Scattered Inquiries on Pets Hats and Statues
A jumble of notes covers diverse topics from Merce Harkness of Pawnee Rock paying 49 for harness over 19 years and selling it for 50, to a Wisconsin inventor’s grasshopper device, and London critics reacting to Edith Cavell statue described as Nurse Cavell's Second Martyrdom with critique of its proportions and placement.
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Merce Harkness
Pawnee Rock
Wisconsin
London
Edith Cavell
Belgium
Nurse Cavell
Gotham's Perfect Baby Wins New York Prize
Muriel Borges, a one year old and eleven months old with curly golden hair and blue eyes, is named New York's prize baby after five doctor judges selected her from the better baby contest held in the department of health building. She began walking at eight months and can talk clearly.
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Muriel Borges
New York
Department of Health
Rob and Helen Declared Twins at Public School
Rob and Helen were born the same day and started public school together. A teacher, a family friend of Helen, confirmed that Rob and Helen are twins.
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Rob
Helen
Lucky Bird Norse Ode Echoes Rent Woes
A brief literary line contrasts a man’s wish to be a bird with musings on last year’s nest and the burden of rent rises, capturing urban life worries in a witty, compact fragment.
Keeping Poultry in Towns
Objections to poultry in towns stem from odors and crowing but proper care reduces nuisance. Clean drop boards and yards prevent odor. keep male birds only if hatching is planned. If no male is kept, egg production is unaffected. konfined flocks prevent roaming and damage to neighbors’ yards.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Federal
Trap Nest Usefulness in Layer Management
A trap nest is a laying nest arranged to confine a hen after entry until released by an attendant. It helps tame birds for higher egg production, reveals traits and habits of individuals, provides a basis for utility breeding, eliminates nonproductive hens, and adds precision to judging and improving flock utility.
Growing Chicks Need Proper Brooding Care
The passage warns that crowded outdoor brooders or coops harm growing chicks. Transferring them later often cannot undo the effects, as initial crowding leads to lasting problems despite later apparent growth.
Hens Lose Egg Output in Hot Summer Weather
Hens become lazy during heat, dropping egg yield while winter hens stay busy to keep warm. The scorcher reduces activity and productivity more than cold weather, a seasonal pattern noted for poultry care.
Purebred Poultry Promise Delivers Higher Profits
A local farmer notes that purebred poultry can yield greater profits and satisfaction than barnyard mongrels when proper care and attention are given. The piece argues that even a successful farmer should consider raising purebred birds for larger returns.
Beach fashioning a stunning new bathing suit design
An illustrated feature extols a daring yet elegant beach suit showing full knickerbockers with side skirts, daisy embroidery, a kimono bodice and surplice front. The ensemble includes a rubberized silk hat, cloth sandals and silk hose, with piped blue or gray colors and satin accents.
Ginghams for Little Girls with Organdy Trim Styles
Designers of children clothes create dresses from checked gingham with organdy collars cuffs and sashes in bright colors. The trend extends to older wearers with no age limit for organdy trim, rivaled by plain chambray. Examples show plaid gingham with organdy accents suitable for girls ages six to thirteen.
Tailoring a Button Stem Technique
Instructions describe adding a cardboard ring between button and fabric to form a stem. Slip the ring after reattachment, pass thread through the center hole, then wind thread around the stem before tying off to prevent over-tightening.
Parasol Care Tip Extends Silk Lifespan
A reader notes stuffing tissue paper into each division of a silk parasol when not in use prevents creasing and silk splitting. This simple method is said to lengthen the parasol’s life by at least one season or more.
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Dean
Indiana
John Ostheimer
Milligan St
Crawfordsville
Ind
Doan
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Buffalo, N. Y
Woman credits Pinkham's Compound after long recovery in Kansas
Mrs. Evan Shay of Garnett Kansas shares how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her postnatal nervous breakdown and pelvic pain after three children. She explains she felt relief after two doses and completed five bottles, later delivering a ten pound baby and remaining healthy. She praises the medicine and recommends it to others.
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Evan, Shay
Garnett, Kansas
Herbert M. Gessner
Berlin
N. H
Avery
Weary Rhodes-Dat Guy Doubts Pullman Names
A humorous aside from the Houston Post notes Weary Rhodes-Dat challenges another for claiming to pronounce all Pullman car names. The quip reflects rivalry and playful banter about railway terminology.
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Weary Rhodes
Houston Post
Allen's Foot Ease Advertises Comfort for Shoes
An old style advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder to shake into shoes or foot baths to ease tight or new shoes. It claims wearers can use it to gain comfort and even wear shoes one size smaller, with sales noted as available everywhere.
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Allen's
Allen
Observant Victim Uses Clock to Time Robbery
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls a crime where a victim identifies the exact time of a hold up by noting church clock hands aligned with his own. The incident hinges on the precise moment and the observable church clock in the street.
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London
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J. E. Fraser
Jeffrie Marshall
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