Phi Beta Kappa Honor Stresses Scholarship At Cornell
The Phi Beta Kappa honor, based on top scholarship, has admitted Tunfu Hu a Cornell junior in Arts and Sciences. A Chinaman with an overall 85 average in two years at Cornell he has a sister at Vassar. The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin notes the achievement reflects well on him and his race.
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United States
Phi Beta Kappa
Cornell University
Tunfu Hu
College of Arts and Science
Cornell
Vassar
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
Corner
Modernize Federal Clerks Room For Greater Government Efficiency
The Washington Star argues 15 to 20 percent better results could be achieved if clerks in federal buildings were housed in modern facilities like corporate offices. It criticizes government designs that stress exterior form over function with wasted space, high ceilings, poor light, and poor sanitation, and praises railroads for level entrances, elevators, interconnected offices, and bright ventilation.
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The
Washington Star
Wireless telegraphy aids railroad operation on Lake Shore line
The latest wireless telegraphy advance applies to railroad train control. On the Lake Shore line tests have proved eminently successful with managers predicting accident reduction within human power limits. If shore use mirrors sea results, benefits to humanity would be substantial and awaited with interest.
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Lake Shore
Pure Clothes Law Called For By Worried Woman
A serious woman laments mislabeling in dress goods and urges a law requiring precise naming. She critiques glove materials calling for pigskin labels and questions swan's down versus geese down and the claim that pure silk velvet is obsolete due to high cost.
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Directoire
Government aids farmers with markets at home and abroad
The Cincinnati Enquirer lauds federal policy freeing farmers from trade restraints to secure open markets. It notes a severe social season pushing country houses as retreats and railroad tours to Mexico or Seattle as escapes, hinting at philantropist tendencies among those who flee.
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United States
Cincinnati Enquirer
Thither
Mexico
Seattle
Manila Receives Fresh Water From 20 Mile Source
The city announces a new water supply drawn from a source twenty miles away. Officials report the improvement cost was unexpectedly low and the system promises to bring convenient water access across Manila.
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Manila
Philippines
Saye
The Disaffection of Adelaide
Two women visit a village cottage to confront Adelaide who has married a professor. The scene shifts from airy chatter about her career to a revelation of a baby, provoking Rosalie to fierce pride and Jimmy to tender awe as he admires the infant and Rosalie’s reaction.
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Express
Rosalie
Adelaide
Rosalia
Val
Blackstone
Wal
Rosie
Jimmy
Scott
Varanda
Jupiter
Beekeeping Advice on Feeding for Surplus Honey
A Farm and Home writer stresses the importance of strong honey colonies to store surplus. Feeding to stimulate breeding may be useful before fruit bloom or between fruit bloom and clover, with caution for beginners who should test on a small part of the apiary.
Nest for hens and chicks with simple crate style design
A Farm and Home writer recommends cheap nests that keep each hen in place. Build from two 12 inch boards 14 feet long as the bottom, raised on 2x4 crosspieces. Secure with nails for stability.
Building a Hen Coop from Wooden Nests and Tin
Instructions describe constructing a hen coop using ground nests, two 14 foot boards for the front, one for the back, and partitions every 18 inches. A hinged front top and tin covering, ventilation holes, and a screen covered top hole protect the hens. Install under a shed or outdoors, place hens in early spring, and use a latch to confine the hen when chicks hatch.
Beekeeping Tips For Spring Colony Boost
The life of a working bee is short and old bees die by spring. Use prudent feeding and brood management to build up weak colonies. Feed at night in warm weather, avoid daytime feeding, and stop only when honey flows. A vigorous queen plus steady, warm feeding yields faster recovery.
Cauze of Limberneck in Chickens Explained
A fragment describes limberneck in poultry caused by eating decaying flesh or maggots. Maggots lodge in the throat, paralyzing neck muscles and preventing swallowing. Affected birds stay immobile and die of starvation, with little chance of recovery. a remedy like soft bread soaked in turpentine or kerosene is mentioned as unproven and not timely.
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Limberneck
Mineral Matter in Hens Diet and Grit Effectiveness
The article argues chickens consume substantial mineral matter in body, bones, and feathers with growing chicks needing more. It questions grit’s grinding role in the gizzard, notes variable mineral content across foods, and cites oyster shells as a lime rich but useful mineral feed.
Good Stock for Breeding White Cochins
White Cochins belong to the Asiatic class and are suited for breeding. They are fair layers with good build and weight. Standard weights list cocks at 11 pounds hens at 8 1/2 pounds cockerels at 9 pounds and pullets at 7 pounds. They have bright yellow beaks bay eyes yellow shanks and pure white plumage. They are hardy lay brown eggs and are persistent sitters. They are a single combed breed.
Mixing feed for hens shows self-serve hoppers rise
A Massachusetts poultryman uses self feeding hoppers in each pen with multiple compartments holding different dry feeds. Birds mix their own rations from grain bran middlings and dry beef scraps. No wet feed used. method reduces daily work and avoids hot mash.
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Massachusetts
Poultry Feeding Tips for Laying Hens and Breeds
Poultry notes advise oats or grain as good laying feed and urge dust baths. Old hens make best mothers while pullets are better layers. Choose the best breed for you and provide shells gravels and charcoal. Feed vegetable scraps and bone meal daily to keep hens healthy and productive.
Preacher Dr During and the pretzel test for beggars in Bala
Philadelphia City Mission head Dr Herman During, famed for aiding the poor, shared stories at Bala about life among the needy. He described his pretzel test for beggars, a tale of two Rumalley girls recalling a hospital kiss and a nurse’s kindness.
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Herman
Philadelphia’ ‘City
During
Bala
Rumalley
Maggie
Firat
Hennyman Hospital
Weather Agreement Sparks Merry Henpeck Debate
Mr and Mrs Henpeck clash over a single subject but find harmony on weather. Mrs Henpeck claims she always agrees with him about the forecast, prompting lighthearted banter.
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Mr. Henpeck
Mrs. Henpeck
Skin Troubles Cured by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Charles Baker of Albion Maine reports two girls severely troubled with eczema. One child lost hair on the head and had patches and inflamed arms. After trying various doctors with no success, she used Cuticura Remedies and saw the skin become soft and smooth after the second jar.
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Charles Baker
Albion
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Bole Props
Boston
What Kind of an Office A Child’s Exam Defining Science
A humorous anecdote from Everybody’s Magazine notes a Yale Sheffield Scientific School exam question on the gastric juice office. A pupil answered that the stomach is the office, illustrating a playful misdefinition of terms and older notions about function.
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Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
Everybody’s Magazine
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted by J Cheney & Co
Promoted as a internal remedy for catarrh by J Cheney & Co with endorsements from physicians. Claims cure works on mucous membranes and systemic action. Sold by druggists with price listed and related Hall's Family Pills advertised for constipation.
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Geka Siteon
Crenedion
Hall
Hiall
J. Cheney & CO
The Grind That Dulls
A proverb warns constant sharpening dulls a tool and applies to life. It contrasts a scissors grinder’s unending grind with a housewife who stays sharp through frequent change and recreation.
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