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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1936
Page
6
The excerpt recounts the Civil War era poem The Blue and the Gray by Francis Miles Finch and explains how women in the North and South decorated graves after the war. It notes Memorial Day origins in 1868 under General Logan and the national adoption of the holiday, fostering reconciliation between regions.
A Union infantryman retrieved a carved walnut bust of Gen Robert E Lee from a captured Confederate gunboat on the Mississippi near Natchez. The artifact survived bombardment and drifted onto a sand bar, where its carver remains unknown.
The flag is hoisted to full staff for memorial observance, lowered to half staff until noon, then raised to full staff again and kept until sunset. Noon is the time used, whether standard or daylight saving.
A compact history lists early American patriotic songs and composers. It notes William Billings, The Liberty Song of 1768, The Yankee Man-of-War, Yankee Doodle, Hall Columbia, The Star-Spangled Banner, Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, America by Samuel Francis Smith, John Brown’s Body, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Battle Cry of Freedom, Tramp Tramp Tramp, Marching Through Georgia, and When Johnny Comes Marching Home.
The article explains how yolk color depends on feed. White corn yields light yolks, yellow corn and green feed deepen yellow tones, while cod liver oil can supply vitamin A when green feed is limited. Small amounts of pepper tint yolks toward orange red, and excessive green feed can create brownish hues.
U S Department of Agriculture reports an experiment proving pullorum disease can pass from infected hens to healthy ones, even without the male birds. Half of exposed hens contracted the disease, while reactors remained infected. Surgeon Dr Hubert Bunyen notes flock safety hinges on removing reactors and testing new birds before introduction.
An expert in the Rural New Yorker warns that coccidiosis is a widespread threat in poultry yards. Prevention through strict sanitary practices in early life is essential to keep chicks from old contaminated ground and other sources of infection, even suggesting wire mesh floors in high-risk setups to save flocks.
Roomy beach pajamas with a single piece yoke sleeves and front panel ideal for active arms and legs. Describes large center front buttons Peter Pan collar wide self fabric belt waist gathered to yoke for a flattering fit. Pattern suitable for silk crepe voile percale gingham pique linen with sizes 14 to 42 and busts 82 to 42. Send fifteen cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago Illinois.
Rural women nationwide are shedding old drudgery as modern equipment and gasoline pressure stoves cut kitchen time. With more leisure, farm wives pursue education, clubs, reading, and cultural activities aided by mobile libraries and accessible books, magazines, and classes.
The idea centers on choosing to sustain actions and abstain from counterproductive ones. It emphasizes consistency, self control, and deliberate habit formation as the core of ethical living.
Size of eggs is a key factor in the gross income of two pullet rock. Small eggs occur for a period after start of production but last only a few months if birds are properly bred and reared. Late hatched or poorly grown birds yield small eggs despite good stock.
A variation in feeding hens keeps a hen’s appetite from lagging and cannibalism in chicks is reduced by a beak guard. Lighting with green or red bulbs aids brooders and broader rooms to prevent cannibalism. Friers and broilers gain size faster when lit to eat and drink more. Inclement weather causes rheumatism and stiffness in poultry. Prefer older birds for breeding and increase care with closer inbreeding to select the best flock.
A compact aphoristic clipping reflects on cultivating quiet contemplation amid doubt and fear. It notes that calm minds balance nerve and sport, while luck links to gladness and perception of color in life. It remarks on differing personalities and the enduring value of purposeful effort.
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