Egg Producers Work Together To Reduce Losses
Egg circles urged by the U S Department of Agriculture unite producers to cut the 45 million dollar yearly toll from careless handling. Circles monitor crop, care for nests, prevent mongrel stock and other faults while marketing eggs to discriminating buyers. Exchanges include early chick production, candling, grading, and dividends based on market timing. Specialists aid organization and management through Farmers Bulletin 656. Turkey nest finding relies on confining hens to prompt nesting.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Fency Trade
Department of Agriculture
Turkey
Quiet Mildred Sparks Ruckus Over Nail Shoe
Children romp as Mildred sits quietly then declares the silence would end if her shoe had a great nail. Grandma praises Mildred for good behavior while Mildred blurts a sharp complaint about the nail in her shoe.
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Mildred
Grandma
Prevent Egg Losses Guide for Poultry Keepers
A compact instruction list covers selecting high laying pure breeds such as White Leghorns Wyandottes Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Beds and Orpingtons. It advises better care feed shelter dry vermin proof nests and frequent egg collection especially in heat. Also storage in a dry cool place marketing for cash by size and quality and combining shipments for economy.
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Wyandottes
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island Beds
Orpingtons
Keep Brood Coops Clean For Healthy Chickens
Advice emphasizes weekly coop cleaning and mite control using kerosene or crude oil. It recommends 1 to 2 inches of sand dirt or a thin straw layer on the coop floor, weekly movement to fresh ground, and placing coops in shade during warm weather for healthy brood rearing. A cornfield range is suggested for bugs and fresh ground, noting abundant shade and ground turnover.
Backyard Hennery Hobby Brings Fresh Eggs and Meat
A dozen hens in a back yard offer a simple hobby with little equipment. The birds provide eggs and meat while feeding mainly on scraps weeds and waste. Mrs Hen manufactures the hens into a steady supply.
Bluffing Secretary Narrows Guard by Bluff at Army Camp
A uniformed YMCA secretary returning to a National Army camp forgot his pass. He tried a bluff, marching toward a sentinel and demanding, in a threatening tone, that a private salute an officer. The guard obediently saluted and allowed him inside.
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National Army
Sentinel
Love and danger bind Nance and banker in Mayville tale
In a moonshiner haunted district, Nance Duryea helps wounded Bert Knowlton escape pursuit by the Hillers. Knowlton survives a drowning crash after a box falls from a burning wagon and later returns to thank Nance, revealing a budding romance amidst lawless tension and a perilous chase through Crofton and Mayville.
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Nance
Levi
Levi Blair
Nance Duryea
Duryea
John Duryea
Ife
Mayville
Crofton
Bert Knowlton
Widener
Knowlton
Blair
Sroot
Branch
Tre Levi Blair
Hillers
Mr. Knowlton
How Do Men Break Down
Quote by Thomas L Masson in Physical Culture argues that men do not break down from overwork. increasing activity and responsibility act as a stimulant, and fatal outcomes stem more from diet than mental strain. The piece challenges mediocrity excuses and emphasizes resilience.
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America
Thomas L. Masson
New Kind of Stamps for Twin Birth News
In a small flat the sister of a young mother celebrates twins. She rushes to the post office asking for stamps to spread the happy tidings and asks for two stamps, excited to announce a boy and a girl have been born to the sister.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad
An old style advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a permanent backache cure. It claims Holland’s government charter backs the remedy and urges purchases from reliable druggists with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Adv
Actor Joe Jefferson cashes check after playful quip
The famed actor Joe Jefferson, in Detroit, presented a check at a bank and, after a cashier demanded identification, delivered a quip from his signature role. The cashier relented and cashed the check. An antiseptic ointment named Roman Eye Balsam is advertised as a prompt relief external treatment.
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Joe” Jefferson
Detroit
Schneider
Needle in arm linked to girdle mishap anecdote
A lighthearted note tells of a summer girl who fastened her girdle with a needle instead of a pin and two months later the needle emerged from a young man’s arm, with the tale ending on a quip about its eye’s expression.
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Boston Transcript
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
A classic maternal advisory urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the signature in use for over 30 years. The notice highlights Fletcher's Castoria as the trusted remedy for infants and children and reminds that children cry for Castoria.
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Fletcher
What She Got Shoulder Joke Goes Cold Shoulder
A butcher posts a shop notice boasting “All sorts and sizes of shoulders to suit all purses” and a young woman asks what shoulder fits an empty purse. He replies “Nothing but the cold shoulder, Miss.” The quip turns on a pun about shoulders and debt.
Mr Glimmering Advertises In Lobby Exchange
A fragment shows a salesman named Mr Glimmering directing an assistant to greet him after a pair of rounds around a lobby. The brief dialogue hints at a marketing or storefront exchange within a venue.
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