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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
7
The Danish trap nest shown helps improve laying quality in fowls. It is built on legs and can be single or in two tiers. The hen enters lighting board action releases hinged top and closes the entrance. Nests measure 24 inches long by 15 inches square.
The guide urges selling ducks and geese at good prices, keeping incubators ventilated, and marketing chicks in ten weeks. Emphasizes cleaning poultry houses, preventing waste decay, avoiding frills on milk fed chickens, and fighting lice to keep premises free. Early melts help hens feather out before cold weather.
advise plowing or spading the poultry yard about every two weeks to expose soil to sun and keep it pure. notes that once the yard is spaded the birds immediately make dust holes and asks how they do this on hard ground.
The text notes sulphur ointment should not be used on young chicks as it burns the skin, but may be applied to old fowls. It describes preparation by heating sulphur with lard, pouring off the top for use while sulphur remains bottom.
An Indiana inventor introduces a poultry hook that avoids tying legs or piercing, featuring a shank with forked ends and open loops. Each loop grips a single foot, allowing one hanger to hold two birds if hooks are scarce, with a top ring for rope or rod movement.
Build a hollowed tub feeding system from empty butter tubs with heavy hoops. Drill five inch holes near the bottom and cut from the top to those holes to create feeding slots. Hens can feed around one tub without crowding and it stacks when not in use. Smaller tubs or pails suit chickens.
A Presbyterian divine recalls Dr. George W. Bailey of New York as thoroughly modern yet wary of reckless knife use. He tells of an appendicitis club tale where a pallid member finds a sponge left inside, another reports forgotten forceps, and a jumpy patient dashes to his doctor after recovering to claim his missing hat and stick.
A clipped exchange shows Malony declaring his instinct to eject a man trying to steal while Officer Doolan replies with a brusque retort about pursuing the thief. The dialogue captures a tense moment of law and sportsmanship.
The new teacher fears a complicated assignment as Mrs Comrox criticizes teaching improper fractions. She suggests avoiding examples in improper fractions for her daughter. The remark hints at classroom tensions and cautious supervision.
An old ad touts Cole's Carboli salve to stop the hurt from a burn or cut and promote quick healing with no scars. It claims quick relief and offers 250 and 500 price points by druggists and a free sample request address in Black River Falls Wisconsin.
A humorous exchange references "strained relations" as a jab about a parent being a financial burden on others. The dialogue highlights ribbing about money and family ties without detailing events or locations.
An ad filled item cites Hamlins Wizard Oil as a throat gargle with water. It also touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething and Lewis' Single Binder cigars as better choices, warning about giving advice and noting prices.
Mrs. Francis Lund of Plain City Utah recounts a severe head rash in a young child labeled baby rash. She credits Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment with clearing the scalp and restoring hair. A free sample offer for Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent is advertised from Boston.
Two eggs in every dozen from Minnesota hens are lost before reaching markets, costing over a million dollars annually. Improved poultry house layouts, egg collection, and rapid marketing by egg associations aim to recover the losses, with better farmer cooperation and pricing knowledge.
A school story notes a boy asking where a missing classmate is after the girl is said to have died, with the teacher saying she was sick and the Lord took her away. The boy responds with a puzzled remark about his own illness last week and God not visiting him.
Mothers urged to examine every Castoria bottle for the Fletcher’s Castoria signature and the phrase In Use For Over 30 Years. The safe remedy for infants and children is promoted with assurances of trust and familiar branding.
In St Louis chatter a couple debates a restaurant visit with a twist. One suggests dining while the other quips about stopping in for a new hat to replace the old one.
Wagner confessed his inspiration came from the barbage cans being emptied at night. Smokers prefer Lewis' Single Binder 5a cigars over most 10c brands. A man must have a strong pull to match that of a dull razor.
An advertisement promotes a fig syrup laxative as safe for ladies and children, claiming cleansing and strengthening effects and noting its popularity. It warns of imitations and urges buyers to insist on the full company name California Fig Syrup Co and the printed label. price is shown as cents per bottle.
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