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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
7
A cloak room moment of pride when a chariot drive in a pony and dog show parade was allowed. Representative Redfield recalls school long division as a highlight while a nearby boy yawns provoking a paper wad throw that hits the target. The scene escalates with Fourth of July flair and a shipboard lurch tossing beefsteak onto a pompous passenger.
A garrison town fancy-dress ball featured many officers and men. A soldier dressed as a lady told the regimental chaplain he won second prize, while the chaplain admitted no prize. The exchange led to the soldier noting the chaplain’s parson get-up was near the best he had seen.
Mayor Turnbull recalls a Titanic administration misstep as a Canton incident. He draws a grim parallel to a Canton boy who spitefully tells his mother he hates his nurse and would pinch her cheeks like his father.
A teacher asks a juvenile class what a swan is and a boy responds that a swan is an animal with a turkey’s body, a giraffe’s neck, and a goose’s head. The line captures playful misclassifications by young observers.
A brief exchange quotes The Remedy noting beef prices rising and a plan to halt declines. The remark ends with a legalistic jab about ownership and freedom, attributed to Michael de Montaigne.
A farmer testifies after ten years of stomach trouble from coffee and tea. He quit coffee and used Postum, reporting complete health recovery, restored appetite, and increased weight. His family followed suit, citing similar benefits, in a testimonial attributed to Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan. Ten days with Postum is claimed to prove the truth, per the brochure The Road to Wellville.
From Fred O. Sibley in Farm and Home comes a practical summer house for hens. The eight by thirteen by seven feet structure features light framing, matched siding, a south facing window, two corner openings for passage, a ventilating shutter and wire mesh, rear roosts under a roof with two platforms for droppings and nests, and a dry well drained site. It shelters 60 fowls, costs $12 to $15, and should be whitewashed and painted for best comfort.
The article warns against crowding chickens by age in hot weather and stresses separate ages for fair growth. May-hatched pullets can lay by November if fed, watered, and crowded properly, but poor feeding or stress stalls progress. Start now to recover the cost and maximize returns.
An old recipe explains making insect powder for fowls by mixing crude carbolic acid with gasoline and plaster of Paris. The mixture is stirred until wet, absorbed, dried on paper, and sieved into powder for use.
System in the Feeding. Fowls should have empty crops in the morning and the crop should never be quite full until roost. For the first feed grain scattered in the litter in the morning is preferred the sooner the better. In the middle of the day a warm moistened mash should be given about what they will eat. And at night before they go to roost a liberal feed of grain should be scattered in the litter. Fowls should be kept busy.
Instructional note describes making charcoal from corncobs or brush. Build a pile, light it, let it burn to live coals, then extinguish with water. Chickens consume the hot cinders, effectively aiding fuel preparation at low cost.
An old remedy suggests improving the appearance of scaly legs by rubbing with a salve made from equal parts lard sulfur and kerosene at intervals of a few days.
A fireless brooder for 26 to 50 chicks described by Arthur Wenger of Dayton Virginia. Instructions cover frame size 2 by 2 inch uprights a front opening 8 by 8 inches and a larger 12 by 20 inch opening with sliding door and mesh, a muslin covered hatch, and a hover box 18 by 18 inches with muslin frame.
The article describes methods to combat bedbugs in poultry houses including replacing roosts, spraying whitewash with turpentine, burning interiors with taroline mixture, and using a mixture of turpentine ammonia kerosene with gum camphor. It advises burning nests and roosts and whitewashing before reuse.
The text explains that in turkey culture a single male fertilizes all eggs for a season, making one gobbler sufficient for 20 or more hens. It presents a traditional expectation about mating and hen fertility.
Do not raise scrub chickens and avoid heavy cock birds with hens. Early turkeys come from early laid eggs and are profitable. Condiments that boost egg production resemble stimulants for humans. Guinea fowl sexes show larger wattles in males. Overfeeding chicks wastes feed and risks souring bedding. A chicken stomach isn’t iron and repeated diets hurt birds. Incubators yield results proportional to personal effort.
A northern visitor tells a tale about Steve the plantation hand replying "Yahs, sah" to many questions to illustrate southern negro taciturnity. The anecdote ends with the northerner asking for "No, sir" and Steve again answering "Yahs, sah." Judge. Her Foresight notes small tells reveal character and a broken engagement due to cheap chocolates.
Mrs H Albrecht of West Point Nebraska describes a three year old boy named Gilbert suffering severe eczema. After topical medicines failed they used Cuticura Soap and Ointment following directions and within four weeks his face cleared. She urges others to try Cuticura with a free sample offer from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
A witty note recalls a command for dispatch in correspondence leading to unexpectedly large telegram charges. The speaker jokes about sending every letter by telegraph to speed matters, highlighting the clash between instruction and cost.
A brief boxing report notes the match ended quietly as one boxer failed to sustain action and conceded defeat. The account suggests the bout was dull with little memorable drama despite expectations of excitement.
A witty exchange centers on where to place a joke about a millionaire dropping his handkerchief. The punchline suggests putting it in the pick-up column, delivered in a playful newsroom banter tone.
A mother returns from town to find Tommy had broken into the jam closet, teased his sister, shattered a window, tied a tin can to the neighbor’s dog, and tracked mud through the parlor. She declares she will whip him, while Tommy protests that it looks like a frame-up.
An advertisement promotes Cotes Carbolisalve as relief for itching and skin and mucous membrane disorders and claims it cures disease. It markets a Superior Pile Cure priced 25 and 50 cents and offers free samples by writing to J. Cole & Co. at Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
A proverb notes a girl should first test a young man's skill before promising to fly with him. The saying implies a woman should reveal only what she knows about his abilities.
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