Captains of Adventure Master Hawkins’s West Africa raids and voyages
Master John Hawkins, a London trader’s son, led three small ships with about a hundred men to the West African coast in 1562. He seized slaves, traded with Spanish colonies, faced mutal peril, and endured battles near San Juan d’Ulma and Mexico. After brutal reprisals by the Inquisition, he pursued alliances and was later knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
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John Hawkins
Guinea
Africa
London
Elizabeth
West African
Venezuela
Hawkins
San Juan d’Ulma
Mexico
Don Martin de Henriquez
England
Jesus
Lubeck
Minion
Judith
Francis Drake
Spain
Europe
Spanish Indies
Acre
American
Mary
Queen of Scots
Lord Burleigh
Duke of
Alva
San Juan d’Ullua
Inefficiency Costs in Telegraph Service Highlighted
A reader recalls two telegraph clerks in a large midwestern city who struggle to find rates to Washington and other destinations, illustrating higher costs from slow service. The piece argues wasteful practice raises prices for consumers, noting the need for more competent staff to reduce delays and cut expenses.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
District of Columbia
Boston
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Earlier Maturing Cattle and Diminishing Returns
United States Department of Agriculture discusses how hogs and cattle gain slows with more feed, supporting earlier marketing of cattle. Dr. Spillman analyzes 500 hog and 150 steer trials to quantify diminishing returns, providing a calculable basis for predicting gains and profits from constant rations.
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United States Department of Agriculture
W. J. Spillman
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Birth Anniversary on a Voyage Defies Calendar Rules
A baby born during a voyage from Yokohama to San Francisco in 1904 experiences no birthday due to calendar changes at the 180th meridian. The 180th meridian adjustment shifts days, so a February 30 birth would have no birthday, as reported by London Tit-Bits.
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Yokohama
San Francisco
London
Midway Point
Japan
California
American Flour Wins A Milling Firm Offers American Wheat Flour
A Harbin mill buys imported American wheat via Dairen to test a new flour grade. The cheaper higher quality flour could dominate the local market, and a new American packed product is being introduced.
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Harbin
China
Lime Needed for Healthy Alfalfa Growth
Alfalfa requires lime in the soil near young roots to establish well. Sour surface soil can prevent a good stand. The crop depends on humus decay for nutrients, but extreme summer heat and dryness can halt decay, starving alfalfa and causing death.
Wheat Harvest Help Is Serious Problem
Officials report labor demand for wheat harvest varies by district and year. A survey of 1,300 farms from Oklahoma to the Canadian border lists factors such as family workers, farm size, equipment, weather, wages, and hours. The department urges careful forecasting to better allocate harvest hands and minimize unemployment gaps.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Canadian
Wheat Belt
Department
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Kansas Agricultural College
Middle West
Rules for Poultrymen from Ohio State University
Broad guidance from Ohio State University on poultry management includes disinfecting houses, keeping young stock separate from old, providing space per chick, early hatch cutoff, a post hatch fasting period, milk in the diet for eight weeks, summer rations, green food, separating cockerels from pullets at six to eight weeks, and moving chicks to ground when weather allows.
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Ohio
Ohio State University
Concrete advantages for livestock farm construction
Concrete proves well suited for feeding floors manure pits and foundations on livestock farms. It improves sanitary conditions is rat proof aids in pest control durability fire resistance and ease of disinfection.
Farm crops and soil notes on corn rye clover and watermelon
The article discusses corn varieties with yellow corn noted for vitamins, soil quality, mole control, and pest management. It notes rye as a hardy pasture crop, sweet clover rising in Ohio, and warns farmers about watermelon diseases this season. Sudan grass grows on well drained sandy loam as a summer pasture crop, and should not be sown with sweet clover.
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Sudan
No Need to Bother With the Middleman Story
A German descent farmer visits a small Ohio town drug store and asks for an undertaker to treat his sick wife. The druggist, president of the local Salesmanship club, suggests a doctor, while the farmer insists on an undertaker to mock middleman elimination. The anecdote is recounted by Martin L. Sierce of Canton, Ohio.
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Ohio
Martin L. Sierce
Canton
Salesmanship Club
Houston Post
Norwegian whaling adopts scientific basis for full meat use
Norwegian whaling now uses whales completely with boneless meat as a key product. Last year permits were issued under concessions across all Norwegian waters to prevent undue competition and ensure best utilization. Fresh whale meat compares favorably with other meats in tests by Christiania university.
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Christiania University
Who Plants a Tree at Homemasters Meeting
The article notes up to 70 000 enrolled tree planters in the United States last year and lauds the American Tree Association. It states membership is simple a pledge to plant a tree and urges citizens especially homemakers to take up this service with enthusiasm.
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United States
American Tree Association
Choosing a Vacation Oscar Becomes an Architect
Oscar Meggendorfer Blatter from Munich completes education and aims to be an architect. His father opposes, predicting a long period with little construction activity, prompting Oscar to insist the vacancy is the reason to pursue the field.
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Oscar
Oscar Meggendorfer Blatter
Munich
Experience and criticism beyond our limited view
A concise reflection on experience as a measure of critique. It contends that judgment should come from greater experience rather than preconceived notions of how experience should feel.
Cuticura Remedies Promised For Pimply Faces
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads, with Cuticura Soap for five minute cleansing and hot water. It advises daily use to maintain clear skin and suggests Cuticura Talcum as part of the routine.
Elephants Increase as World Grows More Pet Lovers
The article notes elephants are increasing after near extinction due to global hunting for big game and ivory. It cites a Providence Journal claim that up to 70,000 elephants were killed annually years ago, with wars reducing hunting activity and ivory supply now around 250 tons yearly.
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Africa
Providence Journal
How It Was A Heck of a Whipping in Sandy Mush
An exchange recounts a confrontation on the road where Tobe Sagg of Sandy Mush describes meeting Ork Oaken who demanded money and then whipped him. Sagg recalls his reply and the refused payment before the altercation escalated.
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Ork Oaken
Tobe
Kansas City Star
Gave Himself Away Agent Is Head of the House
A terse theatre line scene unfolds with a character calling for Sophie and London Answers prompts a response about what was wanted. The exchange hints at a dramatic moment where identity and authority are questioned in a domestic setting.
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Sophie
London
Dr Robert Bridges England’s Poet Laureate Portrait
Dr. Robert Bridges, England’s poet laureate, began life as a physician and pursued poetry as a full-time career only in middle age.
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Robert Bridges
England
Health and longevity warned by caffeine dangers and Postum offer
A 1920s health advertisement argues artificial life leads to early decay after age 31, blaming coffee caffeine for fatigue and promising a 30 day trial of Postum beverage. Carrie Blanchard offers brewing instructions and a free week supply via a coupon.
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United States
Carrie Blanchard
Feroen
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Sir Joan Hawkins
Fletcher
de Tlelekin
Sir Walter Raleigh
Postew Cennst Co., Inc
Battle Creek
Mich
Fiese
Ieee
Neme
City
WNU Des Moines
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