Separate the Cockerels for Better Weight Gain
The article stresses separating identifiable cockerels early to prevent in‑flock fighting and to maximize weight gain and profit. It advises limiting daily feed, sowing rye and oats seasonally, and notes the gizzard benefits from varied feed for healthier hens and higher farmer profits. It also introduces Japanese salad plant Udo as a versatile addition to American tables and outlines asparagus like crop potential, plus general poultry husbandry tips from experts.
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Farmers’ Home Journal
Charcoal water and grass runs aid chick care
Charcoal is essential for chick digestion and gas neutralization, with constant water kept out of reach to avoid a bath-like trough. When grass runs are provided, chicks self-supply green food, with dandelion leaves and rope also enjoyed. A house for 100 laying hens should be 12 to 16 feet wide, 20 to 25 feet long, roof northward, openings on the south, and high windows to let sunlight fall on the floor.
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Farmers’ Home Journal
En-Vilage
Any Season For Hatching and Feeding Silage
Incubators and brooders let hatching happen any season if eggs are available, while hens limit timing and may force early egg marketing. Winter eggs fetch high prices, but raising early chicks is uncertain. Silage, when fed after milking and with clean pens and ventilation, is a cheap, excellent feed.
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Farmers' Home Journal
Knapp
Slinge
Alfalfa Pasture Rears Record Poland China Pigs in Coffey County
J E B Woodford of Coffey County Kansas reports on using five acres of alfalfa to raise ten pure bred Poland China sows and their litters. Pigs grew well feeding only alfalfa until two weeks old then added bran and corn later. Sows averaged seven piglets per litter and weighed 225 pounds at six months five days. Woodford praises alfalfa as a grazing crop and notes varied feeds for hens and other stock for balanced nutrition.
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J. EB. Woodford
Coffey County
Kansas
Ufe
Coburn
America
Belle of the White House Clothesline Invention
A Port Angeles resident introduces an up to date clothes dryer with a single pivoting post and five to six graduated bars. The system spreads about 150 feet of line for ample drying space, folds away neatly, and leaves the lawn free of disfiguring posts.
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Port Angeles
Washington Star
Discreet innuendo and witty quips headline a collage
A montage of brief jokes and quips from 1920s newspapers. It blends flirtatious lines, humorous exchanges, and light social observations. Notable snippets include a cautious kiss line, a typing joke, a work love gag, and a humorous legal quip about a judge with dyed whiskers.
Old slang sparks sharp quips in city columns
A collection of quick exchanges shows reporters and locals debating vernacular and stereotypes. The fragment references a Kentucky colonel fearing a crooked whisky deal, a yacht club run by women, and a settlement worker translating mean slang for a city audience.
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Kentucky
Meanest Man on Earth Joke From Geat Quip
A barber taunts a customer about the man who sat in his chair for half an hour without paying notice. The gag reveals the meanest man on earth who supposedly treated the barber poorly by not signaling his departure. The exchange reads as a humorous vignette from Every Body's Magazine.
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Trate Barber
Barber
Lydia E Pinkham sales pitch and foreign marriage quip excerpt
A fragmented clipping promotes Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound claiming cures for female ailments including infertility and nervous prostration with testimonials from women in the Pim laboratory. It also includes a New York millionaire's take on international marriages and a humorous Homer twins anecdote.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Vienna
W. Va
E. Wickham
Ydia
Wheattex
Pim
J. A. Mass
Frank Work
New York
Mr. Work
Mises
Homer Twins
Learin
His Chance
A terse exchange from the Evening Wisconsin features a playful line about boldness between a man and a woman, illustrating a light conversational tone.
Grape Nuts Credited With Restoring Health In Woman
A New Hampshire woman recounts sudden indigestion and severe stomach pain eased by switching to Grape Nuts. She reports reduced stomach distress, clearer mind, restored energy, and renewed strength, claiming she is a "new woman" thanks to this natural food.
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New Hampshire
Wellville
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