Circus Royal in Dallas Presents Eight Polar Bears and Grand Acts
The Circus Royal arrives in Dallas offering Albert’s Eight Polar Bears and an array of top trapeze and equestrian acts. The program includes the Riding Crandalls, Aerial Lameys, Smiletta Brothers, Burns and Kol, Four Lamys, clowns Murray Ward and Marsel, and Madamoiselle Crandell with daily bareback performances.
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Dallas
Albert
Alber
Professor Albers
Hagenbeck & Wallace
Riding Crandalls
America
Marsells
Lameys
Circus
Smiletta
Murray, Ward and
Marsel
Southwest
Circus Royal
Madamoiselle Crandell
Free Attractions at Dallas Aviation Meet and Exposition
A Dallas exposition features daily aviation displays with five aviators and six parachute drops, a large band program, rodeo events including a bronco breaking contest, intercollegiate track, amateur bang contest, a Royal Circus with eight acts and polar bears, plus expansive educational exhibits from 37 states and extensive government displays occupying thousands of square feet. National and state conventions accompany the fair with diverse entertainments across the city.
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Weber
Dallas
Alber
United States
Canada
West
Silver Cups and Trophies at National Corn Exposition
Dallas hosts the National Corn Exposition in February 1924 with more than $12 500 in solid silver cups and trophies. Notable awards include the Indiana Corn Trophy worth $1000 for the best ten ears, the Kellogg Trophy also $1000 for the best single ear, and the Colorado International Oat Trophy valued $1500 for the best peck of oats.
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Dallas
W. K. Kellogg Company
Colorado
Amateur Band Contest at Dallas Exposition
At the Corn Exposition in Dallas on February 11 amateur bands compete for a complete uniform set as prize. Over 160 bands in Texas already apply with about forty in consideration. John Weber of Cincinnati will judge, directing his own band daily, with W. F. McDaniel of Dallas chairing the committee. No professional bands allowed. Prizes awarded for music, parade appearance, and concert performance.
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Dallas
Southwest
Texas
John Weber
Cincinnati
W. 4. McDaniel
Alpine Thrill of Imprisoned Explorer in Glacier Crevasse
Frederick Chamberlin recalls a perilous Alps descent on a September afternoon. He slips into a near crevasse through a funnel hole, loses his ice axe, and spends a night in a ice crevasse improvising steps with a knife. He endures cold darkness and shrieks of serac collapse until spotted at dawn and escapes to safety.
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Frederick Chamberlin
Alps
Wide World Magazine
Befe
Talen
Life with the Eskimos in Uck Gluck's Arctic Igloo
James Oliver Curwood recounts a visit to Uck Gluck's coastal Arctic home. The igloo scenes show a hunter family amid carcasses, bloodstained walls, and raw meat feasts as the white men share tea and biscuits and the hosts celebrate with dancing.
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Uck-Gluck
Bernard
Dutta
Kablunaks
Uck- Gluck
Uwek-Gluck
Ishya
James Oliver Curwood
Leslie’s
Advertising as Reading Material Across the Public
A Portland Telegram opinion notes that advertisements attract wide readership beyond trade interests. It argues ads, with clever wording and illustrations, are read as engaging content, shaping public perception of advertising as interesting reading matter.
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Portland
Ore
Swinburne Admired For The Walk And A Barroom Glimpse
The poet Swinburne, famed for a daily Putney common walk, drew visitors and even a pilgrim who met him at a hostsry. The admirer learned Swinburne read the Pink Un and was told he “isn’t much good to us” since he only drinks beer.
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Swinburne
Putney Common
London Chronicle
Button in the collection basket mix up at church
A man inflates humor by confessing at church service that he placed a quarter in the collection basket instead of a button he had found on the way. His wife reacts with mock horror as the wardrobe mishap becomes a comic anecdote from the congregation.
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Magazine of Fun
A Natural Cross on Grand Manan Island
The Southern Cross is described as one of the most beautiful natural rock carvings in the world. It sits on a ledge at the bay entry near the foot of a high cliff at the southern end of Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy.
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Grand Manan
Bay of Fundy
London Mall
Imagination Cited by Patient and Doctor
A Yonk ers Statesman vignette features a patient joking that imagination keeps doctors busy while the physician quips about bills he hopes will be paid someday. The exchange highlights the humor of medical economics and patient empathy.
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Yonkers Statesman
Eric’s Mounted Policeman Joke
A Chicago News quip features young Eric praising a mounted policeman over a walking one. He claims a mounted officer can “get away quicker” if trouble comes, reflecting playful urban humor.
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Eric
Chicggo
French Scientist Recommends Split Diet for Workers
After exhaustive research in Paris a renowned French scientist endorses a diet equally divided between meats and vegetables as optimal for working people. This headline notes the emphasis on balanced nutrition for laborers and cites the Parisian source.
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Paris
Notable Quote from Beecher on Joy and Duty
A Beecher saying laments that men are not meant to be endlessly fiddled by the fingers of joy. The quote reflects 19th century moral exhortation and seeks to define purpose beyond fleeting pleasures.
