Earth as a Celestial Traveler in vast solar system
Prepared by the National Geographic Society, this feature extols the earth’s smallness beside the sun and the solar system. It describes the vast distances, the eight planets, 27 moons, and 800 asteroids, and notes humanity’s place in a grand cosmic migration observed via telescopes and spectroscopic study.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
DB. C
Plin
Oura
Heraclel
Solar System
Herschel
Venus
Earth
Aize
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Old Bol
Tife
Lfe
New York
Chicago
When does a chicken become a fowl here
A Boston man dining at his favorite eatery questions when a chicken becomes a fowl. The walter and steward clash with a police inquiry as the waiter asserts Never in this restaurant, while the patron continues his meal.
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Boston
Walter
Pittsburgh Sun
Engagement Test Forges Doubt Over Diamond Ring
A man frets that his fiancée lacks total confidence as she tests an engagement ring on a window pane. He recalls her remark that such testing fuels his doubts about their future perfect love, sparking concern about their spring wedding.
The Trotteur suit gains new points of interest
A fashion note extols the updated trotteur winter tailored suit with black fur collar options and heavy fur trimming. It highlights black cloth versions with silver girdle details, requests for black caracal and Persian lamb trims, and mentions mongrel trims like monkey and bray squierel.
The Right Thing At The Right Time
An essay by Mary Marshall Duffre on how beard style reflected social judgment and identity. It traces shaving norms from Caesar and Roman soldiers to Civil War practices, English fashions, and ancient cultures, noting beards as symbols of virility, rank, and self-respect across eras.
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Mary Marshall Duffre
Caesar
England
Syria
Egypt
Color and light explain perception through colored objects
The piece argues that color is not intrinsic but a result of light and pigment. It explains that a red rose absorbs all colors except red, which is reflected, making it appear red, and that viewing through green glass shifts apparent color, while white light remains white only in white light.
Flying. Dutch Aerial Transport Expands Winter Service
Dutch newspapers report commercial air travel for passengers and freight remains popular, prompting lines to continue operating throughout the winter season.
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Wlinter
Livestock Facts Bulletin for Sheep Diseases and Care
Information from the United States Department of Agriculture outlines 67 diseases and ailments in sheep, with symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. It emphasizes recognizing signs for owners, aids in reducing losses, and pairs with Parasites and Parasitic Disease bulletin, urging pasture rotation and parasite control.
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United Suites Departsment of Agriculture
Parners
Cnie Fdr
States Department of Agetculene
Parmers
Liquid Manure Worth More Than Fertilizer
The liquid manure from farm animals contains almost half the nitrogen and potassium excreted by them and should be preserved. Steers fed on cement floors produce manure valued over four dollars per animal per year more than earth floors. Open barnyard manure is about half as valuable as stall manure.
Odd Soldering Aid From Flexible Electric Grit Cord
A suggested use involves forming a swab from flexible electric grit cord, dipping it in a solution made by dissolving some acid in muriatic acid and then diluting with water for application to the work.
Needs of Growing Animals in Feed Choices
Ear corn and green alfalfa meet the needs of growing pigs better and at less cost than chopped alfalfa and corn. The alfalfa stems and coarse material suit sheep or cattle more, as they can handle more fibrous, indigestible matter than pigs.
Mastered Twenty Nine Languages by Sir Richard Burton
The explorer Sir Richard Burton reportedly mastered twenty nine languages, keeping them distinct in mind. He used seven work tables and rotated daily, ending each day with novels. When ill, he would stay in bed with a stack of fiction, subsisting on a strict diet until ready to rise and work again.
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Richard Burton
Discard Inefficient Horse in 19th Century Husbandry
The article argues that the ghrt unreliable horse is destined for discard as a factor in American husbandry. It warns that indiscriminate feeding on small, unsound scrubby animals will persist unless stopped and urges prudent selection of livestock and improved breeding practices.
Little Joe's Grand Idea
Joe a crippled orphan devises a grand plan to reuse wrecking-yard materials for a new family home. Walter Rose returns to Riverdale uneasy but supportive as Mercy and Joe, aided by hope, build a modest, hopeful future in Blairsville.
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Walter Rose
Confort
Joe Docktill
Dea
Walter
Ant
Joe
Walter Mose
Walt
Elgid
Riverdale
Enery
Travis
Mercy
Tik
Mr. Rose
Eve
Blairsville
Wrecking Company
Mere
Morey
Saving Grace dialogue vignette from Wyld e Tales
A short exchange between Mrs Browie and Mrs Towne about saving and economy. Mrs Browie claims her husband is very economical while Mrs Towne notes her pre marriage savings saved her from drowning, contrasting with her husband’s lack of savings since marriage.
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Agnes M. Clarke
Hercules
Lyra
Kippax
Ritchey
Joshua
Jericho
Israel
Mount Wilson
Pasadena
Mt. Wilson
Dube, Biri
Farmer's Bulletin
Little Joe
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