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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1916
Page
12
A humorous Indianapolis News excerpt questions why a clean tablecloth is treated as sacred. It argues a tablecloth gets dirty, can be washed, and suggests practical options like using a washable oilcloth if keeping pristine is impractical. The piece satirizes domestic worship of cleanliness.
A terse exchange portrays an unemployed worker seeking a trade. The man, called Mr. Askuin, reveals seven years without employment in his line. He identifies his trade as extermination, describing a seven-year locist specialty in a concise dialogue.
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Farmers with small poultry operations can profit by caponizing and fattening birds for high end markets. Target eight to ten month capons, weigh up to ten pounds, and feed a mash of corn meal and wheat middlings with meat scraps when needed. Emphasizes large breeds, careful confinement, clean water, and multiple pens to prevent bullying while noting not to neglect broilers or egg production.
A late bulletin from the Pennsylvania state department of agriculture advises farmers to plant wheat as late as possible this fall to avoid Hessian fly damage. Late plowing can destroy eggs, a method successfully used in many Pennsylvania counties last year. Reports to the department note a big decline in oats yields due to late summer weather and cold wet conditions harming potato crops.
Missouri veterinary official Dr Don Luckey urges farmers to shoot buzzards during hog cholera season to prevent spread from nearby states. He notes possible anthrax transfer from Arkansas to Missouri via scavengers, while warning repealed buzzard protections may complicate enforcement. The piece cautions about disrupting wildlife balance though acknowledges buzzards' limited benefits.
Readable fragments hint at a small local notice or brief column item. Names, dates, or specific actions are unclear, but the piece appears to reference a community event or notice requiring confirmation.
W I Sanders of Kansas State Agricultural College argues internal combustion engines outpace all other farm machinery when properly handled. He notes engines fit modern farming pace, work in heat and winter, and offer a three year guarantee with future tractor testing ahead. A separate court scene features a witness urged to repeat exact words in a slander case.
A compact reflection on courage defining courage as a change from timidity before danger to bravery after the event. The quote emphasizes transformation through experience and the impact of fear on character. Rich ter is cited as the source of the idea.
Mrs. L Armour of Pleasant Hill Louisiana advocates portable nesthouses to keep hens from laying in the main poultry house. The design, 12 by 3 feet with two rows of 12 nests, is raised on posts four feet high and features hinged roof panels for easy cleaning and better mite control.
Benjamin R. Bush of Bay Shore New Jersey describes a two foot square lath coop hung on a shaft above a slatted bottom. The coop’s rocking and shaft support deter sitting hens and drive them to roost on the shaft, with success after two nights. The design holds three or four hens and promises quick results.
A weather spell soaked many early chicks and nearly doomed them. The household saved life by dipping chilled birds in a warm water bath and wrapping them in flannel, restoring chicks thought beyond help.
Buttermilk is a cheap animal protein for poultry and will grow in use in coming years. It can be bought at local creameries for about one cent per gallon and should be fed in stoneware vessels.
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