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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
4
The text stresses careful management of apple orchards through pruning and training to achieve symmetrical heads, good sun exposure, and trunk protection. It warns neglect leads to high loss, noting as few as 10 percent of nursery trees survive to bearing age without proper care.
The article urges careful orchard management warning against grazing young trees and growing grain in orchards. It stresses deep soil cultivation with a two-horse cultivator, annual spring stirring, trunk protection, and prefers well rotted barnyard manure or unleached wood ashes as key nutrients for vigor and fruit quality.
A short note on an anti kick device for cows during milking using rope and tail leverage. A second item argues that true profit in broilers and first class roosters comes from purebred stock, warning that mongrel hens and sires yield undersized chicks. Curiosities and tips from Marion County Illinois and Mine Farmer sources.
J G Haney of Kansas Experiment Station told the Kansas Breeders Association that many stations have tried cooking feed for hogs and found it costly with little proven advantage. He noted feeders who grind and cook require more effort, while consistent feeding and proper placement influence results.
A small lace handkerchief can trouble owners, but a hidden pocket in the gown left side of jacket or waist offers relief. It may be triangular, square, or round with lace tucked in so edges peek above. Another pocket eliminates rolling and sleeve storage by a wrist slit that admits the handkerchief, letting the border fall over the glove.
Gravelly locations are suited for poultry runs with ample natural grit and pasture. Orchards on poor land are unsuitable for hens. For milk and beef stages the Shorthorn is suggested, though other dairy and beef breeds exist. Veal calves are fattened by allowing limited early milk, then more as they grow, with some farmers buying calves from neighbors.
Fragmented OCR reads as a garbled note referencing a nickname given by waiters to an admiral. The readable portions suggest a naval context and a humorous or informal label, but specifics are missing. No clear event, date, or names are established.
The article warns parents that protecting the nervous system in infancy reduces later health risks. It stresses quiet, restful first year may yield healthier development and critiques overbright babies, hurried mental stimulation, and risky practices like tossing a sleeping infant in air. It emphasizes sleep and cautions against dangerous nursing habits.
Quote from Ladies' Home Journal on avoiding worry and nerves. It asserts that worry harms daily life, urging self-command and calm despite adversity. It emphasizes that knowing oneself helps, while worrying never aids, and that a level head handles wrongs without panic.
A kitchen tip suggests greasing the pan that holds the cake batter and baking it in a second, slightly larger cake tin. This method prevents burning and saves time when oven space or time is limited.
To make batter lighter, add a little water to the milk. This yields lighter results than using only milk. For pancakes, mix the batter two hours before frying to improve texture and lightness.
Blunt steak suggests steaming steak and kidney puddings for better digestibility and flavor. Red Kaffir corn is reported as a heavier yielder with earlier maturity and less waste in harvesting. Lacemaking fibers trace four design stages from medieval to rococo. Parker of Nova Scotia urges youth to stay on the farm and grow strutt-S.
The Detroit Journal notes Enterprise plans to start a series of 1,000 articles on the Second Epistle of St. Peter written by the Colonel of the Seventy-ninth Regiment of Oklahoma Volunteers. The editor predicts rivals may regret missing the rush in light of the rapid program.
A polemic piece accuses a powerful trust of greed and overreach. It lambasts its broad influence, describing it as fat and sleek while it squeezes others. The author warns the diet of dust will fail those who rely on it.
A humorous exchange hints at Count Spaghetti with lines about personal acquaintance and grooming. Miss Goldvax challenges Mr. Peppery, who denies knowledge but notes friends once knew him, ending with a wry remark about his own shaving habit.
A New York Weekly snippet quotes a remark about pianist Jones, praising his skill and debating why he isn’t pursuing a stage career. The note labels his name as easy or not, reflecting casual chatter about his career path.
The Cheerful Idiot questions a stalker’s identity while a shoe clerk calls the target one of their most hated ethnologists. The reply notes the person writes books on the races, signaling a controversial scholarly figure in the scene.
A quoted exchange from the Chicago Times Herald where Freddie asks if Mr Margleson knows about their vaccination. Freddie notes his sister Fannie limps and claims their whole family has been vaccinated, with Freddie's own bandage on his left arm.
Names and titles of mayor and aldermen for ward districts, city clerk, treasurer, city attorney, street superintendent, marshal, police magistrate, township supervisor and clerk, tax collector, assessor, highway commissioners, school trustees, justices of the peace, constables, and pound master are enumerated. Societies section appears but no further details provided.
A Philadelphia North American tale features a young husband accusing his wife after discovering she could cook. She tearfully defends herself, saying his claim she could not cook misled him, as dinner reveals her hidden skill.
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