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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1912
Page
7
The narrative centers on Ailsa and Paul who live in a famed toy filled playhouse. Grandpa Mellon gifts a weekly feature titled Good Bye Papa. Courtroom battles surround Mrs Mellon and Mr Mellon as they dispute custody while supporters side with the mother.
Pittsburg reported tale follows nine year old Ailsa and three year old Paul Mellon as they live alternately with mother Nora Mellon and father Andrew Mellon after a divorce dispute. The court ordered a large twenty room home with guarded access and a separate playhouse for Ailsa, while guardians manage weekly custody shifts and visits. The story contrasts wealth and affection with the strain of legal division.
The article recounts crow lore from Roman myth and Pliny notes on longevity and rain signals. It contrasts the Latin crow with the Indian tale of mischief and mentions funeral rites for crow and raven in Roman and Egyptian tradition.
Electrical heating of floor coverings proposed to warm carpets rugs and tiger pelts in winter. German tests wire carpets to run ordinary lighting current so heat is produced and can be controlled. Small rugs heated for carriage rides. heat lasts two to three hours after power off. Prior patents exist for wiring through coverings for lighting.
Vegetius notes dogs in Roman towers signaling enemies by barking. In the Middle Ages dogs guarded camps and bulwarks. Bloodhounds of Scotland tracked escaped prisoners and attacked cavalry with armored coats and hooks. Records exist from 1467, with Plutarch and Pliny referenced.
A Homestead writer suggests a portable stock feed rack to reduce waste during fall and early winter. Built from 2 by 6 lumber and six inch boards, the design leaves six inch gaps between boards, usable on runners or rollers for easy positioning in yards.
The author notes portable stock feed racks are best with wheels, preferably from an old binder truck, though any old wheels work. If wheels are unavailable, build runners to move the rack. Do not feed on the ground. This fall the racks will be especially valuable due to possible feed shortages.
Thumps a common pig disease from over feeding and lack of exercise. Prevention focuses on limited feeding and ensuring daily exercise. prompt treatment is often ineffective. The condition causes jerky flank movements during breathing and diaphragm spasms, with possible wheezing and long term stunting. In winter compel activity by chasing them with a switch.
Three or more stout posts set firm in the ground form the shed walls. It raises about six feet to a large windowed roof. A V shaped feeding rack of poles rests on outside plates, allowing hay or fodder to be fed from below and refilled as needed. It suits sheep cattle and other stock, providing shelter and a covered manure shed.
The piece urges stocking farms to full capacity and feeding well to increase fertility, production, and carrying capacity. It argues income rises year by year as the stock increases.
A brief advocating rapid pig farming argues for maximizing weight gain at every stage from birth to market. It emphasizes aggressive growth and efficiency in feeding and husbandry to increase profits.
A farm near Madison shows damp, poorly drained barns kill sheep. Proper high sites, windbreaks, and good ventilation including the King system prevent pneumonia. Windows aid lighting but must avoid dangerous drafts for healthy flocks.
A Popular Mechanics sketch shows a feed-bag holder that uses a rein inspired mechanism to adjust grain level to a horse's mouth. The design prevents waste when the horse raises its head or the bag sags, with a full illustration of the head gear and rein connection.
Practical advice for winter farming covers housing, water, and exercise. Notes include giving pigs buttermilk, avoiding drafts for young pigs, clean water for hogs, middlings as a partial feed, horses exercised and bedded, sheep kept with fresh air water and salt, and beeves tending toward high prices next winter.
A Pennsylvania inventor introduces an automatic trap nest that records which hen lays each egg. As a hen enters, floor weight triggers a door mechanism. After laying, the egg moves to a position behind the previous one, and each hen's path is single use. The system is vermin proof and keeps eggs safe from rats and other animals.
An Iowa poultryman describes burying cabbage in the ground as winter feed for fowls. He advises storing best heads for table use and burying the rest in layers with roots up, covered by straw and earth, gradually firming the cover. Cabbage kept this way stays tender and sweet, boosting hens’ egg production when paired with green rye and a warm mash of turnips beets or potatoes.
Describes a movable nest box setup with a frame A B made from one inch stock and wired supports. Boxes are half inch lumber, 11 inches wide, 12 inches long, 5 inches deep with a six inch projecting bottom edge and a 12 inch space between wires to allow hens to step up.
Dropping boards must be matched lumber. One roost uses boards 20 inches wide and three feet for two roosts. Position from 10 to 12 inches from the wall. Roosts measure 2 by 2 inches with slightly rounded edges.
An advice filled poultry column urges constant exercise for hens to sustain health and egg production. It recommends burying grain, scratching through straw in winter, and feeding mash only, plus table scraps and vegetables in troughs to encourage activity and vigor.
A scalable fattening coop with a slat front and floor keeps birds clean. Troughs with lids protect feed and water from dirt while a sloped roof sheds rain. A gravel or oyster shell box aids digestion, and the design permits easy feeding and watering.
Guidance on breeding and managing laying hens stresses exercise, grit, cleanliness, and consistent feeding. Notes advise judging birds by egg production, valuing quality over beauty, and improving stock through selective breeding and shows. It mentions drake longevity, floor cleanliness, and typical feed durations in packing houses.
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