Small Streams Furnish Power for Farms
Farmers can tap small streams for electricity using modest plants sized to meet needs. Engineering estimates show a 10 foot wide by 2 foot average depth stream can yield up to about 10 horsepower with suitable head and flow. Methods exist to gauge water quantity, and a larger, readily affordable plant may provide lighting and power for washing, churn, feeders, and farm motors with excess for emergencies.
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Division of Rural Engineering
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Division of Publication
First Attempt at Poultry Raising Guidance
The article advises beginners to start small with a few fowls and learn the business from experienced poultrymen. It recommends a year or two of work on a large plant to grasp care and marketing, suggests fall as a good starting season, and notes moving stock before laying. It cautions beginners to gain practical experience before buying eggs.
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Poultry Speciatiete
United States Department of Agriculture
Dual-Purpose Poultry Breeds For Farm Use
On the average farm the poultry flock should supply eggs for the table and surplus for sale. General purpose breeds like Plymouth Rock Wyandotte Rhode Island Red and White Leghorn are best suited as they are good layers and produce suitable carcasses. Owners take pride in quality flocks and provide better care.
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Plymouth
Increase Alfalfa Acreage for Fall Planting
Farmers should consider expanding alfalfa plantings next fall as a viable option. Costs and success depend on soil, location, and season, but the potential benefits warrant careful consideration where conditions allow a fair chance of success.
Control Common Peseta and Arsenate of Feed Claim
Fragmentary note claims arsenate of feed 204 alcating cul take will provide complete control of most common needs. Appears to be a rough and incomplete advertisement or technical memo with missing context.
Solomon's Rise and Wise Rule Begins
A sermon outlines Solomon's early reign defending his throne. It notes Adonijah's surveillance, Abiathar's removal, Joab and Shimei's executions, and Solomon's mercy and firmness. The Lord offers Solomon wisdom and riches for choosing rightly, stressing humility before God.
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Solomon
Adonijah
Mii
Benalah
Shimel
Shimer
David
Jerusalem
God
Solomean
Bolomon
Solomion
Tim
Christ
James 245
Millions of Tiny Germs Cause Your Catarrh Relief Claim
An old medical advertisement argues catarrh stems from bloodborne germs and promotes S. as a cleansing tonic. The text urges readers to mail for free advice from the Medical Adviser at 103 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Misheard Music Sparks Family Quarrel in Browns Home
Peaceful Browns gather for dinner when eerie noises from next door prompt a disturbance. Mr Brown accuses Mrs Wood’s gramophone playing Tosti as a family joke, only to learn two minutes later it is the Murphys opening a tin of corned beef, ending the commotion.
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Familly
Lizzie
Mia
Wood
Gramophone
Murphys
Are You An Expert Salesman Says Manager
A manager asks if the clerk is a self starter and an expert salesman. He boasts he can sell anything from an ice pick to an automobile. He claims to have sold the car outside to a passing buyer.
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Cap
Boston Transcript
Old Province House Remnant in Bosworth Court Boston
A portion of the old Province house survives in Bosworth court Boston with iron archway and stone steps. Oliver Wendell Holmes resided there for 18 years. Built in 1697 by Peter Sargent the house was famed as a handsome governor’s residence hosting many balls.
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Bosworth Court
Boston
Old Province House
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Governors Garden
Province House
Hawthorne
Peter Sargent
Reflections on Writing References for Cooks and Epitaph Style
A fragmentary note discusses writing references for cooks and references an epitaph style. It mentions Mra Hodge and Hiram Daly and comments on farming hard crops, noting children as a difficult crop on the farm.
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Mra
Hodge
Hiram Daly
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