Cornell Professor Reports Egg Increase From Night Lighting
Professor James E. Rice of Cornell University finds that keeping 100 hens in lighted coops until nine o'clock yields higher egg production. Tests show 100 birds produced about 1053-20 dozens more eggs than those nocturnal with sunset. Improved health noted, but no other major effects observed.
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THACA
Lee
James E. Rice
Department of Poultry Husbandry
Cornell University
Profesor Rice
Coreell Gurtteveh
Meneye
Wrestler Earl Caddock Planned Retirement Hinted
Friends of world wrestling champion Earl Caddock question a France bulletin claiming he will quit wrestling and become a Wyoming rancher after discharge. Caddock told friends his wife opposed wrestling and that he had saved about 80000. He planned to retire if possible but had hoped to defend his title at Paris Olympics.
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Earl Caddock
Bart Caddock
France
Farmer
Camp Dodger
Caddock
Grandecourt
Bie
Wyoming
Mra. Caddock
Kidnapped Texas Farmer Transferred to Mexico Across Rio Grande
Jove Cantu, a Tezea valley farmer, was moved into Mexico after a Rio Grande shift fixes the river bed as the border. His land and livestock also crossed, with Mexican authorities claiming taxes and duties apply to the moved properties and workers’ homes now on the Mexican side.
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United States
Jove Cantu
Tezea
Mexico
Rio Grande
Mr. Cante
Canta
The Girl in the Country Town and a Father’s Search
A father travels from a small town to find his daughter who vanished into the country town life. He locates her in a cheap hotel and calls to take her home. The narrative mirrors small town social scenes and warnings about the lure of life away from home.
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Tittnels
Mother Grundy
Treim
Jones
Skeele
Mirandy the Elevator Girl in a Gloomy City Tale
A noisy excerpt portrays Mirandy, once a house worker, now an elevator girl in a tall building. She endures a rough ride and sharp jabs from the cage as passengers stare and a young man from the opposite side lingers, while Rosa Tegents observes an ardent admirer.
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Mirandy
Rosa Tegents
Roush Proves Hitting Skill Beyond Averages
The article notes Roush’s strong two year back record, highlighting his sacrifice hits and low strikeouts. It contrasts his earlier lead over a Brooklyn star and emphasizes his 145 hits for 106 chances as evidence of bat mastery beyond simple averages.
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Brooklyn Star
Roush
Gose
Mashie Declared Most Popular Golf Club
Dr W H Harban vice president of the United States Golf Association says the mashie is the most popular golf club. He notes drivers brassies middrons and putters have been sent to camps but mashies have not, and proposes giving players practice swings in convenient country stretches.
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W. 8. Harban
Washington
United States Golf Association
Harban
Baseball and boxing notes from the era mix with hopes and moves
The column surveys sports chatter with references to Ted Lewis recovering from influenza and the Yankees improving on paper. It notes boxing bouts in Paris at the inter Allied games and plans for Harvard crews to defend the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley. It mentions Pat Moran, Connie Mack, Miller Huggins, and Joe Getto as topics in a broad league update.
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Bunny Brief
Salt Lake
Harvard
England
Major League Players to Be Paid Monthly Salaries
Club owners outline a new pay structure for major league baseball players with monthly salaries for the season. The plan aims to standardize earnings despite ongoing negotiations.
Miske Beats Cowler In Lively St. Paul Bout
Billy Miske of St. Paul outfought Australian Tom Cowler in an aggressive 18 round heavyweight duel. Miske scored a decisive first round knockdown and repeatedly overwhelmed Cowler, injuring Cowler’s right hand and preventing a decisive finish.
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St. Paul
Iinnesota
Tom Cowler
Billy Miske
Billy
Dreamland
Miske
Mike
Cowler
Pershing Meet Causes Bell to Ring in France
Jack McAuliffe and Jimmy Twyford describe in a joint letter an interview with General Pershing in France. Both boxers now in military service as Knights of Columbus secretaries recount the meeting and his remarks on the war effort.
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Jack McAuliffe
Jimmy Twyford
France
Light Twyford
Knights of Columbus
Land Values Rise in Western Canada Acre by Acre
The piece argues Western Canadian land prices surged from $100 to $900 per acre as markets expand. It credits better farming methods, machinery, and railways for sustained high prices and warns that speculative value underpins future gains, with rail and markets drawing settlers and boosting acre value.
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Canada
Boundias Plains
Acre
United States
Comedian Tests Rooms With New Monologue Act
The magnate hints at backing a street scene performance in a deserted village. He suggests enhancing the act by touring Gret Dass bar room with mahogany bar brass rail mirrors and realistic bottles to boost the show.
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Gretdass
Iimingham Age-Herald
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International League
Reds
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Pat Moran
Connie Mack
Miller Huggins
Joe Geteos
Pershing
Persh
Deck McAstiffe
Attar
Io Sre
Wesle
Poe
Hilmingham
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