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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
5
A practical guide stresses laying in winter supplies for the family cow. It outlines nourishing, varied fare including clover hay, timothy, corn stalks, cowpeas, bran, apples, potatoes, squashes, beets and carrots stored properly. It warns against moldy food and whole squashes, notes storage temps, and suggests bran mash with peels as a treat.
Wisconsin agricultural chemist E B Hart and state seed inspector A L Stone defend silage as a method to destroy weed seed vitality. They note no experiments on silage manure germination but consider the risk minimal. They recommend storing manure under a shed to stop fermentation and destroy weed seeds.
Danish researchers report high cat and dog deaths from trichinosis and urge disposal of corpses to prevent contamination of other animals. The finding stresses strict handling to halt spread among domestic animals and wildlife.
Guidance on pig feeding from W R Gilbert emphasizes weaning at three to four weeks, liberal feeding after weaning, and using roots as a major winter ration. Boil roots to make a thick batter with shorts and middlings, avoiding excess water, and keep troughs clean.
A Western Canada immigrant farmer tells how leaving Iowa for 1600 acres, later about 3000 acres, transformed life. He describes land paid for in under three years through wheat yields, compares costs and profits with Iowa, and notes Canada as the Paradise of the Poor. The piece details his home, farm, and a sod-shack ruin he calls home.
An elderly Black man describes a confrontation where white men taunted him about a pile of sewer pipe and he recalls a blow delivered after questions about defeating the opponent. The exchange features racial tension and a described street incident with vague outcomes.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale recounts a social gathering where the shy heroine fled home alone. She asks Mr Blank for protection, choosing him for his loud voice rather than bravery. He basks in pride, only to learn she picked him for his ability to holler loudly.
A Christian Science mother admonishes her children to play pleasant games, not pretend illness. Geraldine reports hearing a very bad word from her twin brother, who denies it while insisting he did not say it but the sister contends otherwise. The exchange centers on a charged miscommunication about a physician’s word.
The actress Sarah Bernhardt, in a dressing room, ordered peaches but a maid brought pears. Bernhardt hurled a pear at the maid, smashing it across the face, then exclaimed thankfully that it was not an apple.
A scientist reports that coffee plant leaves can be used to make a tea like infusion. The dried leaves resemble tea in appearance and fragrance, yielding an aromatic yet bitter drink with less tannin than tea. The finding suggests possible cultivation of tea and coffee on the same plant.
Fragmentary notes describe a tense encounter between Braylate and an unnamed old man after leaving a club. Accounts mention an attempted avoidance, a chase, and an assault near a garden area. Names, places, and exact details remain uncertain in the surviving text.
In 1911 a five year old girl suffered a painful facial eruption mistaken for ringworm. Watery blisters clung to the lip and cheek, itching and burning. nights were restless and the teacher kept her home. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment per directions, symptoms improved rapidly and the child fully recovered in months. Ad appears to promote Cuticura products with a free sample offer.
A terse exchange captures a witty boardinghouse style moment. A speaker laments pride and declares blunt, humorous replies to a parent figure, illustrating social dynamics and sentential timing in a compact vignette.
A peculiar note from the Asnees recounts a man who sought a wife but lost only his trousers in the hunt. The tale illustrates a comical misfortune and a cautionary wink at courting mishaps.
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