Overstocking Pastures Warns of Permanent Damage to Rangelands
The article notes government findings that southwestern stock ranges, especially in Texas, are overstocked risking permanent harm. It urges rest and rotation, warns of thin sod and weed growth, and proposes two saving methods: reduce cattle on paddocks or supply more fodder off pasture. Richard Baker advocates keeping grass for two animals and turning only one.
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Southwest
Texas
Richard Baker
Good Mares Worth More Than Scrub Stock Says Journal
The Texas Stock and Farm Journal argues a single good mare yields more income than several scrub mares. Breeders should prioritize good brood mares, select a stallion for conformation and performance, and trace bloodlines. The goal is gradual but steady improvement across generations to meet a rising market.
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Texas Stock and Farm Journal
Decline in Livestock and Horse Power Shift
The 1897 swine total fell by 840283, part of a near 5 million drop over three years. Horses fell 403756 that year, summing a three year decrease of about 2 million, ten times typical street railway horsepower, amid a move toward electric traction.
Livestock Numbers Reflect 1897 Prices and Trends
The passage notes that prevailing low horse prices largely account for the livestock totals in 1897. It records a rise only in sheep and mule herds, with sheep at 838 317 head and mules at 42 011, while other classes did not increase.
Illinois oleomargarine law faces daily violations
Lawyers for violators challenge the statute as unconstitutional while other states have upheld similar laws, creating a legal contest over the measure’s validity.
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Illinois
Nails Used as Coin in Scote and
Fragmentary note reports nails valued as currency in Scote and towns nearby. Details are unclear but reference to bartering with metal nails appears in the text.
Gypsies in Europe Increasing and Broadly Located
A New York Sun summary cites an official English government report showing Gypsies in Europe rising in number rather than declining. Totals: Britain 35,000. Spain 40,000. Russia 25,000. Germany 45,000. Austria Turkey and Balkans 200,000 each, with Europe overall near 750,000. The piece notes many Gypsies settle in towns, with music talent highlighted, including Liszt praising Gypsy musical aptitude.
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New York Sun
Europe
North America
England
Great Britain
Italy
Gitanos
Spain
Ziguener
Germany
Hungary
Turkey
France
Scotland
United States
Lower Danube
Transylvania
Franz Liszt
Conjuring the Sharks in the Persian Gulf
Lippincott's Magazine describes divers in the Persian Gulf relying on shark conjurers to start the season. Government hires charmers to divert sharks from fleets as up to 100 boats depart at dawn with divers steersmen and channers. Shore conjurers perform incantations while a man-eater may halt diving for the day.
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Parisian Gulf
Lippincott’s Magazine
Persian Gulf
Squirrels Use Tails as Sails Across Water
Observations describe squirrels crossing large water with tails spread as sails. The rodents appear to time their crossings with favorable winds, similar to swallows and other birds preparing for migration.
Training Grapes in Munson and Crittenden Trellis Systems
E G Lodeman describes grape trellis methods in a Department of Agriculture report. The Munson system uses two converging posts with a three-wire V trellis to support bearing vines, while the Crittenden system lowers post height to three to four feet. Prof Hugh N Starnes advocates a hybrid with one post and three wires forming a high central lower wire for bearing canes.
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Lodeman
Department of Agriculture
Hugh N. Starnes
Georgia Experiment Station
South
Munson
Cucumber Cultivation Tips From New England Planters
Old time New England farming notes suggest ashes may aid soil fertility for cucumbers. The piece recommends thorough manuring, moist seedbeds, hill planting with deep manure, and dirt cover to protect roots. To deter pests, use light muslin cloth stretched over hills during early growth.
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New England
Virginia experiments on low grade apples use
The Virginia station reports experiments to utilize low grade apples, which make up about 40 percent of the annual crop. Much fruit is sun dried now, but researchers believe better methods can be found for drying and preserving the surplus.
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Virginia
Economics of Evaporating Fruit in Manufacturing
A historical note compares evaporating and drying fruit costs, stating manufacture costs around 8 cents per pound, evaporated fruit selling about 6 cents per pound and dried fruit about 2 and a half cents. Evaporated fruit per bushel of apples averaged 6.6 pounds. A wry aside claims some men waste money on women, suggesting a method in madness.
England and America in the looming war spirit
The Montreal Star argues Canadians feel connected to Britain and the United States amid the Cuba crisis. It says shared blood and liberty bind Britain and America, hopes for diplomacy, and notes “Greater England” unity as the war looms with Europe watching.
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Montreal Star
United States
Spain
Cuba
Great Britain
England
Europe
Silent French sisterhood echoes Trappists in austerity
In France a unique sisterhood mirrors Trappist strictness. Fifty women enter cloister with perpetual silence, never speak or lift eyes, work and pray from 4 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Meals cue momentary stillness by bell. They live as dead within walls, not performing charity.
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France
Wall
Clover Meal in Pig and Calf Feeding
Clover hay appears as clover meal in markets and is favored for pig feeding as an addition to skim milk. It is scalded for calves, becomes soft and swelling, and is regarded wholesome nutritious and palatable for young stock. The hopeful note hints at good days ahead.
Told the Truth and a Mocking Exchange
A brief humorous item from the Pick Me Up page notes a public quip where one man calls another a fool while the other comments he is surprised the man is a mermaid. The exchange hints at light gossip and social sniping in a casual column.
Pittsburg Judge Comments on Yaghums and Prey Ethics
In a Pittsburg paper the term Yaghums describes armed men who prey on tramps, and two of these men recently killed a person described similarly. The judge asks if there are lower men who prey on Yaghums.
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Pittsburg
Cascarets Promise Beauty Through Clean Blood
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for pimples boils and bilious complexion. It claims beauty comes from a clean blood and a lazy liver, urging readers to buy Cascarets in 10 25 or 60 cent sizes at druggists with a satisfaction guarantee.
A Personal Question
Dialog humor about photography work with Miss Snapshot asking Mr Kodak if he develops film. He replies he does not always but aims to hold a good subject until he gets a negative. The brief exchange captures early 20th century portraiture banter.
We Pay Expenses and Liberal Commissions Advertisement
We guarantee 060.08 rmonth on mail orders. First class scheme salesmen wanted. No bond required. Sales made from photographs. Address with stamp reward Mfg. Co. Iowa City Iowa.
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Mfg. Co
Iowa City
Iowa
Hin Way Lively Lovestruck Exchange
A brief, suggestive snippet features Sally Gay Jack Huggins and Dolly Swift in a playful dialogue about romantic affection. The exchange frames Huggins as ardent and consistently involved in intimate banter, with Puck providing a cheeky gloss.
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Hin Way
Sally Gay
Jack Huggins
Dolly Swift
Puck
Vintage Patent Medicine and Advertisements Collage
A collage of old medical patent ads features Mrs Winslow line for teething syrup, Piso Cure for Consumption praise, Casparets Candy Cathartic 10c, COSMO BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAP claims, and a note on gallery seating marked without reserve. Also mentions Casparets refund policy and J B Palmer Seattle address from 1895.
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America
Hood
Piso
J. B. Palmer
Seattle
Wash
COSMO
California Fic Syrup Co
California Fie Syrup Co
Caltiforma Fia Syxkup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francigo
Cal
Louisville
New York
Susquehanna Ave
Philadelphia
Candy Cathartic
Tade
Mark RE
Erie
Werling Remedy Company
Chicege
Montreal
New Tork
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