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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
5
A 1917 guide explains advancing in close order with column of squads and platoon columns. It covers deployment into thin lines to reduce losses, methods for rushes, skirmishers, and assembling the company, with emphasis on terrain and cover.
Training explains a thin line advance across fire swept ground to build a skirmish line with minimal losses. It discusses loss of control, discipline, teamwork, and the need to adapt formations as war in Europe evolves beyond older theories.
The article explains animated sculpture using clay figures to portray actors in motion. It notes the process is slow and laborious, requiring many poses, with up to 12 800 molds for a 200 foot film, and mentions sight-change methods by mechanics magazine.
The Sussex fowl is an old English breed with large size and good flesh distribution. It gained recognition in shows after standardization and now has three color varieties: speckled, red, and gray. Its ancestry is debated, with some suggesting links to the Dorking and its fifth toe.
Kansas State Agricultural College reports that heavy egg forcing keeps hens in small houses with rich rations to maximize immediate production. The practice favors pullets for profit but damages long term breeders and may reduce second year yields for some small egg breeds.
The article urges quick gains in poultry production through culling non laying birds and surplus males. It champions efficient feeding and rationing to maximize meat and egg output amid meat shortages. It notes widespread farm waste and the rapid growth potential of poultry compared with beef.
A historical note explains how soil type affects chicken growth and health. It compares sandy south facing soils to heavy clay and recommends crop rotation to keep ground sweet. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station practices show a four year cycle with chickens, cover crops, and grasses interlaced.
An article by C S Anderson from Colorado Agricultural College describes a home made insect powder. It instructs mixing cresol with gasoline and plaster of Paris to form a dry powder for treating chickens. Strong crude carbolic acid can substitute cresol for greater effectiveness and application is by shaking through a perforated container with follow up treatments in days.
The text notes that some rations given to chickens lack nitrogenous material and variety. When chicks are inactive or fed unbalanced rations they may develop feather eating, since feathers provide nitrogenous material to satisfy the craving due to the ration’s deficiency.
A lady quips about a flatiron gift for her sister’s wedding. The charwoman explains she bought the iron as a practical retort for a violent future husband, noting her sister’s calm demeanor while warning of potential family disputes.
A fragmentary exchange proposes that sound reasons point to the other person as the snorer last night. The dialog hints at a lingering grudge and a caution about payment in such cases.
A sergeant jokes about recruits named Wolf Bear Lyon and Rox during a reading of names. He orders cages built as he laughs at the odd parade of animal themed names. A second item notes a quip about health and life insurance.
A Life magazine quip notes a suburban man feeling at home in the trenches. It contrasts a girl who keeps a first-letter envelope in her mirror frame for six months as a token of lingering sentiment.
Roscoe Boone returned home to find Mrs Boone entertaining several women at cand. He forgot about the party and noted it was near the usual supper time. A guest asked if he came home to supper and he replied he had only come to see what time it was.
A winter scene describes heavy snow then sun returning. Little Norman gazes from the window and asks for a snowbow explaining that if a rainbow exists then a snowbow should too. His mother questions the idea, and he stands by his hopeful whim.
A customer asks how to tell if meat is tender. The butcher replies with a blunt rule: the only sure way to know is to eat it. The customer notes she must buy first, to which the butcher replies that testing was the beauty of his prescription.
The purchaser questions the car bought last month while the dealer defends it saying it has come far from what the agent represented. The buyer asserts the car’s quality is poor and laments reliance on agents to sell cars.
A colorful reminiscence notes a man who pays more than $10 for a Palm Beach suit highlighting his extravagant fashion sense and social flair in a vivid quotation.
A reflective note argues that women seek trust in marriage while men who mock others reveal arrogance. It suggests suitors who advertise for a wife may attract what they seek but rarely what they want, and that bold pursuit can threaten sincere outcomes in courtship.
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