Popular and Common Breeds of Geese
The Toulouse goose, native to France, weighs 15 to 20 pounds commonly and 25 to 30 pounds in larger specimens. It is the typical gray goose with white patches, and young geese lay 15 to 25 eggs first year, 25 to 40 later. The Embden, snow-white with yellow legs and bills, matches Toulouse in size and yields high carcass value when well bred. Chinese geese, brown and white, stand taller with longer necks. Brown Chinese shows a dark knob at the bill base and is the most prolific, with gander 15 pounds and goose 12 pounds. hens lay 40 to 50 eggs or more. A large share of eyes are fertile.
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Toulouse
France
Feeding for Egg Production in Hens at Missouri College
Article cites US census data showing Missouri hens produce 111 million dozen eggs annually. It argues hens need 70 to 80 pounds of feed yearly, warns against summer starvation, and advises constant dry ground feed with bran shorts and cornmeal, plus milk and shell before hens.
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H. L. Kempster
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri
University of Missourhia
Separate Old Hens for Market and Hatchery
The plan separates old hens and fattens them with corn for market. Do not winter loafers. keep a few for hatching purposes.
Pleasure With Pure-Breda Birds Keepers Take Care
The article notes pleasure in keeping and caring for a flock of pure bred birds. It emphasizes mixed birds kept in a coop, describing the enjoyment and duties of breeders and enthusiasts in handling their stock.
Avoid Decaying Fleah and Water Vessel Tips
The note warns against consuming spoiled food to prevent illness named Himberwuck or Burra. It advises using deep drinking vessels for ducks and geese raised on land to ensure proper hydration and health.
Select Hens with Records Highlight Advancements in Egg Production
The article traces the evolution of laying hens from jungle fowl to modern layers, noting typical annual egg counts around 140 to 150 for pullets and hens, with some 200 egg set proven strains. It advises selecting high producing birds and mating with strong laying strains to steadily raise flock productivity.
Fatten Poultry In Crates For Quick Weight Gain
Instructions describe placing poultry in crates for 10 to 14 days with a day of fasting followed by a ration of seven parts cornmeal three parts middlings and one part bran plus enough buttermilk to make a pancake batter like mix. The birds reportedly gain 15 to 25 percent in weight and improve flavor.
Encourage Hens to Cackle and Egg Production
The note argues hens are encouraged to cackle when kept well fed with bugs, worms, green grass, and ample water. It states Kege are valued at 40 cents a dozen or 14 cents per cackle and links feed quality to egg production.
Swamp Root Promoted as Kidney Aid After Grip Epidemic
Doctors report grip illness widespread with kidney distress. Advertises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root herbal remedy as healing for kidneys liver and bladder. Sample bottle offered for ten cents. regular bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.00. Available at druggists. Include newspaper ad mention.
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Druggista
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Ady
Silk Sausage Skins Offer Sanitary Upgrade
The article notes a shift from traditional sausage skins to thin silk casings that are sterilizable and nearly invisible once eaten. They promise improved sanitation, ease of removal at table, and protection against vermin, at a slightly higher cost.
Pape's Diapepsia Promises Fast Stomach Relief
Ad claims five minute relief from indigestion sour stomach and gas with Pape's Diapepsia. It asserts quick safe cure and urges readers to buy a fifty cent case from any drug store as a universal stomach remedy.
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Pape
Ady
Nothing Like It OSCLU Holiday Party Kissing Games
A humorous exchange about holiday party entertainment. One asks if there will be adult amusements, the reply jokes about offering only old-fashioned kissing games. The banter highlights lighthearted décor and genteel celebration.
Popped Out at the Popping In Boston Evening Tran Script
A fragment from a Boston Evening Tran script notes a sudden proposal scene with remarks from Aunt Edith and the Niece. The exchange centers on excitement and the phrase At last used during the moment of engagement.
