Missouri poultry house design aids winter production
The Missouri College of Agriculture’s poultry house design features six lighted sides for maximum brightness and ventilation without drafts. A straw loft, adjustable roosts, and tight windproof construction keep hens warm and dry, boosting egg yield. Circular 101 offers full plans and cost details.
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Missouri Poultry House
Poultry Department
Missouri College of Agriculture
Dominion of
Canna
Missouri
I Cultural Extension Service
Columbia
Orn
Raid at long running poker game sparks lament in city
The City Star reports a raid by ladies of the Elvic League on a poker game that had run for months above a street shop. Constable Stack attempts to calm the scene while locals lament the loss of their loafing spot at night.
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Elvic League
Key Rezalden
Petunia
Constable Stackputter
Kungas City
Diamond Dyes Advertisement Claims Easy Home Dyeing
An old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use on garments and home fabrics from skirts and dresses to draperies. It promises no spotting or running and instructs readers to specify wool silk linen or cotton when buying.
Defensive Tactics in a Courtroom Standoff
Dialogues reveal a tense plan as the accused and accomplice discuss testimony. The accomplice claims to have hired a lawyer to defend them, signaling a strategic move to influence the trial.
Circulates Widely Mrs Gaussip Quarreling Exchange
A brief item notes an exchange between Mrs Gaussip and her husband. The couple exchanges barbed remarks about whether speech carries weight, illustrating domestic friction that has circulated among neighbors.
Twins Mail Thanks After Christmas Presents
Marjorie and Eddie, twins, were ordered to write thank you notes for their highday gifts. Marjorie wrote a grateful note for a fountain pen while Eddie secretly copied it and then drafted a note for handkerchiefs. Both letters express appreciation with phrases about what they have always needed.
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Marjorie
Eddie
Important to All Women Readers of This Paper
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and may not know it. Poor kidney health can cause back pain and headaches and make you nervous or despondent. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is advertised as restoring kidney health and offering sample bottles by mail with ten cent request.
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Kilmer
Unkind. The evolving meaning of diet through centuries
A philologist notes the term diet originally meant an average citizen rather than a disposal of mental traits. The exchange questions how the word’s sense shifted by the mid seventeenth century and why the distinction matters.
Castoria Reminder with Fletcher’s Signature
Recall notice urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the Fletcher’s Castoria signature. Highlights the remedy’s long history of over 30 years and its use for children and plants.
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Fletcher
Disappointed with your lot? Turn to a real estate agent
A brief ad suggests turning dissatisfaction with one’s land or property into action by consulting a real estate agent for sales or investment options. It implies professional guidance can help improve outcomes.
Valuable contents of a bald head noted in joke
A humorous line observes that the bald man's head may hold value even without hair, playing on the idea of a scalp as a container.
New Device Lets Tuberculosis Test Tablets Be Made Year Round
The United States Department of Agriculture announces a closed chamber apparatus that cools and dries air to produce tuberculosis test tablets for cattle regardless of humidity. The system seals the work area from outside air, regulates temperature with electric coils and a thermostat, enabling year round production to support the nationwide eradication effort.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Underfeeding Cows In Winter Raises Milk Loss Risk
The article notes winter feeding costs and the danger of underfeeding dairy cows. A 1000 pound cow requires 20 pounds of corn silage and 8 pounds of clover hay for maintenance. To produce milk, feed must exceed maintenance, with higher producing cows needing more feed.
Decrease in Flow of Milk Due to Cold Weather
The dairy cow often shows reduced milk flow as cold weather arrives. Lack of succulent feed and exposure to chilly winds trigger a sudden drying off. Successful winter herd management requires succulent feed rations and protection from the elements.
Practical nest for hens shows simple, removable front for cleaning
The nests are built from planed lumber in any length, 14 inch square and 12 inch high at the front, with a removable front board for cleaning. A one inch by four inch rear support holds nest material, and a vent at one end may be closed at night to keep sitting hens off. Alfalfa hay is preferred over straw to deter mites.
Listening for roup symptoms in hens at night
Farmers are advised to inspect the hen house at night for signs of roup. Birds breathing hard or rattling should be removed from the roosts and placed in a separate coop to prevent spread.
Farmers Debate Hardiness of Dairy Cattle
The piece asserts many farmers seek hardy dairy cows that endure neglect and poor feeding yet still perform. It dismisses the idea as unrealistic and questions the viability of such cattle.
Bull Exercise Aims to Improve Health and Temper
Readers advised to give the bull ample exercise to boost physical condition and temper. Commentary emphasizes regular activity helps temperament and overall well being for the animal.
Winter Feeding for Laying Hens Focuses on Renewal
Winter attention to hens emphasizes feeding to grow a new feather coat restore vitality from heavy laying and gain flesh to ensure strong egg production for the upcoming hatching season.
Starting In Dairying
In dairy business guidance the focus is on dairy cows for milk production rather than beef cattle.
Utah Irrigation Waste and The Dream of More Land
An Utah study argues that about 6 million acre feet of the 8 million diverted annually for irrigation are wasted under current practices. It contends two acre feet per acre suffices with proper application, but reconfiguring systems is costly. The Utah Agricultural College urges research and legislative support to reduce waste and expand usable land, envisioning 4 acre feet doing the work of 8 and boosting cultivable acres.
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Utah
Utah Agricultural College
Canal Company
Everare
School of Mines
Utah = Agricultural College
Utakin
Agricultural Engineering Experiment Station
Does Not Know How To Love Modern Women in Dance
A critic argues modern women are self-centered and too free-spirited for lasting love. He defends civil marriage but says a self-supporting independent woman seeks partnership and leisure, challenging traditional domestic roles.
Heat spectrum of starlight measured by Smithsonian scientist
Dr G G Abbot at the Carnegie Institution reports first measurement of starlight heat spectrum using the 100 inch telescope. He dispersed light from ten stars and the sun, finding Capella yields about one horsepower per Minnesota area while the sun delivers far more, totaling 500 horsepower on Earth and 500 Capelins for all stars combined, equating to a quarter trillion horsepower worldwide.
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G. G. Abbot
Smithsonian
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Mount Vien
Abbot
Minnesota
Scottish Estates Under the Hammer Amid War Taxes
Enormous Scottish estates including forests rivers lochs islands and mountains go on sale as war taxes bite. Yacht anchorages sea fishing and grouse shooting are noted with figures on game bags and trout and salmon catches, highlighting Mike Scott's famed sporting connection.
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Scotland
Mike Scott
Winnan
Early Start Helps a Lot Charcoal Eph Comment
A fragment mentions Charcoal Eph pondering winning and an early start. The text hints at betting or competition with a mix of dialect phrases and a reference to Richmond Timon-Dispateh.
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Charcoal Eph
Richmond Timon
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