Wild Geese and Global Agriculture Sums
A survey of diverse topics notes wild geese as wary birds, a body’s 90 cent chemical value, warm artesian well water, U S nitrogen use vs. production, a 500000 acre wild game preserve in Texas Davis Mountains, and low egg damage among 509 carloads shipped to New York in 1925. It cites aviation and education plans, earth density, diamond color, malaria death toll, seed frost tolerance, Alaska sugar beet trials, and a Philadelphia exhibit on gold thefts and postal robberies.
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United States
Davis Mountain
Texas
Pelpis
Pacific Coast
New York City
Fossett Heads National Swine Show at Peoria
Miss Golda A. Fossett serves as secretary and lead organizer for the National Swine Show marking its eleventh anniversary in Peoria Illinois September 13 to 18. Hog men nationwide call her boss of the show for her central role in running the blue ribbon event of American hogdom.
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Golda A. Fossett
Peoria
Miss Fossett
Rooney Wins Clam Eating Contest At Rehoboth Bake
Mrs. Rose Rooney won the clan eating contest at the Antiquarian clam bake in Rehoboth Massachusetts eating two pecks of clams to top the field and defeat two male challengers.
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Rose Rooney
Rehoboth
Mass
Corn Plant Tests Reveal Nutrient Needs In Field
G N Hoffer of the U S Department of Agriculture and the Pur-die Agricultural Experiment Station report a method to read corn plant nutrient needs. A cut stalk surface is treated to show blue indicates nitrogen sufficiency, yellow green signals nitrogen hunger, red colors reveal potassium needs, and phosphates are inferred from stunted plants on acidic soils. Field surveys show deficiency hotspots in southern Illinois Indiana and Ohio, with varying nitrate and potassium supplies and continued corn cultivation effects.
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United States ‘Department of Agriculture
G.N. Hofter
United States Department of Agriculture
Purdie Agricultural Experiment Station
Corn Belt
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Hoffer
Cannibal Costume Wins First Prize at Mission Beach Parade
More than 200 children in costumes joined the second annual children's bathing revue and floral parade at Mission Beach San Diego California. The photo features three year old John Robert Smith dressed as a little cannibal who won first prize for his costume.
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Mission Beach
San Diego
Calif
John Robert Smith
Tower in Splints at Brookline Church Repairs Begun
The spire of the historic Harvard Congregational Church in Brookline Massachusetts is wrapped in a temporary wooden scaffold for extensive repairs the first since its 1073 erection. The brown sandstone tower has gradually deteriorated and work aims to stabilize it.
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Harvard Congregational Church
Brookline
Mass
Difficulty in Getting a Stand of Red Clover
The United States Department of Agriculture notes growers face repeat trouble establishing red clover due to improper golf conditions disease nonadapted seed seeding methods or harmful nurse crops. Poor soil from constant cultivation depletes lime phosphates and potash, suggesting lime or sweet clover as alternatives when needed.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Landscape guidance for yard trees and shrubs placement
Location guidelines suggest placing trees to one side of the house while shrubs surround the foundation and lawn border. Low shrubs border the house with taller shrubs in the outer groups. Sod must not encroach on shrub areas and perennial beds and shrubbery should be cultivated three to four times per season.
Farming tips from an old pamphlet on spring work
The text urges harvesting in the machine shed now, warns of pests like roundworms, and describes sowing wheat before Hessian fly dates. It stresses landlord tenant cooperation, cleaning equipment after spraying, rinsing milk gear, and lowering egg costs while maintaining production. It also notes hens need grit and lime and promotes fence post preservation with creosote.
Mountain Blocked Highway as Andeside Shifts in Colorado
A mountain mass shifted slowly across the Hio Blanco valley Colorado blocking traffic on a highway in March last year. A minor secondary movement was reported in 1900.
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Hio Blanco Valley
Colorado
Rapid Pipe Smoking Update
An ordinary pipe can be smoked in eighteen minutes. British pipe smokers using a peculiar grade of tobacco have been known to smoke it in eleven minutes.
Gland Transplant Drafts Not New Discovery
The Chicago Journal notes gland transplanting is not new, tracing the first record to John Sfunter in 1672.
