Stampede Featured At Michigan State Fair
The Michigan State Fair will feature a western Stampede with bareback riding, bucking broncos, and daring rodeo stunts. An Indian village and congress will enhance the frontier ambience with pony races and travois events. The 81st annual exposition runs August 31 through September 6 with daily showings.
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Detroit
Michigan
Fair
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Great
Indian Congress
Creature’s
Fake Message Lures Murphy To Mexico
A Chelsea Standard tale of H B Murphy leaving for Tampico after a bogus telegram from his brother. He traveled about one fifth of the globe chasing a wild goose plot by a hotel resident intending to rob the American. Murphy returned home safely after the hoax.
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H.B. Murphy
Murphy Tin Shop
Mexico
United States
Murphy
Tampico
Tamaulipas
Chelsea Standard
Beavers Islands nets seized by state patrol
Five miles of gill nets valued over 2000 dollars were confiscated by the Department of Conservation under Captain Charles J. Albers after the commercial fishers patrol found the unlicensed nets in Michigan waters near the Beaver Islands. The nets, tagged as Wisconsin ownership, were hauled to the Fisheries warehouse in Cheboygan for seizure.
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Lansing
Department of Conservation
No.1
Charles J. Albers
Michigan
Beaver Islands
Division of Fisheries
Cheboygan
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Eggs preserved in water glass method guide
The article explains the water glass method to preserve eggs for winter use. It covers proportions one quart water glass to nine quarts water, jar preparation, egg selection, storage depth, and steps to add more eggs later. It notes eggs stay fresh and warns to prick shells when boiling and to wash eggs before use.
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O. C. Altord
Colorado Agricultural College
Prevent Coccidiosis Among Little Chicks
Prevent coccidiosis in young poultry as warm rainy springs promote its spread. Chicks four to six weeks old are most at risk with high losses. use clean new lots each spring, disinfect houses and breeders regularly, and rotate land to crops to reduce outbreaks.
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I. B. Boughton
University of Illinois
Light Colored Fowls Best for Marketing
In the dressed poultry trade today, the preference is for light colored birds, whether chickens, fowls or turkeys. Well fattened birds, properly bled and picked, bring the best prices. Defects in bleeding and picking may cause price reductions. Fowls four and one half pounds or more bring a premium. Broilers must start at a pound and reach a pound and a half later. Capons weighing nine pounds top the market. Nine to eleven pound young geese are in demand. Duck weight and color preferences noted.
Feeding Chicks After Hatch Leads to Slow Start
Orville Ufford of Colorado Agricultural College advises delaying food for 48 to 72 hours after hatch. He notes the yolk supplies sufficient nourishment immediately after emergence, sustaining the chick for several days.
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Orville Ufford
Colorado Agricultural College
Mash for Eggs and Feed Efficiency in Poultry
The article notes that despite high mash efficiency for egg production some poultry keepers ignore available guidance on mash composition. It highlights the general farmer as often at fault despite advantages like home grown feeding stuffs and the options offered to commercial poultry farmers.
Legless Man Drives Old Ford From Texas
William McKendry, chief deputy sheriff, reports witnessing a legless driver maneuver an old Henry using two iron rods connected to brake and clutch. The Texas vehicle, found with a rear license plate under a cushion, had a tag from Texas and the driver claimed to be Howell. A Michigan trip from Texas was stated as accomplished with ease.
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William McKendry
McKendry
Main Street
Texas
Bond
Howell
Michigan
Tionia News
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Michigan Fair
Somerset Center
Mich
Herb” McCourties
Bundy Hill
U. S. 112
George Gillis
Iowa
Tecumseh Ladies Band
Tecumseh Herald
Wellsurger Homing Club
Wellsburg
Ontario
Lakeland
Toronto
Dexter
OLD Ford
Vineckie
Evry Weiere
Detroit Edison
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