Vast land lacks big animals in torrid zones described
A Smithsonian naturalist notes Papua highlands as a lush, sparsely populated region with limited large mammals. He contrasts with the West Indian archipelago and nearby Cuba area, detailing absence of wild livestock, primates, big cats, and bears, and cites unusual local fauna such as manatees and a large inland rat.
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West Indian Archipelago
Maclay
Papua
Highland
Great Island
Texas
Coast Plain
Torres Range
Tierra Fuia
Sierra
Mexico
Ogilvy
San Domingo
Pinos
Cuba
Most Costly Book Declared In Vatican Sale Request
The Hebrew Bible in the Vatican is named the most costly book with a 1512 offer by Pope Julius II to sell it for its weight in gold, valued at about $108,000, a record price cited by the New York Sun.
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Vatican
Jules II
New York Sun
New York
Delmonico's
Chauncy Depew
Vanderbilts
Wadworths
Appletons
Havemoyers
Liew Ship's Boys Wash Shirts and Sailor Discipline
A fragment from a maritime piece describes boys aboard the Wizard washing shirts by tossing them overboard and lines how such chores were forbidden, with anecdotes of a sixteen year old's stubbornness and the ship's “scarecrow” effect. Also promoted are Dr Kaufman’s disease book, De Witt's Little Early Risers pills, and soap/tonic remedies with solicitation for stamps and local sellers.
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Prentice Mulford
Iowa farming notes on dairies pigs and milk quality
A wide-ranging Ames era dairy and livestock column discusses poultry struggles near camps, dairy education at Iowa State, and the value of a state dairy program. It covers breed swirl myths, bacon hogs versus lard hogs, milk quality myths, silos, feeding, and upcoming lectures by Prof Robertson with Can adian dairy expertise, plus farmer generational shifts and pasture conditions.
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Varry C. Wallace
Tr. Wallace
Homestead
Ames
Wallace
Great College
Robertson
Canada
Dominion
Iowa
Wisconsin
Henry
Tie Babbati
Hopsisros
Ames Creamery
Babcock
Getting a Farm in Iowa and the modern path to ownership
The piece contrasts past and present Iowa farm acquisition. It notes government land grants once made farms affordable, then emphasizes todays approach through industry, thrift, and family labor. It highlights dairy, meat, and livestock as wealth sources, collective family effort, and a shared goal of farm ownership amid changing times. It also mentions weaning as a critical phase for young livestock and the value of proper rations.
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Iowa
Facm
Weaning Time and Feeding for Young Stock
Weaning time varies by species and should ease offspring from milk to digestible food. Oats and green feed aid calves colts and lambs, with skim milk for calves and limited corn. Shade water and careful feeding prevent stomach upsets while oats best mimic milk among crops for young animals.
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Wlea
Mer. Gabrilson
Questions answered growing clover in Iowa farming notes
Questions answered growing clover in How far does clover persist beyond two years and how to manage seed. Oscar answers noting biennial tendency with late sowing and possible third year growth. Include Crimson annuals and long lasting red clover self seeding in permanent pasture.
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Saypory
Iowa
Oscar
Health and humor mix in a small town ad mix
A collection of comic exchanges and patent medicine pitches from a late era paper column. It mixes a child joke about grandpa’s missing teeth with quips about looks tied to liver and kidney health. Includes testimonials for Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and Hale’s Ointment, with sales at L A Sheetz drug store.
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Dr. J. A. Sheetz Drug Store
Ada E. Hurd
Groton, & D
L. A
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U. S
Jamaica
Costa Rica
San Francisco Chronicle
Haggard
Nada
Lily
de Witt
F. W. Dingley
James Wilson
Barroz
Camps
College
Bofes Hag
Tax Commission
Iowa Station
Poland
China
London Live Stock Journal
America
Denmark
Sweden
Anne Sutherland
Kalamazoo
Mich
Hood
Tuecklen
L. A. Sheetz
Grandpa
Mamma
Willie
Tie
Ele
W. L. Douglas
Alice Bhos
Stough
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