Widening White Horse Pike Requires Pole Line Move
The Bell Telephone Company and utility partners widen White Horse Pike between Berlin and Rico New Jersey using a 35 foot mover with crane and auger. The project, to improve motor traffic, shifts the pole line ten feet with no telephone service disruption.
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White Hue Pike
Berlin
Rico
New Jersey
Whith
Bellelephone Company
New Jersey Sate Highway Commission
Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone Company
Electric Company of
Electric Light Company
Mt Gretna Great Writer Fivhor Bos In Airpottton
In a fragmentary report a Mt Gretna writer named Fivhor Bos is described as establishing an airport or air related venture. The text is garbled with names and phrases, but implies a local project or claim connected to aviation and area landmarks.
Electric Lamps and Telephones Arc Across the Nation
A look at lamp production shows 245 006 000 new electric lamps last year with under 2 000 000 carbon filament lamps. Incandescent lamp prices fell forty percent since 1427. The US with 6 percent of the world population holds 63 percent of its telephones. A New York traffic check on Forty second Street shows streetcars carrying seventy passengers during rush hours and cars carrying two. Army tests find electric vacuum cleaners superior for laundering mules.
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America
Pricea
Forty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
New York
Rush Hour Seat Not Feasible In Peak Demand Study
The Smithsonian asks if street cars are an economic necessity in Pennsylvania. A summary from Samuel S. Wyer shows that supplying seats for all passengers during peak hours would require excessive labor and capital, making rush hour seating infeasible.
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Smithsonian Institution
Pennsylvania
Samuel S. Wyer
Pennsylvania Public Service Information Commmittes
Advertising by electric railways boosts public awareness
At the London convention, Storrs of the Connecticut Company cited more than 200 U S electric railway firms using ads. He said posters, booklets, stickers and speakers help explain the industry, noting advertising raised public understanding and doubtless boosted business.
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United States
Storrs
Connecticut Company
Associated Advertising Clubs
London
Selecting laying hens by physical traits for better egg production
Agricultural expert H B Lataden of Florida Agricultural College explains how to identify hens with higher laying capacity. He notes leg color beak and plumage reveal reproductive health and that body proportions pelvic space and skin pliability indicate current laying performance.
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H. B. Lataden
Florida Agricultural College
Demand for Guineas Grows in the East
Demand for guineas rises in the East as wild game like partridge and quail grow scarce. States consider prohibitions on game bird sales to curb hogging, while hotels and clubs seek guinea meat as a substitute amid rising Middle West interest. Young guineas offer tender flesh with game-like flavor. older birds tend to be tough and dry.
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East
Guinea
Middle West
Feed More Meat Scraps and Sour Milk to Hens
The article advises increasing meat scraps and sour milk in laying hens’ rations to sustain egg production through August and early September. It stresses a mash rich in grain mineral feed water and animal matter, with cracked shells for minerals, and emphasizes green food or grass when range is unavailable.
Shade for Hens During Hot Summer Days
The article advises poultry growers to provide shade in yards with little natural cover. Castor beans can be planted to create leafy shade, while others use low sheds or sun shade fabrics. Proper shade plus clean water improves hen welfare and can boost eye yield and rapid growth of chicks.
Mortality Hits Chicks as Poor Feed and Weather Plague Hatching
Report notes heavy chick losses in Thiwa due to bad weather and feeding. Cites need for balanced rations and proper brooder temperatures to reduce mortality.
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Thiwa
Merteiry
Light and Ventilation Plan for Healthy Poultry Houses
The article stresses ample light and ventilation to keep flocks healthy and houses clean. It recommends whitewash walls, well placed windows for sun exposure, and curtains of unbleached muslin to control drafts. A rule of one square foot curtain per six square feet floor space is advised and drafts should be avoided. It also covers selecting early maturing pullets and leg banding to track laying.
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Mt Dows
Harry
Pullet
Fieken Horse
Q. OL Kram
Toultry Et
Colorado Agricultural College
Fertility Comparison Between White and Brown Eggs
Tests show white and brown eggs require the same incubation temperature. Brown eggs show lower fertility with more embryonic deaths and shell hatch failures, while white eggs are projected to be about 80 percent fertile and 75 percent hatch of the fertile eggs.
Assyrian Horticulture Reveals Ancient Plant List
A study of cuneiform tablets from Babylon and Assyrian sites identifies fifty more plants, many drug uses among them. New identifications include rose, anise, mustard, asafoetida, sumach, hemp, chamomile, apricot, cherry, and melberries, with cross language comparisons supporting the identifications.
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Babylon
Dickens Interjection Origin in English Usage
The word Dickens is not tied to Charles Dickens and predates him by Shakespearean use in Merry Wives of Windsor. It appears as an exclamation of astonishment impatience and irritation, likely derived from a euphemism for the devil or deuce.
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Charles Dickens
Shakespeare
Dickens
Used Cars for Sale from Early 20th Century Listings
A compact catalog lists several classic vehicles for sale including 1916 Buick Touring, 1920 Buick Touring, 1921 Buick Touring, 1922 Durant Six Cylinder Coupe, 1920 Overland Touring, plus Oakland Roadster, Dodge Roadster, Scrip tooth Touring, three Ford Tourings, a Ford Panel Body Light Delivery, and other miscellaneous models.
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Oakland
Dodge
Scrip
Ooth
Norman Graybul in Oregon Pa B C Bereville RD End Ditone
Fragmentary OCR item notes Norman Graybul linked to Oregon Pennsylvania and a Bereville RD entry with code Ditone 827 IL dated May 2. The readable text is incomplete and lacks a clear event or action.
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Oregon
B. C
Béreville, RD
End
Pineapple Industry in South Africa Leads Empire
A report states Pineapple Country South Africa possesses the largest pineapple growing and packing industry in the British empire. Pineapples are grown in Natal and eastern Cape Province with some production in the Vaal region, though the principal area lies in the eastern Cape where climate is most favorable.
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South Africa
British Empire
Natal
Cape Province
Fragmentary note hints at scarce resources and conflict
A terse, garbled line mentions few gold mines and oil fields and hints at sexual exploitation amid unrest. The wording is unclear but suggests scarcity of natural resources and social harm in a troubled area. The source fragment lacks concrete names or dates.
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Hawthorne
Western Electric
Mt. Gretna
Philadelphia Frening Bulletin
Wagner
Koos
Relsall
Wagh
Bell Telephone Conptany
Penn
Vanean
Bens Lamtors Company
Mwe
Ind
Th National
Guu Waumil Dremipmreal
Mir
Gretna
Army
Pennsylvania Public Service Information
Samuel S$. Wyer
Straphanper
GAR Lines
Norman Graybul
Bildrap
Grube’s
Allentown
Che Bane
Tiwu
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