Greenlanders of Cape Farewell and Greenland climate life
Greenland features include inland barren rock and harsh weather. population around 11 000 Greenlanders plus miners and government workers, with Danish trade monopoly. Dress blends European and native styles, women in dog fur collars and kamiks, men in tweed caps and arorak or timiak. Crime is rare, law enforced locally, and aurora borealis lights many clear nights.
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Greenland
Australia
Angmasalik
Japan
Wieliczka Salt Mine The Underground Town Of Salt
Wieliczka in Galicia houses the world’s greatest salt mine an underground city with seven levels eleven shafts and 65 miles of tramways. It includes chapels halls a miners orchestra and a modern station all carved from rock salt. The mine has worked for at least 800 years and is a major Austrian government asset.
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Wieliczka
Galicia
Jules Verne
St. Anthony
St. Cunigund
Bird on Trial For its Life in Connecticut
English starling, imported in 1890, is accused of predatory habits and depleting native songbirds and fruits. A Washington expert visits to study whether to exonerate or exterminate the aggressive bird, now nearly doubling native bird populations in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Feeding Cows for Milk Production and Body Management
The article outlines dairy feeding methods to maximize milk and butterfat while preventing overweight. It advocates abundant roughage, including succulent forage, and grains proportioned to butterfat output. Each cow requires individual feeding with a general mix for efficiency, delivered evenly to all by cart measure.
Judgment in Shaping Trees for Orchard Growth
The article urges growers to rely on personal judgment in tree shaping. It warns against cutting small trees affecting future appearance and cautions beginners from starting on young trees. It advises early correction of fork defects to prevent permanent deformity.
Remedy for a Sagging Door
John Reagan of Minnesota in Nebraska Farm Journal describes a repair for a sagging door. Attach a rod ring at the door bottom and thread the rod through it. Run the other end through a block near the top, secure with a burr and tighten.
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John Reagan
Minnesota
Nebraska Farm Journal
Management of Brood Sows
Two litters a year provide two dividends for hog raisers. Proper feeding during pregnancy with bone blood and muscle building nutrients supports unborn pig development and preserves the sow’s breeding condition for longer profitable service.
Milk bitter in spring linked to weeds and cow health
Bitter milk often comes from consuming remaining weeds in overgrazed pastures or cow health problems. Bacteria in milk from dirt or manure can spoil milk after standing. Separate sick cows from healthy ones and improve pasture to reduce bitterness. remove the cause, per Percy Werner Jr of Missouri College of Agriculture.
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Percy Werner, Jr
Missouri College of Agriculture
Pullets Fall Victim to Oviduct Eversion in Spring
A veterinary note warns that hens and pullets often suffer oviduct eversion in spring. Signs include a halting gait and visible red tissue from the vent, and bloody eggs or hens pecking at the vent. Causes include muscle strain from large or double yolk eggs or obstruction. If detected late, the advised treatment is humane euthanasia.
Poultry Duster Uses Germicide Dust for Hens
Wisconsin Agriculturist describes a door mounted duster for henhouses. Hens dust in and out as a germicide is dispensed through a V shaped mesh funnel and a wire strip in the hopper. The device dusts the birds when the funnel moves with the hen’s back.
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Wisconsin Agriculturist
SUCCESS IN GROWING CLOVER
Principles of growing clover include lime phosphorus and potash as needed and adding vegetable matter. Prepare mellow soil with one half to one inch seed depth. Use a nurse crop carefully and provide manure top dressing and high stubble to aid young plants.
Thick Cream Profitable for Dairy Returns
Dairy experts from Ohio State University state that separating thick cream yields higher profits than thinning it. Skimmilk fed to livestock valued at about 35 cents per hundred, while leaving milk in the cream loses value. Butterfat tests around 35 40 percent guide winter and summer cream quality for butter making.
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Dairy Department
Ohio State University
Napoleon in Modern War Telephones and Dugouts
A theorist asks if Napoleon would have fared under modern warfare and a connoisseur notes art would miss dramatic campaign scenes. He imagines Napoleon telephoning to the front or confined in a dugout, reflecting on how history could be rendered in art.
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Napoleon
The Proud Beggar
A dialogue portrays a proud beggar explaining his need to a sympathetic woman. He asserts dignity in seeking help and hopes for humane assistance without humiliation.
Pugilist Learns He Could Not Put Baby to Sleep
He confesses to his wife at two a m that he thought himself a boxer but now doubts it as he paces with his first born. She questions his claim and he concedes perhaps his enemies were right about his abilities.
Farmer Warns Josh Against Debt for Education
Farmer Corntes sel praises his son Josh's improving abilities and education but warns he will not encourage debt to fund his own opinion of himself. He stresses the need for prudent finances before pursuing further schooling.
