Miss Violette Wilson Leaves UC To Seek Real Life Education
Miss Violette Wilson daughter of former Berkeley mayor J Stitt Wilson withdrew from the University of California to develop her own soul. She had enrolled in letters and sciences last August but felt college studies hampered her growth and chose education from real life over a diploma.
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J. Stitt Wilson
Berkeley
University of California
Miss Wilson
San Francisco Chronicle
Telegram Guessing Game Ends in Quiet Refusal
An elderly woman dismisses a queried word in a telegram exchange telling the caller to mind her own business and that they will know at the other end. The scene conveys secrecy and tension as the caller seeks clarification.
Man With Money Carrys Through, Skips Brain Power
A terse aphorism states that wealth can substitute for intelligence, suggesting that a man with sufficient funds can manage without brains.
Newsboy Student Startles Experts with Root Extraction Method
Philadelphia. Wenslell Lacy, once a newsboy, demonstrates a new method for extracting square and cube roots that allows solving a problem in five seconds. The technique relies on a memorized cube table up to nine and an interior numeric system to simplify division. University scholars deem the method technically interesting.
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Philadelphia
Wenslell Lacy
Pennsylvania University
Sacy
Sooy
Yocum
Sweet Clover For Green Manure In Ohio Soil Restor
F W Stemple of Ohio State University notes sweet clover excels as green manure due to its rank growth and deep roots which aerate soil more than alfalfa or clover. Growers report corn following sweet clover after oats yields equivalent to 20 tons of barnyard manure and hill soil fertility benefits.
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Christian
F. W. Stemple
Farm Crops Department
Ohio State University
Shipping Live Birds
Advice on shipping live poultry stresses providing room and a high coop so birds avoid cramped positions. Discomfort lowers weight and increases costs for the producer.
Pigs Like Variety Boosting Growth and Profit
A brief note explains pigs thrive with varied diets and conditions, leading to more satisfactory growth and higher profits when producers diversify feed and husbandry practices.
Milking Etiquette for Cows and Teat Care
Practical guidance warns against placing the milking can under the cow while her udder is dirty and against tying the equipment too short. It cautions not to put fingers in the milk and suggests milking a drop onto the palm to soften teats before rubbing.
Rye Succeeds Best On Humus-Poor Clay Loam Soils
A Michigan authority states rye thrives on poor clay loam soil lacking humus and outperforms other crops in such conditions. The finding emphasizes rye as a reliable cover and feed crop where soil fertility is limited.
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Michigan
Infant buried alive found at cemetery near Atlanta
In Adairsville a mother buried her newborn girl in a cemetery grave for 11 hours. Rescued by local men, the pink faced infant was cared for at a drug store and later placed with Decatur orphans' home in Atlanta. Rev T J Noland and his wife name the child Dixie.
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Atlanta
Decatur
T. J. Noland
Adairsville
Mr. Noland
Dixie
Father Identifies Son's Body Found in River Bank
On a Delta to Redding train, Mrs. Brown spied a corpse on the Sacramento river bank. Frank Brown identified the body as his 17 year old son Jesse who had vanished two weeks earlier. Relatives searched in vain. cause of death unknown though believed to be an accidental fall.
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Redding
Cal
Delta
Frank Brown
Sacramento River
Jesse
Trout Chokes Kingfisher Near Elk City
Wilmer Nelson on the Yaquina River recalls a dramatic incident near Elk City where a kingfisher seized a large trout. The fish fought back and the bird drowned with the trout still lodged in its throat, witnessed by the boy in a boat.
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Toledo
Yaquina
Elk City
Wilmer Nelson
Swallows Keeper's Keys at Philadelphia Zoo
Keeper Manley of the Philadelphia Zoo was locked in a cage with an ostrich for two hours after the bird swallowed his keys.
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Philadelphia
Manley
The
Zoological Gardens
Afternoon gown of two materials in silver trimmed design
A silk and chiffon afternoon gown blends blue striped silk with blue chiffon. The bodice features silver braid trims, a peplum effect, and a jacket-like silhouette. A practical remodeling method uses four yards of chiffon or georgette crepe to form an under bodice and short skirt, converting the old gown into two flounces compatible with the new style.
Fashionable hats return to screen with ribbon dominated designs
The article notes the enduring appeal of small straw and silk ribbon hats in fashion cinema. Three models highlight ribbons, braids, and decorative straw apples, plaques, and loops. Each hat features wire frames, ormolu ribbon details, and layered braiding to shape brims and crowns.
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Milan
Taffeta Combinations in Grenadines and Silk Etamines
Grenadines and silk etamines join taffeta as rivals to voile and chiffon in costume fabrics. Despite the rivalry, chiffon remains popular, seen in many color blends especially dark blue with pale rose, as smart women choose fabrics for varying wear.
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Voile
Chiffon
Eta
Leather Baskets from Morocco Leather and Cardboard
This item describes collapsible baskets made of Morocco leather in a heavy grade or covered cardboard. Sides are two inches deep, corners fastened with metal clasps, and handles run through leather slides inside, folding flat when closed.
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Morocco
New Wide Hats Atop Fashion’s High Knob Styles
Fashion notes describe hats with broad brims and mushroom shapes dominating the season. Flat candier styles and mushroom forms compete, the latter supporting tall coiffures that are rapidly gaining popularity each fashion tick.
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