Fancy Pigeon Breeds Pouter and Fantail Carriage
The extreme of artificial development in pigeons is shown by the Pouter and Fantail breeds. Though not valued for food, they are favorites in shows and among pet owners. Prominent in poultry shows, fancy stock brings steady demand. The Pouter is shown erect with long legs and a slender form, 18 to 20 inches overall, with a full back crop. The Fantail requires flawless tail carriage and careful handling. judges prize precise head posture and gait.
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England
Robert Fulton
Pouter
Mr. Fulton
Jane L. Sewall
Among the Poultry Farmers Advised for May
The Farmers Journal urges poultry keepers to feed sound dry grain, discard sloppy foods as warm weather nears, and move stock to high dry ground. May marks the end of breeding stock buildup, with eggs cheap and mild weather aiding growth. strong chicks should be marketed, while preventive measures include lime on floors and lime powder fumigation for gapes.
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Finich
Farm Journal
Market eggs vary by shell color and origin
C F Langworthy notes for fabricet eggs shells should be wiped clean and graded by size. In Boston brown eggs like Partridge Corkins Dark Brahmas Barred Plymouth Rocks fetch two to five cents more per dozen than white shelled eggs from Brown Leghorns Buff Leghorns and White and Black Minorcas. In New Market eggs command higher prices though shell color does not affect food value.
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C.F. Langworthy
Fabricet
Boston
Broilers for Market Feeding Guide by Emma Clearwaters
Emma Clearwaters reports on broiler breeding and feeding for market. She cites Plymouth Rocks, White Wyandottes and White Rocks as strong breeds and outlines a staged feeding plan from day one to eight weeks, including oats, millet, corn, milk, sand, charcoal, mash, potatoes and cottonseed meal to achieve two pound birds by eight weeks and around five and a half pounds by 15 weeks.
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Reo
Plymouth Rocks
Emma Clearwaters
Ohio
Profit From Hens to Maximize Returns in High Prices
Baroum's Midland Farmer explains how to identify the most profitable hens by tracking a year's egg output, price fluctuations, and hatch data. Record monthly production and value, select top breeders, and mate with proven families to improve progeny.
Pooley House Addition for Winter Airing and Summer Shed
An easy cheap poultry house upgrade is shown on the south side of a poultry house. It serves as a winter airing space and summer shed with no glass in the top. Built of matched boards, it lasts for years and can double as a spring run for hens and chickens.
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Pooley
Orange Judd
Lights That Shine and Other Confused Snippets
A fragmented clipping mixes debates on future generations with casual remarks about cigarettes and fireworks demand. It includes a farmer’s doubt about creating great men, cashier absence, a rest rumor, and domestic teasing, reflecting a patchwork of urban gossip from several papers.
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Washington Star
Smart Answer at Creek Prompting Quick Breeches Action
A quip about fallen breeches after slipping into a creek. A speaker notes the misadventure as a sharp reply, suggesting removing the wet garments immediately. The dialogue reflects humorous counsel on handling an embarrassing mishap.
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Philadelphia
Odd News Bits and Ads From a Torn South Dakota Page
A quirky clump of jokes and notes including a Mars theory, a monocle joke from a Detroit paper, printing without ink, and an ad praising Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for digestion and malaria. Also a lightquipped exchange about marriage from a Boston Transcript fragment.
Mary Gregovich recounts Herpicide cure for dandruff and hair loss
A Philipsburg woman aged Mary Gregovich describes recovery from typhoid related hair loss after using Herpicide, noting that hair stopped shedding after 3 to 4 applications and dandruff was cured. The item references Home remedies and various quotations from periodicals and ads about hair care and foot care products.
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Mary Gri
Philipsburg
Montana
Dandrut
Mary Gregovich
Newhro
Nurse from Minnesota Endorses Peruna Medicine
Albert Lea Minnesota November 8 1899 a nurse Lucy Annie Heiser graduates from Homeopathic Hospital Minneapolis writes Peruna is grand vital cures for two cases inflamed womb malaria and a thin patient she claims was revived to health and flesh Peruna restores mucous membranes and body functions urging tired nervous and invalid women to heed these local testimonials from fair ladies.
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Lucy Annie Heiser
Homeopathic Hospital of
Minneapolis, Minn
Albert Lea
Minn
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Atonis
Eruna
Mra
Amanda Pie
Columbia City
Washi
Independent Order of Good Templars
Hartman
WaAsa
Penma A
Amanda Shumaker
Mattie B. Curtis
Loyal Women
Hotel Salem
Hoston
Mass
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbia,d
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Baroum
Philadelphia Press
Troit Free Press
South Dakota
Mars
Rochester Union
Detroit
Harry
Boston Transcript
Egovich
Allen
Olmsted
Leroy
Isabel
Plasterers' Union
N. World
W. O'Brien
Minneap
Puck
L. A W. Bulletin
Atchison
Standard Oil Company
Nature
Sweler's Weekly
Cee
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