Daylight Egg Tester Promises Faster Egg Quality Checks
Jackson Mich inventor Mr J Fish introduces Electric No 2 daylight egg tester to speed culling in poultry and produce. A three foot belt runs eggs over rollers under a hooded lamp. good eggs show a deep orange, bad eggs appear black and roll to a canvas table for disposal. The device works with electric current or 24 dry batteries and can test about 80 cases daily with low fire risk.
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3. J. Fish
Jackson
Mich
Good poultry feed trough described by Iowa Homestead
An illustration shows a trough for all poultry. The trough prevents food waste and keeps fowls from stepping into it, preserving feeding value.
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Iowa Homestead
Green Food for Winter In Farm Stock Feed
Sprouted oats cabbage and brittle well kept turnips provide green poultry fodder for winter. Alfalfa or clover leaves or barn sweepings, scalded and fed with ground feed, can largely replace green food and may surpass all other greens.
Occupying Winter Quarters for Laying Pullets
The pullets should be in permanent quarters and may begin laying if Mediterranean or American breeds hatched early. If laying is slow but birds are healthy and active a feed change can help. feed more green cut bone when available or substitute another form of meat.
Liberality In Space for Hens and Housing
The excerpt argues hens need ample space, noting too little room limits success. It stresses four square feet per bird as a standard, with some keeping more, to improve outcomes by ensuring comfort and efficiency in housing.
Green Bone for Hens Feeds Your Laying Flock
A brief note suggests trying green bone fodder for hens. The message advises first time feeders to start in winter and mentions Treta-a as a key term in the feed mix.
Poultry Progress: Winter Eggs and Pure Bloods Lead to Profit
The article argues farmers now use winter eggs through incubators and brooders, turning poultry into a profitable winter crop. It credits breeders for health and practicality, notes competition favors egg and meat production over show traits, and says pure bloods yield higher prolificacy, uniform eggs and carcasses, and better feed use than crossbreds or mongrels.
Do It Yourself Poultry Chopper From Scrap Materials
An old Popular Mechanics idea shows a homemade device to chop roots and mix stale bread potatoes and other scraps for poultry. Build from simple steel blades a 14 inch iron rod spade handle and a central slit with riveted blades. Use a sturdy bar and plank bottom for a practical chopping setup.
Winter-Laying Pullets Balk at Early Laying
Winter laying pullets must reach laying maturity before cold weather to ensure spring laying. If not, they may not begin laying until near spring, a fact recognized in this note on poultry management.
Poultry Care and Breeding Principles
Advice emphasizes balanced feeding beyond grain, dry clean floors, and busy hens as money makers. Breeding stock selection is crucial, and drafts and damp conditions threaten health, urging robust housing and attentive care.
Hard Luck Menzies Robs Wayside Office With Revolver
In a moonless night at a remote wayside station, the hobo known as Hard Luck Menzies robs a female clerk, steals the registered mail, and attempts to escape with a pistol in hand. The clerk orchestrates a ruse using the telephone and typewriter to alert a distant agent, leading to his capture by a posse.
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Mensies
Menzies
Geggs
Hobo
Uniondale
Keyes
Howland Junction
Pennsylvania
Crosstown
Harry
Merizies
Harry Grant
Edna
Monaker
Miss
Bainesville
G. Chapman
Designer of Pink Tea Menu Cards Falls Ill
A humorous note describes Dickey collapsing with nervous prostration after completing all menu cards for his cousin’s pink tea. The gag centers on the ironic overwork from a domestic assignment rather than a grand event.
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Dickey
Night shirt inquiry in Missouri backwoods town
A traveling man tries to sell samples to a merchant in a Missouri backwoods town. A customer buys two night shirts and a lank man asks about the goods. The merchant declines, joking about not staying up at night.
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Missouri
Lippincott’s
The Luckiest Man Eben-So Miss Antique Wedding
A playful note says Eben-So Miss Antique will wed the clergyman who will perform the ceremony and receive payment, while avoiding responsibility.
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Eben
Scoffers Turn Converts to Postum Health Message
A reader explains how skepticism about coffee and tea gave way to Postum as health improves. She cites headaches and stomach issues disappearing after switching, noting family members also benefited and praising the drink as a mealless satiator.
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Postum
Father
Postum Co
Battie
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