New British Reactions and Redwood Timber Outlook
Notices cover British authors Merwin and Webster finishing a major novel with unnamed subject and a Dormant funds study led by Pougal’s Index Register. Redwood timber gains attention for its rising eastern use, fire resistance, and planned U C Berkeley testing collaboration with the Redwood Association and U S Forest Service to assess properties.
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Messrs
Samuel Merwin
H. K. Webster
Calumet K
Mr. Merwin
Mr. Webster
Chancery
California
Redwood Association
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
University of California
Berkeley
San Francisco
Queer Placing for Tubs in English Homes
A Philadelphia Record summary notes British plumbing oddities from past and present. It cites a kitchen floor bathtub with a trapdoor and a ceiling-mounted tub on a pulley system, connected to sink water with a flexible line, and emptied via a rubber hose.
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Eaglish
Philadelphia
Teading Plumbers’ Trade Journal of
Great Britain
Rialhouse
Redwood as Coast Resource Competes with Cypress
The coast redwood forests of California offer a durable wood that competes with cypress and suits many uses similar to white and yellow pine. Redwoods from the giant sequoias or coast redwood may be marketed, but cutting giant trees risks extinction of the rare species. The coast redwood is plentiful and regenerates well, supporting sustained timber crops for foresters.
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Coast Redwood
California
Englishman denies defacing currency in New York incident
A brokerage firm on Bond street found defaced twenty dollar gold certificates bearing the card of Gloster Armstrong of Manchester Ship Canal Company. Armstrong denied knowledge of the stamping while a federal penalty of 100 dollars applies to currency defacement. The broker considered pursuing action but chose not to after cost concerns.
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Bond‘ Street
Treasury
New York Times
New York
Wall Street
United States
Gloster Armstrong
Manchester Ship Canal Company
Broadway
Defective Wiring: A Fateful Switch in a Misty Encounter
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt, James Hannay and Muxley, archetypes of letters and science, recall naval service and aging. A slender stranger, personified as a mislaid switch, laments blame for major fires, naming itself defective wiring in a surreal moment aboard the British Museum steps.
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James Hannay
Port Mall
Muxley
Hannay
Thutley
British Museum
Wortley
Asia
Cleveland
What are Wrinkles Says Father to Son
A young boy asks about wrinkles and the father answers with a brief, affectionate explanation. The exchange carries a quaint domestic tone and highlights parental guidance in simple terms.
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The
Philadephia Inquirer
Senator Sorghum Comments on Votes and Deliveries
A witty Washington Star quote features Senator Sorghum denying selling his Voice while an impertinent friend jokes about delivering votes in bunches. The exchange plays on political influence and the value of a single vote in modern campaigning.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Mk Aika Handy Combination Hayrack
The combination hayrack is shown in the first illustration and uses pine or similar light wood for bed pieces. Lengths are fourteen to sixteen feet, eight inches wide, and three inches thick. oak or hard wood may be two and one half inches thick for sturdiness.
Combination hayrack and rigging for farm wagons
Instructions describe a sectional rigging system for wagons with four crosspieces and bed pieces, including adjustable standards and pins for securing the rigging, plus notes on efficiency and assembly. It also covers cucumber growing for pickling with guidance on varieties, yields, pests, fertilization, salting and storage.
Recipe snippet on bed piece care and storage
A fragment notes handling bed pieces including washing with petroleum and keeping under shelter when not in use, credited to Country Gentleman.
Strength of Flour Causes Varied Loaf Sizes
Cambridge experiments show loaf volume depends on sugar in dough. Adding sugar enlarges loaf, indicating flour strength varies by brand. Other factors like texture and color of bread are under study as chemical bases.
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Department of Agriculture
Cambridge
England
Breed is in the feed says Illinois experiment results
An Illinois experiment at the station fed two cows equally and allowed equal performance opportunities. Despite identical care, results varied greatly with one cow excelling the other. The text notes breed matters and some cows yield more than others even when well fed.
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Illinois Experiment Station
Weevil Optimism and the Boll Weevil Debate
Believers argue the boll weevil's advent will ultimately boost the nation, claiming the insect could drive economic or agricultural changes. Critics warn of risks and potential harm to crops and livelihoods amid uncertain outcomes.
