Paved Feed Lots Boost Steer Gains at University of Illinois
In a study by W H Smith, paved brick feed lots at Illinois College of Agriculture improved outcomes. Steers on brick lots yielded 257 lb more pork per hog group over six months and sold for 10 cents per cwt more, with paving costs offset by gains over two six month periods.
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W. H. Smith
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
University of Tinois
Uncle Dick and Dad Capons Foster Large Chicken Families
The picture shows Uncle Dick and Dad capons acting as mothers to two thriving broods on a University of Illinois poultry farm. Both birds are White Wyandottes and support more than fifty chicks, with over forty capons currently at the farm. The flesh of capons is valued highly in markets, and heavier breeds perform well as breeding stock.
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Uncle Dick
Dad
University of Illinois
de Barto
University
Forest and Orchard Studies by University of Illinois
The University of Illinois Extension Department promotes studying agriculture in public and grade schools. Assistant Professor A W Nolan outlines six forest and orchard modules covering tree identification forest conditions woodlot care nut crops and landscape use with practical exercises. Free copies of Lessons in Forest and Orchard available from the Extension Department.
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University of Illinois
A. W. Nolan
West Virginia
Ioinnna
Uthols
Agricultural Extension Department
Child Wins Major Lottery Prize In Saint Petersburg
An eight year old orphan from Pskoff orphanage presented a 100000 ruble lottery ticket at the State Bank in St Petersburg tied to Nobles Bank. The ticket is her sole possession and, upon news of the fortune, relatives seek to adopt. Authorities placed the girl with an arch priest, a distant relation of her father.
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Nobles Bank
State Bank
St Petersburg
Pskoff
Eruption Cured by Cuticura Products in Wathena
Mrs. W. H. Hughes reports her child suffered a severe scalp and face eruption described as pimples that formed sores from scratching. After two weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the sores nearly vanished and the child’s complexion cleared within six weeks. Published advertisement notes Cuticura sold worldwide with free samples and a Skin Book.
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Wathena
Kan
W. H. Hughes
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Escaping Maniac Strikes Down Pursuer With Soap
A fragmentary dialogue recalls an escaping maniac striking down a pursuer with a cake of soap and then making a clean getaway. The quotation preserves quirky phrasing and ambiguous source details.
Husband’s dinners missed as games draw his focus
Dialogue notes that the husband often skips meals. When a ball game is in town, he spends his time criticizing the umpire rather than the cook, revealing a pattern of misplaced attention during sports events.
Collective housekeeping at Brent Garden Village
An English paper reports an experiment in collective housekeeping at Brent Garden village where dwelling houses lack a kitchen. Meals for all are prepared in a central hall and may be eaten there or sent home. A four course dinner costs 1 shilling 6 pence, with servants provided from the hall at about ten cents per hour.
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Brent Garden Village
Paxtine Tablets Promote Cheaper Toilet Use
Advertised as a cheaper alternative to liquid antiseptics and peroxide Paxtine tablets cost 25c a box or can be mailed postpaid by The Paxton Toilet Co Boston. The ad notes Cuba imports stone from Canada and endorses Cole's Carbon salve as an effective remedy selling at 25 and 60c.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
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UCR
Collective Housekeeping
Cuba
Canada
Dean
Ohio
Fred. W. Harrie
Jefferson
Ohbio
BASS
Doan
ORDA
Carter
Chicago
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Bevpe
Pienak Soda
5. W. Dinsdale
Ill
Alexander B. Mintie
Cleveland
Agnes V. Swetland
Omaha
Nebr
J. A. McClellan
Buffalo, N. Y
J. W. Allen
St. Louis
CO. H. Glidden
Paul
Minn
H. D. Benner
Philadelphia
J. A. Boarman
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
Brooklyn, N. Y
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