Crocheted Potholders Set No. 732 Sold by Home Craft
Crochet potholders made from heavy string cotton in red green and yellow. Three color patterns share the same design with reversed colors. Finished size inches, no padding needed. Send 10 cents for instructions, 40 cents with materials to Home Craft Co Dept B St Louis Mo. Include self addressed stamped envelope.
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Address Home Craft Co
Dept. B
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Oppression and Reproach Add Luster to Merit
A quotation from Robert Hall notes that distinguished merit rises above oppression and gains luster from reproach. It compares the sun and its vapors forming a theater of reception and giving varied tints and softened effulgence to the luminary.
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Robert Hall
Travel Agent Confronts Retroactive Hotel Towel Law
An irate traveler argues hotels banned roller towels, but the hotelkeeper notes the towel existed before the law. The exchange, from Capper's Weekly, contrasts enforcement with old items.
The Easy Epithet Explains a Demagogue
A boy asks what a demagogue is and receives a concise definition as a man who persuades people to listen to arguments they do not agree with. The exchange presents a simple moral lens on political rhetoric.
Truth at Last Film Star-Yes I Said I Wanted a Home
A fragmented line-up of quips and jokes from film fun and daily life includes a boast about wanting a large family, a pun about longitude, and a humorous courtroom exchange over money.
Guilty Without a Doubt in a Local Collision
A stray story notes a courtroom exchange where one driver claims the other had the right of way while another party cites family influence. The dialogue hints at social pressures affecting a traffic incident.
Mind Meter Problem Pairs and Answers
Puzzle uses pairs with relationships to match a fourth word from a given set. Answers include Flying Hockey London Steamboat Banking Gun Mallet Ocean Poetry.
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London
Steamboat
Banking
Is Bayer Aspirin Safe for Regular Headache Relief
The article advises consulting a family doctor to confirm safety and recommends Bayer Aspirin for relief of headaches rheumatism neuritis and neuralgia. It asserts Bayer Aspirin as a fast method discovered for pain relief and approved for regular use by millions of users.
Quite Proper Dialogue Reveals Social Graces
A fragment from Stray Stories Magazine presents a social clash over propriety and reputation as characters discuss discretion and financial standing during a social evening. The exchange hints at concerns about appearances and future plans.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Laying Birds Could Be Kept in Production Long
Prof G O Hall from Cornell University notes that hens die young and most stop laying by age four or five. He cites an experimental flock where one hen is in her eighth year with seven laying years and 1401 eggs total. The group averages 926 eggs per hen over four laying years.
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G. O. Hall
Poultry Department
Cornell University
WNU . Service
Long and Short Egg Cycles in Hens
A Missouri Farmer writer explains egg cycles define how many days a hen lays before resting. Long cycles mean 23 days or more and often smaller eggs, while short cycles yield daily laying for short runs and can reach 300 eggs yearly. The ideal is a medium cycle balancing size and longevity.
Poultry Breeds and Classification by American Classes
The Missouri Farmer notes poultry breeds are grouped into American Asiatic Mediterranean English and other classes. The American class includes Plymouth Rocks with seven varieties and Wyandottes with nine varieties. Asiatic covers Brahmas Cochins Langshans. Mediterranean comprises Leghorns Minorcas Anconas Andalusians and Spanish. England class lists Dorkings Orpingtons Cornish and Sussex.
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America
Plymouth Rocks
Minorcas
Keeping Yearling Hens for a Second Year Production
Berley Winton of the Missouri College of Agriculture notes year-old hens lay eggs about nine percent larger than in their first year. He advises keeping many high producing yearling hens for a second year, but suggests few hens should be kept into a third year.
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Berley Winton
Missouri College of Agriculture
Costly Errors in Poultry Laying Capacities
An old hen has a definite laying capacity. Even with excellent feed and care a 100 egg hen will not lay 250 eggs or 175 eggs. Do not expect a hen to exceed her approximate output.
Poultry Notes on Egg Quality and Fowl Health
The notes explain double yolk eggs result from rapid ovulation, common in early and peak production. Ducks should receive all they will eat, but not excess. Ducks are eager eaters and can overeat if unrestricted. It is a time when fowl pox may appear in some poultry.
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