Northwestern inventors landmark patent grants last week
Diet of Patents issued to Northwestern inventors including Peter M Bang Dawson Minn bag fastener Thomas Cusick Cognwell N D car coupling John C Forsburg Willmar Minn curling tongs heater Laurits Hansen St Martin Minn forse collar John L Owens Minneapolis Minn draft equalizer Charles B Saxton Blue Earth City Minn runner for vehicles Claude A P Turner Minneapolis Minn steel ore bin Robert J Walker Moorhead Minn feed board for roller mills Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 911 912 Pioneer Press Bids St Paul.
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Peter M. Bang
Dawson
Minn
Thomas Cusick
Cognwell
N. D
John C. Forsburg
Willmar
Laurits Hansen
St. Martin
Forse Collar
John.l. Owens
Minneapollis
Charles 8. Saxton
Blue‘ Earth City
Claude A. P. Turner
Minneapolis
The Overcoat Request in a Christmas Missive
A composite historical note presents a letter from a former slave or servant asking former employer Marse Tom for a Christmas gift. The speaker imagines wearing an overcoat reaching the ground would let him go preachin' till sundown. The dialect evokes Southern antebellum life and daily social relations.
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Chris
Atlania
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promises to cure all stages, and offers $100 for any untreated case, with testimonials available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Her Way of Getting It Gown Demand Shocks Brooklyn Life
In Brooklyn Life a wife pleads for a tailor made gown claiming earnest prayers justify going to be measured immediately. Her marriage partner reconciles with affection as the conversation centers on fashion and providence.
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George
Brooklyn
Do you really have four distinct seasons in Michigan
A Detroit Free Press quip notes a summer resorter asking an old resident about Michigan weather. The reply jokes that there are four seasons: summer, winter, winter, and summer, reflecting the area’s climate humor.
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Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Flax Industry Convention Set For Fargo December 13 14
The National Flax Hemp and Ramile association will meet in Fargo on December 13 and 14 to discuss cultivation and uses of flax. North Dakota hosts the state’s only flax mill and a new flax fiber mill nearing operation, with attendees including noted experts. Reduced rail rates are offered under the certificate plan with one-fifth fare home in several states and one-third fare in Minnesota.
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National
Fargo
North and
South Dakota
Minnesota
The Omnipresent Youth
A child asks if his father is at home while in a library as a minister questions the lad about a wager. The boy overheard his father and Mr Bilkins planning to play poker that evening and wonders if the father would not be seen if the boy saw him first.
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Willie
Paw
Mr. Bilkins
Ohio State Journal
Railroad cuts on Chicago division to begin at once
Work on the Chicago division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will start immediately with heavy earth removals. A 28 foot grade from Tiffin to Attica will be reduced to 18 feet over 16 miles, the largest cut at Republic. Teegarden Indiana will lose 175000 cubic yards to drop from 28 to 16 feet, and Garrett to Ripley Indiana will relocate seven miles shortening a 26 foot grade to 16 feet. Total cost about 300000 dollars, increasing train loading capacity by nearly 30 percent.
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Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
Tiffin, O
Attica
Republic
Teegarden
Ind
Garrett
Ripley
A Colored Citizen Seeks Furlough for Son in Philippines
A letter to the president from a Black father asks that his son serving in the Philippines be granted furlough to spend Christmas at home. He pleads with Kinley to send John home so the family can share a Christmas dinner, promising to vote for Kinley.
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Philippines
Mister Kinley
John
Chris
Atlanta Constitution
Allen's Foot-Ease for Swollen Feet and Corns
The ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as the cure for swollen smarting burning and sweating feet corns and bunions. It recommends Allen's foot-Kase powder for shaking into shoes and notes 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores. Free samples offered by Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Ready Retort Sparks Dinner Table Exchange
A witty exchange unfolds over a meal as Mr Hail objects to reading the paper at table and Mrs Skinner notes the distraction. The humorous dialogue shifts to what to eat as a light moment in daily life.
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Mr. Hailroom
A Prince of Commerce and The John M. Smyth Co Ad
John M. Smyth head of The John M. Smyth Co. built a vast house famed as a world leading institution. His name is well known in Chicago and the company’s advertisement elsewhere in this paper offers their catalogue of goods to eat wear or use.
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Prince of Commerce
John M. Smyth
John M. Smyth Co
Chicago
Tea and Timing Called to Lure Voters in Primaries
The Detroit Journal comments that holding primaries at 5 o clock with tea served would attract the best people to vote. The system suggests limiting attendance by keeping others away.
