Minnesota State News Highlights Local Affairs and Disasters
Minnesota items report the Milwaukee chamber of commerce committee's sell of St Paul as a meat market, deaths including W Riekl and a child killed in a brewery wagon incident, a murder sentence commuted to life at hard labor, church and university moves, forthcoming fairs and naval cadet appointment, weather notes, cyclone relief generosity, and various fires, lightning strikes, and property losses across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coas
Srowers’ Association of Montana
Muce
St. Paul
W. Riekl
Fargo
Paula
Wal 3Iatz
August Mayer
Lawrence Mitsch
John Hutchinson
Lochie McLean
East Grand Forks
Gov. Hubbard
Ife
M. D. Shutter
Minneapolis
Tuttle
Church of the Redeemer
Universaist
Stillwater
Wiliam R. Merrian
Hamline
Henry Keller
Lake Benton
August Huller
Keller
Garret
la Grace
Alfred Guimont
Dayton
Mrs. Bennett
Carroll
Grange Township
Pipestone County
Albertus Wright Catlin
Fergus Falls
Annapolis
Knute Nelson
Catlin
Dobbs
Riddell
Anderson
L. C. Wheeler
Northern Pacific
Deerwood Station
Duluth
Brainerd Santarium
Waseca
Ladies’ Relief Committee
Winonaas
Winona
J.M. Thorn
Hastings
Medical College
Philadelphia
Penn
West Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburg
Johnson
Tranary
Buse
Moorhead
R. Beardsley
Ashby
B. Beaupre
J. C. Meloy
W. Benner
Maria
M. N. Kellogg
Sauk Center
Duluth, Huron & Denver
Lake Alice
Otter Gail
D. Hoenigsberg
Hebrew Temple
Minnesota Street
George C. Whitney
Brainerd
Farm and Garden Advice on Livestock Care and Orchard Training
The article offers April guidance for livestock like horses cows and sheep emphasizing gradual feeding and protection from drafts. It covers pig and poultry selection and warns about overcare of calving cows. It also discusses pruning methods for fruit trees and questions the long term value of extensive training programs.
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Berkshire
Yorkshire
Poland
April farming tips from coast to coast across Canada and the US
The article urges timely spring fieldwork with harrowing and sowing guidance. It stresses early grain sowing, repeated harrowing, and weed control. It recommends succession planting of forage crops every two weeks and notes root crops like parsnips, mangels, sugar beet, and carrots as favored options. It also warns against overheating manure heaps and predicts several weeks of plowing weather in April.
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Prince Edward's Island
Puget Sound
Profits and Pitfalls of Poultry Raising
The article discusses poultry farming as a rewarding venture yet warns novices face early losses. It notes success with small flocks but warns expansion brings cleanliness, vermin, air quality, and infection risks that grow with flock size. It urges caution when increasing numbers and stresses consistent methods across multiple flocks.
The Bit in Everyday Life and Its Wide Reach
The article extols the bit as an indispensable universal tool across farming, traffic, sport, and warfare. It notes its influence on horse handling, economy, and even ornamental ironwork, then briefly mentions the lack of popular interest in systematic pruning.
Early lamb docking and castration method described
The text details a weekly flock procedure for docking lamb tails and emasculating males. It explains holding the lamb, slitting the tail at about two inches from the root, applying copper sulphate to the wound, and letting wool draw together as the wound heals. It notes minimal suffering and cautions on blade cleanliness and sharpness.
Repairing a grindstone with simple tools
The article explains how wear deforms grindstones from grinding various tools and offers a home method. It suggests turning a shovel or spade to grind the stone back to a round or beveled face, restoring true surface while sharpening the tool.
Do It Yourself Tent Frame Protectors
Four strips half an inch thick and one inch wide twelve inches long form a spreadable frame by passing a wire through a hole in one end and twisting the ends together loosely. Cheap muslin is tacked on the frame, pulled to within two inches of the stick ends, so the frame can be used as a ground stake. When not in use the protectors fold closed for compact storage and can last several seasons with proper care.
