Norway faces food import pressure as Nansen group tours U S
The Norway food commission led by Dr Irditjof Nansen arrives in America to discuss trade agreements and supply needs. They warn of shortages of grain and fats, note wartime submarine losses, and discuss rising coal costs and potential electric ovens to cut bakery fuel use.
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United States
America
Iridtjof Nansen
Washington
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Nansen
Germany
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Determining Age of Eggs by Salt Solution Method
To estimate an egg age dissolve four ounces of common salt in a quart of water and immerse the egg. A day old egg sinks, a three day old egg floats, and an older egg rises to the surface. This simple test uses buoyancy to gauge freshness.
Rent Due Prompt Sparks Poem Address Exchange
A brief exchange features Baltor and Bard debating a poem's demand for an address. Baltor offers the poem, Bard refuses, insisting on no address if the poem is kept. The humorous back and forth highlights a playful negotiation over creative rights.
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Baltor
Denmark Considers Midwinter School Vacation Change
Denmark weighs shifting the school vacation to midwinter to save light and fuel but teachers and pupils oppose the idea. Peat is being used to fuel some railway locomotives in place of coal, especially on freight runs where high steam pressure is less critical. Denmark and Norway report coal shortages and submarine losses impacting shipping since the war began.
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Denmark
Norway
Sweden
First successful man carrying balloon in Paris
The first authentic account describes Pitre de Rozier lifted eighty feet in Paris on October 15 1785 by a balloon built by Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier. They are credited with creating the first successful man carrying lighter than air vehicle.
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Paris
Stephen
Joseph Montelfier
Holland's Soap Factories Run at Full Capacity
Holland operates 100 soap factories producing about 10,000,000 pounds of soap annually.
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Holland
Advances in artificial limbs amid great war injuries
The article notes double capacity production of artificial limbs since the European war began. It highlights widespread demand from Allied governments and soldiers, American factories expanding to London and Paris, and the role of pioneers in meeting abnormal orders. It traces surgical history from Pare and Hippocrates to modern antisepsis and limb replacement, naming notable users like Corporal James Tanner and General Dudley, plus politicians who wore artificial legs.
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Europe
London
Paris
France
Ambroise Pare
Hippocrates
Pare
The Prosthetic Limbs Rise From Battle Losses
The article describes modern artificial legs costing about 100 dollars and lasting five years, made to fit individually by plaster casts. It highlights government support for veterans receiving new limbs every three years and profiles Joseph Hanger of Washington, D. C., who built a limb business after losing a leg in the Civil War.
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United States
Joseph BH
Hanger
Washington, D. C
Rhode Island Reds: Good Foragers Excellent Layering Hens
Rhode Island Reds originate in Rhode Island about fifty years ago and spread in favor after a New York poultry show spotlight. They are hardy, mature early, lay well even in winter, and are good setters and mothers though not highly broody. Weighs range from 5 to 8½ pounds with yellow skin and no black pin feathers, making them desirable for market and table.
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New York
Birds Use Stone Hammer to Tenderize Slug Prey
In a Highland birch wood a thrush was seen hammering a common black slug on a stone, breaking the tactic of snail crushing. The slug’s skin may be too thick to eat, suggesting the bird aims to dash out edible parts or tenderize the meat by repeated blows.
Condensations of Diverse 1920s Innovations
A rapid roundup of world industrial notes: peat to coke by products in Germany. a 120 pound portable traveling piano. Sweden beet sugar output rising to meet demand. Spain’s hydro electric development at 8 percent of potential. rising American toilet goods in the Far East. France and England shipping issues. a clock alarm that sprays cold water. Chile Bolivia rail route with oxygen chambers at high altitude. Sweden’s artificial cork from waste cork. U S pet birds consuming 3 704 625 pounds of seed. Los Angeles imports 1 400 000 pounds of butter at 24 cents per pound. Puget Sound Pacific railroad hires women. an English inventor’s money value device. Marseilles peanut market exceeds 120 000 metric tons in shell and 240 000 tons shelled. Hebrew phylacteries frontlets described.
