The Hawks of America The Balanced View on Birds of Prey
The article argues hawks mostly help ecosystems and names sharp shinned, Cooper's, gos hawk, and duck hawk as injurious. It praises their ferocity yet condemns killing them, noting few hawks are truly harmful and many are beneficial to farms and nature. It reflects on human attitudes toward exploiting predators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Vernon Bailey
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Cooper Hawk
Cooperii
Accipiter
Velox
A. K. Fisher
Falsco Peregrinus Anatum
Florence Merriam Bailey
United States
Edward B. Clark
Birds of Prey
Health insurance as a national asset urged by Warburg
Ielix M. Warburg of Kuhn Loeb argues health insurance legislation is essential for America's competitiveness and worker stamina. He cites Germany's system, noting universal coverage improves access to medical advances and aligns employer and worker incentives to prevent disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ielix M. Warburg
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
American Association For Labor
Warburg
Germany
New French Parachute Opened by Cartridge Explosion
A French parachute designed for airmen fails to deploy until a cartridge explodes at the moment of release. The incident forces the parachute to open as it is dropped from an aeroplane, highlighting the risks of early release mechanisms.
Various World Facts From Early 20th Century Briefs
Canada produces 130 million pounds of cheese yearly with about half from Ontario. The US supplied 66.36 percent of 400,483,489 barrels entering world markets in 1914. Entente cordiale term first used in 1843 for Franco British friendship. Mindanao Herald laments US naval departure from Zamboanga due to missing baseball rival. A new typesetting machine for Oriental languages requires a movable seating setup. Flowers bend to electric light as they do to the sun. Soft soap used to waterproof concrete for a Budapest grain elevator foundation. Spain asks concessionaires reserve salts for national use in new potash developments. North Dakota map data show $64,000,000 set for public school endowment. David Lewis, Maryland state primary pick to succeed Blair Lee, rose from coal mining to law and three-term Congress. Locust beans yield 30,000 tons annually. Impressment into the British navy persisted until just before the Crimean War. Pennsylvania cancer death rate rising. 6,000 deaths predicted this year. Perfumes sold in pencil form like headaches. Tsingtao slaughterhouse, run by Germans, now operated by Japanese forces with traditional efficiency, including cattle and small animal slaughter, ice, storage, labs, and staff residences.
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Canada
Ontario
United States
France
England
Mindanao Herald
Zamboanga
Jackies
Budapest
Spain
North Dakota
David Lewis
Maryland
Blair Lee
Congress
Pennsylvania
Tsingtao
Victorian worsted roses bloom in modern fashion trends
A Newport fashion feature traces a revival of Victorian worsted roses in contemporary gowns and hats. It notes parrot motifs, canary cages, and new uses for crewel roses and sampler cross stitching, with France guiding the trend from haute couture to everyday wear.
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Bellevue Avenue
Newport
City
Marie Antoinette
Petit Trianon
Herman Oelrichs
Conde Nast
Frank Crowminshield
Hilltop Inn
Do It Yourself Home Made Mop for Polished Floors
A frugal home guide describes making a mop from cloth scraps tied to a stick, using an inexpensive bamboo handle. The article explains securing the strips, attaching them to the handle, and using the mop for dusting and polishing floors and walls with easy washing and reuse.
Styles Embrace Split Color Coats and Broad Girdles
Across decades women have resisted strict waistline contrasts using coordinated coats to span from shoulder to heel. Designers showcase ribboned hats, layered belts, and multitone girdles with rose blue violet combos and geometric ribbons in green, cerise, and black for sports and dress wear.
Ribbon Modes in Gowns and Hats Highlight Uses
The article notes wide and narrow ribbons applied to gowns and hats. Narrow ribbons serve touches rosettes and frills while soft silks are used for quillings, with emphasis on vertical quillings.
Fashiongrams and Summer Dress Accessories
Corded organdie provides a practical petticoat distender for a thin cotton frock in summer. A frock features a square armhole with yellow crepe and a guipe of white crepe. A beach sunbonnet uses gingham with a rubber-topped brim. Bench sets include a bathing hat and a rubber silk bag that sometimes stores the costume.
