International Egg Laying Contest expands across states
Egg laying competitions gain popularity with plans for five contests under various experiment stations next year. New events announced at Lexington Kentucky Pullman Washington and Vineland New Jersey join ongoing Mountain Grove Missouri and Storrs. Pen winners include Obed Knight’s White Wyandottes from Bridgeton and a Long Island Barred Rocks pen, with Rhode Island Reds from Springdale and Orchards Groton among top producers. One hen disqualified for laying only pigeon-sized eggs, while several exhibitors from Oregon Massachusetts and England place in top tiers.
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Exterminate Flies Plan Aims To Slash Nuisance
Pratt Torrington health officer and volunteers will set large Tigtraps near breeding spots to wipe out flies. The effort seeks to reduce the nuisance and cut fly output with Boy Scout help operating traps. New Milford Bridgewater road project to cost far more than bid stalls progress. Town votes to lend 8900 for 4400 feet. bid 14500, need not borrow beyond 9000, project dropped temporarily. 28 district agents named to work with Boys and Girls Clubs of Agriculture and Home Economics in Sharon and surrounding towns. Farnham, a Connecticut Agricultural College graduate, selected. New Hartford forms chorus of eighty joining Litchfield Union. War Secretary Baker notes guards on duty in flow ers for Zorn Brook.
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Rheumatic Remedy Claims and Obituary Notices in One Sheet
An advertisement touts Hill's Rheumatic Remedy promising fast relief and free samples, claiming long history and many testimonials including names like B. M. Eblers and A. Goldman. The page also lists numerous obituaries with names and ages from May dates in Danbury, Norwalk, Greenwich, Torrington, and surrounding areas.
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New York City
Origin and use of the word cravat in fashion history
The term cravat traces to Christian soldiers nicknamed Cravats who wore a neckcloth called crabat. The fashion involved wrapping the neck twice or thrice and tying to support the chin. The Canada goose is also nicknamed the cravat goose.
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Artillery is Base of Verdun Attack
Berlin reports major Morait argues Verdun attack rests on German heavy artillery. He says French losses come from artillery and trench stubbornness. German forces, though smaller, win on many fronts. Austria-Hungary blocks larger enemy numbers. Belgian troops have reached 70 miles into German East Africa.
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