Asia Minor terms and vague borders in historical geography
A discussion of Asia Minor and related terms such as Anatolia and the Levant describes how geographical names lack precise boundaries. The piece cites ancient and modern usages, noting vagueness, and includes a humorous travel anecdote about two men disputing cold experiences on trips.
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Orostus
Asia Minor
Asia
Anatolia
Levant
Mediterranean
Levaner
Talevant
American Carpet and
Construction of Permanent Hay Shed by USDA Drawings
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines a modular hay shed 28 feet wide and 20 feet high with 16 foot sections that can be added to meet farm needs. Each section holds about 20 tons of hay, up to 25 tons for alfalfa, with lean-to options and no interior braces.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Department
Make Hay While The Sun Shines Lessons For Farmers
The article urges timely haymaking and proper shelter. It warns against stinginess in equipment, advises covering stacks to prevent rain damage, notes damp hay spoils value, and stresses building a shed to protect the harvest. It also cautions against overloading wagons and suggests building two roads to reduce labor.
Kill Canker Worm By Spray Insect Declares Easy Control
Kansas experiment stations urge spraying to stop spring canker worm damage to apple trees, noting the worm has killed more trees in one season than the San Jose scale since its introduction. Authorities say the worm is not leaf eating and is easily poisoned by spraying.
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Kansas
San Jose
Those Ropelinos and the rope gift gag
A humorous exchange features a dealer offering rope with cigars and a girl quipping about the goose that laid the golden egg. Uncle George asks for the tale, Dorothy retorts that the goose would be foolish to lay a golden egg if she knew its value.
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Greene
Uncle George
Little Dorothy
Experience Teaches in a Quip from a Couple
A humorous exchange quotes Bill and his wife on early trouble and idleness. She recalls laziness at the start, he concedes and adds a line about living at his father’s house before marriage. The dialogue highlights a learn-by-doing miscue with a rustic, domestic tone.
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Bill
Bil
Sucking Insect Spray Formula Using Kerosene Emulsion
A historical spray method for destroying sucking insects uses kerosene emulsion. Dissolve hard soap in boiling water, add oil, churn until mixed, then dilute with water before use. This card notes quantities: half pound soap per gallon water, two gallons oil, ten gallons water per one prepared solution.
Value of food reduced by freezing in crops and fodder
The nutritive value of food is greatly reduced by freezing. This applies to fruit and vegetables as well as corn fodder and ensilage, though loss is less when corn is cut for ensilage than when shocked for dry feed.
Average Haul Of Farm Products Highlights Road Improve
The Chicago Journal notes the average farm product haul to market is 6.5 miles, stressing the need for good roads. Muddy, uncleared routes make six miles costly and often impossible, with a four mule team stuck near a city edge serving as a stark example. The piece argues transport costs exceed getting wheat to processing, underscoring road reform urgencies.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Chicago Journal
Why pedigrees are useful in animal breeding
The article compares pedigrees to rivers formed by multiple streams and argues that a single muddy ancestral line can weaken an animal. It emphasizes careful selection of strong-point animals and elimination of weaker lines to maintain purity and quality in breeding.
Weighing Milk From A Cow Idea
An essay argues a farmer should weigh milk from each cow, noting less than two hours per year suffice. It compares weighing milk to hiring workers with payment tied to performance, implying owners must know output to plan and pay fairly.
Saving All Liquid Manure For Dairy Flush
Over half the manure’s value is in the urine making bedding and gutter absorbents essential. Some use no catch cistern or liquid sprinkler, but a simple system works if manure is not allowed to ferment or leach before soil application.
Port of Missing Wheels
Margaret Tuttle describes Florida as a haven for bicycles once common in homes. She notes crowds of bikes on Palm Beach streets and sidewalks, with many awaiting hire near verandas and lobbies, contrasting with the rise of affordable motor cars.
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Palm Beach
Florida
Margaret Tuttle
Saturday Evening Post
Keeping Up the Average in Nautical Jargon Sketch
A playful blurb rails at nautical slang in Life magazine style, with mock seafaring quips about terms for cocktails and pennames. It riffs on maritime language and pop culture with humorous tone.
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Eitak
The Vital Question Quotes from Cornell Widow
A 1915 1916 quotation collection notes a question on mile per hour speeds and miles per gallon, paired with a rattlesnake refrain and a parade of wits. It reflects humorous, pithy maxims on danger genius and making a living.
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Cornell
Most Accidents in Homes Highlight Home Safety
The Chicago coroner warns safety first belongs in the home as well as street or factory. In 11 years 20 864 accidents were investigated. 15 241 occurred at home and 14 623 outside. Burns and scalds caused many deaths. 105 children under five died in 1015 from scalds and burns. Also notes a tale of Dr Edward A Crane saving Empress Eugenie in 1870.
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Cook County
Iinois
Chicago
Cockroach a Troubler at Plant Electrical Box
A plant inspector found a box where fuses tripped from hours apart and cockroaches, live and dead, showered down. Insulation around joints had been eaten away, likely by vibration causing the trouble. The incident underscores hazards in electrical work.
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Popular Science Monthly
Flag Seen In The Clouds Triggers War Omen In Pottsville
Pottsville residents report a vivid image of the American flag in natural colors in overhanging clouds one night. Courthouse officials kept a searchlight trained on a flag atop the courthouse staff, believing the reflection painted the colors on the low clouds.
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Pottsville
Cure pimples with Cuticura at home
A 19th century style home remedy advertises Cuticura ointment and soap for quick pimple relief. It promises five minutes of application, hot baths, and ongoing use after rising and retiring, with free samples by mail.
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Cuticura
Dept. Ly
Boston
Ady
Barber questions nominees looks in election chatter
A barber voices his disapproval of Republican nominees while questioning voter choices. A man in the chair quips that Democratic nominees might favor safety razors, highlighting informal contrasts in political sentiment.
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