Garden of Eden in Cement in Dinsmoor Yard
Lucas Kansas resident 73 year old Robert H Moulton writes of Dinsmoor who built a cement Garden of Eden in Lucas with 125 figures including Adam and Eve and the devil. The yard contains cement trees 30 to 40 feet tall a 4 by 8 foot flag sculpture and a cement pyramid with strawberry vines. The garden cost over $1000 and features a winking all seeing eye and live jokes about Cain and Abel. Dinsmoor explains work was play and recalls a life shift from farming to leisure raising money through land value and livestock.
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Adam and
Eve
Cain and
Abel
the Devil
Garden of Eden
Mr. Dinsmoor
Kansas
Adam
Dinsmoor
Cain
Stuffy McInnis Poised for Seventh .300 Season
Stuffy McInnis, with a .300-plus batting average over the last six seasons, remains a stellar hitter and elite fielder. He faces a strong field of contemporaries like Wagner Lajoie Cobb Collins Crawford Jackson and Speaker, and, not yet twenty six, could overtake some in coming years.
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McInnis
Stuffy
America
Hans Wagner
Napoleon Lajoie
Ty Cobb
Eddie Collins
Sam Crawford
Joe Jackson
Tris Speaker
Worth Knowing from the Year in Review
A digest of notable 1914 to 1915 developments includes Penn’s foreign trade totaling 66 163 571 dollars and Alaska’s mining output valued at 32 million dollars. India’s coal production exceeds 12 000 tons annually, new electrical machinery enters its mines, and a light absorbing glass aids dark theater readings via a storage battery opera glass. A headless setscrew with a flush drive uses a special wrench. Wooden shoes rise in breweries and tanneries with a Cedar wood factory in Everett Washington. An English inventor patents a shaving soap packed in wooden bowls, which are discarded after use. Bulgarian rose gardens cover 18 000 acres yielding 40 million pounds of roses. A Los Angeles granite shop uses a compressed air starter to power pneumatic lettering tools.
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Penn
Alaska
India
Everett
Wash
Los Angeles
Transmutation of Metals and Power Advances
A collection of science notes discusses alchemy origins and the possibility of turning mercury into gold via particle emission or electric current. It also reports practical gains from pneumatic lettering on a cemetery monument and a submarine power cable linking Sweden and Denmark. Other items note street lighting reflections strategy, Saxon coal fields for future electrification, and Texas iron ore prospects.
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Sweden
Denmark
Helsingborg
Hilsmore
Leipzig
Texas
Exclusive apartment hotel fails to impress new tenant
A prospective renter grills the uptown hotel manager on references and moral standards asking if the hotel hosts the president of the company and his ex-wife. The manager, flustered, is unable to provide satisfactory details as the conversation hinges on scandal and propriety.
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New York Times
Net only for a fisherman in court joke
An unclear case makes lawyers uncertain until a key witness claims he has no gross income as a fisherman since his earnings are all net. The judge presses for an answer while the witness protests with the punchline.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Charley Nichols Called Most Useful Pitcher In His Era
Jack Doyle compares Charley Nichols to Rusie Johnson and Amos Rusie, noting Nichols’s easy motion and ability to take over a game for the Boston team. He argues Nichols was the most valuable pitcher for covering for others and influencing games, despite not being as fast as the greats.
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Charley Nichols
Jack Doyle
New Yorker
Baltimore
Nick's
Jack
Amos Rusie
Nichols
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Rusie
Doyle
Amos
Bostons
Nick
Burd Wurm and Bottle Signed by Elmira Manager
Elmira New York State league boss Will Conroy announced the signings of Burd a giant catcher who played for Richmond and Jersey City Internationals last season after the Carolina league. Wurm a pitcher formerly with the White Autos of Cleveland joins the trio and Bottle is described as a clever semi professional.
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Will Conroy
Elmira
Burd
Wurm
Bottle
Richmond
Jersey City
White Autos
Cleveland
Tigers Refuse to Harbor Discarded AL Players
Detroit will not claim waivers from other American League clubs this season. President Navin said he would not take slower players or those not fast enough to hold jobs with rival teams. Boston papers linked Ray Collins and Joe Wood to Detroit, but Navin denied any offer or interest.
