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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
8
W Milton Kelly explains ideal feeding strategy for eight month old pigs to balance growth, bone, and muscle. Emphasizes varied ration using farm seeds, greens, and limited protein. Advocates gradual transition from growing to fattening with corn heavy diet and field grazing to achieve 360 plus pound averages.
A Michigan farmer reports long term success feeding well matured corn silage to sheep. Early trials with late harvested, green fodder caused digestive issues, but a riper, properly cut crop produced thrifty lambs and ewes at lower cost, with daily rations of two to two and a half pounds across ages.
Look to the pedigree of the stallion you patronize and avoid horses not issued by recognized registries. Farmers claim a good jumper is fine for work, yet grades, though handsome and sound, are unsuitable for breeding and may carry a hidden flaw.
A brief note instructs to maintain air quality in the cow stable during milking. It emphasizes keeping the environment as fresh as possible, looking toward ventilation, and delaying disturbance of manure in gutters or stalls until after milking and milk removal.
A superintendent cites humorous beach scene and then discusses loyalty of lunatics relatives. He notes a brother first to drop visits, followed by a wife, then husbands, fathers, and sisters. One relative remains faithful until death, the visiting sister or female relative, even if reviled, continues until death.
Mrs John White of Cutburg describes severe infant eczema spreading from pimples on cheeks to arms and head. After three weeks of symptoms and unsuccessful treatment, use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment led to clear skin. Ad notice for Cuticura products with sample offer and address.
Stray Shots, the weekly paper produced by inmates of the Fort Leavenworth military prison, urges the cook to read old cookbooks and avoid hot water in gravy. It argues that uncooked flour causes indigestion and calls for better meals for the regiment, emphasizing duty and comfort.
A stranger on a roof surveys a crowded park where a speaker's platform draws a human mob. A guide explains a suffragist riot is not the issue, but a politician has called a mass meeting to discuss saving the park grass and shrubbery.
A young man lectures Miss Imogene about iceberg science during a dinner and opera night, praising tact while she remains offended. The tale contrasts social missteps with a waiter joke about eggs and a brimless hat customer. A note mentions Louisiana trade boosters visiting, 22 elites in one week.
A 1913 summary from the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis notes 30 states enacted laws on tuberculosis, 34 considered bills, with appropriations surpassing 6 million dollars for treatment and prevention. Forty-one states had session activity, 39 sanatoria exist, Delaware funds a state sanatorium for Black patients, plus nearly 1 million from Congress for federal and DC TB facilities.
A sharp voiced wife recalls a past romance to her husband Charles aboard a train. She claims a pair of slippers given at Christmas before their marriage measured his feet and helped seal their union, prompting a nearby young man to remove his feet from the seat.
Arthur Stringer voices sharp disdain for poets in America noting their low status beside Rockefeller and Carnegie. A farm anecdote follows with a tramp asking for pie, trading a tale of being a former poet as his start.
A speaker mutters about a life like a dream as he notices his legs, sight, and hearing are unusually relaxed in a theater setting. He contemplates the immersive lights music and scenery and wonders about the impossible feeling of a truly comfortable theater experience.
A fragmentary quotation discusses millionaire malefactors evading punishment, with Upton Sinclair noting such men escape retribution for being too small for the net, and George Eliot remarking on women being made to match men.
Among this year's legislative enactments are Colorado tuberculosis registration law subsidies to local hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin a measure establishing county hospitals in Indiana and the creation of state bureaus for tuberculosis prevention in Ohio and California.
Dr Porter s antiseptic baling oil touted as the most wonderful remedy for wounds burns old sores and skin diseases with additional uses for barbed wire cuts galls scratches and mange on dogs sold by druggists or via mail order from Paris Medicine Co St Louis Missouri promising trial and satisfaction.
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