Eucalyptus: Rapid Growth and Wide Uses in California
A historical overview discusses the eucalyptus as a fast growing timber tree, noting its height records, wide cultivation in California and Florida, and potential to conserve forests. It covers timber quality, windbreak value, malarial impact, and various industrial uses from ships to fuel, with emphasis on blue gum as the leading California variety.
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America
California
Bishop Taylor
Australia
American
Tasmania
Nature
India
Natal
Egypt
Algeria
Europe
Florida
Cape of Good Hope
Algiers
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Oregon
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Gulf Coast
Sin Brides and Witty Quips From Ailing Minds
A fragmentary humorous note references a nagging wife and a husband, a woman's idea of an intelligent man, and a child’s soothing actions. The text includes garbled phrases about hats, teaching children, and cures for wind or coughs.
All Up-To-Date Housekeepers Use Ball Blue
Slogan style note promoting Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product with claim of cleaning power. Mentions grocers carry the item and a moral line about freedom and a tied dog.
Poets and Marriage in a Witty Literary Note
A brief literary note quips on whether poets should marry. The speaker doubts a blanket rule but cautions poets to be careful with composing love letters if they do not intend a lasting commitment. The exchange blends humor with caution in romantic writing.
Night School Tutor Explains Life Sentence Concept
In a Chicago Tribune unearthed item, a teacher at a night school asks what is meant by life sentence and offers a definition. A student humorously answers with a marriage joke, saying I pronounced you husband and wife.
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Chicago Tribune
Castoria Safety Notice for Infants and Children
Consumer notice emphasizes checking Castoria bottles for the official signature CAC and the phrase In Use For Over 30 Years. It reinforces that this product is the kind you have always bought and highlights careful examination by mothers before use.
Not His Fault Oratory Gift Not An Acquired Skill
A politician argues an hour long harangue while the chairman coolly accepts the speech as best effort. The exchange centers on blame and accountability without harsh critique.
Ready Theorist Proposes Overshoes for Flies
The scientist notes house flies carry germs on their feet and suggests a remedy of overshoes worn by flies and left on the porch. The ready theorist agrees with a humorous, simple solution.
A Simple Matter
Sid Young and Mrs. Torkins discuss a newspaper note on Prohibition era bootleggers and joke about forcing everyone to wear low shoes to stop it. The exchange reflects everyday concerns and light humor about enforcement.
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Charley
Sid
Seven Times Six Forty Eight Prayer Gaffe
A seven year old girl in a religious quip asks God to make seven times six equal forty eight. Her mother asks why and Mary explains she wrote it that way in school to be right. The remark appears in Lippincott's humor column.
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Mary
Most Unanswerable Argument About Domestic Happiness
A married man cites a saying from Youth's Companion: When your wife says If they can afford it we can there is no flaw and never will be. The bachelor asks for the most unanswerable argument and the reply answers with a practical domestic finance quip.
Merely a Prevaricator. Doctor’s sunstroke cure tale
A doctor tells of using a painted sun on the ceiling to suggest a warmer climate for a gravely ill patient. The patient seemingly improves until the doctor returns to find him dead, the doctor claiming sunstroke as the fatal cause.
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Lyxalyptus
Lewis
Mm de Bot
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Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek, Mich
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