Chandler Again Aims At Peace Says Intervening Host
Washington rumors say Senator Spooner and Tijiman softened after a public clash over the race issue. William Eaton Chandler, famed peacemaker, brokered a conciliatory luncheon that restored their friendship. Representative Adamson, Georgia, plans a board and lodging price cap pact among Senators to curb costs for lawmakers in Washington.
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Jashington
Spooner
Tijiman
William Eaton Chandler
Mr. Chandler
Tack
W. Charles Adamson
Georgia
Washington
Bureau of Corporations
Adamson
National Capital
Mr. Adamson
Adams on Congress salaries and a rent caper
Congressman Adamson mocks salary justice and calls for a price scale for lawmakers living in Washington. He notes a salary is absorbed by bills, then rents a room on K Street only to have the landlady demand a $100 monthly rent after learning he is not a sitting representative.
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Washington
Adamson
K Street
Carrollton
Atlanta
Senators Not After Presidency Born Abroad
Six United States senators are described as ineligible for the presidency due to foreign birth. Mentioned are Qullinger born in Canada, Nelson born in Norway, Wetmore born in England, Millard born in Canada, Sunderland born in England, and Patterson born in Ireland. The piece notes many senators were born outside their current states and comments on westward political movement and wardrobe records for society ladies.
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United States
Qullinger
District of Columbia
Canada
New Hampshire
Nelson
Senate
Minnesota
Norway
Wetmore
Rhode Island
Eagland
Millard
Nebraska
Sutherland
Utah
Smoot
England
Patterson
Denver News
Ireland
Wardrobe Book Keeping Tops Society Fad In DC
Washington society is abuzz over Mrs Shontsa of Chicago, wife of the former Isthmian Canal Commission chairman, who keeps a businesslike wardrobe log. She records color and trim for each gown, cataloging her entire wardrobe to aid last minute dress choices, a practice that worries many of the wealthy and fashion minded women who rarely wear a gown more than three times.
SGREEN TO CONFINE BEES Plan for easy in-place hive confinement
A home made contrivance to confine bees without allowing flight. A wire screen fits over the front of the hive so bees can crawl out but not fly away. Prairie Farmer describes the plan as useful for storing bees in places suitable for keeping them. Four slats attach the screen as shown.
Grasshopper Harvest For Poultry Uses Hopperdozer
The Colorado station tested catching grasshoppers for fowls using a hopperdozer behind a mowing machine on an alfalfa field. Water kept the insects fresh for dipping, avoiding kerosene. The method yielded nine to ten bushels per six acres, about 3 000 grasshoppers per bushel.
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Colorado
Green bone boosts egg yield and livelier poultry
Green bone doubles egg production by boosting egg quality and vitality. It tones the flock, strengthens bone and muscle, promotes growth, heavy flesh, and market-ready fowls. Farm and Home notes red combs, bright eyes, and glossy plumage as signs of a nourished system. It claims doubled profits for thousands.
Chicken notes for poultry keepers from Farmers' Review
Poultry advice urges sensible stock mix with preferred and common shares of poultry, notes the risk of overcrowding and the need to close pens at night. Emphasizes cleaner coop practices, high feed boxes, and regular washing though it’s hard work, to improve sale appeal and prevent litter buildup.
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Iskely
L’arm Journal
Roasts and low perches for heavy fowls in roosting
The passage argues heavy fowls should have low roosts since they cannot fly well and struggle to jump from high perches. It notes many hens dislike high perches, waste time deciding to jump, and often bruise their feet from failed attempts, underscoring safety and practicality.
Beekeeping as a Practical Hobby for Farmers
The article argues beekeeping suits busy farmers as a constructive, enjoyable project that aids pollination. It favors buying bees in spring during fruit bloom for easier handling, and cautions against fall purchases due to transport risks and wintering difficulties. It advises careful buyer scrutiny to avoid dishonest dealers selling weak colonies.
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Farm Journal
Frustrated Feed Trough Design From Rural New Yorker
A described poultry trough fixes feed spillage by a six inch siding trough with a four inch cover edge turned in three inches to prevent side-swiping. Lengths range from three to seven feet, swinging cover for easy filling, filled every two days. Feed mix includes 4 parts mixed poultry feed and best sweet beef scrap, plus mixed grains and clean water.
Means of Hastening Laying by Limed Grain for Fowls
A noted French poultry expert M Voitteller describes a winter laying aid for hens using grain limed as grain prepared for sowing. Feed on wheat barley oats or corn with unslaked lime dissolved in warm water to create a conical grain heap. Stir until fully slaked then feed. Use short term to avoid harm.
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Irench
M. Voitteller
Superstitions of Barbers Revealed by a Shop Chief
An interview with a senior barber at a large hotel shop exposes the craft’s oldest beliefs. He cites left handed barbers as bad luck at a chair, recounting incidents of accidents, cold faucets, and customer loss tied to a right or left hand. He notes Monday first-shave superstition and the uncanny tells in a barber’s chair posture that betray fellow tradesmen.
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Knights of the Razor
Tonso
New York
Julius
Bar Paca
Onther
Cleaning and Renewing Furs Technique Cited by Consul General
Consul General Richard Guenther cites the Frankfort Didaskalin in a report describing a Russian fur cleaning method. A technical engineer heats rye bran in a vessel until very hot, stirs constantly, pours it onto the fur, rubs it in, then brushes to remove bran particles. The fur regains luster, even white furs appearing renewed.
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Richard Guenther
Frankfort
Russia
Money in Motor Manufacture In England At Present
About sixty million dollars is invested in England in motor wagon manufacture. Some two hundred fifty thousand men are employed in the industry, with total wages around seventy five million dollars annually.
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England
New Empire Farm Lands Bargains Offer in South Dakota
Rare bargains in South Dakota farm lands and unusual business opportunities arise with the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway extension into the Tanguificent country. Descriptive pamphlet titled New Empire promises farmer and blackman prosperity, mailed free upon request to A. B. Cutts in Minneapolis. Also notes about David Belasco’s coffee habit and social seating etiquette in public transit.
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South Dakota
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted as cure for debility in women
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore health in debility cases, citing Mrs Sarah Ramecy of Litchfield Illinois who improved after taking the pills. It notes the pills cost 50 cents a box, two fifty for a box assortment, with free booklet “Plain Talks to Women” from the Williams Medicine Company in Schenectady New York.
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Williame
Williams
Sarah Ramecy
St. John St
Litchfield
da Wiliams Medicine Company
Schenestady
N.Y
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New Hampshire Statesman
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Lous
New Yorker
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Jeuzu Daily Nowy
W. A. Mitchell
Martin
David Belasco
Colton
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