New Yorks East Side Ghetto and Its Unchanging Life
The essay departs on the Lower East Side as a vast Jewish ghetto source of a stubbornly persistent street life. It notes pushcarts, labor markets, vendors, and a blend of Yiddish and English speech, with schools and centers failing to reshape the community as young people move uptown. It laments limited progress despite new buildings and institutions.
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Russia
Poland
Roumania
Hungary
Lower East Side
New York
Bowery
East River
New World
Essex
Hester Streets
New Bridge
East Side
Europe
Bronx
Brownsville
Salt in poultry feed boosts egg yield says New York station
A Farm Progress report details experiments at the New York station showing hens fed mildly salted rations produced about twice as many eggs as those fed unseasoned grain. The study used twelve mature hens with salt gradually increased to around six hundredths of an ounce per bird daily. diarrhoea appeared when salt exceeded this level.
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New York Experiment Station
Tobacco Dip Strength Change for Cattle Scabies
The secretary of agriculture amends Order 143 to allow tobacco dip for cattle scabies with at least 0.07 percent nicotine, removing the previous 0.05 percent nicotine and sulfur requirement. The lime and sulfur dip rules remain unchanged. old nicotine and sulfur criteria are superseded for the tobacco dip.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Selecting a Male Hog for Breeding and Finish
The text argues that selecting a male hog with good bone structure is desirable. Heavy boned hogs weigh more and cost less to raise than light boned hogs, since bone mass is a form of breeding weight cheaper than feeding for fat. A well boned hog is also less likely to go down when finished.
Profitable Turkey Hens and Hatchery Tips
Hens remain profitable until age five while gobblers should be changed yearly. A turkey egg hatches in twenty eight days and a setting consists of seven eggs. Nests are best placed on the ground.
Building Up Farm Runout Through Manure Recycling
The article stresses that a strong herd of cows and returning every pound of manure to the land are among the surest methods to increase a run-out farm. It emphasizes soil fertility and long-term productivity through manure management.
Troubles for Pigs Warns of Wet Sties
If you permit the beds of your little pigs to become wet damp and unchanged your pigs will soon be troubled with sore tails and scours.
American Traveler Notes Higher Prices for Tourists Abroad
Edgar K. Frank asserts Americans face higher living costs overseas with hotels charging premiums. The piece recounts travels through Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, and Manila Bay, noting local vendors, Hindu police, Chinese merchants, and the Dewey era landmarks, along with Manila’s urban contrasts, infrastructure, and sites like Luneta and Fort William McKinley.
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Mericans
Edgar K. Frank
Globe Trotter
Japan
Penang
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Indo-China
Dutch Indies
Java
Hongkong
Victoria
China
Bought Home With Berries By Maine Woman
Mra Seth Davis of Skowhegan has paid for a farm by picking wild berries over 23 years. Her main berry is the raspberry with about fifteen bushels yearly, eight bushels of field strawberries, and many blackberries, sold locally. She helps on the farm with her husband, hauls wood in winter, and values outdoor work over leisure.
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Luneta
Manila
Parkway
Tener
Pennsylvania
Old City
Manila Bay
America
Dewey
Orient
North China
England
India
Bataan
Cavite
Gridley
Spain
Pasig
Escolta
Order of St. Augustin
Plaza McKinley
Ayuntamiento
la Loma
Fort Wiliam McKinley
Pasig River
United States Army
Mra Seth Davis
Skowhegan
Showhegan
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Mantua
United States
Clark’s
Maine
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