A Texas Poultry House Plan and Husband’s Name Customs
A plan for a compact poultry house 9 by 18 feet shows double walls for colder areas with an attached 4 foot extension. The design includes a drop board, roosts, nest boxes, and a partitioned layout for feeding, laying, and sitting hens, front south exposure, and separate feed room access. The article also traces the historical practice of women adopting husbands’ surnames, with examples from Roman times to Elizabethan England, noting differing usage over centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exverlox
Hotse
Inelk
Fara and Ranch
Julia
Octavia
Pompey
Cicero
Catherine Parris
Jane Grey
Dudley
Arabella Stuart
Seymour
Braeton
Bor
Smith
Elizabeth
Marrine
Eye Type in Leghorn Breeds Sparks Debate on Egg Production
Wilbur Bros. of Leghorn and Plymouth Rock breeders challenge show-focused centers by arguing that egg type paths exist. Farm and Ranch notes their claim that long-bodied birds with long necks and deep rears are the most prolific layers, citing White Leghorns and practical experience.
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Cotton and Farm Journal
Wilbur Bros. Leghorn
Plymouth Rock
Farm and Ranch
Wilbur Bros
Muscovy Ducks and Breeding Habits in Poultry Yards
J. T. Littleton reports from Feather on Muscovy ducks noting that drakes hatched by hens may trouble other fowls, while those raised by their own kind are peaceful. He prefers flesh under four years, cites year round laying with eggs every month except September and October, and praises their hardiness in free-range southern yards.
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Brazil
South
J. T. Littleton
Roasting Stock Advice From a Boston Commission Man
W H Mudd says roasting stock rules apply to late winter and spring roosters hatched in summer are soft roast stock while hard buddy birds are in demand and superior to old geeks. The piece also notes feed quality and shell color do not define egg value and cites a Country Gentleman writer on green bone feeding and rib portions for beef in feeders.
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W. H. Mudd
Boston Commission
Maine
Country Gentleman
Green Bone
Notable Short Stature Figures and Growth Phases
The text lists several historical figures noted for small stature, including Suwaroaw, Frederick the Great, David Garrick, Alexander Hamilton, and General Marion. It then explains growth patterns, stating that children born Sept-Feb may be shorter, growth is rapid to age sixteen, legs grow mainly 10 to 17, and identifies six growth periods from infancy to adulthood with varying rates and plateaus.
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Suwaroaw
Frederick the Great
David Gartick
Alexander Hamilton
Talleyrand
Marion
Dr. Kane
Marmoentel
Italy
Maehhiveni
A Roman Cure For Consumption From Celsus
The Journal of Hygiene notes Celsus, a third century Rowan physician and Hippocratic follower, advised treating consumption by living outdoors and consuming cow milk and cream. He observed that good living and abundant sunshine aided recovery, though unaware of the disease’s cause.
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Celsus
Hippocrates
Journal of Hygiene
Remarkable Shawl Gift From Orenberg Weavers
A shawl presented to the Russian empress amazes with its size when opened. Housed in a small wooden box with silver hinges and fastenings, the piece proves to be ten yards square when fully spread. Weavers in Orenberg crafted the notable gift for the occasion.
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Russia
Orenberg
Both Papers Offered With Farm Weekly Subscription
A note invites subscribers to secure the New York Tribune Farmer 20 page weekly issue and the PRO BEss newspaper. An annual subscription mailed to any address costs $1.50 in cash, offering combined delivery for the farm community.
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New York Tribune Farmer
Tribune Farmer
PRo@BEss
Progress
OLD
NEW Gan
Carh
National Tribune
New York Tribune
Ee Progress
New York
World
Philadelphia
Pittsburg Daily Times
Propresa
Pittsburg Daily Gazette
Amt
Pittsburg
Weekly Dispatch
Ohio Farmer
National Stockman
McClure
Frank Leslie
la Progress
New York Weekly Tribune Farmer
PauGezss
Monument work offered by ex County Commissioner
Ex County Commissioner C. F. Murray requests all individuals planning cemetery monuments tombe or markers to contact him directly as he has no regular agent. All correspondence answered promptly with cheerful estimates from ten dollars. All work and lettering guaranteed to be the best. Mail sample requests to F. MagRay Blairsville Pa.
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C. F. Murray
F. MagRay
Blairsville
One Office Boy's Rise From Nothing a Week
A Michigan tale follows William Aiden Smith who left Chicago seeking an office job in 1879. He took a pass key from Pierce at Burch Montgomery, stayed as a diligent office boy, then rose to wealth and influence. Smith later helped Montgomery reach the Michigan Supreme Court bench and connected others to federal posts.
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William Aiden Smith
Michigan
Blackstone
Chicago
Walker & Dexter
Swmmer
Grand Rapids
Burch & Montgomery
Hk Ytt
Gaunt Smith
Mrr
Pierce
Judge Burch
United States Attorney General
Washington
Smith
United States
House of Representatives
Boston Transcript
Great Sensation In Leesville Over Life Saved By Remedy
A Leesville Indiana resident W H Brown was saved from presumed death by Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption. He reports enduring agonies from asthma until the remedy gave immediate relief and led to a complete cure. Similar cures are claimed for consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip with the remedy priced 50 cents and 1 dollar. Also advertised is Dean's Ointment for eczema scald head hives itching and skin troubles with a free trial bottle offered.
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Leesville
Ind
W. H. Brown
Daugherty Bros. Indians
Moore
Homer City
L. N Park
Marion Center
Dsuggista
Russian peasant women seek separate passports in new law
A new Russian law allows peasant wives to obtain a separate passport if abused or unsupported, letting them leave abusive husbands and seek work elsewhere. The measure ends the prior barrier of wives’ names on husbands’ papers, seen as relief for long-suffering rural women.
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Russia
Nervous Headache Relief Promised by Nerve Pills
A testimonial ad claims Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills cure nervous headaches and neuralgia, restoring vigor to the nervous system. Mrs. J. B. Waneick reports relief from head pain and stomach trouble after using the pills bought from Hetrick Bros. Drug Store, priced 60 cents per box.
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A. W. Chase
J. B. Waneick
Peccaia Street
Impiana
Hetrick Bros
Drng
Dr. A. W Chase’s Medicine Company
Buffalo
N. Y
A W. Chase
M. D
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Atlanta Constitution
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Blai Lick
Smit
Bairsville
Cokevile
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Buaresville
Salisburg
Paulton
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Freeport
Springdale
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Butler
Blatesville
Altoona
E. Watt
Western
Fifth Avene
Smithfield Street
W. W. Attee
General Pass
Edward P. Grove
Philadelphia Street
Jack
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Telephone No
Indiana, Pa
R. G. Spence
Josiah Lydick
Phila
R.W. Wehrle
Practical Optician
Iniana County
The
Indiana County
the Progress
Rossiayne
Rossmayne Flouring Mills
Frantz Bros
Lockar J
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