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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
8
Instructions from H H Schulte in the Farm and Fireside describe making easy to clean nesting boxes using a sixteen inch board, hinges, partitions, and feather straps. The design includes a front board, a fall releasing bottom, and a quick disassembly to clean.
A self regulating poultry hopper keeps feed available at all times with a bottom slide to prevent waste. It delivers cracked corn kaffir and Egyptian corn plus a dry mash of corn meal and bran, enough for two to three dozen fowls for about a month. Builders claim it saves one third of feed and boosts egg production.
A clean neat package attracts buyers and can fetch a premium. Dealers reward customers who send in attractive boxes. Selling only fat, well-fed birds increases price, while mixing poor birds with good ones lowers value. Feed underperforming birds before sale.
A time honored treatment for lice in young chicks is greasing the head and neck with lard. Sometimes lard and sulphur are used but never on very young chicks. This method described as effective and traditional.
Advice notes keep pullets comfortable and busy to encourage laying while avoiding overfeeding. Do not overfeed pullets. maintain steady routine with balanced feed and activity to promote laying.
J. B. Gillum of Connecticut describes a compact breeding house 12 by 85 feet with a 10 by 22 foot front shed. The structure uses plank and chestnut posts, sod fill, and tongued and grooved hemlock sheathing. It includes five pens with 7 by 10 foot spaces, two windows per pen, roosts, nests, feed hoppers, and two 6 inch ventilators. Inside temperatures stay about 18 degrees warmer than outside in zero weather.
Instructions to clean and prep a poultry house for winter by scraping, removing debris, spraying with sulfuric acid solution, sealing cracks, then applying hot lime wash and carbolic acid. Roosts and nests require a thick coat, and breeders should dust each bird with insect powder before winter housing.
The article advises not to keep weak pullets, expects laying begins in October, and notes hens excel in poultry care by women. It cites turkeys peak from November 16 to January 1, stresses proper feed for shells oils and yolk, and highlights pure water, clean nests, and hens from good layers. It warns diseases stem from impure air, dampness, and poor conditions, endorsing wheat screenings as a cheaper protein source for laying hens.
Milady begins a weekend trip with a compact wardrobe. The lace garment named Utility transforms a sombre outfit into an evening toilet and adapts a low-necked gown for afternoon tea, proving its right to the name.
Instructions describe transforming a light Milan Panama or Tuscan hat into a handkerchief bag. Flatten brim, line crown, add chiffon shawl facing, ribbon quill edging, and a heavy silk lining with top drawstrings. Optional crown trim includes bows or flower wreaths, ensuring a flat top. A second creation uses Chinese silk and embroidery rings to form a pipe shaped bag with an open top that closes by twisting and lowering a ring.
A craft note describes making a scissors case by cutting two triangular cardboard pieces and a small flap piece, covering with silk or satin, sewing long edges together, attaching the flap, and finishing with a bow or button. The result is a dainty gift fitted with a good pair of scissors.
The article notes tailored soft wear gloves for morning wear using capeskin in jetty autumn tana, with afternoon and evening choices favoring velvet like shades and fine French gidskins. White remains common, while pale biscuit, champagne, made pale, pearl gray and creamy yellows gain attention as fashionable options.
A woman with pumps can wear cloth gaiters to stay stylish through late winter. White gaiters are fashionable, and their rivals include pearl gray. The white and gray options pair with black shoes and short street gowns for stylish city wear.
Textile description notes a three piece skirt pattern with a wide front and shaping at the sides forming toward the center back. The navy or white serge fabric is highlighted as well made in this style.
A textile description notes prettily cut front coats with wrapped seam trim and a large faced collar in black and white plaid silk. Navy straw hat is trimmed with a wide grace ribbon. Materials listed include 5 yards 43 inch fabric, 2 dozen and four tons, ¾ yard silk for collar facing, 4½ yards gatin for lining.
The article discusses writing paper options including white and tinted papers, lawnette and smooth finishes, and color choices such as Helen pink, fawn, orchid lavender, and Continental buff popular in domestic markets.
Favored styles favor suits with collar trimming, quits, and revers, with some skirts also trimmed. Recent models feature revers nearly closing the front for cold weather. Many coats have long single revers that fasten over the left side and shield effects with small standing or turnover to lars.
A rustic verse paints autumn lore as old tribes haunt hills and forests. Echoes of spectral warriors rise with wind and firelight while a spectral battle-cry drifts through trees. A wooing farce interrupts the scene as a suitor debates manners with wary neighbors and a daughter’s hand.
The tenor explains he cannot sing the aria tonight because four places demand high C notes. He jokes about needing wind for high Cs and segueways into a tale of education abroad, prefaced by nautical wit.
A Leading Lady confronts a Heavy Villain as she guards a train and a calcium spotlight on Ita. The villain shrieks fire about a past divorce, noting he just had one, while family matters spill into the show.
A rejected suitor pleads to a woman, declaring he cannot live without her, while her brother, an undertaker, arrives on the scene underscoring a grim social undertone in this brief excerpt.
A humorous dialogue frames a thoughtful man musing on wishes. He quips that if wishes were horses he would still desire a stable, prompting the listener to provoke a playful twist on desire and practicality. The exchange plays on wordplay about riding versus building.
A compact listing of professionals and services includes Wood & Savery abstractors at Sixth and Chestnut, lawyers, doctors and surgeons, a dentist, an osteopath, a piano teacher, and a furniture company. Also shows contact numbers and addresses among small-town ads and professional notices.
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