Solomon's Cave and the Secret Builders Across Ages
The article discusses a Judean cave near Jerusalem linked to Solomon's temple, the Mosque of Omar atop the site, and a Christian Science Monitor view on the temple's symbolic role. It recalls ancient laws linking religion, philosophy, and architecture, the imagined secret orders of builders, and their historical pressures under Diocletian's persecutions forcing secrecy and cave meetings.
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Solomon's Cave
Solomon's Temple
Jerusalem
Judea
Omar
Christian Science Monitor
Hiram I
Tyre
Society of Phoenicica
Diocletian
Pygmy Victim of Mistaken Kindness at Coney Island
A pygmy stranded after a St Louis Exposition found work cleaning and tending a monkey cage at a Coney Island restaurant then the bear cage. Promoted for a time, he became the focus of a push by a sign declaring him a Homo sapiens. The incident drew protest from New York Times and welfare groups, ended with his discharge and his death by suicide after drifting south.
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St. Louis
New York
Coney Island
W. T. Hornaday
Boston Transcript
Tie
Fiomo Sapiens
New York ‘Times
Javanese Music and Craft Impress Island Natives
The Javanese love music with a gamelan orchestra of gongs and wind and string accents. A bamboo ankhing provides a lively rhythm used in open air entertainments where old tales are told. They also excel in weaving, supper and gold work, though rely on imported raw materials.
Bees Work Self Heating of Hives Cited by Journal
A 19th century note explains bees cluster in a heated ball, turning to walk and beat wings to generate warmth when temperatures fall. The outer shelf forms a insulating layer, creating heat retention that can keep the interior much warmer, with losses to beekeepers cited in the article.
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Journal of Pharmacy
Chameleon Lakes Color Changes in Mountain Waters
Reports describe color changes in alpine lakes such as Lake Geneva and Lake Constanca with blue or green hues. The green water can turn colorless when muddy water rich in iron flows in, as red neutralizes green through color mixing.
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Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Lake
Constanca
Wrong to Think Small Town Not Up to Date
Path finder Magazine argues rural households now read fashion magazines and observe visitors. Women’s suffrage has made them citizens, shops must stay current, and farmers demand new merchandise. Radio links country and city, fostering mutual understanding and culture, eroding the idea of rural backwardness.
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Pathfinder Magazine
New American Homes Show Better Designs
The article notes architects and builders moving away from box like houses toward designs with architectural merit. It argues public appreciation may not be full yet, but urban and city homes show a clear shift to higher quality American small house architecture as a mark of cultural life and citizenship. It asserts good architecture withstands changing fancies and Colonial types endure when meeting high standards.
Beauty Spot Seed Gift Sparks Station Garden Tradition
A railroad agent in the Canadian Northwest sent home seeds and, while touring, Sir Thomas Shaughnessy learned of a boy's garden. Impressed, he arranged for every station agent to receive flower seeds and planting instructions, starting a lasting tradition that beautified stations along the Atlantic to Pacific line.
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Canadian Northwest
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy
Atlantic
Pacific
Planting Trees to Cool and Beautify Town Walls
Jane Leslie Kift writes in the Detroit Free Press about planting trees along streets to replace blank factory walls. She notes treeless towns feel oppressive in hot summers and argues green walls would be more restful and beautiful for growing populations.
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Jane Leslie Kift
Detroit Free Press
Beauty in Landscaping Adds Privacy and Character
The passage notes how quickly bare grounds can become splendid settings with thoughtful plant selection. It argues homes lacking beauty can gain privacy and individuality at little cost by completing the house setting with well-chosen greenery and blooms.
Paint as quick fix transforms eyesores into assets
This note stresses the value of timely exterior paint to halt deterioration and prevent costly repairs. It argues paint is far cheaper than fixing extensive damage and can dramatically improve a building’s appearance in days, turning liabilities into assets for owners and communities.
Internal parasites threaten sheep farms and control methods
The text explains the stomach worm in sheep, stressing lambs’ vulnerability and older sheep as spreaders. It details worm appearance, life cycle from eggs to larvae on pastures, and the difficulty of diagnosis. Eradication relies on pasture rotation, rest, burning or cropping, moving flocks, and three chemical treatments with pre and post treatment intervals.
Clean House Essential for Success With Pigs
Nebraska Agricultural College stresses sanitation in pig farming. A clean hog house, washed with boiling water and disinfected with cresolis solution, plus fresh bedding, prevents round-worm eggs and disease and promotes healthy pig crops.
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Saga
Nebraska Agricultural College
Dehorning Benefits for Stock Farmers Highlighted
The article notes dehorning reduces market losses from fighting and injuries, improving cattle handling and profits. It discusses timing to avoid infection, irritation from exposed cuts, and the impact of extreme weather on herd health. Emphasizes humane and economical methods for dehorning young calves' heads.
Live Stock Notes for Hog and Sheep Care
Hog raisers should scrub hog houses with boiling lye to clean dirt and keep hogs safe. Hogs can be fed economically without pasture if given a varied diet. Horses like alfalfa stems and pig whey scraps. Sheep diseases follow careless masters. proper prevention is essential. Prepare sheds and plan for lambing. under sized costs stem from poor rations. grow feed stuffs to avoid shortages.
Slow Poisons From Tea Brewing Errors
A Baltimore Sun scientist warns improper tea brewing can yield slow poisons. Short steeping defeats theine extraction, but prolonged heating dissolves excess theine and tannin, creating a nerve and digestion harming mix. The habit of drinking 20 to 30 cups daily is noted as dangerous.
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Baltimore Sun
Visit to Eb Simpson Farm Sparks Family Tension
In Oak Holler, Eb Simpson confronts his niece middle girl Hisie during a visit to inspect his farm. Elsie admires the colorful kitten litter, triggering Eb’s rigid temper as he defends his household ways and recalls past efforts to keep family manners intact.
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Jake Simpson
Hisie
Oak
Elsie
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Fine Laces Tie New Season Blouse Trim
Stepe de chine associates itself with a trimming of equal fineness in blouses for fall. For decoration new models often confine themselves to laces with filet and val the favorites.
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Stepe de Chine
Human Instep and Primate Posture Explain Early Stature
A study notes that humans retain a long primitive instep despite large body development. It argues that early humans used the heel and foot for balance before growing tall, suggesting initial short stature with an erect posture, unlike apes.
Among Fashion's Fads for Winter Time
A coat worn with a matching frock or lining marks a winter fashion fad. Another trend shows through improvised sleeve treatment. The piece highlights this handsome model pictured here.
Warm and Cold Blooded Animals and Murano Beads
Warm and cold blooded animals are defined by body temperature relations to the environment. Beads from Murano glassmakers are described as jewel like, refined for fashion, forming necklaces worn by stylish women.
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Murano
Reindeer for the Market in Eskimo Herds
Eskimo herds in Alaska cannot sell female reindeer but may sell excess steers. Rapid herd growth outpaces domestic demand, prompting sales to white dealers who ship meat to distant markets. Worth Thinking About notes Benjamin Franklin on self control and governance of others.
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Alaska
Benjamin Frankita
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