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Newspaper

Bowen Chronicle

Location

Bowen, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1937

Page

7

Builder Uses Walls to Make a Point in Comical Exchange

A small builder shows a friend a newly finished house. He asks Harry in the next room to listen and then calls out to see if he can be heard or seen. The friend answers yes but cannot see, prompting the builder to remark that there are walls for him. The anecdote closes with light humor about perception and connectivity.

Neglected Birds Not Good Layers in Heat

North Carolina State College expert Roy Dearstyne notes hot weather lowers egg production and outlines management steps. Provide shade, portable shelter, ample feed and water, and a high quality mash. cull crippled birds. Vaccinate for fowl pox, especially in Leghorns, to guard fall lay and profits.

Roy Dearstyne Poultry Department North Carolina State College WNU

Creep-Fed Calves Show Gains on Corn and Cottonseed Cake

A USDA and Missouri experiment at Sin-a-Bar Farms Valley Missouri found 140 day creep-fed calves on shelled corn and cottonseed cake gained 8 pounds more than a ground corn and cake group and 22 pounds more than corn cake with alfalfa molasses. Despite higher feed intake the price gap did not justify grinding costs. High-grade Shorthorn calves were tested and valued by Kansas City stockyards.

United States Department of Agriculture Missouri State Experiment Station Sin-a-Bar Farms Grain Valley Kansas City

Farm Welfare Tips From a Bygone Era

A collection of farm housekeeping advice covers livestock transport, home water supply, clothing purchases for farming families, nightly horse care, dairy product safety in cold storage, alfalfa leaf value, cows access to pure water for milk flow, limited support for grasshopper turkey feed, and water as a basic poultry necessity.

Sew-Your-Own Patterns Offer Fall Styles for Women

The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept presents fall designs including a trim waisted model and a chic pencil slim number for business or leisure. Patterns 1376 1347 and 1258 cover sizes 12 to 20 with yardage details and material guidance. Send orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Room 1020 211 W Wacker Dr Chicago IL. 15 cents each.

Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Wacker Dr Chicago Bell Syndicate WNU Service

Electric Harpoon Kills Whales Swiftly

Collier's Weekly describes a new method using an electric harpoon. An electric current runs from the ship to the harpoon head through the whale and back to the ship, completing a circuit and causing instant death.

Collier’s Weekly

Quotations on justice and social roles from early 20th century figures

A collection of quotes on gender, aging, motherhood, and youth from James McGurrin Florence Hale Mary Woolley Mrs F D Roosevelt and Dr R E Wakely. The remarks touch on jurors duties women upbringing aging and rural social life.

James McGurrin Florence Hale Mary E. Woolley F.D. Roosevelt Dr. R. E. Wakely

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