Squirrels Plant Trees From Nut Hoards Across Visionary Soil
Report notes forest service theory that trees sprout from nuts stored by squirrels. It highlights black walnut value for shade and industry, cites Genesee Valley estate efforts to preserve timber, and mentions local oddities including a four legged chicken and a five legged cow linked to Altoona officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
New York Herald
Walt
United States
Genesee Valley
New York State
Wadsworth
Genesee
Altoona
Akron
Manchester
J. Warren Hauser
Hearing a Shadow in Early Telephony Experiments
A 1878 note reports Dr. Graham Bell stating he could hear a shadow by light on selenium. Willoughby Smith later heard a musical note from light flashes on selenium in an auction-like setup tied to early telephone work. Experiments used reflected light, lenses, and steady flashes to produce audible signals across distance. Selenium resists electricity variably with light, being a poor conductor in some forms and good in others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Bell
Scientific American
Willoughby Smith
Royal Society
London
Incoherent Poet Caught in Frayed Attire and Scribbles
A man described as wearing a worn lair tong and flowing necktie with baggy trousers and dandruff on his coat collar is deemed a poet due to unreadable writing. The remark plays on appearance versus artistry, labeling him a poet for his unclear output.
Slacker and Worker Debate Value of Effort
A terse exchange questions whether a lazy approach yields results versus productive use of time. The speaker contrasts ease with worthwhile work and ponders if a worker who has achieved something may justify relaxing later. The tone reflects a social ethos on effort.
Farm Calendar and Calf Feeding Notes at State College
The piece outlines potato spraying schedules for sea son, pest control with Bordeaux mixture and lead arsenate, and warnings of apple scab spreading in Pennsylvania. It also includes calf feeding advice to keep utensils clean and discard rusty pails, followed by a dining room anecdote about an unwilling delegate who leaves before the main speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State College
State College
Pennsylvania
The English Channel Swimmer Warns by Feeling Numb
A swimmer attempting the English Channel says one should be a swimming machine. He spent twenty two hours in the water and warned that recognizing the strain would force him to quit. He urged using minimal sensation and brain power during the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
The Story of Our States Massachusetts History
Massachusetts name origin traces from Indian massa wachusetts to the great bay Blue Hill Milton and the eastern hill. It recalls early maps by Capt John Smith and the Mayflower landing of 1620 at Provincetown and Plymouth. The commonwealth now covers 8288 square miles with eighteen electoral votes, ranking politically significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assachusetts
Great — Hill
Blue Hill
Milton
Boston
Great Bay
Blue Bill
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay
Commonwealth
Bay State
John Smith
New England
Charles River
Charles
King Charles
Massachusetts
Provincetown
Plymouth
Satem
Rhode Island
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Head hunting customs and royal Egyptian grandeur in old texts
The excerpt details head looting rituals among Bakat and Saputan tribes with ritual exchanges of cloth and speech over skull trophies, then shifts to ancient Egypt under Ptolemy I and Philadelphus, praising early science patronage and monarchic virtue before noting later Ptolemaic deviations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Laumholen
Central
Borneo
Kampong
Alexander the Great
Egypt
Ptolemy
Lagus
Greece
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Salm on style dishes and safety tips from old kitchen notes
A compiled fragment describes cooking with salmon including a fish dressing, a Spanish souffle, and a salmon sauce. It also touches on worry versus health in daily life and mentions a fish chowder using cod and pork. The text blends recipe steps with miscellaneous kitchen guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Assignment of Wayne K Zartman estate notice
Wayne K Zartman and wife of Elizabeth Township Lancaster County Pa assigned all estate and effects to the undersigned for creditors. Debtors must pay promptly and creditors must prove claims by affidavit under the 1901 act within six months or be barred from the estate funds. Assignee Henry R Gibble Lititz Pa with attorneys Wissler Schactier and J M G Schactier 12may-4t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne K. Zartman
Elizabeth Township
Lancaster County
Henry R. Gibble
Lititz
Executor's Notice for Estate in Lititz Pa
Letters testamentary granted to undersigned J W G Hershey of Lititz Pa request all debtors to pay immediately and all creditors to present claims for settlement to BP Ready attorney. Notice dated 26 May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. G Hershey
Lititz, Pa
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Poet
Grier
Carter
Me-o-my
Jimmy Pipe
Prince Albert
P. A
Inge Albe
Ata
Prince Albart
Reynoldia Tobacco Co
Winston-Salew, Bint
Riars
Cou
H. W. Beecher
Catherine Bear
Manheim Township
Aready
Chudol Company, Inc
Broadway
New York
Miles
Beecham M
ORG
Tarantella
Universal Safety
Tarantella CO
Pulitzer
THE
Holland
Wilhalmina
Raezer’s
Pulmonic
Penna
J. Fred Essig
Real Estatf
Essig
Smay-tr
D. A. Long
D.D.S
E. B. Beck
Broap Sr
Libra Bell Phone
Hershey& Gibbel Conveyancers, Scriveners Real Estate and Insurance Bases
Algo
Ind Tel
Geo. L. Keith
Notary Public Deeis
Lincoln Ave
Howards. Young
East Grange St
Ind
Frank E. Schnerer
Bell
Hunt
Curtis Hensel
Cedar & Main Sts
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