The Garden Hose and the Fire a humorous play sketch
A brief stage sketch shows Jones begging Smith for a hose as a fire threatens. Smith stalls with policy talk then offers 35 feet now and 100 feet per week by six months, insisting no charge. Jones insists on actual water and menacingly notes he wants not “every aid short of water.”
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Mr. Roosevelt
England
Jones
Smith
Honeymoon boat trip spurs family quarrel postcard hint
A married couple travels to a lake for their honeymoon. They boat on clear waters. The bride’s mother receives a postcard saying they arrived safely and hints at an imminent quarrel. A humorous line contrasts clerks and managers over knowledge and ignorance.
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Grand Row
Prepare Cows in Dry Period Improve Production
Rutgers Extension advises special care for dairy cows in the dry period. Proper fitting and feeding can raise next lactation milk and butterfat by about 25 percent. a six to eight week rest with adequate roughage and some grain may pay for itself via higher milk value.
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Extension Dairyman
Rutgers University
Seed Treatment Proves Good Crop Insurance
Seed treatment is essential for crop insurance and yields. Proper methods matter. copper carbonate and mercurial dusts help control seed-borne diseases in wheat oats barley and more. Formaldehyde remains common but must be applied correctly to contact seeds.
Week-Old Calves Can Be Dehorned
Dehorning calves at one week old is described as safe with minimal discomfort. Remove the horn button, clip surrounding hair, apply vaseline to prevent drainage, roughen the area, then apply caustic potash to create a pink skin. Wear gloves and avoid eye exposure due to caustic liquid.
Repair Time Proves Worth A Stitch In Time Adage
Ray W. Carpenter of the University of Maryland urges preventative care for stored machinery. An hour spent oiling polished surfaces repainting exposed wood parts inspecting and replacing worn or broken parts now can prevent rust delays and costly downtime when spring demand begins.
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Ray W. Carpenter
University of Maryland
Obituary Reflections on Valuing a Man’s Service
A reflective meditation on how social norms delay honoring deeds and the irony of postponing gratitude. The speaker muses that praise arrives only after death and the living often delay saying thanks.
Prodigal Returns Echoes of Caution and Gratitude
A reflective aphorism contrasts welcome returns with tempered expectations. It urges finding humor in hard work and notes that giving brings greater ease of memory than receiving.
Unasked Advice and Excuses Across Moral Lines
A compact musing on how unwanted guidance feels like meddling and how excuses masquerade as reasons. The piece contrasts ugly sin with the craft of beauty culture and notes how men justify actions.
There Shall Be Wings And The Wright Brothers Legacy
A New York Times passage recalls da Vinci predicting human flight and links Toscanelli’s pupil to Columbus era reach. It mentions America’s Wright brothers small shop becoming a landmark in Henry Ford’s collection, highlighting pioneering figures who “worked there” and shaped flight’s history.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Mount
Albano
America
da Vinci
New World
Toscanelli
Wright Brothers
Henry Ford
New York Times
Gems of Thought and Wise Sayings Compiled Selections
A vintage collection of maxims and quotes including lines on perception by a mule, love as poverty, prudence in gain, writing as a craft, and the miser's paradox. Notable attributions include Phelps Irvine Plautus and Duke of Buckingham with concise moral observations.
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Phelps
Alexander Irvine
Plautus
Duke of Buckingham
Publilius Syrus
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