People's Party Platform At the convention
The People's Party platform proclaims monetary reform, government ownership of railroads and telegraph, direct legislation, land reform, and universal suffrage. It calls for free coinage, sound money issued by the nation, and a strong push for public works and pensions, urging support for a radical reorganization to curb monopolies and restore democracy.
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People’s Party
People's Party
Republic
Countrie
United States
Geventi
Supreme Court
Congress
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Platform of Silver Party platform declaration 1896
The document declares opposition to the gold standard and supports a bimetallic system of gold and silver coinage at 16 to 1. It denounces bond issues, demands exclusive government control of currency, and advocates restoring the constitutional money of gold and silver. It urges Bryan for president and Sewall for vice president.
Dairy and Poultry department hints on live stock care
The article discusses dairy frauds and a Chicago filled cheese controversy. It critiques a reporter's ignorance, cites government analyses showing profit from substituting fats, and includes data from Michigan experiments. It also includes a personal note from Mary Ann about poultry care and confinement.
Humorous Scraps and Q&A Bits From Early 20th Century Press
A collage of jokes and brief interactions from various papers. Gags include lost umbrellas at two receptions, lawn value quips, a hiccuping social exchange, club claims and cigars, governess grammar humor, and a grass cutting prank. It mirrors light, anonymous urban humor and social banter of the era.
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Detroit Free Press
Cooking Poultry Food Aids Health and Digestion
The author argues cooking poultry feed improves bird health, reducing indigestion deaths. By preparing a soft warm oatmeal pudding nightly the next morning’s meal becomes a cooked mash, benefiting hens and chicks and supporting better digestion.
Feeding the Cow and Its Food for Various Dairy Goals
The author argues dairy cattle should be chosen by individual traits, with milk, butter, and beef cows kept separately. Recommends wheat bran middlings pea meal and linseed. highlights ensilage as best, warns that each ton of milk sold reduces farm fertility, and notes clover as superior to timothy for milk. Credits H. F. Cooke.
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H. F. Cooke
A Hen's Record and Poultry Feeding Tips
A collection of poultry observations notes top hens can lay as many as 180 eggs a year but averages vary in large flocks. It stresses that flock-wide yields depend on many hens, recommends grit shells and green food, meat scraps, and suggests milk as a safe nutritious feed for young poultry.
The Agricultural Horse Beats Old World Drafts in U S
A Missouri agricultural convention speaker says the draft horse now leads in American farming and commerce. He cites France, Belgium, England, and Scotland as examples of full blood draft use and notes high grade draft mares can turn yearly cash. He credits American breeders for developing a premier draft horse and expanding markets nationwide.
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Europe
America
France
Belgium
England
Scotland
West
End of the old England sheep-shearing customs
The article notes a decline in traditional sheep shearing festivals once held by the nobility and celebrated on farms. It contrasts past feasts and communal gatherings with modern practice, where itinerant shearers contract per dozen or per hundred and farm laborers do the work, reflecting agricultural depression and fading customs.
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England
Francis
Duke of Bedford
Coke
Earl of Leicester
Mark Lane
Poultry Quality and Home Production Claim Domestic Supremacy
The Leghorn leads in eggs while American class breeds top in eggs and table qualities including Wyandottes and Rocks. National poultry output runs 600 to 700 million dollars yearly, with 12 million in egg imports. The piece argues imports could be halted, enabling west to east shipping profit and boosting domestic supply to meet demand.
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United States
New York
Boston
Calf Rearing by Dutch and Danish Dairymen
Dutch and Danish dairymen raise their own calves and feed them until marketable. They mix skim milk with corn meal to heat and fatten the calves, producing veal that commands a good price. Calves six to nine months old yield fair profit.
Fine Wool to Argentina and Lincoln Crossbreds Rise
The 1895 96 Argentine wool clip reached about 500000 bales or 475 to 500 million pounds. Lincoln crossbreds now dominate, and Lincoln rams from England sold for 1500 to 2000 dollars at Buenos Aires auctions. English Lincoln craze fuels imports as South American breeders push Rambouillet Lincoln blends. The shift away from Mestiza and long combing wools continues.
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Argentina
Argentine Republic
Lincoln
United States
Southdown
Col. Wood and Cotton
Poor Egg Hatching Experience Across Spring
J E Barlow of Iankakee County Illinois reports poor success hatching eggs from March 1 to June 28. He received 1883 eggs but sold little, with many hens failing to hatch or brood, and ducks yielding only 25 ducks from over 100 duck eggs. He used Plymouth Rocks stock and bought an incubator to improve results.
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Plymouth Rocks
J. E. Barlow
Iankakee County
Flinois
A Heavy Wooled Flock from South Australia
Produce World reports forty years of breeding in the Booboro wie merino flock of South Australia. This year’s shearing yields 15,705 grown sheep averaging 9 pounds 15.5 ounces each and 15,509 lambs averaging 3 pounds 11 ounces, a combined total of 17,214 sheep shorn at an overall average of 8 pounds 8.5 ounces per head.
