Sequoyah Cherokee Alphabet Creator Honored Across Lands
A Cherokee innovator Sequoyah is remembered for devising an 85-character syllabary that let Cherokees write their language. His fame spans statues in Washington DC to proposed Mount Sequoyah near Old Black Mountain. New evidence on his mixed ancestry and life details emerges from Paine manuscript.
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King Philip
Wampanoags
Pontiac
Tecumseh
Black Hawk
Foxes
Osceola
Chief Joseph
Nez Perces
Red Cloud
Sitting Bull
Sequoyah
Washington
Oklahoma
Pacific Coast
Se‘quoyah
Newberry Library
Chicago
John Howard Paine
Séquoyah
Nathaniel Gist
Arkansas
Takatoka
Dagata'ga
Atsi
John
David Brown
Boston
Worcester
American Board of Commissioners For
Tynes
New Echota
Phoenix
Georgia
Cherokee Advocate
Tahlequah
I. T
Arkansas Band
Tahikwa
Tellico
Tennessee
San Fernando
Mexico
Best milk cotton disks surpass wires in strainer tests
G Malcolm Trout reports that dry cotton filter disks outperform old wire strainers and cloths like cheesecloth and muslin for milk. He notes disk efficiency varies, jar ring reduces filtration, and a larger foot area allows bigger disks to boost capacity.
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G. Malcolm Trout
Trout
Michigan
A. OG. Dahlberg
Hestites
Jarny Journal
Lower Feed Costs Big Item in Dairy Farming
A Howard's Dairyman analysis argues that choosing crops suited to local land and reducing unprofitable overhead boosts dairy profitability. It emphasizes allocating land and resources to maximize feed efficiency rather than chasing higher milk output.
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Howard
Dairyman
Potato Flavor in Milk From Potatoes in the Air
A Dakota Farmer note explains that potato flavor in milk and cream arises when stored potatoes in the atmosphere contaminate dairy storage. Do not store milk or cream in potato cellars, and ensure storerooms are clean and sweet.
Buckwheat Not a Good Component in Dairy Cow Diets
Ohio Farmer notes dairy specialist L. L. Blackman advises buckwheat has limited feeding value for dairy cattle. A balanced grain mix with clover hay and corn silage should use buckwheat sparingly, blending with corn oats and either cottonseed meal or linseed meal. Buckwheat offers about 8 percent digestible protein and 63 percent total digestible nutrients.
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L. Blackman
Ohio
New York Dairy Dept Forecasts 40000 More Cows by 1382
The New York state college of agriculture predicts about 40,000 more cows in 1382, with 7 percent more cows and 28 percent more heifers than in 1927. It suggests slaughtering the poorest seven cows to remove about 199,000 cows and advises selling cows at any price to avoid losses on milk.
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Animal ‘Husbandry Department
New York State College of Agriculture
New York State
Cold Storage Cheese Stocks Reported by USDA
United States Department of Agriculture data show cheese holdings in cold storage totaling about 56 million pounds, with earlier figures around 53 to 200 thousand pounds noted in the fragment. The report cites nationwide inventories and storage figures as of June 1.
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United States
Department of “Agriculture
Measurement method for stack capacity and tonnage
The text describes a method using the stack shape to determine overall size from ground to ground and top to bottom. For a round top stack a specific fraction is subtracted, then multiplied by width and length, yielding cubic feet. This is divided by the cubic feet per ton for the various grains to find tonnage.
Excavation Near Rouen Cathedral Reveals Ancient Substructure
Excavators say they near completion of uncovering the remaining eleventh century cathedral beneath Rouen Cathedral in Durance. The earlier building began about 1444 under Archbishop Robert, son of Duke Richard of Normandy. Walls of fine stone, intact pavement, and a remaining column fragment rise from the site.
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Rouen
Durance
Robert
Richard
Normandy
Pain relief claims for rheumatism and neuritis ad
An advertisement promotes B. M The Penetrating Germicide claiming rapid relief of acute rheumatic and neuritic pain by germ action. It states the product stops germ growth in many cases and notes $1.25 and 75 cent sizes with direct shipment from IF R Rollins Company, Boston.
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B. Rollins Company
Beverly St
Boston
Mass
Ady
Two-Headed Steer Sold for 500 in Melbourne Show
A seven month old steer bred from pedigreed stock was transported to Melbourne Australia. It has two heads meeting at the forehead and four ears and horns. one pair of eyes has been lost six weeks ago. A showman paid a farmer 500 dollars for the animal.
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Melbourne
Australia
Biddy Outwits Weasel in Carnwath Hen Story
A Carnwath farmer’s hen shifts daily egg laying from the doorstep to the kitchen to thwart a recurring theft by a timid weasel. The clever biddy now ensures eggs are hidden and the thief cannot easily access them.
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Carnwath
England
It Can't Be Done Electric Lighting Debate in Britain
In early electric lighting history Parliament appointed a committee to study the issue. After hearing nearly all the era’s noted scientists, the committee concluded that a practical home electric lighting system was impossible.
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Britain
Clover Experiments Aid Fire Control in Pennsylvania Woods
The Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters reports that clover growth remains green in dry weather and forms a dense mat that slows or checks fire spread in woods. Experiments suggest clover could be a natural fire barrier.
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Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters
Safety First Doctor and Patient Dialogue
A quirky exchange features a doctor asking about the patient’s morning and the patient’s clever cost question in response. The piece ponders deception and human foibles with wry humor, noting a man’s habit of misplacing keys as a social quirk.
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Home
Elmo Scott Watson
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Home Sweet Home
Salty Roy
California
Yeas Perea
Farm Journal
Clover
NPA
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