Backyard Poultry Growing for City Hens and Egg Supply
A city resident can raise a small flock to save money and help reduce waste. L. W. Burley, a poultry husbandman at the agricultural college, says twelve hens provide ample eggs with proper care. Build a simple coop, avoid roosters, and feed a mix of bran, shorts, beef scraps, with plenty of green feed and garden scraps to cut grain needs.
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L. W. Burley
Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
Potato Menus for Breakfast Dinner and Supper
A fragmented recipe list outlines potato dishes for all meals. It describes potato croutons and cake like preparations, with steps to mix mashed potatoes with eggs, shape into squares, cut triangles, and bake or fry until browned.
Lemons Yield Citric Acid and Products Sold
The report notes lemon yield streams leading to citric acid production. It references olive pulp for marmalade and orange pulp for marmalade use, with methods developed by the U S Bureau of Chemistry and Agriculture and Gilby for market utilization at several cent prices.
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United States Department of Agricultura
Cirle
Gilby
United States Bureau of Chomietry
Optical Glass Key to War Effort Warns University Professor
Professor Edward W. Washburn of the University of Illinois says optical glass is essential to modern warfare including telescopes binoculars lenses and photographic plates for army and navy use. He notes prewar shortages in Germany Britain and the United States and credits a special committee for boosting American production to meet urgent demand.
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Edward W. Washburn
Department of
University of Illinois
Washburn
Army
Navy
Medical and Sanitary Corps
Washburm
Germany
Hugland
England
Henely
Britain
America
Tils Commission
Wise and Otherwise in a Scrambled Quatrain
A jumble of aphorisms and garbled phrases about virtue, beauty, generosity, discretion, and social conduct. The text contains misprints and misjoined words, yielding a series of brittle maxims about life and manners without clear narrative.
Ten Kultur Commandments Flow Prevailing in Germany
A misread, misspelled list titled Ten Kultur Commandments flows from a Baltic Tribune item about Germany. It parodies biblical phrasing and lists ten prohibitions and corruptions, referencing violence and property, with dates and names mangled beyond recognition. The piece appears as a satirical or distressed OCR fragment from a newspaper column.
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Germany
Prison Labor Bill Pushes Use of Inmates on Roads
Governor Brough of Arkansas says 76 to 100 convicts will work continuously on state road projects. The proposal, backed by national prison labor committees, includes wages for prisoners to support dependents and prevent unfair competition with free labor. The drive aligns with wartime needs and pressure from federal and state agencies to expand prison labor, awaiting congressional action on the bill by Slake Smith and Booker.
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Brough
Arkansas
National Committees On
United States
Muade
National Land
Slake Sraith Af Georgn
Charles P., Booker
Missouri
National Committee On O Prisons
American Federation of Labor
Household Recipes: Lent, Rice, and Tomato Rarebit Dishes
Frugal cooks extend lent meals with rice fried in chicken fat and eggs, plus dishes like Tomato Rarebit with cheese and milk, Rye Popovers using rye and wheat flour, and a Mexican rice with pork and vegetables. The text describes simple prep steps, seasonings, and serving ideas for a winter menu.
Spectacles Indicated Riches in Early Italy
Fragmentary OCR notes describe the invention of spectacles in Italy circa 1285. Early wearers were chiefly wealthy or noble, with size signaling rank. surviving examples show large lenses and prominent frames.
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Italy
The Story of the Resurrection in Faithful Verse
A poetic retelling of Jesus rising from the tomb and appearing to Mary Magdalene and the disciples. It traces the appearances at Galilee and Jerusalem, the call to await the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and the promise of eternal life with the Lord. The verses exhort steadfast faith, fearlessness in death, and eternal fellowship with Christ.
Cross and Sign of the Cross Across Ancient Beliefs
Fragmented discussion traces the sign of the cross in Ezekiel and in pre Christian cultures. It notes associations with warding, worship in Mexico, mystic symbolism among natives, Thor’s hammer shape, and diverse views from Longfellow and Gouldhog on cross imagery in primeval religions.
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Ezekiel
Jerusalem
Prescott
Mexico
Doctor Brinton
Thor
Longfellow
Olaf
Barlug Gouldhog
Living Among the Dead and the Light of Faith
A Bristol preacher exhorts mourning readers to seek the living among the living not the dead. He argues against viewing death as final and urges faith in the living presence of Jesus and angels, contrasting barbarous methods with hopeful spiritual guidance.
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Jesus
Bristol
Unshakable Faith Among Early Christians
The piece argues that early Christians, especially the apostles and followers, gained a firm certainty in Jesus as the first fruits of those who slept. It cites their transformation after Jesus’ crucifixion, their fearless preaching, and their willingness to suffer and die to testify to the resurrection and ascension, challenging power and priesthood.
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Jesus
St. Paul
Pausa
Lendar A& N
Chimbor
Ronig
Feraggien
Angola
Freezone Corn Cure Promises Instant Pain Free Lift
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap ether-based corn remover that instantly stops pain and lets the user lift corn with fingers. It claims to rid feet of hard and soft corns and calluses without pain, boasting a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents.
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Cincinnati
Mother Gray's Health Remedy Ad Excerpt
An old advertisement extols Mother Gray's remedy for children's health, claiming it prevents colds feverishness and constipation. It warns against unfamiliar stomach products and lists address details for Mother Gray Co in Le Roy New York.
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Gray
Unwelcome Guest at Feast in Irish Parochial Tale
In a humorous household vignette, Patrick, a well connected local, crashes a meal at the parochial house. His host asks for privacy but Patrick and others attend, provoking banter about farm counts as the reverend jokes about thirteen pigs and twelve tents. The scene highlights social improvisation around hospitality and news.
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Pat
Daley
Ant
Wilde-Jack declares his marriage hope in quirky verse
A fragmentary, dialogue like item notes Wilde-Jack and a friend arguing about marriage and hope. The piece mentions mixed flour and percentages of West, with unclear substitutes and references to day labels. It reads as a clipped, nonsensical newspaper fragment from a historical page.
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Nossesa
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Gaiilec
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Mary
Rabbons
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