Oddities and Achievements From Past Pages
An eclectic mix of trivia highlights figures like Washington and Lincoln as ex soldiers, notes inventions such as a self sharpening pencil on a fountain pen, and reports on diverse feats from England's Mrs Stewart to Swedish gas from charcoal. Reads like a quirky digest of curiosities and tech advances.
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Indi
Bagdac
Syrian Desert
United States
Enghand
Washington
Monroe
Jackson
W. L Harrison
Taylor
Merce
Lincoln
Grant
Troyes
Guarfield
Benjamin Larrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Ellsworth Returns After Polar Flight Attempt
Lincoln Ellsworth, the American pilot who joined Amundsen on the high latitude air expedition, has returned to New York after the polar flight attempt.
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Lincoln Ellsworth
Armerican
Iltvale Amundsen
North Pole
New York
Well Lighted Appartment Explained by Queen Bee in Seattle
An unusual story from Seattle highlights a queen bee guiding her swarming family to a well lit street lamp. The narrative blends whimsy with urban life as the buzzing group discovers light and shelter near the lamp in Washington state.
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Queen Bee
Seattle
Wash
Origin of 60 year lease term in English law
The text discusses why leases often run for 60 years or three lives, citing Matthew Bacon’s 1798 treatise. It notes uncertainty about the origin of choosing this period and suggests possible common law limits on longer terms, with a brief remark about a shorter, traditional duration.
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Matthew Bacon
London
Rhine City of the Mississippi Valley Near Fountain City
Describes Fountain City Wisconsin as the Rhine city of the Mississippi valley with views resembling the Rhine along the Walinandee River. Highlights include a large naturally carved figure and mentions that turtles and tortoises lack teeth.
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Fountain City
Wis
Rhine River
Germany
Rhine City
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Walinandee River
Portrait painters and the value of realistic biographical art
A critique of Meade Minnegerode's portraits of Andrew Jackson and the Hermitage figures. It argues for honest realism in biographies, warning against overemphasis on flaws or selective framing. Emphasizes truth with "warts and all" as Cromwell urged, to preserve living likenesses.
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Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Hermitage
Meade Minnegerode
New School of Portrait Painting
New York
Jackson
Jefferson
Burr
Lincoln
Washington
John Adams
Gamaliel Bradford
Anston Burr
Richard Montgomery
Montgomery
Cromwell
Dutch Smoking Habits In Netherlands Revealed
A Dutch study notes that Dutchmen light cigars on waking and place a cigar case on the night stand. In a year 7,000,000 people smoked over 1.04 billion cigars and 2.54 billion cigarettes, while pipe use is rare. Cigars decline as cigarettes rise, with more Dutch women taking up smoking though older generations still view it as improper. Cheap cigars and tobacco apply despite heavy duties.
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Tolland
Vpipe
Holland
Pension rights for Chilean professors with long service
Public school professors in Chile in secondary commercial and special instruction who reach 80 years of nursery and 55 may receive a pension equal to potential income. The government may allow extension of duties for five more years for special reasons under degree law No. 387 promulgated March 12, 1925, reported by US ambassador Collier.
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Chile
State Department
William Miller Collier
United States
Santiago
Lighting Caverns in Utah and Virginia Spark Modern Illumination
Electric installations illuminate Tim Panogos cavern Utah and Shenandoah caverns Virginia. Hundreds of lamps from 100 to 500 watts spread through the caves. Over eight miles of lead cable and a complete generating station outside the caverns support the system.
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Timpanogos
Utah
Shenandoah Caverns
Virginia
Calendula blooms the first day each month
The Calendula plant derives its name from the Latin calends the first day of each month in Roman time, reflecting its supposed flowering schedule.
Strength of Character
A compact reflection on character revealing that true strength lies in restrained, disciplined control of emotions rather than raw feeling. It emphasizes resisting external pressure and inner temptations to preserve integrity and purpose.
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Charies Dickens
Second Floor Plan by William A Radford
Architect William A Radford presents a Dutch colonial two story home plan emphasizing space and harmony. The design features shingled walls, a recessed foundation, broad front porches, and matching garage. Interior layout centers on a large front living room, dining room, simple kitchen, and two upper bedrooms with ample closets and a hall bath.
Comfort First Comfort and Convenience Over Cost
A snippet extols the value of proper lighting and well positioned switches for eyestrain reduction and user comfort. It emphasizes practical utility of convenient home layouts beyond mere price, urging thoughtful design to enhance daily tasks.
