Singapore A Jungle Isle Becomes a Modern Port City
A National Geographic Service feature chronicles Singapore from a jungle isle bought by Sir Stamford Raffles to a bustling port hub at the crossroads of Asia. It notes British and American firms, diverse peoples, and rapid rubber and tin growth shaping a vibrant Straits Settlements capital.
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Naitional Geographic Sociecy
WNU
Singaport
Labor Party
Singanore
Britain
Gibraltar
Malta
Suez
Aden
Cerion
Singapore
Malacca Strait
Europe
Africa
India
Australia
China
Japan
Americas
Marco Polo
Indies
Malacca
Manila
Stamford Starflex
Hindustan
Hongkong
New York
Sir Stamford Raffles
East India Company
Johore
Para
Brazil
Malay Peninsula
Equator
Straits Settlements
Wellesley
Dindings
Penang
British Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Siam
Asia
Tie
Sumatra
Malaya
Farmers urged to keep last year’s pullets for economy
Poultry extension specialist JI. EL. Alp of the University of Illinois says farmers can save by keeping most of last year’s pullets. Yearlings, if well bred, remain profitable and avoid depreciation. With proper feeding and management, yearlings can produce well into fall and winter.
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JI. EL
Colege of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
All-Mash System Aids Chick Growth And Nutrition
The all-mash feeding method uses dried milk or buttermilk mixed into mash to distribute milk proteins vitamins and minerals evenly to chicks. This approach keeps chicks robust throughout the day provides multiple protein sources and improves nutrient distribution beyond scratch grains alone.
Feeding Chickens Too Late Before and After Hatch
The article warns against delaying chick feeding after hatch noting a full hatch spans about 24 hours. If feeding is delayed beyond 48 hours after hatch completion, some chicks reach 72 hours without nourishment, weakening them. It recommends starting feed within 48 hours and preferably earlier for best results.
Poultry Expert Outlines Steps To Boost Egg Production
J Il Bodwell, a poultry expert, recommends making the laying house cheap yet comfortable with sturdy roosts and good ventilation. He urges freeing birds from lice and worms before housing, darkening the coop when hens move to quarters to reduce stress, and emphasizes that hens need quality feed to lay eggs.
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J. Il
Bodwell
Benefits of All-Mash Poultry Ration at Town State College
An all-mash poultry feed used at Town State College combines 650 pounds ground yellow corn 350 pounds ground heavy oats 100 pounds ground wheat 80 pounds meat scrap or 60 percent protein tankage 20 pounds dried milk and four pounds fine salt. The ration includes calcium grit and gravel. It reduces labor and simplifies balancing feed.
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Town State College
Fifty Per Cent Production in Hens on Short Days
An agricultural note from Michigan Farmer describes achieving over fifty percent production in hens despite short day lengths. The author notes pullets hatched May 11 began laying October 10 and reached 50 percent production by December 1 with minimal care and no lights, recording 1,360 eggs from 107 pullets in November averaging 53 eggs daily for the month’s latter half.
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Michigan
Evading Taxes by Devious Schemes in British Isles
The piece notes heavy British taxes prompt schemes to dodge levies legally. It mentions yacht owners avoiding tax by living on their boats, Compton Mackenzie leasing Jethou from Britain for about 1 a week, and Herm leased similarly to Prince Blucher of Waldstadt. It highlights feudal privileges and tax-free islands in the Channel Islands.
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Great Britain
Monte Carlo
Compton Mackenzie
Jethou
Storm
Guernsey
Channel Islands
Horeg
England
Normandy
Herm
Prince Blucher
Waldstadt
Germany
Blucher
Pink Granite Used in Cadillac Mountain Highway Fence
Pink granite from the mountain side was used to build the recently opened highway in Cadillac Mountain on Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park Maine. The road features a granite fence along its outer edge.
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Cadillac Mountain
Atlantic Seaboard
Acadia W National Park
Mount Desert Island
Maine
Wise to He Who Learns from the Experience of Others
A concise reflection on valuing lessons from others past mistakes and successes. Emphasizes practical wisdom gained through observation, caution, and applied experience to navigate current choices.
Notion of a Tonic Cultivates Health in Children
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a mild safe stimulant for children and adults. It claims it prevents dullness from lazy livers and toxic bowels, supports school performance, and cleanses clogged bowels without griping. It promotes easy access at drug stores and cautions against harsh cathartics.
The Pope's Railroad at Vatican City
The new Vatican City railroad is 600 feet long with half in tunnel and double tracked. It features an elaborate station and a three coach steel train for the pope with a throne private chapel and a dining sleeping car all maroon with the pontifical arms in bronze.
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Vatican City
Prayer for Guidance Without Uprightness
A fragment notes that prayer for guidance yields no response if a man lacks the germ of uprightness. The line emphasizes inner virtue as a prerequisite to divine listening.
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Tropte
Trople
Itye
Vaal
TVA RR
Uae
Eagle Brand
Eagie Brand
Borden Company
Dept
Borden Building
Madson Ave
N.Y
Coty
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