The Iroquois League and Its Founders in History
The article traces the Iroquois Confederacy, formed by Dekanawida and Hiawatha around 1670, later known as the Six Nations with the Tuscarora. It describes matrilineal kinship, women’s control of property and roles, and the confederation’s expansion, conflicts with Cherokees and Chippewas, and European interactions. It notes the French alliances, Catholic Iroquois, and the American Revolution impacts, with resettlement of tribes in Canada and the United States.
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Five Nations
Dekanawida
Six Nations
League
Lake Hile
Lake Huron
Vhen ‘Champlain
Indiana
Goma
St. Lawrence River
Oneida
Ontario
United States
New York
Green Bay
Wis
Western Newspaper Union
Cottonseed meal for live stock feeding
The United States Department of Agriculture bulletin explains how cottonseed meal and cake serve as a protein feed for dairy cows, hogs, and horses, with guidelines on quantities, cost efficiency, and comparison with other feeds. It notes that beef cattle on pasture may be fattened with cottonseed products and that one pound of good quality cottonseed meal provides as much digestible protein as three pounds of wheat bran.
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Triketox Department
Ture
Doughayea
Butleti
Statea Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
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Tdi
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Office of Information
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D
McLean Swine Sanitation Plan Highlights Four Key Steps
Principal essentials in the McLean sanitation plan emphasize keeping sow and pigs on worm-free land. The guidance lists four actions: wash the sow before farrowing. confine sows and pigs in a clean farrowing house. avoid crossing polluted ground to clean forage. restrict access to infested pastures and roads until pigs are at least four months old.
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McLean
Alfalfa and Clover Favored for Farm Stock
Alfalfa and clover hay are favored for farm stock as oats hay proves less efficient for beet cattle. Alfalfa hay has 10.6 percent digestible protein and 80 percent carbohydrates with 0.1 percent fat, while lower quality hay carries 7.6 percent protein and 40.8 percent carbohydrates with 1.5 percent fat. Oats hay yields 8.4 percent protein, 84.8 percent carbohydrates and 12 percent fat.
Clean start urged for pigeons and livestock feeding
Federal authorities estimate that more than one third of cattle infected with tuberculosis have been slaughtered since 1917. Feeding practices at loading and in lots before loading raise transit deaths by 25 to 80 percent. Heavy feeding with little exercise harms horses. reduce feed when idle. If wheat cannot be sold profitably at four and a half cents per bushel, use off grade grain and cheap forage for sheep, swine or cattle feed.
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Horgea
Dutch Colonial porch design gains summer comfort
This feature on a substantial 46 by 24 foot frame house offers a front porch as an outdoor wing room for warm evenings. It uses striped awnings for sun protection, a large swing room on the lower floor, and a central stair to the upper level. The plan eliminates a central hall, maximizing space with three bedrooms and a bath upstairs.
Defective Chimneys Cause of Many Fires
Defective chimneys and roof sparks are linked to about 20 percent of home fires. The article urges proper chimney construction with fire lining and warns that a one brick joint can fuel a fire. It describes a smoke test to detect openings and stresses rebuilding for safety and cost efficiency.
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Horges
Lfe
New York Architects Plan Glass Skyscrapers in Coming Year
New York architects file plans for nearly a dozen glass wall skyscrapers to rise in the next year. Proposals include a sky scraper hotel and two large apartment houses, with thousands to live in glass dwellings. A steel framed glass warehouse stands 18 stories tall with forty acres of floor space, while other towers reach seventy stories. The American Magazine notes the framework will use sail or geometric light strength.
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New York
New York City
Ines
Satael
Geome Light
Glass walls and light color study push modern architecture
The article discusses rustless metal trims, glass bricks with insulated air cells and diffusing surfaces in pastel tones, and glass walls that glow at night. Albert E. Marshall explains a hollow glass brick capable of withstanding heavy roads and 1000 degrees heat, signaling new structural glass wall applications and color science in design.
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Albert E. Marshall
Oak flooring adds antique charm and lasting quality
Poor flooring risks cracking and warping soon. Oak boards, especially in irregular widths, offer a durable, dignified background blending with woodwork and furniture. Though time adds mellowing, oak reduces upkeep and is cost effective versus temporary coverings for builders and homes.
Practical Builder Knows What Materials Are Best
Up to date builder relies on experience to choose durable long lasting materials. He recommends roofing that has proven good and trim that pleases homeowners. For walls he advises wallpaper for life color and correct style as endorsed by leading decorators.
