Care of Bottles and Modified Milk for Bottle Babies
Anna Steese Richardson outlines nationwide push by Better Babies Bureau to supply certified milk from inspected dairies, advise on safe bottle milk preparation, and tuberculin testing. It covers bottle care, nipple cleaning, storage, and precise mixtures of milk water and sugar for different ages, stressing safe sources and refrigeration.
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Anna Steese Richardson
Better Babies Bureau
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Woman's Home Companion
Hell
Roger Wryonety
Idinaks
York
Harley
Dennett
Snc
Torad
Montas
Ims
Preventable Diseases of Hogs in The Progressive Farmer
Mr bk Mo Hanck outlines preventable hog diseases and practical control methods. Emphasizes competent handling, sanitation, and vaccination where available to protect hogs. Recommends clean water, dry housing, and routine measures like washing tools and maintaining feed, with warnings about unsafe practices.
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Bk Mo Hanck
Waieh
How to Teach a Horse to Eat Cottonseed Meal
A historical note describes methods to accustom horses and mules to cottonseed meal. Start with a tiny portion mixed with familiar feeds, gradually increasing while offering patience. Two tested approaches exist, but the advised plan uses a small initial quantity to form a taste, then steady augmentation until acceptance.
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Feu
Pure Bred Sire Worth Prompts Farm Optimism
Clarendon Davis in The Progressive Farmer notes the economic value of using a pure bred bull to improve cattle and feed efficiency. He describes field practices, corn growth, sowing oats and clover, and the potential of better cattle markets as a result of superior breeding and refined feeding.
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Gan
Argus
South
Betta
Clarendon Davis
Progresave Farmer
Too Peaceable letter from Valley Falls man on Mexico kin
Shamus O Shaughnessy of Valley Falls Kansas writes to the Star denying kinship with a Mexican Gharge dAffairs and asserting no relation to the O Shaughnessy family with a French name.
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Kansas City
Shamus’ O'Shaughnessy
Valley Falls
Kanass
O Shaughnessy
Mexico
Linship
Son of Premier Killed in Dutch Holiday Train Wreck
A holiday train wreck near Groningen, Netherlands, killed the premier’s son PW A Cert van der Banden and four other passengers, with twelve injured today. The crash occurred after the train jumped the track on a winter day in December. The incident also involved multiple other victims and prompted emergency response.
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Groningen
Netherlands
PW A Cert van der Banden
Sailors Endure Open Boat Ordeal After 2500 Mile Drift
A damaged account recalls three men stranded at sea aboard a small craft after their vessel wrecked near Sa Tians. They rowed 200 miles toward Day City facing hunger, thirst, and exposure while natives watched. One crewman’s vivid account notes a desperate struggle for survival and a dramatic voyage without captain Wels Henson.
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Wels Henson
Lex Sime
Christmas Pageant at Federal Prison Reverberates with Joy
Memories of freedom came with a Christmas program inside a federal prison as crowds of inmates in striped uniforms watched a staged pageant. Actors performed scenes of plantation life and Southern justice, while real convicts paraded in costume. After the show three men were paroled, two were sentenced anew, and guards recounted a festive, humane atmosphere amid the grim setting.
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Federal
Massiv
Tugres
Glee Wien
Xeresa
Churiyer
Bhutan
The Duffer's Solace From Celliers Weekly
A fragment from Celliers Weekly mixes golf and odd musings on rest and pride. It mentions a bunker, a tee shot, and a tense look on an opponent's face, then shifts to a question about New York’s population.
An Old Street and The Past Walks Here Nightly
Fragmentary verse evokes a street scene where The Past moves unseen beside stones and grass. A half closed door and dim hush frame a solitary listener hearing forgotten tones as night holds its breath and the street seems to sigh.
Peanut brittle recipe ruins and method notes
Instructions describe roasting peanuts then making a brittle by boiling sugar until pale coffee color. Pour onto buttered plate, spread as thin as possible, cool, then break into pieces. Mentions quantities and steps but text is garbled and incomplete.
Plan to ban bases on balls discussed by Johnson
December item from Chease notes President Johnson of the American League received letters protesting intentional bases on balls. He says the practice is unpopular and cites difficulties in enforcing any penalty. Elsewhere Judge W M Kavanaugh notes a Nashville club telegram reporting Hirsig’s ouster and Shropshire's election, with Kavanaugh withholding action pending verification.
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Chease
B Johnson
Renewthy
Johnson
Pach
Hataman
Latiie Rock Ark
Wo M Kavanaugh
Southern Baseball League
Fred Haury
Nashville Baseball Club
W G Hirsig
Clyde Shrop Saivre
Sterétnrs
Tim
Southern League
Nashville
Kavanaugh
Nash I
Lewis and Moreau Battle to a Draw in Twenty Rounds
Willie Lewis the American middleweight and Marcel Moreau the French middleweight fought twenty rounds to a draw, with both boxers evenly matched. A large crowd watched as Lewis had defeated Moreau on points in their previous bout.
