Diverse world notes in early 20th century briefing
Facts on ships, depth measurements, birth weights, rodent populations, new naval tech, Sutherland Falls height, Simplon Tunnel length, turkey shipments to New York, Buenos Aires packers market test, ancient mosquito nets, electric curling irons UK, 15 Austrian hydro plants, wood usage, mummified horses found in Sakkara, E W Beatty as youngest major railway head, Russian village reform ending wife beating after women strike.
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United Kingdom
Austria
Egypt
Pyramids of
Sakkara
Cairo
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vertegerzka
Luckiest of Women Wins Big in Contests
Mrs. William Jones of Covington Kentucky is hailed as the luckiest woman on earth after winning over 1600 in contest money this year. For three years she has earned two dozen or more prizes from proverb contests prize essays and guessing games. She spends two evenings weekly on entries and recently won 500 for promoting salmon, awarded by the National Salmon Packers Association.
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William Jones
Covington
National Salmon Packers’ Association
Success in Business and the Heart of Enterprise
A reflection on how steady progress in business comes from brains, enterprise, courage, and risk. The piece notes success is not chance but the result of grit and leadership guiding a company forward.
Scandinavian heavy coffee drinkers
Heavy coffee drinkers in Scandinavia lead in per capita consumption. They drink coffee at all meals and also between meals, showing a culture of frequent coffee use.
Zinc Roofing Dominates European Metalwork
The article notes zinc as the most used roofing metal in Europe. It claims European artisans rely heavily on zinc to a degree where operating without it would be difficult.
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Europe
Albatrosses Rarely Seen In North Atlantic Waters
Birds known as albatrosses are seldom observed in the North Atlantic. They dwell in most other seas and rarely come ashore except on Antarctic Ocean islands where they breed.
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North Atlantic
Antarctic Ocean
Night Parachute Jump Sets New Altitude Record
Charles E. Lindbergh commanded a United States mail plane from St Louis to Chicago when fuel ran low at night. He abandoned the aircraft and leaped to safety using a parachute, descending 13 000 feet to land unharmed. The wrecked craft lies nearby as witnesses describe the dramatic escape.
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Charles E. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Chicago
Crosby teen named best farm club worker in nation
Homer Sheffield sixteen of Crosby Texas wins national title as outstanding boys agricultural club worker after six years in the Crosby club. He earned honors in Texas and demonstrated business savvy by contracting a mattress maker to produce ten mattresses from a bale for 100 dollars and selling them at 25 dollars each for profit.
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Homer Sheffield
Crosby
Texas
United States
Crosby Club
Batten
Influence of Character and Private Energy in Public Life
A brief meditation on character surpassing quantity in power and virtue. The author argues private strength sustains and aids those who falter, suggesting moral depth matters more than sheer outward influence.
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t—Emerson
Changed Attitude: Men Learn Worth of Work and Occupation
A reflection on a shift from entitlement to responsibility. The piece argues men should contribute a fair share through steady labor in a useful occupation, shaping a practical ethic for the modern world.
Pedantry Cited As Excessive In Arts And Trades
The fragment discusses pedantry as overvaluing knowledge in arts sciences and trades. It notes pedantry grows when the knowledge claimed is minor and overemphasized by those who claim expertise. The tone critiques precision over practical value across disciplines.
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Swift
Classes of Books Quote by Chesterton
The line contrasts two book kinds: those we wish had never begun and those we wish continued forever, attributed to G. K. Chesterton. It reads as a witty reflection on literature and reading joy.
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G. K. Chesterton
Calves Susceptible to Avian Tuberculosis Study Finds
University of Illinois researchers Dr. Robert Graham and Dr. B. H. A. Tunnicliff report calves can contract the avian form of tuberculosis under farm conditions. The study shows transmission from infected chickens to calves is slower than to swine, with some calves showing avian-type lesions, implying intermittent avian tuberculosis can develop in calves on farms.
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Robert Graham
BH. A. ‘Tunnicliff
Animal Pathology and Hygiene Division
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Mlindls
Lovely Homemade Shade Makes Christmas Bright
Scissor painted crystalline lamp shades bring festive cheer to homes this Christmas. Handkerchief linen shades on wire frames feature silhouettes cut from crepe paper. Designs are layered with amber wax paint and a soft blend of yellows reds and browns for a warm glow.
Gay Holiday Aprons Celebrate Christmas Gift Cheer
A gay quaint pinafore of brilliant cretonne with black sateen borders bib pockets and long shoulder straps described as a gift for Christmas and beyond. The black background cretonne features many colored garden flowers, promising a cheerful home staple for all ages.
Dainty bisque dolls and decorative lighting trends
Shops display delicate bisque doll torsos in sizes for dressing with silk skirts and ribbons. Parrafin or parchment torchères are offered ready for painting with tinted yellows and reds, floral decorations, and easy cut crepe paper designs. A playful “Mister Chicken” figure is stuffed and colored, featuring a black faced head, collar, and ribbon We.
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Chicken
Dight
Wood Ashes Unleached Make Good Fertilizer
Unleached wood ashes offer valuable fertilizer content with about 100 pounds of potash and 40 pounds of phosphoric acid per ton, plus 600 pounds of lime. A cord of hard wood yields around 40 pounds of ashes. soft wood yields less and less potash. Potash is water soluble, so ashes must stay covered to prevent leaching. Do not mix wood ashes with organic manures as they can liberate nitrogen.
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J. W. Ames
Ohio Experiment Station
Farm Advice Notes On Cattle,Poultry And Crops
Farmers guidance covers pasture legumes lime put on fall for following crops and seedbed preparation oats after corn. Cooperative marketing as democracy in action. Milk production linked to cow nutrition and insemination. Recommended rations for 1000 pound steers include ground ear corn silage and hay plus cottonseed meal per head daily. Population trends show more poultry and goats with beef and hogs rising more slowly. Also notes on nitrates need and fertilizer order by freight to save money.
Short items to remember from early 20th century notes
A digest of assorted facts and curiosities: an American taxidermist. eight European American soldier cemeteries. alfalfa as first exclusively forage crop. over a billion pencils yearly. Greenland as largest island at 827 300 square miles. handwriting personality belief from 17th century Italy. women's ankles thickening with low heeled slippers. English workingmen clubs opened to women by Conservative party pressure. Tokyo with five automatic exchanges. Americans buying goods on time at 5 billion annually. a new airmen city in Wisconsin. telephones on long freight trains. Java apeman bones in 19th century. Roger’s false reasoning misled Columbus. Bacon and a small ocean between Europe and eastern Ala.. free employment agency for motion picture extras in Hollywood placing 118 887 extras for nearly one million dollars.
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California
Europe
America
Greenland
Italy
England
Tokyo
Wisconsin
Agia
Java
Columbus
Roger
Bacon
Ite
Hollywood
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