Corn and cob meal for cattle Discoveries from Shelton trials
Experimental data from Kansas Agricultural College shows corn and cob meal feeding yields similar gains to pure corn meal in steers, with hog trials showing mixed results. Shelton concludes a pound of corn and cob meal is as effective as a pound of pure corn meal for fattening cattle, while hog tests vary by college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton
Kansas Agricultural College
New Hampshire
Missouri
Kansas
W. A. Henry
Indiana
Alfalfa Silage Raises Dairy Beef Feed Efficiency
Central states dairymen prepare for rapid expansion of alfalfa silage balance with corn, boosting protein and carbohydrate content. Experts foresee silos and alfalfa fields quadrupling in coming years as this ration raises milk and beef production while maintaining strong prices. Cement floors and uniform excavation are advised for farm improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central States
Indiana
Filipino School Kids Shows An American Teacher In Bohol
Raymond Shidler, an Anthony boy teaching on the island of Bohol in the Philippines, sends a lively letter about local life. He notes a dry spell before rains, rice shortages, families eating tree pith bread, and minimal clothing beyond a white handkerchief and string. He has 350 pupils, uses seven aspirantes who teach for free to enter his teachers class, and plans to appoint top aspirantes as teachers after Christmas. Each morning pupils greet him with a chorus of good morning, a remnant of Spanish custom he intends to end, while downtown he is saluted by about a thousand children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Shidler
Anthony
Bohol
Phillippine
Philippines
Kansas City Journal
Uses of hot water for health remedies and a note on the wren
An old bulletin cites hot water applications for croup neck relief colic constipation and dyspepsia with cautions on early use and diet. It claims rapid relief for sore throats rheumatism and congestion and notes the golden crested wren as the smallest European bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin of Pharmacy
Corollary of honest graft in the press era
A compilation of quoted satirical observations on graft honesty and public figures. It notes Marshall Field as a major taxpayer rather than the richest man, questions about Grover Cleveland’s salaries, and critiques of corporate influence. The collection cites Wheeler, Shonts, Rockefeller, Depew, Garfield, and Le e with wry commentary on public trust and monetary power.
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New York Evening Mail
Marshall Field
United States
Chicago Tribune
Poultney Bigelow
Standard Oil
Birmingham Herald
Grover Cleveland
Memphis
France
Venezuela
Indianapolis Star
Joe” Wheeler
Shonts
Sst
Louis Globe-Democrat
Tarbell
Kansas City Times
House of Commons
Indiana
England
New York Evening Sun
Cleveland
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Potiphar
St. Joseph
Cumberland News
Rockefeller
Philadelphia Inquirer
Depew
Burton
Augusta Chronicle
Garfield
Dallas News
Louisville Post
Portland Oregonian
Canal Commission
Kansas City Journal
Raleigh
N. C
News and Observer
Clark
St. Louis Republic
Fire panic injures hundreds at Alton moving picture show
A film roll ignition at St Marys school hall in Alton caused a stampede of about four hundred children from Ursuline, Cathedral and St Marys homes. Fire spread from a spark, many were injured in a crowded stairway, and one attendant, John Scherrer, suffered burns to the hands. Several other Illinois items follow, including local deaths, political events, and business notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's School
Alton
Tohn Scherrer
Chicago
Oberammergau
Scherrer
Ursuline Convent
Ice Gorge Breaks Cut Sterling and Rock Falls
An ice gorge fifteen miles east of Sterling and Rock Falls shut down gas and electric plants halting power and lighting. The Bivery factory closed, hundreds of workers idle, daily wages lost about four thousand dollars. Damages estimated at two hundred thousand dollars. Bridges damaged including the plate girder bridge between the cities and the Rock River wagon bridge. Rail bridge at Burlington also at risk. Large ice gorge extended toward Portland and the water level rose unusually high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Rock Falls
Bivery
Rock River
Burlington
Portland
Aero
Hunter Drowns In Illinois River After Duck Hunt
H Lang of Chicago dies when his boat capsizes on the swollen Illinois River near Bath. James Smith of Bath, an old friend, is found unconscious in willow branches downstream. Lang, 54, leaves a widow, two sons, three daughters. he worked in Chicago hide brokerage and co owned a Berlin Wisconsin tannery.
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H. Lang
Sam H. Lang
Chicago
Illinois
Bath
James Smith
Mr. Lang
City
Smith
Lang
Berlin
Wis
Aged Illinois Man Aims to Find Robbers in Iowa City
William Morris a 95 year old Bloomington resident and Odd Fellow told police he was held up by highwaymen in Des Moines robbed of a gold watch and nearly $500. He walked about twelve hours to Iowa City in ragged clothes with injuries but officers found no evidence or suspects.
