Queen Elena of Italy the Babies' Queen of Europe
A portrait of Queen Elena of Italy as a devoted mother and reforming royal figure. The piece notes her simple nursery rooms, daily time with children, charitable work including hospitals and lace schools, and her influence on Montenegrin and Italian society. It describes her upbringing, marriage, and life with King Victor, their thrifty style, and family dynamics.
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Fough
Germany
Czarina
Russia
Holland
Italy
Europe
Elena
Rome
Messina
Vesuvius
Montenegro
Smolua Institute
Sant Petersburg
Cupid
Naples
Victor
Ian
Prince Victor
Humbert
Capo di Monte
Margharite
Nicholas
Yolanda
Palace
Toto
Mafalda
Yolanda Giovanna
Umberto
Science of Management Critique on Training and Education
A Cassier's Magazine excerpt argues that management is a distinct science needing broad liberal education rather than specialized experience. It emphasizes training minds to analyze reason compare and deduce and to communicate decisions effectively to influence others and secure results.
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Cassier
A Woman's Humor and Public Nonsense Collide
A Boston socialite and a curious joke spark concern over fashion and language. The piece riffs on feminine fashion, misheard terms, and political campaign grammar, ending with a quip about singular and plural noun usage.
Self feeding hopper for bran mash from a box feeder
An 16 inch deep by 24 inch wide by 30 inch long box can serve as a self feeding hopper for chicken mash. Build by using the box back as bottom, hinge the lid, remove top and tilt inward, and nail edge pieces to hold mash for hens during laying season.
Scarcity of Good Turkeys Threatens Holiday Feasts
Census estimates show a sharp turkey decline from 6,954,695 on farms in 1900 to 2,668,708 in 1910, suggesting turkeys may become rare by 1920. Ducks and geese also fall, while chickens rise from 233,966,021 to 280,345,133, not including hatchings.
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Census Bureau
United States
Wheel makes unique roost for chickens
Mr G Dever of Oklahoma describes a simple chicken roost using a cart wheel. He bolts an axle to a post and anchors it in the ground so the wheel can be lifted for cleaning or turned to catch a chicken on the other side.
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G. Dever
Oklahoma
Ananias
G W Smith
Rascal
Washington
Windows in Poultry House for Better Light
Advice to place poultry house windows low near the floor so hens gain light when scratching for feed. High windows let sun on perches while hens are on the floor and fail to provide steady illumination.
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Poultry House
Soda Water Cure for Fowls
A home remedy suggests soda water for sick fowls. Mix three heaping tablespoonfuls of soda to one pint of water, shake well. Give a teaspoonful to each afflicted bird, then administer one quinine pill each night for three consecutive nights.
Colony House For Poultry Says Dryden Favorable
Prof James Dryden of Oregon Agricultural College advocates the colony system for poultry keeping. He favors small portable houses and free range to reduce disease, lower feed needs, and aid insect control. A 7x11 foot colony house fits thirty to forty fowls and can be moved by horse teams.
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James Dryden
Poultry
Oregon Agricultural College
Dryden
Poultry House Construction Tips From Homestead
Simple frame plan uses two by fours as a ceiling and roost support. Install cross pieces four feet above floor with feet projecting. Use twelve inch or six inch tongue and groove boards for flooring. Roosts built from two by two lumber placed ten inches apart. Early morning cleaning by raking droppings with a hoe.
Successful Duck Rearing Tips and Breeding Advice
To raise ducks well provide a roomy yard enclosed with poultry netting not over two feet wide. Avoid large roams that ruin gardens. A dry, littered shed suffices without a fancy house. Plenty of drinking water is essential and a swimming area improves fertility and duckling strength. Choose breeder birds with long bodies, thick short legs, yellow bills, bright eyes.
Poultry Raising Versus Market Readiness and House Care
Advice on fattening young cockerels for two weeks and selling fat. Managing weeds in cultivated plots to ensure light and air. Balanced rations for lactating cows and avoiding sour moldy feed. Emphasizes fresh air needs for hens, selecting layers by laying quality, and proper housing for cold weather. Cleanliness and regular chores prevent mites and parasites, with wire nests aiding hygiene.
Garfield Tea and Suburban Wit Carousel
A collage of quips and snippets from Harpers Bazar style dialogue. The snippets joke about intuition, love, and suburban life with references to chestnuts and birthdays. The tone mimics a humorous society column with abrupt exchanges and playful wordplay.
Assimilation Remark At Lawrence Cites Immigrant Paoli Cenci
Fully Assimilated Roy S Baker argues immigrants quickly blend into national life in Lawrence. He cites Paoli Cenci, a Neapolitan who came three years ago, and his seven year old son Francesco who quips about when Italians discovered Americans.
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Roy
Baker
Lawrence
Paoli Cenci
Paoli
Francesco
Boy defends sacred lore in family quip
A humorous exchange ends with a boy declaring Solomon's temple is "on the side of his head" where other folk's are. He resents being challenged by his sister while insisting he knows something, defending his knowledge with a blunt retort.
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Solomon's Temple
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Science of Management
Eleanor’Sears
Boston
Alabastine Company
Grandville Road
Grand Rapids
Mich
New York
Cty
Water St
Alan
Moe Jong
Brown
Blank
Smith
Harper’s Bazar
Post
Postum Cereal Company Ltd
Pure Food Factories
Battle Creek, Mich
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