Diplomats and Soldiers Crowd Washington in Wartime
Washington hosts an expanding, diverse diplomatic corps as embassies grow and leaders like Jusserand, Spring Rice, and Bakhmeteff oversee wartime duties. Brig. Gen. McLachlan arrives as military attaché, while regional loyalties surface in praise of heroism across North and South. Maj. Gen. William C. Gorgas leads the Army medical department, supervising health for nearly 2,000,000 service members.
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George Clinton
Washington
State Department
United States
Europe
J. J. Jusserand
Republic of France
Jusserand
Ambassador Jusserand
Cecil Arthur Spring Rice
Great Britain
Lmited
France
England
J. D. McLachlan
Murrough O'Brien
McLachlan
A. C. Murray
Foreign Office
Bakhmeteff
Uncle Sam
Osmond K. Ingram
Alabama
United States Army
Alabeme
William C. Gorgas
United States Armies
William L
McIntyre
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Union
Henry P. McCain
Gorgas
Sibert
McCain
Panama
George B. Duncan
William P. Screws
Rainbow Division
Long Island
Doctor Gorgas
Arizona
National Army
That fellow is ignorant about peedle baths
A snide exchange labels a man as ignorant and a pinhead in a terse dig. The quote highlights slur and insult without broader context or consequences shown.
Prize Winning Columbian Plymouth Rock Cock Feeds
A Kansas State College poultry expert advises a special molting diet to help hens finish shedding before winter. Linseed oil meal speeds feather growth and loosens old feathers, aiding new feather development. Suggested rations include corn chop, wheat bran, meat scraps, and oil meal, with adjustments after molt.
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Ross M. Sherwood
Department of Poultry Husbandry
Kansas State Agricultural College
Mr. Sherwood
FOWLS IN WINTER Practical steps for wintering hens and pullets
The article advises separating immature pullets for development or fattening, culling old hens, and keeping winter layers healthy. It suggests housing repairs, simple setups, and using on hand feeds to balance rations, aiming for profitable winter eggs through careful management and early preparations.
What Kills Farm Chickens in the Hen House
An 1890s or early 1900s guide explains how different predators injure and eat farm poultry. It details mink, opossum, rats, cats, foxes, skunks, and weasels, noting how each targets birds and suggesting coop designs to deter them and protect young fowl.
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Cooper House
Eggs Purchased by Weight Reflect Varied Egg Sizes
Eggs vary in size and weight, making buying by the dozen unreliable. A growing practice is to sell by weight, with Light Brahmas laying the largest eggs at about 28 ounces per dozen and other breeds ranging from 21.7 to 26 ounces per dozen. Duck eggs from Peking ducks weigh about 35.6 ounces per dozen.
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Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
Determine Profit on Ducks from Incubation to Market
An experiment measured profit on ducks hatched in incubators raised in brooders and sold at ten to twelve weeks. It found 8.18 pounds of feed per pound of gain with an average weight at ten weeks of about four pounds.
Publish proper retail food prices to guide public
Indiana embraces publicity to fix fair food prices and curb dealer overcharges. Federal food director H. E. Barnard plans frequent lists of staple prices sent to newspapers and county councils of defense to educate the public and pressure retailers toward fair profits.
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Indianapolis
H. E. Barnard
Indiana
Defense
Barnard
Frost损 corn and meatless movement across Indiana
Farmers in southern Indiana propose to market frost damaged corn for alcohol. Indianapolis posts 20 000 letters after the new 3 cent rate. Clergy assignments in eastern Indiana. Scout banquet praises for Liberty Loan support. A widow burned in Bluffton jail. Massive teacher attendance at state sessions in Indianapolis. Meatless days and wheatless Wednesday urged nationwide.
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Indianapolis
District Appeal Board of
Indiana
Jesse Eschbach
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Heavenly Recruit Church
Scott Fuller
Palorate
Greenfield
William Hadley
Shelbyville
C. B. McDonald
Williamstown
Ey Scouts of
Alexandria
J. M. Crown
John Poucher
Methodist
Orleans
Louisville
Mary Ropp
Meeting of
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Fort Wayne
Marion County
Bluffton
A. R. Fayette
Pennsylvania
Gary
Grovertown
Southwestern Teachers’ Association
Evansville
Chandler
Boonville
Coast
I. D. Manderson
Rochester
Dewey White
Terre Haute
White
Gibson & Hess
Process Fish Company
Newcastle
Indiana Superintendents’ Research Club
Anderson
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South Bend Phone Company
South Bend
Central Union Telephone Company
South Bend Home Telephone Company
E. T. Bonds
Bell System
Army Recruiting Service
Knightstown
Temple H. Dunn
Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans
Luther Short
Franklin
Dunn
Evans Woollen
James W. Johnson
Johnson's Crossing
Madison County
Huntington
38. E. Cook
Advisory Board of
Union Township
Kokomo
John Thompson
Hoosier Briefs
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