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Waukegan
Gordon
Michigan
New York Sun
Bill Nye
France
Paris
St. Paul
Historic Battles in World History Chronology
A chronological list of major battles from ancient to Napoleonic times. Includes Marathon 490 BC Miltiades vs Persians, Syracuse 413 BC, Arbela 331 BC, Metaurus 207 BC, Varus defeat 9 AD, Chalons 451 AD, Tours 732 AD, Hastings 1066, Orléans 1429, Armada 1588, Blenheim 1704, Pultowa 1709, Saratoga 1777, Valmy 1792, and Waterloo 1815 with leaders and outcomes.
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Marathon
Miltiades
Syracuse
Arbela
Darius
Alexander the Great
Metaurus
Hasdrubal
Arminius
Varus
Lippe
Germany
Ems
Chalons
Attila
Actius
Tours
Europe
Charles Martel
Hastings
William the Conqueror
England
Joan of Arc
Orleans
Blenheim
Great Britain
Holland
Duke of Marlborough
Pultowa
Charles XII
Peter the Great
General Gates
General Burgoyne
Saratoga
Valmy
Prussia
Austria
Marshal Kellerman
Waterloo
Napoleon
Professor Creasy
A Time to Let Up Across a Quirky Conversation
Squire Ding brass counsels a friend about economy in movement as the invalid laments slow progress yet claims moving fast. The exchange frames a humorous clash between physical frailty and brisk wit.
Domestic Hints Recipes for breaded fritters soup and dumplings
Readable text offers several kitchen instructions including soft paste for potato croquettes or rolls, breaded fried items, chicken soup with egg yolk and milk, a delicate almond cake, an omelette method, beef suet dumplings, a potato salad, and a chicken pie with beets and pork fat crust.
Why Poor Goods Are Made and How to Buy Better
The article argues that demand for cheaper goods drives low quality in calicoes stockings groceries and shoes. It notes buyers sacrifice wear and washing quality for low prices and that a shift toward better materials at fair prices is beginning as manufacturers respond to demand for substance over show.
Humorous Drugstore Banter From Tid Bits
A quip shows a young man claiming expertise in the drug trade while the druggist tests him on distinguish morphine from quinine. The punchline rests on the buyer’s fate, revealing a cynical joke about the business.
The Black Cat Haunts a Michigan Schooner Crew Tale
Capt Rockwell recalls a ten year old terror on Lake Michigan when the Gordon, a grain trader, loses a life and ship parts after a mysterious black cat boards during a foggy June voyage. The cat is blamed for rigging cuts, eerie howls, and a succession of disasters culminating in the shipwreck near Grand Haven.
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Gordon
Rockwell
Fame
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Windward
The Mamertine Prison Awe Inspires a Rome Visit
A Rome correspondent describes entering the Mamertine prison on Capitoline hill, where Peter and Paul were believed to be held and condemned. The tour path includes the San Pietro in Carcere chapel, the Scale Gemonina, the Tullianum, and the spring said to gush at Peter’s prayer, with reflections on Nero, early martyrs, and the rise of Christianity.
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Apostle
Peter
Jerusalem
Christ
Paradise
Sicero
Cesar
Ignor
Vercingetorex
Jugurtha
Vatican
Nero
St. Peter's
Janiculum
Montorio
Rome
Tiber
Ireland
O'Neill
O’donnell
Capitol
Palatine
Aventine
Ostia
Paul
Ara Celi
Constantine
Victor Emmanuel
Rottte
Seale Gemonin
Tarpeian Rock
Via Triumphalia
Wanted Humor and a Farm Worth More Than a Mortgage
A Detroit Free Press quote lists desires for rich humor to free a prisoner, a productive farm with substantial value, a fish measurable by its own scales, a river worth a mill without damming, crumbs of comfort from facts, mule breaking tips without harm, a device to weigh words, and a string of ties for a lyre.
