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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
10
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A nostalgic poem by C. C. Barnitz on changing Thanksgiving turkey fortunes. It contrasts past abundance and rural scenes with modern scarcity, then shifts east to west as turkey production grows via machinery. The piece blends humor and memory, ending with family Thanksgiving scenes and a playful roast of etiquette.
Instructions describe fasting birds before slaughter to keep digestion empty and improve appearance. It covers killing method, bleeding, plucking, cleaning, cooling, and packaging, plus saving and sorting feathers for price variation.
Quirky notes on goose bone prophecies and wedding weather as goose and turkey themes appear. Mentions Co E Williams of Minneapolis who picked 160 chickens in 100 minutes and praises his speed as a champion. References the Gonordes styliser and a Li- fragment in a fragmentary, humorous parade of oddities.
A quirky historical column notes a poultry thief raid on a Pennsylvania fowl coop where two birds escape into a tree. It mentions dried eggs used by the Atlantic fleet, Philadelphia officials destroying city hall pigeons, an ostrich farm opening in Hamburg with 112 birds, and Uncle Sam’s ranch ostriches feeding plume worth $2,500,000 yearly for American fashion.
A nurse or witness recounts W J Atkins of Banner Springs Tennessee suffering a severe lung cold after exposure at night. The ad promotes Dr Kings New Discovery for severe colds coughs and lung complaints with testimonials from J N Paterson and claim of guaranteed relief at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Platinum occurs with alluvial gold in British Columbia deposits but is saved only as a by-product. The small scale saving is troublesome and has led to little recent production.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless candy like remedy that digests food and relieves indigestion in minutes. It claims relief from gas belching heartburn headaches and sour stomach and promotes a 50 cent case from pharmacists for ongoing use.
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