Short Session Sets New Appropriation Mark
The short session of the fifty-ninth Congress enacted record funding surpassing prior sessions. About 1 billion dollars was appropriated for navy ships, army pensions, river and harbor work, and federal salaries. The era saw expanded military provisions and raised pay for officials, with public interest in ship subsidy, currency, and hours of service bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Army
House of Representatives
Congress
Government limits on immigration and new bank for Philippines
The session passed bills restricting alien admission, creating an agricultural bank in the Philippine islands, and allowing denatured farm waste distillation for arts and sciences. An anti trust check strengthens government appeals in criminal cases. Hoodoo desk lore centers on dismissals, resignations, and deaths in Washington exec departments, with clerks avoiding its assignment.
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Shin
Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Supreme Court
Hoodoo Desks Supposed in Washington Offices
Government employees shun the so called hoodoo desks as reform calls rise. A notably cursed desk in a Washington executive department reportedly brought a string of misfortunes including deaths and resignations. Other cursed posts, like a War Department door keeper slot, also faced repeated calamities and long vacancies.
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Washington
War Department
Wang
Civil Service Commission
Art Strictly Barred In Government Printshop
In Washington the government minting office tightens art rules, banning decorative pictures and calendars from walls including a Roosevelt likeness briefly displayed in the bindery. May Sylvester seeks a traffic regulation to bar billboard pictures, but aims to dodge responsibility for deciding displays. Meanwhile multimillionaires RS Marshall Field and George W Vanderbilt plan private Washington residences, with a lawyer buying 17 lots on New Hampshire Avenue for over 115000 dollars for Mrs Field and Mr Vanderbilt.
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Roosevelt
Sylvester
Polia
RS. Marshall Field
Chicago
George W. Vanderbilt
New York
Washington
New Hampshire Avenue
Seventeenth
S Streets
Field
Vanderbilt
New Palaces of Rich in Fashionable Circle
A prominent society narrative notes Mrs. Field intends to acquire property in Washington to build a grand residence on New Hampshire avenue. She and Mr. Vanderbilt reportedly consult architects as plans form to rival Lester and Walsh mansions, Leiter house, and other notable showplaces, with Vanderbilt wintering in Washington in a rental home.
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New Hampshire Avenue
Mr. Vanderbilt
Field
Lester, Walsh, Townsend
Lara Anderson
Leiter
Dupont Circle
Vanderbilt
Washington
How Young Trees Can Be Protected From Cattle
A guide from the Montreal Herald describes a simple tree guard to shield young maples and other fruit trees from cattle. Use two boards seven feet long. leave one intact and cut the other into three, then assemble atop the post to form a barrier around the tree and nail it after posting the guard.
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Montreal Herald
Marketing Apples and Packing Costs Shift Buyer Demand
Apples trade news reports a shift in pricing as New York buyers press for packed fruit while farmers resist. Growers in the Midwest and western states price vary with packing costs, with some sales reaching 2.25 dollars per barrel, as buyers push for producers to handle packing to cut expenses.
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Peatunel
Negi M. Dunlay
Nota
Athar States
New York
Hu nted Story in S S U E S S U E
Harold Hunt compiles a brief feature in a period tone, credited to Jozeph TB Powles. Elements suggest a serialized essay or column with cultural notes, referencing names and locales typical of early 20th century reporting, though OCR fragments obscure full context.
Marjorie and Towns Talk of Lakeside Secrets
A diary style narrative recalls social tensions among girls and boys, with Marjorie under scrutiny from Leonard Ashwell and her Aunt Henrietta as she plans a lakeside outing. Tommy recounts reactions, gossip, and a missed prize of propriety amid flirtations and frictions within a youth circle.
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Wein
Tove
Periate
Stewart Milla
Race
Wim
Brand
Amy
Marjorie
Uae
Milion
Sol
Leonard Ashwell
Henrietta
Marjoria Verschoyle
Geore
Tommy
Absentminded Lovers and a Shocking Photograph
A narrator recalls a tangle with Marjorie Verschoyle and Leonard Ashwell over a supposed actress in a photograph that turns out to be Marjorie herself in fancy dress. Marjorie blushes, Ashwell presses for the image, and the narrator grows weary of the couple’s romance amid sharp social snubs and a comic barber anecdote.
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Tommy
Marjorie
Mistakes in orcharding plan for outdoor apple cellars
A historical excerpt outlines common errors in apple orchard setup and care, stressing soil suitability, proper pruning, angled tree stance, crop interplanting limits, animal restrictions, use of hogs for trunk cultivation, and pest control. It also describes a six by ten foot cellar structure with two walls and sawdust insulation, noting alternatives like earth.
Pruning the Peach The Massachusetts Experiment Station Advice
The Massachusetts Experiment Station recommends pruning peach trees moderately by removing one third to one half of last year s growth. If wood is damaged by freezing or only fruit buds die while wood remains healthy and trees are in good condition, prune severely by cutting back annual growth to two or three buds, and consider cutting some branches back to two or three years old.
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Ben Davis
Massachusetts Experiment Station
Keeping Tools Sharp and Winter Studies in Horticulture
The article urges labor economy in keeping tools sharp and indicates winter leisure includes studying improved methods, reading horticultural material, visiting growers, and attending society meetings. It notes practical tips like overalls, bicycle guard wraps, copper wire for repairs, and inspecting vinegar barrel hoops to prevent leaks and messes.
Destroy Winter Nests Control for Brown-Tail Moth
The simplest control is collecting and destroying winter nests after leaves fall, as urged by American Cultivator. The conspicuous webs are visible from October to April and should be removed to curb infestation.
What Is Needed. Berry Growing Requires Experience and Brains
Berry growing and market gardening demand both experience and good judgment. The work blends practical skill with steady study of plant needs, seasons, and market demands to sustain yields and profits.
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Opyright
Jozeph TB
Powles
conard Ashwell’y _prietor
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Shelley
Glint
Tommy Graddon
Aunt Henrietta
Ashwell
Miss Verschoyle
Miss Disart
Ike
Bure
Jove
Seventeenth Street
Cashiar
Denyer
McIntosh County
Georgia
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Heupeck
Murlel
Ravran
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