Little Hints for Poultry From North Dakota Experiment Station
Mrs. G W Randlett offers practical poultry guidance. Emphasizing humane care equals profits, she urges clean nests, ample nest material, uniform nest boxes, and prevention of contagions like white diarrhea. Start with quality baby chicks, select for plumpness, avoid leggy birds, and balance feed with dry mash and green food. Maintain clean feeding, limit flock size, provide exercise, and market the best while enriching gardens with droppings. Constant care and judgment are essential to profitable poultry raising.
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G. W. Randlett
North Dakota Experiment Station
Yellow shanks and egg output at Maine station
Researchers at the Maine station study yellow shanks in hens and their link to egg production. The investigation examines whether the coloring matter causing yellow legs correlates with higher laying rates.
Coloring matter in hen shanks signals yolk color in eggs
The text discusses shank color as a source of yolk pigmentation in eggs. It notes lightening of shanks in layers over laying periods and questions whether yellow shank color predicts high egg production, while wondering about hens with white black or blue shanks and potential future findings.
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Maine
Diarrhea Fatal to Chicks Warns on Feeding
The article notes white diarrhea as a leading chick killer and explains it is usually spread before hatching. It advises preventing the disease with proper feeding, using sour milk in early rations, and ensuring ample clean drinking water. It also mentions weak acids kill the causative organisms.
Desert auto tragedy in imperial valley desert trip turns fatal
In the Imperial valley two men from Los Angeles died after their car radiator ran dry in the desert while a third survivor, James S. Roche, relayed the tale. Roche and James H. Welsh died and Clarke, a real estate dealer, was rescued at Mineral Springs after seeking help following the misadventure. Roche claimed they drank lubricating oil.
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Los Angeles
James S. Roche
John H. Welsh
James G. Clarke
el Centro
Imperial Valley
Roche
Welsh
Salton Sea
Clarke
Mineral Springs
Philadelphia
Cuticura Emollients Advertised For Skin And Hair Care
The copy promotes Cuticura ointment and self shampooing for dandruff and itching on the scalp. It touts emollients for skin scalp hair and hands and offers free samples by mail with a book from Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Banks Expounds Reading as Friendship at Maine Camp
John Kendrick Banks, author of A Houseboat on the Styx, spends summer at his Maine camp and says books should be owned and read as friendships. He notes Lincoln, Emerson, Balzac, Dumas, O Henry, Aldrich, Penrod, Montaigne, and The Spectator as steadfast companions in his library.
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John Kendrick Banks
Styx
Maine
Lincoln
Emerson
Balzac
Dumas
O. Henry
Aldrich
Penrod
Montaigne
Women take lead in new tram and factory roles across Britain
Edinburgh reports two dozen female tram conductors thriving as crowds recruit more women for conductor posts. Women in English cartridge factories are praised for patriotism with some working thirty hours straight. Elizabeth Lister becomes South Wales stationmaster, the first woman in that role. Across northern England Scotland and Wales men are being replaced in fields by women seen harrowing digging and hoeing.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Elizabeth Lister
South
Wales
England
The Best Throw: Dice Best Used By Throwing Away
A witty maxim notes that the best play with dice is to discard them, turning chance into a moral judgment about risk and restraint. It chronicles a proverb about self control and luck without specifics.Needed line ends here.
Aeroplanes in War and a Comical Park Date
A column discusses how aviation scouting has prolonged World War I by preventing surprise attacks and forcing trench warfare. It notes war costs rise over years and air information dominates strategy. The piece contrasts with Napoleon and ends with a humorous Michigan Gargoyle excerpt about a phone call and a new eight cylinder roadster.
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Europe
Orville Wright
Colier
Napoleon
Mabel
George
Michigan Gargoyle
Auto trip ends in a turtleing mishap for Cholly
The line recalls Cholly’s first drive ending in a rollover and a joke about him being a lobster.
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Cholly
Deaf mute ready to step into a dispute
A deaf mute is described as always willing to intervene in an argument, offering a hand or assistance in resolving disputes.
Family Days and the Value of Celebrations
Family occasions should be celebrated often even in simple form. Bringing relatives together promotes affection and makes an event memorable for each member, from birthdays to weddings and homecomings, lasting after the family circle is broken.
Land Resources and Unimproved Acreage in the United States
The United States covers 3,000,000 square miles with 1,900,000,000 acres of land. Of the 878,000,000 acres in farms, 478,000,000 acres are unimproved and unproductive.
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United States
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