Pigeon Heroes and Civil War Eagles at Smithsonian Exhibit
The Smithsonian adds a unique exhibit featuring the World War I carrier pigeon President Wilson and other famed birds from Fort Monmouth and the Lost Battalion. Tales recount how these birds delivered crucial messages under fire, alongside Civil War icons Old Abe and a famed game cock from Lake Champlain era battles.
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Elmo Scott Watson
National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
President Wilson
A. B
Grand Pre
Unis
Rampant
Wilson
Mampont
Army Pigeon
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Army
Signal Corps
Red Bank
Long Branch
France
Spike
Mocker
Whittlesey
Seventy-seventh
Argonne
Jesey
Poultry Canning Methods From Home Economics Study
A New York Cornell home economics study explains profitable poultry canning during low-price periods. It covers timing after slaughter, pressure canning, packing techniques, RAW versus cooked meat, jar and can use, salt quantities, and sealing with hot water to exhaust air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State College of Home Economica
Cornell University
Turkey Eggs Should Be Handled Very Carefully
Turkey eggs require uniform temperatures not above 60 degrees. Breeders may warm eggs in a hatch room for vitality when held in cold weather. Longevity before hatching lowers chances. mark expected hatch date on each egg. If gather date is noted, breeders can study age effects on vitality. More eggs than average are needed to prove hatchability factors.
Laying Mash Formula for Ducks on Grass Plots
A duck feeding plan recommends a mash of equal parts yellow corn meal standard wheat middlings wheat bran and ground oats by weight plus 15 percent meat and bone meal 2 percent powdered charcoal 0.5 percent fine table salt and 1 percent fine sharp sand. Feed twice daily with a small amount of cracked corn once daily if ducks graze on grass and receive ample greens.
Scaly Leg Remedies Using Petroleum Mixtures For Hens
Crude petroleum is cited as the best treatment for scaly leg in hens. A mix of equal parts lard and kerosene is recommended, with legs dipped in a can for about a minute. Avoid excess material above the feather edge as it can blister the skin and irritate the fowl.
Incubator Hatchability for Waterfowl Requires Moisture Control
The article explains incubator use for hatching duck and goose eggs. It notes trays must be raised for goose eggs and emphasizes higher moisture needs than hen eggs. It lists incubation periods: ducks 28 days, geese 25 to 28 days, turkeys 27 to 29 days, with temperatures similar to hen egg hatching.
Scenic Playgrounds of America at Carlsbad Cave
The Carlsbad cave national monument in New Mexico attracts a growing pilgrim flow, surpassing Yellowstone in some seasons. Jim White started its fame in 1901, with guides charging $2 for adults and rail/facade trips priced for visitors from far states, making the cave a distant world experience.
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Mexico
Yellowstone Natonal Park
Yellowstone
Jim White
Willis T. Lee
U. S. Geological Survey
National Geographic Magazine
Corishad Caverns
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Santa Fe
Clovis
N. M
Belen
Mars
Columbus
Western Newspaper Union
War stories and wit share Lincoln Legion banquet
Vice Commander John E B Curtiss of the American Legion told a war tale at a Lincoln banquet. He recalled trenches and humor from the era with a German greeting about Chi and a Chicago reply about wives and children, ending with a quip on widows and orphans.
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John EB. Curtiss
American Legion
Lincoln
Chi
Hennie
Widderg
Y. M. C. A. World Headquarters List in Yearbook
The yearbook lists Y M C A headquarters by nation with city names such as Johannesburg for South Africa and Vienna for Austria. Other locales include Paris France London England and Jerusalem Palestine among many more.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
Australia
South Melbourne
Austria
Vienna
Belgium
Theux
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Bulgaria
Sofia
China
Hongkong
Shanghai
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Denmark
Aarhus
England
Wales
Ireland
London
Finland
Helsingfors
France
Paris
Germany
Wilhelmshohe
Greece
Athens
Holland
Amsterdam
Hungary
Budapest
Iceland
India
Burma
Ceylon
Calcutta
Italy
Fiume
Japan
Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
Mexico
Mexico City
New Zealand
Wellington
Norway
Oslo
Palestine
Jerusalem
Philippine Islands
Manila
Poland
Warsaw
Portugal
Lisbon
Bucharest
Scotland
Edinburgh
South America
Montevideo
Uruguay
Spain
Madrid
Sweden
Stockholm
Switzerland
Zurich
Turkey
Constantinople
Dreiser on Russian Baths and Typhus
Theodore Dreiser spoke at a Greenwich Village tea about his Russian visit noting the government began compulsory baths to curb typhus. He quoted a moujik who claimed at age sixty six he had three baths and bristled at the question.
