Polar expedition to use wireless and greenhouses in Arctic mission
A Canadian southwest polar expedition led by Ensign Green plans the most complete equipment set yet taken north. It includes wireless links to New York and portable outfits, with aims to map land far southwest of Canada while reporting progress daily to museums and families.
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Alexandra Day in Great Britain Celebrated With Carnival
The message notes Alexandra Day in Britain on June 25, highlighting a carnival scaled beyond last year. Promoted by International Peace Advocates with Carnegie and Lord Weardale involved, the event emphasizes a peaceful showcase and building adornments.
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Attract Customers With Local Photo Displays
A merchandising scheme proposes using amateur local photographers to create window displays and a Christmas calendar. Offer a ten dollar prize to winners, display their names, and publish a calendar with local views to draw shoppers and boost store traffic. Success hinges on enthusiastic participation and promotion.
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United States
Lea
Rex
Saving the Day in a Pinch Hitting Office Tale
A Pittsburgh Post item recounts a dusty office scene where a junior partner calls a mess urgent mail and a typewriter’s absence. The senior partner proposes using the office boy as a pinch hitter to handle the workload. The vignette captures workplace humor and trial by urgency.
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Pittsburgh Post
Practical Talks on Farm Subjects Thinning Fruit
Thinning heavily laden trees is urged as standard practice for fruit production. Overbearing weakens trees and damages future yields while promotes pests. Growers succeed by choosing fancy fruit with good size color and flavor for profitable markets. Transportation costs favor marketing high quality fruit. Farm and Ranch.
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Nature
Best Way With Bee Colonies
The piece notes sheds open on one side are largely abandoned as they hinder hive manipulation. It suggests arranging colonies in slightly elevated groups to reduce dampness and pest intrusion, with clear entrances unobstructed by grass or weeds.
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American Agriculturist
The Countess of Vincenza and the Poisoned Duke
In medieval northern Italy a Grand Duke relied on a trusted poisoner. The Countess of Vincenza plotted to end the murders by proxy, luring the killer Ricardo Mardi to drink from the wrong glass. She feigned a dying secret to draw the duke, then exposed the ruse as Ricardo stabbed the duke and swapped places. The ruse collapses as the countess flees and the duke’s fate is secured. The duke later orders the poisoner executed.
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Duck Breeder Advice for Pekin Quacks and Quackery
A correspondent to the American Agriculturist details duck management for big show birds. Pekins lay 120 to 170 eggs yearly, with eggs often arriving by 7 a.m. Ducks are kept confined until then, with attention to weight from seven to twelve pounds. Breeders should use little feed July to December, avoid overfat stock, and pair one male to five or seven females depending on flock size. Houses for ducks are not expensive.
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American Agriculturist
Strawberries Benefit From Rich Land and Proper Preparation
Farmers are urged that rich soil boosts berry size and yield. Heavy cultivation and level ground improve crops and enable better planting of corn and strawberries. Properly marking plots with a corn planter aids efficient cultivation.
Nut tree planting boosts value and beauty of pastures
Nut tree planting in steep and stony pastures is sure to add to the value and beauty of the land, besides yielding a profitable return when the trees begin to bear.
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Orange Judd
Feeding Hens With Cereals And Vegetables
An article from Kansas Farmer explains that cereals provide dense nutrition in small bulk and preserve well, while green vegetables and fruits supply essential salts and aid intestinal action. It notes wheat and rye nutrient breakdowns, legumes’ high protein, and potatoes as digestible, citing health benefits for fowls.
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Kansas
Senior Berean Lesson on Amos Verses 1 2 False Security
The text critiques leaders who trusted political and religious power in Amos chapter 2. It notes their indifference to national peril, their pride as “the notable chiefs,” and their indulgent luxury. It cites Hamath Beersheba Gath and David as contrasts to their folly. The passage warns judgment will fall, with exile as a key consequence.
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