Man with the giant head draws Washington tale to mind
A Washington man, J Parker, allegedly home to the largest brain, weighs 100 ounces and measures over 32 inches around according to St Louis Republic reports. Three physicians once considered purchasing his skull, Parker aged about 50, while he pursued business in the capital.
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Ben Butler
Washington
Loftus J. Parker
Butler
Parker
Mr. Parker
Cunier
Harrison
S. Parker
Stewarts
Drexels
Girards
St. Louis Republic
Curious Brooklyn cats levitate behind Ninth Street yards
A New York Sun report describes cats in a Brooklyn neighborhood lifting into the air in sequence along a yard fence. Doctor observer notes repeated levitations as cats rise from all fours, then descend, all timed with an amateur electrician neighbor wiring a fountain of cats.
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Brooklyn
Ninth Street
Sixth Avenue
Tabby
Harry Pierce
America
New York Sun
Poultry Shows Highlight Broad Interest and Breed Notes
Interest in well bred poultry rises across regions with shows drawing thousands. Incubators and breeds are discussed, noting improvements and deteriorations in breeds such as white faced black Spanish Polish leghorns buff leghorns Wyandottes Plymouth Rocks Cochins and French breeds like Hondan La Fleche Dorms and Java fowl face changing fancies and decline without attention to form.
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New York
Tate
Plymouth
Gums
Potato Seed Growth From Light and Air Exposure
An old guide notes that potato eyes grown in darkness drain vigor from both shoot and tuber. White shoots are weak for growth, while exposure to sunlight and drying winds improves seed vigor and early market yields. Light cooling rooms prevent freezing and help seed, though sunburned tubers become unfit for eating but better as seed.
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W.S. Blackiston
Denton, Md
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