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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
2
A fragmentary verse scene explores love as jealous of power and the speaker’s claim over a beloved heart. The lines convey intimate emotion and possessive longing within a compact lyric frame.
Walter and Joe Pearson on a Duluth camping trip battle rapids near the Trent River mouth. In a perilous sequence a canoe capsizes and Joe drifts toward a second cataract. Walter casts lines from shore, hooks his brother, and despite a snapped gut line, saves Joe from the fall. Both return to camp battered but alive.
In this excerpt from In the Asylum the head keeper describes a patient who came from Milwaukee last month. The visitor asks what drove him mad and the keeper cites civic pride as the motive. The patient reportedly worked long hours trying to make Milwaukee famous.
In a Punch dialogue a recruit asks about a file during drill naming, the instructor clarifies that a file equals two men. The exchange plays on military jargon and prompts humorous mishearing between Now and No 3 while D company is invoked.
Experiments at the Nebraska station show marked bone strength gains in hogs fed tankage or ground bone along with corn. Measurements averaged from 32 bones per lot after twenty-two weeks reveal higher breaking strengths for corn plus tankage or ground bone compared with corn alone and other supplements. The Ancona is described as smaller than average Leghorn but capable of large eggs. details cover coloration, beak, eyes, comb, wattles, ear lobes, shanks, plumage, and a distinctive head stripe pattern.
An article discusses training bulls for farm work to improve thrift and calf strength, and advocates humane handling. It also cites W N Irwin of the U S Department of Agriculture on developing turkey hens that lay eggs year round, noting economics, breeding, and the Rhode Island experiment.
The Bureau of Animal Industry reports experiments in Colorado testing crude oil as a treatment for mange and lice in cattle. Dipping proved effective though some animal loss occurred due to late-season timing, with the oil possibly protecting animals for a time after treatment. Field use in yards could be refined to avoid hair loss while delivering benefits, suggesting potential for farmers in the East and South battling these pests.
The Ancona breed, first noted in the US in 1896 by Francis A. Mortimer, is a mottled Leghorn type. They are not Minorcas in size or shank color, though some call them the Mottled Minorca. the resemblance lies mainly in egg size.
Poultry guidance covers spring rains, feeding, housing, and care. Separate flocks of twenty five hens, provide warm water thrice daily, cook table scraps, use dry floor coverings, and avoid mixing turkeys with chickens. Manage feather pulling by promptly selling affected hens and maintain roosts level and accessible. Turkeys fare better medium sized and need different conditions from chickens.
The article notes African geese as hardy productive layers, with a horned beak feature and color variety. It compares them to Toulouse geese and highlights alfalfa meal feeding to hens for fertile eggs and vigorous chicks, plus mash enhancements like bone meal and meat scraps.
A farmer describes hanging a calendar with a white background near the poultry house to tally daily egg counts. He marks eggs received each day to maintain daily, weekly, and monthly totals and to compute average eggs per hen over time, noting it takes only seconds daily.
The article advises using skim milk to gloss exhibition birds plumage and suggests mixing Tash with milk when plentiful. It notes feeding birds whole grain and more corn in winter, with corn offered on the cob as birds tend to eat more than needed if fed separately.
A Minnesota woman shares a testimonial claiming Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female troubles and restored health. The letter urges others to write for confidential advice to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts, noting twenty years of free guidance for women.
The Geological Survey bulletin Concentration of Cement Interests notes widespread plant ownership among 88 plants and 78 companies. It argues no feasible monopoly can form due to distributed raw materials and high capital costs, with most counties capable of cement production if prices rise.
The Washington Star quotes King Midas worried by every touch turning to gold. The financier suggests issuing a prospectus and declaring dividends to float the stock before speculative myths spread.
A Kansas doctor reports his four year old patient improved after starting on Grape-Nuts and milk, gaining eight pounds in a month. He notes another elder patient with serious illness recovered after similar diet, claiming the product strengthens and nourishes the body.
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