Cornell President Warns Against Early Course Selection
President J G Schurman of Cornell criticizes freshman and sophomore students choosing elective college courses. He compares youth to an old man in Freetown who economizes on headstones by using epitaphs as a joke, illustrating imprudent budgeting and mis aligned priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Schurman
Cornell
Schurman
Freetown
Emma
Mary
Hester
Edith
Old Gentleman Sparks Fuss Over Enigmatic Letter
In an English club in Hongkong a white haired retiree from a northern port erupts after receiving a letter. He discovers a Chinese inscription on the envelope insulting him as “the old baboon with white fur,” a dare he meets after consulting the hall porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Woman Tells of Brother's Suffering and Cure by Cuticura
A Michigan mother recounts her brother’s severe eczema across three summers and his cure after using Cuticura Ointment. She also cites a Indiana mother whose daughter’s eczema was cured by Cuticura Remedies, with no recurrence. The testimonial is attributed to Mrs. Sarah E. Lusk of Coldwater, Michigan, in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Sarah E. Lusk
Coldwater
Mich
Such a Clever Waiter
Two men in a New York restaurant discover a bill item reading green bluefish. They question the species and season while the waiter explains it is hot house bluefish. The exchange highlights playful dining banter from Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reduced colonist rates on The North Western Line
One way tickets at special low rates on sale daily during March and April to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound points. Includes daily personally conducted tours in tourist sleeping cars via the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line. Double berth only $7.00 through from Chicago. Write S A Hutchison manager tourist dept 212 Clark St Chicago or contact nearest ticket agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Western
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Puget Sound
Chicago
Union Pacific
S. A. Hutchison
Clark St
Ill
The Walnut Coal Man Sells Roof Shingles
A coal man arrives with jingling silver and tinkling gold selling his walnut specialty. Homeowners plan to use the same walnut shingles in spring roofing.
What Causes Headache in Cold Season
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. E W Grove on box 25¢. Actors who are egged off the stage ought to make a fresh start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.W Grove
Williston Ranch Disaster and Cattle Thieves Unfold
A quiet Dakota county tale follows George Williston tracking missing cattle on the Lazy 8, uncovering outlaw gang led by Jesse Black. Louise Dale assists county attorney Richard Gordon in a tense preliminary hearing as Williston’s farmhouse is attacked and a firefight erupts between lawmen, outlaws, and a dramatic rescue under flames. Mary, Williston’s daughter, endures trauma while Jim Munson, a Three Bars hand, begins a late night journey that threads toward town and new danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williston
J. R. Brand
Paul Langford
Jesse Black
Kemah County
South Dakota
Langford
Mary
Richard Gordon
Kemah
Jim Munson
Louise
Bill Brown
Munson
James R. McAllister
Jake Sanderson
Mag
Gordon
Louise Dale
Wind City
Williston
Tilk
Red
Circle E
Jim
Williston’s
Doc
Uncle Job Rebukes Abraham Over a Stolen Turkey
The tale has Uncle Job lecturing to his audience about Abraham inviting him to eat a stolen turkey. He declares he seasoned the bird with admonitions and warnings of wrath, finishing the meal despite Abraham’s hints that it would last him a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Job
Abraham Fair
Rascal
Abraham
Old Round House at St Albans Claims Ancient House Title
St Albans hosts the country’s oldest inhabited house the octagonal Round House now the Fighting Cocks inn near the River Ver. Built as a monastic boathouse around 795 it surpasses1100 years and features a subterranean passage to the monastery ruins. Legend says Oliver Cromwell stabled a horse there with him once sleeping inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Albans
Oliver Cromwell
Hive numbering with tin plates and bent staples
The article describes using heavy tin number plates on both sides of each hive to record colony data protected on the back. A bent crate staple acts as a spring hinge to hang the plate, allowing records to be read or updated without removing the tin.
Poultry House Fixtures Should Be Movable For Cleanliness
Movable interior fixtures ease cleaning and renovation of poultry houses. Wall attached roosts and nests spread lice and mites, so fixtures should be removable. The Epitomist recommends level perches not over two feet high, suggesting 18 inch perches for Plymouth Rock fowls to reduce injury and crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
Poultry Breeding Tips For Profitable Flocks
A seasoned breeder advises focused care over large flocks, emphasizing local, diligent management. Feed regimes include dried alfalfa hay in winter, sun flower seed, millet, wheat, oats, beef scraps, and milk. maintain cleanliness to fight vermin, avoid selling extra hens, and prepare for yearly flock improvement. Regular sunning dust baths, thorough mite control, water and grit, and dry grain feeding aid growth and health.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Guar
Kate and
Virgil D. Boyles
McClurg & Co
Job
He - Super
California
Bevin Hs
Ohavecy Pakknes
Buffalo
WM. H. Walker & CO
Pearl Bees Buffalo
Neen
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Carters
ITES
Boston
Capl
Grippe
Clexy
JDI
Lievin
A. Nkellogg Sewepapee CO
W. Adams St
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, D.C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!