The Great American Trains The Fast Twenty Hour Route
A historical overview notes trains between Chicago and New York cutting running times to about eighteen hours. It ranks American lines ahead of European services with speeds often exceeding eighty miles per hour and highlights the Twentieth Century limited and Empire State Express as record holders. It cites past speeds and experiments from the New York Central and other roads, and mentions other international services for comparison.
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Chicago
New York
Michigan
Aberdeen
New York Central
Lake Shore
Pennsylvanian Railroad
Pennsylvania
Twentieth Century Limited
Toledo
Ohio
Elkhart
Ind
Carlisle
England
London
Great Britain
Great Western Railroad
Sexeter
London and Northwestern
Manchester
Great Northern
London Dorchester
France
Plymouth
Empire State Express
Pennsylvania Road
Burlington
New York Central Road
Michigan Central
Philadelphia
Reading
America
Albany
Washington
Baltimore
Congressional Limited
Jersey City
Five Hundred Whales Die After Shoreline Sighting
Captain James Heylet of the British navy reports 500 whales ashore on a beach in the Straits of Magellan at the Union depot. He recalls a past voyage near Pearl Inlet and Port Salvador as part of a broader narrative of a sudden whirlwind.
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Bay of
San Salvador
Milwauke Free Press
Straits of Magellan
James Heylet
Union
Pearl Inlet
Port Salvador
South Atlantic
World’s fastest long distance trains listed
A compact table lists premier rail services with speeds and routes. Entries include New York Central Chicago New York Buffalo and London to Edinburgh routes among others, noting service labels and rough speed figures from a historical timetable segment.
Historic forest fires and their staggering tolls across regions
A survey of major forest fires from Miramichi in 1825 to later U.S. blazes details vast burned areas and large death and property losses. It cites Peshtigo 1871 with about 1,200 dead, Michigan fires, Hinckley Minnesota, 1902 Oregon Washington losses, and Adirondack burns in New York, framing a history of immense damage and homelessness.
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Miramich
New Brunswick
Delaware
Fife
Peshtigo
Wisconsin
Miramichi
Michigan
Hinckley
Minnesota
Love Is Blind Says Man In Matrimonial Harness
A Detroit Tribune excerpt shows a woman asking why she inspires love and a man bluntly answering that love is blind, reflecting light dialogue about marriage and affection.
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Detroit Tribune
Dowle Aims to Tap Extinct Volcanoes for Water in Mexico
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Dowle proposing to extract water from extinct volcanoes to supply his new Zion in Mexico. The piece contrasts such grand plans with the effort of ordinary men who fight for their country while others stay home.
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Dowle
Zion
Mexico
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Will Travel a Mile a Minute Motor Monocycle
Oswald Jensen of New York invents a motor monocycle with a nine foot main wheel and two auxiliary wheels. The rider sits inside the wheel and uses a movable seat for steering and balance to traverse rough terrain and cross-country, claiming military and business travel uses.
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Oswald Jensen
New York
Utlen Globe
Fine Churches In Mob Ridden Baku Cathedral Stands Amid Chaos
In Baku on the Black Sea a Russian Empire section south of Russia reports mob violence recently seen. The article notes magnificent edifices in a semi-Oriental style with a great cathedral as a vast edifice, illustrating a curious blend of architectural systems.
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Baku
Black Sea
Russian Empire
Russia
Language shifts amid cyclone warnings in Kansas
The New York Tribune quotes Kansas residents calling cyclone cellars "fraid holes" in a discussion of a man selling charity entertainment tickets. A buyer challenges the seller by saying he is one of the poor.
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Kansas
New York Tribune
Simple Farm Gate A Practical Inside Fence Gate
A Montreal Family Herald correspondent describes a hinge free gate using a hurdle between two posts with a greased cleat to slide when closed. It is cheap simple durable and locks automatically offering a reliable farm entry option. The gate is praised for easy operation and low maintenance.
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Montreal Family Herald
This Year's Wheat Crop Prospects in the United States
Government estimates predict a total national wheat yield of about 670 million bushels for the year. Winter wheat is forecast over 411 million bushels, spring wheat around 48 million, with potential increases possible if spring damage is avoided. Compared with 1904 and 1908, the 1905 outlook shows a sizable rise over 1904 and a larger surplus versus 1903.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Cost of Making Reef and Steer Feeding Profit Point
Professor Mumford at the Illinois station conducts feeding experiments on cattle of different ages to determine the cost of gain and the profitable stopping point for steer fattening. Findings aim to clarify when continued feeding becomes unprofitable despite weight gain.
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Mumford
Illinois Station
Methods for Handling Kicking Cows in Milking
An old American Cultivator piece outlines techniques to manage kicking cows. It favors a temporary rope harness around the hind legs in a figure eight, with an attendant at first to loosen if distressed, and warns against beating the animal as it increases kicking. It concludes that a secured cow avoids self harm.
Oat Crop Moisture Tips To Protect Yield
The oat crop requires ample moisture through the season and the best yield is secured by preparing the soil to conserve water. The practice reduces drought stress and supports steady growth from germination to harvest.
The Auto Nuisance Letter to a Farmers Meeting
An angry note arrives at an English farmers meeting. A self described former sergeant offers trained shooting services to block autos, proposing to exact six pence per head and threatening use of explosive bullets. He claims to see about thirty autos daily from his house and asks the chairman to whom to forward the heads.
How Sunday Affects the Cows
A Wisconsin experimental farm manager notes Sunday milk yields are lower, as milking times shift and cows respond to gentler handling. He observes a new hand also produces less milk from a cow than an accustomed milker, underscoring the value of kind treatment.
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Wisconsin Experimental Farm
Rig for sharpening posts by Charles Hecht described
A 12 foot forked pole rig with a 1x4 brace about five feet high. A stump serves as the sharpening block. The article credits Charles Hecht for the design.
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Charles Hecht
Sod houses and telephones unite on the prairie
The Middle West touts sod houses with Portland cement interiors as comforted winter dwellings, rivaling stone in warmth and cost. Telephones knit communities, reducing isolation and linking residents across vast distances.
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Middle West
Poultry Keeping Tips and Egg Production Facts
Leaves can scratch bedding and cracked corn fattens fowl quickly. Kill excess cockerels if eggs are desired. Shampness is a poultry problem. sunshine helps. Lime water cures fowl diseases and soft shelled eggs. Ducks grow faster and cost less to feed than chickens. Best to keep hens in flocks of thirty to forty with one or two males. Crowing harms breeders and laying declines after age three or four.
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Denver
Canadian Pacific
Jarrett & Palmer
Oakland
Cal
Albuquerque
N. M
Straits of
Magellan
New ‘York
Buffalo
Chicago-New
London & N. W. R. R
Baltimore & Ohio
Philadelphia & Read
Central New Jersey
Central New
Midinae
Y & H.R. van
Rustivan Central
Philadelphia & Mauing
Semil-Orient AL Cathedral
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