Spring Vetch as a Renovator Plant Under Test
Agriculture notes discuss Spring Vetch as a potential renovator and forage plant. Tested at Katinas station and in Kansas. condemned there but not ruled out for other states. Further cultivation and selection may unlock value and possibilities.
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Katinas
Kansas
Rate of seeding wheat varies with field conditions
Oklahoma Experiment Station reports seeding wheat at one and a half pecks per acre over years shows five to six week rates often yield a few bushels more, while three pecks can reduce yield. Results align with other stations, urging careful, case by case seeding decisions considering soil, seed quality, location, and variety.
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Oklahoma Experiment Station
Oklahoma
United States
Colds in the Fall Cause for Poultry House Design
The article notes fall infections in fowl kept in close coop at night. Causes include excessive warmth causing chilling when moved outside and drafts from cracks in poorly built houses. It argues properly ventilated houses prevent overheating and drafts, urging better poultry house architecture.
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Cooper House
Plambago praised as charming winter bloom for home gardens
The Plambago is extolled as a refined winter bloom with lavender blue flowers and extensive sprays. It is easy to grow from florist plants, tolerates light sun, and rewards cautious pruning. varieties include P. capensis, P. rosea, and P. alba, with the blue form said to have unique tree-flowering qualities.
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Farmers’ Review
Eben BE. Rexford
Saving Seed Corn Advice From Farmers' Review
Seed corn saving can be simplified with a large flat box shaded by zcreen wire to protect from mice and rats. Ensure dryness with drainage and ventilating holes, and hang corn to dry before storage. Respondents discuss ripeness, green mould, and drying practices for winter storage.
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A. T. Eyang
Walla
W. L. Frisbie
Win Pelago County
Illinois
A. T. Ryans
Knox County
Hiinols
Attic Kitten Grows Into a Satiric Tale
A visitor asks about the fate of a kitten in the girl’s attic. The girl explains the cat grew into a sat, a misspoken word that leads to a humorous outcome rather than drowning or poisoning, reflecting a playful local Chronicle style.
Aboriginal Flood Tale Drawn In Birds And Frogs
An old Australian Aboriginal flood myth is recounted with an illustration guide. The tale describes a primordial earth beneath a giant frog whose mouth holds the waters. To reveal a bird entering a cave, instructions use a visiting card held between fingers and a shaded light to align imagery seen separately by each eye.
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Australia
The Union Jack and its three cross stories
The flag of Great Britain blends England Scotland and Ireland with the blue field and red crosses of St George St Andrew and St Patrick. It notes the home countries and shows colonial emblems like Canada's maple leaf India’s sun and Australia’s Southern Cross.
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Great Britain
England
Scotland
Ireland
St. George
Stotland
St. Andrew
St. Patrick
Merchant Service
Naval Reserve Fing
Merchant Service Ensien
Flng
Canada
Australia
Pelican Rescues Drowned from Island Flood Tale
In a dramatic maritime fable waters poured from a great food and many perished, but a thoughtful pelican saved numerous Black people from drowning. The bird crafted a large canoe and ferried the survivors across dispersed islands that rose above the water, gathering them aboard.
Magic Bird and Cage Trick Promises Easy Peppery Fun
A vintage child friendly magic instruction explains two tricks. The first lets a boy or girl draw a bird cage and a bird on paper and perform it for spectators. The second, The Wonderful Cap, uses three caps and three candies to create a playful illusion for a crowd.
Optical illusion of a bird entering a cage explained
The text describes a stationary bird that appears to move toward and enter a cage. It suggests readers consult the Optics chapter in their Natural Philosophy for an explanation of this visual phenomenon.
Nighttime Illusion of Broadway Skyscraper Stuns Clubmen
A newly finished Broadway Fifth Avenue Twenty third Street tower gleams with circling light ribbons creating a striking night effect. Two convivial clubmen dined nearby then noticed the building's alternating bands of light and shadow, remarking on the scene as they hailed a cab after drinks.
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Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-third Straet Fe
Chappie
New York Times
Why Success Does Not Come
A compact meditation on missed chances and the need to seize opportunities quickly. It contrasts the complacent, slow to act with those who act now and rise. The passage laments that opportunities do not return and warns against delaying judgment or action.
Remedy for Sleeplessness Peppermint Water as Cure
A physician writes to a medical journal that peppermint water is an effective remedy for sleeplessness. He notes it as a simple cure and suggests a hot water mixture with peppermint and chloroform as another option, believing the peppermint draws blood away from the brain to the stomach.
Reward Offered for Cured Catarrh By Halle Cure
An advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for a catarrh cure. It cites Fr Cheney and associates in Toledo Ohio, promoting Hall’s Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy not affecting blood or mucous membranes, with price per bottle and wideDrugstore availability.
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Cheney
Toledo
Thole Tem
West & Troaz
de Waving
Kinnan & Marvin
State Railroads Unprofitable in Norwegian System
Norway's government railways show poor results with 3 of 11 lines paying no dividend and the remaining eight yielding 0.7 to 2.7 percent in the last fiscal year. The nonpaying lines are the Bergen-Vos, Stavanger-Eger-Sund, and Grundseth-Aamodt railways. Dropar treated free by Dr HL HB Green's Lone ad appears in another column.
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Norway
Bergen-Vos
Stavanger-Eger- Sund
Grundseth-Aamodt
HL HB. Green
Atlants
Earthquake Shocks Travel At 16 600 Feet Per Second Pace
Earthquake shocks move at about 16 600 feet per second, a rapid propagation rate across seismic pathways observed in velocity studies. The measurement highlights how rapid ground motion can spread during major events, informing early warning research and structural response analysis.
Pino’s Cure Touted Amid Odd Claims in Local Ad
A reader cites Pino’s Cure as superior for throat ailments in a brief testimonial. A divorce filing notes a wife claims her husband devotes excessive attention to church, a remark that could influence other women's views on marriage.
Allen's Foot-Base promoted for foot comfort 1900s ad
An old notice promotes Allen's Foot Base powder to relieve uncomfortable cold damp feet. It claims relieve sweating sore feet and tight shoes, priced 35 cents and sold by druggists and shoe stores. Sample rent free, address Allen S Olmated Le Roy NM.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmated
le Roy
Japan Coal Production Compared With Other Minerals
The Jar pan coal output rivals the value of all other minerals combined. It ranges from hard anthracite to peat with generally lower quality than American coal. Modern machinery and methods have been introduced in many mines.
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Japan
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