Pertbonka Village Sagas Reach Across Personal Ties
A fragment from Pertbonka highlights Paul Kirke a descendant of Molly Brant lineage. He inherits Indian traits from a New York financier father and marries Claire Durand. He leads engineering near Pertbonka while Claire travels Europe. Paul grows interest in Carla the village teacher as Carla’s mother dies, and Claire plans to join him on Mistassini.
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Pertbonka
Paul Kirke
Molly Brant
Joseph Brant
New York
Paul
Claire Durand
Perthonka
Europe
Carla
Claire
Carla Haldan
Antil
Love and secrets in the Mistassini camp continues
Paul confronts Claire and Carla at Quebec and Mistassini as Claire settles into bungalow life and Carla hides grief behind happiness. Claire befriends Carla and the children while Paul wrestles with growing affection, unspoken truths, and a widening rift between past and present.
Creeping Barrage credited to Brig Gen Alexander
The article notes General Henry Horne of Stirkoke England associated with the creeping barrage but credits Brig Gen BR W Alexander at the Flery action on September 15 1916 for its invention. The piece links the term to World War I artillery tactics.
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Lord Henry Horne
Stirkoke
England
Horne
BR. W. Alexander
W. G
Flery
Poultry Flock Development Builds Profits for Farm
Poultryman R.S. Dearstyne outlines steps from hatch to laying house to maximize income. Emphasizes strong chicks, protein mash, green feed, adequate space, clean nesting, perches, and regular health checks to avoid disease and losses.
Caponizing Proves Profitable for Poultry Market
The report details experiments in caponizing late-hatched cockerels to boost market weight and profit. In a trial of fifty June-hatched birds, caponized at 12 to 14 ounces, they sold in April at six pounds each for 35 cents a pound, yielding about $2.10 per bird after $1.20 costs, netting $1.16 per bird. A second batch of 176 barred Plymouth Rocks sold for $561.14 total against $306.14 costs, about 85 cents net per bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rocks
Strawstack shelters poor protection for hogs in blizzards
Ohio State University swine expert J. W. Watchet warns straw stacks offer minimal shelter for hogs during extreme cold. Huddling leads to overheating, pneumonia risk, and unsanitary conditions. better to use central or individual hog houses banked with straw for warmth and ventilation.
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J. W. Watchet
Ohio State University
Watchet
Practical plan to feed pigs before weaning
W L Robinson of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station advises starting grain intake at three or four weeks old. Create a creep to allow piglets to eat unmolested by sows and use a ration of corn oats tankage linseed oil meal minerals, with alfalfa or clover hay added if pasture is short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Robinson
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Winter egg profits hinge on pullet care and light management
Poultry notes emphasize early chick hatching to mature pullets for winter production, feeding greens and a moist mash, and extending light to 12 hours to boost eggs during high price periods. Ensure calcium intake, ample space, free range for breeders, and strong, well nourished hens to meet shifting market demand.
Alfalfa for Horses Fed in Balanced Ration
Alfalfa hay is good horse feed when part of a balanced ration. Corn and alfalfa form a balanced mix. oats barley peas and bran are too protein rich to feed alfalfa alone. Include another hay like timothy and harvest alfalfa at one third bloom for cattle, later stages preferred for horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Rhead
New York State College of Agriculture
Rhoad
Livestock Docking and Care Guidelines for Various Farm Animals
The text outlines practices for docking lambs up to two months old and timing docking for ram lambs at about four weeks. It advises keeping pregnant mares from corn fields, supplying clean water, feeding oats bran and clover or timothy hay, avoiding moldy or spoiled feed, exercising foals daily, and housing mares in well ventilated stalls. It also notes that long legged hogs are less economical, and brood sows should produce two large healthy litters annually. The ideal docking age for lambs is ten days to two weeks.
California Fig Syrup Promises Health for Children
A nineteenth century advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a gentle, reliable remedy to cleanse and tone young bowels, claiming it helps constipated children become stronger and healthier. A Western mother from Oklahoma City shares her positive experience with Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal M. Todd
West 27Th St
Oklahoma City
Okla
Neal
California
Manx Herring Decline and Shipping Shift to Shetland
The Isle of Man government warns the Manx herring may disappear as a major industry. A large curing station moved its operations to the Shetland Islands, signaling a blow to local fisheries. The industry has declined since the early 1800s, leaving very small remaining stocks. A separate ad lists Grimm alfalfa and seed prices for farming, with details on shipping and agent opportunities.
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Isle of Man
Shetland Islands
Hide exports drive glove makers across regions
New Brunswick exported about 7 000 deer hides and around 700 moose hides last season. The bulk of these hides went to glove manufacturers in Quebec and Ontario provinces and in Maine and New Hampshire states.
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New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Maine
New Hampshire
Cole’s Arbolsalve Advertises Skin Remedy
An old advertisement touts Cole’s Arbolsalve for burning skin diseases promising quick relief and healing with no scars. It claims availability in 30c and 60c sizes at druggists or through J. W. Cole Co., Rockford, Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford
Bremerton Man Shoots Rare Bird Identified as Peale's Falcon
L. M. Lewis of Bremerton Washington shot a bird described as immature ostrich or dodo. University of Seattle ornithologists identified the specimen as a Peale's falcon, a rare North American find.
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L. M. Lewis
Bremerton, Wash
University of Seattle
North America
Moon Partial Eclipse Visible Across Nation in April
The Naval Observatory reports a partial lunar eclipse will occur the night of April 12 to 18, 1930, visible across the United States with moonlight dimming during the event.
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Naval Observatory
United States
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Praised by Mrs. Hulda Smith
Waterlo o townswoman Mrs Hulda Smith touts Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as an excellent tonic and nervine. She credits it with maintaining health during expectancy and restoring strength afterward and recommends its use for any woman feeling weak. A trial package offer appears with 10 cents for the tablets.
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Waterloo Town
Pierce
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WC Peacket Babies
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W. N. Uy
Des Moines
Peribonka
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Ansper
R.S. Dearstyne
State College
Dearstyne
Elcdeta
Alert Poultrymen
State College Station
Fargo
N. D
Baltimore
Capper
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