Woman writer defies marriage limits to keep art and home
Ethel Watts Mumford and George Dana Mumford clash over balance of writing and family. She fights for freedom to write while maintaining wife and mother duties. The couple later marry other partners, and Mumford returns to writing as Ethel Watts Grant, continuing literary pursuits.
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Ethel Watts Mumrd
George Dana Mumford
Paris
Benjamin Constant
Europe
Orient
Japan
South Seas
United States
Mexico
Central America
Miss Watts
New York
Saya
Mr. Mumford
Columbia
Harvard
Tie
Superior Court
San Francisco
Fla
Dan Cupid
Claire Drake Butterfield
Theodore Butterfield
Rochester
Butterfield
Mumford
Church of the Messiah
Minot J. Savage
Clay Mac. Cawley
Central Park
Ethel Watts Grant
Ethel Watts Mumford
Cupid
God of
Clio
Peter Leavitt Grant
Granttown
Scotland
Letter From a Self M ade Packer To His Son
A father writes from Paris in 1906 advising his son Percy to clean up a plant yard and houses for inspectors. He praises a Scottish broker and discusses engagements and marriages, then pivots to schemes on food purity, egg preservation, and a French chemist promising a future in cold storage, ending with a bold offer and a pledge of profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Percy
Thomas Jefferson Jackson
Olive Oil Department
Ege
Chauncey M. Depew
Joan Beefham
Bees to close hive entrances with screen wire cloth
Beeville Texas beekeeper KK Jones offers a low cost quick method to close hive entrances. Cut strips twice the width of the entrance bend into shallow troughs and push under the end of the hive to lock in place. Strips grip wood, resist removal, and ship bees enclosed over long distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KK. R. Jones
Beeville
Tex
Mr. Jones
Unbalanced Rations and Balanced Hen Diets
Cornell expert James A. Rice explains that wheat nutrients split into starch oil gluten and mineral matter form energy lean meat and bone. He notes minerals prevent soft shells and protein affects growth and egg output, stressing balanced rations for hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Rice
Cornell
Milk to Make Chicks Grow
A brief note states milk aids growth in young chicks when they are fed with the liquid. The text implies that chicks gain faster growth after consuming milk as part of their diet.
Two Kinds of Poultrymen
An article urges poultry keepers to focus on small details for success. It contrasts careful, well-supplied flocks with neglectful, rainy, damp conditions and outlines ideal housing, water, nests, and roosts to maximize profit and pleasure from thoroughbred fowls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Self Cleaning Nest Box From An Orange Box
An orange box is modified by removing top and bottom and mounting on its side. A wood strip forms the front, the box is hinged to the wall to rest firmly, and nesting material can be added. When soiled the box lifts to dump material, simplifying cleaning and reducing vermin buildup. Two nests result from the orange box with minimal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd
Feeding Young Chicks When They Lose Appetite
For young chicks with poor appetite and bowels disease, start with boiled rice in milk. When they eat eagerly, feed several days on a mush made from boiled milk and egg with cornmeal and white flour to thicken it. This strengthening ration typically restores health.
Do Not Overcrowd Nurturing Chicks In Hot Weather
On hot summer days avoid crowding young chicks. Move and clean coops often. Apply liberal whitewashing with carbolic acid to keep chicks healthy and deter lice.
Green Food for Hens Boosts Health and Usefulness
The note argues that while a hen may survive without greens, green feed improves health and comfort, increasing her overall usefulness to the owner.
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Annie Russell
California
Tok Mer
Ethel Watt6
Muugeo Raat
Packer
H&s
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