King of All Cheap Skates Stirs New York Crowd
In a New York street scene a peculiar figure known as the “King of All Cheap Skates” draws a crowd. A theaterlike confrontation erupts as a newspaper seller and bystanders react, while a raucous performer leaps from a seat and a backhand comment ricochets through the onlookers. A local man in the crowd is singled out for his restraint as the moment ends without further incident.
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Wiliam
William
Adin Triedlongi
Che Vent Honeh
Wattle
Chey
Adin
Stade
New York
Squire
Mike
New
Camul Corti
Amd
York
Flesie
Romeo the sad mule and Dutchess county court case
In Dutchess County a court heard a tale of Beloved Juliet gone and Romeo the mule, tied to a dispute over a prank and a broken partnership. The owner, Me Yoedle Wan, seeks recompense for damages after a motortruck incident and alleged neglect by a work refusal. The case centers on the validity of claims and who should pay for losses to the mule enterprise.
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Dutchess County
Supreme Court
Sica Ueskiy
Hilyor
Hoskin
Korea
Aid Miliete
Gohben Thay
Benoon
Romen
Mnotortruck
Pte
Ivins Sone
Dullet
Chiopa
Fea
Pathedle Siffite
Ronnie
Iidusterous Tate
Tli
Cho Ense
Jomeo
Mr. Yaurdla
Morschauser
Milwaukee Twins Hailed as Champion Runaways
The Milwaukee siblings eleven and their parents recounted a runaway episode ending with a police escort home. The pair, nicknamed champions by locals, reportedly collected $2 while away. They spent time seeking out a ragman and candy, pies, and other joys, then slept in a theater hallway.
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Milwaukee Twins
Dae
Tally
Wanderlig
Joe Billy
Suni
Anit
Joe
Billy
Billy Gald
Barber's Slipping Razor Saves Miner From Burial
Philip Smith reports Alexander Landon, a Bentons Siding miner, was presumed dead after a pneumonic attack. A barber, amid burial preparations, accidentally cut a pimple, causing heavy blood flow and reviving Landon within minutes. He later recalled hearing all conversations during presumed death as doctors and family believed him dead. Landon and barber Me.rendon recover. Landon expects to live many years.
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Clorado Springs
Colo
Philip Smith
Alexander Landon
Benton's Siding
Rhubarb and Wheat Saving Recipes From 1930s Expert
Expert from the Department of Agriculture shares rhubarb growing tips and recipes. She highlights harvesting young stalks, making preserves and rhubarb sauce, tapioca dessert, and rhubarb scallop. The piece also advises breadless meals using wheat substitutes and varied vegetables for balanced nutrition.
Rhubarb Use Demonstrated by Department Specialist
A Vie United states department of agriculture food specialist and enthusiast on rhubarb showcases its uses in departmental kitchens and at home. She grows rhubarb in her own garden and stresses its value for her family with practical recommendations and recipes.
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Vie United, States Department of Agriculture
Household Tips From A Past Era For Everyday Living
A collection of domestic suggestions covers tips on cooking, food use, storage, and simple home remedies. Advice includes tips on bread making with ground dry bread, using milk and onions in dishes, preserving jellies, and safe kitchen practices. It also mentions fun ideas like turning a plate upside down to trap heat and using turpentine in hot bath mixtures for sprains.
Protect Buildings From Deterioration Now, Says Radford
William A. Radford offers free advice on farm building upkeep through the paper. He argues delaying repairs raises costs, lowers property value, and harms loan prospects. Emphasizes timely painting as essential protection and cites war price pressures and future building demand. Describes a well designed dairy barn emphasizing cleanliness, ventilation, and space for value cows.
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William A. Radford
Prisrin Avenue
Chicago
Europe
Ainting
Between the devil and the Dead Sea proverb noted
The text discusses a proverb linked to a miracle of casting out devils at Cadara and the possessed rushing into waters. It cites Clark's Paraemiologia (1689) with the line Be tween the devil and the Dead Sea. The saying denotes a choice between two terrible options, possibly alluding to a forgotten legend.
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Cadara
Clark
Dead Sea
Snake varieties and venom risk in Australia and Tasmania
Australia hosts about one hundred snake species with three fourths venomous. Large pythons and rock snakes are harmless, yet danger rises as one moves south. In Tasmania, snakes are venomous but only five are truly deadly.
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Australia
Trophey
When Sharpening Pencils
When sharpening a lead pencil the knife blade is placed through a slip of paper to guard the blade and keep the lead dust from soiling fingers.
Dealing With the Selfish Child in Early Training
The passage argues for early training in self-control and unselfishness, noting a child’s temper, rude remarks, and self centered behavior as signs of selfishness. It urges guiding manners from the start rather than delaying etiquette details, emphasizing respect for others and gratitude.
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Brick
Sell All Early Moultin g Fowls For Maximum Eggs
A 1910s poultry guide advises backyard keepers to cull early moulting hens to boost egg output. It recommends selling hens showing June or early July moults, plus guidance on summer housing with air, sunlight, dryness, and ample water. It covers green and dry feeds, meat scraps, grain portions, grit, shells, and water cleanliness for productive hens.
Dont’s for Summer Chickens and Home Use
Don ts for summer warn against keeping cocks and early moulting hens due to feed waste and poor returns. Ensure laying hens have water, air, and shade. Use vegetable scraps for the flock, avoid home table scraps, and preserve eggs for winter when prices rise.
How to Candle Eggs for Winter Storage
A short guide notes careful selection of summer laid eggs for storage with candling to remove imperfect ones. It references a United States Department of Agriculture bulletin by Dr M S Pennington and colleagues, with color plates showing proper egg appearance and improper forms for home keepers and egg suppliers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
M. &. Pennington
Food Reserved Laboratory
M. IX. Tenidna
H. M. P. Betts
Egg shipping shown as highly durable by USDA tests
The U S Department of Agriculture reports two year tests moving eggs an average 1200 miles with total damage under 1 percent. Study packing methods to cut loss, conserve food supply, and use byproducts like table scraps as fowl feed. Free Farmers Bulletin 885 on Back Yard Poultry Keeping.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Storing Eggs and Rearing Poultry in Back-Yard Flocks
A historic guide outlines egg loss causes in stolen nests and notes eggs are often not marketable even when found. It stresses protein rich feed, grit, shell from start, shade for birds, and careful underdrainage to keep poultry dry. Geese feed mainly on grass and are fat producers.
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Liberty Loan Fund
Kaiser
Juliet
Romeo
Gwan
Mr. Landon
Special Information Service
Elty
Rabid
Lhasa
Ole
Malger
FeepaAtey
Parbler Teaet
Sarner
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