Needless Cruelty of Trappers Ignored by Public
From the Washington Star I recount brutal trapping practices in the woods. A bear trap maimed a man who survived with a lost leg and fingers, inspiring calls to end cruel fur trade. The article details hooks, drowning traps, and young boys imitating torture, urging reform and highlighting Audubon society progress. It contrasts humane bird protection with ongoing four footed animal suffering while noting many trappers lack literacy and empathy.
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Washington
Gener
Taeeo
Nibi
Audubon Society
Power of the Presa From Madame
A distraught man confronts the editor over a misreported theft claim. He accuses the paper of inaccurate facts about a thief entering his room and stealing money, noting a gold watch left behind. The exchange underscores how publicity shapes and misleads perception in press coverage.
Slaughter of Baby Seals Revealed in Technical Works Magazine
Descriptive account from a technical magazine details a seal hunt aboard a blunt-nosed steamer. About 200 crewmen, armed with iron tipped clubs, strike newborn seals and push terrified mothers toward the water as pups are crushed and blood stains the ice.
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Technical Works
Tce
Sents
Two Interpretations in Cotton Picken Folklore
A Burleson figure in a rural tale reports a big cotton jar and labor shortages during a cotton picking period. Negro workers supposedly revive, some convert, and one picker asks about letters on clouds, leading to a cautionary exchange where PB C stands for Pick Cotton and departing the field.
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Burleson
Vexus
Mr. Burleson
Australian prospector returns from Thibet copper abundant gold scarce
An Australian prospector pushed a hundred miles into Thibet but retreated after natives refused food. He reports much copper in the land but very little gold available.
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Thibet
A Poor Child Receives Tulips and Finds Love
Betty pleads for a red tulip and Helen blesses her with flowers. A simple act sparks hope as Betty’s mother toils in poverty. Helen later marries, and Betty presents lilac and tulip blooms to her at the church, symbolizing renewal and shared happiness.
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Helen
Nower
Telen
Betty
Miss Helen
Tirlen
Friends of the
Pretty Helen
Dr. Stroup
Miss Frelen
Ann
Sonia
Wenl
Getty
Hetty
Saa
Irene
Choice of Evils. From the Chicago News.
Jack and Tom discuss engagement to Miss Gotrox. Tom fears marriage means giving up drinking and smoking, but jokes that not marrying may force even harsher sacrifices like giving up eating. The dialogue reflects humorous social expectations about marriage and restraint.
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Chicago News
Jack
Gotrox
Tom
Unclear fragment prompts winter hat trim with animals
Fragmentary text shows a demand for a winter hat trimmed with stuffed squirrels and a male voice reacting with unusual phrasing about aging and scent. The source lacks clear event, place, or names to establish a concrete news item.
Feeding experiment tests mixed self fed cattle system gains
The Himels experiment station reports on a feeding trial of 34 steers weighing around 1,313 pounds on the Chicago market last August. Two groups received similar rations of cornmeal oilmeal and clover hay with one group getting chopped hay mixed into the grain and self fed. The mixed feed produced about a third of a pound more daily gain per steer, with higher feed consumption offset by greater overall gains. Analysis shows returns depended on feed costs and market prices, highlighting the need for careful budgeting by cattle feeders.
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Himels
Chicago Drovers’ Journal
Chicago
Mumford
Mutnfora
Iliness Experiment Station
Feeding Calves for Show Ready Form and Fitting Guide
Calves should be taken young, with September or October drop preferred, and selected at three weeks to a month for best finish. Feed includes corn oats bran and hay, with milk from nurse cows, gradual grain introduction, clean troughs, regular washing, and balanced growth. Housing should be well ventilated, dry, with dry bedding, occasional grass access, and careful transition from pasture to stables before show time. nutrition ramps up toward corn, with occasional wheat and barley to add luster, plus exercise and proper standing. After first season, yearlings are weaned and corn feed lightened, with pasture time before winter and adjusted rations for next year.
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John Steward
Cow Peas Prove Valuable For Feed And Soil
Central Illinois farmers sowed large cowpea acreages last spring and report high hay yields of about two and a half tons per acre. M Bull of Beardstown cites strong results for dairy cattle feed while Professor Scovell notes intercropping benefits, hog grazing after pea ripening, and soil enrichment from deep roots. Farmers' bulletin No 89 and silage department notes provide further guidance on curing and timing for hay and pasture use.
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Illinois
M. Bull
Beardstown
Bull
Scovell
Farmers’ Bulletin
Toed Silutes Department of Wusrleul Ure
New Congress Tale Highlights Salts and Pepper Praise
Trials of a Kansas congressman reveal a landlady’s claim to have the finest salt and pepper. a farmer’s $40 sow lot turns a nine month sale into $127. The story mixes political anecdotes with a lesson on prudent agricultural purchases and hospitality bragging.
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Myerson
Congress
Washington
John Tarsney
Kansas Chl
John Warsney
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London
Mark *Twain
New York World
Mr. Clemens
Mark ‘Twain
T'ahire
Werry
Revy
Sean
Mammy
Mamma
Seye
Champalen
Csivscsereee
Gatle
By Leland E. Call
Waldorf-Astoria
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