Washington Senate work itch grows amid delays
Senator Chauncey M. Depew complains in the Senate elevator that after nearly two months in Washington he has had little time to work, as colleagues explain that finding time for genuine duty is a major challenge for new senators. Li Hung Chang and Wu Ting-Fang showcase diplomatic wit in social exchanges. Abraham Lincoln Brick, a Notre Dame law professor and Indiana congressman candidate, is highlighted as a prominent Lincoln namesake. Amos J. Cummins recounts political theater, including Sulzer’s minority leader bid and Croker’s sting, with humorous outcomes. The Library of Congress prepares a vast reading room with broad newspaper and periodical access for the public.
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Can Cats Swim Aboard A Wharf Tale Of A Drowned Cat
A New York exchange recalls a man drowning a cat by boxing it in a grain sack with bricks and tossing it from a wharf. The bag failed, the cat escaped, and the next morning the cat was seen alive on the veranda, proving cats can swim.
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Proper Weight for a Full-Grown Man and Related Notes
Prof Huxley presents a detailed table of a full grown man’s weight and composition, listing muscles skeleton skin fat brain thoracic viscera and blood, with a regimen of daily intake and vital rates. The article also touches on breeding age for heifers and a home method for making potato snow from steamed jacketed potatoes.
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Omen Touts Lydia E Pinkham Herbal Remedy
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the safeguard of women's health claiming it regulates the female system and alleviates blues, backache, and dragging sensations. It asserts many women testify to its benefits with millions cited.
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Pure Water for Cows and Dairy Yields
A dairy note stresses cows need ample water for digestion and milk. It cites four pounds water per pound of dry matter, about 40 pounds water per pound of milk produced, and warns cold barns with ice water can hamper production. It also notes milk drop with lower temperatures and the cost of heating water and stables.
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Rack for Milk Cans Improves Airing and Purity
A dairy region scene shows cans inverted on stakes to dry. A new rack tilts cans toward the sun, improving air exposure and sweetness. A second anecdote recalls a captain who vows not to swear for a week, only to mutter curses when sailors work poorly.
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Safe Oat Smut Elimination Plan Explained
A fragment describes a treatment to remove smut from oats using hot water and a dipping process. It outlines equipment like tubs or barrels, a warm water bath around 130 to 137 degrees Fahrenheit, a dipping cycle of about six minutes, and a cold rinse to purge spores. The method promises three years of protection if correctly performed and costs about two cents per acre.
Prize Corn Crops And The Weight Of Prize Samples
The article explains how two farmers can yield the same per acre but differ in harvest weight due to harvest timing and moisture. It notes that heavy early or late planting alters weight, that weighed bushels exceed measured ones, and suggests analyzing water content to ensure fair awards in prize corn judging.
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Young Rye for Pantamer in Prairie Farmer
Rye is a valuable fall and spring forage crop for farms with stock. It provides early green food after frost, serves as pasture, and can be easily grown. Avoid grazing when ground is wet to prevent trampling damage.
Bear in a corn box ends with a hunter’s shot
A big black bear crawled into a dry goods corn box outside a Michigan log barn. After the bear was trapped by slamming the cover, the mounted family roped the lid and the bear finally died when shot by the father. The pelt was made into a fur cape for the mother, a local tale told in the Chicago Inter Ocean.
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