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John Sfunter
The
Chicago Journal
Dartmouth Aided Indians Education by 1775 Congress
The Continental Congress approved a $500 appropriation in 1775 to support education of Indian youths at Dartmouth College, marking the first government step to aid Native schooling.
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Continental Congress
Dartmouth College
Aren't People Funny Americanism Hustling to Save a Minute
A brief note records the humorous scene of people rushing in pursuit of efficiency while traffic flows, pausing to observe a man printing business cards in a store window, capturing a moment of everyday life.
Object of Life and Business Cited by Peter Cooper
Quotation recalling Peter Cooper's balance between commerce and ethics. The text emphasizes that while business aims to earn money honorably, life's purpose is to do good.
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Peter Cooper
Yeates Quotes On Attacks Inspiring Good Will
A brief quotation from H B Yeates on choosing to view an attack as an opportunity to express goodwill rather than pursuing scandal. The remark frames conflict as a catalyst for constructive response rather than harm.
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H. B. Yeates
Chinatown Lamps Rise as Pagoda Style Giants
Electric street lamps in San Francisco's Chinatown stand as pagodas, built by local merchants. They are supported by two golden dragons with six up-curved corners from which golden bells hang.
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Chinatown
San Francisco
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Recalls After-Dinner Speaker
The popular after-dinner speaker is identified as a father who quips Wel, let's all go to the movies, illustrating a lighthearted moment from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Sunday Record.
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Father
Fort Worth
Short Items of Interest From Around the World
A digest of science and industry notes including England’s agriculture in the 17th century, the star distance to Earth, blood flow speed measurement, Los Angeles fire salvage plans, a Stockholm to Philadelphia grist mill shipment, Antigua’s cotton crop, South American berry consumption, Russian gasoline depots in Spain, Delaware river bridge wiring, a rubber bag and cover pamphlet, time reading from the Big Dipper, U S steel industry value, Guadeloupe sugar mills cutting out small growers, Detroit school building plans, Baltic shale oil, and photography without plates via sensitized paper.
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England
Los Angeles
Stockholm
Philadelphia
Antigua
British West Indies
Delaware River
Guadeloupe
Detroit
Best Care of Chicks Suggests Shade Cleaning and Feed
Advice emphasizes protecting chicks from direct sun with shade, frequent coop cleaning, and weekly spraying with insecticide. It warns that lice and mites are easier to prevent than treat and urges daily access to fresh green feed for healthy growth.
The Door of Salvation in the Good Shepherd’s Fold
A sermon-like reflection on Jesus as the door to salvation. It cites Psalm 23 and Isaiah promises, describing salvation as entering through Christ, not by works or church ties. It emphasizes eternal security, freedom in grace, and the shepherd’s care guiding believers to pasture.
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Christ
Isaiah
Hila
Happiness in Giving The True Lesson of Christ Teaching
A brief editorial quotes Henry Drummond on happiness arising from giving rather than hoarding. The note emphasizes selflessness as central to Christian teaching and daily living.
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Henry Drummond
Give Yourself to God Says Inspirational Message
A devotional exhortation urges readers to yield fully to God and trust that He will reveal Himself in return when they seek Him seriously. The note emphasizes personal commitment and reciprocal divine response.
Infidelity and Faith in a Spring Without Water
The Western Christian Advocate reflects on infidelity as a barren spring, contrasting moral lapse with spiritual drought and urging renewed fidelity to faith amid societal strain.
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Western Christian Advocate
Humble Callings in Gottes Plan for Graceful Roles
A brief reflection on how divine calls elevate ordinary people and spouses, portraying humble households as instruments of grace under God.
Drifting With the Tide
A brief Gospel Herald note reflects on the danger of drifting with worldly currents and warns that such a path prevents reaching heaven. The piece emphasizes moral steadfastness and spiritual focus.
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Gospel Herald
Life Is a Doy. Life in a Joy and Fading Consciousness
Fragmentary text references life and joy amid consciousness, with unclear quotation about God. No verifiable events, persons, or organizations are identifiable from the readable fragment.
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