Profitable Market Duck Management by D C O Wells
D C O Wells of Fayette County Illinois shares methods to raise Mammoth Pekin ducks for profit. He describes humane pen design a two foot wire fence to keep ducks from chicken yard, early weight gain, feeding with bran beef meal and corn, grit with sand, and ample water and shade. He advises mating by New Year and keeping oyster shell in laying quarters, with ducks housed to prevent night disturbance.
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D. C. O. Wells
Fayette ‘County
Illinois
Orange Judd
Chicago
Way of fattening turkeys by Emma Stacey
Mrs. Emma Stacey describes turkey fattening practices focusing on green corn use and feeding routines. She notes selecting breeding stock, separating birds, boiling corn scraps, and providing grit and charcoal near feed troughs. Daily rations include oats vegetables corn and meal with milk or water, with noon feeds of old corn or wheat and occasional suet.
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Emma Stacey
Good Poultry Facts on Pullets and Egg Laying
The article explains pullets should be well matured before laying. Early hatched pullets produce eggs in the fair and early winter when prices rise. February to April are ideal for hatching to secure early pullets for steady laying and body energy for egg production.
Why Not Caponize Turkey Cocks for Profit
A Missouri Farm Progress writer argues caponizing turkey cocks could boost profitability like caponized chickens. He asserts early-hatched turkey cocks caponized this summer and sold next fall would be a paying operation, noting safety should be similar to chickens.
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Missouri
Farm Progress
Advantages In Poultry Breeding And Early Returns
The article argues poultry offers rapid returns, with chickens producing marketable stock in four to five months. It notes roosters and hens reach productive stages quickly, unlike fruit trees or livestock, and mentions Belgium crowing contests as a measure of a rooster's value.
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Belgium
Shipboard etiquette sparks Eden analogy in conversation
A sailor guides a visiting lady aboard a ship. She thanks him and notes tips are forbidden by ship rules. He responds with a flirtatious line, calling her apples in the Garden of Eden.
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Jack
Garden of Eden
Simple Resinol Method For Dandruff And Hair Care
A simple inexpensive treatment to stop dandruff and scalp itching and keep hair thick. At night rub resinol ointment into the scalp with fingertips until fully treated, then shampoo in the morning with resinol soap and hot water. Rinse with cooler water, finish with cold last rinse. Resinol products sold by druggists.
Unfit Companion Lesson Reinforced by Mother and Son
In a conversation Eugene Atherton challenges his mother on playing with wicked boys. She insists on choosing good company while Eugene recounts kicking a boy who kicked him back, reflecting a teachable moment about wicked behavior and peer influence.
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Richard Whitney
Eugene
Westerners Hallmark Belief in Mayr Remedy Popular
A flood of testimonials from the West and Northwest claim Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy cures stomach and intestinal troubles. Mrs. Pirl Mock of Dayton Wyoming praises lasting relief after doctors suggested operation. A shop ad promises permanent stomach and liver relief with a money back guarantee.
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Mayr
PI R L. Mock
Dayton
Boston Physician Reed and His Bridges of All Kinds
Advertisement style tale recalls Dr Reed a Boston physician famed for a wide practice who bought a horse that would not cross bridges. To explain his need to leave Boston he ran an ad selling the bay horse as sound and kind, noting the owner’s departure. The piece blends satirical humor with period voice and a political jab about pork.
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Boston
Reed
Lmits
Amy
Duke’s Estates Run Through Marriages Noted In Scrappy Tale
A brisk, fragmentary item notes how a duke allegedly built estates with each marriage. The brief hints at repeated unions and money flow as a recurring pattern in the historical vignette.
Aesoplike Reflections on Courage and Caution
A short collection of proverbs about fools and angels, satisfaction, risk, and fate. The text contrasts rushing in with patience and paying the piper, noting some prefer meeting trouble halfway or three quarters.
Unclear manuscript fragment on courtship and law
Fragment discusses innocence, backing with a lawyer, long courtships, and maturity after marriage. Mentions a mule and martyrs as metaphorical imagery. Ends with a note that a man starts out to get even.
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