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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1911
Page
7
Instructions describe a pole and chain exerciser for bulls aged for service. A tall post supports a swiveling pulley system with a long pole and a weighted chain to allow controlled head movement. Use daily exercise in suitable weather, shelter in winter, and restrict the bull from running with heifers or cows.
Breeding sows should be separated from porkmakers and receive a lean ration. Excess fat harms vitality and exercise, leading to lazy pigs. Exercise boosts litters and active pigs, while feed should favor muscle and bone growth with oats bran skim milk and roughage. Heaviest hogs depend on mobility and appetite at the nurse table.
The article advises thrifty shoats owners to buy corn in summer even if prices rise and push hog marketing promptly. It suggests September as the best window for profitable sale, with weather favorable for fattening. Begin marketing now to avoid the post fall drop in hog prices.
Rye provides good winter and early spring grazing and should be planted in liberal acreage. It serves as an excellent cover crop offering strong protection against nitrate loss in the soil. Plant rye for grazing and for winter cover.
A Massachusetts man designed a two section feed bag to reduce waste from oats spilling as horses eat. The top closed compartment keeps feed from spilling even with head tossing and slows intake so the horse eats slower and uses less feed. When not in use the bag folds and stores in a toolbox under the seat.
An Illinois farmer keeps stock water pure in summer by burying a 50 gallon tank beside a larger outside tank. He fits three or four holes near the bottom of the outer tank and inserts an iron tube to ensure the enclosure remains full with no waste.
A humorous comparison notes a horse with blinders on a public road resembles a woman in a poke bonnet walking through a field where a bull is kept, highlighting discomfort and risk.
The text urges farmers to consider increasing hog numbers for profit while promptly addressing horse trouble. It emphasizes better housing and timely remedies, and notes high costs of root crops for fattening sheep, with a call to assess overall animal care, especially horses.
A lighthearted tale unfolds as a man struggles to confess his feelings but misreads his own voice. He blurts I'm a dub and exits, only to be revealed that he meant to say I am in love after the door shuts, leaving the girl surprised and amused.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis becomes the national agent for Red Cross seals. A Washington office opens with an initial order of 50 million seals, expected to reach 100 million. Local agents receive 12 to 14 percent of gross proceeds. the national agent supplies seals and ads and takes back unsold stock. Postmaster Hitchcock approves the seal design and mail rules ban seals on postage fronts.
Tommy, a curious boy, corrects a Sunday school visitor by naming mother, grandmother, and Aunt Lucy as women with recorded ages, alongside Sarah. The quip highlights a playful misunderstanding of biblical details.
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay praised the working girl at a Hampstead garden party. She cited a story of a pretty girl who left a 700l position to marry a man aged sixty eight. The tale ends with the remark that the girl loves money, not the old man, as she laughs at a $7,000,000 fortune.
The quote notes that peace is enjoyed with the good, but true grace lies in living peacefully with hard and perverse people and those who oppose us. It praises this restraint as commendable and manly, attributed to Thomas a Kempis.
Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of Castoria a safe and sure remedy for infants and children and see that it remains pure and properly labeled for use with young owners and families.
In a lively dialogue, Munny the village banker and Phunny the philosopher joke about young Romans passing time. Puck frames the scene with light satire on Rome as a “punk town” while they banter about idle chatter and social amusements.
Tommy Murphy, famed horseman of fast trotters with the horse R. T. C., declares Spohn's Distemper Cure the best remedy for distemper and coughs he has known after years of use. Available at druggists or from Spohn Medical Co., Goshen, Ind. USA. Also a note on focus and spending.
Miss Etta Narber of Spring Lake Michigan reports four years of eczema on hands cleared after using Cuticura Remedies. She bought a complete set and, within three days, saw improvement. claims hands are now entirely well. A free sample offer for Cuticura Soap and Ointment is advertised via Boston Department.
A brief dialogue shows a boy asking if surpassing others in killing flies earns him the title Ahkound of Swat. The father confirms the idea, framing the exchange as a playful contest of skill and nickname.
An assortment of vintage product lines and sayings appears in this ad style fragment. It mentions real sunshine and fox fire, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething at 25 cents, a remark about strike oil for water, Lewis' Single Binder cigars at five cents, and a moral line about a wise youth never declaring love for an heiress.
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