Deer for British Columbia deer to be released in the Rockies
English hunter C. E. Luffens plans with British Columbia officials to release several hundred red deer from the Warnham estate in Surrey. The herd, gifted by C. H. Lucas Sr., will be turned loose in the Rockies to grow and be hunted under a future game ordinance, after delays from hoof and mouth disease and prior New Zealand introductions.
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Continents
C. E. Lu‘ens
Vancouver
British Columbia
Warnham
Surrey
England
C. H. Lucas
Rockies
New Zealand
Baby Mine proves a laugh riot on stage and abroad
Margaret Mayo’s Baby Mine at Daly’s Theater New York under William Brady Ltd headlines as a standout comedy. Its London run at Sir Iles Wyndham’s Criterion Theatre copies the same success as audiences applaud its timely humor and touching moments with a famed newborn plotline.
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Margaret Mayo
Daly's Theater
New York
Wm. A. Brady, Ltd
Sir Iles Wyndham
Criterion Theatre
Indon
United
London
Fire at I C O F Home in Mason City
A disaster struck last week Monday evening at the I C O F home in Mason City when lightning struck the western roof area, igniting the barns and destroying all but a small hog barn. Despite quick response by home staff, the flames spread rapidly and horses had just been moved inside before efforts succeeded. Earl Evans was kicked but unharmed as men tried to save animals.
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Mason City
Earl Evans
Cat Hero Fends Off Weasel At Farm Coop
A stray kitten raised by a girl at Home Park saved many chickens by fighting a weasel. The cat drove the intruder away from the coop and forced it to hide in a cement pocket where it died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Boy Foils Jail Break Attempt At Charles City
The deputy sheriff’s son alerted his father to tapping in the Floyd county jail. Investigators say W. H. De Long, described as a ninety day man, nearly chiselled through an eighteen inch brick wall last week Tuesday.
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Floyd County
Charles City
W. H. de. Long
Metchnikoff Linked To Sour Milk Claim. Editorial Notes Debate
Literary researchers question Professor Elle Metchnikoff of Paris as the first advocate of sour milk as a health cure. A New York Medical Journal editorial cites Dr. N. Moissides of Constantinople and ancient writers noting curdled milk oxygala. It discusses translations, the Septuagint, and Greek Turkish terms for fermented milk.
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Elle Metchnikoff
Paris
New York Medical Journal
N. Moissides
Constantinople
Janus
Metchnikoff
Moissides
Ebstein
Osterwald
Strabo
Plutarch
Pliny
Paul of
Egina
Ptochoprodromos
Greece
Cyprus
Turkey
Widow’s pension sought for Elkhart mother of four
Mrs. Charles Weigle of Elkhart applies for a widow’s pension in Des Moines under a new Iowa law. She seeks 2 dollars weekly for each of her four children after her husband died at Bondurant on March 7. The law allows support for destitute mothers until the children reach 14, with provision for cases where a husband is confined by the board of control.
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Charles Weigle
Elkhart
Towa
Frank 8
Shankland
Weigle
Des Moines
Bondurant
Board of Control
Lions on the loose in Osage with men hunting two beasts
Osage residents armed with weapons search for two lions after reports a tawny creature frightened C C Webber's young son. Tracks described as large as two open palms. Fear grows as two youths report seeing a lion feeding on bones in an alley and fleeing under an arc light.
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Osage
C. C. Webber
Webber
Sportamen
Mindset for Success and Happiness
A motivational passage urges focusing on success to unlock contentment. It emphasizes forgetting yesterday and maintaining a banner of success to guide ambition toward wisdom, improvement, and lasting happiness for oneself and others.
Umbrellas blamed for knocking glasses from wearers
Eyeglass wearers report repeated incidents as umbrella users fail to yield passing space. Some individuals even spin umbrellas in crowded streets, risking safety and eye injury for bystanders.
The Roman Hypocaust Heating System Described
A Detroit Free Press report explains the hypocaust heating method used in Roman houses unearthed in England. The entire basement served as a furnace with flues built into walls and a wood fire fed from an outside annex through a wall arch.
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England
Detroit Free Press
Colors of Heated Steel Temperatures and Color Codes
The passage describes steel heated to 420 degrees FP showing a pale straw color and progressing through darker straw to nut brown by 500 degrees, then purple and blue hues between 580 and 640 degrees, ending in a blackish blue. When the target tint appears the steel is quenched in water.
Made Use of Nature's Gifts
A Pathinder column notes how crude lands reuse simple containers like goatskins and bamboo joints for storing wine and water. It contrasts modern cheap pails with traditional vessels in Asia and Africa where goatskin bags and thick bamboo joints create watertight bottles and jugs, highlighting bamboo durability and light weight.
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Orient
Asia
Africa
Treating Sick Elephant with Mustard Plaster and Gin Cure
The article describes a method used on elephants, especially newly arrived from the tropics, to cure stomach aches. A mustard plaster applied externally and gin and ginger given internally bring relief, with a blanket wrapped and workers stamping to ensure close contact. The elephant shows cooperation after the first application.
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New York
Tropics
Natural Wonders of Birds and Mammals
The article explains the third eyelid in birds as a natural transparent membrane that shifts over the eye, enabling protection and vision. It notes the spectacled bear Ursus ornatus from Chile, describing its black coat and pale eye rings resembling goggles.
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Chile
Cows Tried for Murder in Medieval Trial Tale
A medieval anecdote recounts 1570 cows charged with killing a boy and the herd as accomplices. The three guilty cows were condemned to execution, with the sentence pronounced by the Duke of Burgundy, as described in Our Dumb Animals.
