The Talking Machine in a Child's Lesson
A father explains to a child how the human voice works as a wind instrument. He describes wind flow through the throat, the role of vocal cords and the larynx, and how changing reed-like tensions alters pitch. The lesson covers vowels, consonants, and how the mouth shapes sound for singing.
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Addie
Ike Erebelor
Poderewak
Caruso
Mino
Wilfred
Cade
Boll Syndicate
Ian
Spraying Guidelines For San Jose Scale On Fruit Trees
W R Martin horticulturist at Kangana State Agricultural college states sprays for San Jose scale differ by season. Dormant sprays require pruning and burning of prunings. lime sulfur and Bordeaux mixtures aid summer control. arsenite of lead is recommended in summer sprays but not dormant sprays, with specific concentrations for apples peaches and plums.
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San Jose Reno
W. R. Martin
Kangana State Agricultural College
Mr. Martin
San Jose
Hor, Ueutturist
Martin
How to Attain Success With Commercial Fruits
This piece advises that commercial fruit success hinges on quality fruit with good taste. It stresses soil selection, proper varieties, and orchard care including tillage irrigation pruning thinning and pest control. It notes color and appearance remain important but must be paired with genuine quality for market trust.
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Ben Davis
Guide for Best Time to Harvest Winter Apples
A Kansas State Agricultural College note by R J Barnett states no perfect guide exists for winter apple harvest. Early picks spoil flavor and aroma. late picks shorten storage life. Best practice is harvest when seeds brown and fruit begins to drop with color developing, noting some varieties like Grimes benefit from two pickings.
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R. J. Barnett
Kansas State ‘Agricultural College
Umea
Plow Deeply to Catch Winter Rains and Snow
The orchard is plowed deeply in the fall and left rough to catch the winter rains and snows. In spring Itia keeps ground clean and smooth after cultivation. Late summer requires roughening the soil to conserve rain, with deep disking preferred to avoid orchard plowing during drought. Cultivation follows as needed to kill weeds and grass.
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Itia
Nursery stock warnings from Minnesota official A G Ruggles
Minnesota state official A G Ruggles warns buyers to avoid nursery stock not certified by qualified state officials. Uncertified plants, including fruit varieties like strawberries and raspberries, have been sold recently and may be diseased, posing risk to other plantings.
Vesper Sparrow Described as Efficient Grass Dweller
A Nature Magazine note calls the vesper sparrow one of the most efficient sweepers of the tela, recognizable by its white outer tail feathers. The bird feeds largely on hoppers, armyworms, young grasshoppers, and countless weed seeds in fall and winter.
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Nature Magazine
Poetic Idea Evolved in Small Boy’s Mind
Richard Le Gallienne describes poets as children and recalls a rural camp of weekend country children. A boy asks what happens to old moons and another replies they are cut up for stars, a vivid image from a simple mind.
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Small Boy
Richard le Gallienne
Fortune Note Claim of Rossi on Ancient Promissory Document
Antiquarian M F Rossi of San Jose California claims the largest face value promissory note. The faded parchment bears the date 1480 and a promise to pay gold to the bearer at 6 percent interest. Rossi calculates potential collection figures and notes a modern value cited at about 200 in American currency.
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M. F. Rossi
San Jose
Calli
Resal
Rossi
Amer
Bantus Definition From Historical Text
A fragment explains Bantus as a major African language family group in Equatorial and southern Africa. It lists divisions such as Kafirs and Behuanns, with prefixes Aba- and Ama- indicating plural personal forms used in Bantu names.
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Equatorial
Africa
Fair Marriage Records Fall in Glasgownuptial Surge
In Glasgow Scotland this year Cupid’s records fell as twenty nine couples wed before the sheriff on Fat Friday, a popular nuptial day. The total marks one more than nine years ago while nineteen couples wed the day prior.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Meek Rule Earth Inheritance Might Be Conditional
The remark suggests that the meek may only inherit the earth if certain conditions are met, implying a test of persistence or readiness to claim what belongs to them. It frames inheritance as an earned outcome rather than a guaranteed right.
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Burlington
Vermont
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