Tibetan Collection Reveals Isolated Land’s Riches at Museum
A Moravian missionary collection of over 280 Tibetan items arrives at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The display includes costumes, masks, religious regalia, weapons, musical instruments, tea culture, and writings illustrating sacred temples, lamas, and centuries of isolation from the world.
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Tibet
Rov
I. B. Mars
J. P.moran
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Todgam
Dorje
Marx
American Museum
Leh
Morayian
Central Asian
China
Lhassa
Europe
Dorsley
England
Asia
Trinidads stick fighting game called play ing bois
The article describes a Caribbean practice in Trinidad named play ing bois or stick fighting. Participants use a yard long pale wood stick held diagonally. blows are delivered by one hand as bands from districts form during carnival season and prize skilled parrying of strikes.
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Trinidad
Oldest Roman wooden leg in Royal College of Surgeons museum
The fragmentary text notes the oldest wooden leg in the Royal College of Surgeons museum, found in a Capua tomb and of Roman origin. It describes bronze fittings, iron bars, a bronze belt fragment, and a largely crumbled wooden core with no foot preserved.
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The
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Capua
Akeleton
Calf Rearing Tips for Early Life Gains
Home dairy guidance on calf care in the first six months emphasizes steady growth, moderate milk feeding, and careful introduction of gruel. It warns against overfeeding milk above three to three and a half percent and cautions that silage can cause problems if not preceded by grain, milk, and hay. It also stresses using second-cut alfalfa or clover as good roughage.
Keep Birds Out of Gutters With Wire Covers
A gutter protection method uses galvanized wire cloth or netting installed over eaves to prevent bird nesting and leaves from blowing in. Crimp the wire or secure with wire at intervals of two to three feet. finer mesh helps exclude debris without hindering drainage. Soldering before gutter installation improves durability.
RIGHT DRAFT OF EVENERS
A guide on fair draft practices for draft animals, emphasizing friction free work and even load distribution. It notes horse capacity correlates with weight and suggests assigning more weight to larger animals while avoiding overburdening any single horse. It also mentions that a small advantage in numbers benefits both sides.
Rolling Cutter Improves Plow Weeding Technique
Agricultural note advises using a rolling cutter on the plow to cut tall stubble and weeds just ahead of and outside the plow point. Set depth to sever roots for better soil clearing and weed control.
Sack-Filling Device Aids Back Health Described
Drie Van Horne explains a whalebone or pickle-barrel sack holder. It is fastened to a granary side with nails and a wood block. The device keeps sacks in place during filling by slanting nails and guiding the sack over the barrel bottom.
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Drle van Horne
Popwar Science Monthly
Both Friend and Nuisance Crow Highlights in Farm Battle
The U S Bureau of Biological Survey finds crows provide benefits by eating pests like grasshoppers and caterpillars, while also raiding fields and nests. It cautions against full protection or wide killing, noting both merits and damages to farmers.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Department of Ageture
Department
Distribution of wool excess profits to growers
Excess profits earned by wool dealers in 1918 are being distributed to about 100000 wool growers by the United States Department of Agriculture. The total excess is estimated over one million dollars, with nearly half already handed to the Bureau of Markets for distribution. Some dealers have failed to refund full amounts, and the Bureau, aided by the Department of Justice, aims to complete the distribution soon.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Department of Justice
Bureau
Dust Explosions Warn of Deadly Grain Dust Hazards
A grain dust danger warning notes that filtered dust in air ignited inside closed spaces can rival dynamite in lethality. Historical data cites 80 deaths and 7 million dollars in damages from dust explosions, with the 1919 USDA efforts to nearly eradicate the risk.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lead Pencils Come Alive in Art and Drafting
A compact note highlights pencils as essential tools for artists and draftsmen. It emphasizes versatility, quick sketching, and precision in lines, shading, and technical drawing for professional and hobby use.
Favorite Prescription Praised By Walter Guard
Walter Guard of 608 Tenth Street testifies that Dr. Pierce moved to Buffalo and created Favorite Prescription, a medicine sold for fifty years and claimed to aid women’s distress. He recalls his mother giving it to him in youth and credits it with improving nervousness and health.
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Aedar
Pierce
Buffalo
Aes
United’ ‘States
Tydroggista
Walter Guard
Tenth Street
Senator Sorghum on constitutional faith and spell system
Senator Sorghum cites faith in the United States Constitution while noting disorders in the spell system. He argues nothing serious, saying a strong constitution will help the systems come out right.
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United States
Senator Sorghum
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