Moonshine Affects Stammering And Moon Phases
Odd notes from a period paper claim moonshine worsens stammering with people stammering most at moon fall. It also lists curious curiosities about marriage age, mules in Tibet, and a small-town ballot dispute in Lincoln County Nevada. A Canadian student expelled for not saluting the flag in Pomona, California. A San Francisco man injures himself after a fall from an electric car highlighted by a Bible and torn trousers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird Springs
Lincoln County
Nev
Johnny Barwie
Pomona
Cal
Board of Education
San Francisco
Wellville Road Guide Hints From Mother Nature
In this piece a narrator extols listening to Mother Nature when habits harm health. It warns against alcohol coffee tea tobacco and drugs, describing mild initial warnings as whacks that escalate if ignored. It promotes Postum as a substitute and urges quitting deadening habits to gain health and success, ending with the phrase There’s a reason and a copy of The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
W. L. Douglas
B. S. McCue
Dept. Colle
U.S. Int. Revenue
Richmond
W. E. Douglas
Corona Colt
Brockton
Massachusetts
Susan Jane A Story for Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving tale unfolds in a cordial kitchen where Polly Baer and Mrs. Darnell discuss gratitude and a quiet, uncertain waiting. Susan Jane defends her fiancé John Moore, who has gone to the Klondike, then returns home to read a single letter that may change everything.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Baer
Susan Jane
Polly
John
Mrs. Darnell
Daisy Marshal
Daisy
John Moore
Baer
Movable nesting boxes improve poultry setup and hygiene
The author extols movable nest boxes for hens used in laying and hatching. Boxes should be moved for broody hens, cleaned, and sprayed to prevent lice. Do not overfill with fixed nests. use simple five cent boxes with interchangeable nails for placement. Thanksgiving tale shifts to Susan Jane finding joy in John Moore returning from the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Davis
Ohio
Poultry care tips and market notes from early poultry farming piece
Advice on broilers and eggs highlighting hardiness selection, feeding, and market trends. It discusses the rise of brown shelled eggs, economies of scale in fowl raising, many incubator makers affecting sitting hens, varied feed costs, charcoal use in yards, security with padlocks, and cleanliness to avoid smells.
The Prevention of Lice on Chickens Says Fanny Billingsley
To keep chickens free from lice and diseases, wash the roosts monthly with coal oil and whitewash the house inside and out. Sweep droppings each morning and sprinkle slaked lime on the ground. Place red cedar under nests to deter vermin. Use dirt nests shaped like straw nests and empty after setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Billingsley
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Rose Peterson
Parkdale Tennis Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hannah E. Mershon
Collingswood
N. J
Mrs. Pinkham
Fannie Kumpe
Pixxham
Fanniz Kumre
Chester St
Little Rock
Ark
Doug
Shiloh
C.wells&co
LeRoy
N.Y
Toronto
Can
Cram’s
Canada
United States
H. A. Linaweaver
Wabash Ave
Ill
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