Benefactor the famed steer joins Purdue short courses
The Purdue University agricultural extension plans to use Benefactor, a historic Grand Champion Shorthorn steer, in its Farmers Short Courses. Bred in 1909 by Tomgon Brothers of Dover Kansas, Benefactor has dominated major shows including the American Royal and the Iowa state fair. Now at 1,700 pounds, the steer travels by stock car to towns hosting the courses, offering students a live judging subject and a chance to score against other animals.
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America
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Kansas Agricultural College
St Joseph
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Chicago
Kansas College
St. Joseph
Egypt
el Azhar
Garfield
Mark Hopkins
Mohammed
Khedive
Why Do Incubator Chicks Die This Season
The article outlines causes of chick mortality in incubators, dividing into contagious diseases like White Diarrhoea and pre or post hatch conditions. It emphasizes prevention through sanitation, disinfection of hens and incubators, discharging eggs, timing feeding, and land disinfection to reduce fatal organisms.
College Building Wrecked by Indiana Tornado
A central Indiana tornado destroyed the seed and fertilizer building at the agricultural experiment station, about two years old, with losses estimated at 10000 dollars. Windows were shattered and two sheep sheds housing lambs were blown away, marking one of Indiana's most destructive twisters.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
To Broaden Their Views at Indiana Agricultural Academy
The Academy of Agricultural Science in Indiana hosts bi monthly meetings for experiment station men. A department specialist presents a topic, questions arise, and colleagues from other departments share perspectives, linking individual work to station wide efforts.
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Academy of Agricultural Science
Indiana Experiment Station
Bis
Clover as rotation crop boosts value per acre study shows
Indiana experiment station reports clover adds 5 to 8 dollars per acre in yields when rotated with corn and cereals. With varying soil, conservative estimates place the improvement from 5 to 12 dollars per acre.
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Indiana Experiment Station
Old Egypt Awakens in Modern Cairo’s Daylight
Cairo, Egypt, stands at the crossroads of Africa and Asia, blending ancient heritage with Westernized growth. El Azhar University undergoes upheaval while American mission schools expand, shaping a new Egyptian identity amid riots, modernization, and a fragile peace under British administration.
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Order of London
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Europe
Tigris River
Hand of Man
Suez Canal
America
el- Azhar
United Presbyterian Church
Assiut
Lord Cromer
Mr. Roosevelt
Tere
New York
India
Mecca
Alexandria
Jerabub
el Azhar
Joseph B. Bowles
Water Telescope Used by Norwegian Fishermen
The article describes a homemade water telescope used by Norwegian fishermen. A tin tube about three and a half feet long and nine inches wide at the end is painted inside and fitted with a glass lens weighted by a lead ring. Immersed in clear water, observers claim they can see many fathoms down.
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Cairo
Egypt
Simon-Pure East
Sakkara
Great Britain
Norway
Harper's Weekly
Noted Delay Confuses Passenger at Station
A would be traveler faced a forty minute late train that stretched toward two hours. When asked for the destination the railroad clerk offered a puzzled shrug and replied the train’s direction remained unclear as delays mounted.
Federal health board threat sparks nationwide opposition
The San Francisco Argonaut argues against a federal health board, warning it would impose one medical school and restrict individual medical choice. It criticizes enforcement of orthodoxy, compares to religious establishment, and urges defense of personal liberty and rights to self-diagnose and choose treatment.
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Federal Health Board
United States
Federal Board of Health
Health Board
San Francisco
Does the Black Man Kill a Lady Every Night
A youth asks his grandfather after a theater trip about the play Othello. Bobby admits enjoyment but questions if the black man kills a lady every night, reflecting a child's blunt takeaway from the performance.
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Bobby
Grandpapa
Natural Deduction Dialogue About Lawyers Temper
A short exchange where a daughter asks if lawyers are always tempered and the father responds by inquiring why. She explains she reads in papers about their cross examination methods, prompting reflection on lawyer conduct.
Kindred Spirits at the Farmyard Standoff
Plodding Pete complains of hunger while a resolute woman frees her dog Towser in a terse exchange. The brief scene implies a tense domestic moment centered on need and shared hardship. No further context provided.
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Towser
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L. F. Rettger
F. H. Stoneburn
Connecticut Experiment Station
Five Continents
Williaim T. Ellis
Old and New
Assuit College of the American Mission
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