Navy plans a Mediterranean cruise for 8500 sailors
About eight thousand blue jacketed sailors are to tour the Mediterranean in nine battleships and three colliers. The fleet will sail from Hampton Roads around November 1 and cover three months at sea with full coal, food, and refrigeration aboard. The voyage aims to redeem recruiting pledges and boost public interest in naval service while demonstrating self sufficiency.
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NCLE
Mediterranean
America
Navy Department
Newport
Guantanamo
Caribbean
Department
Navy
Ealier
Norfolk
Vera Cruz
Panama
Daniels
Atlantic
Mexico
Wberry
Panama Canal
Scandinavian
Hampton Roads
Wyoming
Vermont
Ohio
Arkansas
Florida
Utah
Delaware
Celtic
Popper Replies To Liszt In Palestine Joke
A tale recalls Liszt allegedly having pages written by Princess Sayn-Wittgenstein attacking Jews. Popper, a friend of many Jews, visits Liszt and quips I am bound for Palestine, in line with your wishes, reflecting the anecdote’s irony.
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David Popper
Liszt
Sayn-Wittgenstein
Palestine
Liert
Popper
Inexpensive Pleasure Prompts Peterby Nephew Plot
A family friend hints at a scheme as Old Peterby plans his death inheritance. The nephew is set to marry soon and Peterby promises a costly pretence but hints at a dangerous ruse to make him happy.
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Peterby
KEEP SEED POTATOES IN COOL PLACES
Seed potatoes must be kept hard and plump by very cold storage to prevent sprouting. Sprouts waste starch and energy. avoid sprouting by maintaining near 33 degrees. Some farmers sprout to weaken dormancy, but this wastes energy. Storages preserve condition for spring emergence and growth.
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William H. Underwood
Bagworm Control Dilemma Across Trees and Orchards
Article explains bagworm pests on evergreen and deciduous trees, noting two control methods. Winter bag collection works for a few trees, while spraying with poison is needed for larger orchards and evergreens. Early spring spraying before leaf feeding helps prevent damage, with a first pesticide application after blossoms and a June treatment often effective.
Dividing Rhubarb Roots In Late Fall Prep Guide
Late fall is a good time to divide rhubarb roots. Prepare by digging around the roots in early September and mixing in well rotted horse manure. In about a month the roots can be divided and new hills started.
Pure Milk Barns and Healthful Quarters Advice
An Oregon Agricultural College student notes that barn design crucial for profitable milk. Emphasizes cleanliness, ample light and fresh air, and sanitation through drainage. Recommends moderate, convenient, well-sited barns with north south sunlight access.
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Wisdom
Oregon Agricultural College
Oregon Countryman
Attention to Sheep Flock in Care and Feeding
The advice urges well ventilated dry sheds for sheep and freedom to roam in dry weather. It recommends separating thrifty from unthrifty ewes and providing extra feed. Suggested rations include oats wheat bran linseed meal and clover hay with post shear dipping to destroy ticks.
Make a Compost Heap
A compact plea to start a compost heap using lawn mowings leaves weeds and kitchen scraps. It describes a wide range of eligible ingredients and portrays composting as a practical source of useful soil enrichment.
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Eivery
Orchard Care Predicts Better Harvests
Farmers neglect trees until harvest then blame crops. Orchard results hinge on timely maintenance and proper care.
Doctor Luscher the Soldier of Fortune Who Lived in Kansas City
In a Kansas City Star feature, Dr. L W Luscher, a peaceful physician in the Argyle building, recalls his past as a member of Chinese army units and his 1886 Formosa expedition with 700 Chinese soldiers fighting headhunters. He describes firework tactics that frightened the tribes into surrender.
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L. W. Luscher
Kansas City Star
Mexico
Soldiers of Fortune
Richard Harding Davis
Doctor Luscher
Formosa
Mongrel
Honduras
Argyle
Twelfth and
McGee Streets
Star
Japan
China
Earth
France
Scent as greeting across cultures noted in observations
The article describes how Mongols sniff children’s heads instead of kissing and how Philippine Islanders can identify a handkerchief by smell. It notes lovers exchanging handkerchiefs and people saluting by sniffing faces, saying Let me smell you rather than Give me a kiss.
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Philippine Islands
Tribute to Women in Paderewski Interview
The celebrated pianist Ignace Paderewski, interviewed on What a Little Knowledge of Music Means, says women would create no art today if not for women. He credits women with inspiring and sustaining music through inborn love and refined feeling, and guiding men with their enthusiasm and leadership.
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Ignace Paderewski
Paderewski
America
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Cook
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Hussy
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