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Burgundy
Pop Corn Popping Tips From an Old Time Guide
A fragment discusses popping corn with a sieve method to speed popping and yield larger lighter kernels. It then shifts to a quip about a girl’s corset maker father earning money and mentions a Paris corsetiere, implying a humorous contrast.
State Weed Day Move Aims for July Fifteenth
Iowa Highway Commission calls July fifteenth as State Weed Day to supplement June twenty eighth observance. County supervisors note later weed maturity in the north and urge county township road officers city officials farmers and landholders to cooperate in destroying noxious weeds between July fifteenth and August fifteenth to beautify roadsides and seed Timothy grass.
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Iowa
Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Dubuque County
OWA Highway Commission
Martin
Babies Under the Spout in Simla Nursery Custom
Harper's Weekly reports native mothers in Simla use water spouts to soothe babies. An English official notes the method yields unusually quiet, well behaved children and is believed to be harmless and beneficial, though critics worry about brain softness.
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Simla
India
Harper’s Weekly
Origin of Playing Cards in Europe and Asia
The article notes that while France is often cited for introducing playing cards in 1392 to divert Charles VI, D Alpes mentions their presence in Belgium by 1379. It suggests Italy likely produced them around 1370 in Venice, and links astrology to the four suits and 52 cards. It posits initial use for amusement, with ancient Greeks and Romans playing games with counters.
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France
Charles VI
D’allemagne
Belgium
East
Italy
Venice
Outdoor Diary: Two Women Share Tramping Journals
Two women who embrace the outdoor life keep diaries of their long walks. They swap books and compare how the same scenes evoke different feelings, from humorous moments to descriptions of sky colors and winter scenery. Their diaries are ready for new chapters and sometimes include pasted photographs.
Seaweed substitute for rubber hits English market
England introduces seagumite a seaweed derived material promised as a non inflammable heat resistant oil proof weatherproof insulation. It swells with water yet resists acids making it suitable for storage battery jars separators motor gears switchboard panels switch handles steam and gas packings and leather belting replacements.
Latest in Hosiery and Shoes
New ideas in hosiery and in shoes appear constantly. Netted silken hosiery shown on the foot resembles a fish scale, with understocking in contrasting color to heighten the effect.
Swallows and House Martins Build with Mud Pellets
Swallows and house martins form nests by binding road mud pellets with a mucous secretion. Drying puddles on high roads supply most material, and without the gum the pellets would crumble. The birds adapt by sticking particles together with the mucous secretion.
The Way They Do Things Nowadays
A witty note on changing family life as daughters marry off and soon faces divorce. The writer contrasts past simple arrangements with modern complications and ends with a question about Brooklyn life.
Helpful Household Hints From Practical Cents and Tips
A collection of home remedies and craft tips covering cooking stews with pork for beans, cedar chest lining with cigar boxes, cane chair care, tea flavoring with nasturtium, lemon for sour sponges, shoe lace glue, cranberry preservation, mud stain removal, potato cleaning for oilcloth, stove venting, gasoline cleaning, orange prep, packing skirts, chalk for greases, icing methods, buttermilk preservation, wallpaper removal, matting sewing, saddle soap for shoes, and leather care with pitch and turpentine.
Dinocrates Plan for Mount Athos A Giant Statue
The architect Dinocrates proposed cutting Mount Athos into a colossal statue of Alexander the Great. The right hand would hold a city and the left a waters receiving tank. The plan was rejected for lack of fertile land to feed inhabitants of the protected city.
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Mount Athos
Dinocrates
Alexander the Great
Alexander
Ptolemy
Egypt
Greatest Countries: Empires Lead World Land Share
The British Empire holds 11 371 000 square miles the largest share of the earth while Russia 9 660 000 and the Chinese Empire 4 248 000 follow. The United States continental area is 8 000 000 with Brazil 3 200 000. These five nations own two thirds of the world. U S gains from 200 000 extra miles with new possessions and leads in wealth.
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Great Britain
British Empire
Russia
United States
Brazil
Practically Immune Curacao Lacks Fire Insurance
Curacao in the Dutch West Indies with over 50 000 people has no fire insurance or fire department though all town buildings are stone. A new saw mill from an American firm was installed, with hopes it will not spur more wooden structures and thus require insurance or a fire service.
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Curacoa
Dutch West Indies
Fig Sandwich Recipe and Endorsement Ad
This reader submission advertises a fig spread made by stewing chopped figs with water to marmalade consistency, adding lemon juice, cooled and spread between buttered toast. It cites a testimonial from J. H. Walker of Sunberry Ohio mentioning burdock Blood Bitters for dyspepsia and poor appetite.
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Burdock Blood Bitters
J. H. Walker
Sunberry
Ohio
Adv
Thrift of Glasgow Sets Great Britain Example
Glasgow shows thrift and enterprise by recycling waste paper and scrap iron for big revenue. Its cleansing department serves half Scotland, owning nearly a thousand railroad cars and diversifying into bog reclamation market gardening and butchers' work.
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Glasgow
Great Britain
Scotland
Allen's Foot-Ease and Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil Ad
The ad copy promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for foot comfort and shoe fit, with a 25 cent price and free trial, plus Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil for minor injuries at 25 or 50 cents. Also a blotting-paper tip for bureau care and a Rousseau quote.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmstead
le Roy
N. Y
Thomas
Eclectic Oil
Book of Women
Jean Jacques Rousseau
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
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L. A. Sayre
Ford. T. Hopkins & Son
St. Cervesa
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Tory
Winona
Minnesota
Sisters OF Saint Francis
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Milwaukee
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Lowell Club
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