Tankage and grain tips for farmers and hogs
Tankage provides protein to balance hog rations, boosting feed efficiency and finish. Balance corn with tankage at about one part to eight to ten parts. age and feeding conditions matter. Barley can rival corn for hog feed, nearly matching pork quality. use barley where trials show favorable results. Clean wells before heavy rains. many farm wells fail tests. Maintain fresh water, feed mash at noon, guard hens against lice, and treat constipation with epsom salts. Use permanganate for roup. adjust feeding to keep hens healthy.
Alfalfa For Dairy Cattle Provides Rich Protein
Alfalfa is high in protein, balances feeding rations, and reduces need for expensive feeds like wheat bran. It is valued in dairy husbandry and noted as a key factor enabling dairying in Kansas as highlighted by IF Coburn, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture.
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Providence
Kansas
IF. D. Coburn
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Keep Up the Farm Advice on soil fertility and fertilizer use
The passage urges farmers to maintain soil fertility by not selling off all produce or reducing livestock. It warns that exhausted land loses its future yield and stresses buying large quantities of fertilizer to sustain long term farm productivity.
Causes of Barn Fires Split By Lightning and Carelessness
Insurance estimates indicate about 40 percent of barn fires are caused by lightning, 10 to 15 percent by carelessness, with the remainder due to various causes including incendiarism.
Notable Lives Across Eras Linked by Fame and Service
Buckner the surviving Confederate lieutenant general at eighty six. Wilberforce Gettys, Tennessee GOP convention grandson of Gettys for whom Gettysburg is named. Edison, sixty one, worth 25 million dollars, stepping back from invention to pure science. Rothschild wore a straw top hat at Westminster then discarded it. George A. Allen of Leominster, sleeves rolled above elbows for forty years. Sir Walter Hilyer named expert adviser to the Chinese government. Mundji Bey, new Turkish chargé d affaires in Washington, a former newspaper man preferring journalism to diplomacy.
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Simon Bolivar Buckner
Wilberforce Gettys
Tennessee Republicans
James Gettys
Gettysburg
Thomas A. Edison
Walter Rothschild
M. P
Westminster
George A. Allen
Leominster
Mass
Allen
Walter Hilyer
Walter
China
Mehmed Ali Bey
Washington
Baseball Figures Stir 1910s Reform Talks and Trades
Base hits and travel plans hint at Cincinnati team joining Bancroft on a Cuba trip as talks swirl around baseball reform. Murphy supports banning the spitball while Klem notes umpires often reverse quick calls. Hemphill shines amid New York setback, Griffith praised for American league growth, and John Hummell earns growing praise in Brooklyn circles.
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Bancroft
Cuba
Murphy
Klem
New York American
Charley Hemphill
Clarke Griffith
Griffith
Brooklyn Nationals
John” Hummell
Holyoke
Train and Track: Belgian Rail Order and Global Advances
The Belgian government plans to equip its railways this autumn with 5 000 freight cars 700 passenger cars and 220 locomotives. Berlin tests a suspended monorail in narrow streets while Hedjaz rail reaches Medina then Mecca. Paris underground lines open with 32 miles in operation of 57 miles authorized with work ongoing.
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Berlin
Mecca
Medina
Paris
Famine in Russia and World Trade Sparks Diverse Tales
Gleanings cover a famine cycle in Russia, U S tobacco dominance in France, Victoria Australia issuing stamps up to 500, a Chicago girl rejecting a Pittsburg man for his mustache, a Danish Greenland fishing expedition, and an Italian nobleman building a seven towers castle in Biarritz to honor his seven wives.
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Russia
France
United States
Victoria
Australia
Chicago
Pittsburg
Greenland
Biarritz
Italian journals estimate costly army modernization
The Art of War notes Italy would need about 200 million dollars to modernize its army. French army dogs pull eight ambulances for 875 miles with 160 pounds each, illustrating wartime use. Paul Mauser in Germany unveils a new rifle with a 25 shot automatic feeder, only slightly heavier than the current service rifle.
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Paul Mauser
Germany
Like Father Like Son in a Kentucky Tragedy
A Kentucky man Beach Hargis killed his father after a life shaped by abuse alcohol and violence. The defense reveals a pattern of parental drunkenness beatings and neglect suggesting the son became what the father made him. The piece warns parents reap what you sow and questions if they are raising a potential parricide.
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Beach Hargis
Kentucky
Hargis
Skool Days Reflections From Kansan Childhood
A nostalgic Kansas City Times piece recalls school days from a child’s view. It contrasts how grownups say school is good with a kid’s dislike of going back to classes.
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Kansas City
The Power of Niagara Moment Described
In Brooklyn Life a dialogue celebrates Niagara Falls with Mrs Talkmuch marveling at its power and Mr Howard noting the moment when he first witnessed it, leaving him speechless for a brief time.
