Ten most useful birds named by eminent American ornithologist
A prominent American ornithologist names the ten most beneficial birds, led by the nighthawk and including the killdeer, chimney swift, bluebird, downy woodpecker, phoebe, chickadee, barn swallow, purple martin and chipping sparrow. He notes many other species help farmers and warns about misunderstandings of bird habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
A. KR. Msher
Biological Survey
Bureau
the Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Tes
F. E. L. Beal
Colorado
Udeer
Glover
F. E.“L. Beal
The
Phoebe
Gloves and gear foil barbed wire in trench warfare
Popular Science Monthly notes new British fabric gloves with waterproof, insulated mittens and separate thumb and finger tips. The material also appears in sleeping bags and tunics to cover barbed wire entanglements, turn aside shrapnel, and deliver antiseptic wool to wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Macedonian Call and Lydia Miracle in Philippi
A Bible study summary notes Paul and companions move from Antioch to Troas and then to Philippi. It highlights the Macedonian vision, the conversion of Lydia and her household, and the start of European evangelization. The passage emphasizes faith, open hearts, and practical service as signs of true conversion.
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Antioch
Jerusalem
Paul
Barnabas
John Mark
Pauli
Mark
Silas
Luke
Timothy
Asia
Troas
Jesus
Traas
Damascus
Christ
Macedonia
God
Lydia
Europe
America
Judgment Hears Caution From Defendant In Knife Fight Case
In Kansas City Justice Casimir Welch presided over a knife fight case where the defendant, a Black man, claimed prior arrests but denied penitentiary time. The exchange featured questions about past crimes and an attempt to avoid admissions. He received six months in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casimir ‘Welch
Kansas City
True aim of sergeants in plaza defense legend
Gregory Mason sketches veteran Dad Miller in Columbus recalling how a disciplined American squad drove back Mexican forces. Major Tompkins and Sergeant Foley pursued and felled a Lopez brother rallying with a sword, a turning moment on the western rise near the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad” Miller
Columbus
Gregory Mason
Tompkins
Foley
Lords bill to limit royal intercession with foreign powers
The speaker recalls proposing a Lords bill to bar British subjects from public dealings with foreign governments without crown sanction after 1854 events. He cites Burke for principle and compares to Fox Adair mission to Catherine and imperial actions in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Louis Napoleon
Nicholas
St. Petersburgh
Turkey
House of Lords
American Congress
Burke
Fox
Adair
Catherine
Campbell
Protest by finger cutting in Manchu era China
In days of the declining Manchu dynasty two students severed fingers to protest government delays in parliament. Doctors at Union Medical College warned of infection but students replied they boiled the knives beforehand, likening the act to an English newspaper letter.
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Union Medical College
Peruvian Fabrics at Heart of Dye Revival Effort
American manufacturers seek new coloring methods as dye supply tightens. A collection of Peruvian fabrics with designs a thousand years old is studied. A fragment shows green and brown stripes with colors as vivid as if dyed yesterday.
Women Urged to Raise Chickens Across England
Householders throughout England are being urged to keep a few chickens. The campaign promotes small poultry husbandry as a practical aid to households and rural earnings, highlighting simple care and local availability of birds.
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England
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson
North Wind
Dowry
G. Edward G. Clark
U.S. Biological Survey
Bart
Tae
Pane
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