Find Out How Big Business Wins the Industrial Battle
A rallying cry on research and efficiency by major firms. Du Ponts Armour Standard Oil and other giants pour funds into chemistry and engineering to boost peace time output. The piece urges relentless inquiry as the path to victory in the modern economy.
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du Ponts
Germany
United States
Standard Oil
Armour
Girard
Philadelphia Ledger
Pennsylvania Railroad
Winthrop Smith
Kellar
Color blindness not simply vision but color processing
Dr. H E Howe reports that some eyes normal to ordinary colors fatigue for red and react to green when red glass blends. A veteran engine driver saw red light nearby but green at distance due to copper glass and other red glass allowing blue end rays to mix with red. Ruby glass is advised to ensure only red rays reach the eye so green is not seen.
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H. E. Howe
American Chemical Society
Peculiar Sky Patches Cataloged by Barnard
Professor E E Barnard lists 182 or more clearly defined dark patches in the sky in his latest catalogue. Some patches are fairly round though others show complex shapes suggesting they are not ordinary clouds or nebulae.
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E. E. Barnard
Poultry Feeding Rules for Big Yields
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. The article emphasizes attentive feeding to prevent hen hunger, detailing diets, mash components, protein sources, and seasonal green feeds. It outlines balanced rations, limits on cottonseed and linseed meals, and the need for oyster shells and grit.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bobby Brown
Poultry Ration To Get Best Results
Fowles on free range pick up plenty of green feed bugs and seeds. Profitable to give hens any surplus skim milk. A well balanced poultry ration contains proper protein and carbohydrates along with minerals and palatability for good feeding results. There is no single best ration, aim is to find the relative proportion that yields the best results and adjust with price and availability.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Costs of Producing Eggs Tied to Grain Prices
The article notes grain cost strongly affects egg production expenses with grain grown on the home farm allocated to hens. It emphasizes an important relationship between feed costs and egg output.
Feeding Newborn Chicks Delayed Feeding Guidelines
Young chicks should not be fed for 24 to 86 hours after hatching. The absorbed yolk provides nourishment during this time, enabling long shipments. Initially feed five times daily with a mash or soft feed alternating with hard scratch feed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Care Tips From a Historical Farm Note
The text urges using sand as grit for chicks and notes milk as a superior feed for poultry. It claims coal dust aids digestion, warns against crowding in brooders to prevent lice, and advises segregating sick birds. It emphasizes ventilated incubators for a healthy hatch.
Warblers Diversity Highlighted by Forestry Association
The American Forestry Association in Washington notes many warbler species from bay breasted to yellow rump color the rainbow with yellow orange chestnut black white green gray and brown plumage. The group is conducting a national bird house building contest.
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American Forestry Association
Washington
Speeding Talk Between Motorist and Scottish Constable
An American driver, stopped for speeding by a Scotch constable, hints he might pay to avoid a ticket. The constable rejects bribery accusations and challenges the suggestion, prompting the driver to backtrack. The exchange centers on a bribe offer and the officer’s firm stance.
Its Class Corking Story Reading
A brief classroom remark notes Poe's A Manuscript Found in a Bottle as a corking story. The students discuss its impact and share enthusiasm for the tale's mystery and tone.
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Poe
Brew Worthy Of Investigation By The Colonel
A cadre of skill and rumor surrounds a woman who can both bake and brew. The colonel expresses curiosity and suggests a closer look at her abilities and the potential implications.
Band Fans Urged to Follow Pro Cession For Music Lovers
Readers are invited to keep up with the pro cession to enjoy the music of the band. The prompt stresses ongoing events and fan engagement in a concise notice.
Peruna Restores Youthful Feel and Health says User
After twenty years of constant catarrh the speaker tried many remedies with no hope. Two years ago she began using Peruna and reports looking younger now than twenty years ago and feeling better and heavier. She recommends it to neighbors and others she meets. Sold Everywhere
Questioning Clemenceau as France's savior in Paris debate
A Paris exchange narrates a child asking if Clemenceau is savior of France, likening him to Joan of Arc after eulogies by Wilson and Lloyd George at the peace conference, with a father affirming the comparison.
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M. Clemenceau
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
France
Joan of Arc
le Cri de
Paris
Saluting Everybody in Camp Influenza Scene
A nurse at Funston checks a patient in bed as he jokes to salute her while admitting he has influenza on his third day in camp.
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Funston
Minority vote described as family vote
A brief quotation shows a man asking what is meant by the minority vote and another responds that it is the vote he has in the family. The exchange highlights a humorous take on political participation within a household context.
Purposely Postponed Fanny Tale Delivers Silent Moment
A club humorist tells a corker and the room erupts in laughter except one man who stays solemn. He explains he will save the joke to tell at home and sleep better then.
Warming-Up Exercise and Hello Boys Reference
A Yonkers Statesman clipping notes Redd asking about a friend and Greene calling him one of the hello boys. It mentions bringing him around tomorrow to warm up on a flivver, implying a casual prelude to some planned activity.
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Redd
Greene
Yonkers Statesman
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