Dodder in Farm Crops Examines Seed Impurities
Purdue Experiment Station reports four distinct dodder species in clover and alfalfa seed on the market. Clover dodder infests clovers and alfalfa, mainly in eastern states and northern Pacific, with gray to brown seeds. Large and small alfalfa dodder seed vary in size, rough surface, and color. Field dodder is highly destructive, seeds larger and variable in color. Seed handling should use magnifiers and seed testing services. Also, candle physics in extreme cold about Peary expedition.
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Purdue Experiment Station
Europe
Mississippi
Indiana
Agricultural Extension Department
Purdie Experiment Station
LaFayette
Ind
G. M. Frier
Helen H. Henry
Ink at $100 a Pound Embellished India Ink Tale
A missionary extols India ink noting its high price of 100 dollars per pound and its royal and mandarin correspondence use. He describes its making from sosarium oil with varnish pork fat lampblack musk and gold leaf, then dried for a month to achieve purity and luster.
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India
China
Fragmentary dialogue about a joke and a threatened flat
Incomprehensible scrambled lines recount a joke about a wife and a discussion of a flat with potential departure. The text mentions a remark overheard by another person and implied marital tension.
Up and Down in London The City and the Bank
A compact exploration of how Britons divide the capital into the Bank, the City, and London itself. The piece notes that going to the capital is to go up toward the Bank of England, while moving away is a down journey, and that the City refers to a business district rather than the entire city.
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London
England
Bank of England
Bank
A Poor Fit
George Graham Vest used a sharp retort to discredit a witness whose unkempt appearance harmed the defense. Vest argued that if the witness’s coat fit him as poorly as his face did, he would be a good looking man. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
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George Graham Vest
Vest
West
Close Range Duels in Early U S Navy Mortality Rates
Across 1798 to 1848 the mortality of naval officers from duels reached two thirds of that from naval wars. Among eighty two noted duels, thirty six officers died, with five civilians among casualties. Duel deaths stood at 22 percent, five times Civil War army rates. Half of nonfatal duelists were wounded. Short ranges drove losses, often ten paces, and in Barron-Decatur twenty four feet, Bainbridge-Cochran twelve.
Led by the Nose: Chemist Witness Discusses Manure Case
An analytical chemist testified in a case where a farmer sued for artificial manure. The expert admitted the substance smelled like manure but lacked its chemical qualities. Under cross examination he noted that many farmers used it for years, suggesting they were led by the nose.
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Dundee Advertiser
Matrimony and Blank Checks Spark Bank Jest
In a witty tableau, a depositor explains leaving blank checks for his wife who went shopping, while a friend muses about the Bustall bank rise. The exchange underlines domestic trust and financial mishap with humor.
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Bustall Bank
Undaunted Whistle Sparks Office Banter
A humorous exchange unfolds as a nervous employer chides a whistle blowing office boy who defends himself by saying he is not working but only whistling.
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Thomas
Habit Shapes Our Present and Future State
The quote argues that habit defines our current identity and molds who we become over time. It suggests that repeated behavior cements a lasting pattern, locking in traits and responses that reflect our ongoing choices.
Ideal Route for Airship Race Proposed by Curtiss
Glenn H. Curtiss suggests New York to Washington as the next record test route with possible stops, arguing the 235 mile course would challenge pilots amid wooded land and rivers. He recounts the Albany to New York flight and notes a minor fuel leak discovered after the trip.
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Glenn H. Curtiss
Hudson River
Albany
N. Y
New York City
New York World
New York
Washington
Hotel Astor
Curtiss
Philadelphia
Franklin Field
Pimlico
Baltimore
Bennings
Poughkeepsie
Standard Oil
Isham Estate
Sham
Spuyten Duyvil
Governors Island
Pledge Cards Promote Anti-Kissing League In Indiana
In Huntington and Hammond Indiana pledge cards circulated for joining the World Health organization urge kissing on the mouth be discouraged. The bulletin includes a morbid motto and describes a motto button to be worn at the throat with a symbol signaling avoidance of kissable affection.
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Huntington
Ind
Hammond
World’s Health Organization
Sunday Baseball Proposition Stirs Port Vue Officials
Jacob Stine, Port Vue police chief, proposes free Sunday baseball tickets to churchgoers as a game-day incentive and says he will resign rather than halt a ball game. He has shared the plan with Port Vue ministers and at least one is evaluating its adoption.
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Jacob Stine
Port Vue
Stine
Brutal Conditions in Bethlehem Steel Labor Force
Thomas Scanlon reports on U S labor commissioner Charles Neill condemning steel industry conditions, with Bethlehem Steel as a focal point. He cites long hours, low wages, and heavy reliance on foreign workers, including Lithuanians and Poles, amid a large strike and alleged neglect of American labor.
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Bethlehem Steel Works
Pennsylvania
Charles P. Neill
United States Commissioner of Labor
Steel Trust
Neill
Bethlehem
Mr. Schwab
Bethlehem ‘Steel Company
Bureau of Labor
Ellis Island
Pittsburg
Charities Publication Committee
Thomas Scanlon
Senate panel blames cold storage for high living costs
A Senate committee examining food prices targets cold storage, proposing limits on its use. The piece argues cold storage itself is beneficial, enabling cheaper imports, but warns monopolists exploit it to withhold food and overcharge the poor.
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Senate
Congress
Trade a Peacemaker by Embracing Global Commerce
Thomas Scanlon argues that international peace grows from commerce not leagues. He cites Andrew Carnegie on $28 billion in yearly global trade and urges removing high tariffs to deepen interdependence. War ends when nations and individuals trade rather than fight, with monopolists fearing foreign competition as the enemy.
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Roosevelt
Christiania
League of Nations
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Scanlon
Food From Abroad Is Free List Relief, Says The Sun
The New York Sun ridicules free list relief for high food prices and argues that opening ports to foreign agricultural produce would spur world production. It notes Canada Russia and Argentina as key exporters and says tariffs shape output. England’s wheat duty history shows removal boosts supply.
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New York Sun
Canada
Russia
Argentina
America
England
Laws Defied by Protectionist Tirade Against Opera Singers
A speaker denounces protectionist laws claiming they force import of opera singers from Italy while hiring policemen from Ireland. He suggests levying tariffs on individuals like Caruso to offset production costs differences between here and Italy.
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Italy
Ireland
Caruso
Diet economies debate with tariff advocate Tribune
The passage notes that Americans know little about European diet economies until exposed to tariffs, with the New York Tribune cited as a strong proponent of such tariffs to reveal economic differences.
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New York Tribune
The
Tribune
Prices Rise Up The Elevator Wager
Byron W. Holt notes rising prices and a wager as people face higher costs while climbing stairs to reach services. The short observation reflects economic pressure and daily friction.
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St. Louis Republic
Fanny
Courting
Gill Farm
West Point
Storm King Mountain
Curtisa
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Peekskill
Minneapolis Journal
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