Ruffled Scarfs Spark 1928 Spring Sweater Trend
Julia Bottomley notes how the 1928 fashion shifts center on the sweater and ruffled scarf. Modern motifs include ombre and patchwork knitwear, tinsel threads, and bold color plays with jackets and skirts, plus versatile scarf styling to protect garments.
Feeding formulas for laying hens from 1927 New England conference
New Hampshire recommendations outline a mash and grain ration for laying hens. The mash mix totals 500 pounds with corn meal wheat bran middlings oat products meat scraps fish scraps steamed bone meal dried milk and salt. grain uses whole corn wheat and oats. Guidance notes keep dry mash in clean troughs, feed liberal grain, and favor whole corn to reduce vitamin losses, plus cod liver oil in winter and confinement.
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New Hampshire
New England Agricultural Colleges
Geese Breeding Weighs Costs of Two Ganders to Each Goose
A writer from The Farmer notes geese pair naturally but often require two or more ganders per group. He warns of unproductive males and explains feeding strategies to improve egg hatch rates. He suggests roughage rich diets, alfalfa cuts, corn meal, bran, and occasional meat scraps with sand for digestion.
Changing Breed Doesn't Improve Egg Production
The article argues that swapping to another breed alone won’t boost eggs. It emphasizes the need for constructive breeding within the chosen strain and notes that some hens and cows have achieved high production through selective breeding.
Contagious Roup in Birds Described in Detail
A veterinary explanation outlines contagious roup as a disease starting like a cold with watery nasal and ocular discharge that has a foul odor. It causes nasal and facial inflammation, coughing and sneezing, noisy breathing, and loss of appetite and vigor in birds.
Prevent Toe Picking in Day-Old Chicks
Guidance warns not to open arriving chicks long to let them see each other. Hunger with no feed in the box can trigger toe-picking. Placing chicks in a broader house with litter and a feed hopper reduces idle time and bad habits.
A Girl Story with Montmorency Augusta in a Moonlit Garden
A New York reporter recalls a tale where Montmorren gy Augusta sits in a California rose garden with Fetherstonhaugh. He proclaims love while she coolly responds that his words are unnecessary and ends the moment with a firm dismissal.
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Chariie Chaplin
New York
Montmorengy
California
Fetherstonhaugh
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromioquine Ad
Vintage ad spot promotes a cure for a cold in one day using a laxative named Bromine Quine on a box labeled with BE. W. Grove signature. Sold for 30 cents.
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BE. W. Grove
Efficient Scarecrow via Grand Opera Magic
A German farmer’s wife faced cherry crop loss from birds while her children were at school. She rigged a megaphone to her radio on a cherry tree and broadcast opera. Birds fled, and she only needed to intervene briefly each hour to adjust the radio.
Women Endorse Dr. Pierce Treatments for Health
Mrs D D Williams of Port Arthur Texas praises Dr Pierces Favorite Prescription for restoring health in women noting reliable improvement. Ad copy invites readers to obtain liquid or tablet forms at set prices and offers a 10 cent trial packet. Also promotes Dr Pierces Pleasant Pellets for the stomach and bowels at 60 pellets for 30 cents.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Dr. Pierce
D. D. Williams
10Th St
Invalids
Buffalo
A Very Woman Comic Excerpt Sparks Dialogue
A humorous exchange contrasts a quiet wife with a wife who speaks out, featuring lines about listening and speaking preferences. Margaret is noted for preferring to speak, highlighting a playful domestic dynamic.
Woman's Tongue Swords Through Gossip and Pride
A proverb-like note states the tongue of a woman is a sharp weapon that never dulls, underscoring the power of spoken words to cut through deceit and vanity. The line portrays speaking as a decisive, perilous tool in social life.
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United States
Canada
England
Australia
Build Up Any in Two Weeks Seeks Health Boost for Children
A historical ad-like passage urges parents to try fig syrup to improve appetite, energy, and digestion in children within two weeks. It promises rapid improvements in stool regularity and overall vigor, claiming the remedy supports growth and well being without fear.
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California
California fig syrup advertised for children health
An advert promotes California fig syrup as a gentle remedy for fretful or sluggish children, claiming it is a genuine California product sold in drugstores in a sixty cent bottle.
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California
Pigeon Debt Leads to Dime Gift at Cincinnati Window
Mrs Amoretta Fitch fed pigeons at her Cincinnati Ohio apartment until they damaged her window plants. A lone pigeon returned days later, dropped a shiny dime on the sill and flew away never to return.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Amoretta Fitch
Transparent Man and Doctor X-Ray Banter
A playful exchange about truth and perception features a patient insisting no X-ray is needed while joking that his wife can see through him. The dialogue hinges on the theme of transparency and personal relationships in a light, comic moment.
Combo Treatment Promises Relief for Neuritis and Pains
An advertisement touts a combination treatment for neuritis sciatica lumbago gout and neuralgia with claims of relief and cure after trial order prepaid for 1. The same page offers skin beauty products from Loreta's Laboratories and poultry and farming ads from Orange Blossom Poultry Farms and Elzey's Golden Flesh seed and vine cuts.
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B.A. Barr Co
Shamokin
Hair Quality Linked to Rich Soil Maturity
A proverb notes lush hair results from soil richness. The saying attributes hair health to soil maturity and its nurturing minerals.
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Elzey
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