Weight of Elephants Reveals Giant Straight-Tusked Specimen
British museum naturalists identify a straight-tusked elephant about 15 feet tall from Upnor Medway bones found in recent years. tusks reportedly reach 16 feet. The American imperial mammoth once seen as largest stood 18 feet, while true mammoths likely under 9 feet. Modern Indian elephants exceed 10 feet, and African elephants may reach 11 and a half feet.
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British Museum
Upnor
Medway
Dancing With Music Over Words, Washington Star Quotation
A Washington Star quotation argues that dancing can be preferable to heeding song lyrics, noting that rhythm often elevates impact and enjoyment beyond verbal content. The exchange highlights a view valuing music's motion over spoken words.
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Washington Star
The Fear of Success and Its Social Impact
The text discusses how failure can transform into noble effort and how success brings both envy and flattery. It notes that some fear success and may fear or despise high achievers, while kindness from others can illuminate supportive paths. It urges persistence in work despite social reactions and critiques.
Arrest Venizelos for Libel of Staff
Dispatches from Athens report a warrant issued for former Greek premier Venizelos on treason charges linked to the dissolution of the general staff. The State Department in Washington seeks details on the sinking of the steamer Russia by a German submarine with 17 horse wranglers aboard and notes uncertainty over the vessel’s identity and status.
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The
Star
London
Athens
Venizelos
Greece
Constantine
Russia
Washington
State Department
Mediterranean Sea
Leyland Line
Admiralty
Self Feeder Farmogs and Locust Update
A self feeding hog feeder is described as balancing its own ration using a sturdy wooden arch skid design. It holds forty to fifty grown hogs or sixty to eighty growing pigs. The Rocky Mountain locust outbreak remains negligible since 1880 with no major resurgence noted.
Winter Tree Protection and Grasshopper Control
The article discusses protecting young orchards from mice and rabbits during winter, noting cultivation reduces risk but protection is still needed. Simple methods include treading snow around trees and wrapping trunks with wood veneer strips. It also reports hopperdozers collecting up to 300 bushels of grasshoppers on 300 acres of alfalfa.
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Tj. J. Gardner
Colorado
Feeding Sheep Wisely Says C G Sturr Authority
C G Sturr, an expert in sheep feeding who handles thousands of lambs yearly, stresses that successful feeding demands planning and discipline. He advises punctual meals, ample troughs, fresh clean water, plenty of corn, and the usefulness of cottonseed meal, noting silage requires about a pound per head daily.
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G. Sturr
County Supervisors Debate Roads and Appoint Candidates
Frederick County supervisors discussed road matters and the resignation of County Superintendent of Roads. They submitted four candidates to the State Highway Department for eligibility and will elect the successor from the eligible list. They urged federal highway designation for routes, and authorized a study of 1916 tax distributions.
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Frederick’ County
Oc. H. Schenk
Gineer Sar
Highway Department
Harry Cather
Clark Cather
Herndon
F. B. Crawford
Grattan Crawford
Harrisonburs
Wark HH
Campbell
Rosner Campbell
Alvin I. Tavenner
State Highway Department
Saper Vigors
Washington
Aldie
Boyce
Millwood
Winchester
Fed
West Virginia
C. R. McCann
Scott Grant
Rat Bite Fever Recognition and Treatment Advise
The article notes rat bite fever as a distinct disease with the organism Strep tothrix murise rai identified. It advises immediate wound care after a rat bite and salvarsan treatment if fever develops, citing Dr. Wilder Tileyton of New Haven claiming about 88 percent cures.
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Wilder Tileyton
New Haven
American Medical
Beene Police Deadline and Civil War Prison Line
An old note references a police deadline in New York City’s financial district and explains the historic military meaning of deadline as a line around a prison stockade beyond which crossing was deadly. It contrasts Civil War usage with modern policing.
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New York City
Financial District
Manhattan Island
Fulton Street
Market Reports Show Local Prices In Daily Quotations
The Star publishes daily market quotes with a disclaimer of no responsibility for errors. Prices listed include winter wheat flour retail, mixed hay baled, creamery butter wholesale and retail, live young chickens, turkeys, potatoes, bacon, butter, and various Baltimore markets. Also recorded are live poultry, hay, corn, sheep and lambs, calves, and pigs with per unit values.
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Vos - Ricco Cima Kesitesseerner Mies Redo
Creamery
Saes Hi
Baltimore
Ny Tang
Virgin
Haiae
Virginis
Thanks to City Manager Field in The Star
The editor thanks City Manager Field for clear understanding of Main Street merchants needs and a smooth removal effort.
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Manager Field
the Star
Kield
Anow
Progressiveness Praised by Graham Conner
A brief civic note commends Graham Conner for his progressive stance aiding shoppers and taxpayers, highlighting timely support and public-spirited effort. The testimonial calls for continued bold action and public interest in fiscal matters.
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Graham Conner
Wise Practice of the Incas
The Incas of Peru selected the finest young women from all classes to be brides of the sun, a ritual aimed at elevating the ruler through eugenic like practices, contrasting with modern royal marriage customs.
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Peru
Egg safety and home remedies from early 20th century
A reader cites a Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy easing children’s colds after five years in New York state. The article also presents Rockefeller Institute claims about frying eggs on both sides killing bacteria, suggesting eggs can be eaten safely when fully cooked.
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Hugh Cook
Scottsville, N. Y
Rockefeller Institute
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GEO. F. Norton Pub. CO
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United States and Republic
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