Insect Instinct Said to Be Heredity Gift
A discussion of Perrier’s theory that instinct in insects is inherited experience. Supposes ancestors learned long ago when life spans were longer, with seasons and climate changing later. Geologists note early uniform climates. as seasons appeared, learned traits became fixed as instinct.
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Eduandt Porrier
M. A. Latour
la Nature
Edmond Perrier
Perrier
Messrs Fayal
Chas. Brongniart
Commentry
M. Perrier
The Soybeans from Japan and Arkansas Yields
The soybean is imported from Japan for human food and rich in protein with two to four beans per pod. Plants grow one to three feet tall, with a stiff woody stem and numerous large leaves. Yields in tested Arkansas sections range 20 to 30 bushels per acre, with production costs around $5 per acre. Various uses include feeding pigs in the field, threshing for bear as corn supplement, hay, soil improvement, and silage.
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Japan
Arkansas
Kansas
Wadsworth Rilly Retort On Agricultural Bill
Congressman Wadsworth and Congressman Rixey clashed amid debate on the agricultural appropriation bill. Wadsworth, chairman of the reporting committee, reminded Virginia’s Rixey that Rome was not built in a day. Rixey shot back that even Romulus and Remus would not have Rome built if they were on the committee.
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Wadsworth
New York
Rilly
Virgivia
Rixey
Virginia
Rome
Miz. Rixey
Romulus
Remus
Kunsug City
Where Jerome is Popular District Attorney Jerome of New York
The fragmentary text mentions Jerome as district attorney of New York, a wife, and scattered phrases about travel, jewelry, and directions. Readable content is limited and unclear. no cohesive event or outcome emerges beyond the reference to Jerome in a New York context.
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Jerome
New York
Jwalice
Lincoln Farm Association forms to preserve Kentucky birthplace
The Lincoln Farm Association, organized under Kentucky law, aims to preserve the birthplace farm in Hodgenville Kentucky as a national shrine. Membership costs 25 cents to 25 dollars with a 5 dollar initial donation. Gov Folk of Missouri is president of the board, with trustees including Choate Watterson Porter Mark Twain Taft St Gaudens Jerome Tur dell and Cardinal Gibbons. Richard Lloyd James of Collier's serves as secretary and the association is based at 74 Broadway New York. The first contribution of 5 came from Hodgenville's coast master.
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Kentucky
Lincoln
Mount Vernon
Gollier
Lincoln Farm Association
Gov. Folk of
Missouri
Choate
Watterson
Porter
Mark ‘Twain
Taft
St. Gaudens
Jerome
Turdell
Jenkin Lioyd James
Cardinal Gibbons
Richard Lloyd James
Collier's
Clarente H. Mackey
Broadway
New York
Hodgenville
Cosmopolitan Sold and Walker's Bold Recovery Move
Mr John Brishen Walker pioneered steam autos at Kingsland Point on the Hudson for the Mobile Company of America employing nearly a thousand men. A shift to gasoline cars caused losses over 27000. Walker paid off all debts to investors and returned investments with interest, using Cosmopolitan Magazine and Kingsland Point properties to fund a new Twentieth Century Magazine venture.
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John Brishen Walker
Mobile Company of America
Kingslind-Point-on-the-Hudson
Boston
San Francisco
Government pensions and Roosevelt order plan discussed
The article outlines proposed general appropriation figures and pension costs, noting estimates of the Civil War era and future rolls. Mr Gero comments on pensions costs, predicting twenty years hence the roll could drop to under half a million, and references Roosevelt order No 7s on age pensions.
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Gero
Beesth
Weil
Apples in the Orient Growing Demand for Oregon Fruit
Portland traffic officials note a surge in Oregon apples shipped to China over recent years. Credit given to Colonel BR Judson for initiating the program by encouraging a second grade sample aboard the Indrapura. Hood River orchards showcased to the Indrapura captain, leading to a lasting Oriental market expansion for Oregon apples.
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Portland
Oregon
Globe
BR. ©. Judeson
Colonel Judson
Far East
A. &. Hollingsworth
Hood River
Indrapura
Judson
Oregonian
The River Jordan and Its Below Sea Level Course
The piece notes that the River Jordan flows mostly below sea level from its head near Herman’s Side to its mouth in the Dead Sea. It claims ancients and many travelers knew its winding path but missed this contrast with other rivers. It references Jews Christians Muslims and crusaders and mentions Jerusalem Jericho Monajid Edem and the Dead Sea.
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Jordan
Dibbey
Peirs
Mediterranean
Herman
Dead Sea
Had to Take Chances in Wilson Campaign Tale
Secretary Wilson recalls a campaign tour last year with generally successful speeches. In one town a frost fell over the meeting and there was no applause, leaving Wilson to ask the driver if his speech harmed the cause. The driver answered that they had to take their chances.
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Wilson
Kea Parrot Investigation Questions Evil Reputation
A Kea parrot of New Zealand long blamed for killing sheep by pecking holes in their sides is examined. The study finds no evidence for the claim, suggesting the tale arose from curiosity exploring carcasses. The note adds a trivia line on wire drawing, naming Rudolph of Nuremberg and England’s first manufacture in 1663.
