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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1936
Page
5
Alfred Cumback champions a mock crusade against social pretenses and petty tyranny in a satirical torn-voiced sketch. He confronts salesmen and hotel staff with blunt questions and savage wit, exposing vanity and class pretensions while offering a grim moral about standing up for one’s rights.
Agricultural expert WwW A Foster of the University of Minnesota urges a brickbat through the window as a cure for poor poultry housing but notes it must allow adequate air flow. Open front houses with movable curtains balance drafts and ventilation to prevent dampness and cold.
Poultry merchants in Chicago urge shippers to send uniformly good birds. A crate with a few poor quality birds lowers the whole price, so dress well, cool but do not chill, and keep thin or poor birds at home. Commission men seek buyer cooperation to sustain good prices.
The article outlines key design principles for poultry houses emphasizing ventilation, dry quarters, light interiors, easy cleaning, disinfection, and sanitation. It stresses economy of construction as essential for profits, notes standard unit types fit various conditions, and advises careful interior fittings and accessories.
Cornell University reports a single laying hen in her eighth year with seven productive years behind her and still laying. The bird has produced about 1,401 eggs in seven years, an average of 200 per year, while 33 other hens of the same strain are four years old or older.
Dr James W Barton presents excerpts from Mabel Baldwin on the importance of correct body weight for health and longevity. He warns against rapid dieting and highlights the role of vitamins minerals and calories, noting high calorie foods for weight gain and low calorie foods for weight control.
A pattern from Barbara Bell offers a divided skirt and optional shorts for active wear. Suitable for golf tennis bicycling riding and hiking with a roomy fit and practical pocket. Includes size range 12 14 16 18 20 and busts 32 34 36 38. pattern No. 1875 B. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
A child asks why there are no whiskered angels in heaven and the mother quips that men reach heaven only by a close shave, delivering a light homey joke about appearance and afterlife.
A spectator quote prompts a reminder that a hole is four and a quarter inches wide, highlighting the small target in golf. The exchange underscores how a missed putt can seem perplexing given the hole's precise dimensions.
A husband frantically searches for his hat while his wife calmly suggests it hangs on the lamp. He jokes about finding it in odd places. she dryly retorts it is likely on his head. The exchange reads as light domestic banter with a humorous ending.
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