Panama Pacific Exposition details emerge in San Francisco
A survey of world news outlines the Panama Pacific International Exposition to be built at Harbor View and Golden Gate Park with a marine boulevard linking sites. It predicts 10,000 workers, a battleship fleet parade, yacht and motorboat races, aviation moot, and a vast dome style stadium among other world class attractions in two month intervals.
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San Francisco
Harbor View
San Francisco Bay
Golfen Gate Park
Pacific Ocean
United States
Prddle
Golden Gate Park
America
Eat With Your Fingers Says London Doctors Cure Digestio
London doctors advocate eating with fingers to cure indigestion. They contend that picking chicken apart with fingers aids digestion better than using knife and fork, arguing formal mealtime decorum worsens digestion. The suggestion, linked to a Harley Street specialist, cautions novelty may fade but remains effective briefly.
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London
Hat Oo
Harley Street
Philadelphia
Story of the Shamrock and St Patrick's Trinity
The shamrock tale recounts Patrick using a triple leaf plant found on ground in Tara to illustrate the Trinity to the high king and his council. The episode led to acceptance of Christianity. The shamrock grows only in Ireland, not in Scotland or England within reachable distance.
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Patrick
St. Patrick
Tara
Ireland
Scotland
England
Home Trade Advice Warns Against Centralized Buying
A column urges readers to support local business over mail order channels. It argues that spending at home strengthens the town, while reliance on distant suppliers harms local merchants and the town’s vitality. Citizens who buy locally are praised as the town’s lively core.
Get Trade by Advertising in the Merchants Courts
The Buckeye Forum argues merchants in towns and small cities should advertise to compete with mall order houses. They emphasize personal patronage, showing goods before purchase, and cost parity. Publishers must educate merchants to advertise or risk losing trade to enterprising rivals.
Why Si Sighed at the Store’s Painting Score
Fragmentary poem-like lines reveal speaker Si Jenkins and Bilas distributing orders to a city store. The verses lament a failed effort to please a patron with pride in painting, referencing D. H and a judge or critic as the measure of success. The text is incomplete and stylized.
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Atter Mae
SI Jenkins
T. Sapp
Wisconsin No. 7 corn boosts state yield in trials
The agronomy department of the College of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin reports Wisconsin No. 7 or Silver King corn bred there yielded 101 bushels per acre on a 1911 test. In five years 1,000 farmers grew it with an average of 61 bushels per acre, 12 more than other corns, and state output rose by 20,000,000 bushels in six years.
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Agronomy Department
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Select Only Good Seed Corn for Planting
Professor W M Jarlian of the agronomy department urges farmers to choose strong, well prepared seed corn. He cautions against second grade seed and explains that pure, adapted seed yields better stands. Kansas trials show grown seed consistently outperforms seed from other areas, with higher bushel yields per acre.
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W. M. Jarlian
Kansas
College Fe
Manhattan
Kan
A Soldier’s Forbidden Love and a General’s Breakdown
An eighteen year old enlisted man recalls wartime romance with a country girl and the confrontation with his domineering uncle. In a tense scene at the girl’s home the general is outmaneuvered by the girl’s courage, the nephew’s defiance, and a swift battle soon follows. The lovers’ bond and the uncle’s defeat resolve the conflict.
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Sis
Yung
Rascal
Nak
Cruce
Facts About Panama Canal Passage and Area
Facts about the Panama Canal noting time of passage through locks in hours, oval zone area about 448 square miles, canal zone area owned by the United States about 222 square miles, French buildings acquired numbering 200, canal force at work about 88 000, canal force Americans about 5 500, and estimated total cost of the canal about 3 000 000 000.
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Panama Canal
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Constitution
Walple Point
Canal Force
Poultry Guidance on Egg Laying and Stock
The article advises poultry keepers on managing hens in cold weather. It discusses grit, dust baths, and inflections on breeding stock. It notes breeders may be sued for laying issues and suggests purchasing stock now when prices are lower than in spring. It also mentions feeding waste vegetables to fowls to sustain egg yield.
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Kansas
Lazy Acres Make Them Pay For Their Presence the Earth
A National Stockman and Farm writer argues for farm improvement through selective land clearing and soil enhancement. The author notes removing stone piles and dredging rushes, and planting yellow locust to convert marginal fields into productive timber and pasture, boosting profits.
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National Stockman
Save Trips to Town and Maintain a Farm Shop
A brief notice encourages keeping a small shop on the farm to repair and maintain tools. It argues that local maintenance saves trips to town and helps cultivate a useful habit, even with modest resources. The piece highlights the unexpected benefits of having basic repair skills.
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