Eggs and Chickens From the National Geographic Society
Poultry experts debunk the belief that high egg production harms egg quality. The piece traces the rise of commercial poultry, incubators, and colony brooders, noting the shift from hobby operations to large hatcheries and farmed stock, with culling as a key efficiency tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Department of Agriculture
America
United States
Corn Belt
Upper
Mississippi Valley
North Central States
Petaluma
California
Hodas
Chin
Last Silk Dress of Confederacy Becomes War Prize
The Army Air Forces museum at Wright Field displays a fragment of the gas bag from a Confederate balloon used for observation. The silk dress used to make the balloon came from a wartime effort to outfly Union balloons, a tale tied to General Longstreet’s account and a famed capture on the James and York rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Aeronautical Museum
Wright Field
National Museum
Washington
Thaddeus 8. C. Lowe
Longstreet
Pope
Confederacy
Richmond
York River
James River
Washington Post
Home frock pattern offers practical attractive design
Pattern 1625 features a tunic yoke and sleeves with pockets and adjustable waist for varied figures. Dainty trimming with ruffles and buttons. Sizes 14 through 44 available. Requires 3 1/2 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 16. Include 15 cents and address to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Debt Dispute Prompt Sparks Quick Settlement
A terse exchange raises a money dispute as one party demands $5 owed while the other counters with $2 to settle. The interaction highlights urgency and a bid for an end to the matter.
Dinner Delay Sparks Quiet Domestic Debate
A man reflects on whether his wife complains about late dinners and notes the response hinges on if he met a friend or if she is out for the afternoon. The exchange reveals ordinary domestic friction framed as a moment of perspective.
Nationwide building program urged to end low mood
Henry I Harriman of the United States Chamber of Commerce calls for a ten year plan to add 50 000 000 to 75 000 000 rooms through private capital to boost business. He cites a near 40 billion dollar construction cost plus furnishings and notes a home shortage across cities, especially in New England the Pacific coast and the West South Central region. He urges small affordable homes around 3000 to 4000 dollars to unlock demand and revive activity. Local ad notes Ferry seeds sold by dealers.
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Henry I. Harriman
United States Chamber of Commerce At
Buffalo
Harriman
New England
Pacific Coast
West South Central Section
Southern Lumberman
Literary Digest
Car Talk Turns On Old Time Jokes
A quip about a car and its mudguard illustrates a playful exchange on ownership and upkeep. The speaker claims the mudguard was missing when the car was purchased, prompting a humorously evasive reply about the wife’s driving.
S.S.S. Tonic Promises Revitalized Energy at Work
An upbeat pitch urges workers to try S.S.S. to boost appetite and color, claim stronger blood and quicker recovery from indoor labor. The ad frames S.S.S. as a tonic that stimulates gastric secretions and rebuilds hemo globin with mineral elements, available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S.S
S.S
Secret Society of Girls Forms Pact
Dialog hints a secret society among girls to share all secrets. A watcher asks about time, and a boy confirms urgency as the scene hints at a developing pact and hidden plans.
Help Your Child With Bowel Habits and Laxatives
Early guidance on child behavior contrasts with gentle bowel support. The piece endorses California Syrup of Figs as a mild natural laxative, claiming it restores appetite and energy by aiding bowels, and advises ensuring the label shows California on the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Definition and actors echo in classroom chatter
A playful exchange from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat shows a pupil asking what a polygon is and a parrot reply about a escaped bird. Johnny explains actors in sports like football and baseball, reflecting a light schoolroom moment and youth imagination.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Johnny
Also Mentioned on This Page
North American
Atlantic
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Stockton
N. J
Delaware River Valley
Modern Poultry Farm
Savage
Slickum
Ferry
Hint
Bayer Manufacture
Bayer
N: Ri
M. Pierce
M. S. Bay St. Gainesville
Fla
Dr. Pierce
Home Products Company
East 40Th Street
Cleveland
Ohio
Arm & Hammer
Cow Brand
Ames
Bigan
Chicago
PAN American Institute
Miami, Fla
Big
Branch Chemical Products Co
N. Broadway
St. Louis
Benston
Lehman
Hildebrandt Brig
Jacksonville
Thompsons
Thompson
Spring City
Birmingham
Missouri
Dixie Hatcheries
Birmingha
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