Endangered game birds threaten posterity and hunting ethics
Edward B Clark urges reform of game laws as woodcock wood duck and other birds vanish from the United States. He notes spring shooting and early openings worsen declines while Arctic and southern migrations test protections. He cites Wayne Auk article and federal concern warning that without swift protective measures these species may become extinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur T. Wayne
The
Auk
American
Ornithologists’ Union
Mr. Wayne
South Carolina
Mississippi River
United States
Union
Philohela Minor
A. K. Fisher
Biological Survey
Sunmmmer
Bob White
Far West
Origin of Hospitals Through History and Care
The article traces hospital origins from ancient medical staffs in Roman camps to monastic care for the sick. It notes early English and Irish developments, with Lanfranc founding two hospitals in 1089, and 18th century London and Irish cities expanding public and specialized institutions between 1719 and 1797.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valens
Caesarea
Rome
Fabiola
Jean
Kivery
England
Lanfranc
Canterbury
London
Ireland
Dublin
Cork
Limerick
Belfast
Study of Birds Exhibit at Springfield Park
An educational feature in Springfield Massachusetts offers a blind display in aviaries and other areas to let children study the habitats of birds up close. The exhibit aims to provide opportunities for young visitors to observe the little brothers of the air within the park environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Little Brothers of the
Egg Gives Cakes Flavor
Pancakes benefit from eggs for nourishment and nutty taste though cakes can be made without them by substituting Indian meal. Recipes use sour or buttermilk with soda or baking powder, with variations including apples or huckleberries and optional cornmeal or graham.
How To Make Red and Celery Soup Dishes
Instructions for red soup and celery soup detailing ingredients quantities such as tomatoes beetroots onions celery stock butter flour parsley barley and herbs. Steps include simmering sieving returning to boil and final seasoning and garnishing with parsley for red soup and celery with herbs simmering then straining.
Turtle Bean Soup With Celery and Lemon
Pick over wash and soak one pint of turtle beans overnight. Next day strain rinse and boil with two quarts water until beans break. Add celery onion carrot salt pepper and simmer. Press through a sieve return to fire thicken stir in flour paste. Season taste. Serve per person with hard boiled egg and lemon slice.
Potatoes and onions roasted with olive oil cleanse
A kitchen method suggests washing six medium potatoes without peeling and onions of similar size, roasting them slowly, then mashing with their skins. Olive oil is added to moisten, salt for taste, yielding a dish for two to three persons. An at home cleanser mixes borax and camphor gum in boiling water to clean black goods.
Beefsteak with Bread Crumb Bake Time
Instructions describe browning two pounds beefsteak in butter then covering with milk soaked bread crumbs and placing in a slow oven for forty minutes. Season with pepper and salt to taste.
Zola to be honored in Pantheon as French memory shift
The planned removal of Zola's ashes to the Pantheon in Paris signals a changed public stance after the Dreyfus affair. Despite Mme Zola's reservations and prior funeral riots, France schedules the transfer with Clemenceau's approval, while Montebello presses to move Marshal Lannes.
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Zola
Pantheon
Paris
Tolstoi
Ibsen
Dreyfus
Devil's Island
France
Mme. Zola
Per
Duke of
Montebello
Clemenceau
Marshal Lannes
Traducer
India's Temples and the Mysteries of Ancient Architecture
An overview of India's monumental temples and rock-cut monuments, tracing Buddhist, Brahmin, Jain, and Mahometan influences. It notes vast pagodas up to 200 feet high, hundreds of rock-cut temples and monasteries, and Fergusson's view that Hindu architecture prized ornate ornamentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Fergusson
Ellora
On My Way Round of Pleasure and Quick Wits
A collage of quips and aphorisms from 1908 about love, work, marriages, publicity, and social mores. The items poke fun at gamblers, publicity in charity, domestic life, and marriage while sampling playful verse and social observation with playful tone. Notable lines reference Saratoga chips, a beating heart, and the era’s humor on engagement rings and public spectacle.
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Edward B. Clark
American Ornitholoxists’ Union
Joseph B. Bowles
Mason and Dixon
Talzac
Edward VII
Tommy Atkins
Madura
Uittlue
Byron Williams
Saratoga
Marie
Buffalo Times
May
Texas
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