Secret to long burning wood fires revealed by agriculture experts
United States Department of Agriculture foresters describe how to keep a fireplace burning day and night with minimal attention. By maintaining a bed of ashes and glowing charcoal, andiring blocks, the fire is slowed and heat stored for 10 to 12 hours. Any dry seasoned wood can be used in stove length for efficient heating.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Obstacles Build Boys Into Leaders, Not Easy Lives
An Ohio State Journal voice argues that success comes from overcoming obstacles. A boy grows through resistance, carrying rocks not feathers, starting from hard work to become scholars, merchants, captains of industry, or managers.
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Ohio State Journal
My Rainy Night Grand Event Embarrassing Dress Moment
On a rainy night I attended my first grand affair with three weeks of preparation for Lord Chi's approval. My elder sister, the matron, greeted the party as I arrived in a formal gown. A guest, the sister’s daughter, offered a critical line that revealed my trousers were folded too high, causing blushes and embarrassment.
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Chi
New Anesthetic Gas Aided War Survivors
The Red Cross stated nitrous oxide gas, supplied in large quantities through wartime joint effort, saved many American soldiers. Medics underestimated its value before the war, but it caused no depressing after effects and entered general use in operating rooms.
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Red Cross
War News Story Reveals Wounded Soldier’s Quiet Question
In a war desk vignette a visitor to the wounded asks a blunt private how he knew he was hurt. He answers he learned from papers. The scene shows the strain and quiet humanity among the injured and their visitors.
Not Always Fair Judging Character by Handwriting
Prominent Kansan Dr. J. C. Peterson argues handwriting and photographs fail to reveal character or intelligence. He cites tests at Ohio State and Wisconsin psychology studies showing no reliable correlation between traits and handwriting or photos.
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J. C. Peterson
Kansastate Agriculture College
Peterson
Psychology Department
Ohio State University
The Joy of Living and the Duty of Service
A quotation on joy as a byproduct of hard work, risking and facing duty, not pursuit of pleasure. It emphasizes that worthy living comes from sacrifice and service, framed as guidance in difficult times.
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Theodore Roose
Can't Lose It Adolph Tandler on German music demand
Adolph Tandler, a symphony orchestra leader, jokes about banning German composers as he notes the abundance of German music. He quips that some claim it will be used at the peace conference. The remark follows a quip about Wagnerian music at a peace celebration.
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Adolph Tandler
Symphony
Hal
There In Profusion Mary Sees Khaki Boy Parade
A child named Mary visits a nearby camp, exclaiming delight at each khaki clad soldier. She voices confusion when asked why she spoke little about the soldiers and sighs at the long fore noon ahead of her mother.
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Mary
And He'll Know, Too Train up a Child Reminder
A reflective saying draws on a proverb about guiding a child in the right path and recognizing errors in parenting. The aphorism emphasizes future judgment by the child as a measure of parental guidance.
Great Occasions Reveal Heroic Character
The quote reflects that great moments reveal true character rather than creating it. It argues growth is quiet and steady until a crisis exposes who we are.
Saintly love of animals highlighted in Dr Hyde lectures
Dr. Douglas Hyde lectured at Alexandra College Dublin on medieval Irish lore and the saints affection for animals. He cited St Patrick with a fond fawn, St Brigid with a loyal dog and birds, and St Columcille whose love for pets surpassed others, including stories of wolves foxes and birds.
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Douglas Hyde
Margaret Stokes
Alexandra College
Dublin
St Patrick
St. Brigid
St. Columeilie
St. Patrick
Dr. Hyde
St. Kevin
St. Comini
St. Molina
St. Moling
Deepest Well Near Fairmont Sets Heat Record
The Hope Natural Gas company of Pittsburgh drilled the world’s deepest well six and a half miles southeast of Fairmont West Virginia to 7,570 feet. Drilling halted when tools stuck and 4,000 feet of cable remained. At 7,000 feet temperature reached 172 degrees Fahrenheit with a rise of one degree per 51 feet, implying boiling point near 10,000 feet.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Hope Natural Gas Company
Pittsburgh
EB. van Orstrand
United States Geological Survey
Scientific American
The Skeleton at the Feast
A wedding tale from a bride’s home ends in a comic telegram misread as congratulations. The delivery boy brings a message meant for the brother, prompting a late dinner table reading that reveals a debt demand and triggers laughter among guests.
When the Bridegroom Is Not a Cipher and Conciliation
A society note details an exception to the bridegroom as cipher rule when the youth's mother files the item. A house cook long in the same position is spoken to by the mistress who offers a silk petticoat as a present, prompting the cook to ask how many have dined with them.
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Coak
Unpopular Pax and Grim Workers Mentioned in London Tit-Bits
An 19th century note discusses Pax paying promises remaining unpopular and workers immune to tuberculosis due to carbon inhalation. It compares grimy workers to colliers noting they show few nervous diseases, as cited by a London Tit-Bits writer.
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Pax
London
Moral. Take a Chance.
Shinbone remarks that fear of making mistakes leads people to do nothing, urging action and risk in life. The line emphasizes courage over paralysis by analysis and the value of trying despite potential errors.
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Shinbone
Esperanca Discovers Rubber Seringueira Named by Jesuit Missionary
Fr. Marcel de Esperanca, a Jesuit missionary, is believed to have found the rubber tree during apostolic journeys among the Cambelas Indians of South America. He named it the seringueira after observing locals use its sap to harden into bottle shapes resembling syringes.
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Esperanca
Marcel de Esperanca
South America
Stock Maintenance Ration for Wintering Grazing Stock
The notice advises keeping cattle and sheep to a maintenance diet during winter to support next summer grazing. It recommends silage, corn stover, straw, and marketable hay as the base and de-emphasizes grain, noting the silo’s essential role. It cites regional grazing strategies in the Virginias and Kentucky and warns against weight loss reducing grazing outcomes.
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Binegrasa
High Prices Drive Western Farmers to Larger Sheep Flocks
The U S Department of Agriculture notes wool and mutton prices spurring western irrigation growers to increase flock size. Many flocks are purebred and breeders sell ram lambs to range-country men. Wool pools form to concentrate supply and boost buyer competition, aiding small producers through grading and collaboration.
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United States
Calculations of Hog Feeds for Efficient Rations
Calculations of hog rations using feeding standards and tables reveal proper feed combinations for various purposes. It promotes inquiry and close observation by farmers, a key facet of successful feeding and livestock management.
Livestock Notes on Feeding and Care Practices
Lambs feeding in corn should never be allowed near salt. Salt placed where sheep may have it when they want it is essential. For wintering cows or stock steers, stover silage seems to be of decided value. When harvest work calls, the mare should have the colt weaned, even if three months old.
How Much You Should Weigh.
A brief line from Popular Science Monthly explains a simple formula for ideal weight. Start with 110 pounds, add 5 percent of the inches your height exceeds five feet, and the total is the ideal weight.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Popular Science Monthly
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