The National Bird and the Turkey Industry
The article profiles the wild North American turkey and its domesticated form, noting size ranges from sixteen to thirty six pounds and the Bronze and White Holland varieties. It discusses breeding practices, inbreeding risks, and the role of standard bred stock, with references to turkeys’ self sustaining foraging and the importance of careful stock selection for vigor and market profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Turkey
Central America
Nutritive Value and Palatability of Eggs
Article argues shell color does not affect nutrition and flavor depends on feeding. Experiments show eggs are easily digested and nutritious raw or lightly cooked. Price levels affect perceived value, with eggs at 12 cents per dozen cheapest, 16 cents mid, 25 cents and up extravagant. Palatability is key, as enjoyment boosts nutritional value regardless of protein content.
Fair Cincinnati freshmen revolt over scheduled gym testing
University of Cincinnati freshmen and sophomores face a scandal as teacher Edna Earl Hope conducts a private room examination measuring hips arms bust and finger length to determine future dress and fitness levels. Students protest the intrusive method.
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University of Cincinnati
Mires Edna Earl Hope
Varwlty
Miss Hope
Scarlet
Dabney
Lacking In Education Freddie Cries After Loss
A short vignette shows a boy named Freddie crying after losing a picker. An old gentleman advises calm, while Freddie insists he cannot cry any other way.
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Freddie
Bay not goodbye but in brighter clime bid me good worning
A lyric line reads like a farewell vow, hinting at departure to a sunnier place. The phrasing suggests a measured, hopeful tone rather than a stark ending.
Maxwell's Homemaker Magazine Subscription Appeal
An appeal promotes a yearly Maxwell's Homemaker Magazine subscription arguing the music page justifies cost beyond ten dollars. It emphasizes musicfor families with children, urban home uplift, and sections on Home Study Cheer Entertainment Gardening Head of the Home, plus a story and misc. Addressed to readers in Chicago at 1409 Fisher Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell's
Homemaker Magazine
Maxwell's Homemaker Magazine
Fisher Building
Chicago
Ill
Conciliatory Plan Fails as Parliament and Congress Clash
English Parliament pushes a conciliatory plan after resisting independence but Congress rejects it. Special commissioners Car liste, Willem Edesen, and Gov. John stone pursue secret talks with Congress via a female agent, offering offices if influence favors conciliation. Mr Reed rejects entreaties, underscoring colonial resistance and unrest.
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Lord Carliste
Willem Edesen
Gov. Johnstone
America
Congress
Mr. Reed
Pennsylvania
England
Destruction of Manuscripts Cited from Antiquity
The text recounts Omar ordering the destruction of seven hundred thousand books in Alertadria for conformity with or opposition to the Koran. It also recalls Pliny noting Homer's 15,000 verses fit a walnut shell and legends of a tiny ivory chariot by Mermidios and a ship hidden by a bee.
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Omar
Alertadria
Pliny
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Buff Turkey
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Ty Watson
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