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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
6
An old tale shows Miranda loyal to her mistress while facing a future without marriage. The passage blends social roles with a cautionary line about acting to ward the future and ends with unsolicited health ad copy for Garfield Tea and PaZO Ointment claiming cures for piles.
A Farm and Home article advises turkeys roost best in open air away from other poultry. A simple shelter, open front with wire and ventilator, protects from elements and marauders. Roosts should be high and fronted. a rear sliding door remains open by day. minimal weight needed for access.
The best poultry house provides proper light with windows on three sides and a large south window. It must stay dry all winter, requiring well drained land or man made drainage. Inside fixtures should be movable to aid cleaning and sterilization of roosts nests and furniture.
Sickness in flocks often stems from local causes and is preventable. Guard against it by keeping feed separate, avoiding poor mixtures, and supplying clean water. Sunflower seed and millet aid during moulting. test eggs from breeding pens and replace unfertile males to improve fertility.
Sweet skim milk direct from the separator is recommended as an excellent feed for laying hens. It partly substitutes meat scraps and should be given daily in amounts the hens will drink. Rinse the pan between fillings. Hens crave variety in their diet to maintain egg production in winter.
Commissioner Smith faces President Moffett’s defense of Standard Oil of Indiana as the article critiques the rebuttal, arguing the six cent rate filing and the 18 cent rate conduct were misapplied. It contends the traffic department should have verified filings and that the court’s decision overreaches on technical tariff errors, inflicting excessive penalties.
A lighthearted verse item notes Mrs Biggs and Mrs Hilow amid chatter about Mrs Diggs moving monthly for new furniture. It closes with a humorous Siberia maiden and a bear moment, reflecting a playful, frigid scene from a Houston Post snippet.
A fragment from Harvard Lampoon humor notes draws a joke about marriage and money, then shifts to a playful ad-like aside on pies and flavors. It ends with a quip on judgment and calling for restraint in condemnation.
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