Camel Bones Found From Ancient Era In Wyoming
Chicago report notes six million year old camel bones found near Luk Wyoming by Paul C. Miller. The find includes skulls and leg bones from an American camel along with fossils from Nebraska and South Dakota. Other discoveries include prehistoric horses saber toothed tiger and a giant rhinoceros relative in older rock layers.
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Chicago
Luk
Wyo
Paul CC. Miller
Walker Museum
University of Chicago
Nebraska
Wyoming
South Dakota
Seep Creek
Miller
Business Gains and Rising Firm Count in Oregon
The July 1926 capital stock tax report shows higher bonused transfers by firms and more active business firms in Oregon compared with 1924. The Internal Revenue figures note July and August 1926 returns at 419 608 dollars, up 63 767 dollars from two years earlier, with the tax levied on corporate capital stock for the privilege of doing business.
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Oregon
Internal Revenue Department of the
United States
Butter Men to Meet in Portland Convention
Butter Men prepare for the National Association of Tuttermakers annual convention in Portland from September 15 to 17. More than 1000 visitors from across the United States are expected in the city for the event.
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National Association of Tuttermakers
Portland
Would Be Quiet World
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben noting that silence aids listening when a speaker is uncertain. The line suggests a cautious view on discussion and attention to speech in a rural or local setting.
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Cappin
Uncle Eben
de Munle
Washington Star
First German Railroad Opens Between Nuremberg and
The Ludwigsebahn, Germanys first railway, linked Nuremberg and a Perth location, about four miles long, and began service in December 1896.
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Germany
Clites
Nurenburg
Perth
Gold Lace General Abercrombie In America 1766
General Abercrombie arrived in 1766 to lead Bug Ninh troops against French and Indiane forces. His gold lace drew hostility from colonists who nicknamed him Mist Natbycrombilo.
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Abercrombie
America
Ninh
Inferiority Complex in a Knowledge Gap
The Duluth Herald notes how feeling inferior arises when facing someone who knows things you don’t and misses what you do know. The piece reflects on personal doubt in social and intellectual interactions.
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The
Duluth Herald
Shingles Hero of Miggles Alley Fire Rescue
A ten year old boy known as Shingles saves his baby brother on a tenement roof by improvising a rope rescue. He lowers the child while danger looms. a fall is narrowly prevented as onlookers and fire crews converge. The crowd gasps as the infant tumbles initially but is saved by a safety rope, though the dramatic moment ends with an astonished witness and the mother guiding the tale, while Shingles’s bravery is recognized.
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Abington
Miggles’ Alley
America
Alimont
Btn
Tle
Baby
Pussy Cat
Chariot
Shingles
Broadway
Big Brother
Carter
Dangor
Triw
Stingios
Haley
Brother
Migglen' Alley
Ford
Engines and Hook and Ladder
Ll Oliver Eay
Pather
Underground fires flare across the countryside
London Tit-Bits reports fires smoldering in many inland sites from Ayr to Dudley and Landore. Long burning pits and peat soils ignite from coal and brushwood, with fumes, heat, and ground fires spreading for years before being finally quenched by rain.
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Ayr
Girvan
Landore
Swansea
Dudley
Boston Critic Debates Women’s Union on Genteel Entertainment
Eyverett P. Wheeler addresses a women’s union in Boston denouncing a public discourse on intellectual pleasures. A motor bus parade through historic streets features a megaphone speaker promoting a message about Oliver Wendell Holmes while a bystander criticizes the heavy rhetoric.
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Theresa
Eimerson
Boston
Eyverett P. Wheeler
Tle
Hilstoric
Pretty Girl
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Adv. and Disadv. of Raising Sheep for Farmers
The article notes sheep require less grain than other livestock and improve pastures through grazing and manure. It cites two main money crops lamb and wool, with lambs priced if markets rise. Drawbacks include diseases and parasites, office dogs at times, and the need for attentive management to avoid losses.
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Eayn U. ¥. Blarky
Hnaban Gry
Clemaon College
Westock
Tegumo Bay
Visenses
Proper Feeding Is Best in Growing Market Hogs
North Carolina swine expert W. W. Shay notes profitable results from mixed rations of tannin o red dog and corn for growing hogs. A group of nine pigs fed a rotating five week schedule weighed 24 pounds at start and reached 1,551 pounds by July 1, selling at 19 cents per pound for $258.08. Net profit after feed costs was $122.20 if corn cost 5 cents per bushel and the pigs ate 140 days of feed.
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Snys W. W. Shay
North Carolina State College of Agriculture
Mr. Shay
A. Sheffield
Davidson County
J. Be, Young
Lexington
North Carolina
Rte Uon
Stuy
Shay
Young
Feeding and care tips for stock and lambs from a farmer text
The article offers practical advice on managing cattle hogs and sheep, warning against overfeeding on corn and fattening pregnant breeding stock. It emphasizes balanced rations, avoiding empty corn cribs, controlling parasites, and timing pasture use while noting alfalfa hay supports milk in sows and helps lamb growth.
