The Ear as a Double Wonder of Hearing in Humans and Horses
A detailed, age appropriate explanation of the ear explains its dual role as a body warmer and urgent alarm. It describes outer ear collecting sound waves, the ear canal and drum, the hammer anvil and stirrup bones, the oval and round windows, and the complex hearing organ with hair cells and nervous connections. It also covers inner ear balance canals and how motion affects perception, with analogies to music strings and a vivid depiction of the hearing process.
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Trao
Data guidance for co operative price policies from USDA
United States Department of Agriculture urges cooperatives to base price policies on supply and demand data rather than guesswork or cost plus profit. It stresses the need for analysis of annual prices, seasonal trends, production costs, market supply, and demand conditions to avoid mistakes and losses while guiding shipments to prevent gluts or shortages.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dow Co-Operative
Agricultural Tips and Crops Notes From Field Almanac
Agricultural items discuss soybeans corn and hog feeding strategies, fall frosts damaging mature corn, rhubarb transplant timing and moisture needs, cost concerns when repairing low value machines, fettine on game ground effects, and demonstrations showing increased yield with cover crops and balanced fertility.
Joy Giving Benefits Grow With Each Helping Hand
The piece explains that starting joy giving makes it easy to continue. Giving joy brings continual benefits and keeps a stream of means to help others. Your own joy increases with each display of goodwill, creating a habit you’d hate to lose.
Books Published in 1926 in the British Isles
Despite economic upheaval 12 709 books were published in 1926, 403 fewer than 1925. The Publishers' Circular notes May output fell to 460 from 1802 in 1925, with June easing pent-up demand. For the last six months, 6706 issued in 1926 versus 6740 in 1925, and the Circular predicts 1927 could be a bumper year.
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British Isles
The Uproar at Mansion House In Kansas City
A guest asks about a lobby racket last night. The landlord explains it stemmed from Lobe Sage and Dad Fetchett quarrelling over every point, each accusing the other, until both left in a huff. The landlord hopes they settle their dispute and stop arguing.
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Kansay City
Buses Supplant Camels in Egypt for Transport
In Egypt 1,008 motor buses shuttle crowds between sites including the Sphinx, replacing camels. The country lists 8,801 private cars, 4,288 taxis, and 1,588 tramcars alongside buses, shaping new urban mobility.
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Sphinx
Egypt
Merry Andrew and the origin of Moffy Andrews
The note traces the term Merry Andrew to Andrew Borde physician to Henry VIII. It describes his fame and eccentricity and explains how crowds at fairs and other venues were used to teach the public. It mentions that those who mocked his wit and tricks amid his genius were called Moffy Andrews.
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Merry Andrew
Andrew Borde
Henry VIII
Fulra
Moffy Andrews
Too Much Cure Banker Doctor Advice Echoes Golf Suggestion
A cryptic note recounts an exchange where a banker and a doctor discuss coping by golf. The caller requests a simple mental reset and a playful nudge toward rebalance after intense work.
Tan at the drug store? A garbled note on a comic exchange
A fragmented OCR item shows a line about tan and a punchline at a drug store. The readable bits imply a joke or misprint, but the surrounding text is indecipherable, leaving the main anecdote only partially visible and not clearly attributable.
Exclusive Diet Joke Reappears in Boston Transcript
A witty exchange appears in the Boston Transcript about rumors of a wife changing her diet following news that Mrs. Smith is on the same regimen. The quip highlights social chatter and clever back-and-forth typical of the era.
You Know That Kind Politician No I Don’t Know You
A fragmented dialogue shows a stranger recalling past favors during an election and a politician’s vague response. The overheard exchange hints at political leverage and memory among voters and candidates.
Raised Trouble Reveals Divorce Dispute Over Face Lift Mortgage
In a quoted exchange, a Browns couple discuss a dia agreement that led to separation. She sought a cosmetic face lift while he pressed for the mortgage as the agreed focal point of their dispute.
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