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Mr. Howard
Brooklyn
Evolution of Willie Through Names and Fate
A Chicago News snippet traces how a man’s name evolved from Willie to Will to Billie and Bill, then notes marriage marked a turning point as the line reads he’s killed and has been ever since, presenting a stark, historical naming tale.
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Willie
Will
Billie
Bill
Chicago News
Horse Buyer’s Optimistic Rambles Echoed by Washington Star
A Washington Star cartoon caption features a buyer evaluating a horse with flawed legs and cracked hooves yet a strong appetite. The man defends the purchase by noting the animal’s stubborn optimism despite evident weaknesses.
The Need of the Hour dirigible motor car idea
A New York World piece imagines the era's pressing need for an airship powered car driven by dirigible propulsion. The speculative notion blends aviation progress with automotive design, signaling futuristic transport possibilities.
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New York World
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Claims
Letters from Mrs. Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs. Sperling of Chicago Illinois praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as saving them from surgery and curing female troubles without operation. The ad touts the product as a thirty year standard remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and other ailments and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Alvina Sperling
Claybourne Ave
Chicago
Ill
Novel Egg Opener Introduced by Colorado Inventor
A Colorado man unveils an egg breaking device resembling pinchers with long wire handles and tiny toothed jaws. Conical springs form an egg-shaped receptacle above and below the jaws, enabling neat shell cutting without soiling clothing or burning hands.
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Colorado
Braided trim technique lengthens skirt wear
A sewing tip notes that placing braid along the bottom of a skirt with a double stitched hem and facing edge allows the folded braid to project slightly below the skirt. This method reportedly doubles the wear life of the braid compared with a single edge below the skirt.
City Fire Alarm Boxes Listed With Locations
A list of fire alarm box locations includes Box 4 at Young and Thomas, North Aberdeen. 5 at B and Cleveland, Highland Home. 7 Terrace Ave and D St near High School. 8 Burrows Dock. 9 Hume and K Streets near Northern Pacific Depot. 12 Boone and King, South Aberdeen. 15 Wilson Bros Mill. 17 S E Slade Mill. 21 Market and F. 23 American Mill. 25 Heron and F. 27 Fourth and G. 381 Franklin School Market between Jefferson and M. 32 Hume and H. 35 Anderson and Middleton Mill. 37 Heron and Broadway. 38 Third and Broadway. 42 Hart Wood Lumber Co. Mill. 45 Western Cooperage. 47 Hume and Washington streets.
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Young and Thomas
North Aberdeen
Cleveland Streets
Highland Home
Terrace Avenue
D Street
High School
Burrows’ Dock
Hume and
K Streets
Northern Pacific Railroad
Boone and King Streets
South Aberdeen
Wilson Bros’ Mill
S. E. Slade Mill
Market
American Mill
Fourth
Franklin School
Jefferson and
M Streets
Hume
Anderson & Middleton Mill
Heron and
Broadway
Third and
Hart Wood Lumber Co.’s Mill
Western Cooperage
Washington Streets
Hike Schilling's Best gains strong ally in grocer role
New York Globe quotes a lively exchange where a grocer agrees to refund money if a product fails to satisfy. The boarder and Miss Sniff discuss tomatoes butter and steak as a light domestic scene amid a consumer rights tone.
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Schilling
Boarder
Miss Sniff
New York Globe
Proverb Maxim Collection From Various Nations
A compilation of proverbs from Greece Spain Denmark Italy and China. The notes highlight prudence before action and that most tasks prove hard at first yet become easy with effort and time.
The Promoter's Complacency
A Washington Star opinion notes a promoter who sold stock on gilt edge terms and claims the buyer should thank him for a germ free investment, asserting confidence in the offer and casting doubt on concerns.
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Washington Star
Not the Right Course
A Baltimore American quotation notes a debate over questioning a wife's course as a method to answer a larger question.
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Baltimore American
Different Now in Courtship Changes
A Detroit Free Press verse notes a shift in a relationship where early cross talk once caused tears, but now any protest by him prompts a flurry of talk from her, indicating growing friction and reliance.
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Detroit Free Press
The Herald Twice A Week Tell It All
An archival note recalls The Herald’s twice weekly schedule offering broad coverage of local events. The brief mentions its aim to deliver full reporting across topics, including community updates and public notices.
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the Herald
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Herald
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A. W. Barkley
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Centlemen
Ralston
Wilson Buttner
J. C. Cross
Wishkah Block
Wishkah Streets
E. H. Fox
Ben Sheers
Dabney Block
Austin M. Wade
Aberdeen, Wash
E. Heron St
South L St
South
Hoquiam
Eee
West Coaster AE
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block
G and
Heron Streets
B.N. Maclafferty
M. D. Mayme Maclafferty
Physicians and Surgeons
Zelaska
Boston
DR. McNiven
Koebler Bik
Wash
E. Mohrmann, M. D
Washington Hotel
C. E. Bartlett
Koehler Bldg
Bassett’s
Heron Street
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