Nutrients Key to Healthy Chick Growth
Poultry nutrition expert Dr Maasengine of New Jersey argues vitamins A B and D are essential in chick rations. Lack of these vitamins causes growth problems nerve and bone issues and higher mortality. Cod liver oil and sunlight supply D. whole yellow corn meal and cod liver oil help A and B. ensure 1 percent cod liver oil in mash.
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New Jersey
Turkeys in Confinement Signal Marketing Shift
Modern developments in marketing turkeys through pool and cooperative associations are spreading from the West to the East. The Pennsylvania experiment station shows confinement raises turkeys successfully, with Maryland growers reporting marked success. Quality production and standardized marketing go hand in hand with confined rearing, following the pattern set by the confinement of chickens.
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Poole and
Co-Operative
Turkeyi Ag
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Economical Egg Ration for Summer Production
University of Illinois expert H H Alp told Urbana audiences that about 60 percent of egg production cost is feed. He advised poultrymen to use cheap, efficient rations while eggs sell around 20 cents a dozen or less. A current economical mix equals 105 pounds yellow corn, 100 pounds ground wheat, 100 pounds ground oats, 100 pounds meat scrap and 5 pounds salt. The ration price is about $1.65 per hundred.
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H. H. Alp
University of Illnois
Jasmera
Urbana
Poultry Tips For Winter Laying And Sanitation
Practical guidance for poultry keepers on winter laying, coop cleanliness, disinfection, charcoal use, and feeding. Notes stress litter management, safe straw, and a balanced diet including apples and boiled rice. Advises gentle handling of pullets and maintaining calm conditions for steady egg production.
Publicity Gaffe Mixes Fad and Fear in Star’s Tale
A chaotic excerpt shows an actress praising a friend while recounting mishaps and threats linked to an anonymous rival. She claims robberies, a burned house, wrecked car, and life threats, yet clings to her star image and chorus ambitions amid the turmoil.
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Lmstar
Tyice
Quite Ambitious Vision of Free Food and Drink
The piece playfully imagines a world where pushing a single electric button yields unlimited nourishment and beverages. Two characters discuss wanting someone to press the button for them, hinting at satire on desire and convenience.
Art and Nature in Contorted Comic Pictures
Poem-like note contrasts quirky comic pictures with eyes cheered by art and nature. It asks how readers would feel if anyone truly grew into such oddities, inviting sympathetic reflection on unconventional appearances.
Space Officer and the Sliding Trombone Scene
A quirky exchange features Welch explaining the need to blow a loud horn from a window due to a sliding trombone not fitting in his apartment. Liddle Semms reacts, and Semmy comments on wealth and the absurdity of the situation, highlighting character dynamics and humor.
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Welch
Puzzling Pitcher Prompts Mixed Play on Side
A cryptic sports note describes a pitcher noted as splendid yet consistent in accuracy. The quirky dialogue hints at 20 percent confidence and botched remarks as the opposing team repeatedly hits the ball, creating a puzzling moment in the game.
Irony Climbs Tall Mountains Then Suffers Personal Setback
A fragmented humorous exchange centers on Irony tackling high peaks and a rediscovered domestic issue. The dialogue references Lincoln and Gettysburg with wordplay about lying there and a wife gaining weight. The piece plays on irony and broad outlook themes with playful banter.
Quotations and quick quips weave through bizarre humor
A collection of odd lines and jests on human nature and social quirks. Jokes touch on telephone rates, clever retorts, theater ushers, and aging ambitions, all with a light satirical edge.
Saw-Toothed Grasses Endanger Elk and Moose
The Biological Survey of the Agriculture Department reports saw toothed seed pods on grasses like squirreltail and needlegrass in the western ranges cause fatal injuries to elk, deer, and moose. Seed case edges pierce mouths, leading to abscesses and death. wadged grass can prevent eating. Efforts aim to eradicate problematic Brassen from Wyoming refuges and North Dakota game preserves.
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Nate
Moore
Anth
Elle Refuge
North Dakota
World Rewards Genius Who Perfected the Zipper
Gideon Sundbäck, Swedish engineer in the United States, perfected the zipper in 1914. From pockets safety to tobacco pouches and children’s wear, it spread globally with manufacturers in the United States, Canada, Austria, France, and Germany. Sundback’s earlier failed attempts were surpassed by his reliable design, earning lasting rewards.
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Gideon: Sandé
Back
United States
Mila
Canada
Austria
France
Germany
Sundback
Jazz in Japan and the rising song debate
The piece notes a surge of Japanese interest in jazz and American articles, sparking alarm over nationalist war songs and school tunes. It describes students forming bands in schools and colleges, with most citizens whistling popular airs, and laments cultural clutter and impractical machines like cars exceeding 200 miles per hour.
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Japan
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