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A Sculptor's Error in Sherman Statue Gear
During Washington parades, veterans spot a blunder at General Sherman statue base. The blanket roll is shown over the right shoulder, not the left as military custom demands, a flaw noted by readers of Popular Science Monthly and known by even young children.
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Washington,d. C
General Sherman
Treasury
Popular Science Monthly
Several North Stars Through History
The article notes there have been multiple north stars across history. It claims Alpha Draconis served as a north star during Cheops era with an ancient sloped passage used as a telescope tube. It then states the current North Star is a massive sun vastly brighter than our sun.
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Great
Pyramid of
Cheops
Realistic Film Draws Long Theatrical Wait
A manager recalls a highly realistic film prompting eight young women to wait after the screening for half an hour to glimpse the leading man emerging from the alley behind the theater. The anecdote underscores the film’s convincing effect on audiences.
Spoke the Truth in Fractured Suit Sale Dispute
A terse exchange shows an irate customer arguing with Finklestein about a purchased suit. The buyer claims guaranteed satisfaction while the clerk quips in broken Yiddish English style. The confrontation highlights a dispute over product quality and service.
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Finklestein
Disappearance of the Political Boss Rumor in Senate Scene
A fragment depicts a dialogue about the fate of a political boss. Senator Sorghum dismisses the idea that any smart leader would risk the consequences, leaving the disappearance unresolved in the overheard exchange.
Kept His Word Says Man Of His Word
Fragmentary text signals quoted phrases about keeping one’s word and a man. The readable parts mention payback and repeated claims, but lack full context, names, or events to establish a clear news fact or storyline.
Feeding chicks with grain and wet mash for rapid growth
The article explains a feeding system for chicks using alternating wet mash and grain. Start chicks on wet mash, then mix two wet mash portions daily with three grain feeds morning noon and night. For faster cockerel growth, this method surpasses straight grain rations and uses a pilatable mash of equal parts cornmeal bran middlings corn gluten feed and meat scrap.
Constant Water Supply For Chicks In Brooder
Fresh clean water is kept before the chicks constantly through a simple automatic fountain. A melted tin can with a no top opening is inverted in a flower-pot saucer to create a steady water flow raised 1.5 inches from the brooder floor. To prevent hens from tipping the can, place a brick on top as a stopper.
Fatal disease of turkeys linked to overfeeding and crowding
Authorities attribute blackhead in turkeys to over feeding and confinement while poults crowded at feeding cause liver enlargement and death. Other sources list varied causes and suggest moving youngsters to new ground away from fowls, keeping dry, and feeding carefully to avoid weakening the digestive system.
Ration for Little Turkeys
Dry grain chick feed described as free from mustiness or moldiness and easy to feed. It provides an excellent ration for little turkeys though occasional bread and milk or johnny cake baked hard and fed dry can be given.
Desirable Poultry Meat Caporizing Cockerels for Market
Desirable poultry meat advocates culling non breeding cockerels to boost size. The tactic aims to place more desirable poultry meat on the market and improve overall quality for consumers.
Lice Treatments Prove Ineffective for Mites on Fowls
The report states lice remedies do not work against mites which only act at night, attacking fowls from roost crevices and cracks in the building.
Idle Duck Fatness Report Prompts Curious Observation
A fragmented note discusses a duck described as fat and readily taking on fat. The quirky line hints at behavioral or culinary observations without clear context or a named source. Further readable details are minimal.
Truth Will Out A Louisville Gambler Loses All
A darky in Louisville asks a friend Gus for a loan as he bets his last dollar in a crapped game. He wins nothing, producing a grim scene of desperation as Gus urges him to keep betting. The tale ends with the gambler's final loss and a provocative line from Gus.
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Louisville
Gus
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