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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
7
A cautious guide for new squab breeders warns that profits are not guaranteed. It notes mated pairs may cost two to three dollars, urges to avoid disreputable dealers, and stresses the need for careful management, proper lofts, feeding, and daily oversight to prevent losses and ensure steady returns.
R G Weatherstone argues fencing costs in poultry yards, urging minimal dividers to keep land sweet. He notes stocking rates per acre, recommends fence heights by breed, and details post spacing, treatment, and anchoring for durability.
Sunflowers are recommended to feed hens by planting in rows like corn but with more spacing. Striped seed sunflowers often yield seven to eight heads per stem and resist dry weather. They grow on poor soil and provide shade when planted near poultry yards. Sunflower seeds are oily in composition.
Regular feeding times keep chickens from the hog pen and under the horses feet, protecting substantial poultry losses yearly. Establish fixed feeding times on the farm just as the town poultry keeper prescribes.
Marketing pullets are described as priced differently before and after they begin to vocalize. Before this stage they are marketed at general fowl prices, while once they start to speak they demand distinct market values aligned with fowls. The note emphasizes timing affecting pricing in poultry trade.
The article contrasts true Theosophy at Point Loma with other Theosophical teaching at odds with its ideals. It argues genuine Theosophy promotes Universal Brotherhood, Karma, reincarnation, and present duty, while denouncing self serving impositions and claims of past life memories.
The Prussian king Frederick William II shows a blunt moral to his steward after discovering drivers received money instead of meals. He orders the steward to provide meals, not money, for coachmen on journeys, stressing that people eat food, not money.
A tale recalls Tennyson’s eagerness to visit the United States and Barnum's offer of a large sum for the trip. Barnum proposed the poet stand on a platform and shake hands with visitors, but Tennyson declined. Also referenced are brief lines from Boston Transcript style quips including a line about tying a ribbon on the shovel and a mock Mrs. Youngbride exchange about soiled duties.
The article explains heat speeds up molecular motion, helping dissolving. Sugar dissolves faster in hot water, salt dissolves similarly in cold or hot. A marbles and shot analogy illustrates how increased movement fills spaces between particles, allowing solutes to enter liquids more quickly. The piece cites the New York American.
The mudfish rolls into a mud ball before dry season to escape extinction. It breathes with gills in water and uses lungs while embedded in its mud cocoon. The account highlights this remarkable natural provision for the species’ survival.
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