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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1914
Page
11
A critical piece on snobbery defining it as cruel vanity and social cruelty. It urges self search to avoid humiliating others, cites class prejudice and poor behavior, and ends with a courtroom scene involving James Montgomery and a capital punishment trial.
In a crowded New York tenement, Mike Kearney prepares for a murder case the next day. A frail Nyack mother arrives with supporters to testify for her son Jim Montgomery, amid law and order tensions and a defense push by Eugene Garrett.
The article describes a fashionable girdle with a deep pointed form paired with draped shoulders using net and brocaded silk. It explains fabric options for drapery and girdle support, pattern details for Bust sizes and mail-order, plus theater ads for May Manton patterns and Colonial Theater acts.
An article argues against wheat bran as a feed for laying hens noting clover and alfalfa hay as cheaper alternatives with similar or better nutrition. It cautions bran’s grit irritants and suggests a balanced mash where half the mix is finely cut clover or alfalfa with concentrate grains.
Instructions describe slaughter and plucking of ducks for home use or market, detailing killing methods, handling, and dry picking techniques. It covers leaving heads on for market, strippin g feathers while the bird is dying, use of water to reduce feather stick, and post pluck skin sewing as needed.
In spring many inquiries focus on the depluming mite a pest of early summer. It lives in feathers feeding near the skin causing irritation and loss of feathers. Examination shows tiny mites and red skin though seldom mange. Poultry keepers should combat the English sparrow which spreads the mite and carries other poultry problems.
The article argues electricity provides uniform heat for incubators with minimal effort and no odor or fire risk. It notes no further adjustments are needed beyond turning the eggs, but warns daily costs may reach about 10 cents depending on room temperature. Peace of mind and safety are deemed worth the expense.
A reader asks how to repair trust after gambling and spending, while a young woman seeks validation for avoiding kissing games at a party. Miss Fairfax urges self-respect, accountability, and clear communication to restore faith with loved ones.
The article compares pheasant laws in England and North America, noting England outnumbers domestic pheasants while US and Canada limit breeding and shipping. It cites New York Indiana laws, pheasant hardiness, six month maturity, 85 eggs per season, 3 pound birds, $1 per pound market price, 23 day hatch, and advantages over chickens in feed, disease, and weed control.
The thirty third week at Storrs shows a weekly gain of twenty eggs to 3 309, from 3 289 prior. Eggs rise in price while production remains high and some Leghorns tilt broody. top pens list includes White Wyandottes and White Leghorns across Connecticut England New York and Pennsylvania with egg counts from 1 373 to 1 057.
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