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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
7
A suburban poultry keeper details his 1914 hen house plan and rabbit integration. From 15 hens to 60, he used four rabbit hutches and weed fed Belgian hares for meat, producing about 75 rabbits in two years while keeping costs low and egg output high.
Agricultural guidance notes that mites or red bugs attack fowls, especially young free range chickens. They cause intense itching and possible abscesses, with droopy birds that refuse to eat. Treatment includes sulphur ointment or kerosene-lard mix before abscesses form, and carbolic acid wash after. Dusting with sulphur and early spring hatching help reduce summer infestations.
Practical guidance on affordable poultry houses stressing serviceability, ample room, good light, and proper ventilation while avoiding drafts.
Celery grows as a heavy feeder and responds to generous manure applications. For larger, heavier plants apply steady organic amendments and monitor soil nutrients to sustain growth through the growing season.
Guide on maximizing hog growth by continuous feeding and care from birth to market. Emphasizes never letting pig fat decline and driving growth toward the scales through proper feeding and management practices.
Uniform breeding stock within a community yields better prices at sale and easier access to suitable breeding stock nearby. A common breed enhances market appeal and reduces transportation needs for producers.
Lack of water reduces eggs. maintain grit oyster shell and charcoal. Lice and mites are top poultry parasites. More hens require more care. provide a comfortable, well ventilated home free from drafts, clean and lice free. Experience advises staying within one’s ability to care for hens.
Practical stain removal tips from ink to ice cream on fabrics. Techniques include using milk, butter, tallow, oxalic acid on white goods, ether in shops, cologne for fresh smears, and a coffee rub for black clothing. Caution against heat, fire, and improper mixing.
Dress goods houses report soft finished velour like fabrics lead for draping as fall plans develop. Buyers favor the velvet approaching materials, especially for cloaks and salts, over stiff hard finished cloths.
Embroidery in chenille on black and beige costumes matches the material. On black satin or taffeta frocks embroideries imitate Alencon or Chantilly lace. English embroidery on taffeta is a new trimming detail this season, especially on garden frocks.
Textile notes show gir dles fringes tassels and spangles favored for trimming while wide plain ribbons are sought after for sashes reflecting fashion demand and supplier focus.
Designers balance fashion and function in this season's beachwear. Capes and matching caps use water resistant fabrics like Turkish toweling and rubberized cloths, allowing bathers to return from swims presentable. The article highlights two outfits: a blue taffeta suit with knickerbockers and a black wool jersey suit with white striped collar and flounced taffeta details.
Lingerie hats made of black chantilly lace imitate Lorraine peasant bonnets and are shown for advanced summer wear. The most effective models use low full tulle crowns gathered into a medium high head band in mob cap style with two or three gathered ruffles of chantilly lace.
The article extols a white net and voile dress trimmed with embroidery in white cotton threads. It recommends a corded net sash to girdle the frock as a simple, becoming outfit for warm weather.
Plain Duchess satin gowns are paired with a lace veil as the sole ornament, creating a simple bridal look.
A brief wartime mood piece shows a man and his sister at a victory ball. The sister parades in a gown the war has inspired, prompting a playful exchange on its cost and extravagance. The repartee ends with the sister quipping about the price and a joking reply from the brother about spending more.
Ad copy argues many advertised medicines vanish from view because they do not fulfill manufacturer promises. It claims the featured preparation has widespread use and favorable results, supported by customers, though the text is fragmented and promotional in tone.
A man studying a restaurant menu complains about charges for a table cloth and flatware while his wife urges silence. He fears public discussion could prompt a luxury tax.
A concise reflection on how anger disrupts mental focus in prayer, describing anger as alienation of the mind from divine communication and counter to the proper attentiveness guiding petitions to God.
A humorous interchange notes how a man once called his fiancée kitten and then hints at what the wife becomes. The joke plays on the idea of growing from kitten to a different term for his partner.
A terse opinion notes that moral persuasion has limits and urges stronger pressure, using a strong metaphor of backing it with a shotgun to achieve results. The comment reflects a blunt belief in forceful actions when persuasion fails.
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