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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1914
Page
8
United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers to expand sheep husbandry. Advocates dual purpose sheep for wool and mutton, discusses breeding, economics of wool vs meat, start-up scale, care, and the value of a trained Scotch collie. Includes carcass handling and storage tips for maximize quality.
The cost to build and equip a creamery varies with materials size and transport distance. Brick or cement small buildings cost 3000 to 4000 dollars and cement floors, medium sized ones 5000 to 6000, large ones 7000 to 10000 dollars.
The article notes winter brings more darkness in dairy barns while some farmers keep stalls tightly closed. It argues light is essential for comfortable quarters and that excess darkness hurts herd health and eyesight.
It may be prudent to construct a frame building since such a structure can be set up in some places for roughly half the price of a more substantial edifice.
Guidance on hen nutrition emphasizes meat inclusion for Hone The ben, oyster shell, and grains. More corn is suitable in winter, warmer body temperature required, and straw or leaven bedding with constant dry mash. Exercise occurs as hens scratch for daily grain, about one quart per fifteen hens.
A terse remark urges staying with the current breed and improving it while others pursue experiments. The speaker argues many people only realize what’s wrong after trying a different approach and acknowledges the shoe pinches in those shifts.
Western Canada is highlighted as a vast, cultivable region poised to meet global food demand. With millions of acres suitable for farming, strong railway access, rich climate, and rising immigrant and American capital, Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta are presented as rapidly developing engines of wealth and settlement.
A brief item notes a small party mishap titled a ham and lettuce sandwich affair involving Thear Jones and an unnamed driver, with implication of a car incident and social curiosity in a local setting.
A claim emerges that some people who boast of always doing their best would even do their best to harm their friends. The remark highlights trust issues and ethical questions about loyalty among acquaintances.
A puzzle from Baltimore News asks how many times in a day the hour and minute hands form a right angle. Across 24 hours they align perpendicularly 44 times. Each pair occurs twice per hour except two gaps near 2 and 8 where the count adjusts, giving the total of 44 right-angle instances in a 24 hour period.
An OCR fragment advertises “Bromo Quinine” laxative with a full name and signature 8. W. Grove and decribes a cold in one day for 25c. It cites Protestant missions in the United States and Canada delivering foreign work, totaling $16,458,000, noting nearly a century of American Christian activity in India, China and other lands.
Advertisement for Mother Grays Sweet Powders claiming to aid delicate feverish and croga children. Promises relief by cleansing the stomach and acting on the liver. Sample offered free for druggists with price list and address in Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A paying concertgoer asks to hear Chopin during a noble piano recital. The critic beside him dismissively replies to wait for someone else to perform the piece. The exchange captures a moment of contrast between audience pretension and performer focus.
While viewing fine china a Washington woman spots a big Japanese cup glued after a break. She scolds the maid for concealing the fault, but the maid reveals that the other similar cup was also broken. The incident appears in Harper's Bazar.
A collection of testimonial letters from women praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from nervous, kidney, and other female ailments. The letters describe long illness, doctors, and recovery after use, urging others to try the remedy. A rhetorical question invites women to seek help and confirm confidentiality of inquiries.
The excerpt urges lasting cheerfulness. It cites Sydney Smith suggesting a woman recall pleasant remarks, keep candy on the mantel, and a kettle simmering to ward off melancholy. It concludes with guidance to avoid existential questions and to pose only easy inquiries.
Father Corntessel explains the term adible fungi as related to mushrooms and toadstools. He prefers to write to the department before giving a definitive answer about what is swallowed or what happens afterward.
A town council member notes that railways have ended passes while a rural editor counters with occasional dividends. The dialogue highlights skepticism toward reforms and lingering doubt about repeated beliefs, with a wry tone on public figures and shared stories.
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