Self Help for the New Soldier in Skirmish Line Drill
The article details line of skirmishers drills with base squads guiding deployment in line or column, forming skirmish lines, and coordinating with captains and corporals. It explains commands As skirmishers guide right or center, MARCH, deployment order, and assembling platoons, stressing orderly progress and individual responsibility.
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Isis
TTA
Pee Thall
Vnew
Margit
Blank
Aged Gander Reaches Remarkable Longevity
A gander from Islay Scotland is reported to be sixty six years old. It has lived with successive owners including a Bridgend hotel proprietor and his son in law before the present owner. The bird remains active and appears youthful, according to Mr. D MacLachlan who writes to the Field.
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D. MacLachlain
Islay
Scotland
Bridgend
Tramp Refuses Details of Battle of the Marne
In a terse exchange a tramp tells a questioner he cannot reveal anything about the Battle of the Marne. He says he is honorable and bound by a strict military vow not to disclose what he saw or did.
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The
Marne
Miram
White Runner Ducks Earn Egg Production Praise
The white runner duck breed, originating from the Netherlands East Indies, shows strong egg yields with diverse colors. A flock raised in a west England garden endured harsh winters with minimal shelter, and infertility rates stayed under five percent.
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Netherlands
East Indies
Leghorns Cheaper Egg Producers Than General Purpose Hens
A report from the United States Department of Agriculture shows Leghorns lay more eggs and use less feed than Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds and Orpingtons. Over three years Leghorns yielded higher net value per hen despite smaller egg size.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Rhode Island
Cold Brooder Use In Chick Rearing
Cold brooders assist chick rearing alongside heated versions. Ready made units or home builds work. a shallow tight box with one open end and a large hole serves. A woolen floor cloth, daily paper, and suspended flannel strips help keep chicks warm and comfortable.
August Chicks Feeding Advice for Hens and Field
The passage advises feeding August chicks to themselves by giving them to hens at the edge of a corn field. It suggests letting them range in a stubble field where they will grow quickly and be ready to lay in the spring when the hens are sitting.
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France
Flanders
United States
America
Department of the Interior
Canada
Departments of Labor and Agriculture
Oklahoma
Kansas
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
International Boundary Line
Ottawa
C. G. Rutledge
East Genesee Street
Syracuse
Black Cat Luck Brings Stealing Visitor to Suburban Home
A suburban resident says a guardian habit of keeping doors open attracts luck. A black cat visits, and the wife reports it ran off with the cool steak she planned to cook. The husband notes black cats are lucky and the cat proved doubly so by stealing the meal.
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Guardian
Witty Exchange About Suitors and Married Life
A reader quotes lines about refusal and love ending in a joke about a suitor with a wife over 200 pounds. The banter implies humor over life empty without a beloved and a punchline about the other man’s crowded life.
No Doubt, Upson-Smith’s wife hag lockjaw
Downey says it must be a very painful affliction Upson agrees it is unspeakably so
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Upson
Smith
Hag Lockjaw
Downey
Art's Inefficiency A Marine Painter Admits Rowing Struggles
A marine painter acknowledges he cannot even row a boat while others boast hidden skills. The humor shifts to a singer who, despite artistry, cannot milk a cow, highlighting surprising gaps in practical talents.
Phrase Play and Prose on Borrowing Time
A compact quip about borrowing from Peter to pay Paul and the notion that time killing is always open for certain people, reflecting social chatter and wry humor in everyday life.
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Peter
Paul
His Plea In Court Over A Brick Attack
A well known negro in front of the judge faced a brick assault charge from a relative. After preliminaries the judge asked why he struck. The defendant replied that the man called him a black rascal. The judge challenged the idea, and the exchange turned on whether the judge himself is a rascal with a sharp return from the defendant.
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Everybody's
The Ruling Passion Floor Walker Lurry Out Madam
Bargain shoppers expect a rapid sale as the store signs announce clearance events amid chatter and brisk activity.
A New Excuse at the Liberty Bond Measure
A humorous exchange recalls wartime finance as a husband blames a late pay on meeting a Liberty bond installment. The piece contrasts a family moment with the broader cost of war and the ordinary man’s weekly finances during the period.
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James
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