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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
6
Handy Boys and Girls learn to craft fire balloons using eight gores from heavy paper, tissue layers, a bamboo bottom hoop, fireball with excelsior, and a heat collar. The guide also shows making a doll carriage and a doll swing from spools, cardboard, and paper tubes with simple fastenings.
Mrs. Bila White of Lincoln Nebraska describes a brood coop from the Farmers' Mail and Breeze that can be built in any size. The two foot long structure has a board floor for rat protection and dry earth preferred for chick health. Hinged floors allow quick maintenance and earth replacement to keep the coop clean.
Farmers report widespread mite problems in neglected poultry flocks. Nests harbor mites under straw, hindering hens from laying and hatching. Regular cleaning, burning old nest material, and sealing cracks with tar or pitch recommended for prevention and long lasting protection.
Gladiolus are easy to grow and provide beauty with little effort. They thrive in most soils and need no spraying, making them ideal for a small garden. Plant from mid May to June 15 for continuous blooms. plant bulbs two inches deep for small bulbs and three times as deep for large ones, covering with sand before replacing the soil.
The Oregon station outlines a chick feeding plan starting at 36 hours old with bran and egg mix twice daily for a week, then switch to a grain mix on litter and access to water grit charcoal bone and greens. By one week a moist mash replaces prior grain and beet scraps are added. at three weeks milk joins the ration.
A breeder who hatches chicks with hens lines nest boxes with straw matting to cushion eggs. He uses bottles with tea lines to support and changes the matting often to prevent mites and egg breakage.
Lime proves a good disinfectant and vermin killer for poultry houses. A light coat of whitewash on walls and nest boxes boosts appearance and cleanliness, aiding farm health.
Paris styles sandals and toe rings as a fashion cue. Willby-Hoope expects adoption of the trend soon. A magnificent bunion is described as a cameo specimen for display.
Dialogue excerpt shows a tense exchange where a man questions a woman about her hair dye. The quip suggests social friction and misperception as a humorous or charged interaction unfolds between two unnamed speakers.
An article describes creating a year round outdoor sitting room under an old oak with rope swing, camp chairs, and cushions. It highlights fresh air, summer relief for tired farmers wives, a Sunday five o'clock picnic supper, and advises building a grape arbor if no tree exists. Redbirds and bluebirds nest nearby and farm life emphasizes safety of birds. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills ad ends the piece.
In the Philippines a patrol led by Sergeant Murphy crosses a bridge marked as destroyed. A galloping officer stops them to remind the danger, but Murphy replies that his detachment is supposed to be swimming, highlighting a humorous wartime mishap.
Mrs Farthingale prepares to go out wearing red fox furs a birthday gift from her mother. Walter toys roughly with the fox tail and asks if grandma ever had a tail, prompting a shy family question about ancestry and memory.
The dialogue presents two politicians criticizing the convention chairman as indecisive and unstable. One calls him vacillating, the other likens him to a rocking chair, underscoring unease with leadership.
A note urges giving fragrant tributes to a friend while they can still enjoy scents. It emphasizes timely acts of care and remembrance before loss or decline limits senses. Nonspecific in scope but centered on personal friendship and emotional preparedness.
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