Span of Life and Antelope Restock Plan Report
A New York meeting notes life expectancy rising by about one year per decade, with nutrition shifts toward vegetarian trends alongside meat product changes. The piece also outlines a government plan to restock antelope in southern California, creating a protected game preserve similar to Yosemite and Yellowstone, under federal supervision with forest rangers and possible cavalry support.
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New York
America
Pearson's
Han
Almont
Chicago Chronicle
California
Great Plain
Desert Divide
Colorado River
New Mexico
Wyoming
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Yosemite
Yellowstone
Zaca Lake
San Jacinto
Trabuca
Guna
The Real Yellow Peril From Russian and Mongol Fears
An analysis traces era fears of a yellow peril from Cossack warfare to Napoleon’s comment on their resistless efficiency. It notes Western Europe’s memory of the Crusade and Napoleon’s warning that Europe must counter a powerful unit. It then discusses modern claims that Russia could unite Mongolian races into a new Horde under Slavic leadership.
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Fea
Lavd &, MacGowan
Cossacks
Europe
Napoleon
Moscow
Russia
Huesla
Rhode Island Hay Crop Drives Farm Prosperity
Rhode Island farmers ride a hay boom as the state agriculture board notes a marked increase in hay yields this year. The after-feed ban fell short due to weather, but the large hay crop is expected to boost farm incomes, offsetting losses in potatoes and fruit.
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Rhode Island
State Board of Agriculture
Providence Journal
No Wonder He Collapsed In Postcard Message Panic
A merchant collapses after reading a telegram while staff whisper in a tense outer office. The message from his wife asks for a waist for a grosgrain suit, with specific storage clues and insistence not to wear. The scene blends fear, rumors, and urgent domestic detail.
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James
Echolar Professor and the Memory Rules Parable
A quip about a mnemonic system taught by a professor as Town and Country notes a speaker who laments difficulty in recalling the rules. The dialogue highlights memory tricks and the challenge of applying them.
Quick Lunch Tragedy and the Speed of Modern Life
A reflection on how rapid work and economy pressures erode simple pleasures. The author cites a New York restaurant sign for The Quicker Lunch and notes business people eat at desks, timing meals to keep speed. He argues this hyperkinetic pace harms character, balance, and decency among Americans.
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Aeign
New York
Why a Prosperous Farmer Proposes in a Telephone Office
A Chicago Tribune story from Aurora notes a wealthy Bureau county farmer visited an Interstate Telephone and Telegraph office, proposed to the night operator, and then sought the day operator, hinting at a social surge as country exchanges recruit marriageable women. It cites rising rural telephony connecting many towns and thousands of subscribers, framing phone lines as Cupid’s recruiting ground.
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Aurora
Chicago Tribune
Bureau County
Interstate Telephone and Telegraph Company
Clapp
Middle West
Cupid
Emall
Inc
Climate and Crop Service
Department of Agriculture
Springfield
One-Armed Telegraphist Finds Engineering Path
A Boston telegrapher who lost an arm chose engineering and began a correspondence course. Despite disability he devised clever devices, finished quickly, and earned a high paying role. He remains a recruiting officer, guiding other students who have lost an arm.
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Boston
Bireowne
Flats for Children in New York A six story block for kids
A New York man builds a six story flats block aimed at child welfare with a back yard awning and sand beds and a top floor play room. The piece raises a debate on at what age or size a boy should no longer be held on a knee as a delegate from the northwest offers a firm reply.
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New York
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