired speaker denounces postwar price increases claiming everything has risen since the war began. A heckler counters with a quip about torpedoed ships provoking laughter at the hall.
A fragment describes a man as the type who would “run this war” and offers a quick character sketch. The wording implies admiration for a decisive, energetic figure and hints at leadership in a wartime setting.
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