New Hampshire Estate of President Wilson Featured in Survey
A detailed survey describes Hariikenden House, President Wilson’s summer residence in Cornet, N H, with grand Jacobean hall, oak paneling, and terraces overlooking the Connecticut River. Also covered are Winston Churchill’s retreat links and a London horse show preview with a $250,000 budget and George VI attendance hints. Expert on labor Judge William J. Chambers recounted a Denver and Rio Grande arbitration train setup.
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Omer
Hariikenden
Wilson
Pletrnesque Cornet
N. H
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Winston Churchill
New Hampshire
London
Ascot
Olympia
George
William J. Chambers
Arbitration Board
Afty
Denver and
Rio Grande Road
Judge Chambers
Amde
Glibness Alone Fails Salesmen Says Old Employer
An old salesmanship adage holds that a real salesman blends brief talking with strong judgment. Listen more than lecture, for customers seek merchandise and courteous, knowledgeable service. A skilled clerk gains and holds trade through patient, attentive, intelligent help rather than long talk.
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Gall
Silesman
Squire Perkins
Passire
Soil inoculation best for alfalfa seeding
Practical talks on farm subjects explain soil inoculation for alfalfa. Rich well drained soil may grow without inoculation but sweet clover presence aids natural inoculation. Methods include spreading infected soil before sowing or mixing soil with seed, plus soil amendments like lime rock or hardwood ash to improve germination and fixation.
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St. A. Moore
Agronomy Department
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Homicides Favored in Parus Etiquette Study
A colonial note discusses J H P Murray’s book on Papas or Heritish New Guinea, outlining how murders arise from blood ties vanity and social rank. It cites motives from sorcery avenging deaths to those tied to ritual prestige and gendered expectations among gilded village youths.
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Parus
J. H. P. Murray
Papas
New Guinea
Gilbert Murray
Comity
Charcoal Feeding for Poultry and Silage Notes
An agricultural note explains feeding charred corn to poultry for appetite stimulation and advises biweekly feeding. It references silage usefulness for swine digestion and cites Orange Judd Farmer and Farm Progress as sources on digestibility and concentrate feeds.
Poultry Raisers Urged to Improve Incubator Methods
A fragment from a Country Gentleman item urges poultry raisers to abandon haphazard care of breeding stock and crowded housing. It stresses proper feeding of growing chicks and expert direction as essential for success.
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Ientlesan
Joseph and his brothers in Egypt during the famine
A Sunday school summary traces Joseph in Egypt as governor during plenty and famine. It notes his brothers’ return trips, Benjamin’s absence, and Simeon’s detention, highlighting Joseph’s blend of stern justice and mercy as he tests his brothers while concealing his identity.
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Joseph
Zaphenath-paneal
Bastaid
Manassel
Pharaoh
Egypt
Jacob
Canaan
Benjamin
Skinner
Mzypt
Meg
Simeon
Reuben
Farm Progress Advice on Soil, Crops, and Weeds
General information on soil moisture storage in deep plowed land and weed control. Notes that two years are needed to destroy cocklebur in a field and that a heavy weed crop hinders clover growth. Suggests clover or alfalfa seedbed prep and notes hay value gains from wind exposure.
Planting Cucumbers and Early Cultivation Tips
The article outlines cucumber planting in early June with thorough soil work and ample fertilizer. It recommends planting in hills two feet apart, frequent cultivation by hand or light plow, and continuous weed control. Pests noted include mildew and a small attacking insect, manageable with wood ash spray and fungicide such as Bordeaux mixture to prevent mildew when applied promptly.
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Lys Deakx
Kaneas Indus Trindler
Indian Heroine Wanny in Miners Camp Tragedy
In a mining camp an Indigenous girl known as Wanny endures scorn and expects pay for her tasks. Jim Burns defends her, but when a rival steals, Wanny is later found killed by a hanging rope, with Burns confronting the attacker and the tribe.
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Joantta
Wanny
Jim Burns
Tom Archer
Hit
Jin
Im Burns
Jim
Hilt
Wann
Tle
Hove
A Little Bull Diner See Bere Receives Smaller Cow
In a brief note the diner lists a smaller cow option as the only available choice. A terse exchange with the waiter confirms the request for a reduced portion. The remarks reflect a casual, tongue in cheek dining exchange from an unclear source.
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Bere
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Newspiper
Pennsylvania State College
Corell University
the Depot of Agriculture At
Washington
Mannsylvania School
Ambter
United States
Woman's Horticultural Internanional Unio
Bagtan
Philippines
Manuel Earnshaw
Tulad
Mr. Earnshaw
BIG Church
Southern Baptist Churches
Third Baptist Church
St. Louis
Vassar Daisy Chain Daisy Chain
Vassar
Whiss
Margaret Wagner
Dover
N. J
Dorothy Hyman
Chicago
Mathilda Koster
Pleasantville
N. Y
Margaret Leech
Newburg
Theresa Lesher
Rye
Fran Marburg
Philadelphia
Murlet Miller
New Haven
Jeanne Mordort
Brooklyn
Bertha Shapely
Leominster
Mass
Marjorie Start
Germantown
Helen Strait
Montclair
BOY Scouts
Thibert
Baden-Powell
British
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts’ Association of Great Britain
Birmingham
England
Scout Movement
James K. West
New York City
King George
Sea Scouts
Congress of American Music
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Lodinn Winelet
Bky
Ameties
American Press Association
William L. Chambers
Lamar Island Agricultural Experiment Station
Papua
Berean
Galen
General Information
By Elwood H. Chapman
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