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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1927

Page

4

Scientific feeding tips to speed pullets egg production

F. W. Kazmeier outlines a feeding program for pullets emphasizing warm moist mash at mid afternoon, plentiful dry egg mash in always-full hoppers, and heavy milk inclusion. He advises milk forms, yellow corn and mixed grains, limited morning scratch, and full evening feeding to ensure full crops and higher egg output. Local notes include social items on Mrs. Jack London and others visiting Dallas and Slaton.

F. W. Kazmeier Bryan Texas

Equipping Forces With Bibles and Guns in 1858 Nebraska

In 1858 Russell Majors and Waddell chose Nebraska City to handle military freight to the West. Alexander Majors urged 3,000 wagons to begin their long trip, distributing a moral code and equipping each employee with a Bible, a Colt revolver, and a gun for defense. Employees signed contracts promising clean speech and behavior, with discharge and wage forfeiture for violations.

Russell, Majors & Waddell Nebraska City Neb West Alexander Majors Kansas City Star

Funny Man Exhibit Samples Highlight Social Pressures

A humorous piece critiques the social demand on entertainers and professionals to prove their wit. It contrasts the expected overperformance of a clever man with the leniency shown to other professions at gatherings, noting the burden of perpetual cleverness.

Weeding Chemicals and Methods Stressed in Brief

The notice discusses weed control chemicals aimed at killing all vegetation. It notes ordinary salt and water can be effective, while some agents like nitrate of soda or corrosive compounds may be used for more drastic results.

Houston Bryan

Harmful Soil Chemicals Warned Against In Gardens

The article cautions that many chemicals render soil barren until washed away by rains and reseed the ground, noting the effects are not permanent. It warns against using such substances near dwellings and emphasizes that elbow grease remains the reliable method for discouraging pests or weeds.

Canada Sets Open Seasons for Big Game in Various Provinces

The article lists big game permitted for hunting in Canada, including moose, caribou, deer, bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goat, bear, grizzly, and lynx. Moose, deer and bear are the main hunted species in Quebec and Ontario and prairie provinces with seasonal hunting. buffalo and antelope are protected in all seasons in the prairie provinces and British Columbia, elk is restricted except in certain areas, and Alberta and British Columbia have open seasons for big game like sheep and mountain goat.

Canada Maritimes Quebec Ontario Prairie Provinces British Columbia Alberta British Colombia

Week of Prayer at First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church observes Week of Prayer with daily lessons from Glimpses of Missionary Life by Blanche Rose Walker. YW A circles lead the first programs with G A Girls and Sunbeam Band upcoming. Classifieds note furnished apartments for rent and a Ford Coupe for sale, plus a lost bag notice between Stamford and Anson.

First Baptist Church J. W. Donkey Blanche Rose Walker G. A C. C. Stuckey Sunbeam Band

The Doctor Arrives at the Door in The Bat

Miss Cornelia spots movement at the door as Beresford tears it open. The door knob trembles and the butler Billy staggers into the room, heightening suspense in this tense moment.

Beresford

Unknown intruder revealed as bat drives spooky house visit

Cornelia invites a dazed man upstairs as Billy fears the dark and recalls a prior ghost sighting. A bat swoops through the room, triggering tension until Bailey captures and ejects the creature.

Unknown’s amnesiac entry deepens the house mystery

In a tense parlor scene Miss Cornelia, Beresford, Bailey, and the Unknown press for truth as Billy reveals fear of the unseen. Detective Anderson seizes a moment to prod the Unknown’s memory while the room weighs the strange intruder’s motives and true identity.

Cornelia Billy Beresford Pilly Miss Cornelia Bailey Anderson The Unknown Bereford Ranger Ce Oella Lem

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