The Manila Hangman and a Mexican Standoff
Matias Bunagan faces execution in El Poró after killing Pascual de la Cruz in a long feud. A mysterious ally frees him briefly but Juan de la Cruz, Pascual’s brother, lures him back, and the American colonel orders his capture for a blood price. The rope awaits as the crowd gathers for the noon hanging.
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London Journal Celebrates 153rd Birthday Morning Post
The London Morning Post marks 153 years with famed contributors including Samuel Taylor Coleridge Wordsworth Southey and Charles Lamb who was paid 12 cents per verse. Praed Disraeli Lang and Kipling later joined as writers while the paper upheld a die-hard conservative stance as the voice of British aristocracy.
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London Morning Post
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Wordsworth
Southey
Charles Lamb
New York Times
Morning Post
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Andrew Lang
Rudyard Kipling
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Size of Egg Not an Index to Sex
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that egg size or weight cannot determine chick sex in the shell. Seven to eight days of incubation allow sex identification, and egg production between hens affects sex ratios, with more eggs leading to more females and fewer males. Practical breeders may use hen production timing to influence outcomes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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M. A. Jull
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Pure-Bred Meat Animals Bring Better Returns
United States Department of Agriculture reports from the Bureau of Animal Industry show pure-bred meat animals outperform grades and scrubs in meat quality, growth rate, uniformity, and resale value. Breeders cite faster market readiness, larger calves and hog litters, and about two cents per pound higher live weight for pure-bred stock.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
White Diarrhea Is Not Due to Disease Germs
G L Stevenson of South Dakota State college warns that much white diarrhea in young chickens stems from overheating chilling or overfeeding rather than disease germs. Proper brooding requires warm light sanitary quarters and vermin control with an initial 95 to 100 degree heat gradually reduced as birds feather and weather moderates to prevent chilling and losses.
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G. L. Stevenson
South Dakota State College
Wood Ashes as Potash and Phosphorus Source
Wood ashes furnish various percentages of potash and phosphorus depending on their source and serve as valuable fertilizing material where these elements are needed. Potatoes benefit, but most garden plants prefer alkaline soil and require potash and phosphorus. Excessive application can form caustic compounds harming plants. coal ashes have little fertilizer value but aid in lightening heavy soils.
How to Pick Prize-Winning Exhibition Fruit
A NJ agricultural specialist offers practical steps for selecting exhibition fruit. Pick while on the tree in late summer to avoid bruising, improve color by sun exposure after leaf removal, and ensure uniform color. Judging emphasizes condition color form size with uniformity and varietal type paramount for market appeal.
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KF. Mason
New Jersey Agricultural College
Crank Case Oil Proposed Cure for Mange in Hogs
A Iowa State College veterinarian notes mange in hogs is widespread across farms in Iowa and neighboring states. He cites losses from reduced gains and lower carcass value, totaling about 1.98 million dollars annually. The suggested remedy is waste crank case oil with 1 percent cresol, applied by dipping or spraying and repeated if needed, avoiding sun exposure.
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Iowa
C. D. Rice
Iowa State College
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakotas
Start New Strawberry Patch After Third Crop
After harvest, renovate by removing all plants except narrow rows four to five inches wide and about 86 inches apart. Proper cultivation between rows leaves enough plants to set new runners for next spring. Typically two or three crops per patch. after the second or third, plant a new patch and plow up the old land.
Farmer Advice and Pledges for Successful Habits
Practical notes urge farmers to manage pests with arsenate of lead and lime dust, spray ideas for cabbage worms, and prefer dynamite as a metaphor for strong action. It notes $2,000,000 annual pocket gopher damage in Kansas alfalfa and stresses efficient water use and good tillage. It also counsels selecting productive hens and discarding weak crow-headed birds.
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Kansas
Pruning Orchard Trees Aims to Fit Needs of Varieties
Horticuluturists at the New York state agricultural experiment station in Geneva urge tailored pruning. They warn growers prune too much and advise reducing weaker branches on weak growing varieties while sparingly pruning strong varieties. They note peaches and some plums often head back all branches, while apples pears cherries and most plums bear on older wood. Winter pruning offers no clear advantage over summer work.
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New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva
Dwarf Apple Trees Declared Unsuitable for New York Orchards
Geneva agricultural experiment station horticulturists conclude that dwarf apples, while compact and ornamental, are not fit for commercial orchards in New York. They note dwarfs require grafting on rootstock, frequent pruning, and fruit quality matches standards, but early bearing does not justify commercial use.
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New York
Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva
America
Horticulture Notes on Pruning and Plant Care
The grapevine benefits from heavy annual pruning to maintain vigor and yield. Raspberry growing has grown in importance over the past five to six years. For fine grapes use sprays like Bordeaux to prevent disease. Crabapple trees like Florence and Virginia serve ornamental and jelly making uses. Peaches require spraying when shucks push off, using arsenate of lead and hydrated lime. Plums prosper under tillage with spring plowing, repeated cultivation, and a summer cover crop mix.
Woman's illness prompts wash product testimonial in Covington
A letter from Kentucky describes severe illness unable to stand, claiming relief after using Vege Sanative Wash. The writer, from 632 Teets Avenue, asks others to publish the testimonial and recommends the product as a remedy.
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Covington
Vege
Teets Avenue
Kentucky
College commencement essays seek political backing for influence
A Washington Star item notes that college commencement essays on current events show potential as respected expressions of statesmanship with political backing. The Boston Transcript is cited praising the idea as timely and provocative.
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