Manchuria and Mukden: Crossroads of Empires and Trade
The National Geographic sketch describes Manchuria as a vast, mixed population region where China Russia and Japan contend over railways. It highlights Dairen Port Arthur and Harbin as key nodes, Mukden as a central trade hub, and the soy bean as a major local staple shaping industry and exports.
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Anchoria
China
Russia
Texas
Manchuria
Japan
Amur
Mongolia
Japanese
Korea
Sea of Japan
Portsmouth
Port Arthur
Dairen
Harbin
Sungari
Peipiug
Tokyo
Mukden
Mes
Fiy
Chosen
Peiping
Great Britain
Genghis Khan
Trans-Siberian Railway
Chicago
Boston
North
New York
New England
Darien
Linotung Peninsula
United States
Tsitskhar
Kirin
Liaotung
Shing-King
Tengtien
Shaotung
Hope Chest Dreams and a Moonlit Romance
In a gray house Helen envies Suzanne’s hope chest while juggling chores for her mother and four boarders. Kendric Curtis visits, courts Helen with meals and driving lessons, and declares her real hope chest is in her head. He asks for her choice, urging Helen to decide her future herself.
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Helen Gardener
Suzanne
Helen
Mrs. Gardner
Kendrie Curtis
Mr. Griffin
Miss Gould
Mother
Kendric
Elm Tree
Central House
Brown Swan Inn
Kendric Curtis
Youth as a Fallacy: Happiness Requires Development
William Lyon Phelps argues against the notion that youth is the happiest life phase. He contends happiness grows with development, not mere freedom from pain, and contrasts childhood dependence with adult autonomy and choice.
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Jack Man
William Lyon Phelps
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Asbestos and its asbestiform minerals defined
The term asbestos derives from Greek and denotes inextinguishable fibers. Major asbestiform minerals include chrysotite, tremolite, actinolite, anthophyllite, crocidolite, and amosite. Usually asbestos refers to chrysotile unless specified otherwise.
Churchill at the Admiralty Faces American Interview
An American journalist was granted an interview with Winston Churchill at the admiralty. He joked that he had turned down seven visitors that morning, then added the remark I know I am them to the astonished interviewer.
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Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Winston
Summer feeding boosts milk yield in dairy herds
G W Tallby Jr of the New York State College of Agriculture cites ten years of New York dairymen using grain in summer. A Oswego county herd increased milk from 5885 to 9579 pounds over four years with grain, pasture, and adaptive feeding, showing higher butterfat and steadier flow into fall.
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G. W. Tallby, Jr
New York State College of Agriculture
New York State
Mr. Tailby
Oswego County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Importance of Constant Water for Dairy Cows
The article stresses cows need ample clean water to maintain milk production. Cows drink 10 to 15 gallons daily, more in heat. summer water must stay fresh, winter water should be warmed. Ice cold water reduces intake. individual drinking cups improve supply and can pay for themselves by boosting milk flow.
Grain Supplement Must Be Furnished in Summer
The piece explains that pasture alone often fails to meet dairy cows’ needs in spring and summer. A cow yielding 25 to 80 pounds of milk daily should receive 150 to 300 pounds of grass daily, so a grain supplement is necessary. For 20 to 35 pounds of milk, a mix of oats, corn, bran, and barley at one pound grain per four to six pounds milk suffices. For cows over 85 pounds daily, use a high protein concentrate.
Most Important Factor in Lowering Milk Cost
An Ohio station showed corn silage cut butter costs by 10 cents per pound and milk costs by 40 cents per hundred pounds. Other stations report 6 to 15 cents savings on butter and 25 to 75 cents on a hundred pounds of milk. Early cow testing associations also noted silage as a key cost reducer.
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Ohio
Classification of Feeds: Concentrates and Roughages
Feeds divide into two classes by characteristics and composition. Concentrates like farm grains and milk by products are heavy per volume with little fiber. Roughages include hay straw silage grass and roots and are bulky. Succulent seeds are high water roughages.
Big business Sambo tale tricks money from wife
A Montreal Star cartoon shows Sambo bragging of trading to profit only on a bicycle sale, while Rastus notes no real earnings. The dialogue mocks exploitative schemes and emphasizes empty profits.
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Montreal Star
New York Catalogues Ordered for Blankets by Tribe
A paragraph describes ordering about a dozen blankets from New York via mail order to a wigwam, mentioning the Mudface and Indians in a rural trading scene.
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New York
The Wurst Joke
The butcher found a homeless dog and called him a worthless bum. He led the animal toward home and warned that the wurst is yet to come.
Dress in Black Foretells Quiet Departure
A fragment from Stray Stories shows a preparedness wife telling John she must run away for a time to obtain a new dress. He warns, she insists a black dress makes it safe, and she calls him kind yet foolish as plans unfold quietly.
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John
Club Like Charm Moves Percy to Courtly Talk
In a playful backchat, Reggie notes Percy’s new interest in girls and his aim to win a winter romance. He jokes that the target should have a coal and cigar rich father to provide cozy evenings by the parlor fire.
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Percy
Reggie
To Give Him His Due Winnie Wants It
A brief exchange praises Mr Cadger for gentlemanly conduct and his skill as an amateur impersonator. The speaker acknowledges Cadger’s courteous behavior and high-quality impersonation abilities in a concise dialogue fragment.
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Winnie
Mr. Cadger
Girl Should Know Book Advertised Before Marriage
A short skit exchange questions what a book offering marriage guidance might contain. She suggests a book titled what a girl should know before marriage. He guesses it could be a cookbook.
Gathering the Sweets The bee Tallies Bloom List
A short verse presents a honey bee compiling blooms and declaring a surprising political line as it reflects on service and toil. The quirky line links labor with a provocative label, creating a satirical snapshot.
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Tam
Suburbanite Jones Hurries to Morning Train
A suburbanite urges his neighbor to hurry to the morning train and jokes about avoiding a wife’s full report on a theater visit. The exchanged quip highlights domestic humor and everyday city life.
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Jones
Rules Is Rules Impatient Customer
An unnamed customer protests staying past closing time. The waiter calmly refuses, stating the cafe closes at eleven. The exchange highlights rigid service hours and customer frustration.
Not In to Salesmen Says Firm President
A terse exchange reveals the firm president refusing salesmen while the caller refuses to reveal identity or purpose. The brief dialogue emphasizes courteous restraint and miscommunication between a customer and a company executive.
Aggle and Reggle Decline Proposal in Quip
A dialogue fragment shows Aggle refusing marriage to Reggle and noting there are others as suitable. Reggle mentions accepting one of them yesterday, implying a rejected engagement.
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Aggle
Reggle
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