Santa Claus origins and legends across Europe
The article traces Santa Claus or St Nicholas across cultures from Italy, Holland, Germany, Russia, England, France to America. It notes varied names Pere Noel Babouska Ruprecht and the Christkindlein, with stories of deeds, gifts, and norms around Christmas Eve and Epiphany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Pere Noel
Prince
Ruprecht
Kriss Kringle
Italy
Russia
England
Germany
Zlaus
Nicholaus
Necht Ruprecht
Babouska
America
Holland
Christ Child
France
Angel
Sweden
Norway
London
Paris
Chicago
New York
Nuremberg
Switzerland
Bernese Oberland
Iceland
Spain
Greece
Christmas Feast After The Chimneys Smoke
A playful verse depicts neighbors celebrating Christmas with chimneys smoking and ovens hot. A joking plan to bake the pie as a solemn joke about sorrow turns into an image of lasting merriment.
Movable Small Hen House Ideal for Chickens
Mrs. W. H. Bush describes a small movable hen house built on runners to be hitched by a team. Sized 8 by 12 feet, 7 feet high in front, 5 at back, with rubberized interior walls, dropping boards, roosts, canvas curtains, and screens. Nest boxes at ends, breathable design keeps flock warm, active, and healthy year round. Forty to fifty hens fit in such a house, moved seasonally to fresh ground.
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W. H. Bush
Missouri Valley Farmer
Trial of hopper feeding for poultry shown to cut labor cost
A West Virginia report details a year long trial of hopper feeding in five pens of white Leghorns. Food cost ranged 68 cents to $1.04 per fowl per year, averaging 90 cents for 100 fowls. Egg production varied from 81.4 to 24.7 eggs per hen depending on feeding method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Farmers urged to market only fresh clean eggs
The article argues that if farmers unite to sell fresh clean eggs during hot weather the price will stay higher. It warns that selling soiled and rotten eggs will force everyone to accept lower prices and suffer potential losses.
Assort the Eggs on the Farm for Better Sales
A fragment advises sorting farm eggs before sale to fetch better prices and attract steady customers who will routinely seek your produce.
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Bnia
Ats
Es AZ
Interior View
Farmer
Weekly Telegraph
Dr. Pierce
Mississippi
Hattiesburg
Gulf of Mexico
E. A. Cummings & CO
W. L. Twining
Mgr. Farm Dept
North Dearborn St. Chicago
Canada
Manitoba
Geo. W. Aird
Traction Terminal
Indianapolis
Indl
Ottawa
Waterman
L. E. ‘Waterman Co
Broadway, N. Y
Carter
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