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Menry Ward Beecher
Kiss Confession Hidden by Fear in Houston Post Snippet
A brief quotation reveals a frightened confession as a speaker admits fear of a scream during a kiss because their mother slept in the next room. The line captures domestic tension and adolescent restraint.
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Mamma
Houston Post
No-lookup youth may never rise says Disraeli
A compact quotation attributed to Disraeli warns that those who refuse to seek higher aims will end up grounded. It reflects on ambition, aspiration, and the cost of staying confined to lesser horizons.
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Disraeli
Aviators Gather for Dallas National Corn Exposition Fly Meet
Dallas hosts the National Corn Exposition from February 10 to 24 featuring a major aviation display. A 200 by 80 foot hangar will showcase ten machines including monoplanes and biplanes with noted pilots Walter Johnston Frank Terrill Captain Thomas Baldwin Charles Foster Katherine Stinson and others. Free aviation attractions at 2 PM daily are promised with multiple planes taking off simultaneously.
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Dallas
Walter Johnston
Thomas Brothers Aeroplane Company
Bath
New York
Texas
Baldwin
McKinney
Collin County
Charles Foster
St. Louis
Foster
Katherine Stinson
United States
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 from February 10 to 24 at the Dallas National Corn Exposition. John Weber of Cincinnati leads the ensemble, one of the best known conductors in the U S. The Dallas Concert Band of twenty five pieces under Paul Harris will also present two daily concerts across multiple exposition buildings with each hall hosting a concert daily. Weber's Band will perform twice daily in the Coliseum.
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Weber
John Weber
Cincinnati
United States
Dallas
Paul Harris
Coliseum
Pavlova to Perform in Dallas for Exposition Night
Dallas Chamber of Commerce spends four thousand dollars for a one night appearance by Madam Anna Pavlova and forty dancers in the Grand Opera La Gironda. The program features ten ballets with designs by Bakast and Annisfeld and includes The Dance of the Hour. Pavlova will perform thirty minutes of solos as part of the National Corn Exposition events.
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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
Paviova
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Pavlova
Texas urged to excel at Sixth National Corn Exposition
Rufus J. Nelson editor of Farm and Ranch urges Texas exhibitors to outshine 37 states at the Sixth National Corn Exposition in Dallas February 10 to 24 1914. He says Texas must show wealth quality climate and resourcefulness to attract world attention and invest in farming.
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Texas
Dallas
Tex
Rufus J. Nelson
Farm and Ranch
United States
Premiums for National Corn Exposition Hit $50 000
The National Corn Exposition in Dallas February 10 to 24 will feature a record premiums list totaling over 50 thousand dollars in merchandise. Prizes cover a wide range of farm tools and equipment from post hole diggers to autos, plus magazines, books, and clothing. The display of premiums alone will fill the vehicle and implement building 54 feet by 200 feet.
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Dallas
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Texas Industrial Congress
Texas State Fair Association
National Corn Association
Government farm experts outline new plant introductions and chicken hatching tips
The U S department of agriculture distributes 100 000 foreign plants including the Chinese wood oil tree the Chinese jujube and the papaya with notes on their hardiness and applications. It also offers practical guidance on incubator setup egg handling and broody hen care for early season hatchings with emphasis on ventilation temperature and nesting.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Tallahassee
Fla
China
Celestial Kingdom
Chico
Cal
Washington
Tropics
Florida
Lessons In Home Canning Aims and Results
The department of agriculture promotes home canning to reduce waste increase production and link home management with farm and business. Benefits include better health from a nourishing diet with daily fruit and vegetables and improved longevity and vitality.
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Department of Agriculture
Selecting Good Breed for Profitable Poultry Raising
The US Department of Agriculture urges pure bred males for uniform product quality and higher profits. Egg breeds include Leghorns Minorcas Spanish Blue Andalusians Anconas. Meat breeds include Brahmas Jochins Langshans. The American breeds cover Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Javas Dominiques Rhode Island Reds Buckeyes. English breeds list Dorkings Orpingtons gofted caps.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plymouth
Rocks
Rhode Island
Common Diseases and Treatments for Chickens
Department of Agriculture guidance outlines common diseases in fowl and remedies. Treatments include disinfecting water with potassium permanganate, sulfur in the mouth for canker, iodine and vaseline for chicken pox, fresh ground for gapes, creolin and vaseline for scaly legs, and dietary tweaks such as low grade wheat, oil of turpentine, rice with charcoal, and crude charcoal solution for various ailments.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Demonstration Work in the South Expands Seed Crops
The department of agriculture reports widespread adoption of crimson and bur clover and other legumes by southern farmers. Agents say over 100,000 acres may be sown in crimson bur clover and vetch, with new crops appearing in states like Louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas. Lespeder is spreading in Louisiana South Mississippi and Alabama after successful demonstrations.
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South
Department of Agriculture
Department
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
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