No Scrap Wit C astr a Senator Reed Smoots Seat
Old Stowers reports on Senate tensions over Five Civilized Tribes and Venezuela policy. He notes stalled bills and imagery around the flag protection debate led by Lodge, with questions about final disposition of tribal affairs and trust funds.
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Senate
Callom
Washington
Army
Navy
Venezuela
South Armercan
Quftte
Noo
Sam
Congress
Five Civilized Tribes
Early Bookmakers and Illuminated Manuscripts
The article describes Anglo Saxon monks as preservers of literature through transcription and illumination. It notes the role of antiquarii in copying texts, the careful, skilled practices in writing, and the expensive materials and bindings used for revered books. It covers materials, inks, pigments, and the shift after the printing press emerged in 1460.
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New York Herald
Description of a robust laying hen and its productive traits
The text describes a well built medium length bird with full rounded features and broad shoulders. It notes the bird is heavier for its size, a strong layer with muscular development, capable of digesting well and producing many eggs if fed properly.
Grit and Oyster Shells Aid Fowl Digestion
A 19th century note by N. V. Hawkins in American Cultivator explains fowl digestion relies on grit in the gizzard as birds have no teeth. Broken earthenware or quartz grindings as pea sized pieces aid grinding, while crushed oyster shells support shell production.
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N. V. Hawkins
Ornamental Man and Polish Fowls Popular in Villages
An Ornamental Man notes crested Polish fowls are popular in villages and stall towns for their decorative appearance and poultry keeping appeal, reflecting broader interest in ornamental birds among rural communities.
Fresh Air for Fowls in Exposed Eastern Massachusetts Pens
In eastern Massachusetts a poultry keeper reports excellent egg yield and healthy chicks using nearly open portable 6 by 8 foot houses with muslin fronts. Despite temperatures from 60 above to 20 below, birds remained comfortable, thrived in wind and snow, with 90 to 95 percent fertility in January and February.
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Massachusetts
P.T. Woods
Reliable Poultry Journal
Marehi
Prolific Layer Traits Described by J. A. Jocey
A description from American Cultivator outlines a prolific laying hen as having a medium sized, intelligent appearing head with a short beak, fair sized comb and wattles, a medium short neck, and a stocky build.
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J. A. Jocey
Bethlehem mother of pearl workers in ancient craft
Marion Harland explores Bethlehem of Judaea where about 150 artisans hand carve and polish shells from the Red Sea into rosaries crosses and ornate panels. The largest piece depicts the birth of Christ the agony in the garden and the crucifixion, costing about 160 dollars for a custom order.
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Bethlehem
Judaea
Red Sea
Marion Harland
Lippincott’s
Church meeting jokes end with cuspidor proposal
At a western state country church annual meeting speakers complained about spit on the floor during services near the store area. The pastor suggested adding cuspidors and a deacon proposed appointing two members as cuspidors for the ensuing period.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Academy Wates Declares Return From Vacation at Academy
Academy Wates notes students and staff resumed after a short vacation with reflections on Christmas spirit. Chapel visitors include Elliot Lynn Morley Johnson Lawrence Wilson and Bess Purvis. Readings and performances by Nellie Smith Kuhn Bow men Meeks and others described.
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Elliot Lynn
Iowa City
Morley Johnson
Lawrence Wilson
Bess Purvis
Magnet
Nellie Smith
Grumble
Wm. Kuhn
Nellie Meeks
Rush Helwick
Nellie Bowman
Agnes Caffelt
Tom Wolf
Ina Murphy
Aurora
Eva Mahaffa
Alta Hough
Ben Helmick
Anna Davidson
Thomas W. Lawson
Frank Taylor
Floyd Shaw
Cloyce Beard
Nora Corette
Cora Truax
Margaret Corette
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Reed Smoots
David B. Henderson
Henderson
Senator Lodge
Elkins
West Virginia
Stephen B Dilkins
Faulkner
Appalachian Range
Gulf States
White Mountain Forest Reserve
New Hampshire
Alaska
Cushaman
Smoot
Utah
Cullom
Lincoln
Ilinois
Winois
Illinois
Representative Hitt
Hitt
Douglas
Arthur W. Dunn
Castro
Grit Box
Senator Reed Smoot
Stephen G. Elkins
THE
Pearl Workers
Brother B
Academy Wates
Groendycke's
Opera House
Baltimore
R, Stuart
Gasey’s
Piret
Ghas. Brown
Brown
Iowa
Casey Bros
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