The Liver by Kin Hubbard
Humorous column on the human liver praising its importance while humorously critiquing society and habits. It notes the liver's role as a key regulator of disposition and activity, with playful asides about diet and public life. The piece ends noting the liver when well situated leads to a bright world.
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Branch
Congress
Adams Newspaper Service
George
Pilgrim's Progress
Silvio Pellico
Tasso
Sir Walter Raleigh
London
Leigh Hunt
Rimini
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Grusce
Adams Newspaper
Appallin' Literary Output By Kin Hubbard
A humorous diatribe on the overwhelming flood of modern magazines and papers. The piece notes how readers and writers cope with excessive literature, the fate of manuscripts, and the editors balancing space and ads, citing historic authors and prison writing as contrast.
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Kin Hubbard
Ned Buntline
Adam Bede
Fross
Lena Rivers
Enoch Arden
What’s in a Name in a Mrs Goode Dialogue
A fragment from a column or dialogue notes a wife asking Mrs Goode about influence over her husband who quit a “disgraceful game” of pool and now plays pocket billiards instead. The exchange hints at social judgment and personal reform within a domestic scene.
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Mrs. Goode
Mra
Squashes To Relieve Food Shortage Prepared by USDA
USDA guide explains growing squashes to ease shortages with warm soils and ample manure. It covers hill spacing five to six feet for summer types and ten to twelve feet for winter varieties, thinning to one or two plants, and storing mature fruit above 45 degrees.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Sumner
Boston
Thinning Corn Boosts Yields at Ohio Experiment Station
A four year average shows thinning increases corn yield by 6.31 bushels per acre with germination tested seed and 8.47 bushels with thinning. Thinning required about 5.7 hours per acre. Tested seed produced 59.28 bushels per acre, thinning raised to 65.59. untested seed yielded 55.38, thinning raised to 63.85.
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Ohio
Ohio Experiment Station
Vacant Land Along Fences
The article notes farmers overlook land lost to fences and hedges. It cites the department of agriculture stating a rail fence uses about 12 feet of width and 3,600 feet of fence occupy an acre. Hedges require slightly more space depending on hedge width.
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Department of Agriculture
Estimated Cost of Ducks Feed per Pound Varies
Poultry specialists estimate feed cost per pound for duck meat ranges from five to twenty two cents, influenced by current grain and feed prices. This reflects the variable expenses faced by duck producers in supplying meat.
Tomatoes on Single Stem Training Method
The article describes training tomatoes to a single stem with 18 inch spacing in 3 foot wide rows. Pinch out shoots to force vertical growth, stake at five feet, and continue removing suckers. Fruit forms on clusters six inches apart. yield per acre increases though per plant size is larger and fruit quality higher.
Hens Need Room and Clean Nests for Profit
Advice on poultry housing stresses keeping to designed flock size for best profits. Crowding beyond capacity raises feed costs and lowers egg yield. Install discreet nest boxes for shy birds and maintain cleanliness to sustain profitability.
Breeding for Heavy Layers in Poultry Flocks
The article notes a push to raise 200 egg hens through careful selection and breeding. Early adopters achieved striking results, inspiring emulation among others. Many flocks now remain line bred for egg production over years.
Garbed in Gingham for Playtime Dresses and Prints
A survey of children’s play outfits features blue gingham bloomers and dresses with white accents, durable cottons like khaki and galatea for rough use, and notes a shift from calico to printed cottons. It highlights bloomers, pockets, belts, and practical kitchen aprons in percale and gingham, plus a simple coat-frock with modest detailing.
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Sii
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