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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
8
Design by William A Radford shows a six to seven room frame house on a concrete foundation with full basement and attic. The plan emphasizes practicality low cost and easy sale with modern comforts and a sleeping porch. Guidance is offered on cost cutting and financing through local builders.
The guide stresses selecting vigorous, well-developed birds for breeding. Yearling hens are preferred as they mature without heavy early egg laying. Keep breeding hens 2 to 4 years old if healthy, and choose a young, active cock. Provide large runs and avoid forcing egg production in early winter.
An Agricultural Department note recommends dipping chickens to control lice, using one ounce of sodium fluoride per gallon of water at 70 to 85 degrees. Dips should occur on clear warm days, replacing dusty methods that wasted material.
The article endorses curtain-front or open front hen houses as best for most areas. It recommends a colony plan to prevent tainted soil, level roosts three feet high with a six inch dropping board, and darkened nests placed on side walls or under roosts for hen comfort.
The note advises hens to self feed on dry mash and to market eggs in separate white and brown shell packages. It suggests shipping eggs at least twice weekly and culling unprofitable hens to remove early malters. Infertile eggs are said to withstand marketing conditions better than fertile eggs and recommends removing hens not desired.
A collage of humorous lines and wry observations. The text features a fisherman's optimistic quip about Flubdub and his flying fish angling plan, a reflection on moviegoers and silent women, and a brief jab about someone named Jim-T hearing about a big salary.
Oskaloosa Iowa resident Mrs Lizzie Courtney recalls years of weakness and pain eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women to try the root and herb remedy for displacements irregularities inflammation and other menopausal symptoms. Special advice available from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
In attempting to kill time women of uncertain years use a lot of powder. The sentence highlights cosmetic habits without broader context or names.
An ad claims the Haarlem Oil Capsules from Haarlem Holland cure kidney pains and backache. It urges readers to see a druggist for immediate relief, promises freshness, money back if ineffective, and to insist on the Gold Medal label.
A humorous exchange hints at a future he may have in medicine with a playful line about extracting three cents from a patient. The note ends with a remark that tyranny often defeats its own aims.
A comic exchange shows Gallifig the stenographer prompting a push button code. The stenographer breaks off, straightens her hair, and a judge notes how many men appear small beside their wives. The scene emphasizes a witty dynamic between spouses and colleagues.
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