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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1896
Page
8
A farming note urges dry bedding and small, rotating hog pens to improve wintering outcomes. Avoid large straw stacks and elevated floors. dry earth or portable floors with compact enclosures reduce cold stress, disease risk, and weight loss. The author describes eight by eight foot pens, cost around five dollars, portable design, and seasonal relocation to sun and air for healthier swine.
H B Geer notes in Midland Poultry Journal that medium sized turkeys between ten and fifteen pounds dressed meet family needs best. Hen birds sell first, gobblers depart next, and the largest toms often discount by a few cents. Breeding focus should shift to compact, meaty birds with fuller breasts rather than very large, coarse specimens.
The Mirror and Farmer notes winter hatchings are costly and risky. Eggs yield few chicks, with hens often losing more in cold conditions. To improve success, place nests in warm spots, shelter broods, protect chicks from chills, and strive to raise every chick to lower egg costs and increase marketable birds.
A Prairie Farmer note describes a foldable egg box ideal for private customers or stores. The device is about half the length of a 30 dozen egg carrier, with a handle and drawers each holding pasteboard egg fillers. Brim-filled drawers rest on bran, providing soft egg support as eggs are carried to customers.
A Dakota Farmer correspondent asks how to distinguish fresh eggs from tainted ones beyond candling. The reply notes a rough surface on fresh eggs versus shiny ones, and a simple test: scratch the shell with a fingernail. a grating feel means fresh, a smooth slide means old. Practice makes the method reliable.
A Partridge Kansas resident extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for lumbago and related female weaknesses. She cites long local standing, medical advice power, and successful use of the pills for herself and a friend. The advertisement-style testimony credits the pills with restoring health, building blood, and aiding recovery for various ailments.
An assortment of snippets promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with claims of curing deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube, plus ads for No-To-Bac and Sterling Remedy Co. quack lines. Also includes a joke exchange about geese and hotels.
Collage of promotional lines and quips about tourist routes to California and Puget Sound. Includes notices from L. W. Wallister and Dr. Kline patent remedies, brief quotes, and travel ephemera. Mentions Baedeker guidance and St Jacobs Oil claims amid assorted testimonials.
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