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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
3
President Wilson declares the United States will send any needed number of troops to France to win the war, rejecting peace pressures. He lauds Red Cross work and urges citizens to give wholeheartedly, praising the role of women and the global fight for liberty and humanity.
Investigations by the bureau of entomology show that insects ruin more timber of commercial size than forest fires. A testing note on speechmaking contrasts talking for effect with genuine thought, calling out pretenders who seek to impress.
Ohio Journal reports a discovery that threading hemp rope through iron chain links can extend chain life by about 70 percent by reducing friction and cut costs by up to one third. A biologist warns that a single pair of rats left undisturbed could multiply to 37 million in two years, though current rats appear unsettled.
The Department of Agriculture warns beef consumption and production will rise as imports remain tight. It urges expansion of beef cattle herds in suitable ranges and farming areas to meet growing demand for dressed beef and beef products.
Beef production can rise across settled farm areas and especially in the South by protecting calves during their first winter and promoting growth. Key measures include maintaining larger breeding herds, using more bulls on the ranges, selecting good bulls, reducing tick areas, cutting disease and predation losses, moving animals from feed-scarce to feed-rich regions, simplifying winter feed, improving shelter, and using all roughage with more nitrogenous concentrates and less grain.
The 1917 drive highlights increased farmer interest in sheep raising and calls for help from agricultural extension and state officials. It urges legal reforms to stop sheep killings, boys' sheep clubs, expanded education, use of idle land for grazing, and more liberal bank lending to sheep raisers.
The article argues high mutton and lamb prices make increasing sheep on farms desirable. It notes rough land and overgrown lots offer grazing opportunity, warns against excess sow fattening before farrowing, and advises a good growing ration and exercise to curb sows eating piglets.
Wartime rails face heavier cargo due to shortages and political strain. Improperly loaded fruits and vegetables spoil in transit, requiring repacking and selling at low prices. Proper spacing, bracing, refrigeration, and ventilation are essential to prevent waste and maximize car use. cherries peaches and other perishables suffer when air flow is blocked by packed hampers near the roof.
Closely packed mixed shipments cause rapid decay. Potatoes and cucumbers often scatter through the load when containers break in transit. It is essential that each type of produce be loaded separately, spaced and braced to prevent shifting en route.
A wartime urging to conserve freight car space and prevent loss of perishable shipments. The message stresses packing quality to avoid waste and disaster from improper loading and handling.
The study by the United States Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Purdue University shows women and youths in Indiana dairies taking over much work as hired men enlist or seek higher wages in steel mills and munition factories. By 1936-37 women and young people perform over half the labor, while remaining men stay home to support families and manage crop production.
The text compares a failing hive to a poorly oiled machine where all energy is spent turning wheels. It likens insufficient efficiency in bees to a damaged tex hive and urges attention to improve functioning.
A fragmented note suggests a claim about combining alfalfa hay with mule cottes and other feed to produce inexpensive beer, while noting backyard scale farming is not experimental and that thousands of small redbitries exist nationwide.
The United States must boost meat output to feed armies overseas and support the war effort. Poultry production is emphasized as essential, with measures to increase output without strain while profits should compensate farmers and homemakers for the effort. Authorities urge focusing on poultry to raise total meat supply during the war.
From the United States Department of The brood coop should be cleaned at least once 2 week and kept free from mites. If mites are found In the coop it should be thoroughly cleaned Make the Little Chick's First Home Comfortable One end sprayed with Kerosene oil or erude petroleum. From 2 to 2 inches of sand o dry dirt or a thin layer of a tray or fine hay should be spread on fresh ground to Tonon most of the time due to the cultivation of the ground and have abundant slade at the same time.
The article argues poultry raising is essential to feed the nation and support the war effort. It notes past shortages and calls on farmers and urban families with space to expand backyard poultry, emphasizing the opportunity and duty to contribute beyond previous levels.
A simple remedy for scaly legs in fowls uses kerosene. Dip feet and legs in a kerosene filled scall so feathers stay dry. hold briefly and remove. Also notes economizing space in the hen house by placing nests under dropping boards in a darkened area preferred by hens.
Fragmentary text mentions De Pierce's Pleasant Pellet and Liverbowels, notes about Season Opens, and an ace Knicker-is. Phrases include battle lines on swatted and seethes Not Printable, and a stray dialogue about a Katker and 8 ladies. Dancers’ remark, free for all, and a noisy apartment scene appear in disjointed fashion.
A fragment quotes a speaker remarking on “stack eresses” and asking about “siacker esses” while referencing girls who read novels in hammocks instead of knitting for soldiers. The cadence suggests a dialectal, informal wartime dialog captured in the newspaper.
A chaotic dialogue unfolds as a Pullman porter refuses entry to a passenger with a dead dog. The passenger insists dogs are allowed and argues the animal does not bark or bite, while the porter cites company policy, leading to a tense, illogical exchange.
A fragmentary anecdote cites Ivy L. Lee and a World War I era gag about profit margins. It recalls a humorous exchange between Skinner and Grabble over prices and a one percent figure, illustrating wartime misperceptions and business talk.
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