Madeira Brazil railway hailed as a great engineering feat
The Madeira Mamore railroad in Brazil extends hundreds of miles into the jungle from the coast, reaching near Manware falls. It is praised as one of modern times’ grand feats, likened by many to the Panama Canal for its ambition and impact on Brazilian commerce and growth.
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Brazil
Madeira River
Manware
Panama Canal
United States
Canal Zone
Panama
Brailian Capitaliste 49
Albert Hall
Wil
South America
Pan- American Union
General Public and the lure of trade in a moral tale
A satirical piece extols General Public as the guiding force behind tradesmen, warning of tempting offers like General Mall Order. It traces a journey through hospitality and deception, noting how confidence in the public yields profit and aloof virtue in commerce.
Oxford Down sheep described for farming value and use
The Domestic Sheep details the Oxford Down of Oxfordshire, noting its crossbreeding with Hampshire and Cotswold sires to darken faces and improve carcass. Ram selection and feeding influence weight, shape, and wool quality. Crosses with Shropshire or Wiltshire produce broader backs and better hindquarters. The breed suits profitable farming and range use, with Widener’s country estate illustrating a prize flock.
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Henry Stewart
Oxford
Hampshire
Shropshire
Oxfordshire
Peter A. B. Widener
Pork From Pasture Improves Pork Quality and Efficiency
A historical note compares pasture grazing to grain growing for pork. It highlights red clover and seven grasses as favorable habitats, enabling cheaper corn supplementation. The result shows better pork quality and lower disease rates when hogs fed mostly on corn and pasture, with confinement to feed limited disease.
Timely Garden Hints and Seed Care
Garden tips advise not saving beans from diseased pads for seed and to water, weed, and prune carefully. Protect vines off the ground, hand pick tomato worms, and transplant by August into warm days. Cultivate cabbages and crops every ten days, especially after rains.
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Ted
Dairy Notes and Harvest Tips for Dairy Work and Pork Returns
Agricultural notes advise removing milk promptly and keeping cows clean, with salt near the milking area, proper cooling, ventilation, and sanitizing separators after each use. Fat content depends on breeding and feed, with caution on teat removal and standard milk handling. Harvest guidance covers flax timing, swine feeding showing favorable returns vs grain, and a Minnesota extension test noting pork value per acre and feed costs.
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Hos
Stitt
O. R. Barns
University of Minnesota
Prayer Feed Per Horse From Fifteen To Eighteen Pounds
A historic tip states a horse should receive fifteen to eighteen pounds of hay daily. It advises giving three to four pounds at morning and dinner, with the balance at night, noting horses digest better with two meals and avoiding midday overfeeding.
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Wight
Momestead
Inyo trap plan hints at henhouse mishap
Fragmentary note from The New Yorker mentions a trap and floor inside a house. References a misheard phrase and misaligned words, suggesting a puzzling or coded line about a trap in a henhouse or similar scene. Strong entities are not clearly identifiable due to garbled text.
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New Yorker
Fragmented Sunday School lesson on public safety and faith
The article outlines a Sunday School talk stressing public safety and readiness, urging believers to act, pray, and support community needs. It references evangelistic themes, church leadership, and the call for aid amid spiritual and social challenges, with mentions of events and figures shaping the message.
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