Preserving Eggs for Winter Use
U S department of agriculture offers two methods to preserve eggs for winter. The silicate method uses one quart sodium silicate to nine quarts boiling water in a five gallon crock, covering eggs by at least two inches, then storing cool and dry. The lime method substitutes two to three pounds unslaked lime in five gallons cooled water, submerging clean eggs in a jar with two inches of solution, noting possible lime taste and salt optional.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Essentials for Poultry Houses and Site Selection
The article emphasizes fresh air dryness sunlight and adequate space for comfort. It notes no single house style fits all regions and suggests open, affordable Southward designs. Site choice hinges on drainage water quality and avoiding cold air pockets with attention to house orientation and soil suitability for poultry.
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Maine
Texas
California
More Chickens and Eggs to Support the War
The article argues for increasing chickens and eggs to supply meat for the army and allies. It notes poultry grows quickly and economically, uses waste, eats pests, requires little labor, and can be managed by women and children, aiding the war effort.
How to Candle Eggs in Home Storage
The article explains candling eggs before storing for winter to remove imperfect eggs and protect others. It notes a U S Department bulletin detailing methods, colored plates, and guidance by Dr. M E B Pennington with researchers and an artist.
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United States Department of Agriculture
M. EB. Pennington
Food Research Laboratory
M. K. Jenkins
H. M. P. Betts
Breeders Sought by U S Agriculture Game Bird Survey
The Biological Survey of the U S Department of Agriculture requests names from game bird breeders with birds or eggs for sale. It aims to help those inquiring about breeding stock and hatching eggs. Respondents should report if they still raise birds for sale, other game birds they breed, and any eggs for sale.
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Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Varieties of Guineas in Domestic Fowl
Domesticated guinea fowls come in Pearl, White and Lavender varieties with Pearl being the most popular among keeps.
Whitewash Poultry House After Cleaning
After cleaning the poultry houses it is advised to whitewash them, especially the inside walls, to keep the structures clean and sanitary.
Insect Products Of Value Insects Yield Many Useful Substances
The article highlights bee honey and wax and a Chinese scale insect producing wax. It notes cochineal on cacti yields carmine and lake dyes, while Mexican black fly pupae serve as fertilizer. It mentions silk worms, lac from Indian scale insects, and lac’s uses from dye to hat stiffener and records.
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Cacti
American Tropics
Lake Texcoa
China
Bengal
India
Spring Lantern Festivals In China Delight Children
The Christian Science Monitor notes China marks the lunar new year with public spring plays. In the lantern festival on the first moon’s fifteenth day, towns meet spring with lantern processions, moon cakes, evergreen doors, and children in masks performing dances and plays.
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United States
China
Christian Science Monitor
Mizpah in the Bible and its meaning in Genesis
Mizpah or Mispeh is the name of several Palestinian towns. The term comes from a Hebrew verb meaning to watch. In Genesis Jacob and Laban covenanted on Mt. Gilead, marking a stone monument named Galeed and Mizpah as a witness while they were apart.
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Palestine
Jacob
Laban
Mt. Gilead
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Coal Discovery in Nanaimo Spurs BC Industry Growth
Johnson notes how a Nanaimo Indian chief led to coal in the Fort Victoria era. A blacksmith foreman learned of the coal source in December 1849, the chief returned with coal in April 1850, a prospecting party located the Nanaimo deposits, and production rose to 1 000 tons by 1874 and over 1 000 000 tons by 1896.
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British Columbia
Johnson
Canada
Hudson’s Bay Company
Fort Victoria
Nanaimo
Future American weddings and a two-step march
The remark suggests future American weddings will feature a distinctive wedding march, likened to a two-step in rhythm. It reflects cultural expectations about evolving wedding music and dance styles.
Paradoxical exchange offers view on Griggsby headiness
In the dialogue Squabe asks why Griggsby grew light headed and Squibbe replies that heavy thinking explains it. Differences of opinion surface over the cause.
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Griggsby
Army Makes Record Meat Purchase for Overseas Duty
The Quartermaster's Department orders 99,560,000 pounds of bacon and 134,000,000 pounds of canned meat for American troops overseas. Louis F. Swift notes the order draws from about 1,900,000 hogs and 900,000 cattle, with delivery due within six months.
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Army
Chicago
Quartermaster’s Department
Louis F. Swift
Swift
Soldiers Adopted by Pig on 1812 Kentucky March
A Kentucky company marching to Selby’s army in 1812 paused to watch two fighting pigs near Harrodsburg. The victorious pig then followed the troops, lying beside them at night, and the soldiers fed their unusual recruit as the march continued toward the Ohio River.
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Kentucky
Canada
Selby
Harrodsburg
Ohio
Pimply Faces Promoted with Cuticura Ointment
Advert shows how to treat pimples and blackheads with Cuticura Ointment then wash with Cuticura Soap. Free samples available by writing Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents, sold at druggists and by mail.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Remarkable couple quarrel during early marriage
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a wife accusing her husband of regret after three months of marriage. He dismisses release, saying he enlisted for the war, not a short term. Their exchange highlights a tense, unresolved domestic moment.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Quote on Truth and Popularity
A reflective musing notes that a man’s popularity often rests on not telling the truth unless required, implying social dynamics favor discretion over candor. The line warns that honesty is selective and situational in public esteem.
Quotable Talk in The Trouble on Shell Game Swindle
In overheard chatter, Margaret is called effeminate, provoking a bite about propriety. The Trouble mocks a swindled man in a shell game, joking it may be shell shock.
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Margaret
Weak kidneys and aging body health ad for Haarlem Oil
An aging body slows with time and bladder trouble is common among the elderly. Gold Medal Haarlem Oil offers an odorless tasteless capsule form claiming to cleanse kidneys, purify blood, and ward off kidney diseases. It urges readers to ask their druggist for the product with a money back guarantee.
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Haarlem
Watch Your Stomach In the Summer Time
Summer heat weakens stomachs and bowels raising risk of indigestion belching and cramps. Eatonic tablets promise quick relief for stomach and bowel ailments from excess acidity after meals, with a money back guarantee and large box offer.
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Ata
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Essentials In Poultry
Company of
Kentucky Volunteers
NEW_YORK
Collida
Cenatavr
New York
Gry
Wes
U.S
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Can
W.S. Nethery
Sta. Bidg
Columbus
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