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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1913
Page
7
Practical guide by W. Robinson on raising goslings with broody hens. Describes selection of stock, incubation, early care, housing, diet starting with stale bread and dandelions, then oats and grit, and gradual shift to grazing as goslings grow.
A basic chick brooder is built by halving a sugar barrel and lining the interior with paper and flannel. A top cover is lined similarly, a 4 by 4 inch bottom vent with an opening and door is added, and a warmed jug of boiling water maintains 90 to 100 degrees inside when outdoor temps are ten degrees. The water is refreshed every morning and night to sustain heat.
Color is mainly a breed trait. Shell color does not affect food value or composition. White and brown eggs differ only in breed origin. uniform size shape and color improve crate appearance for poultrymen.
Water is essential for healthy fowls as most of an egg is water. Provide clean fresh water at all times in a location easily accessible to the birds. Ensure a liberal supply and easy access.
Step by step for a farm helper to build a swing stanchion using four 2x4s cut to specific lengths. It covers notches, tongues, bevels, and a hinged upright with a locking nail through aligned holes to secure the cow in place.
The article discusses choosing a dairy sire to steadily improve herd yield and type. It highlights using advanced registry data to predict a bull’s performance, the need to replace sires as daughters enter the breeding herd, and aims for a sire that slightly exceeds dam performance while maintaining herd characteristics.
Advice from T. T. Tarcker on preparing a cow for calving. Keep in a clean box stall with no manger, feed in a removable box, limit roughage, and inspect the barn at night with a lantern to ensure proper conditions.
A report states cows fed on silage produce milk as rich as those given other feeds. The finding compares silage with alternative rations, noting no loss in milk richness.
Reports say large angler fish from 40 to 200 pounds have appeared in the North and East rivers around Staten Island. Known as goose fish and fishing frog, they gulp smaller fish and can wreck nets. A 19th century harbor incident involved Captain Andrew Anderson eying a huge specimen with ice tongs and a boat hook.
Worcester report states Marcus M Wood, 73, and his wife live on four cents daily for two months. Menu includes fried Indian meat pudding, buckwheat foods, bread and milk. He asserts a $1000 policy guarantees lifelong comfortable living at four cents a day. He grows all produce for meals.
A church lesson discusses Exodus chapters 1 and 2 focusing on Moses born under Pharaoh's decree. It highlights Amram and Jochebed's faith, Moses' holy infancy, and the river rescue that leads to his nurturing by Pharaoh's daughter and later divine calling.
J H Kelley a laborer was fined 33 in the city police court after Patrolman Stanley found him on the street fondling a big brunette mule and kissing its nose the animal refused to reciprocate Kelley claimed intoxication and begged leniency but the judge imposed the maximum fine under the law.
A prize hen in Lenox Massachusetts guarded a litter of ten kittens after her eggs were removed. President Mellen of the New Haven railroad paid $650 for the hen who kept the brood safe as she faced a hostile attempt by a mother car to claim her offering.
A man asks Lawson to borrow a phone to call his wife and warn her he plans to bring a man to dinner. He fears her reaction to the arrangement as the other man remains in his room. The dialogue hints at a delicate domestic confrontation.
A New York man in a southern golf course sand pit cursed softly as his six failed strokes sent clouds of sand around. An amused or incredulous spectator, a darky, asked what he was trying to kill. An unrelated ad for Allen's Yoot-Ease claims relief for tired feet and dancing party comfort.
A nurse in an English hospital feeds exhausted children as a rosy cheeked convalescent argues playfully with the caregiver. The nurse corrects her, asking if she is the patient, and the girl replies she is a little her patient.
An old advertisement urges careful use of Castoria with its signature claim. The text includes fragments on public gatherings a reference to a song line and a comment about aging and memory, reflecting local humor and product promotion.
A testimonial from Mrs. Saran R. Whatley of Athens Texas credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing long standing female illnesses. The ad touts widespread success over 30 years and invites readers to write for confidential advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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