Great Gray Owl Bagged Near Wilkeson Washington
A third great gray owl killed in Washington state was bagged by Frank Keppa of Wilkeson during a woods hunt near that town. Taxidermist Fred Edwards notes it is the second such bird he knows to have been shot, with ornithologist J H Bowles confirming only three killed in the region. The owl, though large in wingspan, has small eyes and a flat face giving it a baboon-like look, and it typically travels south with winter migrations seeking prey.
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West
Hadeen
Washington
Frank Keppa
Wilkeson
Fred Edwards
J. 11. Bowles
Northwest
Puget Sound
Bellingham
Edwards
Arctic
Bowles
Keppa
Northland
Coffee or Postum Test Promising Health Change
A 10 day coffee elimination with Postum test claimed to reveal coffee as the cause of ailments. A testimonial describes relief from stomach trouble nervousness and headaches after switching to Postum and returning to coffee worsened health, then improving again on Postum. The notice invites reading The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Postum
Wellville
Plank Frame Roof and Potatoes Drying Note Explains
The text outlines a plank system hip roof with numbered parts from main post to collar tie. It also reports Consul Frank S. Hannah on German drying methods for potatoes, showing weight reduction to one quarter and potential food security value for farmers. It concludes with advice on summer work horses and hay rations versus green pasture.
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Frank S. Hannah
Department of Commerce and Labor
Imperial Interior Department
Dry Farming Ferust Promises Bountiful Colorado Crop
B R Parsons of Parker Colorado a leading dry farmer says non irrigated land can yield abundant fruit. He drew interest with his orchard at Cheyenne during the third dry farming congress and will send an exhibit to Billings Montana for the fourth congress October 26 27 28.
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Colorado
B. R. Parsons
Parker
Colo
Parsons
Cheyenne
Billings
Mont
Spiced Currants Relish Recipe for Meats
A serialized kitchen tip describes spiced currants as a meat relish. For each pound of fruit use a pound of sugar. Cook currants with syrup made from one pint vinegar to four pounds sugar, two teaspoons each mace cinnamon allspice, one teaspoon cloves salt. Boil twenty minutes and fill glasses like jelly.
Butter Flavor Theory Tied to Cream Acidity
The article explains that dairy experts contend good butter flavor and shelf life arise from developing a certain level of acidity in cream. It notes two primary reasons: enhancing taste and improving preservation.
Butter Types Compared By U S Agriculture
Government investigations indicate pasteurized sweet cream butter holds longer with fewer objectionable flavors than butter from sour cream. The study notes superior keeping quality and stability for the pasteurized product.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers Must Watch the Crop for Soil Deficiencies
Farmers should monitor the growing crop to identify plant food deficiencies rather than rely on chemical soil analyses. Deducing available nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash requires observing uptake by the plant and its development, since much of these elements remain unavailable to crops.
Care of Sitting Hens with Wood Shavings
Rural World advises filling nest boxes with cedar shavings or cedar twigs to keep lice away and comfort sitting hens. Shavings are inexpensive, easy to destroy, and do not pack hard, letting hens stay relaxed on the nest.
Live Stock and Prosperity in Agriculture
The Kansas Farmer argues livestock is the key to lasting agricultural prosperity. Relying on wheat and corn alone robs soil fertility, so farmers should invest in livestock to enrich the land, boost profits during life, and leave a richer farm to future generations.
Celery Spray Blight Control Mentioned in Report
A report notes celery blight can be controlled with a dry copper carbonate spray.
Simple day method for interest with quick divisors
A brief description presents a fast method to compute interest by multiplying the principal by days and dividing by fixed divisors for various rates. Examples show 360 dollars for 92 days at 8 percent using a 45 divisor, yielding 7.36 with four decimals.
Vermin Control Method for Hogs in Indiana
J G Barnes of Indiana describes an at home remedy to rid hogs of ticks and lice using three quarts of hot soapsuds and half a pint of kerosene oil boiled and stirred ten minutes. He applied the emulsion along the backs and over the heads and repeated the dose three times during the summer.
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J. G. Barnes
Indiana
Profit in Sheep Thrift Drives Health and Quality
Thrift is the farmer’s core aim in sheep raising, ensuring health and steady gains in wool quality and flock productivity. Systematic thrift underpins profits by maintaining thriving condition and maximizing both quality and quantity of the fleece.
Recipe for fake fancy creamery butter seized in court
In an oleomargarine case in Chicago federal court the defendant offered a recipe: thirty pounds white oleomargarine, sixty pounds poor quality butter and thirty pounds water with coloring. Four truckloads of the product were seized by government officers.
