Poultry Breeds outlined Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rock
The article details Rhode Island Reds and Rhode Island Whites origin in Rhode Island and breed traits, noting their long bodies, good laying and table qualities, and two comb varieties. It covers Wyandotte origins in the United States, its rounded body, feathering, and bloodlines from Brahma, Hamburg, and Buff Cochin, plus varieties white and colored. It also profiles Plymouth Rock developed in the United States, its body type, breast, and carcass, plus varieties barred white buff silver penciled partridge and Columbian.
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Rhode Island
Plymouth Rock
United States
Hamburg
Way to Raise Chicks from Purdue University
Purdue guidance outlines chick rearing from hatch to early growth. Use mature brood-tested stock, place in a portable brooder on disease free soil, and start with milk or buttermilk. Limit water and feed early, introduce finely cracked grains, then gradually mash, and switch to limited meals after two weeks.
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Yurdue University
Sand and chaff used as floor litter for chick grit
On the broader floor cover with sand then several inches of chaff from clover mow. Avoid dust in the chaff and fine clover particles. This provides scratching substrate for chicks to search for grub feed and supplies essential grit for digestion. Do not use sawdust as chicks may eat it and cause trouble.
Poultry Tips on Chick Rearing and Protection
Poultry notes advise keeping grits oyster shell and sand available for chicks at all times. Pulverized charcoal aids digestion. Wire fencing reduces losses from predators. Sour milk at fret feed and continued right along with grain feeds help many breeders raise healthy chicks.
Glove Fashion Sparks Matchable Accessories Across Styles
Glove novelties feature mousquetaire designs in bright hues such as rose yellow absinthe turquoise. Fashion spreads describe matching stockings shoes scarfs and fans with embroidered cuffs silk stitching and floral trims like silk petals buds and wired leaves on flexible stems.
Embroidery Styles Across Materials in Tunics and Two piece Costumes
The article outlines embroidery in diverse materials from wool to silk and metal threads used on tunics and two piece outfits. It highlights prints as full costumes or as overblouses with coordinating skirts, applique with gold thread, border treatments, and patterns in necklines such as high snug collars and convertible designs.
Textile Artistry: Reproduced Flowers In Silk and Velvet
A catalog of decorative fabric flowers from deep purple to pale lilac and dull reds and yellows. Water lilies appear in white taffeta with organdie shading, green silk pads, rubber stems, and long silk stems. Poppies and other blooms in silk and velvet use flosses and rhinestone outlines.
Charm of slight disorder in Victorian fashion
The article notes a trend toward charming negligence in dress from early Victorian days and suggests a revival. It cites stray curls loose girdle ribbons and a casually disordered look as fashionable, extending to men with loosely tied neckties and partly unbuttoned waistcoats. Paris hairdressers reportedly push a slightly disordered curl as a rival to sleek coiffures.
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Lord Byron
Paris
New Millinery Uses Velvet and Straw For Early Summer
Contrast in fabric and color shown in new hats. Velvet and arrow mix creates texture and tone. Velvet-bound crowns, fluttering velvet draped crowns, and straw brims appear in various designs. Black hats feature pink roses and yellow water lilies for color accents.
Neat Combination for Dress Trimmings Textiles
The note describes fabric and trim choices for a dress and coat lining. It mentions crepe de chine with kasha or jera¢y styled fabrics and suggests creating an attractive ensemble including collars cuffs and trimmings.
Scientist Predicts Rapid Growth Serum Revolutionizing Wheat Harvest
A London humorist notes A scientist predicts a rapid growth serum will let a farmer plant wheat one day and harvest the next. The plan promises 263 days of grumbling.
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Agriculturists
Humorist
London
Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Medicine Ad
A genteel advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure scientifically compounded herbal remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims non stimulant action and offers sample bottles by mail from Binghamton New York with payment and newspaper mention required.
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Tilmer
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
New Thread Machine Welds Metal by White-Hot Wire
An electric sewing machine nicknamed an insect for its flylike form welds piping steel plates of ships and many other articles using a white-hot steel wire fed from a bobbin.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Complexion
Promotes Cuticura Soap for daily use to keep the complexion clear and scalp clean. Ointment used as needed to soften hands. Topped by Cuticura Talcum for a fragrant finish.
Poet MP James Welsh Gains Noted Novel After Career
British Labour member James Welsh, a parliamentary labor whip, began writing poetry at eleven and is now recognized as a novelist of note. An advert quotes a remedy Roman Hye Balsam claiming cure of eye infection overnight and offers a 36 cent jar with a mail address. A stray line notes a person’s freedom if not constantly told what to do.
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M. P
James Welsh
Protests Grow Over Sale of English Art to Americans
The article notes rising sales of English artworks to American buyers, totaling about 10 million dollars annually in London over the last two years. It credits American taste with driving demand and says an American bidder often wins at auction.
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London
California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Easy Bowels
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a pleasant laxative for children. It claims a teaspoonful today can prevent illness tomorrow and urges mothers to buy genuine syrup printed on the bottle to avoid imitation products.
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California
Agricultural information reaches Latin America in Spanish pamphlets
Information from U S experiment stations and research labs is broadcast to Latin America in Spanish pamphlets prepared under Wilson Fopeno of the Department of Agriculture. In cooperation with the Pan American Union, three publications have appeared so far.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Latin America
Wilson Fopeno
Department of Agriculture
Ulon
The Hardest Work Some Men Do Is Inventing Excuses
A witty reflection notes that the toughest task for some men is crafting excuses to avoid going to work, highlighting a humorous view of laziness and habit.
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Milady
Regus Sons & Co
Richmond St
Chicago
Tanlac
G. J. B. Terry
Pall Ste. Worth
Tex
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