Circus Royal to Wi n Southwest with Alber Eight Polar Bears
Dallas audiences will see the Circus Royal featuring Alber’s Eight Polar Bears under Professor Albers, a direct import from Hagenbeck & Wallace. The show includes Riding Crandalls on thoroughbreds, Aerial Lameys, Smiletta Brothers and Mora, Burns & Kol’s dog pony monkey act, Four Lamys, Murray Ward and Marsel clowns, and Madamoiselle Crandell bareback rider daily.
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Dallas
Alber
Professor Albers
Hagenbeck & Wallace
Riding Crandalls
America
Marsells
Lameys
Smiletta Brothers and
Mora
Burns & Ko
Monkey Circus
Murray, Ward and
Marsel
Southwest
Circus Royal
Madamoiselle Crandell
Dallas Exposition Highlights Free Attractions and Exhibits
The fair showcases daily balloon ascensions and parachute drops by five aviators, a Weber's Prize Band with 35 artists, a 25 piece Dallas Concert Band performing six daily concerts, Bronco breaking events, an intercollegiate track meet, a large amateur bang contest, Circus Royal with eight acts, Alber's eight polar bears, educational displays from 37 states, hundreds of U S and Canadian exhibits, a 12 000 square foot U S government exhibit, four national conventions, nine state conventions, a 2000 square foot cotton seed products exhibit, a premier government good roads exhibit, and sweeping city amusements in Dallas.
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Weber
Dallas
Alber
United States
Canada
Silver Cups and Trophies at Dallas Corn Exposition
The National Corn Exposition in Dallas offers $12,500 in solid silver cups and trophies. Highlights include the Indiana Corn Trophy at $1000 for the best ten ears and the Kellogg Trophy at $1000 for the best single ear, plus the Colorado International Oat Trophy of $1500 for the best peck of oats.
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Dallas
W. K. Kellogg Company
Colorado
Amateur Band Contest at the Corn Exposition in Dallas
On February 11 in Dallas during the Corn Exposition a prize set of uniforms will be awarded for the best amateur band in the Southwest. Over 160 Texas bands have applied. judge John Weber of Cincinnati directs his own band daily for two concerts. No professionals may compete. W. A. McDaniel of Dallas chairs the committee and Texas invites more amateurs to apply. Prizes depend on musical rendition parade appearance and concert performance.
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Dallas
Southwest
Texas
John Weber
Cincinnati
W. A. McDaniel
Alpine Explorer Survives Night in Treacherous Glacier Crevasse
Frederick Chamberlin recounts a perilous descent in the Alps from Wide World Magazine. He slides into a nearly formed crevasse, loses his ice ax, and spends hours trapped in a dark ice tunnel before spotting a knife and escaping after three and a half hours of effort. He endures cold, dampness, and peril before reaching solid rock.
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Frederick Chamberlin
Alps
Wide World Magazine
Daca Chasm
Life with the Eskimos in Uct Gluck’s Arctic Igloo
James Oliver Curwood describes his first view of interior life with Uck-Gluck and his family. The igloo scene shows a hunter’s den amid cold, bloodstreaked walls, raw meat scattered, and a cheerful host family welcoming white men to share tea and supper after a long day of hunting.
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Uct
Gluck
Uek-Gluck
Uck-Gluck
Bernard
Dutta
Kablunaks
Uck- Gluck
Uwek-Gluck
Ishya
James Oliver Curwood
Leslie’s
Reading Advertisements and Public Interest
The Portland Telegram notes advertisements attract broad readership beyond trade interests. It argues ads are well crafted reading matter and readers engage subconsciously, making ad pages a source of genuine interest and information.
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Portland
Ore
Swinburne's Morning Walk Draws Admiring Visitor
A London Chronicle note recounts how Swinburne's daily Putney common stroll attracted visitors to his hostelry. One admirer traveled far to glimpse the poet and found him reading the Pink Un, then heard the barmaid remark that the great poet is "not much good to us" as he only drinks beer.
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Swinburne
Putney Common
London Chronicle
Button in Change Pocket Turns Into Donation Mix-Up
A churchgoer recounts dropping a pocket button into the collection basket by mistake after putting a quarter there. His wife responds with horror as the misstep is explained, illustrating a humorous churchyard mishap from a magazine anecdote.
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Magazine of Fun
Imagination Drives Doctor's Billing in Wry Quote
A patient jokes that imagination keeps doctors busy as the physician quips about making out bills he imagines will be paid someday. The Yonkers Statesman captures a light exchange on medical costs and patient care.
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Yonkers Statesman
Natural Cross on Grand Manan Island
A striking natural cross carved in rock is described as one of the world’s most beautiful. Located at the head of a rocky ledge jutting into Fundy Bay on Grand Manan, it forms an almost perfect cross at the southern cliff end.
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Grand Manan
Bay of Fundy
London Mail
Children discuss mounted police benefits in Chicago News
A child cites a mounted policeman as better than a walking officer, saying he can escape trouble quickly. The remark appears in the Chicago News. The quote contrasts with Beecher’s view that men should not be endlessly toyed by joy.
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Eric
Chicago News
Henry Ward Beecher
Diet For Workers Diet Split Between Meats And Vegetables
A renowned French scientist in Paris recommends a diet evenly split between meats and vegetables as optimal for working people after extensive research.
