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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
3
Extension specialist Noel Hall of Missouri’s Mountain Grove station cautions against using pullets as breeders. Early hatch, proper development, fall laying, balanced breeding ration, ample feed, and careful culling determine better hatching eggs, with best results from hens after one laying year.
Nebraska Agricultural College poultry men advise replicating summer conditions for egg production during winter. Since bugs and worms are scarce, substitutes like meat scraps tankage and ground bone are essential. A dry mash should contain 15 to 20 percent meat scraps or tankage, with milk or buttermilk allowing a reduction in other animal feeds.
A poultry division head at University Farm advises keeping hens feet warm to maximize egg output and reduce costs. He notes cold ground, mud, and slow ground chill hens, and recommends a dry floor with four to eight inches of straw for scratching. This aids warmth and overall health crucial for high egg production.
Under average conditions it is not desirable to keep eggs for hatching longer than ten days. Satisfactory hatches may occur after keeping them over three weeks with careful turning at about 60 degrees F. Longer storage lowers chick percentage. Turn once daily. unpack eggs slipped from a distance and rest four hours before placing under hens.
If you buy eggs for hatching do not expect 80 or 100 per cent. Breeders are conscientious and sell what they believe to be fertile eggs from good stock. Even healthy fowls produce off-colored or defective chicks. A 60 per cent hatch is good, and if half of these prove good birds in color and shape it will be a good hatch.
In the Mich igap QGurgoyle piece a woman recalls a marriage proposal from years past and asks the Absent-minded Prof whether he remembers. He confirms the memory and questions if the proposal was ever acted on. The dialogue hints at nostalgic romantic tension and a lingering proposal.
Four famous American rivers the Rio Grande the Arkansas the Colorado and the Platte all originate in Colorado, reflecting the state’s pivotal role in shaping regional waterways and drainage basins.
Fragmentary verse evokes nature’s moral lessons with lines about vernal wood and music guiding the reader toward understanding good and evil. It hints at a broader meditation on nature as teacher, contrasting human strife with a quiet, poetic call to heed the world.
Fragments describe several old fashioned soups including onion and milk soup with eggs and cornstarch, pea soup with condensed milk, chicken curry soup with onions and gravy, banana with rice accompaniment, and a cream of barley soup with butter flour and chicken stock.
A note from a McClure Newspaper Syndicate feature describes a young lady across the way commenting on waving pictures of the Old Testament. She finds them crude due to their age and the era of their creation.
A fragmentary OCR note mentions altered words and a shift in emphasis from remaining to resting, with unclear subject and no clear outcome. The text hints at a transformation in meaning or approach, but lacks concrete details, names, dates, or places to anchor a full summary.
A fragmentary note reflects on a man facing choices and how many could have advised him to avoid a certain course, yet time has passed and consequences remain unclear.
The text argues against narrow roads and calls for ample rights of way and wider shoulders to accommodate future traffic. It warns that narrow roads cause rapid wear, poor drainage, and higher costs, stressing heavier foundations, better surfaces, and ditches to prevent deterioration. It notes increasing motor traffic as hard roads expand and urges securing wider rights of way now to save money and reduce future problems.
Improved roads reduce isolation by shrinking distances between neighbors and towns, bringing farm families closer to town amenities and education. They save travel time between farms, allowing more work, rest, or pleasure. Road improvements ease crop marketing, foster rural social ties, and promote larger consolidated schools and churches, plus encourage hauling limestone and fertilizer to raise productivity and income.
The advisory board of highway research, meeting in Washington, includes sixty to seventy leading engineers and scientists. Over $1,000,000 is being spent to study highway construction for maximum service per dollar as this group exchanges data on ongoing road experiments.
Good roads have helped the farmer keep pace with modern times. The old dirt roads with deep ruts and horse and buggy or a sleigh limited travel, especially in wet weather, making a trip to town a journey.
The state highway department removes all decayed trees along main roads in Connecticut to prevent highway blockades during storms. No accidents have been reported, but this precaution aims to eliminate risk of fallen trees on roadways.
A country girl outpaces her city cousin in at least one respect as statistics show country and small town brides wed earlier than their urban counterparts on average.
A misread proverb notes that a soft answer can avert wrath yet once it begins a marriage it may spark conflict and lasting strife between partners and families.
The New York Greenwich Village Grove Court area hides charming two story arc houses with old world lanterns. A brass plaque at No 59 Grove Street marks the site of Tom Paine’s later home and Bleecker Street No 300 his earlier residence where Robert Fulton visited him as he conceived the first steamboat. The piece recalls Paine’s fame and exile, his age of reason reputation, and his final years in the city.
The New York Evening World notes Marie Corelli’s broad appeal among royalty and peasants alike. Her novels blend melodrama and mystery, driven by spiritualist themes that captivated Queen Victoria, Elizabeth of Austria, and Alexandre of England, reflecting a universal hunger for life beyond the visible world.
