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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
7
Sylvanus Banks of Champaign County TL recounts a liver disease affecting poultry, describing dark damp housing as a risk and detailing a postmortem showing liver swelling and empty hearts. He notes discovery of sudden deaths among fowls and cites a poultry book confirming liver disease as the cause.
The article notes that older fowls, especially hens four to five years old, fatten easily with little care beyond confinement. Injured feet keep birds stationary, allowing rapid flesh buildup. In months, a laying hen can double from five to ten pounds after ceasing egg production, illustrating how readily old hens can be fattened.
The piece notes eggs are in short supply, especially in big cities and hotels. Hotels seek a steady farmer to deliver large daily quantities, often 25 dozen per day at 25 cents a dozen year round. Few farms can sustain year long production. a development opportunity is evident.
A writer notes that double yolked eggs occasionally hatch though unlikely and remarks on possible outcomes. The author doubts the reliability of the prior answerer and suggests little interest in further investigation.
Oats gain from following leguminous crops. Early fall sowing of pod bearing plants can boost growth before plowing. Benefits increase if vetch or similar crops are inoculated with nitrogen fixing bacteria, especially where the field has not previously grown a legume.
A village wag Hi Spry jokes about taking a boy to the circus with a retired man who claims to be in his second childhood. The exchange ends with the old gent accusing the show of personal intrusion and the wag retorting with a laughable quip.
In a brisk exchange, Hixon quips that a doctor signs prescriptions as "M. D." meaning money due, sparking Dixon's amused rebuttal about personal boundaries and debt. The light skit highlights everyday street slang and social friction over professional titles and ethics.
A humorous dialogue shows Henpeck explaining Henrietta means what she says and Jenkins quips that his wife’s idea of “a little money” is “much money,” revealing comic marital dynamics.
The couple shares a tender moment as the bride asks how the fiancé chose her. He explains that it was his mother who urged him to pursue the match, expressing happiness and confidence in their union.
A Philadelphia Press exchange quips on food and clothing sufficiency. The discussion implies men can obtain enough to eat and wear, while women face chronic lack of outfits, highlighting gendered shortages amid abundance claims.
A humorous exchange contrasts two parents as Mr Wrubbernek asks the price of raising a boy. Mr Lotakids replies with irony that he has no overall sum but can cite some "figures" about shaping a boy into a man.
A stray incident in Chicago raises questions about animal safety as a youth reportedly used a drone to threaten a cat. Neighbors and officials call for clearer rules on drone use around pets amid ongoing city concerns.
Old Mortality cleans up illegible inscriptions on ancient tombstones while explaining to bystanders that there is nothing essentially new in modern fiction, suggesting enduring themes link past and present works.
The roundup lists crowding at state asylum facilities and a line of minor incidents. It notes an asphalt find in Linn County, arrivals at the agricultural college in Manila, resignations, a Topeka barbecue with no food, a man’s death by train in Pittsburg, and the Iola Record as official city and Bassett paper. It also mentions rail coal rate moves, Pawnee Bill dispute, overcrowded Montgomery jail, a Topeka hospital death from domestic tragedy, mine labor unrest in Leavenworth, a pumpkin show at Hoyt, a death by tetanus in Kingman, a patchy trousers prize at a county fair, corn rows oddities at Atchison carnival, and various local verbiage from Abilene to Oskaloosa and Lyons.
A witty note reflects on how a wife may guide her husband to approve of her furniture choice, making him believe it was his own idea and that his taste is exceptional. The quip suggests a social pattern where purchases are steered by the wife while the husband feels ownership.
The passage promotes The Four- Track News as an illustrated travel and education monthly. It invites self supporting students to subscribe, promising liberal terms and generous profit margins for solicitors. It directs writing to publisher George H. Daniels at 7 East 42nd Street, New York. It urges decency and warns against profanity on public transport.
A medical authority stated that leading proprietary medicines possess proven therapeutic value and are produced in high grade laboratories by skilled pharmacists from approved formulas. The medicines have earned public trust through long use and satisfaction, reflecting their acceptance by people. A misfit remark about a girl under fourteen pursuing acting is noted.
A 1900 letter from John F Boyee of Trinity Springs Indiana praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as unmatched for coughs and colds. The clip also notes a satirical remark about women being deaf dumb and blind.
An advertisement-like passage touts a herbal remedy for women from Nurse Mother Gray of New York. It claims to ease weaknesses in the uterus and urinary areas and offers a sample and a mail order promotion. The text frames the remedy as a simple solution and hints at a company named The Mother Gray Co. with a promotional tone.
An archival fragment advertises a Red Cross Ball with a blue large sos package priced at five cents from The Russ Company of South Bend Indiana. The note references social drinking myths about water wagon errors and sprinkles a cart remark.
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