Feeding Poultry to Profit Amid High Grain Prices
The article analyzes how farmers decide whether to sell grain or feed it to poultry as wheat costs rise. It cites experiments showing per-fowl feed costs around 66 cents, with eggs valued higher than feed costs, and notes profit depends on stock quality, care, and use of farm by products. It also discusses edible mushrooms and regional fruit growing guidance.
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United States
Mthes Wens
Oregon
Portland
Washington
Department of Horticulture
W. 8. Thornber
Antwerp
Royal Anns
Bin
Lamberts
May Dukes
Olympia
Baldwin
Rhode Island
Ben Davis
Gano
Jonathan
Washington State College
Pullman
Creamed Tomato Egg Bake Guide
Combine tomato juice with butter to cream then add salt pepper and eggs. Heat then stir in the creamed mixture for five minutes. Butter a baking dish add the unbeat eggs heaped with hot tomato mixture, top with bread crumbs and bake twenty minutes.
Devil's Food Cake Recipe Notes
Recipe fragment describes creaming brown sugar with butter then adding eggs and baking soda in sour milk. Includes grated chocolate, boiling water, flour, and two frosting options with vanilla. Recipe mentions sheet cake and a layered version with white frosting.
Plucky Applicant Questions Tea Brewing Time
A humorous exchange in New York Journal style features Mrs. Wickersham testing a cook candidate. The applicant jokes about tea strength claiming two hours brings out all the strength, prompting comic dialogue on work and wages.
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New York Journal
King Edward hat arrives from Paris for modern men
A new belfry covering for men called the King Edward hat comes from Paris. It is based on the flower pot lid and molded to resemble a paver’s helmet, made of brick derby material with a buckle clasp instead of a ribbon. Reported by arrivals from Paris during the king’s recent visit.
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Paris
King Edward
Paria
Edward Bat
France
Restful summer trip echoed in postcard woes
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a north country resort stay where the girls endured a long mile walk to mail their picture postcards, highlighting the rougher side of a pleasant summer excursion.
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Gwilliams
Chicago Tribune
Righteous Hick Cartoonist Catches Editor in Slip
A caller complains to the society editor after the paper printed a misheard headline about a weekend Wisconsin trip, alleging the editor changed it to “weak kneed trip” in error. The exchange highlights newsroom vigilance and typographical mishaps.
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Wisconsin
Aaid
Society
Powerful Explosives Question Sparks Opera Metaphor
A Chicago News item quotes a young man asking about the most powerful explosives and an ex-theatrical manager replying with a wry comparison to two prima donnas in one opera company.
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Chicago Newa
When the Dime Museum Burned They Rescued Fat Woman
A Chicago Tribune report recalls a dime museum fire where rescuers used strong derricks to pull out a fat woman who then reacted with hysteria upon escape.
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Chicago Tribune
Typographical Error Sparks Websterian vs Jobsterian Banter
The Chicago Tribune reports a humorous exchange after a morning typo in Thunderbolt. The editor, Dlyde, quips he wrote the piece labeled Jobsterian while the piece referred to a Websterian intellect.
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Kutten
Thunderbolt
Dlyde
Chicago Tribune
Lost Its Potency
A humorous exchange cites Mr. Fairbanks saying buttermilk loses impact if consumed heavily, mocking attention from newspapers and noting the quip from the Philadelphia Press.
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Mr. Fairbanks
Philadelphia Press
Correcting a Misapprehension at the Market
A humorous exchange shows Wareham Long explaining dirt on clothes will wash off and a polite correction about travel stain and cooking results. The dialogue reflects domestic routine and social grace in a bustling setting.
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Wareham Long
Playwright notices Congreve praise from critic remark
A Philadelphia Press quip notes the playwright is uneasy after a critic calls his comedy passages Congreve worthy. The friend frames it as a compliment but the author suspects the praise masks a sting.
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Crittick
Philadelphia Press
Extraordinary musical sensitivity of spiders noted by critics
A Paris Revue note recalls famed spiders influencing music. Pel iason's Consoler of the unfortunate prisoner reportedly listened to captives and perished when crushed. Gretry and Rubinstein anecdotes describe spiders descending to listen during performances at Brussels and Paris venues.
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Peliason
Joller
Gretry
Brussels
Rubinstein
Paris Revue
Tortoise's boast stirs caution over speed
A boastful tortoise proclaims victory over the hare while an elder warns that speed madness could bring ruin. Mothers are advised to use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy.
Public Baths Movement Expands Across Cities
The Federal Bureau of Labor reports rapid progress in public baths as part of a push for urban cleanliness. Boston leads with 23 baths including 10 bathing beaches 12 floating baths and one pool, followed by Greater New York with 20 and Philadelphia with 15.
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Federal Bureau of Labor
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Conductor and Passenger Exchange On Streetcar Line
A Chicago Tribune exchange shows a passenger telling the conductor she always alights at G Street. The conductor replies that many people fail at that same spot, bowing with a polite cap touch in a brief urban vignette.
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Chicago Tribune
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for a cure of catarrh that Halg Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The notice promotes the product by promising a prize for proof of failure to heal.
Noted feud sparks talk of brutal family disputes
Washington Star reports gossip about Count Fucash relations and rumors of severe conduct. The piece notes he allegedly assaulted his father in law, not his wife, with financial repercussions. Also included is an ad for Dr. B H Kline nerve restorer promising cures and a $2 trial bottle offer.
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Washington Star
Stone broke after solitaire ring purchase
A quip from the Philadelphia Press cites a man who says he was financially ruined by buying a solitaire ring for his girlfriend. The pun centers on the phrase bust ed and the phrase stone broke, reflecting a humorous take on money trouble.
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Philadelphia Press
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