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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
2
The article explains limewater and water glass methods to preserve eggs. Limewater uses lime dissolved in boiled water and stored eggs fully submerged. water glass relies on sodium silicate diluted with boiled water to cover eggs. Both require clean fresh eggs and containers with evaporation protection.
Professor Rice advises farmers and poultrymen to calculate hatch dates so pullets begin laying just before frost. Using government charts, consider breed traits and local frost timing, then back up eight months to hatch. For White Leghorns laying at eight months, aim to hatch around March 15 to 25 to ensure full maturity prior to cold weather.
Egg bound is a fault on the keeper not the hen. Hens may die without warning as the condition weakens the heart. Fat hens press on the egg passage causing strain and possible rupture with contents entering the abdomen leading to inflammation and peritonitis.
Providing shade for poultry during hot months saves lives and boosts production. The Missouri College of Agriculture recommends portable shade structures on blocks and using fields like corn or sunflower patches. Adequate shade reduces losses and speeds growth for young stock and mature hens.
A Prairie Farmer writer describes slaughtering turkeys by hanging and sticking the bird to sever the brain, draining the body, and plucking in established order. It notes dry picking, shipping undrawn, and that long wing feathers fetch good market value.
A Chil dren's Bureau article explains that when breast milk is unavailable the substitute must be the best clean cow's milk possible. It details why cleanliness matters, how to select certified milk, and practical steps to prepare and store feed, including an inexpensive home ice box to keep milk cold for 24 hours.
Directions for treating very dirty greasy spots on fabrics. Mix warm water with strong soap and a small amount of ox gall, apply, scrub with stiff brush until stains disappear, then rinse and wipe with sponge, repeat soap and ox gall, rinse until clear, and hang to dry.
Recipe note outlines a salad combining two cupfuls cold baked beans with one cupful chopped boiled beets and olives sprinkled over the mixture. Add chopped lettuce to finish.
An old advertisement urges readers to choose Denison's Coffee as pure and hand picked. It notes Denison's is sold in cans cartons or bags and offers a Chicago contact for locating retailers if unavailable locally.
A Sunday school teacher questions Daisy about pets in heaven. Daisy argues animals go to heaven, citing the Bible’s milk and honey promise to claim animals’ presence in the afterlife.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago pushes stricter measures to prevent insurance frauds. The anecdote includes a reference to Ixe and a call to Smith of the Marine and Fire company as the old proverb What can t be cured must be insured is cited.
A crowd awaits the principal speaker as the master of ceremonies introduces him. The exact name remains unclear to attendees, with one recalling only that introduction occurred early in the program.
The grocer asks if a past order satisfied the customer. Mrs Housekeep replies fairly well but requests stronger coffee and weaker butter next time.
A witty quip compares wartime fronts to a crowded telephone exchange with the line always busy, reflecting home front humor about global conflict and communication strains.
A playful dialogue questions a man’s supposed family tree and delivers a pun about being a nut. The exchange showcases light humor highlighting a literal and figurative joke about lineage and nuts.
A wry Indianapolis Star quip contrasts domestic life and affection with money. The exchange about servants opens a note on comfort over wealth, suggesting porch swings and top buggies symbolize evolving loves and social ease.
The Dismal Swamp of antebellum notoriety inspires eerie legends and fears among its simple residents. Stories of phantom workers haunting an old canal site fade with time, though belief endures among the most superstitious dwellers.
A shopper asks for the chair price and the clerk states seventeen dollars. The customer balks, and the salesman explains the listing shows the value as one dollar fifty cents, noting the price was requested.
Rampage resident Sandstorm Smith proclaims he stays active at night while criticizing others for lagging behind in mobility. He notes seeing many prominent people in cars late at night, suggesting others are scandalously behind in transportation.
A dialogue reveals a claim of an oil well on Bill-Why’s property. Jill notices the feature as a surprising, overdue development in local prospects.
Polly the washerwoman laments her son Jawge's habits calling him a grasshopper. She explains he frets about waking to eat and stopping eating to sleep, while the mistress grows puzzled at the boy's quirks in a Louisville Times excerpt.
In a satirical exchange Diggs proposes forming a society to suppress useless noise. Biggs doubts, asking when it starts. Diggs answers it begins with the next political campaign and plans to reduce cheers from three to one.
A conversation centers on a summer in which a family travels while one man, Mr Bliggins, stays home for rest and quiet. The dialogue hints at urban hustle versus quieter climates and notes that the handy man often isn’t valued downtown. It closes with a wry line about men at family reunions enjoying them as much as funerals.
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