The Two-Eared Corn Quest for Higher Yields
An essay argues the U.S. corn average remains about 30 bushels per acre despite rising plantings and farm advances. It promotes seed selection and selective breeding, sharing a farmer scientist’s 1908 experiments with two-eared stalks, kernel counts, and careful tagging to fix productive corn types for bigger yields.
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Department of Agriculture
Federal Department of Agriculture
Agriculturale Colleges
Two Young Philadelphia Artists Face Hard Times
Two young artists sharing a Philadelphia studio describe their financial stress and makeshift meals. A younger artist vents that their living is poor, while the friend cites a recluse who cooked his own breakfast for 19 years, sparking a grim joke.
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Philadelphia
Harper's Magazine
Changes Her Mind About a Neighbor at a Party
A woman recounts a party encounter with Gus Simpson who proposes marriage in a game of Questions. He asks yes or no bets and later asks Pauie to marry him, but she declares she will say No. They both laugh at the outcome, leaving her hating him.
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Gus Simpson
Pauie
Fannie
Laughing at danger in Sudan satire
A Youth's Companion quip recalls a telegraph clerk near the White Nile who warns of lions elephants and wolves. The reply from headquarters says there are no wolves in the Suran and then cancels the wolf concern, highlighting wit over fear in superior information.
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White Nile
Eather
Too Candid an Agreement Between Lovers Under Stars
A tender exchange between lovers unfolds under starlit silence. The man says lovers are prone to self deprecation while the woman notes it is a common belief. The moment ends as they ponder what draws them together. Then a quip about a horse adds a sharp edge to the dialogue.
Noa Use Questioning Neighborhood Ostracism
A fragmented exchange questions if a new family in the neighborhood faced ostracism and notes that silence leaves people guessing. The lines hint at social stigma and the ambivalence of bystanders.
Boy Answers Goose Question in Bronx Park
In a Bronx park a public school teacher and a class visit a bird-house. A boy, of Scotch ancestry, suggests the male goose is a mongoose, prompting a light moment as the keeper and children listen to the tale.
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Bronx Park
New York Evening
Husband Leaves Early for Beans at Home Joke
A remark from Stray Stories recounts a husband saying good night at 11 pm and planning a vegetarian supper due to his wife’s condition. The wife reportedly warned beans if he returned after ten. The exchange reflects light humor about home life and supper choices.
Glee Club Parody and Teething Syrup Ad Referenced
Fragmentary passage mentions a glee club refrain and an unappreciative friend with dialogue. It also alludes to Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children claimed to soften gums reduce pain and cure wind college. The text blends humorous lines with an old medicine ad phrase.
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