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Detroit
Clu
HE. A. Batchelor
Detroit Free Press
Navin
Boston
Ray Collins
Red Sox
Tigers
Careys Position at Bat Remains Versatile Player
Max Carey will continue to bat from either side of the plate and will do so by his own choice. The widespread discussion over his batting stance continues as he exercises his right to switch sides.
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Carey
Max Carey
Portland Club Switches to St. Louis in Pacific Coast Loop
The Portland Club of the Pacific Coast league canceled its affiliation with the Cleveland American League club due to Charley Somers' ouster and will connect with the St. Louis American club.
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Portland
St. Louis
Charley Somers
Improving Central Cantaloupe Packing and Grading Standards
A Farmers' Bulletin recommends central packing houses to standardize grading and packing of cantaloupes. Uniform quality, size, and appearance across growers reduces market glut and improves demand. Emphasizes trained graders, fixed standards, uniform crates, and field inspections to ensure proper harvest timing and fruit condition.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin
Bulletin
Don’t Chase the Cow in the Yard at Milking Time
A practical note advises moving the cow to the barn stall during milking instead of chasing her in the yard. Gentle feeding helps coax the animal into the stanchion and calm cooperation.
Conserve Soil Fertility in Agriculture
The article argues soil fertility is the greatest agricultural problem. It notes that selling grain and hay from the farm makes maintaining fertility difficult and emphasizes conserving soil resources.
Corn Harrowing At The Correct Time
Kansas Experiment Station notes a harrow speeds corn coverage and kills germinating weeds. For surface planted corn, harrow before emergence and again after two to three inches height. Disk furrow planted corn may be harrowed anytime early, while listed corn gains little.
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Ll. E. Call
Kansas Experiment Station
Lister
Fight moths with a aid of parasites
Over 12,000,000 specimens of two parasites that prey on the gypsy moth and brown tail moth were released in 201 towns in Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and Rhode Island during fall 1914 and spring 1915. The establishment of parasite colonies feeds progress in reducing these pests while state cooperation allows federal field work on the infestation border to retard spread.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Have a Hotbed for Early Vegetables on the Farm
The article urges farm families to prepare a hotbed to grow early vegetables at low cost. Aiming for better living, it stresses that every farm family should have a hotbed to secure fresh produce with minimal expense.
Grade Up Mares Plan via Select Stallion Mating
The program calls for upping mare quality by pairing common mares with a carefully chosen stallion. Breeders aim to improve traits through selective mating as part of a grade up effort.
Easy Alabastine Application Promises Solid Finish
Think of it no boiling water or glue needed. The job is one of the easiest to prepare and apply Alabastine, yielding a solid, streakless, mat surface if ordinary care is taken.
Bedbug Resilience Noted in Curiosity by Luke McLuke
Luke McLuke reports a surprising finding that a bedbug cannot be drowned, highlighting a stubborn insect trait. The remark underscores ongoing fascination with common pests and personal curiosity about animal resilience.
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Robert H. Moulton
Shere
S. Dinsmoor
Lucas, Kan
Caliiy
Adal Aldeve
Stomel
Zves Tecpter
CLA
M’innis
Stuffy McInnis
John Candee Dean
Colorado
West
California
New Mexico
Florida
Utah
Georgia
Carolinas
Delaware
Maryland
the Alabastine Co
Grandville Rd
Grand Rapide, Mich
Red Cross
Paul F. Skinner
Oneida
Skinner Mfg. CO
Omaha, U.S.A
Defiance Starch
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha
Nebraska
Sonable
Evon
National Hail Insurance Company
Lincoln
Neh
Bobby
Willie Smith
Bobbie
Willie
Dr. Pierce
Luke MceLuke
Coen
Dean
Tvery
Joe Norris
Vine St. Ashland
Neb
Dean’s
Soca
Bea
Foster-Melburn CO
Buffalo
N.Y
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