Maya Hieroglyphs Study Welcomed by Students
Washington reports the Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology has published An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs by Sylvanus Griswold Morley of the Carnegie Institution. The work explains Maya glyphs, time reckoning, and mathematics with plates and figures, aimed at beginners and scholars alike. It covers Maya habitat, culture, and civilization rise and decline, plus methods for reading inscriptions and the oldest dated American artifact, the Tuxtla statuette from 100 B C.
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Washington
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Atlantic Coast
Mexico
Central America
Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Morley
Careleaf
America
Left Leg Exhumation Sought Ingram Will
Ingram asks probate court to exum e his amputated left leg from a field near Oregon State Penitentiary and transport it to Santa Clara County for burial. He lost the leg during a plate fight with bandit Harry Tracy while serving a life term for his brother’s murder, later pardoned for assisting guards.
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San Jose
Cal
Franklin H. Ingram
Harry Tracy
Oregon State Penitentiary
Santa Clara County
Tracy
Gasoline Jags Reported In Pittsburgh Visit
Oklahoma visitor W M Daugherty described gasoline jags observed by locals in Pittsburgh. He warned inhaling vapor can create a habit similar to alcohol and may lead to death as blood chemistry deteriorates.
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Pittsburgh
Oklahoma
W. M. Daugherty
Johnsons mark seventy second wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Johnson observed their seventy second wedding anniversary with a dinner prepared in part by the ninety year old bride. They were married at Wilmington New York on April 14 1864 and have three living children, one a Civil War veteran who has left home.
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Morley
Yucatan
Campeche
Tabasco
Chiapas
Guatemala
Honduras
New World
Baventy
Mitchell
E. R. Johnson
Johnsons
Wilmington
N. Y
Young rural carrier spots blue bird nest in mall box
A rural mail carrier from Bellefontaine reports finding a blue bird’s nest in the mall box at Jacob Troyer’s home. He deposits mail carefully each day to avoid disturbing the nest.
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Bellebontaine
Jacob Troyer
Mastodon Bones Spark Farm Ownership Dispute in Tennessee
In Lauderdale County Tennessee a mastodon bone find on N D Salisbury farm near Ripley triggered a legal battle. The tusk jaw and other bones weighed heavy and spurred competing claims of ownership by Salisbury and two boys, David Darnell and Cherrell Boone. The case began in county court, moved to circuit court where Boone won, and now awaits Tennessee Supreme Court review.
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Tennessee
Ellis Boone
Salisbury
Boone
Esquires Kinley
Dunavant
Circuit Court
Supreme Court of
State
T. C. Gordon
Dyersbury
W. C. Patten
Halla
W. N. Beasley
Halls
Mastodon
20 Indian Skeletons Found In Oregon City Hole
Workmen for Frank Busch uncovered a wheel like grave that holds about twenty Indian skeletons near the riverbank during basement excavations. A solitary skull found earlier may belong to a chief, and arrow points have been found between bones, suggesting battle deaths under a hard baked clay crust.
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Oregon City
Ore
Frank Busch
Mr. Busch
Children and dog shown at Washington dog show
Miss Lucy Foater Porter, daughter of Congressman and Mrs. H. G. Porter of Pennsylvania, appears with her dog in the recent dog show. Both attracted much attention from onlookers and judges.
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Washington
Lucy Foater Porter
8. G. Porter
Pennsylvania
Ten Days on Castor Oil in Milwaukee Court
Milwaukee court orders Roy T. Barter to a ten day castor oil diet after he abandoned his wife during her impending motherhood. He admits leaving home due to illness and smoking many cigarettes with a bad liver. He is to receive treatment to flush nicotine and restore ability to work and support family.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Roy T. Barter
Roy
Good Colt Breaking Hints for Training a Colt to Drive
This guide outlines gradual steps to break a colt to lead harness and drive. Start with bitting harness and loose side reins, release in a paddock, then tighten reins briefly. Progress to driving on the third day with an assistant, teaching the colt to go ahead and respond to clucks and whip cues. Train both sides to prevent fright when objects appear on the off side.
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Ines
Diamisa
Best Hogs for Fattening Weight Guide
For fattening select pigs from 130 to 150 pounds in good condition. Fatten for 60 to 75 days to reach 180 to 200 pounds, the most desirable market weight. Begin corn supplementation at three pounds daily for a 150 pound hog, then allow full feed. kafir milo or feterita can replace corn with slightly larger amounts.
Best Sheep Pen Location For Health and Yield
The pens should be on high ground, preferably sloping or rough, with dry bedding and clean feed and water. A shed is essential to keep off cold rains and snows as a windbreak, and a warm barn is not needed until lambing. Under favorable conditions, one hundred ewes yield about one hundred lambs.
Correct Feeding of Swine
A renowned science professor spent years in experiments to determine proper protein, carbohydrate, and water amounts for hogs of different ages. He produced detailed feeding tables to guide farmers, but a new investigator argues for letting pigs self regulate intake and water based on their own tastes, claiming improved weights and profits.
Uncomfortable Hoge Squeal
A hog never squeals for mere sound but when uncomfortable in a money lending proposition. The remark links the animal’s noise to distress over debt and financial pressure.
Hog Practice Cruelty Shocks Matted DPlgs Sleep
Grim report describes hog practice harshness causing dogs to lie on bare boards or damp beds while Jo es and others fear further cruelty as conditions worsen and rescue efforts rise.