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Willie Lewis
Marcel Voice
Lewis
Morea
Fragmented Chitano News yarns mix politics and stage lore
A garbled account blends Morgan political appointment quirks with a theater anecdote from Macbeth. An examiner doubts Morgan’s legal knowledge while a stage manager improvises a blood scene. The muddled text shifts to a comic tally of Louis d'or theft and a fickle servant’s mischief.
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Chitano News
Morgan
Macbeth
Vilain Lof
Muni Te
Mle Depina
Louis
Dumas
The Metric Carat Standard Adopted by Governments
The article notes the adoption of the metric carat as the weight standard for diamonds and other precious stones by government action. It explains historical uncertainty over carat weight and describes international alignment including progress in Europe and the United States, with England as the last hindrance to a universal standard.
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Spain
Portugal
Roumania
Qwiiverland
Sieden Fenuce
Germany
Hollani
Belgum
United States
From the December Farmers Wife: Emancipate the Household Drudge
A 19th century magazine excerpt criticizes endless homemaking duties and advocates freeing women from drudgery to restore the home as a valued center. It cites a Baden founded school with 50000 members showing rural domestic work as a public program.
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Congress
Satricts
Amis Marbert
Tulsa
Ife
Rhiar
Nesvea Forte
Baden
Grand Duchy of Baden
Safe disposal advised for dead animals in old farming guide
A rural manual warns to bury or burn animal carcasses at least four feet deep to prevent disease. It details trench burning methods using dry wood and kerosene, cautions against roadside disposal, and emphasizes preventing contagion to other animals.
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Dr & M Ranek
Lindsay to Be Sold to New Orleans Club
Portland Ore December 19 Bull Lando third baseman of the Portland team in the Pacific Coast League will be sold to New Orleans, per an announcement by Manager McCredin. All Superior League clubs have waivers on Lindsay.
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Portland Ore
Bull Landss
Portland
New Orleans
McCredin
Lindsay
Dry Farming in Bible Cited as Foundation of Resting Land
A Kansas industrialist and professor discuss ancient ordinances in Exodus and Leviticus mandating resting fields after six years of sowing. They connect these laws to modern dry farming, noting the fallow period predates nitrogen knowledge and forms a core practice for soil conservation today.
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Kansas
Linpincott
Luppincott Sass
The Sphinx at Sunset O Might Un Glotious
A fragmentary, archaic poem echoing grand, mythic imagery. It speaks of thine and mine, celestial peaks, distant sails, and perfumed bushes, interwoven with images of vows, prayers, and nocturnal omens. The verse hints at hidden daggers and secret backcloths, invoking cosmic judgment and human suffering.
Woman Shoots Self After Despondency in Memphis
A Memphis woman, Virg Tasher Harwell, wife of a prominent businessman, fatally shot herself near her infant son and hired daughter after taking a pistol from her handbag. The despondent act is linked to personal distress and comes amid a wave of local advertising clamor in the city.
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Memphislean
Kane
Nam
Beachey beats Pegoud with loop record in San Francisco
Lincoln Beachey celebrated a Christmas by breaking aviation heights with five consecutive loop turns from 750 feet and a landing on a parade grounds. He then executed a double loop from 300 feet claiming a new record, noting Pegoud previously performed from greater height.
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San Francisco
Lincoln Beachey
Marrow Street
Psnarta
Pexoud
Cuban Player Signed by Brooklyn Club
New York reports the Brooklyn club of the National League announcing negotiations completed with Tommy Romanach a young Cuban star at 18 living as an architect by trade Captain Jake Daubert praised his play during a Cuba visit and Brooklyn’s president Edwin Ebbets was notified of the deal including terms and the signing details remain undisclosed
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New York
Brookly Club
Tommy Romanach
Almendatus Tub
New Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Cuba
Jake Daubert
Romanachs
Ebbets
Romanach
Feeding missteps spark heavy animal losses warned
A Progressive essay cautions southern feeders about assuming they understand feed composition and animal needs. It argues many fail to match feeds to animals and work, leading to wasted protein rich rations and energy losses, stressing proper protein for breeding stock and labor, with a final poetic aside on enduring love and memory.
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Butter Scotch And Stock Care Reminder From The Progressive Farmer
A brief note describes making a simple candy from butter and sugar and emphasizes livestock comfort. It urges setting up bedding for horses and cattle, ensuring stalls are well bedded, and notes that good manure improves summer crops. The guidance reflects farm practices and manure importance.
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Cattis
Poultry and hog care tips from The Progressive Farmer
Advice on preparing hogs for curing tobacco by using a thermometer and testing water temps. Guidance to avoid hair set, ensure hogs are heated properly, refrigerate, salt meat only when ready to hang, and keep pigs safe during scalding. Includes notes on poultry care during rain and the value of a scratching shed.
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Souniger
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