Up‑to‑Date Hints on Cultivation and Flukes in Livestock
The article explains fluke parasites in sheep and deer livers, their life cycle, and regional occurrence in the U.S. It compares British and American flukes, notes deer liver infestations in Wisconsin, and warns hunters about eating affected organs. It also discusses alfalfa yields, pastures, and advice from Illinois agrarian writers on long term pasture profitability.
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Europe
Texas
Great Britain
Wisconsin
Alfalfa Farming Gains Ground in Illinois
Renewed interest in alfalfa cultivation in Illinois noted. Farmers who planted seed in spring 1900 report three to four harvests this year, yielding four to eight tons of hay per acre overall. The article highlights growing profitability and renewed attention.
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Illinois
Champaign
Farmers’ Review
Gurler
Professor Curtiss
Iowan Agricultural College
S. N. King
Winois
Gladstone Statue Unveiled in Manchester by Maria Raggi
The bronze statue of William E. Gladstone by Maria Raggi was unveiled in Manchester with John Morley presiding. Raggi sketched Gladstone during his Home Rule Bill speech. clay models were based on that drawing. The ceremony was simple and the orator’s tribute followed in a town hall. Real estate in some localities is as cheap as dirt.
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William E. Gladstone
Maria Raggi
Manchester
England
Gladstone
House of Commons
Raggi
John Morley
Town Hall
Floral wonder Shas ta daisy from California grower
A new flower named Shas ta daisy originates in California from a flower grower. It reportedly measures about a foot in circumference.
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California
University exhibits artificial pollination and spraying tests
The University of Illinois horticultural program demonstrates pollen transfer in cucumbers and tomatoes using simple manual methods. It shows self pollination in cucumbers, explains male and female blossom roles, and presents spraying charts testing Paris green quality and the appearance of sprayed leaves under a microscope to assess efficacy and safety.
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University of Illinois
Paris Green
Evidence of Ancestry Ties Siberia and Alaska Peoples
Reports from Am Museum agents including Waldemar Jackelson and Franz Boas claim identical Siberian and Alaskan mythology and race with evidence of Behring Strait crossing by natives.Historical notes recount Popoff's Chukchi tale and Eskimo dances with wolf tail symbolism as support for Asian origin of two continents' aborigines.
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Américan Museum
Siberia
Alaska
North America
Waldemar Jackelson
Franz Boas
Popoff
Asia
Behring 'Strait
New York Sun
Benevolent Despot and the Russian Czar
A Utica Globe opinion compares rulers of Russia, praising Nicholas II as a benevolent despot with wider views and progress spirit. It contrasts him with Alexander III and notes his aspiration, patriotism, and belief in the common people's capacity for self government.
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Blaine
Russia
Alexander Jr
Nicholas Sr
Jefferson
Washington
Utica Globe
New Profession for a Woman Miss Alice Rigg Engraves Tombstones
Miss Alice Rigg of Windsor Canada proves women can excel in business by founding a tombstone engraving firm. She designs, carves and letteres marble and granite monuments, drawing orders from within and beyond Windsor and elevating the craft to fine arts status.
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Alice Rigg
Windsor
Canada
Miss Rigg
Anc
Wyoming Lands for the Boers
The article describes a broad colonization push into Wyoming with plans to reclaim 200000 acres in the Saratoga valley by the Homestead Irrigation company. It notes Buffalo Bill Cody’s Cody Salsbury canal proposal to water 245000 acres near Cody and mentions a Hague bankers group securing 300000 acres in Sweetwater county for a Boer Dutch colony, plus state land auctions in Montana funding schools.
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Wyoming
Homestead Irrigation Company of
Saratoga
Cody-Salsbury Canal
Big Horn County
W. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Cody
Hague
Hol
Green River
Sweet Water
Montana
State Land’ Commission
Jokes on the Singers Atop Opera Humor
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes a church remark about a tenor in opera playing to the gallery while Gotham adds the basso aimed at the sub cellar. The lines capture light satire of stage performers.
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Church
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Morning Despair Echoes of a Lost Hope
Fragmentary lines reflect a mood of melancholy as the speaker wakes and confronts a fading hope, a cold chill of despair spreading through the mind.
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