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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1898
Page
8
A detailed explanation by J W Pike from Ohio Farmer on building a well wall backed with gravel to prevent mud and caverns. It covers using concrete or sewer pipe walls, gravel backing, proper jointing, and methods to sink through quicksand with braces and a jar method. It emphasizes a watertight wall, ample room inside, and vermin protection behind the wall.
The Dakota Field and Farm notes the farmer should keep a ready set of tools including saws chisels planes drills hatchets hammers and nails of various sizes. It recommends building a small tool house or partitioning a granary space for the repair man to service machinery fences and gates during busy seasons, promising high returns on investment.
Bar nd Standish writes in St. Nicholas on the bumble bee's role in cross fertilization and seed production. He notes the bee's importance to red clover crops, cross-flowers, and wild species, stressing that clover seed relies on bumble bees for fertilization and urging protection of these pollinators.
A poultry house is described as built into a bank and facing south with rough stone walls exposed to the surface. The east end lacks a door for cold air, while the entrance is located on the south side.
Description of a bank poultry house where the roof is cut like a dormer window. One enters to the back side, with a walk behind the pens. The design keeps pens equal on both sides of the doorway and can be extended lengthwise. Likely provides the warmest poultry house possible.
The text advises that in hot weather there is usually plenty of grass with no need to feed. If feeding is preferred use lean meat only and fresh meat to avoid harm. Cheaper parts like neck or liver work as well as prime cuts. Blood is highly nutritious and can be mixed with corn and cooked in a bag. Grain isn’t necessary in summer as hens use seeds as substitutes.
The Rural World notes that young turkeys need no food for 24 hours, then light, nutritious meals. They require eight to ten weeks of care. Methods include confining the hen in a movable flat crate, tying a hen’s leg to a peg, or placing chicks in a triangular pen with the hen free. The pen is moved to fresh ground. once poults clear a 12 inch barrier they roam freely with the hen.
In Lawrence American a family exchanges views on patriotism as soldiers march away. Johnnie recalls the scene while Pa jokes about Ma joining the fight, imagining nurses and battle dust, revealing humor and gender roles amid wartime sentiment.
A Cleveland Leader joke recounts a scene in Havens Restaurant where a diner complains the ham sandwich is not pork and the waiter replies with a mistaken claim about mules having hamas, reflecting a humorous exchange on meat origin.
Detroit businesswoman Mrs. C. W. Mansfield recounts how Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People restored her sleep and vitality after a long struggle with ailments. She asserts the pills build the nervous system, boost health, and aid many women, including younger workers and mothers, tackling paralysis and other conditions in thousands of cases.
An exchange between George and Ethel from the Chicago Evening News. George asks if Ethel will miss him while away and she affirms, calling it a consolation to miss someone. He agrees, noting it will be a consolation for both to experience that feeling.
A California woman recounts suffering an ovarian tumor that doctors said required surgery. After three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the tumor disappeared and she urges others to seek the medicine. The letter claims widespread success and invites women to write for advice.
A fragmentary ad style piece discusses heredity and traits passing from parents to children. It cites practical examples including Mrs Maggie Pickett of Canton Georgia who attributes gray hair to heredity and credits Dr Ayer s Hair Vigor with restoring color, shine, and scalp health. It promotes Ayer s Hair Vigor as a daily dressing helping hair remain youthful and preventing dandruff with testimonials from Mount Airy Georgia residents.
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