Pigs Plan Poetry After Dinner Debate
Miss Ham proposes making the best of a dinnerless Pig Pen by composing poetry. The pigs resist, joke about pig poetry, and Miss Ham recites a short poem about loving to eat, while Brother Bacon calls it worthless but agrees to humor the idea.
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Miss Ham
Grandfather Porky Pig
Grunt
Cousin Ham
Brother Bacon
Sammy Sausage
Sir Percival Park
Sir Benjamin Bacon
Mrs. Pink Pig
Mrs. Pinky Pig
Grandfather Porky
Soldier Answers Milk Question From A Gas-Halted Parade
During the San Francisco fire a mounted army orderly from the Presidio rode Mission Street in a brisk trot. A woman cried for milk for her baby, and the cavalryman saluted and said he did not know where to get milk because his horse was the animal he rode.
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San Francisco
Presidio
Mission Street
The
McNeught Syndicate, Inc
Pittsburgh
Tom Meighan
Bugaboo Meaning A Fearsomen Object In Speech
The term bugaboo is explained as an imaginary object of fear derived from the interjection boo and the old word bug. It appears in playful use by children and in political discourse to describe threats used to intimidate opponents.
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Fletcher
Luxemburg Farms Luxemburg Farm Ownership and Land Use
Luxemburg is a country of small landowners and farmers tilling their holdings. The total agricultural area is about 500000 acres of which 430000 acres are farmed by resident proprietors. Individual farms number 40000 with 15000 under 1 acre, 9800 between 1 and 6 acres, and 1000 under 12 acres.
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Luxemburg
Hotel Stenographer Laments Suitor in Witty Exchange
A hotel scene unfolds with a traveling salesman pestering a staffer while a hotel stenographer describes his flirtations and odd boasts. The House Detective questions the man as the stenographer jokes about his advances and attire. The dialoguemix ends with a demand to show him out.
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Kelly
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Airplane Without Motor Built to Mimic Bird Flight
A new motorless airplane under construction in Berlin aims to reproduce the soaring action of large birds like the albatross. It features wing joints allowing radical changes in the outer wing positions and will be much larger than earlier gliders, comparable in size to typical motored monoplanes.
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Berlin
The Burden on Women Behind Rising Suicide Rates
The author rejects simple causes for higher female suicide, arguing women endure greater daily strain than men. If a man faced constant domestic pressures and the need to appear cheerful, he might similarly seek an exit, the piece contends.
Personal crisis reports rise among women tied to prosperity shifts
A column argues that growing wealth among men changed domestic life, prompting more women to seek help and some husbands to abandon at home. It links increased male earnings to more crises and urges resilience, claiming death by own action is cowardly and defeat should not be acknowledged.
Complete swine sanitation method boosts litter size in Illinois study
USDA notes lack of thoroughness diminishes results across 160 Indiana farms. Full method includes cleaning, disinfection, sow washing, and pasturing during suckling, raising average litters from 5.05 to 8 pigs. Over 600 Illinois farmers adopted the method last year, signaling growing adoption.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Department
Selecting Swine Breed on Personal Preference
Farmers should weigh three factors when choosing a hog breed: personal preference for better care and satisfaction, community preference for locality adaptability and market fit, and adaptation to local conditions. The Ithaca NY advice notes substantial variation within breeds and suggests selective culling over switching breeds for existing herds.
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Nho
Animal Husbandry
New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Best Plan to Vaccinate Pigs Before Weaning
Dr. Robert Graham of the University of Illinois reports experimental work showing pigs should be vaccinated at least a month before weaning to allow recovery and lasting immunity. He notes providing plenty of virus improves immunity though 100 percent protection isn’t guaranteed and age at vaccination does not determine permanent immunity rates.
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Robert Graham
Veterinary Department
University of Illinois
United States Department of Agriculture
Graham
Corn and Livestock: A Practical Farming Necessity
Farmers recognize livestock keeps farming viable and corn provides abundant feed for horses cattle sheep and hogs. The text argues corn outperforms other crops as a substitute for bare summer fallow, stabilizing wheat production even if the wheat crop falters.
Tanlac credited with restoring health for 77-year-old man
East Dubuque resident J A Groff says Tanlac, a herbal tonic, restored his health after years of nervousness headaches and indigestion. He reports increased appetite sleep ease and strength and urges others to try the remedy today via their druggist.
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J. A. Groff
East Dubuque, Ill
Mr. Groff
Tanlac
Tanlaee
Groff
Illinois
Whalers Abandon Vessels as Fast Boats Enter South Seas
A New Zealand report to the U S Commerce Department cites a 45 mile per hour speedboat with a 700 pound aluminum gasoline engine chasing whales. The South Sea whalers were forced to abandon their picturesque wooden craft, according to Consul General Lowrie in Wellington.
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United States Commerce Department
New Zealand
South Sea
Lowrie
Wellington
Youth and Old Age Bribery In A Summer Split
A humorous item reports a man claiming he bribed his wife to leave for the summer and another who bribed his to stay home, reflecting light domestic theater and social tensions in a playful exchange.
Cincinnati Police to Carry Cameras With Sticks
Cincinnati officers will be equipped with cameras alongside night sticks. The cameras are seen as a useful adjunct in accident cases allowing officers to photograph the scene and reduce disputes by witnesses.
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Cincinnati
Directions to Hopsvilles Through Local Hot Dog Stands
A humorous dialogue notes how far to Hopsvilles by counting three hot-dog stands and a filling station as landmarks. The exchange blends wit with a travel clue from a local scene.
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Hopsvilles
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