Animals on a Higher Plane Than Men, Says Hornaday
The New York Times quotes Dr. William T. Hornaday of the New York Zoological Park asserting humans differ in moral and intellectual levels from wild animals. He presents a chart ranking animals by intelligence led by the chimpanzee at 928, followed by the lion at 725 and the tiger at 575, and contrasts human virtue with animal traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Hornaday
New York Zoological Park
Doctor Flornaday
New York Times
Local Heat Sire It Improves After Engine Room Chase
A terse exchange reveals a janitor was summoned to fix cold rooms but the speaker chased him around an engine room with a poker until warmth returned. The dialogue hints at improvised heat and tension in a confined space.
Present Focused Preparation Guides Future Success
The phrase emphasizes making the most of today to shape tomorrow. It encourages diligent effort and present action as the foundation for future outcomes, highlighting discipline, foresight, and steady progress as keys to long term achievement.
Air Records by Army Build on Old Planes in Flight
The army air service set 11 world records in the past year using obsolescent aircraft upgraded for longer hops. Distances of 500 to 5,800 kilometers were achieved at Dayton Ohio and San Diego California with in flight refueling from a hose fed gas tank plane. A 36 hour 4 minute 31 second duration record by Oakley Kelly and J A Macready on April 16 17 was surpassed later by L S Smith and J P Richter at San Diego with 37 hours 15 minutes 43.8 seconds in an Army observation plane seven years old.
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Army Air Service
Dayton
San Diego
Cal
Lieuts
Oakley Kelly
J. A. Macready
Lieuts. L. ST. Smith
J. P. Richter
United States Army Recruiting News
China to Hail Trams as Rickshaw Men Prepare
China plans a tramway system in Peking by spring 1924 with about 40 000 rickshaw pullers likely shifted to tram work. The city funds the project via popular subscription while workers resist competition from affordable electric transport.
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Peking
China
Forbidden City
Captain of Adventure Lord Strathcona’s Rise and Canadian Rail
Born in 1820 in a Highland cottage, Donald Smith rose from Hudson's Bay clerk to governor and nation builder. He helped forge Canada’s west, backed the Manitoba settlement, oversaw the Northwest Mounted Police, and drove the Canadian Pacific Railway to completion. He later endowed Strathcona University, a Montreal hospital, Strathcona’s Horse, and served as Canadian high commissioner in London.
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Lord Strathcona
Alexander Smith
Forres
Elgin County
Scotland
Barbara Stewart Smith
England
John Stewart
Donald Smith
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada
Montreal
Robert Nelson
United States
Labrador
Northwest Territory
McLean
Smith
Canadia
Arctic
Mr. Smith
George Simpson
Hudson’s Bay Company
Atlantic
Pacific
Europe
Rupert’s Land
Red River
Louis Riel
Fort Garry
Riel
Lord Wolseley
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Northwest Mounted Police
Great Plains
Dominion
Donald
Canadian Pacific Railway
Strathcona's Horse
London
Public Barometer in Munich Tower Sets City Weather
A unique public barometer on Munich’s tower displays city weather via a giant eighteen foot dial. The mercury scale centers at 71 centimeters for Munich’s average, with rightward swing signaling fair weather and left indicating rough times ahead as the tower hand mirrors a nearby spring barometer’s movement. The gilded hand weighs about one hundred pounds and is electrically driven.
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Munich
New Jersey
Infant Death Rate High in Prehistoric American Indians
Ethnologist M W Sterling of the United States National Museum reports from excavations near Mobridge South Dakota of ancient town sites. He found about three baby skeletons for every adult skeleton, and an almost complete mummy of an eight month old child preserved by copper salts with copper ornaments. An adult body was also found preserved in the graves.
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M. W. Sterling
United States National Museum
Mobridge
S. D
Mr. Sterling
Notable Daniel Webster Praised by Carlyle
Carlyle extols Daniel Webster as a superb Yankee Englishman and powerful advocate. He describes Webster’s physical presence and fierce oratorical force, calling him a logic-fencer and parliamentary Hercules with a commanding, mastiff-like mouth and intense eyes.
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Daniel Webster
Yankeeland
Carlyle
Office Manager Questions Filing Experience
The office manager asks if someone knows about filing and mentions a past job as a manicurist. The remark hints at shifting skills and potential administrative tasks.
Trap Nest for Hen Records Promises Quick Profit Pick
The Orange Judd Farmer describes a trap nest that records which hens lay in the flock. A front door pivots to trap the hen, closing after egg production. Hens move to a different pen, resetting the latch for the next bird. It reveals laying activity but not which egg came from which hen.
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Orange Judd
Artificial Lights Boost Egg Laying for Fowls in New Jersey Farms
A poultry specialist reports that Allen would lay about a dozen more eggs yearly with lighting. Recordings from 100 New Jersey farms compare lighted versus unlighted flocks. Three lighting plans are outlined and feed regimens given to prevent thin flocks.
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Allen
New Jersey
W. H. Allen
New Jersey College of Agriculture
Important Winter Care for Hens
Fowls need exercise warmth and succulent food in winter. Provide protein such as skim milk or beef scraps to replace spring insect intake.
Lice Killing Powder Aids Turkey Hens During Hatching
Advice urges powdering the siting turkey hen with lice killing powder twice or thrice during incubation. Apply last dose at least three days before hatch. If the hen is unapproachable, one dusting may suffice two or three days prior. Night applications reduce nest disturbance.
Cleaning and Disinfection for Brooders and Incubators
Before use all incubators and brooders must be thoroughly disinfected. If they are new this season they should be disinfected after each hatch in the incubators and after each brood of chicks leaves the brooder.
Hens for Breeding Should Be in Good Condition
Hens used for breeding from hatching eggs should not be overfat but must remain in good condition to ensure healthy offspring and productive breeding.
Diamond Dyes Package Refusal Instructions
Always ask for "Diamond Dyes" and if you don't see the name "Diamond Dyes" on the package-refuse It-hand it back! Each 15-cent package of "Diamond Dyes" contains directions so simple any woman can dye or tint skirts, dresses, waists, sweaters, stockings, kimonos, cons, draperies, coverings-everything new, even if she has never dyed before. Choose any color at drug store. Refuse substitutes!
Proverb Duel: Barking Dog and Two Proverb Sayings
A Chinaman fears a vicious dog that barks, while a friend repeats a proverb claiming the dog will not bite. The Chinaman counters that the dog might know the proverb too, framing a humorous clash of sayings.
A Girl of Capacity Pennsylvania ad seeks steady housework
An advertisement from Pennsylvania seeks a capable young woman for one extra heavy 20 catton horizontal colored girl work, requesting steady housework.
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Pennsylvania
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