Unnecessary Loss in Sheep Profits Reported
A local brief notes that loss or injury of a few ewes reduces profits, highlighting impact on farm incomes and farm management concerns.
FEEDS TO INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF FAT
A writer argues that feeding affects butterfat levels in milk. He notes protein-rich feeds may raise fat percentage in some cows but not others, and that the nervous system largely controls milk production. Proper feed increases quantity, but no feeding method proves to raise fat in a fixed milk amount. Testing determines profitability.
Insecticide Mixtures For Orchards From New York Station
Advice on applying multiple insecticides at once to control pests like codling moth San Jose scale canker worms and plant lice in orchards. It lists safe and unsafe chemical combinations noting lead with lime sulfur tobacco bordeaux mixture and triple blends as effective while cautioning against paris green with lime sulfur and arsenate with soaps emulsions or alkalies.
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San Jose
New York Experiment Station
Bordeaux
Paris
Plan for feeding milk to chickens in Connecticut contest
Five experimental groups test milk in mash for hens in the Connecticut egg laying contest. Odd pens use the regular ration. even pens replace the meat portion with thick sour or clabbered skim milk. Milk pens drink water and consume thickened milk, averaging one to two quarts per ten birds daily. Milk feeding shows definite value for chicks and laying hens, per Btorra station and other stations.
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Connecticut
Btorra
Good Seed Strain Guidance For Cabbage Tomato And Onion
Advice emphasizes obtaining strong seed strains for cabbage tomato and onion crops. The rule also applies to florist plants including pansies verbena and petunias, underscoring careful selection of seed stock for reliable growth.
Not Good for Orchard Pasturing Harmful to Trees
The text warns that closing pasturing all season is detrimental to an orchard. Tramping of animals around the trees, especially in wet time, damages the orchard trunks and soil, reducing health and vigor.
Uneatrefactory Dealings Warn Prospective Buyers
Unsatisfactory dealings could be avoided if the prospective buyer would make a personal visit to pick out the stock he wants. The note advises direct inspection to ensure satisfaction with selections and quantities.
Manure Reused as Feed and Fuel Before Fertilizer Purchase
Farmers urged to recycle manure for feed and burning fuel to cut costs before buying chemical fertilizers. The guidance highlights turning waste into value, reducing waste disposal and improving farm efficiency through on farm reuse strategies.
Manure on Bed Ad Space Planned for Corn Year
A farmer plans to spread manure on the bed that will hold next year’s corn advertisement. The note urges applying manure to the area intended for the ad, aiming to enrich soil for future crop needs.
Six Year Cabbage Test of Interest
A six year study at Pennsylvania State College shows little difference in yield and productivity between large and small cabbage plants. Initial height differences at first transplanting fade once field planting occurs, whether grading occurs then or at field establishment.
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Pennsylvania State College School of Agriculture and Experiment Station
Straw valuable as a soil fertilizer
A Missouri county ships large straw lots to a paper and strawboard plant. The straw yields farmers about 60 cents per ton, while its fertilizer value is about $2.50 per ton plus organic matter. A Sikeston pile of 1,000 tons underlines the campaign to urge straw sales and wider use as stable bedding and feed. Straw as a fall wheat top dressing improves clover stands where clover struggles.
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Missouri
Sikeston
Reasons for Growing Onion Seed for Home Growers
The article outlines why to raise onion seed including cost savings from $1.25 to $2.50 per pound and the chance to create a seed producer reputation that could yield future income. It recommends selecting solid globe onions at fall screening, sizing and sowing extra seed, and estimating seed needs with 4½ to 6 pounds per acre and one bushel of onions yielding about three pounds of seed.
Bosom Farm Friends and Dairying Wisdom
A rural note praises dairy farming as a bosom friend to farm wealth. It urges keeping a good herd of cows and using manure wisely to enrich grain and meadow land, stressing practical husbandry.
Teach Calf to Eat Efficient Weaning Method
A simple method to teach a calf to eat solid feed. Place bran or meal on the calf’s nose as it finishes milk. The calf will lick it off and gradually learn to consume the feed. This helps transition from milk to solid food.
Building Specialists Assign Fault for Highway Defects
United States Department of Agriculture road specialists blame county road management for poor maintenance. Key issues include weak county boards, insufficient accounting control, irregular fund handling, public criticism of road users, lack of long term maintenance planning, scarce skilled supervision, and resistance to pre funding maintenance measures.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wasteful road building shrinks farmland and raises costs
The Louisville Courier Journal cites The Country Gentleman urging restraint on road expansion. It argues that wide government highways waste farmland, raise maintenance costs, and harm productive land, noting that several miles could fit on a single rod of road with tree-lined borders and cooler driving compared to multi-rod highways.
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France
Germany
Louisville Courier Journal
Good Roads Bring Value and Progress to Towns
Benefits of good roads include higher selling prices for farm products and greater comfort for residents. They enable consolidated schools where roads exist and make wagon roads into rural areas more valuable than new rail lines, emphasizing the importance of sturdy infrastructure.
Poultry Health Advice on Bowel Troubles and Disinfection
Guidance notes a fowl bowel issue linked to diet and suggests remedies. Increase middlings in mash and add a teaspoon of charcoal per quart of soft food. Feed charcoal at least twice weekly and disinfect the poultry house frequently. Scald drink and feed dishes every other day.
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Poultry House
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