The Farmer's Ten Best Birds of Benefit to Farmers
An 1900 discussion lists ten birds valued by farmers for pest control. Nighthawk, kildeer plover, chimney swift, downy woodpecker, chickadee, barn swallow, purple martin, and clipping sparrow are praised for insect eating. Observations note food preferences, feeding behavior, and the birds' steadiness in aiding crops.
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United States
Birds of Prey
Certo
Rome
Sas
FF L. Real
Gare
Davneht
Glover
Department of Agriculture
Welldofne
Sycatchers
Dave
F. EB. L. Beal
The
Biological Survey
Bfe
Weisiter
Oetem
Dooryarnd
Fabric glove textile aids trench defense and barbed wire
An article describes a fabric that resists barbed wire and shrapnel, sewn into mittens and a protective covering for barbed entanglements. The material, waterproof and antiseptic, could be deployed as sleeping sacks and protective layers, reducing injury and aiding soldiers in trench combat.
Latest Word Of Science On Alcohol Depressant Effects
A Carnegie Institution study reports that alcohol acts as a depressant on motor and mental processes. It cites England and American medical voices opposing temperance propaganda and notes a Vermont doctors’ stance. The piece also mentions a railroad Water Wagon club reducing saloon presence in Albion, Pennsylvania.
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Profigueritem i
Phyaleiane
Troves
Ae Barlow
Victor Horsley
Seurce Gould
Iiddlenes
James Laurer
Medic
Sufvodl
Laverpool
Roy Sime Wooudbmad
Camtredge Uniersity Medical
Privatcians
Vermont
Alense
Bessemer
Lake Erin
Albion
Saloons in Sloan City Close as Prohibition Takes Effect
The Sloan City saloons closed on January 1 1936 when the prohibition law began. Bank deposits in the town rose by $7000 as citizens opened savings accounts at local banks, many for the first time. New savings accounts appeared across banks as people shifted funds and began prudent money management.
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Sloan City
Verse fragment hints at water cart ride and home
Fragmentary quotation mentions water and a bore cart leading to a home and friends. The lines reference a gut and pauper grave, with unclear attribution to Jese Wi hwnd, suggesting a stray or misread poetic fragment without a clear narrative.
Four Bars Act 1 At Court And Beyond
A compact verse sequence presents four bars of life probing justice and judgment. It moves from a saloon to the court and prison, then to spiritual reckoning before God in a stark, stage-like progression.
Fragmented Patents Note and Hair Ad Snippet
The text mixes patent court jargon with an advertisement claiming a remedy for gray hair. It references higher court issues and a woman’s crowning glory remedy promising drastic hair color change. The readable parts include stray names, partial phrases, and misordered sentences from a damaged OCR page.
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Liewote
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson
Iby
Willie
Aoving
Awalee
Ameria
Wentrilinia
Citheoe
Branviee
MiLe Nee
Edward G.clark
Phiotocrapas
Micwobical
Lear
Temperance ‘Noles
Tipit ‘Tath
Don Ty Guott
A. Stanley
Alles
Mra Pneler
Katneas
Andrei
Woc TV
Pingley
Woc
U. Specker
Kansas
Pad Ryan Saab
Cambridge Court
Sexton Manufacturing CO
Fairfield
Illinois
Jahn
Gely
Counter
Scar
Ely
Berhaer
Altrong
A.B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman
Lraw E Pinkham Med. Co
Cattery
Tise
S.ce
Betas
Mair AM
T. Louie
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