Canada Pays Tribute to Gen Washington Bicentennial Observances
Across Canada from British Columbia to Newfoundland, events honor George Washington on his 200th birthday. Toronto held a Colonial dinner and ball at the Royal York, with Dr. George Locke and U.S. consul Emil Sauer. Kingston hosted a La Salle hotel reception under the American Women’s club, while Memorial University in St John’s seeks essays. Montreal Winnipeg Saint Marie and other cities staged services, programs, and radio tributes fostering Canada United States friendship.
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Washington
British Columbia
Pacific
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Canada
George Washington
United States
Royal York Hotel
George W. Locke
Toronto
Doctor Locke
Emil Sauer
Ontario
H. R. Grant
Saint Andrews
Fort Wiliam
Times Journal
George II of
England
American Women's Club of
Vancouver
Memorial University College
St. John’s
Kingston
Hotel la Sale
North America
Kingston Whig-Standard
Montreal
Winnipeg
Saint Ste. Marie
Dominion
The Story of McMinn
The article profiles McMinn as a cautionary tale about family neglect and indulgence. It traces his upbringing by a father absorbed in other things and a mother eager to please, leading to poor study habits. He fails in school and college, with no clear plan or effort to improve, raising questions about his future employment and need for change.
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McMion
Temple
McMinn
Father Ty
I Prent City
New England
Auror
War children seek lost kin in France after war
Paris reports thousands of youths aged fourteen to nineteen separated from parents brothers and sisters during the world conflict still search for family members fourteen years after the armistice. The Society of Wards of the Nation lists missing children who recall little about their origins amid wartime raids and bombardments.
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Paris
Society of Wards of the Nation
Saint Quentin
Lancelin Denise
Cambrai
Marcelhale
Madeleine
Imion
France
Eugene Henri Cagoy
Chauny
Verdun
Oldest Apache Mother Nah-thle-tle Noted In Oklahoma
Nah-thle-tle an Apache woman of Apache Okla aged 109 named by the General Federation of Women's Clubs as the oldest mother in the United States. She is blind nearly deaf mother of two sons and a deceased daughter, and is a fist cousin of Geronimo the Apache chieftain. Her son Jason lives in Oklahoma.
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Nah-thle-tle
Apache
Okla
United States
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Seattle
Nah-thie-tle
Jason
Oklahoma
Geronimo
Household notes on cleaning and stain removal
Household notes advise kerosene for enamel bathtubs and bowls, hot soapy water for forks and spoons, and drying with a soft cloth. Grass stains respond to lard or butter, brass shines with a potato, ammonia speeds greasy dishwashing, and sal soda flushes refrigerator drains.
Atmospheric pressure alters boiling point at altitude
A brief note explains how atmospheric pressure affects water boiling points. At sea level water boils at 212 degrees F, with a decrease of 1 degree F per 550 feet rise. For Mount Blanc at 16,000 feet, the boiling point drops correspondingly to about 199 degrees F, noting era source circa 1932.
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Mount Blanc
Western Newspaper Union
Gabby Gertie Reflects on Film Industry Ups and Downs
Gabby Gertie discusses the challenges and rewards of working in film. The piece highlights audience understanding of industry shifts and the experience of earning seats in the cinema trade.
Tavern School Teaches Deaf Man to Read Lips
In Devonshire England Walt Luke, who was deaf and mute for 24 years, was taught to speak by villagers at a public house. Through lip reading and paper signs, he learned to form words, starting with requests for a pint and a half pint.
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Lipside
Devonshire
England
Walt Luke
Luke
Perfumed Air Burns Cloves and Fruit to Mask Odors
A fragment describes burning a small handful of cloves in four tin dishes to counteract disagreeable odors and give a carnation fragrance using small pieces of orange or apple beetings.
Inferior eggs sought by buyer in Tilton area poultry notes
The report discusses how summer conditions cause rotten eggs in flocks and outlines practical steps. It recommends eliminating roosters, maintaining cool storage at 52 to 60 degrees, using a cellar or cool room, changing floor litter, and providing ample nest space to reduce fines and egg damage.
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Tilton
Baga
Hayeg
Feed mixtures for chick mash and supplements
Dakota Farmer notes chick feed formulas including 150 pounds ground corn, 100 pounds wheat bran, 74 pounds middlings, and high-grade meat per batch. When green feed is scarce add five pounds falsa leaf meat per 100 pounds mash, or three pounds bore meal if meat and scrap are unused. Include one pound salt and cod liver oil per 100 pounds, with oil mixed into bran. provide oyster shell or limestone.
Pullet Rais Eighty Seeks Record in 80 Days
A county report from Minnesota records pullets raised by Anna Corright with 1100 pullets in 80 days aiming for an October 13 harvest. Details include feed quantities in bushels, costs totaling 81.68, average price 3 cents above market, and a net per-pullet result of 21 cents.
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Anna Corright
Minnesota
Poultry Feeding Trial Increases Egg Production At Ohio State
An experiment compares milking mash and modified milk waste to standard rations for poultry. The study reports a rise in egg production, with a noted difference of about 24 more eggs per bird in the test group versus the control, under otherwise identical conditions.
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Ohio State
Feather Picking Muddle Reveals confusing fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes describe feather picking and bleeding points among birds, with garbled phrases about blows, fleeing flocks, and attempts to discourage attacks. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable entities.
Fragmented note on sunlight, hens, and eggs
A disjointed passage discusses sun exposure and its supposed effects on hens health and egg production. References Henderson and hens, with mentions of strength and shell quality. The text is garbled and lacks clear narrative or dates.
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Henderson
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Cocke
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Honolulu
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Ralph
Red) Eres
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
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Hite
Duius
S. Bavinsan
Shenandoah
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