Curiosa Americana Remembered Poets From Derelict to St Nick
A concise portrait of four figures linked to famous poems. OUNG FE ALLISON built The Derelict from a Stevenson quatrain and gave birth to a line echoed in Treasure Island. Langdon Smith, a prolific New York writer and war correspondent, authored Evolution. Frederick P. Latimer, a tired editor, penned a well known eight line jingle. Clement C Moore, professor and lexicon author, wrote A Visit From St Nicholas beloved by children.
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Allison
Kentucky
Stevenson
Langdon Smith
New York City
Cuba
New York Morning Journal
Frederick P. Latimer
Connecticut
Clement C. Moore
General Theological Seminary
America
St. Nicholas
First American Librarian Timothee Born From a French Refugee
The article recounts Louis Timothee, son of a Huguenot refugee, who learned printing in Holland and became Philadelphia’s early public librarian under the Junto. It notes his later move to Charleston, where he ran the Carolina Gazette, and mentions a satirical portrait of the average American man from Western Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Timothee
France
Holland
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Junto
United States
Timothee
Timothy
Charleston
Lost City of Brittany Legend of Gralon and a Flood
A legend recounts a great Brittany city built by King Gralon and gifted to his daughter. Massive dams were struck by lightning as punishment, flooding the town in the Baie des Trepasses near Brest. Gralon escaped on horseback while the daughter was lost, and believers claim bells toll on tempestous nights.
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Brittany
Gralon
Baie Des Trepasses
Brest
Practical Ice Cream Tips from Edith M Barber
This piece explains home ice cream making with detailed steps for freezing, chilling, and churning. It covers homemade ice cream, mousses, ices, sherbets, and fruit desserts with measurements for ice to salt ratios, plus a recipe for French ice cream and other flavor ideas like raspberry and lemon sherbet. Readers are guided on equipment setup, salt ratios, and timing to ensure smooth texture and ripened flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith M. Barber
Molting Hens Cut Out Laying Eggs
Early molting hens drop feathers in summer and stop laying while eating more feed. They pass the trait to offspring and keep eggs during low prices. Keep roosters away outside breeding season, store eggs promptly, use wire baskets, and market only fresh eggs. Check for lice and mites every few days to maintain vigor and production.
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Roy
Dearstyne
North Carolina State College Poultry Department
WNU Service
Select Cockerels Early Urged by Poultry Expert
Dr. N. F. Waters of Iowa State College urges early cockerel selection for next year’s flock. He notes the male’s strong influence on progeny and recommends starting at eight weeks, narrowing 40 top birds down to ten over three to four months through careful culling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. F. Waters
Iowa State College
Rations for fattening cockerels use balanced mash
A fattening ration combines corn meal barley meal shorts and ground oats with about 10 percent beef meal. Feed until clean, provide ample water and grit, use small pens or crates, moisten mash with sour skim milk or buttermilk, allow it to thicken, and remove remaining feed after appetite is satisfied.
Feeding Ducks: Rations for Young Ducks
Young ducks thrive on common grains fed whole or ground. A moist mash is ideal. Include fresh green feed such as cabbage and fresh meat or table scraps in moderation. In summer near water, most feed may be sourced locally but some supplements may be needed.
Treatment for lice on poultry roosts using nicotine sulfate
In hot weather lice harm hens, but early treatment prevents egg slump. Wallaces' Farmer reports nicotine sulfate applied as a fine stream along each roost before night perch is an inexpensive, effective method to rid the laying flock of most lice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaces
Village blacksmith finds art in iron after changing times
In a Maine coast town a village blacksmith shifts from horseshoes to ornamental iron work. He crafts striking pieces such as andirons, proving artistry survives as demand for mass horse gear fades. He remains little known commercially, yet earns praise as a master craftsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avillage
Maine
Benvenuto Cellini
Look Outward On Your Vacation
There is no other rejuvenator equal to a vacation taken in the right spirit. If you go away with your mind full of business and plans, you might as well stay at home. If you look inward and carry burdens, you will gain nothing from your outing.
Damascus Thieves Strike Over Police Displeasure
In Damascus, Syria, police angered the guild of thieves prompting a strike. The burglars refuse to steal for weeks hoping police inactivity will cause mass dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Syria
Guild of Thieves and Robbers
Collier’s Weekly
Sublime living stamps beauty upon the face
Trifles of life weave through relationships. if the shuttle of life is skilled, the fabric will be even and beautiful. Let trifles be examined closely and illuminated by charity, then arranged by sound discretion for presentation to the gazing millions at the final examination.
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L. C. Judson
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H. I. Hollingsworth
New York
Solomon
Western Newspaper Union
Bell Syndicate
WNU
John Blake
Gosh
Photography
Wisconsin Photoshop
West Salem
Wis
Golden Goddess
Frank Hawks
Jerry
Janet
AIR Hawks Club
M'Bongo
Frank
Sir Robert
Bwana Stern
Scott
Shes White
General Foods
Urs
AIR Hawks
NLY
Juste
Post
Battle Creek
Mich
Hawks
U.S.A
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