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United States District Court
Chicago
Sage cultivation boosts first year profit from seed
Sage seed cost is twenty five cents per plant yielding about 1,000 plants. First year harvest can cover all labor, with spring relocation and spacing 3 feet by 1.5 feet. With good soil and care, the crop can be harvested three times yearly for several years.
Postscript Tales and Wedding Banter in 3 Rem
A gag from Browning's Magazine about a pharmacy graduate verified by a diploma is followed by a social quip from the Pittsburg Observer about a wedding and a daughter finding a husband, ending with a note on family hope.
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Pittsburg
Poem Doctor Repeats Jokes About Rheumatism
A humorous dialogue shows a doctor mistaking mumps for rheumatism while a patient jokes about spelling. A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon caption hints at quotable lines and possible poem critique.
Phrase sparks doubt in courtroom drama
In a Houston Post excerpt, a tense exchange reveals a character claiming self knowledge while another cites Miss Pert’s remark that he lacks awareness. The dialogue hints at truth versus perception amid a developing plot.
Mysterious Land Visit Ends With Unclear Result In Missouri
A man travels to a rural northwest Missouri village to inspect land he owns yet has never seen. He lodges at a small house and the next morning goes to the house’s rear to consider a supposed idea involving turning it into diamonds or hearts. The exact outcome remains unclear in the fragment.
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Missouri
Information Wanted and Quips in a Quick Dialogue
A lively dialogue features Mabel commenting on a young doctor and Helen debating his practice. Boody asserts his own intelligence while Knox asks about a diet, delivering a witty exchange with playful banter.
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Mabel
Helen
No Obigation. Morning Eat Question in Conversation
A brief exchange shows Mike asking what to eat this morning and Nora replying that there is no obligation to eat if they do not want to, voiced by a widow.
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Mike
Nora
Proprietor Delivers Dream Book With Welsh Rarebit Orders
In Bohemia a restaurant owner draws attention by including a dream book with each order of welsh rarebit. The exchange notes the proprietor’s original idea and curious gimmick.
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Gunner
Bohemia
Guyer
Quick and the Dead in Motor Car Silhouette
A humorous quip notes the quick move aside of pedestrians to let cars pass while the dead remain unmoved by the machine. The cartoonish exchange appears in Lippincott's.
Jilted lover laments loss of money and bait
In a witty Bazaar panel, a friend counsels the heartbroken suitor after he loses money. The jilted figure retorts that many fish remain, but his bait is gone, highlighting a humorous take on romance and fortune.
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Harper’s Bazaar
Quote on constitutional rights and cross-questioning
A Kansas City Times quote reports Mr Tankaway arguing that a man has no constitutional rights when his wife questions him, highlighting domestic control in legal reasoning. The remark reflects gendered views on rights and interrogation within marriage.
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Mr. Tankaway
Kansas City Times
Right in Line Captures a Parenting Exchange
In a brief exchange Mrs Griggs notes that growing children need occasional change while Griggs replies their children regularly demand nickels and dimes, bracing him several times daily.
Conversation Sparks Classic Household Debate
In a lively exchange Mrs. Wiggins asks which she would prefer while Mr. Wiggins, reading, declares he would rather see a woman in the kitchen than on the lecture platform. The banter reflects domestic roles and social expectations.
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Mrs. Wiggins
Wiggins
De Short In Jay Green's Auto Sparks Conversation
Knox questions De Short ownership of Green’s car after De Short claims the ride, noting De Short had just spent money on gas before starting. Crox recalls De Short saying he invested his money into the vehicle.
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Knox
Young de Short
Jay Green
Crox
de Short
Keeps Busy Blox-Bixby Claims Truthfulness
Knox notes he appears to thrive on stirring up trouble while Blox-Bixby asserts he always tells the truth. The exchange hints at ongoing friction between the two figures and their conflicting reputations.
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Blox—Bixby
Knox
How to tell when a girl is in love
A conversation between a sweet girl graduate and a fair widow defines love as thinking as much of another as of oneself. The widow explains that love is reached when self regard and concern for a partner align and exceed ordinary sentiment.
Man’s courtship pledge during marriage joke
A wife recalls a promise that there was no other woman like her, and the husband humorously concedes that, for the benefit of other men, he is glad. The exchange, delivered in light dialogue, satirizes infidelity in a witty manner.
Let Us Face the Music and Airship Trade Talk
The passage discusses taxation with praise for corporation tax as constitutional, criticizes income tax, and cites Elihu Root. It also notes Major Baden-Powell on airships, international tariffs, and potential smuggling risks, joking about cutting duties to prevent covert shipments into Toledo.
