Low Grade Feeds Threaten Flocks Warned by NC State Expert
Dearstyne of North Carolina State College warns most chicken poisonings stem from low grade home mixed feeds and damp mash. Birds can be poisoned by fertilizers contact. avoid access to fertilized fields or storage areas. High mortality often from chilling overheating crowding sanitation not feed. If losses continue, send several flock specimens with care notes to the state poultry disease lab.
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Dearstyne
Poultry
North Carolina State College
WNU
Poultry Disease Laboratory
State College
State Laboratory
Healthy Pullets Boost Poultryman Time and Profit
A successful poultryman notes the success of a poultry operation hinges on thrifty healthy pullets. Wisconsin Agriculturist warns mortality raises costs per dozen eggs, sometimes 4 to 7 cents. Clean ground and blue grass sod reduce losses, making range rotation for pullets timely.
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Wisconsin Agriculturist
Care of Breeding Geese in Manageable Flocks
Geese may lay at one year but are rarely successful breeders then due to mating and infertility. Avoid overfeeding and give exercise. Use one gander per goose, two geese max. After age two some will lay for two settings, the first dozen under hens. Ten or twelve eggs per goose are ideal. excess go to other broodies.
Bumblefoot Treatment for Birds in Historical Practice
The article describes bumblefoot as foot injuries in birds from high perches to hard floors. It advises releasing the swellings with a sharp knife and applying antiseptics, then housing birds in a clean pen with soft litter and reducing roost hazards to hasten healing.
Mash Feeding for Chicks Through Ten Weeks
Guidance on chick feeding from first feed to ten weeks emphasizes constant mash presence, twice daily fresh mash, ample feeding space, shallow boxes first week, then troughs to keep chicks out of feed, and outdoors hops after ten weeks.
Fifty Fifty Letter Mixup in Stray Stories
Mrs Brown questions Little Stiles about a morning letter. Brown admits he did not post it though she says it is very important. He deflects with a cool reply while she scolds and insists on addressing the letter.
Tar soap mixup boggles mistress and maid
In a comical miscommunication a young mistress asks her maid Mandy for tar soap. Mandy protests she bought it for herself, not the mistress, revealing a bungled order and a humorous misunderstanding in the household.
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Mandy
Boston Transcript
Skeptical Dealer Advertises Queen Anne Sideboard
A London reader quotes an American dealer remarking on a fine Queen Anne sideboard. The dealer notes this is the eighth such piece shown this week, implying skepticism about the board’s authenticity or provenance.
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London
It Was Plenty Humorous Exchange Cited by Enquirer
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip frames a late night domestic scene with a husband saying his wife talks faster than he does and he cannot spend hours repeating her words. The exchange captures a lighthearted domestic humor tone.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
We Wonder Archie Nostalgic Divorcees Dialog
A fragment shows a child Archie asking about death and the afterlife. The dialogue features a nurse and the child's quizzical line about spending six months in two places after death, reflecting a poignant moment in a family scene.
Print frock pattern 1776 for spring wardrobe
Pattern 1776 offers a flattering print frock with full flared sleeves a slim waist and panel skirt. Sizes 12 to 40 available with 4 yards 39 inch fabric for size 16. Includes illustrated sewing instructions and back bodice button trim. Send 15 cents to Sewing Circle Pattern Department New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Footsteps and a Politician's Bold Decision
Senator Sorghum weighs hereditary path versus individual choice in politics. He notes every voter must decide for themselves which way to jump when emergencies arise, rejecting the idea of blindly following predecessors.
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Senator Sorghum
Spiders Talk of Homes in Odd Church Box Tale
Two spiders meet on a dusty cobweb in a humorous London vignette from Everybody's Weekly. One spider complains of disturbances from vacuum cleaners and energetic housemaids. the other says it lives in an offertory box in a church. The exchange ends with a note on their differing living arrangements.
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Everybody’s Weekly
London
Thrill Seeks Downtown Drive for Parking Pride
Curious neighbor asks why his husband drives downtown every Sunday morning. The wife explains he seeks the thrill of finding a rare parking space, not an open office. The exchange appears in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Cincinnat! Enquirer
Leading Lawyer Tweets Divorce Deal Monopolies
A joke frames a lawyer offering a free divorce if he gains a monopoly on future divorces. The quip pivots on selling time and access, highlighting a satirical view of legal bargaining in a domestic dispute.
Men Are Like That First Wife
A brief humorous note contrasts spouses as one husband fleas at night while the other sleeps through conversations. The piece paints domestic quirks with light, wry tone. It resembles a column item from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper.
Won Her Stripes
A brief snippet notes a dinner described as delicious and attributes it to an old family cook. The speaker affirms the cook has been with the family for a long time, mentioning ten or twelve meals as a rough measure. The exchange emphasizes loyalty and traditional kitchen work.
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