First American Meet Kai Ser At Amerongen
Sergeant James McAdams, former Marine recruiting officer in Cleveland, served as special courier to the American legations. He and a companion traveled from The Hague to Amerongen and met the Kaiser in the count's park, exchanging greetings in English and recalling Château-Thierry.
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Amerongen
Sergt
James McAdams
Cleveland
McAdams
Paris
Brussels
Hague
Chateau-Thierry
Count’s Park
Chauteau- Thierry
Sad Parting Joke From Birmingham Age Herald
A Birmingham Age Herald quip shows a man losing his family to a restaurant job turning into a breakup. the woman questions if disease or accident caused the tragedy. He reveals the wife left with their poodle, seen departing in a taxi as Fidokins pokes his head out.
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Fidokins
Birmingham Age Herald
Capt Blinko in Exhibition as Animals Fear the Trainer
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports Captain Blinko at a show where his animal troupe appears rattled. It notes an earlier quarrel with Mrs Blinko and claims the trainer punish animals to prop up his self image.
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Capt. Blinko
Hector
Royal Bengal Tigers
Blinko
Cemetery Promoters Tout Peaceful Lots Amid War Turmoil
In a Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt the editors cite promoters of a new cemetery using wartime unrest to push quiet, peaceful resting places. The piece notes the public is urged to see benefits of the proposed cemetery as a safer, serene option.
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Biirmingham
Amateur Cook Play Prompts Mixed Reactions
A reader describes the play as having many good rules and organized uplift. The critique notes human sympathy and efficiency, with vivid eye imagery and nightly Romanese Batsam Adr applications. The text ends with a caution to be wise today and a line about patient suffering strengthening.
Eradication Tactics for Canada Thistle Outlined
U S Department of Agriculture Farmers Bulletin 1062-60f urges complete eradication of Canada thistle through starving underground parts by repeated top growth destruction. For small areas, frequent cutting below soil, and for large areas, clean cultivation with a crop or summer fallowing followed by cultivation. Eradication is aided by avoiding work on wet ground and prioritizing drought conditions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Convenient Farm Ladder Lets Hay Fall Safely Behind
A sketch of a simple hayloft ladder built by a farmer as a boy. It serves as a handy ladder and, when pushed back, lets hay be thrown down behind it to prevent spillage on the stable floor. The design is weighted to tip back with a slight push.
Marketing Sweet Potatoes in Market Handling
Agriculture guidance notes that even a well grown sweet potato crop can lose market value if digs and handling cause cuts bruises and other defects. Proper digging and handling precautions are urged to protect appearance for market.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Best Time for Cultivation Guidance
The article advises cultivating when ground is in proper condition and to go over the ground if timely cultivation is not possible. It emphasizes doing the best possible cultivation, then repeating as soon as feasible to ensure healthy growth.
Controlling Pests Menacing Poultry on Farms
Farmers face rats weasels and other pests threatening young chicks. Best methods include blocking hiding places placing brood houses in open fields away from buildings and screening openings with cement floors and mesh. Fencing walls taller than five feet trap skunks and keep dogs away. Owls and cats threaten chickens so keep birds indoors at night and screen windows.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Spray to Discourage Mites in Poultry Houses
Poultrymen advise spring spraying to curb mites. A thorough April start with kerosene perches weekly helps, but mites resist incomplete treatment. Stronger liquids like crude carbolic acid or coal tar formulas lasting longer work better when diluted with kerosene for spray pumps.
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New York State College of Agriculture
Overlook Value of Manure in Early Agriculture
The article notes that initial arid region farming undervalues manure, either burning it or disposing of it carelessly. As irrigation areas age, farmers learn the worth of manure, with frugal growers saving and applying it more wisely to profit from it.
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Ecos
Texas
Tex
Texas Amalgamated Ofl Co
N. Houston St. Pt Worth
Ter
Hoghouse Construction Aids Heat and Sanitation
Sunlight in Hoghouses improves heat and energy efficiency, sanitation, and convenience by providing a maximum degree of sunlight throughout the season.
Telling Too Much
A childhood friend visits a narrator, stirring mixed feelings. A late night of talk leads to a sister's remark about keeping her awake, revealing the friend overheard their conversation and the narrator’s horror at the breach of privacy.
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Mabel
If Brevity Is Wit Then Levee Should Be Laughs
A playful note argues brevity sharpens wit and suggests humor can lift mood in small gatherings. The line blends wit with a light critique of verbose talk and invites concise quips.
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