Gallant Frank Maudessy of Canopie wins distinguished service
Frank Maudesly a liner Canopie steward photographed in New York. He served 14 years in the British Army including the Boer War and the Great War. He earned the Victoria Cross and the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the Russian Cross of St George, and was recommended for the Legion of Honor by Marshal Foch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Maudesly
New York
Esly
India
Ddarshal Foch
Trezimentat
Beef & Cavalry
Eers
Briafta
Mmnes
Artisés
Meath
Fragmented wartime school report text read aloud
The readable fragments show a chaotic wartime transcript mentioning teachers and a father. Phrases reference introducing biological warfare, rhetoric about who will endure, and a sense of uneasy tension amid conflicting statements.
Trade Unions Rise as Sweden Sees Growth in Women Members
Trace briefs show a surge in Swedish women trade unionists by over 5 000 this past year. The report notes broader labor participation and mentions notable figures like Murdoch McKenzie moving to manage a Brazilian cattle company with a 2005 salary.
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Sweden
Ernirian
Murdock McKenzie
Wmenz Stockwen
United States
Sag Paulo Land and Cattle Company
Brazil
Petra
Fragmentary guidance on child instruction from old text
The fragment discusses how children should be taught practical tasks such as opening drawers, handling pans, and closing lids. It contrasts admonitions like Don't touch with encouragement to perform ordinary operations neatly and competently.
Handwork and Outdoor Play for Little Children at Home
A piece by Dorothy Canfield Fisher extols farm and home play for preschoolers. It advocates using available spaces and simple materials like beans, spools, blocks, rag dolls, and cloth, to build fine motor skills, imagination, and self-reliance through hands on activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branda
Early Home Education for Four and Five Year Olds
The article argues for kindergarten style training as essential for home schooling in early years. It emphasizes guided experience, observation, and hands on activities to build motor control, literacy readiness, and curiosity through everyday tasks, farm life, cooking, and field trips. It stresses using pictures, stories, songs, and practical chores to foster learning and discovery in children aged three to six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lize
Uby
Humber
Abvsys
Bulk in dairy cow grain mixes guides from agriculture dept
The text outlines how bulk influences digestion and highlights common feeds by bulk category. It notes palatability matters, warns against excessive constipating or laxative feeds, and cautions against feeding cottonseed meal beyond about one third of grain for ordinary U.S. conditions.
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United States
Better Breeding Helps In Dairying
Breeding provides the most economical path to large producing cows. Use a purebred bull with generations of high producers behind him for breeding, and select only the best heifers from top cows as dams for the next generation.
Make Test of Young Bulls in Dairy Community
Breeders lend out young bulls to dairymen to test for merit. Valuable bulls become the lenders’ property and recoup expenses through sale. A sire that has proven worth is advertised to locate the purchaser and reveal his whereabouts.
Fatal Weakness of Dairy Breeding Highlighted
The article discusses a critical flaw in dairy breeding caused by uncertain sire quality. It notes that proven improvement depends on performance records of cows and daughters, while registration alone offers little reliable insight into a bull’s dairy potential.
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Ainy
Prague
Cardinal Gibbons
James Ryan
Mer
Thos. F. Lee
Mer. Jamies F. Mackin
Bourke Cockran
Frank Maudessy
Doushboys
Cr Nite
Larrier
Eckelbere
Isley
Divison
France
Moscow
Trace
AQT
Bus Peel
Tek Za A Tames
Uplyne
The
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National Kindergarten Association
Dorothy Canfield’ Fisher
Winifred G. M’broom
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