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New Zealand
Harper's Weekly
Rudolph of Nurenberg
England
Child Questions Bible Beds and Abraham’s Fathers
Six year old FP aimy tells mother she heard about large beds in Bible times and Abraham sleeping with his four fathers. The mother and child discuss the teacher’s lesson as Harper’s Weekly notes.
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Aimy
Abreham
Harper’s Weekly
Beet Sugar In England Report on English Sugar Beet Venture
Songsal Mahin reports England moves to grow beets and start sugar manufacture. Lincolnshire at Gaston Ferry on the Trent will host the first factory with 3,000 acres and an optimistic 60,000 tons of beets yielding about 11.0 million pounds in sugar and substantial profits under a cooperative plan with 8 percent dividend.
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England
Songsal Mahin
Nottingham
Gaston Ferry
Lincolnshire
Trent River
Embalmed Beef Quip Sparks Czar Beef Deliberations
A sharp exchange mocks Russian military provisioning as the Czar faces scandal over alleged embalmed beef given to soldiers. The remark highlights wartime supply fears and public distrust in food safety.
A Bad Bargain and a Paris Cook Deception
The Boston Journal reports an American woman living in Paris who praised her cook and offered extraordinary pay to bring him home. After a disastrous dinner party, guests found no dishes were fit, and it emerged the cook never cooked for her in Paris but used dishes from a renowned boulevard restaurant.
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Boston Journal
Paris
United States
County Officials Brace for Autumn Trials in Fiscal Play
County Treasurer notes preparations for revenue collections as County Coroner warns of rising cases of foul play amid autumn activities. Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune reports a wary tone as authorities anticipate risks and enforce oversight.
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Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Women Writer’s Delayed Pay Sends Brief Notes
A female author submitted a story to a magazine and waited long for payment. She sent short notes requesting payment and eventually received two drafts of eight dollars each. Her second reply asked for a better payment and prompt settlement.
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Pease
Taime
Pigs as Draught Animals Across Historical Frontiers
The piece notes pigs used as draught animals in Scotland and England, including hogs pulling plows and even serving as mounts. It recounts long homing journeys, a four-in-hand of pigs through London streets, and market demonstrations. It also mentions sporting pigs and cites Linnaeus on pigs’ dietary preferences compared to other livestock.
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Scotland
Thames
Reading Market
London
St. Albans
Richard Toomer
New Forest
Sea water cures and sustains life, claims French scientist
French bacteriologist Rene Quinton reports sea water mirrors the body's internal fluid, argues all life formed in the sea and that diluted sea water nourishes organs. He notes sea water contains many elements and treats the weak, especially infants, via oral or subcutaneous administration at maternity hospitals.
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Rene Quinton
Ake
Efficacy Plus Prayer and the Bird Traps
A New Hampshire seven year old girl named Ethel seeks divine help to stop her brother Wilfe from trapping birds. She petitions God to smash the traps, and explains with childlike confidence that Jesus will intervene before she is “lostairg.”
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Ethel
New Hampshire
Wylfe
Jesus
Mother
Wihel
Mazer
Lippincutt's
Interview With a Cook and a Curious Prayer Exchange
A serious minded London lady pursued an interview with a cook until the matter neared conclusion. The cook asked if she had prayers at all times and in morning and evening. The lady affirmed proudly that she did, adding she would need two gulncat extra.
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Tondon
Model of the Moment Fashion Notes from New York Post
The New York Post outlines winter fashion trends with velvet button adornments, rich trims, and bold bandeaus with large bows and feathers. Sleeves grow fuller, elbows less covered, hats switch among derbies and plateaus, sailors, or other shapes, marking a season of statement accessories.
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Tms
New York Post
Editorial Flings and Theatrical Taxes in 19th Century Echoes
A collection of satirical notices mocks divorce regulation debates, Shakespeare’s relevance, and tax enforcement. It cites editorials from St Louis Post Dispatch, Baltimore Herald, Chicago Record Herald, and a New York Telegram quip about a patient withholding access to a $300,000 safe deposit box.
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Thirath News
St. Louis Post- Dismeter
Theatrical Syndicate
Baltimore Herald
New York
Plis
Chicaro Krecord-Sherald
Dinnemorator
New York Telegram
Anke of the Deep Sea
A cubman describes sea pressure as nearly crushing at depth and recalls a Sicily winter tale about cooling champagne by lowering bottles half a mile into the sea. They resurfaced with salt water pushed in through cork pores, displacing the bubbles.
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Sicily
Sneck Talk and a Niagara Dream in Odd Tales
A Kansas farmer recalls a comic elopement tale ending at a parson’s doorstep twenty miles away and a wish for a leap to Niagara Falls. A sewing machine driver notes a lucky streak, while a locomotive engineer warns of the fatal shock of a sudden stop, comparing train crashes to a fall from a roof.
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Sneck
Kansas
Lacey
Wong
Niagara Falls
Chicago Daily News
Philadelphia Bulletin
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China
Lincolns Farm Association
Cosmopolitan
Apples
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