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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
7
A dialect monologue depicts a Thanksgiving feast with possum meat and baked goods while warning a child about racial prejudice. The speaker chides a boy for disliking possum and urges respect for tradition, ending with a caution against turning away from the African American community.
Farmers and merchants lose sums each summer by shipping bad eggs. Candling before shipment reduces losses, saves express charges, and secures higher prices. Uniform size and clean shells boost appeal, while improper handling depresses demand and profits.
A Bee Culture correspondent describes two wintering setups for bees to keep entrances clear. A vestibule design with a 3 inch gap to the hive walls improves air flow, reduces damp corners, and allows removal of dead bees and debris.
The article describes China’s early winter thanksgiving festival. The emperor leads a grand field ceremony on the fifteenth day of the first moon, prostrating nine times to Tian and sacrificing a bullock. He plows the field with oxen, followed by mandarins, and ends with charitable distributions to the poor.
The Pueblo Indians at Zuni Acoma Taos and Isleta honor a November rabbit hunting dance. Chiefs designate days, dancers in white shirts and pants carry guns and chant from dawn till night. They pray for rabbits game crops and rain saying thanks for past favors.
A Farm and Home description presents a framed roost bolted at four corners with eye bolts. Ropes run through rings hung from ceiling hooks, enabling angle adjustment for access and cleaning beneath the roost. The system allows the frame to tilt to suit cleaning space under the roost.
Farmers and others who knowingly mix bad eggs with good ones face prosecution by Nebraska and Michigan pure food commissions. Dealers report losses amounting to several million dollars in the prior year.
Winchester and Clark county merchants are urged to use the News as the key advertising channel. The paper reaches over 1,400 homes daily and growing toward 2,000 circulation before Christmas. With fall and winter trade ahead, business leaders are warned to act now to reach the moneyed reader audience.
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