Studying Sitting Bull’s Own Story of His Life
Smithsonian researchers study a rare Sitting Bull manuscript dated 1882 claimed as his autobiographical hieroglyphs. The document features native drawings bearing his name and raises questions about forgery versus authenticity. European interest grows amid inquiries from France England and Germany.
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Sitting Bull
Washington, D. C
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Europe
France
England
Germany
Sitting Bull Autobiography in Pictures Examined
Matthew W. Stirling leads inquiry into a manuscript claimed as Sitting Bull’s autobiography drawn in pictures. The set, said to show the chief’s life from early fights to leadership, includes 55 scenes with his hieroglyph signature and accounts of coups against Crow, Gros Ventre, and soldiers.
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Sitting Bull
Matthew W. Stirling
Bureau
Jumping Bull
Stirling
Four Horns
Bureau of American Ethnology
San Francisco
The
Smithsonian
Thirty-first Infantry
Band of Strong Hearts
J. C. Williamson
Mother Cat Adopts Young Rats At Oklahoma Mill
In Ben Rayta Oklahoma a black and yellow speckled house cat at the Miracle Sweet Feed mill has taken in two baby rats to raise with her four kittens. E A Croom found the rat nest and placed the young rats in the cat’s pen hoping for a meal. The cat instead became the mother to the adopted youngsters.
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Benryetta
Okla
Miracle Sweet
E. A. Croom
Croom
Wite Investigates Is Knocked Out by Burglar
Stockton California police report Charles Huston returned home to find his wife unconscious with a swollen jaw. She said a burglar struck her after she woke to investigate a noise and knocked her out for about fifteen minutes.
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Stockton
Calif
Charles
Huston
Mrs Frank T Doster Receives Third Set of Teeth
In Athens Georgia Mrs Frank T Doster shows a complete third set of natural teeth, as efficient as her former ones, marking a notable dental development.
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Athens
Frank T. Doster
44 Legislatures Cut Costs in State Sessions
A survey shows 44 state legislatures this year spent 5.9 million on salaries with 11 million in incidental expenses and saved over 200 million for taxpayers. About 6,687 legislators were paid, with 24 states on per diem and others on session set pay. New York, Oklahoma, and Town report large anticipated savings as legislatures face revenue pressure and new tax proposals.
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Washington, D. C
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Virginia
Arizona
Kansas
Michigan
Oregon
New Hampshire
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New York
Oklahoma
Town
Aspen nuisance could fuel Minnesota industry
In Minneapolis the aspen growth once seen as a nuisance by farmers may become a new income source for Minnesota. University of Minnesota experiments led by associate professor Ralph Montana show high grade alpha cellulose can be made from aspen, used in edilophane and rayon fabrics, as part of a rehabilitation program begun last summer by university president Lotus D. Coffman.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Aspen
Northwest
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Ralph ©. Montanna
Lotus D. Coffman
Idle Filipinos Return Home for Farm Work in Mindanao
Gabriel Arellano, head of the Filipino national convention in America, says many Filipinos in the continental United States are leaving to farm on Mindanao Island. He notes about 20,000 of 45,200 Filipinos in the U S are unemployed and seek homeland work, assisted by Mindanao Development Corp which offers land and help with rubber copra and sugar production.
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San Francisco
United States
Mindanao
Philippines
Gabriel Q. Arellano
America
Manchuria
Arellano
Continental
Mindanao Development Corporation
Sacramento
Calif
Mindanao Island
Farm Horses Not to Be Jobless
Illinois farmers plan to maximize horse and mule power this year to cut costs and use grain efficiently. They report savings from last year as well as substantial grain feeding with 22 5 million bushels of corn and 36 million bushels of oats diverted to horse feed, reducing market pressure and production costs. A McLean County farmer notes an eight horse team plowed about 200 acres last year and will likely do so again, while makers prepare halters and gear to use horse power this spring.
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B. T. Robdbina
University of lWisolsa
WNU
Illinois
McLean County
Corked Over Potatoes Germinate Earlier Says USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture recommends pre cutting seed potatoes two weeks before planting and storing them under precise conditions to trigger corking. Best results occur at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 87 percent relative humidity, with moist air maintained by burlap bags. After cutting, store in barrels or sacks and avoid spreading the seed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dairy Barn Insulation Drives Swine Profit and Survival
The Farm Journal notes rapid advances in dairy barn design with insulation as the key factor. Insulated hog houses reduce piglet losses at farrowing, allow earlier farrowing, and boost profitability by keeping more pigs warm and maturing them for top prices.
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Farm Journal
Trench Silos Best for Herds Six to Fifteen Cows
The trench silo suits herds from six to fifteen mature cows due to lower building costs compared with vertical silos. Larger herds usually cover overhead. silage removal is easier from trench types, though labor increases with herd size. Land and water conditions affect practicality, with wet low flat country making trench silos impractical.
Girls Kiss Policemen Spark London Obstacle Race Trend
Patrolmen on road duty in London report being approached with requests to kiss them during the automobile obstacle race craze among society youths. Some kisses are snatched without consent, causing embarrassment and a noted hazard in public spaces.
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London
Human Nature and the Drive to Work for Pay
The passage observes that most men pursue work chiefly for payment, regardless of whether the job aligns with their calling. It questions motivation, noting financial need often overrides passion or purpose in choosing employment.
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