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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
7
A small town backyard flock can produce eggs year round at low cost. A seven-hen group bought for $5.80 and $7.01 in feed yielded 857 eggs and $23.50 in egg value plus $8 from two birds eaten, totalling a profit of about $24.69 once meat value is included. Proper housing and a sheltered run improve outcomes.
The article notes table scraps and kitchen waste have feeding value for poultry. It explains poultry are the only domestic animals that can convert waste material produced in the city into wholesome eggs and poultry meat.
Uniform products command best prices and pure bred fowls yield uniform outputs. Begin marketing cockerels at one and a half pounds or market weight. Sell white and brown eggs in separate packages. When dealing with country merchants insist on quality basis. Ship eggs twice or thrice weekly. Use small or dirty eggs at home. Infertile eggs withstand marketing conditions better than fertile eggs.
Householders seek eggs and occasional meat from fowls. General purpose breeds like Plymouth Rock Wyandotte Rhode Island Red and Orpington suit best. They grow large enough for table fowls and fryers, unlike smaller egg breeds such as Leghorns.
The article argues poultry is cheaper to produce than beef, requiring less labor and feed. It notes chickens can be raised with little effort and fed on scraps, skim milk, or waste, making them an economical substitute for pork and beef.
Instruction lists culling criteria for market fowls including weak, slow, or dull birds and droopy hens with laying points. It excludes females and males unless strong, vigorous, and of a pure breeding type.
The rapid growth in poultry raised for the table demonstrates increasing popularity. It appeals through flavor digestibility and pleasant rarity, even as economic arguments are debated in this brief reading.
The American Red Cross leads relief efforts with refugee furniture from Lyons, the Evian repatriates, and 18 000 weekly bureau inquiries. Filippo of Erie pledges his will to the Red Cross, while Davison notes care for wounded soldiers. The Fichier Central coordinates aid with 14 000 families indexed and 39 agencies on file. Wooden barracks at Leysele serve multiple refugee needs.
A knitting tip describes joining yarn by threading the new ball through a darning needle and sewing the remaining yarn for three to four inches. Hide the end by drawing it back and continue knitting, ensuring the ends do not show. The method aims for a nearly invisible join.
Paris fashion bulletins note frocks with kite or bag shapes. A few exaggerated examples prove the styles exist, yet the garments are simply overgrown peg top silhouettes, reassuring shoppers that new purchases remain familiar and wearable.
New vestees of tricolette silk or wool jersey are very smart and worn with long sashes draped at one hip with fringed ends. They are expensive but can be made at home by buying materials by the yard to reduce cost. The fabric lasts a lifetime and comes in lovely colors.
The high neck blouse gains popularity as a practical yet dainty option for business wear. Georgette crepe and wash silks feature plaited frills, pearl buttons, and hemstitched turnovers with subtle velvet ties, offering modest elegance for all ages.
Darts no longer highlight the waist but sculpt the shoulder and bust area. They appear clearly outlined with embroidery and finished with embroidered dart heads, reflecting a modern framing of the garment.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a humorous exchange about a graphophone and its operator. Separately, Kansas City women bowlers have formed a league and will hold tournaments, signaling organized competition for female players.
A cab stops at a street corner and a man, short of cash, digs through his pockets. A passerby offers a treasury note to cover the fare saying he knows the gentleman. The cabman accepts the note and departs. The initial saver asks who is owed. the note changer replies he has long wanted to change the bad note.
Becker-Very notes a career move where accepting a job hides the true sacrifice involved. The remark highlights the tension between career choice and personal cost.
A postal card to Garfield Tea Co in Brooklyn New York asks for a sample and notes that only the rich can practice economy with success.
A 1918 advertisement claims after flu or cold sufferers endure fever and poor appetite until the stomach is cleaned of poisons. It promotes EATONIC as a remedy to restore natural digestion, reduce stomach acidity, and rebuild strength, citing a 77 year old Civil War veteran's letter as proof.
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