Potatoes as Food and Home Preparation
The USDA Office of Home Economics reports potatoes support diet by supplying digestible starch and minerals while helping body fluids stay neutral or mildly alkaline. They are not protein or fat sources and should be peeled carefully to avoid mineral loss. Green or sprouting potatoes contain solanine and should be avoided or portions discarded.
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Office of Home Economies
United States
Department of Agriculture
Japan's Curious Museum in Nara Claims World Oldest Status
The article highlights the Nara Museum founded in 756 A D as possibly the oldest museum. It emphasizes its unchanged collection of about 3 000 lacquer ware furniture enamel ware and textiles with artifacts from China and Korea and other lands kept under strict yearly inspection. A humorous aside and a quip about man and pie conclude the piece.
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Nara
Japan
China
Korea
What One Sees in Holland Black and white cows and windmills in view
Eleanor F. Egan writes from the Netherlands noting fields of black and white cows in neat squares of pasture, windmills, canals and classic Dutch houses. She observes Edam cheese, gardens and church spires, with emphasis on cows, landscapes, and the iconic Dutch scene.
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Holland
South Seas
Asman
Eleanor F. Egan
Saturday Evening Post
Cave Wonder Discovered After Mine Blast in Arizona
A Shattuck mine blast opened a vast cavern 345 feet wide and 175 feet high, revealing crystal filled walls and a 40 foot stalactite chandelier. Miners reported tiny lights like stars and the chamber is adding rare mineral specimens to the Michigan College of Mines collection.
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Shattuck
Arizona
Shattuck Cave
Michigan College of Mines
Elephant Threnodies in Southern Africa Hunters Honor Death
Natives in parts of south central Africa view an elephant's death as sacred. After the kill they perform a dance atop the warm body, chant a litany praising the animal and hunter, while fearing the spirit of the departed elephant may linger.
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South Central Africa
Old International Arbitration in Ancient Greek Claims
A historical look by M N Todd on ancient arbitration systems used to settle disputes among Greeks and other nations. Tribunals formed by agreement or power, deciding grave territorial questions. Arbitral methods date to the second century B C and spread to Egypt and Babylonia, with variable success and permanence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. N. Todd
Egypt
Babylonia
Tomato's rise as a global staple and health booster
An article in The Bulletin of the Pan American Union traces the tomato’s ascent from Peruvian origins to worldwide cultivation. It notes historic use of quinine from Peru and other Americas, and summarizes how Europeans first valued tomatoes slowly, with widespread adoption from 1835 onward making it a leading garden crop.
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America
Bulletin of the Pan-American Union
Edward Albes
Peru
New World
Mexico
Europe
Americas
Matthiolus
Spain
Italy
England
United States
Poison Rings in Ancient Assassinations
The London Globe notes historic use of poison rings by figures such as Hannibal and Demosthenes. Pliny records Crassus’s guardian breaking a ring gem in his mouth to die after theft. The article mentions how a fatal scratch could be delivered during a handshake.
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Lucretia Borgia
Hannibal
Demosthenes
Pliny
Crassus
Capitoline
Jupiter
London Globe
Flying Type in the Army Aviator
A concise portrait of the modern army aviator as a quick, alert, and reticent professional. The text emphasizes his readiness to face death with a calm, deed-focused demeanor and a mindset detached from danger as he carries out perilous duties.
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Lewis R. Freeman
Atlantic
Toads Molt in Striking Performance Noted by National Review
A National Review writer calls toads’ skin shedding a remarkable display as the old skin splits along the back and is shed like taking off a jersey. The discarded skin is rolled toward the mouth and swallowed, revealing an unusual biological process.
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National Review
Breton minstrel Botrel sings to French troops at war
Theodore Botrel the Breton poet has been sent to the front by Minister of War Millerand to entertain French soldiers with patriotic chansons. He tours camps with staff, delivering Breton and French verses that boost morale and evoke ancient warfare themes.
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Ministry of War
Taillefer
Hastings
Roland
Roncevaux
Blondel
Coeur de Lion
Theodore Botrel
M. Millerand
France
Botrel
Income and Outgo Increases Bring Debt for Walt Mason
A verse by Walt Mason traces a narrator from shearing swine to duck herding and soup making, noting higher income leads to higher spending. The speaker sees savings shrink with more work and, eventually, debt rises despite earnings climbing to ten wheels a day dehorning muley cattle.
