Breeding of Dairy Cattle Boosts Local Plans
In Kimball's Dairyman James Prilan argues that cooperative breeding among dairymen reduces bull costs and sparks friendly rivalry. He notes shared improvement benefits when neighbors raise the same cattle and suggests regional groups can coordinate to the advantage of small herds.
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James Prilan
New York
Kimball
Dairyman
Community breeding benefits and cooperative cattle aims
The author argues that joint bull ownership improves breeding outcomes and advertising for official test work. He notes that shared selection encourages neighbors to outgrow each other in calf development, leading to superior stock. He owns one cow sired by his own bull and currently breeds with three bulls, signaling intent to cooperate for growth and sales.
Use for a Hand Separator for Dairy Efficiency
A hand separator saves waste of butterfat and reduces handling. Properly cared for, a separator lasts about ten years and costs around forty to fifty dollars for a herd of four or five cows. It improves cream quality, lowers transport needs, and, with ten or more cows, justifies a larger unit and optional gasoline engine for faster operation.
Cap Protects Milk Bottle With Stop Mechanism
A sanitary milk bottle cup on the market guards milk by a movable stop that allows easy pouring. When closed the bottle remains almost air tight, keeping contents clean and fresh.
Souls Over Body Fear In Christ’s Teachings
Evangelist M. H. Lyon cites Jesus urging disciples and all to fear losing the soul rather than the body. He contrasts material fears with spiritual aims, urges holiness over health or wealth, and notes Christ’s value of the soul, citing sparrows and man’s worth.
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Jesus
Hell
Madagascar
M. H. Lyon
Christian Herald
Thankfulness With Prayer Secret of Peace
A devotional note cites Paul urging gratitude in prayer. In everything, with supplication and thanks, present requests to God, and the peace of God will guard hearts and minds through Christ Jesus, applicable to daily life as a guide to find true calm.
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Paul
Christ Jesus
Sunday Home Cooking and Hospitality Practices
Advice on planning Sunday meals to reduce work, reheating roasts, preparing salads and desserts ahead, and using canned soups if needed. Encourages mothers to share tasks, train older children in hosting, and emphasize hospitality at home over hotels. Warns that concealed anger harms relationships and urges opening up to create a warm home environment.
More Good Things to Eat
A vintage recipe fragment lists dessert and snack ideas using fruit pulp gelatin bread soaked in juice and egg sandwiches fried in fritter batter. It outlines a grape fluff mold and a ginger pudding steam method with basic pantry ingredients.
Five Year Old Stephen Visits Grandmother
A five year old named Stephen visits his grandmother. During his absence a little sister arrives. Upon hearing the news by phone his first words are a reflection on appearances.
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Stephen
Odd Hen Tale Delivers Nonsense About Fish and Eggs
Fragmentary text jokes about a hen and a codfish, mentioning seven million eggs and a laughing packin. The passage contrasts a hen’s wit with a fish’s size, producing a whimsical, nonsensical snippet.
Castoria Advertisement Parody and Humorous Snippets
A collage of old ads and quips features references to Castoria and familiar brands. It includes amusing lines about product use, family wealth, and a mock dialogue on advertisements and parental care. The piece mirrors vintage newspaper whimsy and opinion-driven mini skits.
Cuticura Advertising And A Georgia Well Rescue
An ad touts Cuticura soap and ointment for scalp relief with a free sample offer via Skin Book. A separate Georgia tale recounts a colored man hunting for days, falling into a forty foot dry well and being rescued by laborers after four days, recovering with a hearty meal.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Georgia
Thought for the Future from Popular Science Monthly
The piece argues that Oxford and Cambridge have produced many leaders and that two thirds of their students have joined the war. Trinity College is a military hospital now. It suggests selecting capable men and women from those denied postwar opportunities to continue vital work.
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Universitiers
Oxford
Cambridge
England
Trinity College
Popular Science Monthly
His First Duty
Senator Sorghum replies he has little time for railroads banking or currency focusing on duties to constituents rather than studying subjects to improve speeches. The exchange highlights a politician prioritizing public service over technical expertise.
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Sorghum
Battles Won by Tobacco in Military History
A historical overview argues tobacco’s value to troops, noting Britain’s free tobacco policy in modern times and its acceptance from Waterloo to the Franco German war era. It cites Wellington’s stance, Crimean failures to discourage smoking, and the belief tobacco boosted morale and combat endurance across wars.
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Wellington
Waterloo
South Africa
Commissariat
Teaching the Same
A father in Boston laments a poor school report for his son Sammy who asks why it matters to be at the bottom or top, noting his philosophical view that learning occurs at both ends. The excerpt ends with a wry remark about husbands and wives.
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Sammy
Boston
Father
National Song of China After Eight Nations Rejected
A Philadelphia Record summary notes China may accept two newly composed national songs by Wang Yan Pao and Chang Tsein after the eight nations rejection. The verses praise China’s mountains, civilization, unity of five tribes, and the people's power, with calls to develop wealth, improve agriculture, and educate society.
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China
Belgium
Wang Yan Pao
Chang Tsein
Chineas
Hae
Suen
Confucius
Mengtse
Philadelphia
War Time Unity Brings Women Together Across Classes
The present war, terrible as it is, has brought women of all classes closer. In Europe and England, the mistress and maid strive to outdo each other in brave work, forgetful of sorrow. In London social affairs serve a serious purpose as teas and luncheons fund and plan the next efforts.
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Europe
England
London
Our Own Personally Conducted War
A terse exchange in a humorous memoir notes a quarrel about digestion and a cafeteria meal. The speakers, Friend Wife, and narrator clash over how to label a dyspeptic mood, then pivot to the daily challenge of arranging a meal in a cafeteria.
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