Great Metropolis Nicknames Through the Ages
The piece surveys London nicknames from history such as City of Masts and City of Smoke, notes shifts with steam and modern writers, and mentions London’s portrayals by Thomas Moore, James Thompson, and Lloyd George, alongside rival labels like Imperial City and Heart of the Empire.
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Londot
Baines
London
Pittsburgh
Boston
Henry
New York
Bagdad
Babylon
Thomas Moore
James Thompson
Empire
Lloyd George
Wimpire
Palaces
Myer
Birds in East Indies Build Elaborate Nests
East Indies birds construct huge mound nests taller than a man and fifteen yards wide. The hen incubates eggs inside the heap after heating it. In Africa the hammer heated stork builds a multi chambered nest of mud and bones. In Borneo the elible nest, prized by Chinese gourmets, is exported from coastal caverns, with annual value around 800,000 pounds.
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East Indies
London
Borneo
China
Bells and justice in ancient China and Egypt
The article notes bell origins with Ezeypfinus and describes bells in China in the ninth century. In each town a wall bell near the ruler’s seat invited petitioners who could tug a rope to summon the governor, prompting swift official response. Two Arab travelers documented this practice, illustrating a system of prompt redress via public bells.
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Ezeypfinus
China
Christ
Detroit
Wll
Han
Wien
Jrad
French influence on English words at the academy
A reader questions whether a French language academy should determine which foreign terms enter English. The piece cites accepted words such as athlete and football and notes many French terms used in everyday writing. It asks what authority should regulate absorption and mentions tennis terms like grille and tambour.
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Fritish
Academie Freiesise
Academie
Alpenstack
Fiwilly
Lost the East Wind and the Mistress’s Worries
A fragment from Everybody's Magazine depicts a wary scene as a mule and her mistress discuss fear of wages and a troubled master. The dialogue reveals anxiety over a rumored danger and a plea for safety, with references to visions and a warning from a talking mule in a tense domestic moment.
Winter Poultry Care: Keeping Hens Indoors in Severe Weather
Keep hens indoors during severe weather to ensure winter egg production. Feed a balanced dry mash in hoppers and a grain ration with cracked corn oats and wheat plus greens. Provide deep litter, scatted grain, and heavy evening feed to fill crops before roosting. Use a dropping beard to simplify cleanup and maintain fresh litter.
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Lens
Necessary to Air Eggs During Incubation
During hatching, incubator operators must air eggs to provide fresh air and allow shell expansion and contraction. Eggs require judicious airing aligned with chick development, temperature, and regression. early incubation needs little air, increasing in later weeks as vitality rises. Cooling contracts air spaces, drawing in fresh air to refresh interior air.
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Tina
Elieka
Plenty of Sunshine and Fresh Air Aids Poultry
A farming note urges ample sunshine and ventilation for layers to prevent disease. It recommends winter flock housing with vents opened to avoid drafts, using a sliding door to regulate airflow. The piece dismisses air tight heated houses as outdated.
Spring-Hatched Pullets and Winter Egg Production
Spring hatched pullets can be induced to lay more in winter with proper feeding housing and care. On average farms eggs are scarce in winter, so owners should provide favorable surroundings and a small training plan to boost production.
Tuberculosis in Hogs From Infected Cattle and Feed Practices
Tuberculous cattle and feeding practices spread tuberculosis to hogs via unpasteurized milk and contaminated droppings. Prevention includes milk pasteurization, testing cattle with tuberculin, cooling offal, and segregating hogs from sick stock. When infection is present, affected animals are removed, slaughtered under federal inspection, and facilities disinfected before restocking.
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Smarket
Swine Paralysis in Deficiency Remedies by Mineral Mixes
Veterinarians from several experiment stations discuss mineral and lime based supplements to prevent swine paralysis. Recommended blends include air slaked lime with salt, lime bone meal and salt, bone meal with rock phosphate and tankage, wood ashes with salt, and acid phosphate with salt. A daily small dose of any mix is suggested. Illinois cautions against all slaked lime though others report satisfactory results.
