Where Are the Turkeys Now on the Farm?
An older farmer laments shrinking turkey flocks and explains causes from market pressure and predators to changing labor, windmills, and editors' wind blows. He recalls past giant bronze and Holland turkeys, the rise of self binders, and predicts future turkey farming in machines and canning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
Bill West
John
Oatane
Bill
Mary
Dave
Jennie
Sallie
Mother
Chicken Feather Millinery and the Feathered Fashion
A critique of hat fashion using chicken feathers from various poultry breeds. It foresees millinery shops sourcing from poultry plants and predicts rapid style changes that could leave smaller breeders with unsold stock and outdated bonnets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon Society
Turkey talk and farm lore from a rambling Texas reader
The piece notes Texas turkey shipments totaling ten million pounds and high poultry profits. It cites Danville asylum’s 1000 pounds of live turkey with Center county completing the contract. Missouri leads in poultry output, eggs totaling over 107 million dozen, and farm wisdom on feeding and shows. It closes with admonitions about fair shows and moral fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lone Star State
Danville
Pa.) Insane Asylum
Center County
Missouri
Mystery of the Opal Serpent Brooch
The tale centers on a mysterious opal serpent brooch and a lovestruck pair Paul and Sylvia. A bright detective fails to solve the crime as the mystery unfolds, ending with the detective’s remorseful confession. The story promises to begin soon in this paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dickens
Paul
Sylvia
Wave of publicity bills crosses Congress in 1910s
Oklahoma Democrat Representative Fulton pushes a national campaign finance bill while Alabama's Hobson promotes an Official Journal to publish executive acts and congressional proceedings. The move follows charges of public document waste and calls for tighter disclosure amid intraparty clashes and naval bureau row led by Surgeon General Rixey. Wu Tingfang, the Chinese minister, returns to Washington and earns praise for his sociable, witty style and card-playing prowess.
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Charles W. Arthur Washington
Navy Department
Rixey
Admira Brownson
Senator Hale
Maine
Hale
Senal Naval Affairs Committee
Congress
Eugene Hale
Senate
House
Fulton
Oklahoma
United States
Oregon
We Ting Tang
Weeks
Washington
Celestial Kingdom
Mr. Wu
Mr Wu
Far East
Bridge
Hobson
Alabama
Official Journal
Executive Departments
Legislative Branch
Cannon
Uoncle Joe
Philosopher We Might as Well Accept the Inevitable
Stella questions whether he will propose as the philosopher contemplates inevitability in a New York Sun excerpt.
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Stella
New York Sun
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C.m.barnitz
Riverside
Serpent
Fergus Hume
BY Parker
Rixey-Brown
Wu Ting Fang
Culpeper
Earle English
McKinley
Roosevelt
Navy
Chas. H. Keck
Carl M
Frank R. la Cashier
Citizens National
Jenkins & Co
H. Jenkins & C
State Bank of Iowa
First National Bank
Citizens National Ban
Dr. D. Arthaud
Osteopath
Kirksville
Dr. W. M. Terry
West Washington Stree
Washington, Iowa
Ray H. Dean Bye
Cook & Sherman's
Iowa
Howard J. Ross
Nicolas Marmonco
North Side Square
sMice
Gale
E.G
Mason's
City
Austin Sutherland
R. R
Chas. Brown
Casey Bros
DR. F. Macon
Washington Low
Sun
Mail
California
Daily Mail
Daily Express
Dais
Hun
Socal
G.B
St. P
West Bound Pass
Chicago
Milwaukee
Meise
Ifian
Jan
Central Ry
Brighten
It. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansi City
Peoria
Feson City
Twin Cities Limited
Oa Freight
Bsa OS
EL Feoria Prorese
Eoria Limited
Moenas
B. Cutts
Patio
Bun Dally, A
City ‘Bus
Frank Rogers
Hve Street
Clifford Thorne
Court House
J. J. Kellogg
Attorney-At-Law
South Side Square
W. MN
Butterfield
Crail
Eicher & Livingston
LAW
Charles A. Dewey
Scurry
Office
W. A. White
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
1St Corner Square
J. Wilson
Wilson
Weanleane, County Savings
W. M. Keeley
Shington
Main Street
P. J. Manley
J. B. Crail
Citizens Savings Bank
Ones. H. Keon
I. M. Bproull
Washington County
General Banking Busiees
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Ate
Alan
K. G. Wilson
Ase
Wedon General Banking Business
Aoeccn
A. O
Munn & Co
Scientific American
New York
Munn & Cr
Broadway
Weehire
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