Celebration plans mark peace centennial with statues and ball
An American committee proposes a Queen Victoria statue in Washington and a Lincoln statue for the British people. A New York historical costume ball will honor 100 years of English speaking nations peace, with similar events planned in major cities and costs hinted by Chicago’s $100,000 pledge.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
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America
New York City
John A. Stewart
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Buffalo
Calling the Bluff of the Mail Order House
A Bucklin Missouri Herald item recounts a small town merchant who countered a prominent catalogue house by advertising he would order for customers without charge. A customer bought a shirt waist at 1.20, then received a better version from the merchant at 1.24, boosting local trade and pressuring rivals. The piece ends urging merchants to reveal what is in the sack to sell goods today.
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District of Columbia
Board of Trade
D. Percy Hicklin
Congress
Health Department
Lynn
Mass
C. Thurston Chase
Central Congregational Church
New York Times
Bucklin
Have a Lender
A writer notes that every progressive merchant, regardless of size, acts as a lender by offering a specific portion of his stock on credit to the public. The piece emphasizes credit as a key service tying merchants to customers.
Coincidental Text Sparks Church Laughs at Twin Birth
A Curate in a Liverpool diocese preached on the line Two are better than one after learning that Mrs Cha vase had twins for the second time. The rector, the present bishop of Liverpool, witnessed the amused reaction as the curate searched for an unseen surplice mishap.
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Occult Review
Liverpool
Old Lament Adapts Garden Move Joke
A brief comic item from the Boston Record features Adam and Eve lamenting a move from the garden. Eve notes she has nothing to wear while Adam voices resignation as they anticipate relocation.
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Adam
Eve
Boston Record
The Ideal Dairy Barn Design By Wisdom
The excerpt discusses a single story dairy barn for sanitation and convenience. It outlines cost effective expansion with two story storage wings, a central cow alley, and a sheltered outdoor exercise area. The shed features a marble roof ten feet high to the eaves and bedded straw for comfortable milking conditions.
Dairy Barn Design for Oregon Agricultural College
A described dairy barn type offers better lighting and ventilation with an adjoining wing for storage not built in. It costs more but enables full wagon drive through for efficient feeding and allows optional barn yard coverings. A 70 by 80 foot building would house thirty or forty cows.
Veterinary Notes on Indigestion and Calf Care
Indigestion in older animals stems from unclean milk or feed and poor housing. For hooves, cold water or wet clay can soften the hoof. calf cholera responds to a formalin treatment with diluted formalin in milk, plus clean stalls and equipment.
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M. H. Key
Nokia
University Farm
St. Paul
Moses Life Lessons From Meekness and Courage
A historical Sunday lesson analyzes Moses early life, from his mother’s story through his Egyptian court ties to his rash act against the Egyptian overseer. It covers his flight to Midian, meeting Jethro, marriage to Zipporah, and his long sojourn as a shepherd and leader in training.
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Moses
Israel
Hin
Cleaning Incubators Prevent Bowel Trouble in Chicks
Guidance from the Iowa Homestead on cleaning incubators to prevent disease. Clean with soap and warm water, disinfect with carbolic acid, rinse, dry thoroughly, and only then place in a new batch of eggs. Regular cleansing after each hatch reduces severe bowel trouble in the flock.
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Iowa Homestead
Gasoline Sprayed to Fight Mites in Roosts
A Farm Journal correspondent reports using gasoline in a sprayer to control mites. The method involved spraying roosts and the overall house, with fumes dissipating as gasoline evaporates.
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The
Farm Journal
The Partner's Return Bout
Two gold prospectors Edward Coyne and John Warner quarrel over funds in the Colo Colorado diggings. Warner disappears prompting a vigilante committee to arrest Coyne who is accused of murder. Coyne confesses only after a demand for fair trial and a meeting with his ex partner leads to a reunion and renewed pursuit of justice.
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Edward Coyne
John Warner
Colorbdo
Coyne
Colorado
Warner
Werner
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