Delaware Signers and Rarities in the Henkels Rodney Sale
The fragmentary sale notes list Caesar Rodney and George Read letter items from 1776 and 1813 with values around 875 to 3000 dollars. A nephew of Rodney, Thomas McKean, accounts for an August 1813 letter about adoption and signing of the Declaration. The Henkels Rodney sale, June 13, 1919, is cited for multiple pieces with prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar Rodney
Thomas Rodney
George Read
Morris
Thomas McKean
Caesar Aug. Rodney
McKean
Virginia
George Wythe
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Harrison
Thomas Nelson, Jr
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Carter Braxton
North Carolina
William Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn
Hewes
South Carolina
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Heyward, Jr
John Huger
Jefferson
Danforth
Thomas Lynch, Jr
Tefft
Mr. Manning
Philadelphia
Joshua I. Cohen
Baltimore
Anderson Henry Goldsmith
Thomas
John Martyn
Virgil
London
Lynch
Arthur Middleton
Mr. Gwinnett
Gwinnett
Savannah
Congress
John Hancock
Georgia
Lachlan McIntosh
St. Andrew’s
McIntoshes
Scotland
Ogiethorpe
Council of Safety
George McIntosh
Lachlan
East Florida
McIntosh
Button Gwinnett
Ernie Gwinnett
Uit
Button Gwinnett autograph sets world record price
A. R. Rosenbach paid 22500 for Button Gwinnett signature, a record autographs price. The story traces Gwinnett’s brief rise in Georgia politics, the 1777 duel with Lachlan McIntosh, and notes on his possible burial sites and remaining papers.
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Wenty
Button Gwinnett
Colony of
Georgia
Philadelphia
Gwinnett
Charles I’. Jenkins
J. Pierpont Morgan
Ienry E. Huntington
Louis Bamberger
Danforth
Manning
Complaint About Telephone Service and Poor Attendant
A patron writes to Pathfinder Magazine to complain about a local telephone operator. The letter requests sending a technician to install a cheaper line and improve service after repeated unanswered requests. The writer mentions neighboring nickel-rate phones and frustration with misdialed or questioned numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathfinder Magazine
Lightning rods reduce damage by directing lightning to ground
The text explains that lightning rods primarily function to fuse away electrical energy at rod points, preventing high electrical stress between cloud and earth. If a stroke occurs, protection lessens damage, though a strike may still occur but be lighter with rods directing current safely to the ground.
Sound dairy breeding tips for building a herd
Prof. H A Hopper from Cornell Ithaca urges dairymen to select cows for soundness type and dairy ability verified by testing. He warns a superior bull cannot fix poor cows and recommends choosing cows with fair type and strong dairy lines to improve offspring while stressing health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Hopper
New York State College of Agriculture
Ithaca
Ele
Better Feeds Boost Profits for Dairy Cattle at Purdue
Professor Fairchild tested four Holsteins, one Jersey, and one Guernsey at Purdue. With full 4-2-1 feed, cows produced nearly 8,000 pounds milk and 296.6 pounds fat in 248 days, while income over feed rose 58 percent, despite 50 percent higher feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild
Purdue University
Jersey
Guernsey
University
Freezing Damages Milk and Cream Says Rutgers Dairy Experts
Rutgers dairy department warns freezing milk or cream injures quality and digestibility. Longer freezing causes fat separation and casein flakes, making it unsuitable for junket and coffee. Delays in delivery and a covered milk box can reduce freezing despite cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutgers University
Substitutes for Milk and Butter Cry Out for Real Dairy
The article argues substitutes for milk and butter are not mere recreations but essential due to humanity's dependence on cows and their products. Over time people grow to crave real dairy, and many who once accept substitutes end up loathing them after months.
Profits Depend on Feed and Dairy Cow Production
The article states that dairy farming aims for profit by lowering production costs through optimized feeding. It notes profits rely on feeding cows to maximize production, not reducing feed, and that individual cow needs must be determined by ongoing observation.
Causes and remedies for soft shelled eggs in hens
The article explains soft shelled eggs arise from improper feeding and lack of lime. Fat hens slow oviduct movement, while insufficient shell material causes weak shells. Remedies include dry strawy scratching, sprouted oats, reducing fattening mashes, adding oyster shells or ground bone, and limestone grit. some advise grinding plaster or mortar for hen consumption.
Keeping Records Shows Profits From Hen Flock
Ohio poultry extension specialist G. S. Vickers reports 1925 profits up for farmers who keep flock records. About 1,070 Ohio farmers may average 130 eggs per hen for the year, far above the state average of 70. Medina county shows wide variance with profits from 3.38 to 0.42 dollars per hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S. Vickers
Ohio State University
Ohio
Medina County
Poultry Hints for Higher Egg Production
Poultry tips emphasize high producing stock for cheap eggs and note no single grain supplies all nutrients. Yellow corn provides vitamin A, oyster shells prevent weak shells, darker nests curb egg eating, and beef scrap aids the ration. Incubators offer cost savings and must follow manufacturer directions.
Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills Advertisement
Nature's own body builder Tanlac is touted as the greatest tonic and builder made from roots herbs and barks. It claims to revitalize the blood tone digestive organs and put the system in fighting trim. Stop at your druggist today and see how quickly you improve. For constipation take Tanlac Vegetable Pills.
Mail Dropped From Planes in England Tests
Mail bags suspended on parachutes are tested to land mail on the ground. The drop system would use parachutes that deploy at altitude to check descent and reduce mail damage, with clear spaces acting as delivery points as described in Popular Science Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Popular Science Monthly
Dodgy Man Sought Favors Office Focuses On Catching Him
The office spends more time in dodging the man than it does in seeking him, reflecting a misaligned effort as officials chase him rather than pursue him openly.
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John Hart
Abraham Clark
Delaware
Cuicies
John Dickinson Sherman
New Hampshire
Josiah Bartlett
William Whipple
Matthew Thornton
Massachusetts
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Elbridge Gerry
Rhode Island
Stephen Hopkins
Wiliam Llery
Generalliller
Washington
Connecticut
Roger Sherman
O W. Williams
Lexington
Samuel Huntington
William Williams
Oliver Wolcott
New York
William Floyd
Philip Livingston
Francis Lewis
Lewis Morris
Clinton
New Jersey
Richard Stockton
John Witherspoon
Francis Hopkinson
Pennsylvania
CSE
Robert Morris
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Franklin
Jon
Willams
U. S
John Morton
George Clymer
James Smith
George Taylor
James Wilson
George Ross
Maryland
Samuel Chase
William Paca
Thomas Stone
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Lyman Hall
George Walton
Bristol
Button
Bouton
Thomas Bosomworth
Hampton L. Carson
Continental Congress
Parish of
St. John
Lyman Hail
Sons of Liberty
Doctor Hall
Georgia Council of Safety
Will Wit
Grotto Icel
Department of Agriculture
Tanlac
F. N. Vance
3Rd St
Burlington, Iowa
SPOHN
Poe Degra
Disenees Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
Bellans Indigestion
America
Brooklyn
K. Kummer
Carter
Beck
Hiscox Hentical Works
Paichogos
X.Y
Peterson
W. N. U. Lincoln
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