Island peril and ransom in a Dyak siege
On a sunbaked cliff ledge Jenks and Iris endure thirst and sniper fire while Dyaks lie in wait below. A desperate parley with Taung SAli tests loyalties as a Muslim interpreter plots escape with bribes and threats.
Record on Dairy Cattle Practices and Production Trends
The piece surveys the Live Dairy Practice publication by the Bureau of Animal Industry as a comprehensive reference for grade native and pure bred cows, urges sanitary milk production, notes European pig and dairy synergy, highlights alfalfa meal growth, praises Michigan’s cow testing association, and quotes dairymen’s practices from Denmark to Ames with advice on calf selection and feed processing.
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United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
Michigan
Hoard
Wisconsin
Denmark
Helmer Rabild
Dairy trains to spread state dairy work statewide
The Maryland experiment station at College Park plans dairy train tours across most of the state railroad system. Director Patterson will oversee the trains in a bid to ignite public interest similar to last year’s corn specials.
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Maryland
Legends of Old Mines and the Mirage of Rich Deposits
The article critiques speculative mining schemes from the 19th century onward, noting how reports of vast veins from government archives spurred English capital into unprofitable Mexican ventures. It emphasizes that past production reflects what is gone not what remains, warning readers to doubt overblown claims.
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Richard Burton
Egypt
Humbeldt
Ward
Mexico
Good Cheer At Meals and Family Laughter
Orison Swett Marden urges that cheerful meals aid digestion and mood. He argues laughter boosts gastric juice secretion and family meals should be a time for mirth, signaling a respite from daily cares.
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Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Mushroom caution for foragers stresses distinguishing safe fungi
An enthusiast argues that mushrooms are easy to ID and safe when proper rules are followed. Key traits include pink gills, white woolly ring on the stem, fleshy cap, and distinct aroma. Advice urges careful examination and consultation, with any doubt leading to disposal or expert review.
Bow legged figures in world history and sport
An essay from London Answers argues bow legs are common and commendable. It asserts 40 percent of mankind are bow legged, links them to athletic build, and claims famous figures like Caesar Horace Napoleon Wellington Schopenhauer and Cavour exemplify the trait.
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Jenks
Gresevia
Caesar
Horace
Napoleon
Wellington
Schopenhauer
Cavour
London
Words of cheer and gloom shape lives in daily contact
The passage argues that language can uplift or harm, highlighting the power of words to affect every person we meet. It stresses choosing brightness over darkness to influence others and insists our words can help or hinder people in daily interactions.
In the Hall of Fame Dusting the Busts
Dialogue notes a father in the hall of fame. a quip reveals the father is dead and kept in the hall in dusting duty, reflecting a humorous view of posthumous honors and memory.
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The
Hall of Fame
Phrase from commuter on a disputed man as fourth ball to pawnbroker sign
A commuter styled the man under discussion as the fourth ball to a pawnbroker sign. The remark hints at overreaching victory and warns against pushing too far. It suggests that mastery lies in preventing an enemy from rallying rather than pursuing a decisive triumph.
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Iris
Ressen
Iria
le Beers
Jenks
Commissariat
Mr. Jenks
The Lodge as Social Center in Western Towns
The lodge forms a social center across the plains where distance and status matter less than fraternal bonds. Equality in membership for men and women fosters comradeship, transforming daily work relations and social life, as illustrated by a banker and his servant both belonging to the same lodge and sharing experiences.
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Anna
C. M. Harger
Atlantic
The Hanging Drop Slide Reveals a World in Water
A French biologist devised the hanging drop slide to view a single pond drop as a miniature universe. Within the clear drop, diverse life thrives with giant worms, swishing tails, and countless bacteria living and fighting for space in perpetual, tiny conflict.
Alcohol and cold weather heat loss explained
A scientist explains that moderate alcohol use in polar regions acts as a pure fuel, causing fat deposits and increasing heat loss. In extreme cold the body loses heat as if a red hot stove has doors opened, contrasting with carbohydrate and fat based heat production. Polar dwellers require high fat intake to maintain body heat.
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Tropics
The Papal Tiara Its Origins and Coronets Through Time
Brewer notes the papal tiara as a composite symbol with linen foundation for purity and chastity and a gold band for supremacy. The first cap arose under Damascus II in 1048, a high coronet added by Boniface VIII in 1205, a second coronet by Benedict XII in 1335, and a third coronet linked to the Trinity with disputed early adopter.
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Brewer
Damascus II
Boniface VIII
Benedict XII
Urban V
John XXII
John XXIII
Gulilelmus and the Devils Basis of exact computation on devils
Guilelmus Parisiensis the author of a famed demonology work claims a basis of exact computation showing that 44,435,536 devils inhabit the regions of air caves and dark earth. The source of this vast material has puzzled later writers on demonology and witchcraft.
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Guilelmus Parisiensis
Dual Headaches From A Four Year Old And Yucca Soap Use
A four year old girl tells her mother she has two headaches one above each eye. The article notes yucca roots are widely used as a soap substitute in parts of Mexico and Central America.
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Mexico
Canirai America
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