Whitewash protects and brightens farm buildings
Properly mixed whitewash provides economical protection for farm structures and disinfectant benefits. It improves interior barn lighting when applied to clean dampened surfaces in dry weather. Two formulas are given for new masonry and for old walls, detailing lime cement salsada salt alum and application tips.
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Atlas
Droppings Pit Improves Poultry House Design
A poultryman endorses drop pings pits sunk two to three feet below floor level as a superior alternative to droppings boards. Lower roosts to 22 or 15 inches reduce injuries from hops and keep birds farther from waste for better health and less frequent cleaning. Depth varies by building site and soil.
New Uses for Whey From Dairy By Products
Dr C L Roadhouse of the California College of Agriculture notes we waste whey left from cheese and casein. He suggests drying whey with skim milk or buttermilk or making whey powder to cash in on by products. Large California creameries are installing drying machinery. Whey color may influence growth of young chickens in California and New York.
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United States
C. L. Roadhouse
California College of Agriculture
California
New York State
Country Home Magazine
Hens Laying Eggs on Floor Start Nesting Adjustments
Poultry note on floor laying suggests checking nest availability with one nest per four or five hens. If needed, place nests in front of pellets or misused feed bags about 18 inches. If still not used, try nests on the floor until pullets become accustomed to them.
Abdominal Belt and Posture Aids Motion Sickness Theory
A demonstration at an industrial expo touts an abdominal belt that prevents liver and stomach movement to curb seas trains and air sickness. A traveler notes drawing the abdomen inwards can similarly prevent symptoms. Swiss doctors link sickness to abdominal nerve pressure and recommend lying motionless at ship centers to reduce nausea.
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Ocean
W. Tober
Basel
Lenggenhager
Every Patient Is a Mental Patient
The article argues most patients need mental or psychic treatment despite lacking organic disease. It cites Drs C F Martin and Charles P Emerson, asserting that unless unconscious, patients benefit from planned mental care to address obsessions, hysterical reactions, and other nonorganic symptoms.
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C. F. Martin
Montreal
Charles P. Emerson
Spe
March of Medicine
Trea
And Yet They Call It Sweet Remorse
A Kansas City Star snippet questions a rule about a batted ball hitting an umpire before a fielder. The caller debates whether such a ball is ruled a hit, with frustration at the ambiguity and reference to past actions against the umpire.
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Kansas City Star
Influence of Mme Arman de Caillavet on Anatole France
The text notes Mme Arman de Caillavet deeply influenced Anatole France guiding him from inertia to writing. Her clever mind and wide literary political connections aided his fame and she maintained a lifelong friendship that supported his career. Correspondence extracts reveal her significant role.
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Mme. Arman de Caillavet
Anatole France
Impor
Whiter tribes in North Africa face civilizing mission
A description of the Kabyle people in North Algeria as an Arabic speaking group deemed the purest white race in Africa yet labeled uncivilized. The text notes missionary stations aimed at civilizing and Christianizing them and places the Kabyles among several remaining “uncivilized white groups” worldwide.
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Algeria
Africa
Crain quebille Dedication Credits Madame de Caillavet
An excerpt notes the author thanking Mme. de Caillavet for essential help in Crain quebille, saying without her support he would write no books. The dedication highlights her significant role in his writings.
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Crainquebille
Mme. de Caillavet
Honesty Quote Attributed To Thomas Jefferson
A Jefferson quote appears noting that honest men expect honest acts to flow from honest principles. The saying emphasizes integrity guiding actions and governance.
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Thomas Jefferson
Highway Traffic Guides for Convenience and Comfort
A fragment notes traffic guides and visions designed mainly for public ease on the highway. It suggests safety and efficiency measures intended to aid drivers and travelers.
Inventor of the Hot Dog Credited to Stevens and Dorgan
The record credits Harry Morely Stevens, a New York Polo Grounds caterer, with inventing the hot dog around 1800 and says he gave the term hot dog to Tad Dorgan the sports cartoonist. The name likely arose from the belief dog meat was used.
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Harry Morely Stevens
New York Polo Grounds
Stevens
T. A. Dorgan
Tad
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