Free trade debate sways Roosevelt and English policy
The American Economist warns against protectionism and lauds England’s move from Cobdenism, arguing free trade boosts farm values and lowers living costs. It cites English gains in wealth and foreign trade while warning that tariffs hurt US farmers, domestic prices, and urban workers. The piece also attacks Roosevelt era corruption in the army and praises General Miles for exposing abuses.
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Great Britain
England
Europe
France
United States
Ohio East
Steel Trust Philanthropy and The Profit Sharing Plan
The piece recalls early wide praise for a steel trust profit sharing plan that allowed workers to buy 7 percent preferred stock at 82 50 per share with promised five year gains. Now stock fell below 79 and editors claim workers may be victimized by a confidence game as corporate leaders unload weak securities.
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Steel Trust
Wall Street Banco-Steerers
Perry Heath Sails to Japan Amid Post Office Scandal
Perry Heath, linked to post office scandals, has sailed for Japan leaving investigators without crucial information he could provide. He did not answer the most charges.
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Perry Heath
Japan
Cross Pollination Boosts Apple Yields Says Farmers' Review
The Farmers' Review notes apples largely depend on cross pollination, as pistils often prevent self fertilization. Studies show Ben Davis yields vary by location, with self fertilization causing fruit drop. experts advise planting different varieties nearby to increase cross pollination and reduce losses.
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Nature
Ben Davis
Vermont
Kansas
Missouri fruit crops show severe freeze damage in 1910
L A madman of the State Horticultural Society reports widespread loss across apple peach and pear crops in Missouri. Apples are mostly ruined on low lands with only slight recovery on high ground. peaches are nearly gone in southern orchards with some protection elsewhere. pears blight heavily yet plums and cherries vary by location. Grapes show heavy damage but secondary buds may yield a later crop. raspberries and blackberries and strawberries remain plentiful in many areas.
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Baldwins
Ben Davis
Missouri
L. A
Madman
State Horticultural Society
Kansas City
Stock Helps the Farm in Bureau County Illinois
C H Townsend of Bureau County Illinois notes on hand 18 yearlings 6 milkers and 26 cows and heifers raising calves by hand. He explains cattle need fewer fences and supply ample manure while enabling biennial carloads of steers and some hog sales. A fall clover field followed by a corn crop yields 75 to 90 bushels per acre.
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C. H. Townsend
Bureau County
Illinois
Early spread of matze growth across continents
Paragraph notes how Europeans first encountered matzé growing widely from southern Chile and Argentina to what is now Canada. It emphasizes the broad, historic distribution of the plant in the continent.
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Matzé
Canada
Hand Raising Pigs and Calves From Jersey Milk
Emma Clearwaters shares practical notes on feeding piglets with Jersey milk after the first days, using oatmeal mash, cornmeal mash, and fresh sour milk as they grow. She emphasizes avoiding cold or tainted milk, keeping animals dry and warm, and not overfeeding, to prevent illness and ease care.
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Faenker Betes
Farmers’ Review
Jersey
Emma Clearwaters
Well-Built Hog Houses At Iowa Experiment Station
The Iowa experiment station showcases well built hog houses on elevated dry sites with substantial floors and large roof windows. The design includes a long side door with a 3.5 inch barrier, easy access for cleaning and ventilation, and a hinged warm day opening. Manager Wilson Rowe notes few cases of roof overhang and prefers square corners to tents.
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Iowa Experiment Station
Wilson Rowe
Farm crop statistics show drops in spring wheat acreage
Preliminary figures from the Department of Agriculture indicate spring wheat acreage in the United States for 1903 is 2.1 percent below last year, with declines mainly in Minnesota South Dakota and Iowa. Winter wheat condition averages 82.2 percent, and Iowa oats acreage falls 3.2 percent to 27 732 000 acres.
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Department O Agriculture
United States
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Washington
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
Kansas
An Experiment With Oats At Ohio Station
Ohio Station conducted long term oat tests to find profitable seed per acre. Five year trials show six pecks per acre yields best results on warm gravelly soils. a second five year test used four to eleven pecks with Seizure variety yielding high grain, averaging eleven pecks.
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Ohio
Sing Home Sweet Home Chorus Echoes in Chicago Journal
An editorial quip from the Chicago Journal hints that readers will be glad to sing Home Sweet Home by the end, signaling a nostalgic or morale-boosting note within a broader piece.
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Chicago Journal
Ambiguous Quote Reflects Diplomacy and Crime Standards
Fragmentary remark contrasts spotless letters with the path to high office or crime. Names of places appear garbled and unclear, offering scant readable context about individuals or events. The snippet hints at concerns over character qualifying for ambassadorship or felony.
In the Good Old Summer Time Anticipation Grows
A playful note to prepare for repeated broadcasts of the song In the Good Old Summer Time as a cultural refrain, reflecting expectations and lighthearted nostalgia.
Four Clothes Look Fellow Ball Blue Suggestion
A reader asks if four clothes look good and proposes using Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten fabrics noting a 3 percent solution versus a 5 cent package. The comment suggests a whitening method and cost comparison.
Halibut Over 100 Pounds Caught at Mullion Cornwall
A halibut weighing over 100 pounds was caught at Mullion in Cornwall. The report notes the large size of the catch and mentions local habitats. References to Dr Pepper and multiple cities appear in unrelated lines.
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Mullion
Cornwall
Beautiful Rug Made by Pioneer Rug Works
An advertisement urges readers to save worn grain carpets and have a rug produced by Pioneer Rug Works. It invites inquiries to Lock Box 757 in Oklahoma City and lists H. L. Trisler as proprietor.
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Pioneer Rug Works
Oklahoma City
Okla
H. L. Trisler
World's Largest Airship To Be Built At St Ouen
The largest airship yet constructed is to be built at St Ouen. It is designed by Senor Jose de Patrocini who has received a Brazilian subsidy for the project. The Sherman Iron Works of Sherman Texas have expanded facilities to handle iron work for buildings well drilling machinery cotton steel cleaners oil mills roll grinding and corrigating for flour mills. They offer pipes valves and fittings and a general repair service. Write or wire for prices.
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Corbin
Metropolitan Club
Washington
Miles
Roosevelt
Root
St. Ouen
Senor Jose de Patrocini
Sherman Iron Works
Sherman
Texas
Curious Canadian western colonists ideas and guns
Curious accounts describe colonists heading to western Canada with inflated hopes of wild life. They stockpiled guns and fired wildly, drawing police intervention. Sportsmen mourn the vanished buffalo and the old Indian figure, now blended with white culture and churchgoing routines.
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Western
Canada
Wild West
Fenimore Cooper
Grape-Nuts Helped Ill Baby In Heat Wave
An anxious mother credits Grape-Nuts with saving her two year old from severe stomach and bowel trouble during July heat. After feeding the first day and the next morning the child improved rapidly and recovered fully in three days. The family also uses Postum as coffee substitute and reports better health.
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Postum
Postum Co
Batle Creek
Mich
Uae
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