Artificial manures in farming urged by Cowie lecture
The Maidstone Farmers' Club heard G A Cowie explain that artificial fertilisers can raise profits by supporting farmyard fertility, while careless use risks losses. He stressed proper incorporation, nitrogen effects on leaf growth, phosphates for fruiting, and careful autumn potash application to combat drought, noting bone flour and guano forms.
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Daring Robber Carried From Rooftop After Shootout
A violent scene unfolds as a wounded robber is lowered from a roof after a gunfight. Mr Lamb fears the perpetrator will die, while Chugwater and a servant girl react with shock and concern. The man is eventually carried away with a pistol shot count.
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Rules for a Long Life From Hetty Green
Mrs Hetty Green of New York reputedly the richest woman in the world recently celebrated her seventieth birthday and shared rules for longevity. She says to keep active avoid cobwebs and follow three aims a clear conscience a good appetite for effort well done and good will to others. If followed she believes one can live long be happy feel twenty years younger and have the spirit of twenty men.
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Hetty Green
New York
Mighty Meant Story From Senator Elkins On Promises
The late Senator Elkins recounted a tale of a driver with a dog that recently had a litter of pups. Passersby asked for one, and the driver pledged to share. Upon reaching Council Bluffs the speaker asked how many pups the dog had and learned the driver had promised many more than he could keep. He answered that a mighty mean man won’t promise a friend.
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Blutts
Prominent Manchester Insurance Man Narrates Paradox
A Manchester insurer recalls a curious anecdote about a man who dozed during a curtain lecture and awoke to perplexing whispers about time. He interrupts a war scene to ask if the dialogue has resumed. The tale blends humor and reflection on language and wakefulness.
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Manchester
The Poet Receives a Registered Letter Twist
A poet in a domestic tale eagerly awaits a prize after winning a Whirl of Paw contest. He fantasizes about wealth and gifts, then signs for a registered letter. Inside is a note from his wife Mary requesting fabric for a blouse, leaving him bemused but amused at the imagined windfall.
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Pheas Amila
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Tom Hood
Ilinener
Honesty the Best Policy in the Twelve Cocket Writers
Sixty years ago in the London Custom House twelve officers known as cocket writers issued certificates of entry and paid duties. They earned nominal salaries but extorted fees, some up to a thousand pounds yearly. In 1831 the Treasury abolished the offices. ten lied on their emoluments, two told the truth. One honest writer drew a pension for 52 years totaling fifty two thousand pounds.
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London Custom House
Treasury
Humorous wartime vignettes and a Bryan quip tale
A string of light anecdotes includes Lord Kitchener examining a lace handkerchief owned by a young man who jokingly asks about hairpins. A Texas crowd cheers William Jennings Bryan as a kiss request from a local woman is declined. A judge scolds a prisoner in a farm mishap case, remarking that idiots, after will, are men like you and me.
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Farming as a livelihood and its varied paths
The article argues that farming alone may not sustain all lives and urges diversification through horticulture, agriculture, and scientific extension work. It notes the important role of state universities, experiment stations, and agricultural societies in providing up to date guidance. It warns that older workers switching careers may lack initiative but highlights resilience and judgment as keys to success.
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The First Japanese Emperor Celebrated Despite War
Anpanean celebrate an anniversary of Emperor Jimmu amid war. Legendary history places his reign in 3rd century BC, describing his voyage from Kwaida to the interior, founding the empire at Kastiensharenoe Mujn and ending after a long rule. The tombs of the five emperors are said to be preserved.
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Kwalda
Teuma
Kastiensharenoe Mujn
Wind-Wound Clock of Brussels Never Needs Human Winding
A Brussels clock is powered solely by the wind, requiring no human winding. The curious mechanism winds itself with each gust, enchaining time in a breeze driven by nature rather than hands or gears touched by people.
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