Cnidus: The Promising Greek Site For Excavations
The essay argues Cnidus as a prime, underexplored archaeological prize. It notes past diggers from Dilettanti and recent American expeditions, praises Cnidus's scale and art treasures, and urges a well-funded campaign leveraging nearby Rhodes, Cos, and Budrum with Ottoman cooperation to uncover its remains along the Triopian coast.
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I Cc
Cnidus
Henry Petty
Levant
Dilettanti
Miletus
Dr. Wiegand
Cyrene
Datcha
Akanthos
Conan
B.C
Vatican
Acropolis
Triopian
Newton
Rhodes
Cos
Budrum
Tripolian
Isles
Mediterranean
Professor Reveals Frugal Radium Acquisition Tale
An eastern college professor recounts how a French scientist brushed radium dust from a paper at a lecture. The narrator says he salvaged the radium from a similar slip, continuing experiments for years and planning to buy more when prices drop.
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Eastern College
Problems in Egg Culture at Cambridge School of Agriculture
The Cambridge School of Agriculture aims to breed a red egg laying hen with prolific output repeating Mendel’s law in hen genetics. Researchers explore heredity and diet to color eggs red, hoping for a 250 yearly two-ounce red egg yield.
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Cambridge School of Agriculture
Cambridge
Canaries
New York Sun
Sugar Cane Industry Began in Louisiana in 1751
Jesuits from San Domingo first introduced sugar cane to Louisiana in 1751. Early attempts to manufacture sugar failed until 1791 when Don Antonio Mendez extracted sugar from cane. Etienne de Bore expanded crops by 1794, with large production boosting the industry, reaching about 20 million pounds by 1820.
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Louisiana
San Domingo
Don Antonio Mendez
Etienne de Bore
Century Plant in Bloom at Kew Gardens
A famed Agave atrovirens at Kew Gardens in London has bloomed, ending its legend of a century with a 18 foot flower spike. The plant reveals 60 leaves, the longest about 7 feet 8 inches, and thick lower fronds measuring 11 inches in the middle.
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Kew Gardens
London
England
Browning Obscurity Debates Stir Public Minds
During the Browning centenary week readers encounter varied takes on the poet's obscurity. Henry James notes the tradition Browning is difficult, Saintsbury finds only one baffling poem, and Darrell Figis calls My Star a puzzling lyric. Dixon Scott credits widespread readers’ appetite, while W L Courtney condemns Bishop Blougram's Apology as unpleasant.
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Browning
Henry James
Saintsbury
Bookman
Darrell Figis
The
English Review
Ruskin
Jowett
Dixon Scott
Manchester Guardian
W. L. Courtney
Bald and Woolly Exchange Hairshop Dream
Envy and a wager drive a humorous dialogue about visiting a barber shop. The bald man longs for a full head of hair while the woolly man questions if the desire is real. A light, playful banter centers on hair and value.
Picturesque millinery feature highlights summer hats
The piece outlines midsummer millinery trends with unlimited material choices and bold designs. Two hats are showcased by Julia Bottomley, including a wide brim chip with silk trim and bird of paradise plumage, and a white hemp Napoleon with velvet and black edging.
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Bird of Paradise
Julia Bottomley
Striking Straw Hat Trim Described for Fashion
A design for a stylish straw hat trimming details a large corded silk petal pattern, double stitched and seamed, forming a flower from twelve petals on buckram with tan silk fringe and gold cord center. Materials include a yard of silk five yards fringe and two yards gold cord.
Summer Guimpe Fashion: Sheer Collars Hide The Skin
The piece notes that the collarless neck is summer’s favorite look with sheer cream or flesh colored net garments that blend with skin tones. Guimpes should fit closely, feature arm holes, and be held by tapes for secure position once adjusted.
Junior Fancies In Favor Party Frocks For Grown Up Kids
A description of children's party and play dresses with white piques, striped fabrics, and light embroideries aimed at adults. It notes linen coats for summer, pongee and pique materials, and colored trims. Also lists luncheon place-card sentiments honoring departing women and girls using witty lines.
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Valenciennes
China Falls
Latest Picture Hat Red Velvet Hats
Paris invents large red velvet hats aimed at conspicuous dressers. The shapes are artistic and a trifle heavy, resembling glowing poppies in sunlight. Some trims feature a plaited edge while others remain ornament free, pairing with neutral tones for contrast.
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Paris
Fashion's Fancies in Skirts and Sashes of 1910s Style
Fashion notes describe plaited skirts with patin roses small clusters. Deep collars feature flowered batiste with lace edging. Lace tunic drapery and matching bolero. purple bone buttons with blue suits. gray serge with valencieres lace. plain tailored waists with long sleeves. Sashes revive old Directoire style using black velvet satin girdles and draped waist folds.
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Directoire
Profitable Management of a Small Flock of Grace Ewes
The author shares methods for turning run down land into a productive sheep operation. Key practices include spring and fall culling, buying the best registered rams, raising early lambs with close care, and housing lambs with their mothers to strengthen bonds. He advises using straw, especially oats straw, to supplement feed and warns against overfeeding without balance to avoid stomach trouble.
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R. B. Rushtng
Destruction of Old Fruit Trees Sparks Debate Across Farms
In a local column by J. H W. Haynes farmers weigh ostracizing old standbys as timber buyers travel the countryside to buy ancient apple trees for tooth handle production. The piece recalls a grandfather’s 80 year old orchard, seedling trees named and cherished, and a gavel carved from two old specimens presented at a descendants meeting. A nearby pear orchard, also seedling planted long ago by pioneer Harter, remains in fair condition with good fruit. The author urges sparing old landmarks while noting a six year old grafted tree produced fruit of historic quality.
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Lucian
Cnidus
Hermes
Olympia
Delphi
Cnidans
Athens
Rhodes
Trippian
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Asia Minor
Triopian
Cape Erio
J. H W. Haynes
Bill
Proness
Harter
Boston
Pruning Grapevines For Profitable Growth In Orchards
The guide explains a two season approach: let vines grow freely first year, prune to three or four eyes the next, then in spring keep two strongest shoots and remove the rest. The canes form permanent arms and fruit comes on new wood each season. Pruning is best from December to March depending on location.
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Welch
Marah
Marketable Hubbard and Marrow Squash Harvest Highlight
The warted Hubbard and yellow Orange Marrow are profitable market varieties. We planted half an acre and harvested over 660 mature specimens, yielding $86 in profit.
Plant grape cuttings in spring when ground works
Instructions advise planting grape cuttings in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Early spring timing emphasizes using freshly prepared ground for optimal rooting and growth.
Seed Quality Alert on Imported Forage Seeds
The Secretary of Agriculture cites seed tests on 18 lots of imported forage seeds including alsike clover red clover white clover and hairy vetch totaling 225 780 pounds. Pure seed ranged 23 to 64.2 percent while germination fell 17 to 38.8 percent leading to actual costs per 100 pounds ranging from 23.29 to 111.86 dollars. A Canadian batch showed one half unusable with 185 000 weed seeds per pound.
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Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Canada
Cranberry States Lead Output By Bushels
Massachusetts tops cranberry production with about 400 000 bushels annually followed closely by New Jersey at 850 000 and Wisconsin at around 100 000 bushels in the latest figures.
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Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wisconsin
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Lota
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