Dye Method For Restoring Faded Fabrics
To restore delicate colors such as pink calico wrap, boil water with a small piece of turkey red cheesecloth. Let stand until color transfers, then rinse into cold water. Soak garment in dye water for about an hour after washing and thorough rinsing.
Skirts of White Satin for Sports Wear Showy Coordination
White satin skirts are offered for sports wear with matching coats or worn alone. They pair with crepe georgette or chiffon blouses and bright lined coats or sweaters, creating a charming yet impractical style.
Wringing Lightly Then Hang to Dry
A brief note advises wringing lightly and hanging the item to dry. The instruction emphasizes gentleness to preserve fabric and shape.
Baby Cap From Handkerchief Hemstitched Craft
Create a baby cap from a hemstitched handkerchief. Choose a square large enough with similar corners. Fold back two inches one side, add small flower clusters if desired, stitch eyelets along the other three sides, tuck back corners, and thread a ribbon through eyelets.
For Young Girls Dresses and Tulle Scarves Fashion Note
In the evening the diaphanous dresses of young girls are most becoming. Scarves of tulle in every color are twisted around the figure and neck, arranged as a pretty woman would know to adjust them for best effect.
Belt fashion trends span Unen fabrics and muslin
Belt vogue gains prominence across fashion fracks in Unen muslin and oraindia fabrics, influencing style choices and accessories.
Advantages of a Separate Pen for Boar
The article argues keeping a boar separate from the herd yields faster growth and better development until at least one year old. It notes exact breeding dates, more pigs saved at farrowing, and reduced risk of bad habits or escapes. Extra care and cost are acknowledged but a dedicated pen improves stock quality and breeding accuracy.
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Adam Kintson
Preventing Overheating in Working Horses
Veterinarian from University Palk warns horsemen to guard against overheating. Key tips include providing ample water at two daily times, shading heat stressed animals, and avoiding hard work for those not in good condition. Treat heat with cold-water surface cooling and early stimulants, prioritizing prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
University Palk
Bt. Paul
Cattle Rations Produce Fast Gains in Lincoln Study
Siiched corn alfalfa hay and cottonseed meal yielded the fastest gains and highest profit in a Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station trial. Six rations were tested on 60 two year old steers bought for 6.75 and sold between 9.50 and 9.75, under open lot conditions similar to a typical corn belt farm.
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Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Lincoln
Worth of Insect Destroyers in French Agriculture
A French Department of Agriculture note estimates animals for pest control values. A toad and a lizard are each worth 9 dollars, two swallows 20 dollars, a titmouse 8, a robin 4, a bat 30, an owl 12, a screech owl 16, and a fern owl 30.
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France
Harvesting Raw Material for Riches
Bees cows pigs and poultry harvest raw material and convert it into high priced products. The promise of wealth rests on good judgment and careful handling of resources and processes.
Dressing percentages for farm animals explained
The North Dakota Experiment Station reports hogs dress at an average 75 to 76 percent, cattle at 68 percent, and sheep at 48 percent. Differences arise from inclusion of head and feet in hogs and larger paunches in cattle and sheep. Variations range widely within each class based on flesh, fat, hide, head size, and gut content at slaughter.
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W. I. Pwwra
North Dakota
Grain for calves the first summer
A Iowa State College animal husbandry note urges grain feeding the first summer for calves to ensure rapid growth and prevent milkfat loss as pasture quality declines. Start with shelled corn and oats half and half, substitute linseed meal for oats if expensive, then raise oil meal while reducing grain to about seven parts corn to one part oil meal. Feed in a creep in shade, letting calves clean up twice daily to promote profitable growth.
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Animal Husbandry
Iowa State College
Sell Worn Out Implements and Old Iron
Sell worn out implements that are not worth shed space to the dealer in old iron. Leaving them to weather harms the traveling salesman who anticipates increased business for manufacturers and dealers.
Horse Care Pays Off In Better Work And Health
Good horse care boosts fitness and productivity, with no extra cost up front. Proper treatment yields long term benefits, reducing problems and increasing performance and value for the animal.
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Dick Tawes
Cosha
Victoria
Art of Paris
Irance
I'rance
Paris
Durog
Big Wonder
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