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Detroit Free Press
How to Talk Well The Art of Conversation Advice
A New York Ledger excerpt discusses mastering conversation through rules and practice rather than imitation. It cites Dr. Johnson as a model of disciplined, forcible language and suggests youths should follow his example to develop the coveted conversational art.
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Boswell
Dr. Johnson
New York Ledger
Treatment to curb contagion in late scarlet fever
A British Medical Journal writer recommends twice daily full-body sponging from about a week after eruption using a warm oatmeal solution to keep scales from detaching and spreading infection. The gluten binds scales, protects new skin from cold, and may reduce dropsy risk during desquamation.
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Foole
A Boston Romance Ends Before Its Sequel
A Boston Traveler account tells of a Victorian era recruitment scene on Tremont Street where a refined woman answers a newspaper notice seeking a home and wages. A doorkeeper in the house of our Lord screens entrants as a minister explains his desire to marry, travel, and share a library and farm, leaving the outcome unresolved.
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Weytep
Tremont Street
Fete
Ptss
Mority
Boston Traveler
Horses Feet and the shoeing controversy by Bill Nye
In a pointed plea the author argues that shoeing harms horses and that trimming and flat shoes with minimal nails and no rasping of the outside foot can keep feet healthy. He criticizes heavy heels and warns against city smiths overworking the foot while urging barefoot logic for road work. The section ends with Bill Nye’s humorous hydrophobia critique and moral reflections.
Course Approved and Cautionary Remedies Aboard
A hotel message recounts medical treatment for a patient including milk diet wine electricity and quinine followed by a grim quip that the doctor suggests ice for the patient. In Fulton county New York a man tested his sweetheart by faking a death report causing her to attempt suicide by hanging but she was rescued in time.
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Fulton County
New York
Forever Young Poem Of Eternal Love
A lyric about enduring love defying age as the speaker pledges to stay forever young with the beloved. Dark imagery of months and seasons contrasts with unwavering devotion, claiming aging cannot touch their bond while the beloved’s presence keeps joy and light. The narrator rejects scorn and asserts timeless youth through love.
Pearls of Thoughts and Maxims from a Baltimorean
A Baltimorean aphorism collection urges living with inward consciousness and restraint. It emphasizes equanimity in life, charitable speech, continual communion with God, and the lasting value of knowledge as an investment.
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Minnesota State News
Chamber of Commerce
T George Stanley
A. H. Terry
Department of Dakota
Ryan Hotel
Clemens Staub
Assumption Church
St. John's College
St. Joseph
Father Clemens
Church of the Assumption
G. L. Spencer
Cameron
Houston County
Southern Minnesota Fair Association
Rochester
William W. Tripp
James Monroe
P. Hazzard
William T. Kittridge
Los Angeles
Cal
United States District Court
Minnesota
State Institute of Homeopathy
The
Order of Elks
Omaha
A. A. Ames
J. H. Freeman
W. B. Wheeler
E. P. Hilton
A. N. Merrick
Stafford
Tyler
O. M. Batchelder
Smith B. Hall
N. F. Warner
A. M. Jordan
H. E. Sholes
John N. Gannon
A. T. Stebbins
Providence
R. 1
Grand Lodge
Knights of Honor
Superior Lodge
Rst
Young Lamia
Squire Dingbrass
Hyown
Mamertine Prison
Whien Peet
St. Peter
Mamertine
Capitoline
Forum
Anette Martius
Mailiers
Ancus
Marmertine
Sodality of
Carpenters
Falequamt
Rortians
Ancus Martius
Servius Tullius
Romie
Mamertius
San Pietro In Carcere
St. Peter In
Tullianum
Timothy
Philemon
San Pietro
Carcere
Peter and
Processus
Martinian
Taney
Zhe Oles
Belgravia
Pearls of
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