The Smiths Names Across Languages and Cultures
A humorous exploration shows how the name John Smith mutates across languages and regions. It traces forms from Johannes Smithus in Latin to Jae Seef in Turkish, with many intermediate adaptations reflecting local tongues and customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Dieaway
Phrenological Journal
Johannes Smithus
Giovanni Smit
Joan Smithus
Hans Schmidt
Jean Smeet
Jinoff Smittowski
Canton
Jovon Shimmit
Mt. Hecla
Jahne Smithson
Tom Qa
Praising the Great American Hen and Poultry Power
Arthur Guterman notes in October Woman's Home Companion that the U S poultry of voting age totals about 280 million birds. If the nation’s eggs were laid end to end they would reach the moon and back, and an omelet half an inch thick could cover Manhattan Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilorn
Manhattan Island
Anold Mohamammedan
Solomon
United States
King Solomon
Arthur Gutterman
The Cow’s Best Age For Milker to Be Sold
The piece discusses dairy cows aging for beef sale and notes eight years as the usual profitable age with some claims of cows improving until twelve, while others think milking organs weaken with age. It questions whether eyesight or strength continues to improve and warns the country may have too many twelve-year-olds in dairy herds.
War on weeds ties farm profit to daily care
Weeds pose a constant contest and farmers must attend the crop all year. The tobacco plant and every farm corner demand daily interest from seed selection to marketing. Persistent attention across soil, cultivation, harvest, and sales yields the best profits.
Weevil Injury Shifts in Texas Fields and Inoculation Theory
Mr J C Edgar reports dry weather injuries to cotton in Texas’s seedbed stage while noting the weevil has caused less damage in three to four years. He wonders if soil inoculation might resist the pest, drawing a parallel to locust tree disease and suggesting science changes farming conditions to curb pests. The piece urges proactive farming and sharing proven results through farm papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Edgar
Texas
Mr. Edgar
Sayings of Mrs Solomon on marriage and flattery
A curiously moralizing monologue cautions women to flatter their husbands and endure social pressures. It mocks vanity and discusses the balance between ornament and respectability, praising flattery and softsoap while noting male gaze and class distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Hackett
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. E. Forbes Piano Co
C. J. Roberts
Mgr
Capitol St
Postoffice
Jackson
Miss
L. C. Smith
Office Supply and Book CO
Capitol Street
Rankin County
Brandon
W. H. Barnes
Bank
McLaurin
Pelahatchie
Mississippi
Ice
Tanner
J. E. Moore
Pelahatchie, Miss
Brandon Drug Co
the Smiths
Boll Weevil
Farrish Furman
South
America
Draughon
Catone i Ino
F. Draughon
EL Faso
Tex
FT. Scott
Kan
Knoxville, Tenn
Raleigh
N. C
Little Rock
Ark
Shreveport
Fort Smith
Jacksonville
Fla
Washington, D. C
Dallas, Tex
Paducah, KY
Atlanta, GA
Waco
Austin, Texas
Denison
Tyler
FT. Worth
Evansville
e.e.Incorporated
D. P
Harvard’s
Yale
Terry
Morris
Terry & Morris
Martin & Morris
J. E. Martin
Gayden Old
A. Richardson Co
East Capitol Street
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