Nearby and Yonder by T. T. Maxey
An exploration of the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest notes their archipelago charm, size, and climate. It highlights San Juan County’s formation, and recounts the University of California Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton and its notable equipment and contributions since 1888.
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San Juan Islands
Paget Sound
United States
Bao Juan Islands
Japan
England
de Haro
Vancouver Island
Rosario
State of Washington
Wa 10
San Juan County
ICR Observatory
University of California
Junes Lick
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Lick
Mount Hamilton
City of
San Jose
Pacific Arena
Suethnes
Western Newspaper Union
Piece Workers and Pay Based on Earned Output
The text argues that both piece workers and nonpiece workers are ultimately paid according to what they earn. It emphasizes that individual progress and achievements determine pay, framing everyone as a piece worker whose income reflects their output.
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Forbes
Forbes Magazine
Vitruvius and Roman flooring nails through ages
Vitruvius, Rome’s architect, writes before the Christian era about oak floors nailed with iron nails. Modern floors use steel cut nails or wire cut nails nailed through the side tongue known as bung nailing.
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Rome
Vitruvius
B. C
Belem, Brazil, Described as Major Amazon City
The text identifies Belem as a large city in Brazil with a population around 280,000, located near the equator about 100 miles up the Amazon near one of its mouths. It mentions Para and Brag in Para state, noting Belem as a principal urban center.
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Selem
Para
Belem
Equator
Amazon
Paraiver
Belew
Wings in Climbing Pledglings of the Huudzin Bird
Wings in Climbing Pledglings of the huudzin, a singular South American bird, scramble about the branches by the aid of their wings used like hands. They have a temporary chin on both the facex and pollex.
Motor tourist business seen expanding in 1928
The Chicago Motor club reports that more than forty four million people will take vacation motor tours in 1928, spending about three and a half billion dollars. Based on 1927 figures, motor hotel usage and longer trips are rising, with hotels and tourist homes attracting millions of travelers and projecting further growth despite weather constraints.
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Natron
Chicago Motor Club
Chicago Motor Duby
Burrus Bids for Fame in Baseball
Irving Vaughan recounts baseball lore focused on Burrus a Boston Braves player tied to a Columbus minor league mishap. A base running miscue leads to three errors a wild throw and a now infamous third mishap prompting polite boos and a nearby Buck Derzog relief as base runners vanish.
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Merkle
Snodgrass
Heine Zimmerman
Bronx
New York
Eddie Collins
Irving Vaughan
Chicago Tribune
Dick Burrus
Tiret Sacker
Boston Braves
Baseball
Burrus
Columbus American Association
Ners
Mr. Burrus
Buck Derzog
Automobile Notes and Gasoline Demand Nationally
The article notes the billion-dollar annual gasoline consumption for U S motor cars and 500000 daily New York City automobile arrivals. It cites 11 percent of automobiles in cities and 17 400 gallons daily fuel needs to sustain supply. It adds farm households with at least one car and nine million employed in the auto industry, expected to rise to over four million in the current year.
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America
Oklahoma's Churelith Places Third in Penn Relays Decathlon
Thomas Churelith of the University of Oklahoma finishes third in the decathlon at the thirty-fourth annual Penn Relays carnival. He clocked 4 minutes 48.35 seconds in the 1500 meters and totaled 6,585 points.
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Thomas Churelith
University of Oklahoma
Penn
Genished
Important Battery Care Tips for Radio Receivers
Battery maintenance guidance covers A and B cells, with cleaning, connection methods, and storage. Keep A battery recharged, replace LB cells when 15 percent below rated voltage, and avoid leaks by placing a glass dish. Store B batteries cool and dry, avoid sun exposure, and do not mix dead and fresh cells.
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Lerse
Tersely Told Little Sport Items
A compact sports clippings round up notes 1 percent college men playing baseball this season and major league links. It mentions Jess Petty Dazzy Vance Urban Shocker and a radic ball pitch theory alongside trades like Earl Collard to Seattle and Bob Lennox to Charlotte. It also covers Syracuse college star Vic Hansen joining the New York Pennsylvania league and Gehrig Sewell’s game continuity.
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Vic Hansen
Syracuse University
Syracuse Stars
Loud Speaker Choices Affect Sharpness and Mellow Tone
The article explains that sharpness depends on loud speaker choice and recommends a speaker more responsive to higher notes. It notes that transformers, resistance coupling, and impedance coupling with amplification tubes yield sharp rendering. For mellowness, use a high resistance rheostat 0 to 5000 ohms in the circuit. A bank of 0.1 μfd capacitors across the speaker can enhance a soft pedal effect.
Grove poised to elevate pitching as Tigers count on growth
The article notes pitchers with long careers face workload limits, citing Grove with twofold future appearances and past 31 games this season. It highlights his big initial price and the need to harness experience for consistent performance, praising Pennock’s guidance and Mack’s belief in Grove’s potential.
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Bennant
Aerb Pennock
Yankees
Herb
Ruth
Gehrig
Athletics
Robert Moses Grove
Grove
Connie Mack
Pen Hock
Mack
Robert
Pennock
Wisconsin Idea Improves Poultry Flocks Across States
The Wisconsin plan to improve flocks through selective breeding and disease eradication has spread to Ohio Illinois Kentucky Missouri Michigan Texas Tennessee and others. Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island New Jersey Pennsylvania and more Eastern states have adopted accredited systems based on disease eradication. Ohio aims to produce 12 000 000 chicks this year under credited hatchery methods.
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Wisconsin
Farm Journal
Ohio
Ilinois
Kanu
Missouri
Michigan
Texas
Tennessee
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode
Isimnaj
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
New York
Heteberles
Hot Water Practiced to Keep Chicks Warm in Cold
A farmer explains a simple method to prevent chick chilling using hot water. Fill jugs with hot water, seal lightly, cover with wool, and place in the box or coop. The heat lasts several hours and can be refreshed as needed to keep the chicks warm.
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Nature
Poultry Feeding Tips for Early Day Chicks and Flocks
Practical notes warn comfortable housing in early days to prevent mud. Feeding guidance covers chick starter, green matter, and all mash systems. It discusses incubation timelines for poultry and the relative value of buckwheat versus corn oats and barley, plus pasture considerations for geese and grape pastures.
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T. T. Maxey
Lick Observatory
Automobile
New York City
Brooklyn
Jess Petty
Dazzy Vance
Chet Thomas
Cleveland
Urban Shocker
The
Yanks
Perfecter
Delvery
Earl Collard
Seattle Club
oMevils
Cleveland Indians
Bob Lennox
Fort Worth
Charlotte
N.C
South Atlantic Association
Lou Gehrig
Joe Sewell
Charles Hol
Norway
Johnny Parrell
Fancy
Crusader
Bedunos
Gene Tunney
Glasgow Rangers
Scotland
Canada
Germany
Amsterdan
al Stamonds
Qobb
Speaker
Ritter
White Sox
al Williamson
Shreveport
Roy Wilson
Antonio
Waltz
Bob Martin
American Expeditionary Forces
Walter Reed Hospital
Herb Pennock
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