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Egyptian Brooders. Although the dynastic Egyptians lacked artificial light with which modern poulterers perform fake sunrises to make their hens lay overtime, they used incubators to hatch out eggs. The old time hatcheries were cone-shaped mud huts heated by burning chaff. An attendant always sat within to warn against temperature too hot or too cold. Of a clutch 95% hatched successfully. William D. Mann, U. S. assistant commercial attache at Cairo, found out about the ancient Egyptian brooders when he was seeking an Egyptian market for the latest type of U. S.-made incubators...
...began to lead Coke a dance. She dragged him to night clubs, introduced him to flashy theatrical people, badgered him until he let her go on the stage again. Very soon she was unfaithful to him. simple-minded Coke suspecting nothing. Regan saw what was going on, tried to warn Coke; they drifted apart. Once when Regan was drunk he spoke out; Coke knocked him down. Then they were enemies : Regan tore up their contract, coached Rattler O'Keefe to take Coke's title away from...
From her pinprick on the world's charts of New York Harbor, off which she has lain to warn the ships of the world of a guardian shoal, the Ambrose steamed southeastward?for 1? mile. Then down went her bebarnacled anchor-&-chain once more...
...warn you all not to believe sensational books or biased newspaper articles,'' said the Chief Justice severely. "A great many of the people I met, both in public and in private, possessed rare culture and charm. I was impressed by the refinement of American home life. I was particularly impressed by the respect which the men show their womenfolk. The Americans are a fine people. Let no one tell you differently." Since September, Dublin playgoers have been learning from Ever the Twain, a play by Irish Dramatist Lennox Robinson, that the U. S. is a land of gumchewers...
Among the attaches on the train is Billy Murray, former Harvard backfield star, who has seen Michigan in every one of its games this fall. A short talk with him has convinced this correspondent that it is his bounden duty to warn all Harvard followers not to be deluded into giving any large odds on the Harvard team. The Crimson has just cause to look with confidence on the approaching struggle, but it is Murray's well considered opinion that Michigan has far more power than recent dispatches from Ann Arbor would seem to indicate...