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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
11
The text shows a troubled child named Donald facing diet issues and a dinner dispute over dessert. Aunt admonishes him for padding while recalling a dream of Chedda and a gun. A muddy dialogue with heavy garbled speech hints at family tension and lessons about misbehavior.
Readable pieces show a speaker noting a radical change in politics while contrasting a successful candidate addressing common people with big business influence. The garbled text hints at frustration, access to audiences, and ongoing power struggles, but details and attributions are unclear.
A sulomukeeper confronts Tad and a young man seeking to change life, offering a chance to prove himself. The keeper vows to keep him away from crime, while the son promises reform. patrons drift from the saloon as the businessman’s aid looks to steer the youth toward a steadier future.
Vague notes describe residents vexed by the end of 17 months of prohibition and enforcement shifts. Citizens complain about staffing for park maintenance and policing as priestly influence and illegal sales figures appear in arrest counts.
In a Pennsylvania school debate on the saloon question a young boy spoke first with stage fright but recovered to win by saying, If any of you do not believe the saloon is evil, Just look at what it can do for us. The incident features the boy Gy Hor and the opposing team leaders as read in the scrambled report.
Testimony from longshoremen in a city notes many kept money in banks, countering views of widespread spending in saloons. J A Dantan, secretary of the local harbor council, says it is encouraging to see men of modest means save rather than squander, reflecting credit to bankers.
A fragmented wartime notice discusses medical care in military hospitals, noting the dangers of septic wounds and the need for rapid recovery. The text contrasts drinkers and teetotalers, hinting at reforms in service trauma treatment and the role of abstinence in outcomes. It references correctable complications and the aim for quicker recuperation.
Detailed instructions cover setting up the incubator, warming the machine, maintaining temperatures, turning eggs, cooling, and handling hatch time. Includes thermometer ranges by week, moisture methods, egg testing, and safe door practices to maximize hatch success.
A ration plan for egg production outlines feeding with equal parts wheat and corn, supplemented by a ground mixture of bran, shorts, and cornmeal. It notes adding sour milk or beef scrap if available, and specifies that beef scrap may constitute one fourth of the ground food.
Selection emphasizes short heads, stubby beaks, prominent eyes, long broad beaks, strong legs, set apart stance, glossy plumage, and a vivid red comb. The winning male that best demonstrates these breed traits and crowing vigor may be covered by the breeding cock’s head.
Historical notes describe how egg laying age varies by breed and line. Early-maturing strains such as Lighorn Mimicon and Avon types begin laying sooner under favorable conditions, with some records indicating pullets may start at five to six months, and a rare few around three months in exceptional cases.
The text argues against yearly changes of male birds and notes that good rate birds can be kept for two or three years. It discusses effects on stock size, breeding younger birds, and preference for using young dieta when well grown. It also covers mating dynamics between old males and young hens or pullets and the use of older stock on both sides.
Instructions describe maintaining dropping boards in stabling. Regular cleaning in warm weather, weekly checks in cooler seasons, and simple scraping to remove buildup. Emphasizes timely attention and minimal manual work for upkeep.
Advice emphasizes feeding hens a varied, ample diet to maintain good condition and produce higher egg yield. It cautions against underfeeding or limiting to one or two kinds of food, stressing the need for plentiful, balanced nutrition.
The article advises keeping hens and pullets in separate quarters and feeding pullets separately to support their development and prepare for laying. It emphasizes distinct housing and nutrition for pullets during growth and before the laying season.
An old style testimonial ad touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy for menopause and nervous symptoms. It features a Lowell Massachusetts reader claiming relief from hot flashes, headaches, and fatigue, and urges women to seek confidential medical advice from the Lydia E Pinkham company.
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