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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1897
Page
8
An old farming note describes a colonization plan to keep hundreds of fowls on rough summer pasture. It suggests dividing land into 16 or 20 acre plots with distant color coded houses to allow each flock to roam. In winter birds stay near the main house in two story quarters, reducing daily care.
The article discusses economical portable fowl houses with minimal roofing, elevated roost areas, and hinged roof access. It notes white or barred Plymouth Rocks, silver laced or white Wyandottes as suitable breeds, while Brahmas and Cochins need better conditions and are less suitable for free-range colonization.
The Rural World notes advise generous lime use in chicken coops to prevent soft shells and disease, keeping hens laying into warm weather. It also praises pure breeds over cross-breds and details a homemade treadle grindstone with a balancing shaft for steadier operation.
A collection of 19th century kitchen notes outlines Nut Cookies with sugar eggs butter cream tartar soda and highory nut meats, Pillau with chicken and tomatoes plus a jelly liquor from boiled chicken, A Good Pudding with molasses spices and steamed mold, and a Potato Puff mixing mashed potatoes butter eggs cream to bake a light creamy dish from New York Ledger.
The article details fashion offerings including cloth ecolleta or tiny capes with small front buttons, moire brocade in black paired with low evening wear, plain and braided black and light fabrics, imported costumes with silk collars, black gowns with matching capes in bright vest colors, black and white silk braid panels and boleros, and black satin waists with gold buttons, bishop sleeves, satin belts, and red satin stock, all from the Dry Goods Economist.
A housekeeper offers practical, low cost kitchen hacks. A screweye fixed in a broom handle simplifies hanging. paraffin reused after washing. an iron frying pan plus a tin basin acts as a roasting pan. beeswax stored in cheesecloth extends its life. a covered tin pail hung over boiling water substitutes for costly equipment. coarse stove cloths outperform bulky holders for stove use.
A list of morning etiquette rules warns against serving breakfast on worn tablecloths or serving coffee if guests arrive late. It also instructs readers not to comment on the morning bills, and not to ask the house man what he wants for dinner.
A St John Kansas veteran Abasha Risk recounts years of kidney liver and nervous system illness from the war. After trying many remedies he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with steady improvement and eventual cure, aided by his wife. The ad notes pills cost 50 cents a box or six for $2.50, sold by druggists or mail order from Dr Williams Med Co.
A reader letter from Williams County praises Salzer's German Coffee Berry seed as producing 300 pounds of superior coffee, selling at 30 cents a pound in stores. The John A. Salzer Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a catalog for 15 cents plus this notice. The Detroit Journal quote notes a wedding cartoon line about a kiss after the ceremony.
A mixed page item lists emigration hopes aided by Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and promotion for The Crescent Hotel Eureka Springs Arkansas opened March 1, 1897 with travel tickets from St Louis. It also includes assorted quips and advertisements for Cascarets and Dr Kline nerve restorer remedies.
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