The Peanut Trade Growers and Markets in 1900s
The article notes peanuts have become a major part of U.S. foreign commerce in six years with imports rising from $6,000 in 1900 to $500,000 this year and exports near $300,000. By year-end total peanuts listed in foreign trade may approach $1,000,000. Acreage rose 150 percent and production 283 percent from 1890 to 1900, with 517,000 cultivated acres yielding 11,905,000 bushels. Production centers in Southern states, Virginia and North Carolina each supplying about one third.
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Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Virginia
North Carolina
New York Sun
Progress in Poultry Keeping and Market Insights
The market reports compare today’s poultry advertising with five years ago and review egg price trends from the last half of the nineteenth century to the early 1900s. The piece notes poultry profits, farm timber planting, and the rising demand for wood as part of farm timber divisions.
Farm dust and draft horses boost prison revenue in Bethany
The Southern Illinois Penitentiary prepares finestone dust for distribution to farmers and sells sacks of dust to farmers. Draft horses fetch from $200 to $300, boosting prices for imported brood mares as well. Bethany Republican notes farmers pay high prices for quality stock.
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Tlmois
Momey
Bethany
Arcre
Ants Show Vision Not Smell In Navigation Experiments
Reports in Revue Scientifique describe experiments where ants used sight to navigate. Platforms and inclined planes revealed they chose new entrances when paths were redirected, and lighting changes directed them more than scent.
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Revue Scientifique
Hest
Abysses of Ocean Deep Waters and Crushing Pressure
The article explains ocean depths, noting more than half the globe is under water two miles deep with areas reaching five miles. It cites the deepest sounding at 31,200 feet near Guam and describes immense pressures capable of crushing ships and beams, ending with a stark note on a human body sinking to the ocean bottom.
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Guam
Everest
Fox vs Swans at Colwyn Bay Lake Showdown
A Colwyn Bay Herald correspondent reports a fierce encounter as a fox waited among reeds, swam toward a flock of swans, and was attacked by the largest bird. The swans formed a line and struck back, driving the fox to the south side of the lake with blood on the heather. The swans appeared unharmed.
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Colwyn Bay Herald
Blent Dr Dougal Known for blunt Wit in Aberdeen
Dr Dougal of Keith, made an honorary Aberdeen Society member in 1795, was famed for bluntness. A talkative woman asked about her tongue and he said it simply needed a rest. Another patient complained of eye pain and he replied better to suffer with them than without.
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Dougal
Keith
Aberdeen Society
Apology Swap Over Umbrella and Hat Mix Up
A brief exchange recalls rain and mislaid belongings with a lighthearted umbrella theft apology. Pearson’s Weekly notes the incident as a quaint, humorous misunderstanding about an umbrella hat and gin.
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Hicke
Gin
Pearson
Ines and Fate in Poetic Longing
A fragmentary collection of verse contemplates the vanished Ines as a downstream of daylight and beauty. It pairs Hood and Spalding musings on fate with longing lovers and distant shores, evoking loss, music, and unfulfilled reunion across seas. The tone mirrors a nostalgic late romantic mood.
Lost Deal Over an Empty Fountain Pen
A salesman recalls losing a large sale when the executive could not write because his fountain pen was empty. He prepared to sign but the ink failed, the pen was swapped, and the buyer delayed, saying he would think it over. The anecdote ends with the habit of refilling his pen daily.
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James N. Bowen
Striking Mosul monument honors General Prievalski
A monumental tomb on the eastern shore of Lake Innay Kul in central Asia honors Russian explorer General Prievalski. A hollowed cliff summit holds a twenty five foot high rough granite block topped with a chart of central Asia.
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Lake Innay- Kul
Central Asia
Prievalski
Feeding the Hungry Scene in a Terse Exchange
A fragmented script excerpt shows Mr. Lovett addressing Miss Stout-Vera about hunger. The dialogue includes anxious exchanges and a fleeting line about Kraut and pork, with an eerie, thoughtless undertone.
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Miss Stout
Mr. Lovett
Stout
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Oppenheim
G. P. Putnam's Sons
A. C. Benson
Alifornia
Heaxley
Borden Bearers
Neo
St Joseph News-Press
Swans
Accounts Squared
Ines
Thomas Hood
Susan Marr Spalding
Mosul
Ment
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