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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
6
Cowboys of the Flying Heart lose a prized phonograph after a foot race defeat to the Centipede ranch. A house party unfolds with J Wallingford Speed and Culver Covington expected as guests while ranch tensions and romance mingle with playful gossip.
Instructions for two traditional methods to raise squash cucumber and melon crops in a kitchen garden. One method uses a deep circular compost mound with loam and stable and hen manure, followed by seed planting and wide vine spacing. The second method uses a circular shallow hole with a knocked out nail cask filled with moisture retaining muck and compost, covered with loam, and seeds planted near the cask with generous spacing.
Professor Gilbert of Ottawa lists eight reasons a farmer should raise poultry. He notes they convert farm waste to eggs and marketable chickens, provide year round income with minor moult downtime, offer faster returns on capital than other crops, supply valuable manure for gardens and orchards, control insect pests, can be raised anywhere in any season, employ the farmer’s wife, produce winter eggs, and require little starting capital.
A practical guide to building a low cost milk cooler from concrete. A box form defines the interior and exterior dimensions with a four inch wall, a bottom three to four inches thick, and an overflow at one end. Fill with water to place milk cans two to three inches below the top, add ice for faster cooling if desired.
This piece notes highland grazing benefits sheep health and warns mud exposure injures feet. It describes toe oil ducts, mud buildup causing irritation and possible pus, and suggests trimming hooves, cleaning mud, greasing between toes, and keeping dry, elevated pastures to prevent foot rot.
Growing pigs pay their board bill with tankage and oil meal make excellent feed for young pigs. Lambs as children’s companions. Feed in the manger not on the ground. Cross breeding can shift outcomes. Weak lambs from coarse ewe diets. Beef pork and mutton stock unlikely to oversupply. Packers talk lower hog prices yet market stays healthy. Proper rearing keeps bulls calm with age. Timothy hay plus bran and oats aid ewes. Lameness in horses from poor shoeing. hire competent blacksmiths. Fix a lamb creep to keep ewes out and lambs eat. A flock on poor land yields more substance and benefit. Too few good costs raised on farms. not good. Don’t leave this industry to horse breeders alone.
May hatched pullets, given proper care and feed, will lay in November when egg prices rise. Experienced Leghorn breeders and other Mediterranean varieties typically select May hatched chicks for their breeding and laying pens.
A tip notes lettuces and poppies germinate much faster when sown on the surface and covered with a damp gunny sack to retain moisture.
Fleetwood Pennsylvania reader Mrs Edward B Eibert shares relief from distress during menopause after using Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. The letter lauds restored health and urges publication. The ad touts symptoms such as hot flashes headaches and nervous strain and claims the product strengthens the female system.
The Children’s Bureau aims to publish an annual bulletin guiding municipal and philanthropic child welfare work. Summer campaigns have shown strong results, and city health officials have lowered urban death rates versus rural areas, suggesting preventable infant deaths can be reduced with targeted welfare efforts.
The Tortures of Prickly Heat and all skin affections are quickly alleviated and in a short time completely cured by Tyree's Antiseptic Powder. 25c at druggists. For a free sample write J. S. Tyree, Chemist, Washington DC.
In a terse exchange a voter notes the candidate’s promise of sweeping reforms. The remark questions the scope by asking if the changes would be as drastic as a vacuum system. The dialogue hints at skepticism over reform plans.
In a curious exchange a witness recalls meeting Growcher in the morning completely disguised and smiling. The anecdote highlights an unusual moment and raises questions about identity and demeanor.
A historical note describes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething aiding gum relief reducing inflammation and soothing pain. It mentions a bottle’s contents and claims wind colic cure. The text reflects old advertising language of infant remedies.
The city of New Orleans mandates that all bread offered for sale be securely wrapped to protect it from flies, aiming to improve sanitation and consumer protection in local bakeries and markets.
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