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Illinois
TL. Talover
Colorado Agricultural College
Vermin Control for Hogs Lien Housed Amid Seasonal Risks
The article outlines disinfection and oil-based dips to kill lice and pests in hog housing during fall and winter. It recommends cleaning sleeping quarters regularly, applying emulsions or coal tar dips, and providing oilers for hogs while using a laundry soap mix as a preparation solution.
Growing and Fattening Pigs for Early Market
Experiments at the WMinois station show self feeding of corn and pasture is an economical method for growing and fattening pigs for the early fall market. Without concentrates gains were small on rape or alfalfa. Pigs fed light corn during summer required more concentrates per hundred pounds in fall to reach five pounds, while a medium ration allowed more grain in fall but delayed sale to a later, lower market.
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Wminais
Corp
Pig I tore teeth helps prevent sore mouth in young pigs
A fragmented description explains trimming pig teeth after birth to prevent injuries and infections. It notes removing the outer half of the teeth, breaking gums, and the risk of sore mouth if teeth are left intact. The goal is to stop pigs from biting each other and injuring each other during nursing.
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Athens
Use of the Telephone Teaches Etiquette at Boston College
Editorial notes Boston University and Pennsylvania State College courses on telephone etiquette. It praises sharp enunciation and patient, polite operators, urging calm, clear speech and courtesy on calls while criticizing past misdialing and line mixups. The piece mirrors early 20th century lessons in telephonic conduct.
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Boston
College of Business
Europe
United States
Whrlel
Poston University
Ife
Pittsburgh Sun
Telephone Cable Gnawed by Rats in Philadelphia
Rat gnawing damaged a telephone cable covering at Thinbird and Palmer streets in Philadelphia, forcing immediate replacement to avoid service interruption. Officials note amateur rifle fire and buckshot can damage lines, with underground cables, blasting, fire, and weather-related wear also causing faults.
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Thinbird
Pmlbert Streets
Philadelphia
Game Authority
Yteleplone
Telephone Company
Farmers National Bank Lititz Pa 1994 Report of Condition
A scanned bank report from Lititz Pennsylvania shows the Farmers National Bank ending June 30 1994 with assets and liabilities figures including loans and discounts government securities deposits and various cash items. The document features signatures of cashier J A Breitigan and notary A B Herr and lists a 1924 notarization date with directors attestation.
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Farmers National Bank
Lititz
Pennsylvania
United States
Itagoneatny Lawful Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
San
Penny
Lancasster
J. A. Breitigan
H. Breitigan
A. B. Herr
California study tests why women wear bright colors
An experiment at the University of California investigates whether women wear bright colors to protect themselves or to attract male friends, exploring the motivations behind dress color choices.
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University of California
Politics Arrives in Madang Island Society
Report from Los Angeles papers notes visitors to the Solomon Islands recount Madang's split into two parties the Republicans and Democrats. Republicans reside in the hills oppose whites and cling to ancient rights while Democrats on the coast adopt many laws and customs of white traders and missionaries.
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Los Angeles
Solomon Islands
South Pacific
Madang
Hawaii
Patented Leather Origin and Terminology
An old discussion notes that patent leather derives from patenting processes of a varnish and that early boots described as patented led to the modern term patent leather. The piece questions whether the whale product is truly patented, while asserting every inventor patents his varnish and related preparations.
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Jeniher
Vacuum Tube Production at Western Fleetiie Labs
The Western Fleetiie Company Laboratories describe pumping out gas to create vacuums for tube manufacture. A complex apparatus is required to prepare tubes enabling practical long distance telephones and radio communication.
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Western Fleetiie Company
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Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Jack” Davis
Bridgeport
Nps
S. W. Buch
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Lawrence
Boston Globe
Wii
ARDS
Ceetet
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