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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1906
Page
8
An article advocates a simple open scratching shed attached to a roosting room for poultry. It details dimensions, foundations, and materials for a 10x10 foot shed and a 10x8 foot roosting area, facing south, with wire netting and a night curtain. The design aims to improve health, egg production, and ability to house more birds with less artificial heat.
A 19th century style guide describes seasonal temperature control for poultry housing. It recommends raising the roosting room in mild weather by opening a window for ventilation and using a lath nailed curtain to seal the shed during cold spells. Curtains fastened at night reduce door closure needs if weather remains moderate. A dirt floor works for the scratching shed, while a 4 board floor in the roosting room eases cleaning.
Michigan State Bee Keepers association praised the honey shipping case shown at Jackson. The article discusses freight classifications for comb honey in glass front cases, arguing second class rates for such cases and noting risks of theft and mislabeling. It highlights the Aspinwall case as a solution to glass-front misclassification and praises the no-drip cleats design and mortised ends for two-row cases.
The article urges better water fowl care with clean yard and coop, notes tonic use like tincture of iron by some, and recommends feeding hard grain the day before shipment to improve travel condition and overall profit from poultry keeping as a supplemental pursuit.
Poultry droppings foster mite breeding while clean crops and houses reduce trouble. Do not rely on any one method. Regular, careful examinations are advised to prevent mite start and spread.
John M. Lloyd of Alliance Ohio recounts severe foot injury in 1899. After unsuccessful surgical attempts and years of misery he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for seven months, then recovered fully. He notes doctors’ bills exceeding 600 dollars versus 36 cents for the Cuticura remedies. June 27 1908.
A humorous collection of personal musings on aging fashion appetite and theatre life. The author jokes about overwork death vanity dieting dress suits and dramatic critics while imagining modest fame and a waiting hack.
A broad, fragmented ad page features Egg-O-See breakfast cereal touting merit and convenience, promising strength and health, plus free book offer from the Egg-O-See Company. Scattered lines promote Osaka population growth statistics, a 5-cent cigar, and Mrs Winslow soothing syrup, all mixed in a single advertising column.
The Erie Railroad placed orders with Standard Steel Car Company for 600 drop end steel underframe gondolas, 100000 pounds capacity, 42,600 pounds each, 45 feet, due January 1907, and 500 flat cars due December. Also, American Car & Foundry builds 400 steel underframe cars, 36 feet, 80000 pounds, November and December deliveries. Detroit works produce 100 Hart convertible cars for January delivery, 100000 pounds capacity, 43,000 pounds each, 41 feet 6 inches with wood bodies. Rochester division orders five electric cars from St Louis Car Company for Mt Morris line, four passenger and one combination, each with four 75 HP Westinghouse motors.
Germany revises railway tariffs with a complex multiplying effect on tickets. A traveler with a small family traveling Mulhouse to Basel faces about 60 tickets plus baggage passes. A fashion note warns short and long ladies about trimming impacts on skirts depending on husbands' heights. Two Profitable Postal Systems Russia's system nets over 20 million dollars annually, second only to Britain. When fortune smiles, waiting for a formal introduction isn’t worthwhile.
The piece notes widespread fear of the number thirteen in Austria Hungary influencing medicine and theater seating. It cites changes from box 13 to 12a in the Imperial opera house and theater and reports avoidance of Friday starts, ward numbers, and operating days due to superstition as a public health concern.
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