World War Yarns and First Last Shots Revealed
A compilation of World War I anecdotes including a daring trainer pupil joke in Issondun, claims of the first and last shots fired, and the role of the six women of the Signal Corps known as the Telephone Sextette at St Mihiel Meuse-Argonne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Kearsarge
Charlestown
Mass
Navy Yard
Twana
Boston
Long Wharf
Kroonland
Holman
Asserrts
Greene
N. R
United States Naval Railroad
Longa- Fon
J. A. Wafika
S. F. 2c
U.S. N
St. Mantel
Signal Corps
Army
First
Meuse-Argonne
Telephone Seixtetle
Grace D. Banker
Suzanne Prevot
Esther V. Fresnel
Berthe M. Huot
Aforle Large
Helen 14. Hill
Western NawanGner Union
Surprise Proposal Ends In Car Trouble And Change
Edna balances love between George and Blake as a road trip with Blake leads to car trouble. George reveals he has studied and will advance in the mechanical dept, planning a future home and marriage. Edna, torn between suitors, asks George to visit and share his secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dxa
Minty
Georgie
Bob Blake
Blake
Villey
George
George Hegay
Edna
Theo
Bob
Fellows
Ena
Aid
We Are Mexico's Chief Trouble No Middle Class Backbone
A quotation from Woman's Home Companion notes Mexico lacks a middle class, the supposed backbone of a nation, highlighting social and economic concern. The remark frames class structure as central to national strength and stability.
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Mexico
Barbed Wire Seen as Hazard to Cattle in Dairy Regions
A survey highlights barbed wire as a costly threat to dairy cows, with cows tearing udders on poor fences. Dairy farmers prefer woven wire for durability, arguing its long term economy outweighs higher upfront cost. Experts urge proper spacing, first wire close to woven barrier to prevent head entrapment.
Drinking Cups Boost Dairy Profit In Iowa Experiment
Dr. O Cannon reports at the American Dairy Science Association that dairy cows with free access to water via in barn drinking cups yielded 6.14 percent more milk and 12.12 percent more butter fat than cows fed water twice daily from outside troughs. Cows with cup access drank 18.37 percent more water and averaged 10.3 drinks per day, suggesting wide profits from installing mounted cups and a pressurized water system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
O. ¥. Cannon
American Dairy Science Association
Cost of Cooling Milk on Many Dairy Farms
Dairy farmers increasingly treat milk cooling as an expense rather than a simple storage cost. Labor costs and the shift to mechanical cooling influence total costs, though ice cooling may remain cheaper in some cases. Mechanical cooling is poised to replace ice rapidly in many regions.
Good Producing Cow Needs Warm Shelters And Digestible Feed
A good milk producing cow is typically thin in flesh and sensitive to cold. She requires warm quarters and cannot utilize corn stalks well even under shelter. She needs ample digestible feeds at all times for building qualities, regardless of lactation or dry condition.
Sweet Clover Danger If Any Is Not Clear
Extension veterinarian J. W. Lamb discusses sweet clover disease in cattle, noting small danger from pasturing and no fatalities in trials. Symptoms include external bleeding, under-skin swellings, lameness, and normal to subnormal temperature as disorder worsens. Treatment is often a blood transfusion rather than drugs, with preventive steps like testing hay for molds and limiting intake of damaged sweet clover hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lamb
Ian
Kansas State Agricultural College
Plan to Keep Rodents Out of All Buildings
A plan urges ensuring winter storage buildings are rodent proof. Inspect empty structures for cracks and holes, use sheet tin for bins, elevate corn cribs, concrete floors preferred, seal openings around pipes, install basement window screens, and keep lumber and boxes off the ground.
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G. C. Oderkirk
Purdue University
Farm notes on honey protein pests and alfalfa management
The excerpt notes honey contains trace protein and its hygroscopic quality keeps baked goods moist. It discusses eastern white pine weevil presence, tree defenses, and the impact of fungi. It also covers cattle protection from flies, alfalfa stand management, culling hens, and cooling milk costs on New York farms.
Legally Dead Mexican Loses Vast Properties
Juventino Ledesma, once a Mexican revolutionary, is declared dead while alive after a Canadian lumbering accident. His nephew Jose Alvarez inherits, while Ledesma, missing for years, reappears brain damaged to contest ownership of vast properties.
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Ledesma
Jose Alvarez
Mexico
Canada
General Obregon
Juventino Ledesma
Jose
No Dresser Would Be Better Egbert Smith's Method
A compact note describes a methodical approach by Egbert Smith with precise movements, and a remark about Oswald keeping his collar button under the dresser in a Brooklyn context.
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Egbert—Smith
Oswald
Brooklyn
A Vacation Marathon Roast Sparks Friendship Question
A quip about a wife’s return reveals a playful line about a vacation marathon. The proverb about roasting a friend only when they’re present underscores loyalty and the value of true friendship.
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Lieut
Frank E. Hagan
Yam Westlake
One Hundred and Eighth Observation Squadron
Issondun
Myer
Secon
Earth
Greenland
By Duford Jenne
United States
New York
Dilland
America
Sor Health Products Corporation
North 14Th Street
Newark
Race Breg
Janeau
Cary
Barry Go
Michigan Ave
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Famous Observatory
Mount Wilson Observatory
Pasadena
Mount Wilson
Sierra Madres Peaks
Gladys
Ann
Bayer
Bayer M
Teleu
Maan
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