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Walt Mason
What Becomes of Lead
Dr. D. M. Liddell notes in Engineering Magazine that lead stocks accumulate over 5,000 years but are worn away by hunters, coffins, pipes, dross, and battery sludge. He asks how to conserve a material so widely used yet continually wasted through disposal and corrosion.
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D. M. Liddell
Engineering Magazine
Euphrates Salmon and Innovations in Ski Coatings
The article notes Euphrates "salmon" likely carp relatives and mentions Mahseer size, then describes dried Euphrates fish as war food. It also reports a ski coating advance using aluminum spray to reduce friction, improving durability and jump length, followed by a quotation on why romances are read.
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Euphrates
Brooking
EU Phrates
Eden
London Chronicle
Get Rid of the Squeaks in Wooden Floors
A home remedy explains squeaky floors arise from loose joints not nails. Apply liquid glue into cracks using a thin metal strip or knife blade, moving to spread and let it dry to stop the noise.
Beginning Insurance Early in Rome Schools
Consul Kelley reports from Rome that mutual benefit insurance has been adopted in many Rome elementary schools and some other Italian cities. Pupils pay small weekly sums into a general fund and receive payments for sickness, accident, or death while laying the groundwork for future old age benefits. The plan, still new in Rome, is spreading to public schools and aims to continue into adulthood societies.
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Kelley
Rome
Italy
Empire Auctioned: Roman Sold to Highest Bidder
After Pertinax’s death in 193 the Praetorian guards auctioned the empire. Sulowian and Julian competed and Julian won for all drachmas. Auctions included plunder sales under a spear with magister auctionis chosen from argentarii and cashiers assisting.
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Pertinax
Sulowian
Julian
The Orchid’s Elusive Odor and Mimicry
The orchid is described as lacking a distinctive scent, with variations resembling violet rose hyacinth and daffodil. It is portrayed as a mimic of many forms and colors, forever imitating butterflies pansies roots spiders pitch plants and birds, and not always looking the same twice.
Discovery of America Salaries Unearthed in Genoa Archives
Documents found in Genoa claim the cost of discovering America was just over seven thousand dollars. Columbus received three thousand dollars, his two captains two hundred each, and crew members two dollars fifty cents a month. The excerpt includes a Scots dialogue about a laird and Sandy comparing field corn.
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America
Genoa
Chamberlain's Tablets Offered for Bilious Attacks
Advertisement urges relief from bilious attacks with three Chamberlain's Tablets. Describes symptoms such as headache coated tongue and vomiting partly digested food. Claims tablets are prompt and effective and available from R. A. Engbertson. Also extols the tablets as pleasant and natural tasting with few complaints.
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Chamberlain
R. A. Engbertson
Sound Cues Change Making Echoes In A Shop
A haberdasher uses sound to identify a half dollar from a 25 cent piece. The customer flips a coin on the counter and the clerk, hearing the impact, guesses its value, claiming the skill saves steps in daily work.
Or Gold You Can See Through
Gold is discussed for its wartime value and remarkable properties. It can be beaten into ultra thin sheets and drawn into fine wire, with Faraday once calculating a gold wire from four sovereigns long enough to circle the earth. The piece notes practical uses such as real gold tipping for cigarettes and ends with a quip on fear of infidelity.
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Michael Faraday
A Mother's Story Promotes Dr Pierce's Prescription
Centerville Iowa woman extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription to restore her daughter's health after serious weakness and heart fatigue. The ad promotes liquid or tablet forms and claims free confidential medical advice from Dr Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo New York plus a free book on women's diseases.
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Centerville
Town
Wes
Pierce
Cora Taylor
12Th St
Iowa
Dr. Pierce
Dr Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Ancient gold ornaments found in King Menes tomb
Archaeologists report gold ornaments unearthed in the royal tomb of King Menes in Egypt dated about 6 300 years old. The items include bits of gold a bead a button and a finely worked copper wire.
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Egypt
Menes
Doan's Kidney Pills Advertisment Endorsement
An advertisement promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for weak kidneys and back pain. It cites 50 years of use and 40,000 endorsements, featuring Decorah resident G. G. Bucknell recounting relief after taking the pills. Price listed as 50 cents at dealers.
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Doan
Dean
Decorah
G. G. Bucknell
St., Decorah
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