Fate of the Senegambian Queen
Pirates lure a ghostly Vanderdecken crew from a cursed old ship. The aging Dutchmen drink wine, overtake the Senegambian Queen, and slaughter its crew to claim the treasure. The Dutch vow to sail home with their prize and end pirate prey.
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Madafrascar
Iny
William Avery
Captain Avery
Vanderdecken
Mynheer van
Amsterdam
England
France
Mandragora
Indian Ocean
Remote Arctic Siberia Town of Russkoe Ustye Described
National Geographic notes Arctic Siberia where Russkoe Ustye on the Indigirka hosts about twenty Russians in six cottages. The area is sparsely populated by Yukaghirs, Tungus, Yakuts, and Chuckehi. winters last eight months with blizzards and temperatures to -71C, summers bring rare warmth and perpetual swamps, driftwood fuels homes, muksun fish sustains diet, bread and sugar are scarce luxuries.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Arctic
Siberia
Irkutsk
Trans- Siberian Railway
Yakutsk
Lena
Yuakutsk
Itusskoe Ustye
Verkhoyansk
Earth
Yabloni
Russkoe Ustye
Indigirka
Te Indigirka
Ivan the Terrible
Yermak
European Russia
Arctic Ocean
Jane
Ust-Yan
Ancient open field farm fights new property law threat
Notts Notting hamshire reports on Laxton the last surviving Anglo Saxon open field system. The 900 acre farm uses three large fields with narrow strips rotated crops shared by about thirty tenants. A field jury of twelve settles tenant questions and Domesday era practices align with today’s methods.
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Laxton
Lexington
Nottinghamshire
London
Sacred pigeons revered in Mohammedan world riot fears
In parts of the Mohammedan world pigeons are deeply revered. European boys killed several pigeons in Bombay nearly provoking a riot. The stock exchange and general market closed as workers threatened strikes. At the Kaptar Matzer shrine in Chinese Turkestan Moslems are said to dismount and approach reverently.
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Bombay
Stock Exchange
Turkestan
Definition Human Donkeys Are Bullheaded and Kick at Everything
A fragment from Material Facts notes a colorful description of stubbornness, comparing humans to donkeys that react with aggression to various stimuli. The phrase suggests a colloquial, evaluative remark rather than a formal report. The tone hints at satire or opinion within a larger discussion.
Genius and the cult of the genius in poetry
An essay argues that artistry reveals shared human nature rather than exceptional genius. It suggests redefining innate talent as a spectrum and questions the shrine built around “poeta nascitur,” proposing that some become great poets while others remain lesser.
Quotations on Genius and Humanity by Croce
The text argues that genius is not a divine endowment but a facet of humanity itself, warning against equating raw quantity with quality and emphasizing human effort over transcendent talent. It reframes genius as a product of collective human conditions rather than an isolated gift.
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Croce
Silk tapestry and damask adorn American furniture
The piece notes that American silk production leads globally, with France second. It highlights U.S. supremacy in silk manufacturing and mentions France trailing in second place.
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America
France
Co op Associations Grow Fast Across United States
The Department of Agriculture cites more than 12 000 active farmers groups, over double 1915 totals, covering marketing grain dairy products livestock and fruits. Most are in 12 North Central states with Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois leading.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
North Central States
Pacific Coast States
New England States
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
California
New York
Possibilities Open for Farm Storage of Grain
Farmers can store grain in three main places: on farm in cribs, at shipping point elevators or cribs, or at terminal elevators. Storage costs vary with location and lending terms, with farm granaries offering cheap storage but poorer loan collateral. Iowa’s unbonded agricultural warehouse law allows sealed cribs or granaries to issue storage certificates acceptable to bankers, facilitating loan collateral for holding grain.
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L. F P. Rickey
College of Agriculture
University Oflinois
Towa
Plan to boost soil productivity through crop rotation
W. W. Weir of the U S Department of Agriculture says crop rotation reduces acre costs and boosts output, nearly matching manure and fertilizers in productivity. Rotation works with little to no money, and when combined with fertilizers, the total gain nearly doubles. On long cultivated soils, rotation and fertilizers together yield the highest returns.
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United States Department of Agriculture
W. W. Weir
Mr. Weir
England
Department of Agriculture
Weir
Planting Sweet Clover Seed For Best Stands
Sweet clover seed must be planted shallow in a firm moist seed bed to ensure good germination. Avoid spring plowing that loosens soil. fall plowing or summer fallow is ideal. Use 8 to 10 pounds of scarified seed per acre, drill at one inch depth if possible, otherwise broadcast and harrow in. No nurse crop should be used.
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William Avery
Sanchez
Scipio
Libya
Vanderdecken
Mynheer Vanderdecken
Captain Avery
Waldo Widder
Prep Tasks for Spring Garden and Orchard Care
Advice on spring farming and gardening practices including cistern cleaning, ventilation for dampness, poultry house aeration, selecting seed potatoes from high yielding areas, starting early vegetables, onion radish lettuce peas and beets, plowing sod in orchards, weed control, cabbage crop monitoring, and market considerations for short crops and potential held portions if fall prices rise.
Dairy cows finance farmers by supplying cash and dairy goods
Farmers earned about 2.7 billion dollars from dairy products in 1925, nearly equal to corn and wheat combined, according to the National Dairy Council. The funds aided diversified farming, reduced living costs, and prevented surplus grain buildup while providing dairy for family use.
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National Dairy Council
M. D. Munn
Poultry Hatching Tips From State College Experts
Poultry extension specialists advise dusting all hens used for eye hatching with loose powder and using sodium fluoride for a single lice treatment. Place sod in nest bottoms to reduce evaporation and set two hens at a time so later one can tend the chicks. Feed grains but avoid feeds that boost egg production or upset digestion.
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Pennsylvania State College
Fine Feed Guidelines for Calves
A calf should receive whole milk until two weeks old and then transition to warm skim milk. At two weeks the calf should nibble fine hay and take a handful of ground grain. Use a mix of wheat middlings and ground oats with 10 to 15 percent oil meal for best results.
Sanitation Best Stock Safeguard for Livestock Health
University of Missouri veterinary researchers urge strict sanitation as a top defense against disease. They say clean buildings, ventilation, drainage, and timely vaccines reduce losses from hog cholera and intestinal parasites, improving pig survival and feeding efficiency.
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United States
College of Agriculture, University of Mmlibois
Alfalfa Pasture Likely Causes Stock Bloat
Alfalfa pasture is likely to cause bloat. Do not turn stock onto dry alfalfa in mornings or when hungry. Use a different dry feed or a second pasture to ease transition. If bloat occurs, drive the cow for water or use a rope and unsavory substance as a gag to stimulate swallowing and relieve gas.
Proper Exercise Prevents Constipation in Sows After Penning
The article advises exercise for penned sows to prevent feverishness and constipation. It suggests turning sows together for part of the day to graze on clover or alfalfa hay and gradually reducing grain before farrowing. It recommends including bran and linseed oil meal to regulate bowels, especially in restricted pens.
Pure-bred livestock not a guaranteed profit
Practical farming notes stress common sense livestock care. The piece warns against costly pure-bred stock if not paired with sound management and notes hogs need careful feeding after farrowing and ample water, while sheep face weight loss from tick bites and irritation.
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Short Story Pub. Co
van Steenwyck
Marnitz
Wynkoop
Omsk
Moscow
Russkos Ustye
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