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South Australia
Ashes for Swine on Farm Use of Wood Ashes
A farm note explains that animals including a horse cow or hog will lick ashes from burnt forest areas. Mixing wood ashes with charcoal and a pinch of salt makes a useful supplement for swine and perhaps other livestock.
Possibilities in Poultry Culture and Fall Milkers
Possibilities io poultry culture are in no great degree attained. All who raise fowls for eggs are making a good profit on stock and feed. A good hen will lay twelve dozen eggs per annum worth at 12 cents per dozen, $1.50, deduct 50 cents for feed and we have $1 profit per head. The method that has finally commended itself as the one which is best in dairying is to have the cows calve in the fall. Many of the practices of the pioneers will have to be changed if the present day farmer expects to make any money, and the custom of having the cows come fresh in spring is one of them.
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United States
Cuba
Republic
World
District of Columbia
ciGers
Fighth
People’s Party
Whch
Pan
J. B. Weaver
National Silver Party of America
Treasury
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Monroe
Lincoln
Jackson
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Hteir
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Arthur Sewall
Idaine
Raud
Dlinois
Thomas G. English
W. J. Mize
English
Wisconsin Standard
Michigan Experiment Station
Dairy and Food Commission Report of
Michigan
Mary Ann
Farmers’ Review
Beasts of burdens ride the city bike porter
A paper hanger with a 22 pound bicycle carried a heavy load through the business district. The rider balanced wall paper rolls, a collapsible table, a dinner pail and a tool kit strapped to the frame while pedaling past granite blocks. The setup drew both admiration and curiosity from onlookers.
Hawkins Leads Red Bank Wheelmen to Bicycle Wins
George A. Hawkins of Red Bank New Jersey gained early fame as a sprinter then shifted to cycling. He placed third in a 25 mile Washington’s Birthday race after a chain break, won two prizes at Lakewood on Thanksgiving, and earned about 90 dollars in prizes at events in Waverly and Trenton. His one mile time of 2 19 marked a notable performance.
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Red Bank
N. J
George A. Hawkins
Hawkins
Washington
New Jersey
Lakewood
Waverly
Trenton
Middle States
Waverly and Trem ton Winnings Exceed $100
Waverly and Trem ton achieved winnings exceeding $100, signaling notable success in the event. The details highlight the substantial earnings and the competitive outcome for the competitors involved.
Bicycle Mania Dazzles Nations in Five Years
A sweeping account of how bicycles transformed global trade, turning skeptics into investors. It notes that in five years bicycle production soared from under 60,000 to almost five million yearly in the U S era, with average prices around 80 dollars and a projected 66 million dollars spent domestically, signaling a world bicycle craze.
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Charley Murphy
United States
Murphy to Challenge Foreign Rivals in Acclimation Stage
Brother Charl of national racing fame remains active as an older competitor with Stearns in the abroad Murphy camp. He and Murphy have begun a strong showing, with Murphy winning his first foreign race and promising a serious challenge as he becomes more acclimated to overseas competition.
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Charl
Stearns
Murphy
The Late Willie Edwards Died in Boston
Willie Edwards a renowned gymnast and acrobat died recently in Boston Massachusetts after a sixteen year career in entertainment. He joined multiple touring acts including Stirk Family Miner Rooney Healy Bigelow Fo show Long and Edwards and performed trapeze and ladder acts in Boston New York and South America. He received a gold medal in Havana in 1886 and leaves a brother who teaches at the B Y M Union Gymnasium in Boston. His remains were interred in Malden Massachusetts.
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Willie Edwards
James Conley
Boston
Mass
Stirk
Miner & Rooney Co
Healy & Bigelow
John O'Brien
B. Y. M. Union Gymnasium
Doston
Malden
National Cyclists' Union suspends rider for dishonest racing
The National Cyclists' Union of England suspended James Michael, a leading professional rider, charging him with not racing honestly. The report notes other cycling feats including a Philadelphia mile record by F. Carter and multiple Niagara Falls and Norwalk events with top times and prize winners.
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National Cyclists’ Union
England
James Michael
Philadelphia
Point Breeze
F. Carter
Baltimore
Mde
Stevens
Niagara Falls
Norwa
H. H. Leopold
Port
T. ©. Neilson
Chester
Cotter
Norwalk
Fleid
Newark
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Dairy and Poultry
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Tommy
Cincinnati Enquirer
Indiana
lInter State Poultryman
Oor Poultry
G. W. Hawkins
Wheels
Beasts of Burden
National Accident Society of New York
John J. Keefe
Keefe
National Accident Society
Beasts of
Darden
G. A. Hawkins
Tremton
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