The Thomas Doane On A Desperate Voyage
Captain Titcomb pushes the old coal carrier Thomas Doane toward Vineyard Sound as alcohol trouble grows aboard. Second mate Bradley Nickerson suspects drift toward mutiny under first mate Burke while Titcomb contemplates a risky future and a possible new partnership.
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Crimustee
Brad
Thomas Doane
Bradley
Orham
Savings
Captain Titcomb
Titcomb
Williams Bros
Mr. Bailey
Doane
Bailey
Envyiasis
Cap'n Ez
Cap'n Ea
Brad Nickerson
Burke
Cap
Bramey
Mr. Burke
Vineyard Sound
Windard
Swensen
Skim Milk Proves Valuable Fowls Ration in Tests
A writer to the American Poultry Advocate reports West Virginia experiments showing skim milk moistening mash increases egg output. In 122 days, 22 hens fed skim produced 144 eggs versus 96 for mash with water. in 37 days, 60 hens yielded 862 eggs with skim compared to 632 without. Researchers value skim milk at 1.5 to 2 cents per quart under current egg prices.
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American Poultry Advocate
West Virginia
Statio
Ontario
Liquid Lice Killers For Roosts And Coops
A guide on dependable commercial liquid lice killers and reliable homemade mixes. It recommends a saturated crude naphthalene in kerosene paint for scaly leg and a coal tar disinfecting liquid mixed with kerosene for red mites and coop lice. Apply to roosts and boards in the forenoon so it dries before fowls roost.
Preparing Broilers For Market
A fat broiler is rare and the chick tends to use nutrients for growth. When nearly market size, feed freely with fattening rations. Ground corn digests better than whole or cracked. A moist mash of two third cornmeal and one third bran, cooked potatoes, milk and a touch of sugar speeds fattening.
Liver Trouble In Fowls Prevents Spread In Flocks
The article advises watching for early liver disease signs in a flock and suggests measures. Provide a grass run if possible or give liberal KiceD food, limit corn, and ensure exercise. In confinement feed grain on litter and sparingly at first, but do not prolong the diet reduction to avoid weakness.
Socks in Village Store Size Mix Up
A city man asks for size ten socks in a village store but only size twelve is kept. The clerk explains that villagers adjust by pulling socks up at the heels if too long or down at the toes if too short, a humorous note on local habit.
John Burns Embraces Royal Court Dress
The article notes John Burns, respected across parties for his political life, now appears in gold-laced court dress on proper occasions after King Edward persuaded him to set aside earlier protests against the ministerial uniform.
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John Burns
Burns
Edward
Monument to pioneers unveiled in Grey County on Dominion Day
A memorial was unveiled at Vandeleur in Grey County to honor region nation builders. The inscription reads 7257-1907 To the founders of 8.8 No. 11 Artemesia whose courage honest intention and stability of purpose converted the primeval forest into homes for themselves and those that came after them. Erected by their descendants.
Old Age Pensions Figures from Government Memorandum
A bluebook on old age pensions presents England and Wales 1907 estimates of 1,616,000 people aged 65 and over with about 500,000 pensionable. A 5s weekly pension for that group would cost £7,795,000, likely half funded by Imperial funds and 4.8d in the pound on rates. The memo notes savings mainly in outdoor relief, with over a quarter million already pensioned by services and societies.
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England
Wales
A Norway Superstition About Crows and Boats
In parts of Norway a drowning victim burial rite uses a cock placed in a boat rowed over the disaster site. The belief holds the bird will crow when the boat passes over the body, guiding the spirit.
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Norway
Barber Shops in Sweden Feature Water Fountain Wash Bowls
The article notes Swedish barber shops use bowls that spray water when touched at the button. A shaved customer rests his face in the stream until the soap is rinsed away, creating a fountain like wash experience.
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Sweden
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Joan Burns
Coubt Press
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Vandeleur
the Nation
Grey County
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