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Elihu Root
Senate
Root
Gov. A
United
Baden-Powell
National Review
Congress
Africa
Germany
Sheffield
Japan
Toledo
Col
Bonner
At Breakfast Quip From Houston Post
A light stage joke turns to a playful jab about heavy rolls as a couple banter over breakfast quoting a Houston Post item. The exchange highlights theatrical talk and domestic humor in brief newspaper style.
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Houston Post
The Man Who Sings and a Salary Argument
A playful exchange about workers and tenors. An optimistic remark about singing at work prompts a wry reply from an opera manager noting disputes over pay with singers. The vignette reflects theater life and humorous salary tensions.
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Washington Star
Seeks the Man
The tax office seeks the man identified in a Philadelphia Record entry. Tax authorities request information to locate the individual referenced by Tommy-Pop in the report.
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Tommy
Pop
Philadelphia Record
Lesson on the obelisk ends with witty reply
Miss Baxter confronts a sluggish class after a long June talk on the obelisk. She asks what an obelisk is, and a student answers that it is something that goes in one ear and out the other, provoking the room with the joke.
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Success Magazine
Busy Young Man and Old-Timer Quote on Paper Reading
A Kansas City Times snippet features a busy young man noting he reads the paper on commute both ways. An old-timer quips that he used to read it too before becoming desensitized to the public attractions.
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Kansas City Times
Tax policy clash and the corporation tax debate
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues against tax reductions and warns that exempting corporations would cripple government revenue. It notes constitutional questions about the corporation tax and suggests any revenue cut shifts burden elsewhere, urging acknowledgment of the hard realities in Washington.
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Washington
Chicago
Proposal to tax oleomargarine two cents per pound
Secretary MacVeagh may urge Congress to set a uniform two cent per pound tax on oleomargarine. He notes the current one quarter cent tax on uncolored and ten cents on colored varieties drives fraud, with unscrupulous sellers dyeing and profiting. A two cent levy would curb evasion, lower prices, help dairymen, and add millions to the national treasury per Chicago Tribune.
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MacVeagh
Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
National Treasury
Chicago” “Tribune
Survivors of Light Brigade Charge Remain Alive
Thirty three members of the famed Light Brigade charge at Bala Klava are reported as still living. The fragment mentions overcrowding and references a subway guard, with a tone recalling heroic war events and ancestral fate.
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Balaklava
Sexaphone tests reveal gender by pendulum swing
An inventor demonstrated a device called the sexaphone to determine gender and fertility. The instrument showed male results as a pith ball moved in circles and pendulum swings. Eggs produced five specimens, with three deemed male and two doubtful, according to the test observed.
Doan's Kidney Pills Herald Relief for Sufferers
The ad extols kidney pills as a cure for kidney related ailments including backache dizziness headaches and urinary troubles. It features a testimonial from R Hills of Stryker Ohio who credits Doan's Kidney Pills with stopping pain improving weight and enabling work again. Sold by dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
R. Hill
Stryker
Ohio
Doan
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Engineering Work Under Way on Catskills Aqueduct
The new Catskills aqueduct project progresses with a deep siphon under Rondout creek. Engineers plan a long, shallow siphon elsewhere to reach solid rock. The main siphon will run about four and a half miles with a constant fourteen and a half foot diameter.
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Catsills
Rondout Creek
Rondout
Phrase on crowding debate echoes a horse race
A brief Chicago Tribune quotation contrasts a discussion at Crown Point with a horse race analogy. It highlights enthusiasm for a thrilling, high-stakes comparison, noting the potential for dramatic outcomes and fast-moving public interest.
Hat misplacement causes canine nap in paraphrase
A humorous exchange depicts a Mrs asking about her hat. A servant notes the hat is likely under a nap by Fido the dog, who is resting in it. The scene captures a light domestic moment with playful back and forth.
Keenest Delights Early Taste Review
A first bite of Keenest Delights promises rich flavor and satisfying aroma. The sample highlights a balanced sweetness with a lingering finish that hints at complex ingredients and careful crafting.
Post Toasties Description Ends Abruptly
A nostalgic, promotional sketch extols Post Toasties as golden brown substantial pieces that fill the cream, offer satisfying crispness, and deliver a distinct corn toasted flavor in a vivid early 20th century tone.
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Plank System
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Browning
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Percy Pinkleigh
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Patt Mme An
APRA
Bacilli
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Scott
Chicago Tribune
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Bertha
Fido
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