Feeding grain to cows on pasture pays varies by milk yield
C E Eckles of University Farm St Paul explains that grazing alone may meet needs for cows producing under a pound of butterfat daily. Higher producers benefit from grain. Holsteins may yield 25 8 pounds of milk with grain, Guernseys 20 30 pounds, with adjustments for protein and pasture quality.
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Guernsey
Jersey
C. E. Eckles
Dairy Husbandry
University Farm
St. Paul
Feeding and Rearing Dairy Calves for Best Growth
New dairy calf care guide advises removing calves within 24 hours to receive first milk, teaching drinking with a finger, and feeding 2-3 pounds of whole milk at each meal. Add separated milk after one week, plus bran and corn chops, then provide water, hay, shade, and gentle handling to raise a productive dairy cow.
Why Fifty-Dollar Scrub Is Most Expensive Bull
Colorado Extension cites United States dairy figures showing scrub bulls cost 19 dairymen a butterfat decrease of 3,548 pounds and a sales drop of 20,7024 cents. Each owner bears 2,250.47 dollars. At a cow basis the cost is 0.15 per cow, making the $50 scrub bull a costly choice for a herd.
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United States Dairy Bureauigures
B. W. Fairbanks
Extension Service
Colorado Agricultural College
Falataft Origins At Odds With Shakespeare's Falastaft
In older days John Oldcastle, a boon companion of Henry V, is claimed as the original Falataft. Oldcastle was executed as a traitor and heretic during Henry V's reign.
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John Oldcastle
Henry V
Shakespeare
Oldcastle
Progress This Century The old-timer works his son through college
A Minneapolis Star item notes the habit of perseverance and describes an elderly worker supporting his son through college while a Bowton Transcript line reflects a similar muddled sentiment about men made of grit despite unclear wording.
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Bow
Minneapolis Star
Historic Sherwood Forest in England Described
The original Sherwood forest attributed to Robin Hood stretched about twenty five miles by ten miles and included pastures heath and even barren tracts with scattered dense groves of trees.
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Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood
Longest continuous rail line spans 4500 miles
The world's longest uninterrupted railway runs from Koren a in Russia to Vladivostok, measuring about 4,500 miles in length.
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Korena
Russia
Vladivostok
Beads by Murano Glassmakers Captivate Fashion Pairs
Murano glass beads crafted by generations of glassmakers are celebrated for jewel like delicacy and color. Necklaces from these beads adorn women of fashion, reflecting a long standing tradition.
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Murano
Bavarian Peasant Holds King Ludwig Fake Teeth
A Bavarian peasant owns a set of fake teeth once owned by King Ludwig. The article notes the tooth set embodies a lasting smile while the king’s deeds fade from memory.
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Ludwig
Eis
Swift birds chase records at Roubaix to Paris
The swift is described as the fastest bird with a feeding speed of 70 miles per hour and an unrecorded maximum speed. A claim mentions a swallow flying 105 miles an hour from Roubaix to Paris as a possible record.
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Roubaix
Paris
Trimmers Balance Power in Late 17th Century England
The Trimmers name refers to George Savile first Marquis of Halifax and his political followers who held the balance of power between the Whigs and Tories from 1680 to 1690.
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England
George Savile
Halifax
First Meister singer founder Heinrich von Molesen
Heinrich von Molesen, founder of Mainz’s first Meister singers school, died in Mainz, Germany in 1918. His body was borne to his tomb in the cathedral by the women of Mainz, who sang his praises.
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Heinrich von Molesen
Mainz
Germany
Hard Labor Ethel ring claim sparks engagement row
In a humorous exchange from the American Legion Weekly, Clara notes she earned the engagement ring rather than Dick presenting it, highlighting a playful dispute over the gift. The dialogue reflects social humor from the period with a focus on relationships and witty banter.
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Ethel
Clara
American Legion Weekly
Owings Motorist Urges Speed Amid Cloud Chase
In a clipped 1950 scene Owens drives an alarm motor and shouts a warning to hurry and get behind a cloud as a tailor hurries to keep up, set against a Boston backdrop.
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Owens
Geo Whia
Boston Transcript
Hand Made and Machine Cigarettes Compared
A skilled worker can handcraft 2000 to 3000 cigarettes per day, while a machine can produce about 150000 in the same period. The comparison highlights the vast productivity gap between manual and mechanized production.
Suspended Radiators Patent Eliminates Feet and Bent
A device for suspending radiators from wide room walls has been patented. It eliminates supporting feet and also distorts the bent configuration of traditional radiators.
Nature's Inexorable Law Ends A Friendship
A fragment quotes a line about friends departing and the pain of loss, reflecting on bereavement and the unending change of companionship. The ornate phrasing evokes a somber mood and a meditation on mortality and separation.
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