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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1901
Page
3
The excerpt argues hens need exercise and space to lay well, noting that confinement is cruel and birds must be allowed to use their legs or wings. It stresses that poultry houses should provide opportunity for movement, especially during rainstorms.
The article extols farming as a dignified science and art, arguing agriculture combines geology and chemistry, demands educated leaders, and offers broad influence. It contrasts past and present progress, praises farmers’ libraries and journals, and advocates shifting male labor to opportunities for women to foster happy homes and improved society.
A compact scratching shed designed for winter use and rainstorms offers a cheap, floorless structure. Its front frame can be covered with cotton cloth and hinged to shield the opening at night or during storms, serving as a practical frosting place for growing chicks in summer.
The New York experiment station tested dry egg packing methods. Fresh eggs wiped with antiseptic fat were packed in salt or bran. boracic acid salted eggs lasted four to five months with one third loss and poorer quality. Bran packed eggs spoiled in four months. Vaseline with salicylic acid kept eggs well for four to five months, with superior quality. Trials ran in a barn cellar 60 to 70 F, doors checked every two days. Fertile versus infertile eggs showed little difference, as did eggs from different fowls or rations.
Pigeons need draught-free lofts and careful feeding to avoid harm. Do not introduce new grain, consider tobacco stems for nesting, and use sweet oil to remove tar from plumage. Grit advice favors old mortar. arrange low perches to keep birds tame. Early feeding for late chicks can boost growth, though climate affects results. Laws against shooting birds rise, but worms prove a stronger educator.
A brief note explains a double stepladder crossing for wire fences using gas pipe railing sunk in ground, allowing repeated crossings without letting fence tension drop. It cites Mr Frederick O Sibley of Nune as proponent and notes the method’s simplicity for handy readers. The piece then shifts to livestock trade with Russia planning a cattle influx to England, arguing Russian cattle are limited and not superior to British stock. It also extols limestone fertilizer for soil, praising limestone meal as a top soil enricher and urging mills to grind rock to feed rundown land. A final quip asks why not eat more fruit at every meal.
A new fire net system adopted by a major city fire department is hailed as a life saving innovation. Public interest grows as physicians endorse remedies and patient anecdotes highlight improved treatment and comfort in medical care.
A collage of vintage ad snippets and quips references Newbro's Herpicide as a dandruff remedy, warns of scalp care, and touts various products. It mixes humorous anecdotes from newspapers like the Chicago Tribune with brief notes on cures, cosmetics, and household items, reflecting turn‑of‑the‑century advertising style and public amusements.
A pithy, era tone item notes skeptics resemble a near sighted man skating to read signals. It hints a boy’s plan for revenge on parents is to refuse school lessons, contrasting with a wage worker who seeks a raise by an alarm clock metaphor.
A collage of quoted lines from newspapers. A Porer asks if Mamma recalls being a child and answers with a view that all humans were once children. The exchange shifts to babies cared for, then a quip about not disturbing a busy man. Additional aphorisms emphasize courage and focus.
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