Luther Burbank to Let Stanford Run His Gardens
The 76 year old horticultural innovator plans to transfer his Santa Rosa farms to Stanford University for maintenance and ongoing work. A committee will set endowments and arrange a joint faculty to guide the gardens, while Burbank continues experiments. He rejected offers from buyers aiming to commercialize his fifty years of plant improvement.
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John Dickinson Sherman Uther Burbank
Luther Burbank
Edison
Santa Rosa
Stanford University
Burbank Gardens
Stanford
Burbank
Hall
Ford
David Starr Jordan
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Herbert Hoover
William G. McAdoo
Rudolph Sprites
A. B. Spreckles
James Ph, Jr
Herbert Slater
Margaret Sartoris
William H. Croci
University
Lunenburg
Massachusetts
Sonoma County
California
Carnegie Institute
Thant
Pat
Temple
Europe
Asia
Burbank Park
Avon
Emerson
Shakespeare
Sex Differences Emotions Vary Widely Across Genders
Psychologists estimate that 80 percent of men are as emotional as women yet emphasize that females are taught to express their feelings from childhood while males are trained to repress theirs. Dr Thorndike of Columbia University notes enormous individual differences within each sex.
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Thorndike
Columbia University
Differences Between Sexes in Intellectual Traits Questioned
The text explores sex differences in intellectual and semi intellectual traits and argues these differences may be disregarded for practical purposes. It examines whether inherent distinctions impact real world tasks and performance across genders.
Little Helen Learns Sharing From Gentle Correction
A mother trains her daughter to share by accepting Helen’s offerings from visitors. The girl learns to give up what she considers nice, shaping a kinder habit through daily social exchanges.
Generous Gift Causes Tiny Family Moment
A short reminiscence recalls Helen presenting a bag of coconut cakes to her mother and asking not to share, saying she had learned to be generous and had only a few cakes.
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Helen
Boston
Transeript
Exchange Clerk Quip Sparks Laughs in Office
A witty exchange at the telephone office ends with a jibe about hearing and excuses as a candidate seeks a position. The remark highlights workplace humor and dynamics during hiring.
Improving a Dairy Herd: Records and Better Producers
The article argues that while cows overall are economical, profits depend on individual cow efficiency. It cites US average milk production at 4,260 pounds and outlines three farmer strategies: track individual production and feed, buy proven high producers with potential risks, or use a bred-for-production dairy sire on top cows to boost profitability.
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United States
J. P. LaMaster
Clemson College
South Carolina
Feed for Calves When Milk Is Not Available
The recipe uses 50 parts ground corn, 15 linseed meal, 15 oats, 10 dried blood flour, 10 skim milk powder, 0.5 salt. Mix with warm water, advance as milk declines, calf reaches 50 days on gruel. By then 1.5 to 2 pounds meal per day with water is fed. total milk used about 800 pounds.
Better Dairy Practices to Increase Production
Arnold Graue of Jackson County Minnesota boosted dairy profit by more than seventy fold. He raised average cow production by about a quarter and cut costs by one seventh by culling low producers and adding high producing heifers, plus mechanizing cream separation and locating a milk house near the barn to reduce handling labor.
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Arnold Graue
Jackson County
Minnesota
Egg Shipping Allied With Creamery
A large number of cooperative and private creameries plan to handle their patrons eggs, linking egg shipping with the creamery business. Some who tried this line may discontinue, arguing that one organization can economically manage two closely related products.
Bitter Milk Before Calving Causes and Remedies
The article explains bitter milk in cows nearing calving, noting it can occur after eight months of milking. If within two months of calving the milk should be dried off. If earlier, feed a pound Glauber salt with three pints tepid water sweetened with molasses and provide silage bran and oilmeal rather than cottonseed meal.
Favorite Old Joke From Missouri Courthouse
A long circulated tale recounts a Missouri horse thief on trial. The judge plans a harsh eight year sentence, then offers the convict a chance to speak. The man savvily retorts that locals are a party to liberalizing other people's time.
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Missouri
Qzark Mountains
Cote House
Better Than Believing in Santa Claus
Two impoverished Bowery wanderers in Chinatown discover cocaine from a dropped vial and ingest it. The drug yields a rapid, dramatic lift, prompting one to vow to buy diamond mines in South Africa and gold mines in Australia, while the other jokes about selling them.
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Bowery
Chinatown
South Africa
Australia
The Wail of a Suffering Soul
A New York theater presented a historical drama by a new dramatist that critics avoided praising. After the third act a stout patron yelled for the author after mistaking his curtain call, prompting a retort that he was actually yelling for ether.
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New York
Dont Speak Till Youre Spoken To
Humorist Roy McCardell travels abroad and befriends English novelist Louis Tracy aboard a ship. In a smoking room a serious English passenger mistakes McCardell for Tracy after trading greetings and asks to meet him. McCardell confirms Tracy is the writer, prompting the passenger to express admiration and intrigue.
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Roy McCardell
Louis Tracy
America
Tracy
McCardell
Dave's Mentha Pepsin Promises Quick Digestive Relief
Advertises Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a real stomach medicine to cure indigestion gas and bloating. Claims one to two doses for acute cases and two to three bottles for chronic issues with a money back offer if it fails.
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Dave
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