Christmas Fun Sparks a Pine Camp Spirit at Home
A logging crew plans a Christmas with kids featuring a donated tree, gifts, and a rooty celebration led by Big Bill and Pudgy Sam. Their plan to invite the Martins brings cheer, as harmonica tunes fill the Oregon pines and a jolly Santa hands out gifts. Meanwhile a Missouri pioneer's Christmas cabin on the Santa Fe trail shows hardy folk building shelter with logs and mud, turning Christmas into a labor of love and shared feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Pudgy
Sam
Bob
Dave
Martin
Bethlehem
Big Bill
Oregon
Arrow Rock
Henry Nave
Nave
Western Newspaper Union
Record of flock reveals profits for poultrymen
Facts on production an aid to the poultryman. By C Maupin Extension Poultry Specialists North Carolina State College Service. Keep flock records to determine feeding costs grass returns and egg production. Trap nests show individual bird production and help decide when to cull. Avoid assuming advertised chick breeds will be profitable at your farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Maupin
Extension
NorthGarolina State College Service
Luch
Grit Only Poultry Feed That Has No Food Value
Tests at the National Agricultural Research Center show grit lowers feed volume needed in mash and field pea diets. The insoluble grit acts as a grinding mill enabling better utilization of carbohydrates proteins and fats, especially when field peas are included. Field peas provide more digestible protein per pound than corn despite lower overall protein digestibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Agricultural Research Center
Bureau of Animal Industry
Heavy Breeds Compete With Lighter Fowl For Egg Lead
The article reviews egg laying contest records showing heavy breeds can lay as many eggs as light breeds. In five-year span, heavy breeds won twice and Leghorns won three times. Rhode Island Reds Barred Plymouth Rocks White Rocks and Leghorns generally contest first place. The highest US record since the scoring system was adopted was by S. C. Rhode Island Reds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Plymouth Rocks
United States
S. C. Rhode Island Reds
Buff Plymouth Rock Description for Breed Standard
The Buff Plymouth Rock is distinguished by a uniform golden buff color throughout the plumage. Avoid shafting and feathers with lighter, powdered tips. Seek the deepest even buff undercolor possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Charcoal for Hens and Humans Questioned
A Rural New Yorker writer notes charcoal remains a poultry ration staple but its absorbent and purifying claims lack clear explanation. Charcoal tablets for humans have also been promoted, yet the intended benefits stay uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New - Yorker
Color Guide on Eyelid Pigment Indicating Laying History
The amount of yellow in the eyelids earlobes vent beak legs and toes of yellow-skinned hens signals their egg-laying history. Bleaching time varies with feed and management. high yellow pigment in the ration slows bleaching, affecting color indicators.
Curious Kitchen Recipe That Makes No Sense
A quirky, contradictory instruction yields a dish that defies expectations. It mixes flour, eggs, and spinach with odd steps and nonsensical separations, ending up as a cupcake that tastes like spinach. The text resembles a whimsical WNU Service cooking spoof with contradictory guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNU
Foreign Phrases and Their Origins in French Style
A compact note listing foreign phrases with translations and origins. Includes Caeteris paribus, Dies faustus, Expede Herculem, Flitterwoch, Gutta cavat lapidem, Saepe cadende, Haute nouveaute, Insouciance, Lucus a non lucendo, and Oeil de boeuf with brief explanations of each term and meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucus
Mistake O Graph clues in a holiday toy scene
A playful scene shows an elevator with no doors, two in one shaft, a teddy bear with an elephant trunk, Santa with a dotted beard and one glove on one off, striped pants and no shoes. A man presents his list to Santa while a rocking horse lacks rockers, a baby elephant labeled toy duck, hosiery in Toy Dept, and a misprinted Dept. Also a man descends an up escalator and another wears ice skates beside Santa as a wagon exhaust vents smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Santa Claus
Toy Dept
Dept
WNU
Corks Men Are Men Quote Draws Out Question
A quirky line compares corks to men, noting some pop the question while others require prompting or persistence to reveal intent. The remark highlights differing approaches to proposals and social expectations.
Love Starves Hate in Buddhist Wisdom Focus
A compact excerpt promotes love over hatred and anger over evil, urging liberality and truth to overcome greed and deceit. It frames love as the universal antidote to conflict, echoing Buddha’s teaching that hatred ceases only through love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ayore Vayld
Pines
Jocile Webb Pearson
Frances Grinstead
Buff Plymouth Rock
Gracie Allen
Coleman Mars
Wichita
Kans
Kanes Chicago
Gooch
ATI
Witery
Quaker
Leclere Sradice
Psst
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!