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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
8
A farm building plan by William A. Radford promises profitable hogs with a well designed hog house. The article urges spring and fall farrowing, recommends building during warm months, and notes breeders aim for two litters yearly to fit seasonal market timing.
The text describes a barn style structure with strong gates and sliding bolts at pen corners, trough-front gates, and a central passage. It covers roof support by exterior walls and interior bents, pivoted windows, and vertical posts with supporting plates. Foundations use concrete piers and embedded metal sockets for stable post placement.
The article explains that young pigs grow best in cold weather when housed properly. A well designed, warm house with small pens of five to six pigs promotes weight gain, aiming for 180 to 200 pounds by eight months. Profit hinges on well bred hogs, good feeding, and caring for steady daily gains.
The plan calls for a concrete foundation and full-surface concrete floor with gutters along the building. Hog nests sit on movable wooden floors for cleaning, with a ridge edge for bedding and five shoots per pen. Upper windows pivot for ventilation, keeping pens warm yet breathable.
The passage contrasts hog housing and farm attitudes toward animal care. It notes hundreds of farms with larger animals sheltered for winter while hairless hogs are left under a loose roof. Some farmers believe in harsh treatment, though hogs prove most profitable when handled intelligently.
The Presidents Church in Washington marks its hundredth anniversary. Notable attendees include John Quincy Adams Madison Monroe Van Buren Harrison Tyler Taylor Fillmore Arthur Mrs Roosevelt Mrs Taft and leaders such as Decatur Clay Calhoun Fuller Chase Butler Cass Bancroft Scott Dewey.
Dr. G. W. Kosmak of New York argues against family size limits and advocates large poor families to recruit the upper classes and supply workers for rough and unpleasing tasks. He contends both quantity and quality matter in child rearing for society.
A satirical look at the Woman's Page in a Kin Hubbard essay, mocking fluffy home advice. It dashes through egg boiling instructions and weekend packing tips, then skewers articles on fashion, recipes, and domestic trivia, ending with a dark tongue about the page's impact on old readers.
A collage of old ad style lines promotes Band Cross Ball Blue as American made and best for wash day. Other maxims extol pondering women, smiling laundry days, completing work, and love as treacle that sweetens life.
Milt Whitehill visits old boyhood pals to plan a Washington trip to see President Wilson about widening the Arkansas River. The talk recalls former locals like Elam Sallow, Pogue Spry, Henry Sapp, Perce Dunstan, and Clarence Hanger, noting fortunes and misfortunes from milling to newspapers, colleges, and railroads. The piece ends with Morton Bender’s tale and a remark on envy of success.
Several Canadian municipalities act to organize farm help for improved production. Local officials seek coordinated staffing and shared resources to boost agricultural output and manage seasonal labor demands.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as cures for severe eczema and skin burnings. It claims a single hot bath and ointment soothe distressing itchings and disfiguring rashes, and offers free samples by mail with a book from Cuticura Dept. Boston.
An anecdote depicts a reader asking about a library scene as a man is noted for a conspicuous volume described as a "volume of smoke" revealing a playful or symbolic moment. The exchange highlights a literary atmosphere and a witty twist.
A Yonkers Statesman quip recalls a boy going to war and earning spurs in cavalry. The line jokes he bought his spurs downtown and had them charged to his father. The exchange highlights wartime bravado and family pride.
Farmers and workers rely on Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to reduce friction in shoes and foot baths. It freshens feet, prevents tiredness, aching and blisters, and is advertised as favored by women. sold by dealers nationwide for 260.
A Kentucky boy aged seven, Dewey, tells his teacher a counterfeit dollar was found. The student explains he knew it was fake because it lacked an eagle and the motto God bless our home, citing the Indianapolis News.
A fragment from a dialogue shows a young man implying ignorance about his support while a lieutenant counters that his blame is unfounded and his bread has been spread thin. The garbled text hints at miscommunication and metaphorical self-justification.
Quote from Herbert Spencer about honoring the unobtrusively good and minimizing merit based on intellect.
A Cincinnati man touts Freezone as a painless treatment for corns and calluses. Apply drops to the affected area, and the corn shrivels and lifts off without harming nearby skin. Drugstores can order small bottles for customers.
A terse remark suggests that when individuals express their thoughts openly it would not take long for opinions to emerge. The line frames free discourse as swift and direct.
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