Red Cross Bag Blue Advertises Dressmaking Aid
A clipped ad urges readers to seek Red Cross Bag Blue for beautiful white clothes at leading grocers. The piece quotes a Birmingham Age-Herald reader noting changing amusements from a Congress of Wonders to the spider’s wonders.
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Red Cross
Birmingham Age-Herald
Good Coal From Refuse in Postwar Europe
Report describes a fuel-saving device using ground refuse with slightly higher density than water. Heavier particles settle, lighter combustible material is recovered for furnace use. It claims 200 tons of refuse yields 48 tons of usable fuel, offering a cheap energy source amid coal shortages.
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Holland
Spain Reiterates Neutral Stand on Submarine War
Madrid reviews Madrid’s policy since the August 1915 torpedoing of Isidoro, asserting it is illegal to destroy prizes and calling for observation of London Declaration Article 50. It notes Spain’s protests to Berlin, the vigor of its representations, and the aim to limit risks to Spanish shipping while opposing the central powers’ broad naval interpretations.
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Madrid
Germany
Isidoro
London
Berlin
Spain
United States
Haig Declares Somme Victory After Summer Drive
London dispatch reports Gen Sir Douglas Haig describes the Somme as an entente triumph covering July 1 to November 18. He says German armies barely avoided collapse due to weeks of poor weather while Allied advances were strong. Berlin details Austro German Bulgarian progress on Moldavian borders and in Dobrudja. Verdun area sees French attacks repelled near Le Mort Homme.
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Haig
London
the Somme
Sir Douglas Haig
Moldavia
Rimnik-Sarat
Dobrodja
Braila
Berlin
Dobrudja
Meuse
Verdun
le Mort Homme
Eaton Jeweler Fatally Shot in Duel With Night Watchman
In Eaton a jeweler H. B. Lewis was fatally wounded after a duel with the town night watchman. The shooting occured as police investigated a disturbance at the jeweler's shop.
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Eaton
Night
H. BE. Lewis
Two Governors Complicate Arizona Gubernatorial Feud
Arizona outlines a disputed transition as Governor elect Thomas Campbell will be sworn in and deliver an inaugural address while Governor elect Hunt faces uncertainty. Hunt’s adviser, ex Senator Ives, urges retaining control of the office, risking new complications as both plan messages to the Legislature opening January 8. Ballot inspections proceed slowly at an estimated cost of 9800 daily.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas Campbell
Ross
Supreme Court
Capitol
Hunt
Ives
Arizona
Bank Robbery in Texas Yields $6,000, Suspects Sought
A Hagerman branch of Hagerman Brute Bank in Sherman, Texas, was robbed when bandits blew the safe and escaped with $5,000. Police pursue unknown robbers as details remain limited.
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Texas
Tex
Hagerman Brute Bank
Hagerman
Ap Nnlonwibile
10 Cent Cascarets Advertisement Script
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for biliousness and costive bowels. It links torpid liver and constipation to foul taste, yellow skin and headaches, claiming a 10 cent box cleanses overnight and keeps you feeling good for months.
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Adv
Two Citizens Predict End Of Dancing Craze
Two sober citizens debate the fate of a dancing trend. They claim the craze will end and the world will outgrow such madness. The exchange is framed as a distant historical note, set 2716 years before a modern cultural moment.
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Babylon
New York
Skinner Macaroni Ad Appeals to Mothers
The ad urges mothers to cut food costs while boosting health by serving Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti two or three times weekly. It claims children love it and that it benefits adults, offering a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Nebr.
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Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
Monkey mascot joins Berlin zoo from war submarine unit
The Berlin zoological garden welcomes a monkey long the mascot of the English merchantman halted by a German submarine. He traveled repeatedly with U-35 and was present at the deaths of several merchant ships. The transfer to the 200 unit came when cold weather endangered his health.
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Berlin Zoological Garden
Charity gifting under 1 percent of income
John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, notes that our international charity over the last two years has totaled one-twentieth of 1 percent of national income. He estimates an annual gift of 75 cents from a $1,500 earner.
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John Skelton Williams
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