Minnesota Legislature Debates Farm and Rail Tax Measures
In the Minnesota Senate and House, bills on civil service, the Hatch fund, and farm college control are debated amid committee actions. A labor temple tax exemption is postponed as unconstitutional, while the Soo line inquiry and twine trust findings are discussed. House passes meager but notable measures including a mechanics lien bill and local district court reforms.
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Soo Rush
Flynn Hreshtieng
Thomas Lowry
Underwood
Springer Eolicitor
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Twine Trust
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H. F. Stevens
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Sand My. Morgan
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Red River Valley
Hay
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Hey End Flathers
Indian Disaster at Victoria Capsizes Small Schooner
Thirteen Indians drowned when a small schooner capsized at Victoria British Columbia. W H J Jackson, once Louis Reil’s private secretary, responded to a charge he is a mutant half breed Indian anarchist. He denies Knights of Labor ties and says the Northwest Territory cause remains strong despite the assertion. Jackson provides a district master workman statement denying Knighthood or anarchist talks.
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Louis Kiel
Dairy Farming Profits Then and Now Across Milk Markets
Dairy advocates argue global dairy consumption lags potential while efficient farming cuts costs. Articles discuss refrigeration effects on cream acidity, cow weight versus profit, sow separation before farrowing, and storage of summer butter for price gains. Emphasizes exercise, feeding, and culling inferior stock to boost dairy returns.
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Hoard
John Boyd
Alvord
Kibby
Brookfield
New England
Planting Seeds In Early Spring Furrow
Early spring soil is cold and needs a light seed cover. Deep covering causes seed rot more than other factors. Hardy small seeds like onions carrots and parsnips can be sown on the surface and covered by frost and spring rains. The key is straight rows at uniform distances and thinning after emergence.
Seed Testing as a Preventive for Crop Loss
John M. Stahl urges practical seed testing to ensure vitality and avoid losses. He recommends testing grains from multiple cars, oats from various bins, and a range of seeds in a moist earth box, recording germination rates to detect inferior or impure seed before planting.
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John M. Stahl
Illinois
Gentle Handling Increases Milk Yield In Cattle
The author argues cows and dairy cows respond to rough handling with reduced milk and stress. Calm, consistent care improves milk output, noting a Holstein cow produced more butter per milk at home than at a fair, suggesting nerves affect dairy performance. Early gentle management is recommended for steady production.
Practical Home Hints and Remedies From Daily Life
A collection of kitchen tips and simple cures. Recipes include a basic sponge cake and egg based treats, plus methods for biscuits, toothache relief with a hot salt bag, roach paste using phosphorus, and heating tips. Also advice on umbrella care and drying to preserve fabric and case.
Some Things Shall Be Forever in This Poem
A brief excerpted poem contrasts enduring truths with perishable wealth and kingdoms. It asserts that memory, will, love or hate, truth, justice, and ultimately God endure beyond all else, posing a final question about sin and hell.
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A Perficious Habit and Youth Smoking Dangers
A essay-style critique warns that cigarette use among young men and boys leads to health ruin. It cites an 18 year old who died in a lunatic asylum and a New Yorker who, after heavily smoking, died by self harm while deemed temporarily insane.
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Chicago Herald
Lord Fauntleroy
Hot water’s soothing claims cited by physician
A physician endorses hot water for insomnia and indigestion caused by nervous stomach irritation. He notes that regular, nightly use over months can greatly benefit certain constitutions, preferring it before sleep. An immigrant ship captain once used a hot water stream on a mutinous crowd, calming spirits and restoring order.
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New York Tribune
Ear Insects Beware Oil Water Drown Them Says Medical Classic
Dr J Herbert Claiborne Jr notes in Medical Classics that bugs in the ear should be drowned with oil or warm water to stop their movement. If oil is unavailable, non poisonous liquids or water may be used and the ear syringed with warm water after immobilizing the intruder. Tobacco smoke is not endorsed as a method.
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J. Herbert Claiborne, Jr
Extermination Pushed for English Sparrow in Nova Scotia
At a Wolfville meeting of the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Association Mr Bishop of Lentville, a leading authority on birds, warned of great danger from the English sparrow and urged immediate extermination. Most speakers supported the view and noted measures to rid the country of sparrows.
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Nova Scotia
Somnambulism and a Bayou Plot of Love and Vengeance
A fourteen year old narrator in the bayou plans to abduct her sister Milly from Major Barton with help from Prissy the mulatto friend. Sleepwalking, disguise, and a night confrontation set the stage for a dramatic but nongraphic revenge scheme against a rich suitor.
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Maj. Barton
Sleepwalking prank ends with garret fright and Texas exile
A narrator describes a midnight scheme to steal Major Barton's wig and teeth during a sleepwalking misadventure. Prissy's ghost tableau triggers a garret discovery of a lifelike scene, a fainting escape, and a later family reaction. The major leaves town within a year, Milly's hopes fade, and the trick becomes a lasting memory.
Rudeness to an Emperor at the Monument
A Boston Courier anecdote recalls an incident with Dom Pedro II of Brazil when he visited Charleston. The Emperor asked to reach the monument summit, was told to try, and offered the car. He paid the fee and left, later discovering his rude questioner had presumed superiority.
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Boston Courier
Ghost sighting terrifies Brushy Ridge residents
A Columbus letter reports residents of Brushy Ridge County fear a claimed genuine ghost described as large as a red fox with four legs and wings. The creature allegedly walks and flies, emitting hideous cries at all times, keeping locals indoors at night.
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Brushy Ridge
Columbus
Battle of Tippecanoe and Harrison Legacy Adverts
Fragment recounts the 1811 Tippecanoe battle led by General William Harrison and its impact on settlement and politics. Mentions the Harrison lineage, the Old Log Cabin stock, and advertisements for Old Log Cabin Sarsaparilla and Warner's Safe Cure. Notes prairie fire deaths in South Dakota.
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Expert Book Keeping Circular Teaches Balances and Errors
Smith R Wooley of Detroit Michigan offers a thorough treatise titled Expert Book Keeping. It covers taking off trial balance finding errors without checking detecting transposition and apes and how to open or close books and related essential techniques. The Wisconsin meat inspection bill in the legislature is killed.
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Detroit
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