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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
11
A reader recounts relief from serious illness after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and praises the doctors' efforts yet credits the remedy for her recovery. The piece notes many middle aged women benefited from the product during crises. The fragment ends with a social observation about men and responsibility.
A sensational ad claims Freezone dissolves corns and calluses with a few drops, causing instant soreness relief and easy lifting. It markets a tiny bottle from druggists, urging orders if not stocked. A stray travel note about navigation 2700 miles by ocean steamers appears.
The article advises that breeding geese yield more with careful care. Geese should be kept moderately thin through winter with grazing and free water access. Early hatching is discouraged. goslings need grain and water, with limited feed for first days. Exercise is essential, roosts and safe retreat improve welfare, and brooding is brief before housing.
White Holland turkeys are commonly described as healthy and hardy, yet this report notes a tendency toward lower vitality in the breed, contrasting general expectations with observed condition issues among flocks.
The passage notes that crossbreeding has weakened turkeys, making them fragile and less vital. It argues for free range farming with exercise and clean ground, roosting in trees, and natural water, claiming such birds are more profitable. It mentions attempts to correct weakness by introducing wild stock and partial success.
Summer chicken feed thrives on bugs worms and insects. In winter hens need a substitute. Cut bone meal is very good. An ounce daily per hen supplies all the needs of this.
Agricultural expert GW Hervey of Misarari College outlines feeding rules to boost egg yield. Use mold-free grain, ensure roosts hold crops, and balance dry mash with bran and sour milk. Adequate winter protection and self-feeding mash systems reduce labor and increase production.
Nebraska university farm in Lincoln reports winter poultry feeding practices. Birds receive a morning scratch feed of cracked corn kafir wheat oats and horse meat alongside green feed like cabbage mangels and turnips. A wet mash of cornmeal bran white milk and gluten is offered and supplemented by a later afternoon grain feed. Electric lights extend day length from five in the morning to four in the afternoon to stimulate feeding. Grit oyster shell charcoal and appropriate feed troughs ensure each bird has access to food.
Guidance urges frequent cleaning of the poultry house with removable roosts and equipment to ease upkeep. It recommends using a good disinfectant around roosts and nests, whitewashing the interior, and aerating the house at least once a year.
Feather pulling or eating in poultry is tied to crowding and inactivity during fall and winter. Improve management by reducing flock size, increasing exercise, and providing ample nourishment like meat and bone meal. Remove the pest causing the behavior and consider bitter-tasting remedies to deter feather eating.
A North American experiment on winter green feed for layers shows green feed from summer yards partly satisfies hens but fails to sustain high power laying. Fowrest hens eating bulky green feed laid less than those on concentrated dry feeds, indicating green feed alone does not provide necessary nutrients for peak production.
The article extols Western Canada provinces Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba as ideal farm lands for settlers. It cites high wheat yields from 20 to 70 bushels per acre, affordable land prices from 15 to 30 dollars, and favorable living conditions including railways schools and utilities. It argues farm laborers can secure wages, a home after three years worth about 1000 dollars, and the chance to own land through homesteading, contrasting with rising U.S. land prices.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a family dispute around care and blame with archaic phrasing and unclear speakers. The lines hint at parental authority and sibling tension without clear events or outcomes.
A vintage ad extols Cascarets to purge the stomach and liver, claiming they remove sour undigested food and toxins, ease headaches and foul breath, and promise a morning straightening out after a night’s use. Mentions a 10 cent box and sleep efficacy, plus a brief note about a 1789 Royal Tiger anecdote and a pantomime line.
An advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as a trusted remedy for coughs bronchitis and throat settling. It claims fifty one years of use in the United States Canada Australia and other countries with benefits of quiet nights easier mornings and natural healing aided by fresh air and sunshine.
The saying notes that a mascot can differ in meaning, and asserts that a Jonah often ends a wail, indicating irony or misdirection in identities and outcomes.
Advertisement for Twaiston La Creole Hair Dressing claiming it darkens hair to a natural look and is the original product under a $1.00 price point, contrasting imitation with authenticity.
A witty line about society pages notes that no news is a nuisance yet hints that social items can be essential. The remark contrasts the saying no news is good news with the idea that coverage keeps communities informed.
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