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William Morris
Bloomington
Iowa City
Iowa
Grand Lodge of Illinois Rebekahs
Tie
Des Moines
Oxford
Morris
Young Woman Balks at Altar in Guilford Township
Miss Clara Toeckels willer changes her mind at the altar after William Kern of Guilford township leads her to the ceremony. Nicholas Promenschenkel later secures a license to wed Clara, and Kern’s rival had won her promise prior to the scheduled wedding. John Bowman of Ohlman shoots himself, dying from a self-inflicted gunshot at age 50, leaving a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
France
William Kern
Guilford Township
Clara Toeckelswiller
Nicholas Promenschenkel
Clara
Weiding Kern
Dics
John Bowman
Ohlman
Bai
Disappearance of Alva Abbott Stirs Carlyle Community
Ches ter Abbott reports his 18 year old son Alva Abbott has vanished from home after failing to attend school regularly. Authorities conducted a thorough search but found no trace of the Carlyle youth, leaving family and neighbors perplexed about his whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Abbott
Chester Abbott
Carlyle
Young Abbott
Thrifty Wage Earners in Chicago Save More in 1906
Chicago wage earners show rising thrift with savings bank deposits growing from 128,451,481 in January 1905 to 146,901,357 in January 1906. An 18,539,876 increase, about 15 percent, reflects widespread saving beyond home payments and investments. Banks paid roughly 3 percent interest and about 2,000,000 was disbursed for semi annual interest payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Auditor of Public Accounts
Wealthy Farmer to Sue Over Rail Pass Demand
William H. Hildreth of Hildreth, Illinois, has retained counsel to sue the Chicago Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Company. A deed granted a life pass for him and his wife on the Olney to Chicago route as a right of way through his land. After no response to his pass request this year, he plans action to enforce the contract or seek damages for land use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildreth Wannta
William H. Hildreth
Hildreth
Chicago, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Company
Mr. Hildreth
State Board Advocates Simple Disinfection Methods
The State Board of Health issued a circular to health officers urging abandonment of costly disinfection equipment. It endorses a simple, reliable method using formaldehyde solution with permanganate of potash, avoiding all formaldehyde methods requiring special apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Heirs offer large bonus for college move to Urbana
Heirs of Simeon H. Busey of Urbana led by banker George Busey propose moving St. Viateur's college from Bourbonnais Grove to Urbana. They offer a $50,000 bonus plus twelve acres of land adjacent to the University of Illinois. The proposed site is described as valuable property adjoining the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Busey
St. Viateur's
Urbana
Simeon H. Busey
George Busey
St. Viateur’s College
Bourbonnais Grove
University of Illinois
Three Drownings Reported In Illinois River Incident
A small rowboat capsized in Illinois River during a crossing from Bureau to Hennepin. Blaine Jenkins Berry McWhorter and William Bentley drowned when ice floes crushed their boat. Bodies recovered miles below Hennepin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Blaine Jenkins
Berry McWhorter
Hennepin
William Bentley
Chicago
Illinois River
Bureau
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N. Y
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Mead
Tribune Farmer
Country Gentleman
Robert EB. Lee
Lee
New Orleans
Edward
James II
Richard IT
Edward VI
Boston Transcript
Panama Canal
Senate
St Louis Republic
Illinois State News
John Dierdorf
Dunkirk
Christopher Schlicker
Aurora
A. G. Hammond
Third Cavalry
Presidio
Cal
Quincy
Senator Cullom
Clinton County
Trenton
Cullom Club
Grant Park
Joliet
Mary Parks
Joseph Leiter
Benton
Don Galvin
Mount Carmel
J. W. Murphy
C. W. White
Nashville
Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank
Woodford County
Waukegan
Kenosha
Zion City
Lake Front
Dowie
Charles Hinderleiter
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Batdorf
Mapaign
Batdorf
Kennedy
United Mine Workers of Illinois
Springfield
Chicago and
Secretary of State
Civil Service Commission
Taylor
Lincoln Asylum
Joseph Henson
Carpenter
Henson
Decatur
Corn Products Refining Company
Peoria
Rockford
Ill
Marshalltown
Frank M. Rose
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Rose
Masonic Temple
Worth
Bureau County
Mendoma
Warlville
Somonauk
Leland
Sandwich
Siague
Senator Gardner
Mendota
Ontbaco
Charles Joe
Ong Hong
Joe
Freeport
Albert J. Fisher
Rosa Kaiser
William Fisher
Sadie Kaiser
C. Fredser
Margaret Fisher
Lulu Luttrell
Redmond
Fairbury
California
George Denney
Champaigh
Pomona
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