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Paris
Couldn't Scream. Kissing Scene Mentioned by Houston Post
Dialogue from a Houston Post snippet notes a restrained moment where two people hesitate to kiss because a mother is nearby. The fragment hints at secrecy and potential romantic tension without detailing events or outcomes.
The Youth Who Does Not Look Up
A Disraeli quote on ambition and aspiration warns that those who fail to seek higher ground may end up groveling. It contrasts vision with action and highlights the value of striving to rise above.
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Disraeli
Aviators Meet at Dallas for National Corn Exposition
Dallas hosts a national aviation exposition February 10 to 24 with a 200 by 80 foot hangar for ten machines. Featured pilots include Walter Johnston Frank Terrill Captain Thomas Baldwin Charles Foster and Katherine Stinson. Five planes taking off together at 2 pm will showcase new flying feats.
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South
Southwest
Dallas
Walter Johnston
Thomas Brothers Aeroplane Company
Bath
New York
Thomas
Frank Terrill
Worcester
Massachusetts
Curtis
United States
Thomas Baldwin
Texas
Baldwin
McKinney
Collin County
Charles Foster
St. Louis
Foster
Katherine Stinson
Miss Stinson
National Corn Exposition Department
Chamber of Commerce
Music at the Sixth National Corn Exposition in Dallas
Weber's Famous Concert Band of thirty five pieces will give two free concerts daily February 10 to 24 at the Dallas National Corn Exposition. John Weber of Cincinnati, a renowned conductor, leads a 35 musician ensemble that has performed at major expositions. The Dallas Concert Band, directed by Paul Harris, with 25 players, will also present two daily performances in multiple exposition buildings and the Coliseum.
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Weber
John Weber
Cincinnati
United States
Dallas
Paul Harris
Coliseum
Pavlova To Perform With Russian Ballet In Dallas Event
Dallas Chamber of Commerce has secured a $4000 one night engagement for Madam Anna Pavlova and forty dancers in a program presented with ten ballets and grand scenery. The act, part of the Grand Opera La Gironda, features Pavlova and aims to showcase high art at the sixth National Corn Exposition.
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Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Anna Pavlova
Novikoff
Zealich
Imperial Opera House
Moscow
Cecchetti
St. Petersburg
Leon Bakast
Boris Annisfeld
Grand Opera
la Gironda
Grand Opera Company of Canada
Pavlova
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Exposition Call Encourages Statewide Pride
Rufus J. Nelson editor Farm and Ranch urges Texas producers at the Sixth National Corn Exposition in Dallas February 10 24 1914 to compete not only within counties but to outshine thirty seven other states and excel in international contests to showcase Texas wealth soil quality climate and people.
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Texas
Dallas
Tex
Rufus J. Nelson
Farm and Ranch
United States
National Corn Exposition Premiums Reach $50,000 Value
The Dallas hosted event to run February 10 to 24 under several sponsors. Premiums include post hole digger to automobile, fertilizers, engines, pumping outfits, harvesting gear, and farm home items. The premium display occupies the vehicle and implement building, showcasing vast farm tools and subscriptions.
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Dallas
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Texas Industrial Congress
Texas State Fair Association
National Corn Association
Government experts outline fruit trees and hatchery tips
The Agriculture Department promotes growing Chinese wood oil tree jujube and papaya in the United States, noting oil for varnish and fruit for nutrition. Advice covers incubator setup, temperature control, egg turning, testing days, hen care, nesting, feeding, and timing for hatching February to April.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Tallahassee
Fla
China
Celestial Kingdom
Chico
Cal
Washington
Tropics
South
Florida
Lessons In Home Canning and Its Purposes
The department of agriculture promotes home canning to reduce waste and surplus and to teach efficient home management. Benefits cited include better nutrition, substituting produce for patent medicine, increased vitality, daily fruit and vegetable use, and extending life to avoid graves and poorhouses.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Selecting Good Breed for Profitable Poultry
The U S Department of Agriculture urges pure bred males to ensure uniform product quality and higher profits through proper marketing. It lists Mediterranean egg types Leghorns Minorcas Spanish Blue Andalusians Anconas. American breeds Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Javas Dominiques Rhode Island Reds Buckeyes. Asiatic meat breeds Brahmas Wochins Langshans. English Dorkings Orpingtons.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plymouth
Rocks
Rhode Island
Common Diseases and Treatment for Chickens
The department of agriculture lists diseases common to chickens and remedies. Colds and Roup require disinfecting drinking water with a permanganate amount. Canker uses sulfur, chlorate of potash, creolin, warm water. Poultry pox uses iodine and carbolated vaseline. worms and leg troubles use creolin and vaseline. diarrhea treated with low grade flour or middlings and castor oil. bowel trouble with boiled rice and charcoal. dissolved crude potassium bichromate in drinking water.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Demonstration Work Spurs Southern Legume Planting
Demonstration work by the department of agriculture leads southern farmers to plant crimson and bur clover and other legumes extensively. Reports show over 100000 acres expected to be sown in crimson bur clover and vetch in the fall across southern states. Lespederia spreads into Louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas with successful demonstrations in south Alabama.
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South
Department of Agriculture
Department
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
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