In First Mourning A Worker Loses Job
A first person speaker voices anxiety over payday and job loss. The brief lines reveal fear of unemployment and a tense mood. No dates or locations are provided.
First and Last
A reflective verse puzzle about ambition and the peril of fame. It explores how the initial ascent appears promising while the final drop shocks a man when no light remains.
Raffle Confusion Sparks Quick Script Swap
A witty exchange unfolds as a woman asks if admiration goes to Raphael. Mishearing shifts the praise from Raphael to Raffles with comic misunderstanding about who is being discussed and who is considered superior.
No Reliable Formula and Self Improvement echoed
A dialog contrasts a self confident man who delays with a diligent worker who recounts overloading himself by rushing work. The exchange highlights discipline versus complacency and the toll of procrastination in daily labor.
Chinese New Year shifts to US calendar year
A playful exchange compares adjusting the Chinese New Year to align with the calendar year in the United States and notes that celebratory firecrackers may bring headaches.
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United States
All Upset Prof Diggs Lectures Keep Husband Awake
Conversation reveals a wife forcing attendance to Professor Diggs lectures left a husband irate and sleepless. The remark underscores friction at home and a humorous take on academic lectures.
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Diggs
Might Be True The Bachelor Joke On Marriage Timing
A witty dialogue contrasts youth and marriage with a joke about men marrying young. The Maid questions why many marry young while The Bachelor says they are not old enough to know better.
Not Lasting. A fragile impression in a scene
A quoted literary exchange notes an amateur actress making an impression on the hero as she rests her head on his shoulder. The response suggests the moment will fade, comparing it to powder that can be brushed away.
Carving tips mix humor with kitchen quip
A humorous exchange about carving turkey and sponge cake, using playful regional phrasing. The speaker jokes about wrestling the food and offers to switch to slicing the sponge cake if wrastling fails.
Paying the Bill Opens a Brief Exchange
A short dialogue shows Dunne asking Fastman to focus on the bill while Fastman agrees to pay what he can now, ending with a courteous greeting.
The Points of Interest Poem Fragments
A snippet reflects on men's virtue and fault drawing attention as they step forward to quiet life’s dissension. It emphasizes human flaws and the lure of public scrutiny rather than praise.
Self-Complacency Exchange Between Man and Student
The genial philosopher urges a man to pause and assess himself. A student of human nature counters that such self stocktaking suits only modest men, while he claims the critic elevates his own estimation each time.
Readymade philosopher debates spending for happiness
A pensive citizen counters that money should be set aside at times for arms and ammunition, while the readymade philosopher argues happiness is not bought.
Feminine Amenities at the Ball
Conversation reveals Hazel boasting of three men at her feet and Aimee quipping on room for more. The light dialogue hints at social interplay and flirtation in a ball setting.
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Hazel
Aimee
Jones Proves Witty, Refuses Loan with Jest
A brief exchange shows Jones turning down a five dollar loan by asking if the speaker thinks he could be a fit subject for the fool killer. The playful reply highlights Jones’s sharp humor.
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Jones
Dubhwaite Expected To Rise As Optimistic Writer
A character named Dubhwaite is described as an optimist who believes he can earn $50 or $100 by writing a moving picture scenario if he ever faces hard times. The remark hints at his hopeful yet potentially naïve outlook.
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Dubhwaite
Paradoxical Enterprise in Advertisements
A quip notes the oddity of a patent medicine man promoting insomnia remedies while being wide awake in his advertising methods. The exchange highlights skepticism toward sensational patent medicines and the paradox of sleeping aids marketed by an alert advertiser.
A New Class Sea Vessel Tubmarine Debate
A humorous dispute questions whether a ramshackle boat qualifies as a sea vessel. The retort insists the craft is a tubmarine, redefining class and capability in nautical terms.
How Evil Came In Poker Story at Girl's House
A poker game ends in violence as a man claims victory with a feigned hand. He supposedly held four aces while the opponent had a pair in the shoes, leading to a near-fatal confrontation. The dialogue outlines a fatal misperception and a deadly outcome.
Facing the Worst. The pessimist's song and resilience
A reflective verse notes the pessimist who smiles when misfortune arises and refuses remorse or surprise. It contrasts small setbacks with inner strength and a stubborn, upbeat stance amid trouble. The piece frames optimism as a counter to gloom.
Odd Exchange Over Hair Growth and Lip Injury
A thin haired man questions a druggist about hair growth. The druggist replies with a brash remark about a curious customer who pulled a cork with his teeth and injured his lip.
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Bestorer
North
South
Copenhagen
Godthaab
Julianshaab
Ohio Bulletin
Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Raphael
Sherlock Holmes
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