Honolulu Goose Prompts Bridport Family Reconciliation
In Bridgeton Vera Morton returns Honolulu to Jared Dunn after two tramps steal the famous goose. Dunn, a selfish old man, is moved by Vera to reconsider his life, reconciling with his nephew Harvey Bross and aiding the engaged couple with a new house, while Honolulu becomes a weather predicting, arrow-marked survivor in Dunn’s poultry yard.
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Rufus Dawes
Bridgeton
Jared
Almanac
Ilence
Jared Dunn
Vera
Honolulu
Mr. Dunn
Harvey
Poultry Yard
Sandwich Islands
National
Ornithological Society
Harvey Bross
Vera Morton
Morton
Leech History From Cure-Use To Marsh Habitat
The article describes the leech as a early medical aid and its natural behavior. It explains the leech’s anatomy with two cup like suckers three toothed jaws and a saw like mechanism. It notes leeches feed by expanding their bodies and can reach two to three times their size. The piece also covers their daytime activity wintering in mud and life cycle in marsh habitats.
Nerves Are Queer Sayings on Nervous Prostration
A physician argues nerves reflect social station not causes like dancing or late hours. He cites a society girl driven by parental dictation and husband selection worries and contrasts with a laundress wife whose children loudly sing while washing. He notes the idea of nervous prostration may be misinterpreted.
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Tiera
New York Times
Snakes and Snakes in Pennsylvania Agriculture
The state zoologist says snakes are farmers friends while humor notes the misperceived species, highlighting practical pest control and farmer observations in rural Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Pleasant Pays and a Hospital Rest
A rustic exchange notes luck from a horseshoe tale. The speaker recalls being struck by a horseshoe and taken to a hospital where they were fed and rested for two weeks.
Beauty of climbing plants on home grounds
Climbing vines enhance home grounds by screening, shading and decorating walls. Boston ivy English ivy trumpet vine and honeysuckle are noted favorites for brick or stone walls while avoid over shingles. Moonflower morning glory and hyacinth bean provide colorful annual options with care tips included.
House Plant Care Tips For Early Spring Blooms
Keep palm leaves clean and use low mignonette in pots for early spring flowering. Spread sand at the base of leaf stalks on newly potted primulas and avoid excess water to prevent damage. Water sparingly, monitor manure, and maintain cool temperatures for geraniums and lilies of the valley.
The Window Garden Winter Plant Care And Tips
Winter window gardening advice covers placement to avoid drafts, moderation of sun, and testing glass heat. It notes nutrient depletion in small pots, preferred indoor plant foods, and practical aids like tin cans with drainage, safe paints, crepe wraps, black or olive stands, and a bent neck syringe for spraying and dust removal.
Purefood warnings warn of adulteration and fraud
Des Moines dairy and food commissioner warns the public about adulterated pepper beans dried apples canned tomatoes and bulk oysters. The bulletin notes high moldy wormy beans scarce crop quality issues and water content concerns plus actions on eggs milk and meat quality.
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Des Moines
W. B. Barney
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Barney
Iowa
Chicago
Bulletin
Manson Youth Wins Scholarship and Secret Marriage
Leroy Gingerich a Manson youth who entered Morningside College on a scholarship later married Mrs. A. W. Chapin in Springfield South Dakota. The couple plan to live on a farm near the former Mrs. Chapin's late husband’s property. Gingerich is 24 and his bride 44.
Believe in Yourself A Path To Business Success
The article urges women to cultivate confidence grit and common sense to overcome self doubt and succeed in business. It contrasts suited jobs like dressmaking with less fitting stenography and stresses aligning work with ability. Past doubt harms progress but willpower and belief unlock value and happiness. Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Activities of Women in Society and Work
Reports show women adopting their husbands nationalities upon marriage in England. A New Orleans bank elects two women to its board. Ida McQuesten becomes Tacoma public schools head first among her sex. In France over 30,000 women replaced men, enabling 81 percent of factories to run full time. Fanny Bixley acts as police and probation officer in Long Beach. New York Colony Club opens a dog kennels room for members pets during club hours.
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England
New Orleans National Bank
Ida McQuesten
Public
Tacoma
Wash
France
Fanny Bixley
California
Long Beach
Cal
Colony Club
New York
Sand forests of Punjab with record long tap roots
The Punjab sand forests extend over 3 500 square miles in an arid plain with rainfall under ten inches. Trees show tap-roots up to four feet, reaching 64 feet deep to access subsoil water. Natural regeneration is absent in sand, yet irrigation or flooding restores it from seed, suggesting roots grow as water tables fall due to river-bed erosion.
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Punjab
Jews as Farmers Push Back-to-the-Farm Movement
A prominent delegate at the New York conference on Jewish farmers argues that about 50,000 Jews farming in the United States blaze a practical agricultural path for immigrants, doing more good than the million Jews in business and professions, though others acknowledge the statement may be exaggerated.
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New York City
Magnet Used To Remove Metal Particles At Work
Steel and iron workers often get metal bits in eyes or hands. Before magnets, removal required probing which was painful and unreliable. The magnet enables quick extraction by placing the affected area near the pole tip and closing the switch. Small particles have been removed, with interchangeable pole pieces for different tasks.
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W. G. Chapman
E. van Benthuysen
Bessie L. Putnam
Purefood
State Agricultural Department
C. E. Cameron
State Fair Board
Cameron
Harry Shropshire
State Board of Control
John Fletcher
Wapello County
C. C. Cremer
Fletcher
E. K. Daugherty
Cremer
State Fair Association
Liberatti
T. Fred Henry
High Court
Supreme Court
Harve Deitrick
Osceola
Thorne
Clifford Thorne
Failroad. Commssion
West
Atlantic
Europe
East
Mount Pleasant
State Hospital
Senator McColl
Board of Control
McColl
United States
Clarke
Ole O. Roe
State News
Leroy Gingerich
Manson
Morningside College
Sioux City
A. W. Chapin
Gingerich
Mrs.Chapin
Springfield
S. D
Dorchester
Grinnell
China
A. B. DeHaan
Grinnell College
George F. Althouse
Ackley
William
Trullinger
Farragut
Charles F. Irons
Garrison
Clyde L. Woods
Garwin
Fred L. Ives
Hamburg
Mangus A. Merkel
Keystone
James Duggan
Melrose
Harold H. Holmes
New Albia
George Ritz
Rockwell City
Philip D. Switzer
St. Charles
James B. Lower
Scranton
William H. Moore
Shelby
Joseph J. McMahon
Toledo
Thomas J. White
Whittemore
Chas. M. Ford
Roy Morley
Ford
Clarence Carrell
Iowa City
Rock Island
Harry Monahan
Catherine Foley
Audubon
Lansing
Fred W. Vorhies
Cedar Rapids
State Central Committee
Attorney General’s
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