Printed Silk Summer Frocks with Soft Collars and Modern Cuts
Julia Bottomley notes the latest ensemble trends in printed silk frocks for summer. Fashions emphasize simple necklines, circular cuts, aprpliqued trims, and coordinated georgette blouses with matching coats and hats. Sporty yet delicate silhouettes feature two and three piece outfits, plaits, yokes, and frills, with beige blue and gray color contrasts.
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Bangkok
Paris
France
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Selecting Eggs for Hatching From Poultry Expert Advice
Poultry specialist O G Ford of Colorado Agricultural College warns that egg quality dictates chick quality. Use eggs 10 to 14 days old, close to two ounces, uniform in color and shape, with clean shells. store at 45 to 65 degrees, turning daily after four days.
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O. GC. Ufford
Extension Service
Colorado Agricultural College
Poultry Socialist
Turkey Raising Considerations In Modern Farming
Turkey raising has drawn attention as confinement gains traction. Most agree turkeys should roam the farm while confining them to noninfested areas. Care mirrors baby chicks with hopper feeding and separation from chickens to prevent disease.
Devastating Diseases Spread From Poultry Yards
The article warns that poultry yards, not just houses, play a key role in disease transmission. It notes tuberculosis typhoid cholera blackhead and coccidiosis can spread via soil and fowl waste deposited in yards, stressing hygiene in the yard area as a major factor in preventing outbreaks.
Small Shriveled Combs Indicate Poor Layers
Poultry breeders often assume large combs mean better birds. Small shriveled combs on hens signal temporary or continual poor production, while same on cocks suggests weak breeding. Large combs do not guarantee superior breeding and extremely large combs can be disfiguring.
Grains for Chicks Compared in 1920 Kansas Report
A Kansas experiment station study found wheat slightly better for day-old chick weight than corn kafir or oats. Cabbage proved a good vitamin source, ranking above carrots. Commercial chick seeds containing weed seeds were deemed undesirable.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Care for Chicks During Hatching
Guidelines advise keeping hens in darkened nests during hatching and not disturbing them unless stepping on or picking chicks. If disturbed, remove dry chicks promptly, keep warm in a flannel-lined basket near a fire, or place under a calmer hen. Do not chill the chicks.
California Fig Syrup Advertisement for Children
A vintage promotional script touts California Fig Syrup as the preferred laxative for children. It claims a teaspoonful cleans the bowels and returns a well, playful child within hours. It warns mothers to demand the genuine product with age directions on the bottle.
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California
Russia's Holy Men Challenge Soviet Suppression
Looker-On in the London Daily Chronicle notes the difficulty Moscow faces suppressing wandering clerics in Russia. The elder saints or elders hold sway over peasants and officials alike, with villages fanning superstition and staretzi profiting from it. Some are genuine preachers with fervor akin to Jewish minor prophets.
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Russia
London Daily Chronicle
Rasputin
Tomato Accident and a Child’s Remark Echoing Disaster
Five year old Sally asks about more tomato accidents. Her mother recalls a past storm that knocked down houses and killed people, prompting the child to wonder if such disasters will recur.
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Sally
Origin of Anno Domini Dating System
The dating system based on the birth of Jesus Christ originated with the Roman monk Dionysius Exiguus. He compiled the paschal cycle and lived in the fifth and sixth centuries, dying around 555.
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Jesus Christ
Rome
Dionysius Exiguus
Dionysius
Never Again She Will You Ever Love Another
A fragment from the Montreal Star hints at a melodramatic exchange about love and danger. A financier is defined with a quip that he does not lose his money, underscoring a cynical view of wealth.
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Montreal Star
Ten-Litters of Pigs Reach Massive Weights in Idaho and Nation
The Washington Star reports that pig raisers aim for one ton litter with total weight over 2000 pounds at six months. In 1928 farmers across 30 states produced 492 such litters, led by Pennsylvania with 65 and Ohio with 48, while Idaho saw notable six month weights including a 4156 pound total from 14 pigs.
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Idaho
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Washington Star
Columbus did not die poor or in prison
The article refutes the common legend that Christopher Columbus died destitute or imprisoned. It notes he left substantial wealth in his will and died in Valladolid in 1506, presenting a corrected view of his final years.
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Christopher Columbus
Valladolid
Quick relief for liver sufferers
An advertisement claims Dodson's Levertona cures liver and bowel sluggishness and fatigue. It promises a free bottle by writing Sterling Products in Wheeling West Virginia, urging readers to act today.
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Dodson
Wheeling
W. Va
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