Gameless Lands of Papua and the West Indian Archipelago
A Russian naturalist notes Papua's highland vastness and sparse mammals, while the West Indian archipelago is famed as a gameless country dominated by birds and insects. The text details absence of monkeys, bears, wild ungulates, and many carnivores, with domesticated animals minimal, and peculiar native life including a large rat and manatee anecdotes.
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Maclay
Papua
Highland
Great Island
Texas
Coast Plain
Torres Range
Tierra Fuia
West Indian
Sierra
Mexico
Ogilvy
San Domingo
Pinos
Cuba
The Most Costly Book Declared In Vatican
The Hebrew Bible in the Vatican is named the most costly book in the world. In 1512 Pope Julius II refused to sell the Bible 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
Shipboard Laundry and Humble Patches in Hard Times
Opening chapters recount shipboard life where boys wash shirts by tying to lines and towing overboard, a lazy but forbidden practice aboard the Wizard. The narrator recalls being called the ship’s scarecrow after bad patches, noting discipline and lowly tides of youth aboard. Also promotes medical books and De Witt’s Little Early Risers as remedies and a patent medicine ad finishes with local seller.
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Prentice Mulford
Poultry, Cattle and Dairy Views in Ames and Iowa
The Ames dairy scene and Iowa farming debates cover poultry neglect near camps, dairy education, and breed notes. Gov. Boles reshapes tax commission. Dairy instruction expands with Prof. Robertson and the state college dairy program. Discussion spans feeding, butter quality, milk standards, and bacon hogs. A New York Farmers club report highlights elite farmer-investors shaping practical farming ideas.
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Harry C. Wallace
Robertson
Canada
Dominion
Iowa
Getting a Farm in Iowa Today
The article outlines how Iowa farm acquisition has evolved from government grants and cheap sales to a path built on industry, economy, and self-denial. It praises persistent families who steadily expand holdings, raise livestock, and reinvest surplus to pay for land, highlighting harmony, unity, and rising prosperity among town farmers. It also notes weaning as a critical life stage for young animals and the need for proper ration and care.
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Iowa
Rome
Missouri
Weaning time tips from Iowa farm advice column
The article discusses careful weaning of young animals, advising gradual milk replacement with digestible foods. It notes oats as ideal for rope at weaning time and stresses shade, water, and attentive feeding to avoid indigestion. It cites pig, calf, lamb, and colt needs and warns against relying on corn alone.
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Edinburg
Iowa
Questions Answered Growing Clover in Pastures and Dairy Practices
Lannory and OSCAR answer reader questions on red and crimson clover, germination, and crop longevity. Notes advise clover is biennial and may not persist into a third year. late sowing affects results and some varieties perform better. Also discussed is a cooperative Ames creamery schedule, Sunday rest for workers, how to test milk, and fair pay for hauling to reflect practical farm operations.
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Oscar
Gtr
Horstgron
Iowa
Ames
Cooperative Creamery
Ames Creamery
Little boy wishes to be grandpa over baby debate
A playful exchange shows a boy with a swollen face saying he wishes to be grandpa. The mother asks why and the boy explains grandpa’s teeth are all gone and the baby hasn’t come yet, highlighting light family humor.
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Litlle
Grandpa
Health and patent medicines dominate readers in early ads
An extended ad page touts Electric Bitters as a liver and organ tonic for clear skin, with claims of curing pimples and boils and featuring Dr L A Sheetz as the selling outlet. It also promotes Dr Hales Household Ointment for catarrh rheumatism piles and other ailments, with trial bottles offered and sizes from 40c to $1. The piece weaves in a short anecdote about fractions and ends with a local testimonial from Mrs Ada E Hurd praising Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption.
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Dr. L. A. Sheets Drug Store
Ada E. Hurd
Groton
L. A. Sheetz Drug Store
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Jamaica
Costa Rica
San Francisco Chronicle
Haggard
Nada
Lily
de Witt
F. W. Dingley
James Wilson
Bortor
Dalry
Poland
China
Wisconsin
Towa
London Live Stock Journal
Journal
America
Denmark
Sweden
Atock
Atich
Avery Farmer
New York
Elmonice’s
Chauncy Depew
Vanderbilts
Wadlworths
Appletons
Havemeyers
Anna Sutherland
Kalamazoo
Mich
Hood
Flood
Hoop
Bucklen
L. A. Sheetz
Mamma
Leves
Willie
Ss. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W. L
Doug
F. 8
Stough
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