Argentine alfalfa fails in Michigan tests show
East Lansing April 30 Argentinian alfalfa seed, millions of pounds imported annually, fails to survive Michigan winters. Michigan Agricultural College reports four Argentine lots with less than one percent stand this spring, while Grimm and Northern grown strains show full stands. USDA tests echo poor results for Argentine seed nationwide.
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East Lansing
Michigan
Michigan Agricultural College
C. R. Megee
College Crops
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
The Triumph of Gullio Vision of Women as Shelves
A quoted passage imagines women as movable shelves to be accessed for work and child care then replaced when not needed. It envisions men living with other men, returning to use women only when desired, and finally sending them to a shop to swap their “repertory” for new roles.
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W. L. George
The Gift Appropriate and the New Rich Bullingtons
Mrs Oldcastle praises her daughter s vocabulary at the Bullingtons newly furnished palace wing. The hostess notes Josiah wanted a thesaurus but chose a vocabulary to suit the elegant room, saving some cost.
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Mrs. Oldcastle
Bullingtons
Josiah
Fragmentary OCR Notes Mention Bessemer Pharmacy
Jumble of scattered phrases names and odds and ends appears to reference Bessemer Pharmacy and John J Frick along with unclear dates and words. No coherent event or context is discernible from the legible text.
Names and origins of the Strange and related surnames
The text explores surname origins including Strange Strang and Lestrange noting variants such as L Estrange and origins linked to stranger or foreigner. It cites Sir Robert Strange the engraver born in Orkney 1721 and discusses French Thibaut Thiebault and English forms Theudobule Theobald.
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Cemenat
Lewin
Benjamin Silas
Strange
Strang
North of England
Sirr
Robert Strange
Orkney
Thibaut
France
Thiebauk
Phieband
England
Heobald
First Recorded Divorce Uncovered in Ancient Egypt Text
A German magazine proposes Thebes as a cradle of the oldest known divorce, citing a two thousand year old papyrus document with a notary named Whet and a tomb inscription. The reverse side reportedly bears figures and offerings.
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Thebes
Unsolved crossword puzzle found at old Yhaestus exhibit
A crossword puzzle older than two years, once linked to the Yhaestus, has been placed in the Johns Hopkins Museum in Baltimore for display and study. The item draws interest from visitors and researchers curious about its origin and clues.
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John Hopkins Museum
Baltimore
Heine's Readings of Don Quixote and Fate of Letters
The Times Literary Supplement notes Heine’s evolving view of Don Quixote from comic to tearful respect as he aged. It recalls his lifelong alternation between laughter and seriousness, and mentions Treta once called the unlucky letter used by judges for death sentences.
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Heine
Don Quixote
Times Literary Supplement
Contractor found dead near Mellen in desertion case
The body of Ole Tufta a 32 year old Minneapolis railroad contractor was found in a Mellen sand pit near the tannery with a bullet wound. He had been dead since Sunday and left a despondent note to his sister asking care for his daughter. Bank records showed 1900 and 1000 due from Soo Line. Tufta had been overseeing work in Iron County and was a frequent visitor to Mellen. The body was discovered by Ed House.
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Ole Tufta
Minneapolis
Mellen
Thomas Michaelson
South Dakota
Tufta
Soo Line
Montreal
Irons County
Ed House
John House
Boll Weevil Origin and U.S. Invasion Timeline
The boll weevil originated in Mexico near Coahuila and spread from 1885 across Texas into the United States. By 1922 it had infested nearly all cotton regions, leaving only portions of west and northwest Texas largely untouched.
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Menclova
Coahuila
Mex
Texas
United States
Blonde Bess Opines About Coal Prices and Ice
In a humorous remark Blonde Bess says her mother stopped worrying about coal prices and instead should think about ice. The line reflects a lighthearted jab at household concerns during difficult times.
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N. J
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A. B. Chapin
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Sova
the Herald
Haarlem
Uritte
Sarvet
Fuse Veereliets
Tia
Fritz Frederickson
The
New Township Hall
Ramsay
Dan's Novelty
L. F. van Zelm
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Loon
DFAD
Blonde Bess
Tors
Michigan Bell Telephone CO
City of
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Board of Review of
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Joseph L.gotta
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