Farm Front Notes On Disinfectants And Parasites
Dr Charles W Brown of the US Bureau of Animal Industry explains common farm parasites and how to disinfect. Advice covers building cleaning dry removal of litter, use of pressure sprayers, sunlight as disinfectant, and cautions with formaldehyde carbolic acid cresol and other agents including proper handling and dairy restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Brown
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Brown
How To Get Rid Of Your Farm
Satirical guide suggests drastic, unsafe farming methods to dispose of land, mix of soil ruin and economic ruin. Cites fake steps including cutting land, burying topsoil, creating gullies, and ending with tax sale as a cynical punchline.
California educator urges math lessons include gambling odds
A prominent California educator proposes teaching practical gambling odds to mathematics students. He suggests using horse racing, draw poker, slot machines, sweepstakes and giveaways to show how small chances of winning deter gambling. The idea echoes an old anecdote about an insurance agent testing a would be policyholder.
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California
Stch
Gambling as a cautionary tale in a barroom exchange
A narrator recounts telling a compulsive gambler friend a math lesson on long odds at horse races. The story illustrates how a 100000 stake shrinks to about 20000 after seven races, exposing the eroding effect of betting. The tale ends with a quick bet on Honest John Calder’s suggested Sixth at Thorncliffe.
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Pal
Jesson
Mac
John Calder
Thornclffe
Baby Chicks Featured in Philip s Illustrated Wholesale Catalogue
Storekeepers and dealers are invited to write for Phillips Illustrated Wholesale Catalogue showcasing a wide range of dry goods small wares and household items. Phillips Sales Rec’d 72 Craig Street West Montreal importers and general merchandise distributors feature babies chicks.
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Phillips
Phillips Sales
Craig Street West
Montreal
Devout Doubts On Math Education And Gambling Inline
The writer argues that even early math education may not curb the urge to gamble, likening a cure to the old schoolyard remedy of “six feet of graveyard mould.” The piece dismisses the idea as impractical and wryly notes the limits of rational schooling in changing human desires.
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Tom Brown
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