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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
7
The article advises selecting incubators based on local reliability and performance rather than flashy advertising. Avoid cheap models due to lower reliability. prefer well-tested makes used nearby. Focus on adaptiveness to climate, ease of lamp maintenance, oil circulation, and convenient egg tray placement when choosing size and layout.
Follow the manufacturer directions to set up and operate the incubator. Keep it steady at the target temperature before filling with eggs and do not add fresh eggs to trays with ongoing incubation. Turn eggs daily from day two to day nineteen and cool once daily from day seven to day nineteen.
On farms the 150 to 800 egg incubators are discussed. Smaller machines need more care, while larger units handle bulk stock. Farmers commonly use a large incubator for the majority after a second test, sometimes combining with a second unit to manage 400 to 800 egg ranges.
United States Department of Agriculture scientists urge farmers to keep hens until after the spring laying season to save about 150 million eggs. They note over 5 million hens in the southern states are sent to market in winter and early spring, each averaging 30 eggs. The Save-the-Hen drive uses press notices posters and county agents to spread the message.
A guide notes that batches of hatching save time in tending incubators and brooders and yield more uniform size. It suggests one-egg incubator space per hen with half the flock renewed yearly and no outside hatching, while larger machines cost less per egg than smaller units.
Poultry specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture urge early chick hatchings in February, March, and April, aiming for completion by May. Early hatched flocks mature into laying pullets before cold weather, ensuring fall and winter production, with easier upkeep as they thrive better than late hatchlings.
The note weighs options for backyard poultry keepers to renew a flock by hatching or buying day-old chicks. It warns that chicks require separate plots from grass and a green feed supply, and that hatching is best done with hens.
The article explains successful sitting requires faithful care and patience. It notes hens from Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds and Orpingtons are generally good mothers while heavier breeds like Brahmas and Cochins sit well but are clumsy. Leghorns and Mediterranean breeds are nervous and poor mothers.
Do not replace more than half beef scraps with cottonseed meal in dry mash for hens or egg production and egg quality will suffer. Chopped green bone from the butcher makes a good substitute when fed fresh, bought in small quantities since it does not keep long and spoiled bone can be harmful.
The passage argues against viewing Russia as mystic or doomed by destiny. It notes Slavic realism, near 1917 peasant life, and everyday routines from schools to theater. It cautions against translating Russian conditions through Western revolutions or urban terror, urging context for ordinary life.
The New York Times notes a risqué new kiss trend named the Puff Puff kiss sweeping Broadway parlor shows and cabarets as flirtatious acts become popular with audiences and socialites in main street venues.
Dr R R Von Baracz an Austrian surgeon cites a method from Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift for surgeons to wash hands before operations. A paste of chloride of lime and soda is rubbed on hands for three to four minutes, then rinsed with sterile water. Ammonia water removes the odor.
The text argues that the blight of Islam has isolated Jerusalem and desolated Mesopotamia Syria and surrounding regions. It envisions a restored fertility across the cradle of civilization stretching from Judea to the Persian Gulf, claiming redemption as the Turk must be pushed back beyond the Taurus and Anti-Taurus barriers.
Ruth laughed at grandpa's joke at a family reunion and later said it was the cutest thing he ever said. The moment captures warm family humor and Ruth's affectionate misdirection about the joke's meaning.
The piece notes a vogue for practical aprons and service dresses in gingham and chambray with colorful plaids, and describes spring millinery, including crepe georgette hats and various trims. It highlights women’s shifting roles and the era’s emphasis on well dressed practicality.
A short London Punch cartoon line shows a girl teasing her aunt about a small hole in her veil. The aunt protests she has no time to change it, while the girl insists no one will notice.
An insurance physician warns that kidney trouble is common and often undetected among applicants. An advertised remedy, Kilmer’s Swamp Root, is touted as an effective tonic with sample bottles offered by sending ten cents to Dr. Kilmer.
The Observer of Events and Things notes that kind words may persist but a sudden slip on ice can dampen sentiment. The wry remark highlights a slippery evening hazard and the stubborn persistence of politeness amid accidents.
A World War II era exchange notes German rhetoric that Britain will surrender Gibraltar while an observer dismisses the statement as a bluff. The remark reflects wartime propaganda and counterclaims about strategic fortress control.
A traveler in a London hotel asks for a third floor room as a clerk directs him up or down. The brief exchange captures ordinary wartime hotel life and the daily routines that continue despite global conflict.
Ad for Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets touts the original liver pills from forty years ago claiming regulation of liver and bowels.
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