Vaultry Better Hatching Methods in Sight
Prof A L Romanoff of Cornell forecasts better egg hatching through scientific breeding, feeding, and housing. Future incubators will be species specific and simpler, reducing waste and improving hatchability as research advances.
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Poultry Department
Cornell University
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Keep the Pullets Busy Advice for First Week in Laying House
A Pathfinder Magazine tip notes the first week in confinement is critical for pullets. Early vices like feather pecking egg eating and floor laying emerge then. Encourage activity with green feed laying mash accessible nests and clean housing free from lice and mites.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Cure for Scaly Leg in Poultry
A Montreal Herald poultryman notes that disinfectants applied to birds legs help scaly leg. Sulphur and lard ointment rubbed in gradually cures while coal oil can clear the infection but should only lightly dip legs and not remain long. Repeated application every four to five days aids natural shedding without forceful scales removal.
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Montreal Herald
Nature
Coloration of Egg Shells Shifts in Purebred Flocks
An authority from North Carolina State College warns that shell coloration in purebred flocks deviates from breed standards and should not be used for hatching especially when chicks are sold as purebreds. Unless birds are trap nested identification is hard. breeders should discard current males and replace them with birds from flocks with no such issues.
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North Carolina State College
Poultry Hints for Health and Housing in Farms
Wisconsin lists 629 hatcheries with capacity for 9 380 130 eggs. Five ducks is the maxi mum for one drake and four would be better. Provide at least eight feet of feeder space per 100 chicks. Jersey giants Langshans Cochins and Brahmas grow slowly. Feed and water should be on low platforms with hard wire cloth to avoid contaminated feed. Feed chicks early once dried and active. purchased chicks ready upon farm arrival.
It Pays Best Sayings of the wife and boxer father
A schoolteacher cites the proverb it is more blessed to give than to receive. Bertie interrupts that his father lives by that motto in business, and reveals his father is a boxer. The moment blends humor with a child’s pride in his dad’s profession.
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Bertie
Lost Prophets First Roman at a Christian Mas Sacre
A capacity crowd fills the venue yet losses persist as the lions require heavy upkeep. The second Roman notes the Hons consume the prophets, highlighting a costly spectacle in the religious parody.
Words of Weight and Epithets in Ancient Speech
A reader and a speaker discuss how ancients written on clay and baked the tablets. The exchange notes that verbal epithets carried weight in past society and contrasts it with modern speech.
New Marital Rift Over Political Beliefs Divides Couple
A terse exchange hints at a marital split over political views. Mrs Gaydog seeks a divorce on modern lines while the husband shows disagreement with inflation and fiscal policy. The remark contrasts inflating the dollar with nonconformist political sentiment.
Not Fair Mabel- Why did Belle break the engagement
Edith accuses Belle of breaking the engagement after discovering her fiancé was secretly engaged to at least two other women. He allegedly hid these connections, raising questions about trust and fidelity in their relationship.
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Mabel
Belle
Edith
Ball at the Savoy Revisited in London Polite Humor
A brief London humor gag features a back-and-forth about attending the Savoy Ball, with a woman pressing to see it again in a new dress and a man replying playfully.
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Mutual Precaution Her Father and the Lover Dialogue
A brief dialogue piece from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle features a father admonishing a son about serious intentions and the youth hesitantly asking about the lover’s feelings in a tense exchange. The tone mirrors the era’s domestic melodrama and social expectations.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Pattern 1625 frock for busy housekeepers appeals locally
For smart housekeepers this captivating frock offers neat, attractive daytime wear. Front and back yokes are cut in one, waist is adjustable, pockets included, and a tubbable cotton print with self or contrasting ruffling is suggested. Pattern 1625 in sizes 14 through 44. size 16 uses 314 yards of 36 inch fabric. Send 15 cents to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
His Dual Self
A Hollywood party of actors debated loneliness as one egoist claimed he could endure a desert island with the one he loves. Another attendee pressed for companionship with someone else nearby.
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Boston Transcript
Exam Question Stumps Student With Clever Answer
A college exam provoked a professor to ask if the question embarrassed the student. The student replied that the question itself was clear, but the answer troubled him, delivering a witty turn that amused the Toronto Globe.
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Toronto Globe
Gummed It Up Barber Comic Exchange
A cartoon caption shows a barber asking how a mustache ended up in that shape and the patron replying that he may shave it. The joke turns on the patron’s failed attempt to kiss a girl who was chewing gum, adding a lighthearted gag from Pathfinder Magazine.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Doctor of Philosophy Uncovers Stomach Misunderstanding
A humorous quip from Vart Hem of Stockholm features a patient seeking medical diagnosis while the specialist admits to being a doctor of philosophy, prompting a wry remark on confusing modern ailments. The exchange plays on professional titles and misapplied expertise.
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Vart
Stockholm
More Than One Specialty in a Witty Dialogue
A brief exchange highlights a character who declines marrying for dancing skill alone, noting Jack is clever at bridge as well. The remark suggests layered talents beyond surface charm and hints at partnership dynamics. The fragment hints at social commentary on marriage tests and cleverness.
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Jack
A Dreamer Debates Debtor and Creditor Roles
A playful exchange defines a debtor as a man who owes money and a creditor as the man who thinks he will get it, presenting a humorous contrast between obligation and expectation.
Proof Enough Cleverness Revealed in Parlor Exchange
A witty exchange turns on Marjorie’s cleverness as she appears to be clever yet insists she only makes others think so. The dialogue plays on perception and wit in a concise social aside.
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Marjorie
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