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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
5
Excerpts from Farm journals advise giving poultry freedom in summer to maximize feed. The piece also explains a method to control chicken lice using kerosene-treated wool on a broom handle after rain. It stresses the importance of early, progressive calf feeding to build vigor, noting lively calves indicate health while lifeless ones signal trouble.
A Prof P A Campbell quote urges dairymen not to cull bulls too early. Young bulls often lose breeding value before proven, yet many are removed while potential remains. If not kept locally, find another keeper to prevent inbreeding and preserve value. Calves will reveal a bull’s true quality.
Farmers debate oats for chickens with concerns over sharp hulls. Experts say oats are one of the best balanced grains for poultry when fed in moderation with ample grit and fresh water. Soaked and cooked oats reduce hull hardness, improve palatability, and boost egg and meat production.
A Progressive Farmer article explains butter salt needs. Salt cannot dissolve into butter fat. moisture carries salt through the mass. To achieve uniform salting, moisture must be evenly distributed, and draining after washing is essential. Taste varies, but the guideline suggests 0.75 to 1 ounce of salt per pound of butter depending on softness and market.
From birth to fully grown, keep calves in thriving growing condition. The text emphasizes steady development as the key to thrifty and profitable dairy stock, noting the importance of proper feeding and care from birth onward.
Ontario Experiment Station guidance outlines a method to establish alfalfa with soil prep, inoculated seed, and careful sowing of grain for cover. It emphasizes landing a fertile surface, deep drained subsoil, and early spring sowing. Avoid overharvesting crowns and manage leaf retention for long lasting yields.
Practical agricultural guidance covers poultry profits from eggs, draft horses for city hauling, proper bull feeding without excess fat, spacious pig housing to prevent injuries, and using pyrethrum dusting powder for lice in chicks and fowls. It notes yellow dock weed in mowing areas and advises timing heifer breeding by individual development rather than rigid ages.
Mrs apsling recounts Johnny nearly choking on a popcorn grain that lodged not in his windpipe but in his sarcophagus. The doctor clarified the grain's location.
A note warns that the wele faces near starvation within a day due to severe shortages. Authorities urge fast action to prevent catastrophe and secure food supplies for affected communities.
The Civil War tale recounts Lt. Bedell shot in the thigh with arterial loss. Despite pain and the risk of fatal surgery, he urges rapid aid and insists on life for his wife and children. A lone young surgeon believes in hope. Bedell endures a brutal amputation and a grueling recovery, yet survives.
A Barnum & Bailey trapper recounts capturing a Royal Bengal tiger with bird lime. He hid venison above ground, leaves clung to the tiger, causing it to blind and frenzy as it struggled to free itself, ending with the tiger’s desperate attempts.
A man exhausted himself and sank to the ground, where he was surrounded by a strong netting and rolled into a heavy iron bound temporary cage, as reported by the New York Times.
A New York Press writer describes the bag and spear trick where a fakir guards a bag bound at the mouth and pierces it with a spear twice while the assistant compresses into a small form to avoid injury. The act hinges on precise breath counting and movement to fool spectators without harm.
A Swazi impi parade described with vivid colors, shields of hide, and a fearsome war chant showing the army’s overwhelming discipline. Captain Charles Adams, pearl diver near Tapuete, Ta hiti, escapes a shark after a diving suit is swallowed. he escapes to the surface.
In frigid Arctic conditions the atmosphere carries sound unusually well allowing two people to converse across a mile of space.
A collection of humorous lines and quotes from various newspapers and columns. The items include exchanges about luck and money, a doctor’s answer on a husband’s life, remarks on printer stationery, oaths and parrot jokes, and a joke about a husband and chauffeur planning an elopement.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes a shift in local pageantry as a chorus of baseball fans appears with soda pop bottles, signaling a modern crowd energy to fill the void left by the departing merry villagers.
In a light New York Telegram item, Mrs Grouch remarks on Snooks having a new baby while Grouch jokes about expectations. The brief vignette captures a playful exchange and local color from the era.
A terse exchange from Liston features a burglar warning of danger if moved and a Bostonian retort that moving would prove he is alive, as cited by the Boston Transcript.
A dialogue from Browning's Magazine and Washington Star contrasts genuine Vermont maple sugar supply with the impact of a new food labeling law. Dialogue frames market authenticity, regulation, and investor expectations, illustrating label changes and promoter assurances amid spring market chatter.
The snippet reflects a witty meditation on art and purpose. It ponders a poet’s suicide note and imagines future critics profiting from his work, concluding that almost nothing is created in vain. The voice, tone, and reference to Puck anchor a reflection on creativity and posterity.
A humorous exchange about Lige Potter in Chicago from a Puck cartoon caption. Aunt Loeezy doubts his success while Uncle Liphalet defends him, noting Chicago papers never mention his name despite the Potter family's visits.
Mrs Skinner asks about the circus. Mr Skinner complains the door man charged full price for boy Hiram. He argues city crowds should not antagonize farming interests over age and policy as Brooklyn Life notes.
An advertisement touts health and happiness products, praising Syrup of Senna and Elixir of Senna as a trusted family laxative approved by physicians and well informed readers. It cites California Fig Syrup Co as the genuine manufacturer and urges purchase through leading druggists. Also promotes Capuchine for indigestion and Tetterine remedy for eczema with testimonials from readers in Atlanta and Savannah.
In Gothland Sweden an 11th century organ fragment survives as the oldest known organ. The case remains from about 1046 with pedal and manual holes aligned to later instruments. Exteriors feature 1240 paintings and the instrument, once a sacristy, is superbly preserved today, noted by Youth’s Companion.
A Washington DC physician credits Postum with eliminating periodic headaches and related symptoms after quitting coffee. He describes improved sleep, mood, and clarity, and notes a 20 pound weight gain as he adapts to the beverage widely praised by Postum Co. He urges others to try Postum, citing a testimonial that appears in an advertisement letter.
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