Haunted Pesos Tale Warns Manila Workers and Gossip
A crowd of two thousand Filipinos in Manila hear of a cursed payer the haunted pesos story. Felipe Lopez explains the tale of an American miser whose blood spotted pesos haunt buyers until thrown into the Ledesma yard in Paco. Francisco Basa and Pascual Romero recount finding and discarding haunted pesos while workers fear for their lives. The tale supposedly ends when no more haunted coins appear and wages stop being used as tribute. The piece notes a chemist and a treasury employee later resigning and leaving for the United States, while Lopez no longer handles cargo pay.
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Army Transport Service
Felipe Lopez
Francisco Basa
Lopez
Felipe
Paco
Ledesma
Cavite
Francisco
Calle Real
Manila
Luneta
Pascual Romero
Pascual
Connecticut
Philippine Treasury
Transport Service
New England
Treasury
United States
Angora goat sells for 775 at first national sale
A registered Angora goat back sold for 775 dollars at a San Angelo Texas sale hailed as the nation’s first of its kind. The event drew about 2000 visitors from western states and many camped out for a weekend outing near the woods.
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San Angelo
Texas
Seeking Life's Secrets at Johns Hopkins Institute
A new research institute at Johns Hopkins University will study the biology of life duration and its control. A staff of biologists and biometricians will devote full time to exploring methods to lengthen the human lifespan.
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Johns Hopkins University
Beekeeping Proves Highly Profitable for Orchardists
Orchardists find bees essential to fruit yield noting no bees mean no fruit. Modern hives and frames boost production from 40 80 pounds per hive to 200 pounds in favorable seasons. White clover provides the finest honey, buckwheat offers late feeding though commands lower prices.
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Iowa
Soy Beans Show Thick Planting Improves Hay Quality
Preliminary tests from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture indicate thickly planted soybeans yield finer hay with less waste. One and a quarter bushels per acre produced hay only six percent refused by cows, while half bushel per acre gave very coarse hay with sixteen percent refused. weed content also rose in thinner plots. Further larger trials aim to refine planting rates and hay quality outcomes.
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College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
W. B. Nevens
Different Kinds of Food When Hen Is Confined
When the hen is confined to the poultry house and surroundings she needs various foods to lay eggs. Varied grains such as corn, wheat, oats and barley provide diversity, along with ground grains like wheat bran and cornmeal for dry or damp mash. To replace summer bugs and worms, include beef scraps from poultry supply dealers or fresh bone.
Grain Rations for Cattle Hogs and Young Pigs
For cattle a grain ration of one third bran one third middlings and one third oats is suitable. Hogs should receive 60 percent middlings and 40 percent oats for sows or older pigs, while young pigs at weaning need 45 percent ground oats 45 percent ground barley and 10 percent tankage.
Making Silage From Soft Ear Corn Crop
Agricultural guidance from 1917 Iowa experiment notes how soft ears can be turned into silage. Husked or snapped ears are husked or run through a silage cutter and packed tightly in silos for two months of fermentation quality. Ear corn silage is best fed as a concentrate.
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Iowa
Andrew Boss
University Farm
St. Paul
Minn
Red Mites Disposed of With Very Little Work
Poultry extension men from Iowa State College offer simple methods to rid hen houses of red mites. Clean filth, ventilate, and sun the house. Build removable roosts and dropping boards with few cracks. Paint surfaces with strong dip solution or lime sulfur mix. Apply four to six times in warm seasons, in pairs five to six days apart.
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Iowa State College
Starting Team With Big Load Is Not Difficult
A Horse Association of America guide advises drivers starting with a heavily loaded team to keep lines taut and avoid whipping. Excitement makes drivers push the lines and spook the horses, reducing effort. Fear disrupts precise footing and leg placement, hindering performance.
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Horse Association of America
Nature Embossed Carved Initials Near Morrisville Pa
An American beech tree north of Morrisville Pennsylvania yielded a natural marvel when split for firewood. One piece bore embossed initials A J D and J E D with 1839. a matching set appeared on another fragment. The tree, about sixty seven years old at the time, likely grew over the carved area, creating the embossed effect. Henry Moon of Morrisville owns the wood sections.
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Morrisville
Nature Magazine
Henry Moon
Reforming Drug Victims Cited by Surgeon General Ireland
War department official Ireland discusses reforming drug victims calling it a difficult task. He cites a Chinese proverb about rotten wood to illustrate the challenge of rehabilitation and urges careful approach to treatment.
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Ireland
The
War Department
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Complexion Care
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for a clear complexion, clean scalp, and soft hands, with Cuticura Ointment for occasional use and Cuticura Talcum for fragrance, branding them as the Cuticura Toilet Trio.
End of Life Notice Hidden in Old Papers
A terse exchange reveals a man in a sick state seeking his funeral notice in the newspapers. The fragment hints at local curiosity or a personal search for financing or arrangements in a bygone era.
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Rastus
Food Love Quote Featured in Shaw Notebook
A noted quotation from G B Shaw proclaims that no affection surpasses the love of food. The line is highlighted as part of a broader collection celebrating culinary passion.
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G. B. Shaw
Farm guidance and crop notes from an agricultural bulletin
A USDA style harvest update outlines value and production figures for eggs and poultry, notes on carload fruit sales, and feed values. It discusses milk, dry mash, clover planting, soil limestone, corn costs on farms, alfalfa varieties, and soybeans timing for hay cut based on pod development.
Dynamo as Motor Discovered at Vienna Exhibition
An absent minded worker at the 1878 Vienna industrial show connected an idle dynamo to an operating one and found the armature of the idle machine began to spin. The incident revealed that a device designed to convert power to electricity can also transform electricity back into mechanical power, showing a dynamo can act as a motor.
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Vienna
German to Become Compulsory in Bulgarian Schools
A governmental decree announced by the Bulgarian premier states that German required study will be obligatory in Bulgarian primary and grammar schools during the coming year. The directive applies to all state schools and aims to strengthen language education nationwide.
Painful and disagreeable ideas vanish from the mind
The article discusses methods to clear painful thoughts and fix attention on any subject. It emphasizes discipline, cognitive focus, and practiced routines to reduce distressing ideas and improve concentration.
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