Seven Wise Men of Greece and Ionia's Rise
The article surveys the era of the Seven Wise Men from 650 to 550 B C in Ionia and the eastern Mediterranean. It notes key figures Bias Priene Pitakos Thales and Solon, vibrant colonization, bustling markets, early coinage, and the clash between oral culture and初 written records, highlighting the origins of philosophy and science.
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Naticonal Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Greece
B. C
Bias
Priene
Pttakos
Mitylene
Thales
Miletus
Solon
Athens
Mediterranean
Aegean
Herodotus
Ionians
Ionia
Egypt
Phoenicia
Italy
Africa
Spain
Wall Street
Asia Minor
British Museum
Lydia
Islands
Chios
Stone Decay Baffles Experts Aim to Save Monuments
In England a preservation committee investigates stone decay and bacterial culprits. Experts search for remedies as they study deteriorating stone, including samples already found infested by micro organisms.
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England
Bone meal proves helpful for cattle at several experiment stations
Reports from Michigan Montana Texas and Minnesota show steamed bone meal as a valuable supplement for cattle. Findings indicate better weight gain calves and lower death loss when combined with salt and as a phosphorus source especially where alfalfa is present. Emaciation jaw stiffness and bone chewing linked to mineral deficiency improve with bone meal feeding.
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Michigan
Montana
Texas
H. Eckles
Minnesota
Charles I. Bray
Colorado Agricultural College
Powdered Milk Helps Calves Grow Strong and Cheaply
Dairymen report powdered skim milk and powdered buttermilk as effective substitutes for part of whole milk to raise healthy calves. At six months, costs are about 75 pounds skim powder plus water and other feeds. buttermilk mix uses dried buttermilk with whole milk and grains. Calves cannot tell the difference when skim milk powder is remixed with water.
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State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
N. Y
C. H., Eckles
Minnesota
Administering Salts to Ailing Farm Animals
Instructions for using Ep som salts as a laxative for sick farm animals. If stools do not move, give one pound of Epsom salts in a quart of lukewarm water, with larger doses for big cows. A second dose may follow 12 hours later in severe cases. Ensure the liquid is not inhaled and use a halter to steady the animal while a long-necked bottle delivers the solution slowly onto the tongue.
Self-Feeding Plan Risks for Breeding Pigs
The article explains that using a self feeding plan for brood sows and growing pigs harms reproduction. Brood sows fed by a self feeder become too fat, reducing litter quality and birth outcomes. Pigs sired by excessively fat sows may be poorly nourished during pregnancy, risking weak or dead births.
Ham Menus for Summer Meals from USDA Guide
The USDA outlines several ham based menus for hot weather to reduce cooking. It recommends quick heating or serving cold, with sides like potatoes, vegetables, and fruit. Instructions cover preparing, boiling or baking ham, including spice addition and glaze methods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
New Zealand
Back Yard Hints for Wash Days from USDA Bulletin
The piece advises efficient laundry flow using multiple tubs or a washing machine, suggests versatile clotheslines including galvanized wire and rope, and recommends indoor drying options. It covers line setup, reels, drying frames, clothespins, baskets, and storage aids, noting Farmers' Bulletin 1497-F offers further tips.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Floating Island Custard Dessert Steps and Recipe
Instructions describe making a floating island dessert with egg white islands set on hot milk, then vanilla custard poured over. Ingredients include milk sugar salt egg yolks vanilla. process covers whisking whites, forming islands, combining yolks with hot milk, cooking until coats spoon, cooling, and chilling before serving in individual glasses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Modesty in handwriting described as modest, unassuming style
The article analyzes modest writing traits in both men and women. It notes a self conscious, timid air, minimal self assertion, simple style, neat and level lines, small caps, fine t bars, and letters like m and n resembling u. These traits indicate a modest personality in life and work.
Pie Making Tips From a Secret Housekeeping Note
A homemaking quip suggests every woman longs to be seen as a good pie maker. The dessert menu hints at fruit pies with rhubarb black berry and huckleberry and advises prebaking the undercrust to avoid sogginess then adding thick stewed fruit and baking through.
Know Your Sweetheart by His Handwriting
Character analysis based on handwriting features describes loops as markers of imagination ambition emotion and mood. Large loops signal lofty aims while lower loops imply earthly desire and amusement and rounded loops suggest openness and tolerance. Pinched loops indicate limited views and dependence on others for originality.
Reading the Writer’s Future Focus Through Handwriting
The analysis questions whether the writer has forward looking vision and steady planning for tomorrow. It notes conservative pacing, tight margins, firm strokes, and strong capitals as signs of measured judgment despite impulsiveness. A caution urges considering additional signs before final judgment.
Acute tonsillitis diagnosis quoted in Capper's Weekly
A fashionably dressed patient is told by a doctor she has acute tonsillitis. She blushes, admits many admired her appearance, and explains she came to the doctor about the sore throat. The vignette is attributed to Capper's Weekly.
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Capper
Forget Them Awhile Troubles Grow Bigger by Nursing
A brief note remarks that troubles, like infants, grow larger when tended and nurtured, suggesting a wary view of dwelling on problems. The fragment hints at a lesson about patience and restraint in facing ongoing difficulties.
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