Afghan Princess Arrives in United States with Royal Escort
Princess Fatima Sultana, cousin to the Afghan emir, arrives in the United States with three sons bound for Cambridge University. She owns the famed Dnarayal Nor diamond, the largest uncut gem, and displays a jade nose stud denoting royal status.
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Cambridge University
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Bible Society reports distribution and closures abroad
The Bible Society claims over 200 million Bibles distributed in 928 languages. It notes restrictions in Tibet Nepal Abywst ali region and parts of Arabia and Afghanistan, where access is barred.
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Worth Knowing Strange facts and outdated claims from a vintage sheet
A patchwork of curiosities and errors covers topics from nunnery origins in France to women bus conductors and Arab marriage stigma. It mentions Prunus genus fruits, West Virginia natural gas data, Chinese silver measurement, sea temperatures, jury in India, and emancipation notes in Turkey.
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Portugal a Nation Shaped by Language and History
The article surveys Portugal's language mix and Roman inheritance shaping its culture. It traces Lusitania’s Roman roots, Moorish influence, and the Tagus region as a dividing line. It notes coastal wine regions, cork wealth, Madeira and Port exports, and Portugal’s rise under Henry the Navigator followed by a swift decline of empire and reliance on Africa.
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Breeding Foxes in Captivity in the United States
Reports to the USDA Bureau of Biological Survey from 215 fox ranches show about 4,849 silver black foxes in captivity with assets and equipment valued at roughly 4.28 million dollars. Partial data suggest 3,000 to 6,000 animals nationwide, with incomplete reports.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Old London bellmen and the waking city nights
Before official watchmen, every parish had bell men who prowled the streets at irregular hours ringing their bells and urging residents to guard fire and light. They summoned aid by ringing ceaselessly upon encountering misdeeds to rouse the neighborhood for help.
Monarch Butterfly Narrates Lesson On Patriotism At School
A monarch butterfly speaks of life in a garden and a girl who cares for him. The tale transitions from nature to a patriotic message urging sincere flag salutes and personal dedication to country.
RIDDLES From a historic puzzle page with quirky wordplay
A collection of riddles with playful misprints and puns. Answers include a football for rises and falls and travels, a dunes fisherman joke about bales and hacks, a caterpillar turning over a new tent, and other wordplay on gates, eggs, and weather.
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Privia
Jane Learns Music Amidst Wavering Pace
A fragmented classroom scene shows Jane taking music lessons. She plays notes that drift faster than others and blames the wobble on unsure progress while attempting to explain her tempo.
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Jane
Big Army of Gunners in the United States
The nation issued GS85,122 gun licenses last year and estimates suggest many more holdouts. About 200,000 women are among licensees, with Pennsylvania leading at 40,130 licenses granted. A quoted local resident laments selfishness that could jeopardize others for a personal whim.
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Pennsylvania
Preserving Eggs for Winter Supply
United States Department of Agriculture outlines how boys and girls in poultry clubs can sort, candle, and preserve eggs for six to ten months. It details candling in a dark room, testing methods, and using a water glass solution with sodium silicate to store eggs in a five gallon jar for large batches.
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United States Department of Axicuilture
Ehlekens
United States Department of Agriculture
Practical Poultry and Crop Advice for Hard Times
The article offers farm guidance on grit for fowls, early clover harvest, phosphate fertilizers like bonemeal, cutting clover for seed, keeping cows calm by milking spray, culling overfat fowls, ensuring free range and green feed, growing mash for chicks, and locating windbreaks with legumes to build humus and protect buildings. It emphasizes practical steps to sustain poultry and forage during winter and tough seasons.
Pooling Feature Feasible for Cooperative Marketing
The United States Department of Agriculture finds pooling of products sold through cooperative organizations reduces individual losses from temporary adverse market conditions. By averaging prices over a period or shipments, growers receive uniform prices, provided grading and packing are uniform. Grain buyers may buy outright, but many cooperatives pool shipments to curb speculative risk while creamery pro ratings distribute butter fat returns monthly. Pooling periods vary by product and locality.
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United States Department of Agricultuine
United States Department of Agriculture
Wheat Dockage Terms in Federal Standards
Specialists explain two terms in federal wheat standards for foreign material. Dockage covers material removable by sieves and cleaning devices. Foreign material other than dockage remains in dockage-free samples and factors into grading within numerical grades.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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