Cold storage eggs and farmer profits debated in 1900s
The article discusses the cold storage egg industry over the past twenty five years, its effects on price and consumption, storage temperatures of 29 to 32 degrees, moisture control, and mold risks. It notes that properly stored eggs from farmers can beat fall prices, that profits have varied, and that large operators control prices while aiding farmers through efficient methods. It also promotes William A. Radford’s building advice and describes a city residence layout and street sizing issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Hastings
WIA. Radford Home Specs and Cost Cap Mentioned
The records note a dwelling with a length of 14 feet 6 inches and a breadth of 11 feet. The completed cozy home should cost no more than 1800 dollars.
Vienna's Way With a Woman After Honeymoon Incident
A Georgian couple, returning from a honeymoon in Vienna, recounts humiliations faced by a wife in public. An officer invited her to a cafe, triggering her husband’s anger and a confrontation. The tale contrasts social rules for men buying drinks with the couple's forced departure to another country.
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Vienna
New York Times
Charcoal Use Advises Poultry Yard Feed Mix
Guidance to use charcoal freely in poultry feed to improve blood circulation and vitality. It recommends grinding charcoal into a fine powder, mixing with soft feed, and storing it dry for ready use to invigorate drooping or sluggish fowls.
Turkey Growers Report Very Poor Crop in Tennessee
Middle Tennessee turkey growers report a markedly poor season with under 20 percent hatch rates due to prolonged cold weather while poults were very young. Overall production will fall to about half the average.
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Middle Tennessee
Bela
Giggleswick School Marks Quarter-Century Anniversary
The Giggleswick School in the West Riding celebrated a quarter century since its reestablishment as a famed grammar-like seminary founded in 1512 by James Carr. Notable alumni include Paley and Doctor Birkbeck. A grand chapel by Walter Morrison was later presented to the school.
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Giggleswick
West Riding
James Carr
Durham
Paley
Doctor Birkbeck
Mechanics Institutes
Birkbeck College
Walter Morrison
Westminster Gazette
Advertising and poetry collide in a city weekly
Albert B Kelley, Philadelphia ad man, recalls how papers mix ads with prose as poets seek readers. An editor boasts a sonnet placed beside a striking ad, illustrating the art of advertising. A humorous comic about quitting smoking ends with a coupon pitch.
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Albert B. Kelley
Philadelphia
Marks Hame Club
a_ weekly
Kelley
The Reforming Wife and Her Saintly Husband
A wife shapes her husband by moralizing habits from drinking to slang. She enforces restraint on dress, jewelry, and pleasures while praising her success. He finally laments being constrained by her reforming zeal and says reformers resemble a catcher caught.
Vanity of Antony and Cleopatra in a comic vignette
Antony declares he is dying while Cleopatra spars with him over a plan to build a barge. The scene uses humor to mock vanity and old age as the Nile sighs outside and soldiers shout. Cleopatra dismisses Antony’s gray hair, while Antony clings to testimonials for hair dye.
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Antony
Egypt
Cleopatra
The Hippopotamus Behavior Mystery
An oddly phrased note on the hippopotamus describing its appearance and notable mouth size. It claims the animal could swallow itself if it could turn around and begin, and notes it does not talk when opening its mouth.
Timber humor and price jokes spark light dialogue
An amused visitor and a plodding humorist discuss ideas for jokes that fail to land. The dialogue riffs on a Timber Trust slogan urging to spare trees, while mockingly urging prices to rise and not to “scratch the bark.”
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the Timber Trust
Reflected Glory in a Street Corner Exchange
A passerby notes a local boy rising as a football star while others discuss fame and admiration. The exchange captures community focus on a youth gaining recognition and the narrator’s curiosity about the path to fame.
Woman Builds Her Home and Leads Farm Club in Westwood
Miss Frances Lyon of Westwood is the sole New England woman living in a house she built with her own hands. She belongs to a 40 member club proposing a farming revival with property valued at about $1,000 and roughly 70 acres of farming land. Each member owns a deed to one acre while the remainder is held in common for rental to members seeking larger farming plots.
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Frances Lyon
Westwood
New England
Miss Lyons
Ringworm on Shoulder Prompts Use of Cuticura in 1912 Ad
Mrs. Harry West reports an eight year old boy with ringworm spreading from a blister on the shoulder to the neck back and red itching areas. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the condition cleared in one month. The ad promotes Cuticura products and notes sample availability in Boston.
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Downey
Cal
Harry West
Dept. L. Boston
Hard to See Under Water At Depths and Light Limits
The text notes there is no instrument to view 50 or 69 feet under water. A glass bottom box or bucket with cloth light exclusion helps when sun is vertical, but lacking electric light these devices are unsatisfactory. It also comments on convention sellers with odd heads and jokes about poverty avoiding pâté de foie gras.
Daughter and mother discuss suspicious sounds on veranda
In a tense exchange the daughter confirms hearing unusual noises on the veranda last night while the mother asks whether a young man was kissing or swatting at mosquitoes.
Changed Its Species Story Echoes In Lemon Apple Line
A quirky quip ties a biblical apple to a lemon in a dialog about forbidden fruit. The page briefly notes constipation and medical remedies while mocking prying by lawyers and detectives in a satirical tone.
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Eve
Adam
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