The Wedding Night at the Ball Residence
The narrator and Anita end the day with Joe Ball hosting a hasty wedding in his Brooklyn mansion. Anita endures a hush filled ceremony conducted by Methodist McCabe as Mrs Ball rambles about social circles. The couple leaves amid rice and cold tension, planning to retreat to the Willoughby while Anita warns she may yet rebel against the arrangement.
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Anita
Ball
Joe
Mr. Blacklock
Mister
Billy
Sherry’s
Brooklyn
Dom
Alva
McCabe
Allie
Those Nwritch People and Their Inferiors Dialect
A brief Cleveland Leader quotation humorously contrasts social ranks as natives of Newrich joke about inferiors. The lines reflect class prejudice through sharp wit, highlighting two speakers debating manners and status.
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Cleveland
Screen to Confine Bees Plan for stored hives
An illustrated plan to confine bees by fitting a wire screen over the hive front allowing crawls out but not flights. Prairie Farmer notes the setup lets beekeepers place bees in nearly any suitable location. Four slats secure the screen to the hive front.
Hopperdozer harvests grasshoppers for fowl feed
The Colorado station tested catching grasshoppers with a hopperdozer behind a mowing machine. The device, mounted on wheels, used water to preserve insects instead of kerosene so they remain fit for poultry. On six acres of alfalfa the effort yielded nine to ten bushels, about 3 000 insects per bushel.
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Colorado
Green Bone Boosts Egg Yield and Fowl Growth
A Farm and Home claim says Green Bone doubles egg production by enhancing egg fertility and vitality. It supposedly tones the system, quickens growth of bone and muscle, and yields stronger chicks with red combs and glossy plumage, promising higher profits.
Chicken Notes on Poultry Farm Management
Farmers discuss mixing salt and pepper in mash for laying hens and the value of both preferred and common stock. Caution against overcrowding in pens and keeping doors closed at night to deter predators. Clean eggs sell better, so washing is worthwhile, and feed boxes should be elevated to ease sweeping under them.
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Farm Journal
Low Roosts Benefit Heavy Fowls In Poultry Yards
The writer argues for lowering roosts as heavy fowls cannot fly well and injure their feet jumping from high perches. Lighter birds also suffer, while large hens delay departures in the morning showing the perch height matters to welfare and safety.
Beekeeping for Farmers An Enjoyable, Practical Pursuit
The text argues farmers should consider beekeeping as a restorative, educational hobby that boosts pollination in orchards. It advises buying and transplanting bees in spring for brood growth, notes spring management is easier, and warns fall purchases risk transport damage and dishonest sellers.
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Farm Journal
Feed Trough Design for Hen Pens from Rural New Yorker
A durable trough design prevents feed from spilling as hens scatter it. The article notes lengths from three to seven feet, six inch siding, a four inch cover edge, and a three inch turned edge to stop side-swiping. The cover opens for filling and the trough is replenished every two days with a mixed poultry feed and scraps plus grains.
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New Yorker
Means of Hastening Laying for Winter Hens
The French poultry expert M. Voutelier offers a simple method to induce winter laying. Feed grain limed with unslaked lime, mixed with warm water to form whitewash, then soak and dry before feeding. Suitable grains include wheat barley oats and corn but should not be overused.
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M. Voutelier
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