Pasture Fertilizers Extend Dairy Cattle Grazing Season in New Jersey
A survey by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the State Department of Agriculture shows fertilized permanent pastures in New Jersey extend grazing by about nine days. Treated fields yield 5.4 percent more feed units per acre, with lime and various nutrients applied to many pastures across Salem and other counties.
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New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bureau of Statistics and Inspection
State Department of Agriculture
Salem
Cumberland
Burlington
Mercer
Hunterdon
Somerger
Warren
Sussex Counties
White Leghorns Still Lead in Laying Eggs
Official records show no physiological limit for Plymouth Rock hens to match Leghorns in egg production. Barred Rock hens in Oregon Virginia and Saskatchewan laid about 330 eggs in a year. Rhode Island Reds bred for laying reached over 200 eggs annually. Black Orpington set a top record and White Wrandettes are common as high producers.
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Plymouth Rock
Oregon
Virginia
Saskatchewan
Rhode Island
Bottled Sunshine in Eggs Brightens Food Value
Poultry expert Miss Cora Cooke of the Minnesota College of Agriculture explains that eggs rich in vitamin D, dubbed bottled sunshine, come from hens living healthy, sunlit lives. She urges poultry raisers to provide ample, sanitary range to boost sunshine storing in eggs.
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Cora Cooke
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Reisera
Farm Notes on Feed and Storage for Livestock
Farm notes advise feeding animals without thoughtful care wastes feed. Store corn in well ventilated places to keep rats away. Keeping hens laying around low output is unprofitable given egg market prospects. A corn belt beef herd for market cattle reduces speculation tied to purchasing feeders.
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Corn Belt
Kidney Health Ad Offering Salts Remedy
An old health advisory promotes drinking soft water and taking red Salts to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys. It claims the remedy neutralises system acids, relieves kidney and bladder weakness, and can improve symptoms like backache, headaches, dizziness, and rheumatic pains with regular use.
Sweet to his enemy fire hardly ever deviltry
A terse aphorism notes that gentleness to foes is rare, suggesting cruelty or malice lurks when kindness falters. The remark frames a moral judgment about human behavior and the contrast between sweetness and harshness in conflict.
Early American Postal System Beginnings and Franklin Role
The text outlines colonial postal history from private delivery before 1689 to the first Massachusetts steps toward a government system in 21638, with Virginia plantation handoffs, New York monthly mail to Boston in 1672, and Franklin’s enduring involvement as postmaster general. It notes penny post in 1758, colonial efforts in 1755, and the Continental Congress adopting a 1775 system with Franklin as postmaster general.
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General Court
Massachusetts
Virginia
Nest Plantation
New York
Boston
Benjamin Franklin
Colonial Post Office
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Whimsical Paul Jomes Praises Mar Beerdbohm in Europe Visit
Paul Jomes of the University of Pennsylvania family spoke after returning from Europe praising Mar Beerdbohm. He noted a visit in August to a villa at Rapalio on the Riviera and recalled a story about James Joyce amusedly told there.
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Paul Jomes
University of Pennsylvania
Europe
Mar Beerdbohm
Rapalio
Talies Riviera
James Joyce
Inbed
This Pure Musing of a Fixed Heart
A terse quotation about a heart unblemished facing fewer fears and critic of reform movements built on half truths. It presents a reflective, period voice on virtue and skepticism.
Oil Waste and Fairness Questioned by Valenti Garfes
In New York millionaire Valenti Garfes warns of oil overproduction and waste while condemning property grabbers. He recalls a man stealing two sandwiches at a crowded railway station lunch counter, claiming one owner’s sandwich and slipping away with the other as the train pulled out.
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Valenti Garfes
New York
Mr. Garfias
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A vintage ad extols Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds, claiming it clears throat and lung symptoms by noon and encourages readers to stay upbeat about the social calendar despite illness.
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Pape
Last of the Flamingoss After Bahama Hurricane
The vivid color of the flamingo may have been driven from the earth by the last hurricane The test existing colony of the birds was on Anéros island in the Bahamas, which was badly hit by the storm.
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Anéros Island
Bahamas
Bible Predicted the Automobile Yet What Was Its Comment
The source notes a claim that biblical prophecy referenced rapid travel or wheeled vehicles, but it provides no clear averse or favorable prediction. It frames the topic as a speculative discussion about ancient texts and modern invention rather than a direct biblical verdict.
Bewildering Statistics Challenge Readers
Readers face tricky statistics as methods and interpretations clash. Experts urge careful evaluation of data sources and logic behind figures while noting common biases and misreadings that can mislead conclusions.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Promises Quick Stomach Relief
The notice touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a perfect remedy for sour stomach and indigestion. It claims medical endorsement and widespread use by millions, emphasizing the genuine Phillips product and its trademark status since 1870s by Phillips Chemical Co and predecessor Charles H. Phillips.
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Magnesia
Phillips
U. S
Cheries 3. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
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Shakespeare
Whippet
Hippet Four
Comptia Pols
Rinmgemer Mobs
Coneets
Comoe SO
Coleetomed Coepe Telede
Ohio
Epecifestions
Ge du Wien
Willys-Overland, Inc
Toledo, Ohio
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