More Eggs From Poultry During Winter
Agricultural note by Frank C. Har outlines three main causes of low winter egg production: dirty mite-infested housing, unproductive fowls, and improper feed. Advice covers sanitary, well-ventilated housing near shade, with a dry, sandy loam floor, and a 25 to 40 fowl capacity. Details describe a practical 10 by 13 foot house with front sun exposure, roosts, nests, water and feed arrangement, and methods to prevent mites.
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Frank C. Har
Agher Suburet College
Poultry House
Treatment of roup in poultry warns on dampness and drafts
The article explains roup is a germ disease in flocks, not merely mouth or breathing issues. It urges strict separation of sick fowls, regular three daily treatments in severe cases, and removal of mucus plugs before applying remedies such as hydrogen peroxide, potassium permanganate, boric acid, coal tar disinfectants, and carbolic acid in specified dilutions.
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RE. H. Needham
Kansas
Clean and Sanitary Coops Advice For Poultry Houses
Guidance urges keeping coops and houses clean and well ventilated to prevent disease. Clean weekly and spread sand or litter on the floor to aid cleanliness and sanitation.
Separate House for Ducks and Chickens Advised
Ducks should not share a dwelling with chickens because duck water remains filthy constantly, risking chicken health and life. The advice notes keeping ducks and chickens apart prevents contamination and disease in poultry.
PUT CONVICTS ON HIGHWAYS
The United States Department of Agriculture publishes Convict Labor for Road Work guiding state and county authorities. It urges state control of convict road forces and cooperation between prison and highway departments. The 1917 era seeks expanded, standardized convict road programs with detailed camp, health, and recordkeeping practices to boost output nationwide.
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United States Department of Agriculture
National Committee On Prisons and Prison Labor
Highway Department
Department of Agriculture
Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Immense Cost of Bad Roads Hit U S Farmers
The article cites experts from a Department of Agriculture survey showing farmers lose about 300 million dollars annually due to bad rural roads. It notes weather blocks heavy hauling during peak market times and estimates national losses could exceed half a billion dollars if rural roads were usable year round. The snippet attributes the quote to Scientific American.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Uncle Sam
Scientific American
Duty of Every Farmer Emphasizes Good Roads
The piece urges farmers to recognize their dependence on good roads and to care about the nearest highway to their farm or the road used to market orchard garden and farm products.
California Highway Improvement Vote Passes Statewide
California voters approve an $18 million program to advance the state highway system with every county supporting the measure.
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California
Help to Save Nation's Food Supply
A call to reduce waste and combat rats to protect food stores. Campaigns urge using rat-proof cans and Stearna Paste while citing G Bernard Shaw on pacifists and peace talks. A labor leader hopes negotiations foster neighborly spirit.
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G. Bernard Shaw
London
Shaw
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad And Witty Society Anecdote
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a $100 reward for an incurable case and claims internal action through mucous membranes. The text also cites a Canadian society anecdote where a politician is introduced to a wife with a witty remark about a “stupid old duffer” being moved away.
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Hall
Prarcinees & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Lord Derby
Canada
Douglas Sladen
Lcons
Protein content in common foods cited by advertisers
The article lists protein percentages for foods such as potatoes 2.2 percent milk 88 percent wheat flour 10.7 percent eggs 14.8 percent lean beef 218 percent Navy Beans 22.5 percent and Soja Beans 84 percent, followed by an advertisement slogan about room. It also quotes a playful remark on women writing autobiographies and a hypothetical publisher turning a wife’s life into twelve volumes.
Hard to parse: Obscene advice fragment in old column
Fragmentary OCR text offers aggressive misguided tips encouraging violence against women and boasts of success. The fragment hints at social misbehavior rather than a clear event, providing no identifiable people or organizations.
Plumbers Bill Joke and Other Echoes of 1914 Humor
A collection of humorous lines and quips reflects early 20th century wit. A professor jokes about an Egyptian mummy as a plumber while contemplating reviving it. Boston taxes on war gains and store policies mix with light social observations and travel quips.
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Professor X
Ion Transcript
A Saucy Plea and Quips From a Prompting Page
The fragmentary page presents a mix of quips and dialogues including a suitor’s threat to join the army over marriage, a pun about a dog lost in a railway incident, a note about a new St Paul hotel, and a fisherman’s tale. It closes with a wry quip about winter’s onset and a boy dreaming of rings.
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St Paul
St. Paul
Alte
Maxse
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