Summer Silage As Insurance Against Dry Weather Losses
United States Department of Agriculture advises farmers to consider silos as a hedge against drought. Silage yields higher Cow feed per acre. harvests in rain. weather independent. preserves corn through frost and enables more animals per acre. Some attention to painting and repair of aging wooden silos. sawing rotten base sections can extend life by years.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Allos
Covering Silage Methods From Former Practices
The article describes past and current silage covering methods. It notes using dirt or straw, then corn stalks without ears, and sometimes oats sown on top. Pack and wet the top, oats sprout to form a sod, reducing air exposure. Early feeding can eliminate coverings per the USDA guidance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Summer silos for dairy farmers insure against drought losses
Dairy farmers are urged to expand silo capacity to store corn silage for winter and summer. Silage preserves feeding value much better than other forms, reducing losses during drought and enabling higher year round production with less labor. The article stresses building summer silos and using smaller diameters for efficiency.
How to Preserve Silos for Future Usefulness
Instructions discuss protecting built silos from decay using varnish-like coatings. Guidance covers mixing with solvents, brush application one to two days before filling, or during filling, with workers spraying and renewing as the level rises. Mentions thinner with solvent that evaporates quickly.
Early entries flood Nebraska Victory State Fair display
Government urge to grow vegetables and farm products to help feed the Old World appears to have spurred a strong response in this region. An unusually large number of early entries have arrived for the farm products show at the Victory State Fair in Lincoln from August 31 to September 5.
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America
Nebraska
Lincoln
First Organized African Exploration by Mungo Park
The first organized inland expedition in Africa was led by Mungo Park who sailed on his initial voyage 123 years ago. He returned after two years and seven months having explored much of the continent previously unseen by whites, though he failed to locate the source of the River Niger.
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Africa
Mungo Park
Niger
Sermon on Human Life a Bubble Preached in Hendon Church
For 128 years a sermon on the text Human life is a bubble has been preached at Hendon parish church. Richard Johnson who died in 1795 left trustees of his estate to the Stationers' Company. From its interest the vicar of Hendon was to receive one guinea for preaching the sermon and two wardens a guinea each for listening.
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Hendon
Eng
Richard Johnson
Stationers’ Company
Fruit Medicine Healthful Benefits Highlighted
The article extols fruits as healthful with medicinal value. It notes acids in some fruits destroy disease germs and aid restoration and maintenance of the digestive tract and organs of secretion.
Cure for Rheumatism Seaweed Treatment Noted
A seaweed variety called tope in Ireland is recommended by a famous physician as a cure for rheumatism and throat ailments when eaten hot. In parts of England and Wales laver has long been in demand as a palatable accompaniment to roast meats.
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Ireland
England
Wales
No Sense Is It Said by Elizabeth About Doctors Health
A quirky quote from a child named Elizabeth highlights skepticism about doctors being sick themselves. The line appears in a Medical Journal excerpt and reflects a humorous take on medical professionals and illness.
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Beng
Elizabeth
Physician Granted High Privileges To England
The article notes a civilian physician achieving unusual access, earning high privileges that even the household cavalry concede, marking a notable exception to military and social norms.
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England
Caution Tufted In A Cigar Warning From A Romance
In a brief scrapbook vignette, a woman gently asks Tom to discard his live cigar to avoid burning her cheek. He is surprised but agrees, throwing away the cigarette. moments later, only a blush remains as evidence of the avoided mishap.
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Tom
War Debt Trends Through U S History
A historical overview traces how the United States public debt changed after major conflicts from 1708 to the present war. It notes declines after the Revolution, rises during the War of 1812, a long reduction period by 1835, a Civil War surge to 2.77 billion, and continued fluctuations with the current war increasing debt rapidly.
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United States
Dalanec
Battle's Enduring Flame in Two Fervent Lines
An Irish battlefield scene recalls Orange and Green fighting side by side to defend freedom. The verses praise sustained bravery, unity, and the shared sacrifice of martial clans from Antrim and Erne, ending with a hope that North and South unite in peace around their consecrated dead.
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J. Cuthbert Scott
London Graphic
Elsie Janis Reflects on Soldiers’ Gratitude in France
Elsie Janis, active in France with soldiers in training camps and hospitals, tells the Red Cross Magazine how every soldier she has helped has shown gratitude. A cockney remark about loss and bravery underscores her sense of purpose and reward.
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Elsie Janis
France
The
Red Cross Magazine
Miss Janus
Arctic musk ox could be domesticated for wool, explorer says
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, at Fort Yukon Alaska recovering from typhoid fever, says Arctic musk ox can be domesticated and raised in Arctic regions to produce wool equal to domestic sheep. Message from Seattle via Peter Lepetich, a gold prospector turned recruit, notes Stefansson plans to sail from Nome for another Arctic expedition.
War balloons called elephants used for observation on front lines
Balloons rise far above the battlefield on cables four to five thousand feet high. Trained observers use field glasses and telephones to give range and direction to batteries. They serve as deal points of observation and as targets for enemy anti aircraft guns and aircraft.
Farmer Corn Tessel Writes to Censor About Josh
An exchange shows Farmer Corn Tessel joking that he writes to his boy Josh and suspects the censor edits news before Josh receives it and keeps the rest. The dialogue hints at wartime press controls and personal communication amid censorship.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Wife's Reply Angel Remark Echoes in Louisville Courier
The Louisville Courier notes a conversational exchange where a wife calls her partner an angel and the reply reflects on the idea of an angel having a singular end, implying a stylistic or moral judgment embedded in a domestic moment.
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Louisville Courier
Spanish American War Cuba Campaign Timeline
Spain declared war on the United States April 24, 1808. The American invasion force under General Shafter sailed from Tampa June 14 and landed at Santiago June 28. The Rough Riders fought El Caney on July 1 and Santiago surrendered July 16.
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Spain
United States
Cuba
General Shafter
Tampa
Fla
Santiago
el Caney
Neighbor’s son adopts child and forfeits toys except bicycle
A Chicago Tribune quote recounts a neighbor's son remarking he adopted a crying child and that she may have all his toys except his bicycle, settling the matter with a simple, matter of fact claim.
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Chicago Tribune
Travel le Expensive Boston Trane Note
In a clipped, dialect heavy fragment from a Boston Trane print Shinbone muses on poverty and faith. He cites a Bible line about the poor always being with you and links it to economic hardship and inability to break away.
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Boston Trane
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