At a New York reception during his American visit the Duke of Sutherland praised American boosters and recounted a World War I moment when a doughboy saved an English attaché in the Argonne. The hero declared proudly that he was from Marion, Ohio, praising the city as a foremost steam shovel producer.
In Adventure Magazine Beverly Giddings extols Bombay as a magnificent metropolis the world knows for its Taj Mahal hotel. The city sits on an island linked by a causeway and offers a vivid street scene with Mohammedans Parsis Hindus. He notes pleasant weather November to March and heat and humidity rest of the year.
A humorous London Answers item presents a widow and a medium as a departed husband speaks through the speaker. The exchange portrays the medium relaying a message that he did not have a chance to discuss while alive.
In London Answers a sharp exchange hints at a high profile divorce. An actress warns of publicity while a lawyer apologizes for the inevitable attention.
The Annis ton Star reports that several roads in Calhoun County have deteriorated from fair to very bad due to neglect of maintenance. Local authorities face frustration as main tenance has not been kept up, affecting travel conditions.
Bituminized road material will be produced from tailings of zinc and lead mines at Joplin Missouri. The project will convert waste material into a usable paving product, leveraging tailings for road construction.
Michigan's 1924 highway plan proposes about 735 miles of new turnpikes at roughly 15 million dollars. 525 miles would be paved, including 374 miles new construction and 151 miles finishing 1923 work. 23 million dollar initial estimate pared by Governor Groesbeck and the highway commissioner. Federal aid covers most costs on approved roads. state and counties share the rest. Grand River road Detroit to Muskegon to be largely completed with about forty miles of concrete. Sonia County stretch Lansing to Grand Rapids to remain gravel due to local funding shortfall. Lansing to Jackson segment will see some payment but not full completion.
The United States is in a record highway building era driven by motor vehicle growth. Road quality, quantity, and innovative methods outpace all prior eras, using newer materials, faster production, and lower costs.
Living on a good highway with quick transportation the farmer is en abled to enter into the plans for the benefit of his village and of his com
The text describes taking part in town meetings to have a voice in district affairs, attend divine services, go to lectures and extension courses, and aid community organizations. It mentions neighbors aiding the forming of cooperative associations for improved marketing facilities and better prices for products.
Anniston merchants and commercial groups have spent two years building up country trade and expanding Anniston's market reach. Despite bad roads, the city now serves more people from surrounding counties than ever before, with trade growing in all directions per the Anniston Star.
An article explains that air surrounds the Earth far beyond prior estimates. Abbe Moreaux proposed the atmosphere may extend about 540 miles above the surface, based on aurora observations and photographs.
Describes cowbirds as nonnesting and parasitic. Female lays eggs in others nests, often vireos or field sparrows, with the young cowbird later rearing among unfamiliar foster birds. The species migrates across the US Canada Mexico and frequently follows grazing cattle in flocks.
In a special tank an octopus seized a dummy man and dragged it under water near the glass edge, crushing a crab inside. The test suggests octopuses can pull victims below the surface only near rocks they can attach to with suckers, potentially explaining disappearances near Neapolitan bays.
Byron’s reflection on time aging the body but not the soul. The piece asks if one can preserve youthfulness of the soul despite aging years and life’s cares, and whether learning that secret would be a lifelong achievement.
An antique English case reports a young man arraigned in Rochdale magistrates court for unlawfully listening by night under infirmary walls to hear discourse and frame slanders. He resisted capture when seen peering through a window and was struck on the head with a hammer by an infirmary official. The charge cites old night walker common law.
A woman with artistic pretensions invited an expert to view an escritoire she bought at a high figure. He politely examined the piece and conducted the usual tests, assessing the inlay varnish and other details.
A compact note on Popular Mechanics issue highlights global activities and notable inventions. It surveys science trends, technology advances, and everyday innovations shaping industry and daily life.
A seagoing glider with airplane engine and propeller is being tested to skim water ice or snow. Inventor plans its use to aid police and government officials chasing criminals and as a torpedo carrier for battleships. Six boats with four torpedo tubes fit on one warship, 32 feet long and seven feet wide, capable of shallow water operation.
A patented spring brake for farm wagons attaches to a standard vehicle and doubles as a forward pulling aid when starting and a rear brake on hills. The device connects to double trees, reduces load restraint, and stops the need to lock the handle after each stop, easing labor and wear on harnesses.
The article discusses whether ducks grebes loons and other diving birds use their wings while swimming underwater. It cites reliable authorities confirming wing use during submerged foraging or escape. A ruddy duck in Lake Michigan was seen diving and using wing strokes about once per second to help propel downward and rise back to the surface.
One common trouble with multi conductor aerials is a spreader turning in a wind storm causing wires to cross. A method to prevent this is to suspend a heavy pipe elbow from each spreader as shown. The weight is tied to the center of a rope and the rope ends are fastened to the spreader ends as illustrated.
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