Cornelia Symbol of Motherhood in Roman Legends and Lore
This piece traces Cornelia as a symbol of motherhood from Roman legend to European name popularity. It notes her royal Gens Cornelius heritage, the tale of presenting her many children as jewels, and mentions influence on names like Cornelius and Cornelia. It adds details on the turquoise talisman, lucky day Saturday, and flower holly.
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Ortunate
Cornelia
Cornelius
Gracchi
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus I
Tex
Rome
Europe
Charles the Bald
Low Countries
Keetje
Kee
Nelson
Holly
The
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Remembering Names A Guide For Salesmen And Public Figures
A McClure Syndicate piece advises that forgetting a name hurts both small and important contacts. It recommends immediate correction, asking for right pronunciation, and associating the name with a distinctive feature to build habit. It claims sales success comes from paying attention and repeating names.
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Dumes
Amiuy
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Possum and Fox recount a frightful night escape
Mr. Possum narrates a near capture by dogs and hunters after moonlit danger, a crooked pursuit ending with a daring tree swing and a safe escape. He explains the term scarefulest as fully frightened yet alive, while Mr. Fox comments on the nerve and the narrow miss.
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Mr. Fox
Mr. Possum
Magde
Bo-Peep
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Glassmaking's long arc from gold to common craft
The Detroit News outlines a historical view of glass, noting its ancient value in Job era trade with Phoenician beads, Sidon monopoly, and early Egyptian and Roman roles in the craft, while modern scholarship questions tomb drawings as depicting glassmaking.
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Europe
Detroit News
Sidon
Mediterranean
Moslem Burial Custom in Turkey Cites Cypress Planting
A Moslem grave in Turkey is never reopened after burial. To prevent defilement, a cy press tree is planted on every grave immediately following burial.
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Turkey
Doctor Jones Called For Freddy Head Pain
Freddy suffers severe headache prompting his family to call Doctor Jones for advice. The boy often experiences headaches but this episode occurs on a day he is not free from school.
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Doctor Jones
Freddy
Patsy Ruth Miller Quick Rise In Film Brings First Contract
Patsy Ruth Miller a seventeen year old beauty from St. Louis with dark hair and brown eyes earned a film contract after a director spotted her on a California beach. She quickly landed another engagement after submitting her photo. Her vivacious manner and keen mind mark her strong personality.
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Patsy Ruth Miller
California
St. Louis
Better Progeny by Cull ing Improvement in Flock
A USDA notice reports culling to keep vigor ous, prolific Rhode Island Reds boosts progeny. Late moulting hens produced hens laying seven more eggs per bird in year two, with pullets averaging about two dozen eggs per bird more in seven months. Progeny also showed steadier winter yields and higher value, about $1.04 per bird more in seven months, with margins expected to rise.
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Tate
Tate Monsters
Feeding Methods for Eggs in Sonoma Egg-Laying Contest
Local extension workers report a mortality under 10 percent for the year among hens entered in Sonoma County California egg-laying contest. The hens produced an average of 176 eggs per hen over 364 days, prompting many poultrymen to adopt the contest’s feeding and management practices. Extension work claims 40 percent of county poultrymen changed feeding methods in five years due to the program.
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Sonoma County
California
United States Department of Agriculture
Trade mark on fresh eggs in Passaic County
North Haledon Leghorn club members in Passaic county New Jersey place a small trademark sticker on eggs sold. The group formed after a meeting with the agricultural extension agent to boost local poultry. Each member pays two cents per bird, with 8000 birds pledged at the first meeting, and all members guarantee eggs sold under the trade mark.
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North Haledon
Egg Production Principles From Feeds and Birds
Water is nearly as important as feed for egg production. A bargered comb signals health and laying potential. Males in pens lower annual yield. Early maturing pullets tend to be strong producers. Medium weight hens usually yield best profits. Ninety eggs cover costs. a 150 egg hen equals six 100 egg hens. Half blue ointment and half lard or tallow can kill lice. Feed price does not always reveal true egg value.
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Dickens
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Iil
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Possum
MIR. Fox One
United States Experiment Farm
Belts
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