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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1918
Page
2
A guide for controlling lice and mites in flocks. Regular spraying of poultry houses roosts and nests protects birds. For large flocks, roll birds in a churn with insect powder to dust them, using a cloth sack over the head to shield the eyes if the powder is irritant.
The article notes falling turkey numbers in the United States while demand rises, suggesting profitable opportunities for farms with ample range. Turkeys forage on grasshoppers, insects, seeds, weeds, and nuts, keeping costs low and profits high, especially on grain and stock farms. Confinement to raise turkeys has largely failed.
The article discusses high feed costs and confirms laying more eggs remains profitable. It argues no cheap ration exists as grains cost more, recommends corn as a core feed, suggests cracked corn and cate as bulk, and advises 20 to 25 percent barley for variety while excluding wheat. Low grade screenings with few weed seeds may be used.
Before buying low grade or damaged grain to feed poultry check its nutriment and value. Shrinked grains may be profitable if cheap, but other damaged grains are often useless and costly. Send grain samples to the state experiment station for examination when possible.
A fragment describes a daily duck feed formula using cornmeal and wheat bran with additional grains. It mentions feeding both young and old ducks and references free range conditions and crack wheat oats, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR text.
A Cape steamship voyage sparked a sweepstake on women passengers ages. Passengers questioned chairs and complexions as men guessed totals, the winner misled by hidden rounds. The purser faced anger as no women spoke to him after the draw.
The audion bulb amplifies sound waves enabling a compact wireless receiver no larger than a fountain pen. Lee De Forest claims a device can pick up wireless messages up to ten miles away, allowing any man to hear nearby transmissions through a handheld tube in the street.
A short study of Borneo beer by Bisolynhs of Limbang using a rice mash, yeast, chili, ash, and bamboo containers with a floating float system to ensure fair portions. Also a note on Palm Springs as a true oasis with massive fruit and a desert-fed water stream from the Colorado River.
A prospector, self educated and unusually wise, left a prepared morsel for a bear at his cabin with a warning note. The bear consumed the edible and even inedible items but rejected the meat intended for the bear, leading the prospector to claim the bear should be killed.
Local social notes recount Mrs J B Mitchell entertaining the Ladies Aid Society Thursday. Visits include Mr and Mrs James Merriott of Grover and Mr and Mrs Will Campbell of Rockwell. John Barker to Bancroft for a bank bookkeeping position. Olaf Twedt buys Guy Fields meat market. Several residents visit relatives in Chicago and Estherville. Community events include pruning services, a contractor project for a new Presbyterian church, and a planned parsonage near McFarland’s addition.
The Republican files from 1898 report the city water plant and B C R N linkage completed early this week. Mrs C B Green of Cedar Rapids visits town relatives. Ernest Neville takes a two week vacation in Watertown with his sister Mrs Lough. Mayor and Mrs E J Breen visit Ornsha exposition this week. Nellie Rhodes to Kansasville for a former home visit. Mrs Wm Maxwell hosts a birthday gathering for niece Ida Mott. City buys land in the south for a gravel pit. O N Young of Hoprig has the contract for the Gylling building. work to start at once. Then Mybre and Geo Stobbins reach Heatings, Minn., resting to acclimate. they are expected home soon.
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