Time and leaders bloom in every schoolyard
A poem by Frank Walcott Hutt envisions a boy dreaming of past greats like Franklin, Jefferson, and Adams, then hears Time remind that today’s students may become future leaders. It celebrates the potential of current schoolboys to rise as the next Washingtons.
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Ben Franklin
Franklin
Jay
Adams
Marshall
Jefferson
Franklins
Adamses
Otises
Marshalls
Washington
Frank Walcott Hutt
Yucca Wood Turns Desert Plant Into Durable Paper
Yucca trees of the Mojave region, thriving on sand and sun, yield a strong, grainless fiber suitable for durable paper. The method uses a lathe to slice the log into sheets that resist tearing, with potential use in bonds and other documents. An English firm once planned Yucca paper in California but halted due to freight and duty costs.
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New Mexico
Arizona
California
Mojave Desert
Chicago
Little Chronicle
Path to Power through Service in Faith
A Presbyterian minister is praised for visiting a grieving family after their child dies of diphtheria. Heo assists at the coffin and helps carry it to the cemetery with the parents, showing that honor comes by helpfulness. The tale underscores service as the path to power.
Pigeon Guards Grave After Death of Master in Belgium
A Belgian train carried the body of Henri Chapelle to the grave at Verviers when a pigeon that had belonged to him perched on the coffin. The bird refused to leave the tomb at the cemetery and starved to death beside its owner.
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Henri Chapelle
Verviers
Baby Telephone Girl From Omaha Dials Her Way to Fame
Virginia Pixley an 18 month old from Omaha is hailed as the youngest telephone conversationalist in the United States. Her father W A Pixley works for the local phone company and the child can describe her daily work and play. She distinguishes her father’s voice and even asks for "Dick" the grown up admirer. Her falar evidence shows talking as business, not vanity.
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Virginia Pixley
Omaha
United States
Chicago
Virginia
W. A. Pixley
Horron Tanny
Cat Tabitha Chooses Chickens Over Cats in Kenosha Home
A two year old mongrel cat at Mr. and Mrs. C. Reindl of 108 Chicago Street Kenosha Wisconsin sleeps nightly on a board perch among hens. She has abandoned prowling for a chicken companionship and even guards a rat offered to a hen with purring calm. The family notes her unusual intelligence and questions the strange preference.
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Tabitha
Why Boys Wear Earrings in China
A Chinese custom explains boys wearing earrings as a measure to appease spirits. The text claims spirits favor baby boys, so mothers pierce boys ears with large earrings to mislead spirits into thinking they are girls, reducing harm while girls attract less attention.
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China
Paris Invents Slot Machine That Posts Stamps
A new device in Paris combines postage stamp production with licking and affixing the stamp to the envelope. The invention aims to streamline mailing by handling stamps directly on the envelope.
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Paris
Homemade Soil Roller From Old Binder Rims
Useful soil roller made from 11 rims taken from old binder drive wheels with iron outside and white oak inside. It is in three sections with a center of five rims and outside sections of three rims each, bolted together with crosspieces of rock elm or oak. Holes are drilled through tire rims to bolt the crosspieces, each bearing end section using two pieces.
Construction notes for a farm equipment rig with center rod
Describes fastening methods using 2x6 lumber a crosspiece and brace irons. Details pole attachment to crosspiece with bolts, center rod sizing, and use of washers and truss irons. Warns to prevent pole bending and allows any seat type as shown in Fig. 1 R. M. Gale Farm and Home.
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R. M. Gale
Keeping Up Fertility Through Manure and Rotations
A St Louis Journal of Agriculture correspondent urges saving and timely use of farm manure rather than relying on commercial fertilizers. Emphasizes spreading on higher ground, plowing under clover and rye, and sowing corn stubble to rye. Recommends yearly manure use, winter drawing, and a crop rotation no longer than four years with clover emphasis.
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St. Louis Journal of Agriculture
Preparing Wheat Land For Successful Crop
Colman's Rural World advises wheat success hinges on land selection and soil prep. Favor light sandy loams rich in nitrogen. plow early for a fine firm seed bed. Break clover sod or sod ground after showers when soil is dry enough to work for best early root access.
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Colman
Weevils in Grain Bins and Pest Control Advice
A farm journal recipe urges immediate action against weevils in grain bins. It recommends spreading clean sacks over the grain, covering tightly, then pouring gasoline at about one pint per 50 bushels, sealing to trap fumes for 24 hours. It notes alternative sulfur compounds and applies the method to the grain moth as well.
Fertility in Hens Linked to Feed and Selection
The Farmers' Review discusses how egg sterility can stem from both males and females, emphasizing the role of diet and phosphorus in life germs. It notes variation among hens in nutrient utilization, the heritability of nonfertile eggs, and the long path of selective breeding. Overfeeding fat-forming foods can also cause sterility.
Young Hedge Fences Protect New Hedges
A compact guide on guarding young hedges from trampling with three light rails and picket stakes. The design shields both sides of the hedge while allowing uninterrupted growth and adds beauty to an ornamental home landscape.
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Frederick QC
Sibley
Tribune
Do not let road feet or work horses’ hooves dry in drought
During dry weather avoid hoof lotions and rely on water for hooves. Water is best and safest, natural care to prevent hard, dry feet.
Judge's Wife Praises Peruna Cure in Personal Letter
Minnie E. McAllister of Minneapolis writes that after years of back and side pain she found relief with Peruna, using it seven weeks to achieve complete cure. The note warns against cheaper imitations and urges buying Peruna only through Dr. Hartman at the Columbus, Ohio, sanitarium.
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Judge McAllister
West 33Rd St
Minneapolis
Minne
Peruna
Minnie E. McAllister
Wartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
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Allister
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Tribune Building
New York
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