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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1916
Page
3
Geese are often kept in goat breeding, with ganders replaced sooner. Gobblers should be changed yearly. Milk is good as egg and meat growing food, and chicks like it. Cull your flock closely as breeding senses develop. Keep fowls indoors during bad weather, especially when snow is on the ground.
The Farm Journal describes succulence as plant juices from foods like cabbage lettuce and sprouted oats aiding palatability and intake. Mangel beets, 70 to 75 percent water, are a winter succulent carrier fed halved and wall-mounted or ground in troughs. feed them daily to avoid waste, noting labor considerations and methods.
An esteemed citizen visits a metropolitan shoe shop to view leather goods. A salesman presents an $8 pair, but the customer complains of pinch and asks for something about $5 cheaper. The exchange unfolds as the shopper seeks a bargain.
Francia J Heney of California a Roosevelt delegate leader and Progressive organizer telegraphed President Wilson that he would actively work for the president s reelection.
A quoted saying from Haliburton extols failures as stepping stones to success, framing adversity as a path to achievement. The remark emphasizes resilience and the value of learning from setbacks.
An anecdote reports a robin defending a potato offered to birds when a hungry rat attacked the meal. The robin drove off the rat twice, and after a third attempt the rodent retreated, illustrating bold avian courage in a simple garden incident.
A brief column echoes sharp sarcasm about a man who mocks social norms and bohemian ideas. It questions his stance on life and money, noting his belief that a five dollar bill exists solely to be changed. The piece reflects contemporary attitudes toward wealth and propriety.
A correspondent of the American Agriculturist explains brood care for hundreds of chicks. Keep brooders near 100 degrees first week, cut by about 10 degrees weekly. After three weeks move to fireless brooders heated with hot water jars. Ensure warmth, drying after hatch, and gradual temperature reduction to 90 degrees on cold nights.
Instructions describe placing the brooder on the floor with an outer lap for the chickens to rest. Heat is provided with one jug or can of hot water under each brooder during the day and at night enough jugs to keep the chicks warm. Overheating causes piling. proper warmth lets chicks spread out, burlap retains heat while admitting fresh air.
Extension service recommends a sugar arsenic solution for home ant control. Dissolve five pounds of sugar in one fourth ounce sodium arsenite in hot water, soak a sponge, place in a pint jar with holes in the lid, and position where ants forage. Workers feed on the syrup, take it to the nest, and a large portion of the colony dies. Exercise caution to keep poison away from children and food. Remove exposed foods to aid results.
Practical guide notes that jelly setting hinges on pectin and acidity. It lists fruits rich in pectin such as apples currants grapes quince and citrus rinds, mentions small amounts in cherries raspberries blackberries and pears, and explains a simple test with alcohol to confirm pectin presence. It also advises adding lemon juice or tartaric acid to ensure tartness for proper setting. A stray advice line about poultry hydration appears but is not relevant to jelly making.
It is surprising how much water a chicken will drink especially in hot weather. Fresh water is necessary for rapidly growing chicks and good producing hens. Water chicks in shallow dishes.
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