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Theodore Dreiser
Greenwich Village
Wealth and reform critics in Rotary officer tale
A fragment recounts George C. Perkins of Rotary International disembarking the Scythia amid wealth penalties and a humorous misdiagnosis tale about a patient and a doctor. The lines blend satire of prosperity with a quip about indigestion misread as a serious ailment.
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Europe
George C. Perkins
Rotary International
Scythia
Frobenius Traces Ancient Sailor Pioneers Linking Hampi to Zimbabwe
Prof. Leo Frobenius claims a 4000 to 6000 year old seafaring people moved from southern Arabia to South Africa. He bases theory on hundreds of ruins photos from Hampi near Charwar showing architecture like Great Zimbabwe in southern Rhodesia. He links Zimbabwes to Sumerian civilization and says ruins resemble those found at Hampi.
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Leo Frobenius
Arabia
South Africa
Hampi
Charwar
Great Zimbabwe
Rhadealia
Frobenius
Indian apartment house found by Smithsonian in Mississippi
Smithsonian scientists report an ancient canopied entrance apartment with broad veranda in Yazoo county Mississippi. The discoverers say it is the first house floor plan of an American Indian found in the Southeast and pottery fragments suggest a notable culture.
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Smithsonian Institution
Yazoo County
Mississippi
H. K B. Collins
Smithsonia
Pathfinder Magazine
Repeating Baritone Sparks Repetitive Exchange
A terse exchange features a baritone singer criticized for repeating the same song. The dialogue highlights a playful jibe about repetitiveness and a cheerily misheard remark about repetition.
Old Love Affairs Die Before Attempts to Rekindle
An old love affair is generally dead a year or two before efforts to galvanize it by one party or the other are given up.
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Mesages
Whittlesey
Division
Old Abe
Wisconsin
Chief Sky
Mlambenau River
Eau Clatre
Eighth
Wisconsin Regiment
Madison
Perkins
Abe
Sunถูก busted. four year old misreads sunset
Four year old Little Richard watches sunset and tells his mother the sun is busted as it sinks below the horizon. The playful quote captures a child's curious misinterpretation of a natural event.
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Richard
Jack
Stray Stories Sparks Circus Hunger Grievance
A terse item depicts a stray tale with a mention of a hungry individual and a circus owner arguing over sustenance and endurance. The fragment hints at hardship and a confrontation over food amid a chaotic scene.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Named Worldwide Laxative
In 1885 Dr Caldwell devised a harmless constipation remedy a blend of herbs and pepsin. The syrup reportedly relieves bad breath coated tongue gas headaches biliousness and low appetite by correcting bowels sluggishness. It is praised for gentle action and pleasant taste and widely sold in drug stores.
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Dr. Caldwell
I’r. Caldwell
Towanda Mill Worker Credits Vegetable Compound
Mrs C B Johnson of Towanda Pennsylvania says she weighed 89 pounds while working in a silk mill and grew weak. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she gained health and later had two healthy sons, with the younger weighing 37 pounds at birth.
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Towanda
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Mars
C. B. Johnson
Webb Street
R. D
Pennsylvania
Too Late Then Bill Love Teasing Between Lovers
A fragmentary exchange between Lil and Bill hints at a farewell and lingering affection. The dialogue suggests longing and unresolved feelings as one character pleads for lasting love.
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Farmington
Corinth
Vince
Mower
Thomas MacDonough
Lake Champlain
New York
Plattsburgh Bay
Downie
Confiance
Samatoga
MacDonough
Saratoga
MaccDonough
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Spears
Plattsburgh
Scenic Playgrounds OF
America
G. M. Kilbourn
Carlsbad Cave
Mousik
Bayer Bayer
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bill
Lil
PFLAG
B.F. Co
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