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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1935
Page
3
Poultry experts discuss artificial lighting to boost egg production in hens. Strong light is essential, while colors matter with red and yellow rays reportedly stimulating, and green and violet potentially retarding. No changes to daylight extension advised.
Advice on mixing home grown feeds for poultry emphasizes 60 percent corn or wheat or both. The remainder should be a mix of two or more cereals like oats barley buckwheat or rye with limits on barley oats buckwheat and rye. Potatoes may be included cooked and mashed mixing with mash to form a crumbly moisture feed.
The Rural New Yorker reports chronic eye diseases and nervous eye disorders can cause hen blindness. It notes male birds are not likely responsible and advises excluding any birds showing blindness or poor health from breeding to protect future flock vigor.
The Missouri Farmer advises gathering hatching eggs at least three times daily to prevent chilling and dirt. Store in a basement or room between 45 and 85 degrees, and deliver eggs to a hatchery twice weekly if sold. Fresh eggs hatch best at 10 to 12 days. older eggs reduce hatchability.
New York agriculture commissioner Charles H. Baldwin explains Grade A eggs have firmer whites and more water than Grade B eggs. He notes Grade A offers slightly higher food value, while Grade B eggs lose moisture through evaporation.
An aviation instructor wraps up a lecture on parachute work with a quip about not opening. The remark, noted in Pathfinder Magazine, recalls a steam towel incident where a barber was allegedly too hot to handle.
A humorous overhear spotlights a debate between a barbershop patron and a shop tester about charity. The Tellit society claims to aid the poor while a witty customer mocks the rich’s ties to poverty, revealing class tensions in everyday life.
An interview captures Senator Sorghum joking about starting his career as a sideshow barker and allegedly adopting quirky ideas. The exchange frames a lighthearted look at his formative habits and rhetorical style.
Dialogue recap shows a sergeant correcting a new recruit about standing closer to the razor during morning inspection. The exchange emphasizes discipline and attentiveness expected in training.
In a terse exchange Situations and Jobe clash over duties. Jobe voices calls from constituents and signals focus on pressing demands rather than broader political discourse.
A Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt shows an aphasia patient uncertain of identity or home, yet presenting his wife’s photograph while police remark on his fortunate mind.
James explains Good Friday as a solemn observance about sacrifice and reflection. The excerpt notes its place in Christian tradition alongside Friday as a day of remembrance linked to biblical events.
A comic panel shows Biffs greeting Ig with a remark about bad luck. Ig notes he can find two lemons where one was handed out previously, signaling a joke about mistaken counts or misfortune.
A witty exchange in a 20th century column contrasts a man’s two minutes of rest with his wife’s ongoing errands. The quip frames leisure as scarce, hinting at traditional gender roles and domestic labor norms of the era.
Fragment mentions truth and friendship in puzzling terms. It contrasts man truth with fiction and suggests truth is rarer than imagined, hinting at a reflection on honesty and perception in relationships.
A sewing circle ad promotes a wrap-around home frock with a belt that adjusts through a slit. It emphasizes ease for weight changes and pregnancy, with shoulders and back flattering in solid cotton broadcloth or prints. Pattern 0321 available in sizes 14 to 48, requires 3? yards of fabric, priced at $8, order by mail with name address style number and size to The Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 232 West 18th Street, New York.
In Kangoy City Star coverage a bitter family dispute over marriage emerges as a daughter presses for nuptials while her father hesitates to approve. The satirical tone highlights social expectations and parental intervention in modern arrangements.
In Pearson's Weekly a new animal on the scene is noted as ending hostilities between bulls and bears. The piece adds both sides have exhausted efforts as they contend with the threat described as a wolf at the door.
A brief dialogue from Pearson's Weekly recalls a courteous exchange where one speaker compliments the other's wife and notes a belated meeting. The banter reflects social etiquette and nostalgic tone.
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