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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1915
Page
15
A design guide on building a practical poultry house emphasizing sunlit, ventilated spaces with easy cleaning. It covers standard features such as movable furniture, slatted droppings boards, roof ventilation, and angled feeder hoppers for grit and shells, advocating neat, comfortable housing for clean operations.
The article extols well built farm buildings as labor savers and presents a 24 by 18 foot poultry house plan with concrete foundation, 2 by 4 stud walls, building paper, clap boards, and raised dust boxes. It details water fountains, feeders, roosts, straw bedding, high windows, and hinged sashes to maximize cleanliness and sunlight for poultry welfare.
Two travelers on a Pacific bound railroad coach joke about potatoes growing on trees. One man believes a field of potatoes is a tree of fruit while the other recalls a remark about a fine field of potatoes. They laugh at a rural misunderstanding and mention visiting the University of Alabama.
In Youngstown Telegram style, Penelope, once named the prettiest girl in town, suffers nervous prostration from living up to the crown. Marcella notes Penelope's bad state, while a worried friend asks if she is ill, hinting at ongoing strain from local carnival fame.
By W R Scott urges farmers to diversify crops and raise more livestock to restore worn lands. He argues fencing farms, using manure from cattle, sheep and horses, and increasing hay grain and leguminous crops. Emphasizes self-sufficiency, cheaper meat, and avoiding reliance on imports or monopolies.
By J. T. Grainger soy beans suit small farms. Mam moth Yellow can yield twenty to forty bushels per acre on well prepared soil, and being a legume improves soil. Inoculate fields yePlanting in rows or broadcast for forage, grain uses drills or planters. Row spacing 24 inches for small varieties, up to three feet for large. Plant density two to six inches apart. Seed rate half to one bushel per acre. Use starter nitrate of soda if humus is low, apply 75 pounds per acre after emergence. Follow with 16 percent acid phosphate and 50 pounds muriate of potash per acre. Bonemeal less effective due to available food elements.
Guidance on early grain feeding for foals to promote growth. Keep mares and colts in pasture portions, place a low feed box for foals to nibble with dam, and build a corner pen to ease feeding. Include grain, bran, and cracked corn, near shade or salt, and wean foals smoothly with better condition.
Instructions urge using a spray pump to whitewash the poultry house with a good whitewash and a touch of carbolic acid. Thoroughly cover every surface to sweeten and sanitize the building.
A commentary notes many farmers delayed planting orchards and shade trees when young, later regretting the lost time and benefits. It argues the effort and cost of planting early would have been far less than the regret and missed shade and fruit later.
Miss Frivol asks if kissing a man before engagement is wrong while Miss Knosit declares she opposes the practice on all occasions. The dialogue reflects social attitudes toward premarital affection in the period.
In formal streets or casual chatter the clue lies in events observed when no one watches. The claim centers on two individuals whose actions prompt talk, yet details remain unclear as bystanders debate intent and outcome. The piece hints at secrecy and public curiosity without naming names.
A scene at a wayside inn in Woodlesburg New Hampshire features a Joy Rider boasting of nearly winning the race by three states. The Proprietor confirms the location as Woodlesburg NH while the car occupants react to the claim.
A dialogue reveals a plan to part with a cook without a scene by flattering her overpayment to prompt her departure. One character notes relief at the end of a disappointing hire, while the other questions whether a dismissal occurred.
A satirical line questions sending a pretty woman as a missionary to the Cannibal Islands. The speaker argues the savages would see her as sweet enough to eat, reflecting outdated colonial humor.
In a sharp exchange from a literary scene, De Snobbs declares himself a gentleman while Miss Caustique retorts that anyone can claim such status, so long as they are not required to prove it. The quip underlines social pretensions and wit between two named characters.
A humorous exchange portrays a boxer demanding fair treatment in every bout. The banter notes rumors that Will Jinks has a swelling ego, dismissed as mumps rather than vanity, keeping the subject light and playful.
A terse dialogue centers on a new maid with a “blackened character.” One character defends her, while the other notes ink spilled by her last employer as the likely source of the stain on her reputation.
Report notes that the city affected by flooding has a largely seated or stationary population. It observes that many travelers do not frequent the area and that current conditions keep residents largely settled in place.
Before the reception two conversations reveal concern over the Dobbs presence tonight and impatience with a new car story. The dialogue hints at social dynamics and a moment of strain as guests anticipate gossip and teased remarks.
A short exchange discusses a social low at a reception. One speaker confirms a man attended with his wife present, noting he could only beat, implying a restrained reaction rather than a loud outburst. The fragment hints at social dynamics without names or clear context.
A clipped, reflective line notes Jims is thorough and goes to the bottom in all tasks, with a playful misstatement about tackling a submarine at sea. The remark hints at persistence and ambitious reach, carried in a period tone.
An American tourist boasts of a scarecrow that frightened crows and kept people out of a field for a year. A farmer counters with a tale of a scarecrow in a potato patch that scared away thefts until a clever crow returned the stolen potatoes the next day.
A South Side man jokes about dental training by offering teeth for practice. He quips that his neighbor should send the aspiring dentist to his house to take a couple of old rip saws for the mock lessons, per a line from the Youngstown Telegram.
A brief humorous line from the Nebraska Awgwan reflecting on a young graduate starting at the bottom. The man at the desk replies that the chances are poor, noting they are contractors for digging wells.
In a courtroom exchange the judge and Mrs Crawford and Mrs Crabshaw debate memory. The judge questions Mrs Crawford’s claimed recall while Mrs Crabshaw notes memory is selective, citing specific details like a hat or skirt alteration.
Dialogue sketches Mr Smith praising his son Tom as a veterinary surgeon while Mr Jones counters that the young man looks inexperienced for a veteran. The exchange toys with age, wisdom, and competence in a humorous conversational strip.
A witty satire notes that only Opportunity can knock without consequence. A sad thought laments incubators making the hens brooders and the chickens under a mother's care feel melancholy.
A witty exchange contrasts a man choosing to marry over going to Europe to fight, highlighting humor about duty and domestic life.
A witty exchange notes a manager who overreaches in hosting. The speaker recalls inviting the manager to a small supper and hearing a sharp reply about whether punch would be served. The humor hinges on the manager’s literal professionalism.
A young man asks to marry the elder's daughter the family’s flower. The father tests the suitor by asking if his motive is for love or merely for wealth, prompting a cautious reply. The exchange hints at caution, wit, and parental concern in a courtship tale.
A brief, cryptic exchange recalls Philadelphia as a place of decay with a humorous German accent noting the cheese and city being dead. The fragment hints at a comic strip or dialogue about desolation and cultural shtick without broader context.
A Detroit Free Press reader notes the paper describes the gown worn at last night’s ball. The description stands out among the page’s fashion notes and social highlights.
In a discussion of forebears, Biggs notes wives handled many duties from sewing to oxen driving while Boggs adds they were adept at hemming and hawing, a sly nod to practical household labor and wit across generations.
A brief exchange notes that the artists depicting angels may have portrayed only men, not women. The dialogue suggests a reflection on the gendered gaze in art and what it implies about knowledge of women.
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