How the Useful Plants Came to Mankind
A historical overview tracing the spread of tobacco from the Americas to Europe and Asia, noting its native status, early use in North and South America, and spread by explorers. It discusses other crops like peas and the garden pea’s ancient origins, with references to Bronze and Stone Age findings and Aryan migrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.E. Steward Orvica
Turkey
Egypt
America
Europe
de Candolle
South America
Argentine
Uruguay
Paraguay
North America
Panama
Canada
California
Mexico
Monnda
United States
Dutch West Indies
Isle of Pines
Java
Japan
Ecuador
Republic
Peru
Chile
Venezuela
New World
Caucasus
China
India
Mediterranean
Beer
Western
Asia
Italy
Persia
Tidh
Switzerland
Savoy
Charcoal Viewed With Skepticism In Poultry Diet Advice
Dr D F Kaupp a poultry nutritionist promotes charcoal as beneficial for preventing digestive distress in hens and chicks citing digestion improvement and toxin absorption. Dr W F Holst a UC nutritionist counters with limited evidence noting charcoal absorption is overrated and its use should be abandoned as unnecessary expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Kaupp
V. CD
North Carolina University
W. F. Holst
Poultry Division
University of California
Ventilation Essentials for Poultry Houses
Ventilation is critical to keep flocks healthy and productive. An open south front provides adequate airflow, about one square foot per ten square feet of floor space, while avoiding drafts to prevent colds and roup. Proper ventilation prevents moisture and dampness and should be maintained if these conditions arise.
Inbreeding in Turkey Flocks Warned Against
Breeders are urged to avoid inbreeding in turkey mating, using unrelated stock to boost vigor and disease resistance. A vigorous tom back to an old hen may yield good poults, but close relation is limited to one hen. The safe inbreeding level depends on each breeder’s pedigree knowledge and flock vigor.
Poultry Notes on Feeding and Housing for Egg Production
Good heavy oats mixed with little corn and wheat feed poultry well. Cabbage adds green material. feed about six pounds per hundred birds daily. Keep hens outdoors in sunlight in winter and ensure dry, well ventilated housing on well drained slope. Electric lights help in long days. Roup symptoms include watery eye discharge and swelling. keep flock healthy and comfortable to maximize egg laying.
Timepiece Hailed as Unique Among Clocks
Frank Fontana a San Francisco jeweler recently unveiled a clock claimed to be the most intelligent on earth. The 18 by 18 inch device shows time for San Francisco and 23 other cities simultaneously and displays moon phase minute and day with about 600 parts in plain gold. It took seven months to complete and notes that ancient clocks often included calendar features though not widely adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fontana
San Francisco
Plain Glen
Prince of Clocks
Pathfinder Magazine
Death Customs of the Blackfeet At Childs Funeral
The Detroit News reports on Blackfeet death customs around the Missouri headwaters. At a child’s death the father wailed with earth on his head signaling mourners who seize portable lodge goods. Grieving relatives cut fingers to show sorrow and those who merely wept were scorned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Bigs Lodge
Detroit News
Not Quite Doctor
A brief line from London Tit-Bits features a banter between a recovering victim and a self-identified Doctor Peter, eliciting a startled reaction as the victim mishears. The dialogue highlights a mistaken identity moment in a wartime or contemporary London setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
London
When You Feel a Cold Coming On
An old style medicine ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab Teta to fight a cold and strengthen against grip or influenza. The copy notes a drawback to the inevitable popularity of the remedy and urges prompt use.
Quip Sketch Highlights Thrifty Men in Local Gossip
In a humorous Reserve exchange, Marie declines engagement with a thrifty suitor while a banter turns on Hawk McNoodie’s generosity. A judge quips about the man who would not share even a bite, mocking thrift in a playful courtroom-style banter.
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Wester Newpaver Unio
B.J. Reynolds
Marie
Berlin
Alk
Hawk McNoodie
Sandwich Islands
Shim
Woodbury
Woodbury’s
Wooopdbury
Blackheads
Er A.i.co
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