British Empire Celebrates King's Jubilee
A May 6 beacon display marks the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. The piece discusses the crown as symbol of unity, dominion self-government progress, and the forthcoming London Jubilee conference on trade, defense, and Anglo American cooperation, noting public loyalty across the empire.
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Ben Nevis
British Isles
Snowdon
Arthur’s Seat
Edinburgh
British Empire
George V
Mary
England
le Royle Veult
George
Prince of Wales
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Britannia
Old Country
Dominions
Great Britain
Victoria
Newfoundland
Rhodesia
Africa
British South Africa Company, Ltd
Southern
Colonial Office
Dominions Office
Gold Coast
Ceylon
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Zanzibar
British Guiana
Europe
America
Colonies
Dersiaires
London
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Far East
United States
Buckingham Palace
Western Newspaper Union
Poultry Chicken Manure Rich Fertilizer
Dr. A B Mann outlines using dry chicken manure with phosphate nitrate and potash to cut fertilizer costs. Recommended mix 1100 lb manure 600 lb acid phosphate 200 lb nitrate of soda 100 lb potash. not for all crops or soils. get local formulas from agents or state college specialists. A sample corn yield reached 40 bushels per acre with 350 lb application. ensilage corn produced ten tons per acre.
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A. B. Mann
Agronomist
North Caral
State College
Lights for Turkeys Demonstrated in Kansas Experiment
The Kansas experiment station shows early turkeys can be produced for late summer markets by using morning lights. In 1933 breeders were kept separate from the main flock from December 1, 1932, in a laying house with 14 sq ft per bird and 50 watt lights at 4:30 am. Birds remained indoors during breeding season.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Polish Fowls and the White-Crested Black Polish History
The White-Crested Black Polish originated as the most common Polish variety with small crests and beard feathers described as growing the wrong way beneath the beak. Around 1880 the crest began to include more black feathers, initially a fifth of the crest, and since then crest size and plumage have improved significantly according to the Montreal Herald.
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Montreal
Herald
Gather Eggs Often for Hatching and Storage
The article advises gathering eggs three times daily or more in cold weather to prevent chilling and dirt. Store them in a basement or cellar at 45 to 65 degrees, deliver twice weekly to a hatchery if sold, and note that properly cared for eggs hatch in ten to twelve days. holding eggs longer reduces hatchability.
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Souri Farner
Laying Age of Hens and Pecking Profit in Poultry
The article notes hens two years old should not hinder laying profits and that pullet year is best. The second year may equal or exceed it in egg production, but from the third year onward yields drop, making it unwise to keep birds beyond the first two seasons.
Understanding pyorrhea and its dental dangers
The article explains how pyorrhea develops from the gingival crevice formed after tooth eruption and how micro organisms from tartar and crowns can be pumped into the bloodstream by chewing forces. It compares the tooth to a piston, detailing how shallow and deeper pockets create ulcerating areas that threaten systemic infection.
Are All Cylinders Hitting in Your Mouth
Dr. Irving Fisher of Yale warns millions suffer dental neglect as a faulty mouth hampers overall health. A neglected mouth can degrade heart action, digestion, and urine flow, with decay, swollen gums, or pyorrhea pockets signaling deeper trouble.
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Irving Fisher
Yale
Western Newspaper Union
Primrose Rug Crochet Pattern Promises Unique Decorative Piece
This ad describes a crochet rug titled Primrose made from six squares totaling about 42 sides with three pounds of material. It features center yellow shades and outer triangles in a chosen color, with instructions condensed from Grandmother Clark's rug book No 25. To obtain the pattern, send 15 cents to Home Craft Company Department C, St. Louis, MO, with a stamped self addressed envelope for reply.
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Clark
Hug
Home Craft
Department’ C
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis
Week's Supply of Postum Free Offer
Advert says the Postum Company will send a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it Ad copy notes the offer appears in another part of the paper and invites readers to request the free week’s supply by mail.
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Postiua Company
Ady
Fruitful Tree Belief From Old Proverb Cited
A fragment cites an old belief that placing a stone on a barren tree before budding will ensure fruitfulness after dust. The saying appears as a maxims-style caution about patience and superstition in nature.
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Promote Digestive Health
Advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver bowel and stomach regulation promoting digestion and overall health.
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Dr. Pierce
No Talkative Man Ever Reformed Himself in the Particular
A terse aphorism notes that a garrulous person rarely achieves self reform in specific habits. The saying suggests character change requires quiet reflection and restraint rather than chatter. It emphasizes personal discipline over dialogue.
First Moated Mayan City Found in America
Pathfinder Magazine reports Carnegie Institution scientists uncover ancient Mayan cities buried under centuries of silt in Guatemala and Honduras. A northern Guatemalan site features a ten by ten foot moat with seven bridges, possibly for defense or ritual purposes, along with stone altars and monuments bearing Mayan hieroglyphs.
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Carnegie Institution
Guatemala
Honduras
Central America
Guatemain
Europe
America
Tondardis
Pathfinder Magazine
Debt to Science Cuts Beet Sugar to a Prolific Yield
The article traces sugar from beets showing a shift from twenty tons of beets per ton of sugar to six tons today. The change is attributed to scientific production improvements and better beet processing.
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William C. Utley
Kansas
DR. R. Allen Griffith
Thompson
Jamestown
N.Y
Vicine. Products CO
Memphis, Tenn
Nemare
Klee
Sot & Meter
Kansas City
Missouri
the People’s
Tool
General Foods
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