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Detroit Journal
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Specialist in Fargo
The notice highlights Dr J H Rindlaub a specialist in eye ear nose and throat based in Fargo North Dakota. A light remark about a girl who must have a new gown each month contrasts with the medical ad.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
When Greatness Is Thrust Upon a Man
A terse aphorism notes that when a man is suddenly graced with greatness he quickly discards it as an unwanted burden. The line reflects on sudden power and the human desire for normalcy.
Cow Pea Varieties and Growth Habits Summarized
The bulletin explains the cow pea's origins in the South from India or China and its spread across plantations. It notes the crop is bean-like, annual, and related to lablab, lima, and haricot beans with a wide range of growth forms from compact bushes to trailing runners. Pods vary 4 to 16 inches and peas come in many colors and sizes, with ripening times from 60 days to 9 months.
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Bulletin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
South
South Carolina
India
China
Lima
Horticultural Observations on Insects and Fruit Planting
Massachusetts allocates 200000 for gypsy moth extermination. The piece argues for a government role to curb insect pests and prevent introductions. It notes California peach prosperity and rising orchard plantings north and south, with France and Belgium showing roadside fruit tree trends and revenue, urging careful management and private property respect.
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Massachusetts
France
Lombardy
Belgium
Land stewardship echoes through rural roadsides
The passage contrasts government and private caretakers over land, noting fruit trees left to fend for themselves become more blight than beauty along the highways. It implies neglect harms proper landscape value and roadside appearance.
Reduction in Cattle Receipts Across Major Markets
The Drovers Journal reports eight year totals for cattle receipts at Chicago Kansas City St Louis and Omaha. Early 1899 figures show little variation from 1898 despite high domestic and foreign beef demand, suggesting cattle values may rise above the level of prior years.
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Drovers Journal
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Penns Woods to Guard State Forest Reserves
Pennsylvania moves to protect forests at headwaters to safeguard water supply. Governor Stone forms a commission to locate three state forest reservations totaling 120000 acres. State Board of Property backs obtaining these lands as natural reservoirs to defend agriculture and farming interests.
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Penn's Woods
Pennsylvania
Stone
State Board of Property
Wasteful loss of corn fodder warns farmers in Rural World
W D Wade urges farmers to save corn fodder before November winds waste the best feed. In the Mississippi valley belt large amounts of fodder go to waste, enough to winter three times as many cattle and sheep. A modern harvester can cut and bind fodder, eliminating excuses to let it rot.
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W. D. Wade
Mississippi Valley
When to Plow Stubble Ground
Kansas Experiment Station bulletin advises plowing stubble when soil moisture remains. Disk harrow offers quick moisture conservation if time is short, followed by harrowing after rain to start weeds and break crust. This creates a firm seed bed for wheat and promotes nitrate formation from organic matter.
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Bulletin Kansas Experiment Station
Forest Fires Threaten North American Woodlands
Fires originate from many sources including locomotive sparks along railways and careless land clearing. Dropped matches and camp fires left to smolder can escape into duff and burn for days. Malice and haying or grazing practices also spark or worsen wildfires in forests.
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North America
Cut Straw as Nest Filler for Hen
A brief note states straw cut to fill hens nests proves effective for warmth and comfort. The simple husbandry tip highlights using gathered straw to maintain nest structure and insulation.
Soil moisture study shows tillage preserves water in Kansas experiment
Widespread tillage boosts soil moisture. In a Kansas State Station trial on July 7 1898 a plowed plot retained 21 percent moisture versus 15 percent for untreated soil disked land at 18 percent, demonstrating tillage improves seeding conditions and reduces water loss from the topsoil.
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Sell Melstars
Kansas Experiment ‘Station
The Codling Moth Insect Life Size Illustration and Remedies
An article explains the codling moth carpocapsa ponsonella with life size illustrations and labeled parts. It recommends Paris green or London purple sprays after bloom, a second weaker application after a week, and Kedzie arsenite of lime as alternatives. Burlap trunk bandages from June 15 to August and removal weekly destroy larvae, plus storage sanitation and sealing measures to prevent moths spreading.
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Colorado
Paris
Russian Thistle seen declining as fodder plant hope grows
Prof Busey reports a Nebraska journey showing Russian thistle now less prominent than before. The weed persists on fallow ground in a low slender form, yet some farmers value it as fodder when cut early for nutritious hay. Sheepmen may yet cultivate it as fodder.
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Busey
Nebraska
Missouri River
Wyoming Line
Hog Feeding Guidance for Market Readiness
Farmers should maintain hogs in good condition until they reach target market size. Avoid over fattening before reaching the desired weight as excessive fat can slow growth and reduce efficiency. Keep feed efficiency steady and monitor weight progress.
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