Summer Porch Adds to Home Comfort
Porches extend four months of enjoyment linking home to the outdoors. Paint posts and railings white, floors in neutral tones with bright rugs, ceilings light blue to evoke sky. Furniture and cushions use lively color schemes, with awnings and shades harmonizing in green browns and bold contrasts.
Prevent Irregular Growth of Trees
In yard care avoid irregular growth as young trees lean from pre vailing winds. Brace them early to ensure upright future growth and prevent faults that persist as they mature.
Modern Copper Steel Coal Chute Protects Building
A coal chute built with a frame and bottom pressed from a single piece of heavy copper steel serves as a modern improvement to shield the building from damage and defacement.
Space Around Tree Groundwork Urged for Proper Care
The report emphasizes enlarging the space around the tree, keeping the soil worked, and ensuring proper fertilization to sustain healthy growth and stability.
Wisconsin develops general utility motor for farm machines
A general utility motor to run various farm machines was recently developed at the University of Wisconsin.
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The
University of Wisconsin
Oregon Name Origin Traced to Oregonea Meaning Big-Eared Men
The term Oregon is said to derive from the Indian word Oregonea meaning big-eared men, a traditional explanation cited in the excerpt.
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Oregon
Oregonea
Fight Weeds for Vegetable Garden in Hot NC Summers
Extension horticulturist Glenn O. Randall urges North Carolina gardeners to keep vegetables productive through shallow frequent cultivation to form a thin mulch and kill weeds. He advises composting spring refuse, rotating crops, and planting drought tolerant species like snap beans corn cabbage tomatoes and New Zealand spinach for continuous midsummer supply. Late cabbage planting and wilt resistant tomatoes are recommended to maintain greens and protect health in hot weather.
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North Carolina
Glenn O. Randall
North Carolina State College of Agriculture
Randell
New Zealand
Randall
Minerals Assist Chicks in Building Framework
The article explains minerals in chick feed support bone development forming the skeleton for future pullets and cockerels. Minerals aid digestion and build disease resistance, keeping birds healthy for summer feeding to ensure strong pullets for winter laying.
Making Soft Meated Fowls From Cockerels for Caponizing
Instructions describe turning cockerels into soft meated birds by caponizing at ten to twelve weeks. After the operation birds need isolation until wounds heal, with shelter water and soft feed mixed with skim milk.
Manure Fertility Loss From Exposure Over Time
Agricultural tests show manure exposed in piles for two to three months loses 85.6 percent nitrogen 22.5 percent phosphorus and 51 percent potassium. Exposure to wind and water for two to three months reduces fertility by about one third and longer exposure may lose half of fertility.
Forage Crop Experiment at South Dakota State College
A South Dakota State College forage crop experiment studies how many head of live stock one acre can support across different pastures, how long each pasture provides good feed, the gains from stock, and a rotation including a hot summer feeder pasture.
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South Dakota State College
Harvesting Broom Corn Before threshing and baling
Broom corn is harvested in the milk stage. Farmers straighten heads by bending stalk tops to form a cross, cut the heads with stalks attached, pile them, then haul to a separator to remove seed. The brush is cured and baled for sale.
Natural crossing in oats verified by USDA field study
The U S Department of Agriculture reports that natural cross pollination occurs in oats grown in adjacent plots, though at low levels. Akron Colorado field tests found crosses averaging about 1 percent in the Iowa variety, with varying rates across selections, impacting seed production and experimental methods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of ‘Agriculture
Akron
Colo
Onta
Silo Shows Promise to Stretch Dairy Roughage
Iowa State College urges silos to extend hay supply for dairy farms. John M. Shaw notes silage cannot fully replace legume hays but can save hay and cut costs of milk and butterfat. There is time to build a silo and have it ready for fall filling, seen as a profitable investment.
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Iowa State College
John M. Shaw
Rape as Pasture for Cattle and Calves
Rape can be used as pasture for cattle but carries a bloat danger. Animals must taste the plant first, and milk cows should receive heavy grain and salt before grazing. Calves should not be pastured on rape due to bloat and waste from pulling plants. Cutting rape for feeding reduces waste.
Onion Maggot Threat to Onion Crops
The onion maggot is the larval stage of a small gray fly that feeds inside onion bulbs. It ruins the onion quality and can destroy entire bulbs, with poison bait cited as the U S Department of Agriculture's recommended control.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Facts Weeds Sap the Soil and Growers' Tips
Agricultural notes warn weeds harm soil and advise watching vines for anthracnose and corn for rot. Lime improves soil, seed selection matters, and farms should visit successful operations. Tests show scrub hogs eat more for gain, harness care boosts horse efficiency, and acid phosphate effects differ from lime needs.
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