Maine Poultry House Described as Economical For Farmers
The article presents the Maine type henhouse as highly suitable for cold regions, offering insulation and controlled ventilation. It highlights shingles as a long term money saver, a south facing windowed wall, a peak ventilator, double-board elevated floors, and a concrete floor when on the ground. It notes versatile use and numerous variations of the basic design.
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Maine
New England
North America
Terewith
Parmer Vincent on poultry and farm life advice
Parmer Vincent in Farm Journal urges selecting hens with bright combs, notes singing hens work harder, warns against overcrowding, advises varied diets, nightly door closure, daily animal food, clean shells, high feed boxes, and clean coop litter to improve selling eggs and daily learning.
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Parmer” Vincent
Farm Journal
Philadelphia
Beef Trust
Pippy Tongue Signals Airway Ills Not Food Remedies
The American Poultry Advocate notes pippy or dry tongue as a symptom of bronchitis and pneumonia among airway diseases. It cautions against treating tongue dryness with boiled potato skins, arguing they do not cure the underlying trouble.
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American Poultry Advocate
Scurvy in poultry linked to blood ailment and cures
The article compares scurvy to eczema and calls it white comb in poultry. It arises from a blood ailment and is hard to cure. Extended treatment with epsom salts iron and quinine tonics for months may remove it but sores can worsen if eaten.
Feeds Mix for Chickens and Birds in Stable Diet
A ration of twenty pounds wheat bran and ten pounds of corn meal middlings gluten meal linseed meal and beef scrap mixed thoroughly. Feed in a hopper for constant access and provide one or two seeds daily of corn wheat and oats in deep litter. Include vegetable food and green stuff freely.
Embden Geese Originates From German Embden City
Embden geese trace their origin to the German city of Embden which served as a central market for the breed in early days. Standard weights list a twenty pound gander, eighteen pound young gander, eighteen pound adult goose, sixteen to eighteen pound young goose, and pure white plumage.
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Embden
Fragmented Cry for Help Echoes in Brief Insufficient Context
A distressed speaker expresses suicidal intent and nervousness about firearms in a terse, unreadable fragment that provides little context or follow up. The text includes a line referencing self harm and an unreliable remark about gun reports, leaving ambiguity about participants, location, and outcome.
Innkeeper Wonders at Steam Plow Near Town Street
Dialogue captures a blunt exchange where a visitor asks origins and the innkeeper retorts with a startled memory of a steam plow passing close to the town street just last week. Judy notes the encounter with humor and astonishment.
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Judy
Anecdotes of Miss Adelbert and Veiled Jests
A Miss Adelbert recalls a Maine coast village visit with a single store that stocked everything except Browning soap fading into humorous quips. The tale blends cousin banter, rivals, and scattered magazine snippets reflecting light social humor from multiple sources.
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Miss Adelbert
Maine
Miss Adebert
Bert
Doctor Advises Silence to Cure Longstanding Throat Trouble
A Philadelphia Public Ledger account tells of a woman with a chronic throat issue who pressed her doctor for a cure. The physician responds that only total rest of the voice will heal her, despite patient’s claim of careful speech and avoidance of harsh language.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Elopement Rumor Surfaces in Houston Post Brief
A terse Houston Post item reports a rumor of a man claiming to have eloped with someone's wife. The reply asserts lack of knowledge about the wife, followed by confirmation that she actually ran away with the man.
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Houston Post
Woman Arrest Allegedly Disguised as Man Exits Trolley
Puck reports a woman was arrested after alighting a trolley car and a policeman suspected she was a man in disguise. The incident sparked questions about disguises and transparency in street safety.
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Puck
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