Police Rookie Captures Mysterious Box on Third Avenue
Bronx officer Dennis Redding, starting as a doorman, is assigned to keep a Third Avenue stretch clear. He finds a suspicious box near 169th Street, drops it to his shoulder, pries it open with a jimmy, and uncovers four pounds of excelsior containing a boulder marked "Stung!" as the motorman seeks the culprit.
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New York
Dennis Redding
Tremont Avenue
Bronx
Dennis
Waldo
Brennan
Precinct
Third Avenue
Sixty-ninth Street
Sixty-seventh Street
One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Street
McMann
Jimmy
Is Kansas City Woodpecker a Slave to Science
A Kansas City street story describes a red headed woodpecker pecking a galvanized iron box attached to telegraph poles. The bird discovered the noise from tapping the box and returns daily to hammer at the same spot, puzzling observers with its repeated experiment and steady rhythm.
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Ansas City
Campbell Street
Nnemen
Mr.Redhead
Mr. Redhead
Sir Isaac Newton
Chicago Sleuths to Study Ibsen and Etiquette
Chicago police plan to infiltrate society to trap a wealthy hostess thief known as a Raffles. Officers will attend fashionable events in full dress and study etiquette to spot the burglar who stole $250 from Mrs. G. H. Grubbs at her Edgewater home. A playful note mentions Patrolman McGillicuddy and a joke about a new cop at Thirty-third.
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Chicago
Hop Wah
Chinese Laundry Trust
G. H. Grubbs
Dakin Street
Edgewater
Town Hall
Summerdale
Cornelius Bourbon McGillicuddy
Gibson
Farmer Offers Pigs as Starter for a City Zoo
In St Louis a local zoological society is urged by George L Lange to accept a nucleus for Forest Park zoo in the form of two Duroc Jersey hogs. He argues domestic animals can educate city children about food sources and offers to donate a male and female pair to start the collection.
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T. Louis
Zoological Garden
George L. Lange
Zoological Society
St. Louis
Forest Park
Fern care tips for summer vitality and air flow
A home gardener shares fern care advice stressing not overwatering and proper light. The Boston variety is tricky, so place the fern in morning sun, use a sand-filled jar dinette tray for drainage and air, water only every other day, allow dryouts, bathe monthly, keep room temp under 70, remove dead leaves, and provide summer shade outdoors if possible.
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Boston
Furnishing of Chintz Room for Summer Home Aesthetic
A feature on creating a homely chintz room with loose covers for seating and cushions. Highlights tulip purple rose red deep buff scarlet colors, black ground patterns, and large down cushions in silk. Suggests oriental chintz panels on walls, Chinese style furniture, glazed chintz reproductions, and mauve black accents for a refined look.
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Louis Philippe
Candle Shades of Lace and Beads Inspire Home Craft
New candle shades feature finely plaited fiber foundations and come in colors from pale Emp ire to bold tones. Designs range from festooned ribbon lace to bead fringes, with shapes including pagoda bell square and straight. Beadwork tops over white lining or warm tones suit many color schemes.
Determining a Horse’s Age by Tooth Development and Wear
The article explains how a horse’s age is inferred from tooth development and wear. It outlines the sequence of milk and permanent teeth, the timing of shedding, and how front teeth shape and wear mark ages from birth to beyond ten years.
GOOD POINTS IN MAKING OUT HAY
Agricultural note by R B Rushing explaining the timing for cutting oat hay and the benefits of proper curing. It covers when grains turn yellow, moisture risks, weather considerations, and curing methods including windrows and sweating. It notes oat hay as a good substitute to timothy or clover and its value when dried properly for horses and cattle.
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R. B. Rushing
Rape and Pea Forage for Swine Pasture
The Missouri experiment station favors rape mixed with oats for swine forage. Rape, sown as early as field work allows, grows rapidly and supplies succulent feed. The Dwarf Essex variety is recommended with five to six pounds sown before drilling and then drilled in half.
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Missouri Experiment Station
Jackrabbits Hatched for Seattle and Spokane Trade
Six hundred dozen jackrabbits were killed and shipped last winter to Seattle and Spokane at an average price of three dollars per dozen.
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West
Seattle
Spokane
Well Fed Sow
A report notes a well fed sow providing pigs a strong start in life, highlighting the sow’s condition and its potential effect on litter viability and growth.
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Ruytig
James Watt
Redhead
Frans Hals
National Gallery
London
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