Crosby the Raw Recruit in a South African War Pit
A newly drafted bank clerk Crosby endures a harrowing siege in a sand dune pit during a Boer attack. He battles fear imagination and loneliness as bullets whistle, a stray green snake intrudes, and a brace of rifles fires across the river while Crosby contemplates escape.
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Johnstone
Plymouth
Table Bay
Truro
Algernon Crosby
Kipling
Piet
Hans
Dirk
Thomas Atkins
Crosbys
Atlantic
Silk century old silks on view at British Museum
Visitors at the British Museum admire 1900 year old silks collected by Sir Aurel Stein from Loulan in eastern Turkestan and nearby regions. Fragments show soldiers traders and travelers garb with pieces of a tiny silk bag and delicate pastries found with a Chinese wanderer.
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British Museum
Sir Aurel Stein
Turkestan
China
Persia
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Loulan
Central Asia
New York World
Causes and cures for crooked teeth in children
A physician explains that small jawbones cause crooked teeth and decay, and that lack of exercise stunts jaw development. He urges children to chew hard dry foods to exercise jaws, noting wisdom teeth often cause trouble yet are hard to replace later.
Women as Auto Drivers Spark Debate on Safety
A look at claims that women drivers are more cautious and less prone to traffic violations. Data from Los Angeles show 4 of 100 accidents involved women, while Massachusetts reports 15 of 621 fatal crashes caused by women. Critics note many factors behind the disparity.
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Feruie
National Safety News
Los Angeles
Massachusetts Safety Council
Massachusetts
Filnt
Mich
Proper Care For Bred Heifers Near Calving
Agricultural guidance from J W Bartlett of New Jersey State College outlines feeding for pregnant dairy heifers. Emphasizes legume hay and silage, growing ration before six weeks pre freshening, careful handling in box stalls, and gradual ration changes to prevent udder congestion after calving.
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J. W. Bartlett
New Jersey State College of Agriculture
Feeding Cows by Guess Proves Costly for Dairy Herds
Dairy expert E J Perry outlines the financial risks of underfeeding or overfeeding a herd of 18 cows. He calculates monthly losses from guessing at grain and emphasizes adjusting feeding to each cow’s needs rather than rigid rules. Over a year the method could cost about two hundred dollars per herd.
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E. J. Perry
New Jersey
Warts on Cow Teats Cause and Home Care
The exact cause of warts on a cow's teats is unknown but irritation from milking may trigger them. Milk remains safe. Small warts with slim necks can be snipped with blunt scissors and iodine applied. Soften or remove masses by wetting with a soda solution or cedar oil, or applying a ten percent ointment of true cedar oil.
Dairy Cow Ration Rules for Medium Production Herds
A dairy feeding guide notes that cows with medium milk output thrive on rye or wheat pasture with ground corn and oats, or a mix of ground corn and bran. It also describes the 42-1 ration of corn, bran or oats, and cottonseed or mineral meal, indicating a profitable ratio with milk yields of 8 to 4 percent.
Philosophical quip from Dr. L Brown Sinkler on millennium faith
Dr. L Brown Sinkler a New York psychologist delivers a satirical critique of the millennium offering a view that human egotism blocks utopia He defines terms like dude sloven spender miser snob climber and explains what a genius and bonehead mean in the same talk An advertisement for Dr Peerys Dead Shot with a Pearl Street address follows.
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Bernard Shaws
Wellses
Bertrand Russells
Dr. L. Brown Sinkler
New York
Nature's Balance in a Balanced Aquarium
A simple aquarium balance shows green pond weed providing food for the tiny water animals and snails while fish feed on the plants. The plants absorb waste and release oxygen, while the animals exhale carbon dioxide to sustain the cycle.
Cuticura Ad Promotes Pimples Skin Clear Routine
An old advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads, wash with Cuticura Soap in five minutes, and maintain clear skin with daily use, adding Cuticura Talcum for good measure.
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Peterson
Confidential chat alters ties between Agnes and Cora
Cora reports a private talk with Agnes yesterday, claiming it was loveliest but Agnes avoided speaking to her today, signaling a cooled relationship. The Boston Transcript notes the shift in their interaction.
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Cora
Agnes
Boston Transcript
Rheumatism Relief Promise with 8 8 S Enlivens Blood
An old advertisement touts 8 8 S as a remedy for rheumatism. It claims the product builds red blood cells to purify the body and relieve painful swollen joints and muscles, promising renewed vigor and pain relief through regular use.
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Nature
Aran
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