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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1911
Page
2
A garbled Sullivan Indiana page reviews varied topics from Portugal navy plans and a diplodocus discovery in Utah to Madison Square Garden sale talk, New York opera score thefts, Boston mayor singing in public, and a customs ruling that a hen is not a bird, all with satirical tone and scattered facts.
A brief Chicago wedding notice states that Miss Stefanija Pietrzykowski wed Jan Sadowsky a few days ago. The item appears reprinted to tease compositors and proofreaders.
Vienna now hosts 2,004,291 inhabitants shining in pace with Berlin as the old city holds its own famed for waltz music. Vienna's rapid growth contrasts with Berlin while preserving cultural prestige in music.
Comment discusses moves toward progress with a push for a new constitution and parliament, noting hopes for a modernizing China and referencing potential shifts in leadership and appearance.
A 58 story tower is set to rise in New York signaling a bold urban push. The joke suggests even structures seek distance from the town as if alive with escape.
A Buda Pesth observer claims American men are flirts and American women are strikingly beautiful, driving poor men to temptation. The text cites last year’s fire losses in the United States and Canada totaling 234,470,650 and Europe at one sixth of that, as a critique of American waste and champagne pricing norms.
An audience member in a Hamilton Ontario theater was struck on the forehead by a sword point flying over the footlights. The incident prompted talk of refunds. Snowball use to fight a fire in Pennsylvania is noted. A biting poem line warns readers not to blaspheme when struck. A provocative remark claims Russian students roughen American peers in football. A claim asserts a student must kill a policeman to earn a college emblem.
Six London policemen were held at bay for five hours by a bulldog. Authorities feared the dog’s aggression would trigger a larger panic. Some noted the restraint due to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Wealthy Americans donated substantial sums to public charities totaling 163,197,125 dollars in a single year. The figure suggests the nation’s charitable giving far exceeds this amount, implying a much larger unseen total.
A Connecticut girl hurled a candy gift in a rage when she discovered a $100 diamond ring hidden inside. The incident followed a quarrel with her betrothed and reflects broader New England temperaments rather than mere emotionalism.
An illustrated method for building a permanent cold frame, pitched as superior to sash frames for northern growers. Describes trench setup, cedar pickets, beds, sash bars, glass, vents, doors, and construction details for a north south oriented greenhouse that protects plants in cold, snowy weather.
The piece discusses Rhode Island Red anatomy and how a poultry judge uses bone structure flesh and overall conformity to identify breed. It emphasizes skeletons feeding flesh capacity and the importance of head neck wings and breast bone positioning in scoring.
W H Dunning submits plans for a well drained machine shed with a south facing front. It uses best available shingles, shiplap sides, a full door front with hinges set to allow roller doors on a track. A 16 by 24 feet interior space remains after the door, with a ten foot door for heavy machinery and easy access.
Apple trees may be pruned from late fall to spring and should have open heads. Remove large parallel or crossing limbs but not all small ones. Let natural growth guide shaping. avoid excess pruning. Paint wounds to prevent decay and reinforce bad crotches with iron bolts to prevent splits when heavy fruit or ice loads occur.
The article states drilled grain yields 20 to 25 percent more than hand sowing. It notes the drill places seed at uniform depth, avoids seeds in depressions or buried too deeply, or left uncovered, and recommends a roller to follow the drill.
A liquid lice killer made by dissolving crude naphthaline flakes in ordinary kerosene serves as an effective disinfectant for poultry houses. Used on dropping boards and roosts it kills red mites and destroys disease germs and seeds of worms and other parasites.
A guide on brooder temperature and layout stresses center heat, ample space, and bright daytime conditions. It says chicks sleep stretched out at the right temperature, crowding or wandering indicates improper heat, and outdoor brooders need cooler hover temperatures with more floor space.
Mr M R Conover describes a two designs for small chicken coops in the Homestead. The Fig 1 model measures about 10 by 4 feet with a double pitched roof and glass sash on the sunny side, plus nests beneath the roosts. The Fig 2 version shares dimensions with a single pitched roof, front sash, and rear roosts and nests accessible as in Fig 1.
Guidance on keeping milk safe by reducing barn dust and bacteria through cleanliness and temperature control. Covers cooling methods, pasteurization basics, and distinctions between sterilization and pasteurization, plus practical household steps to keep milk cold and safe.
The writer asks why feeding matter should be kept distant from the poultry house and suggests a tight, adjacent small compartment inside or beside the house to store feed. This arrangement would save time and avoid wading through mud in bad weather.
Practical guidance for poultry keepers on incubator cleaning, daily droppings removal, culling and mating practices, feeding adjustments in cold weather, replacing hens with vigorous cockerels, avoiding pepper in feed, supplying animal protein when live worms are scarce, careful hatching and raising, show preparation, and litter absorbents for dirty coops.
Provide a dust bath area for hens to dust daily after leaving the nest. Proper material helps keep hens lice free. if not, dust weekly with insect powder. After all chicks hatch, dust the hen again to prevent lice on the young. Dust on feathers helps kill or drive away chick lice.
The text explains that the best breed for egg production is one developed specifically for laying eggs rather than a general breed. It emphasizes selective breeding aimed at high egg yield rather than other traits.
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