Scientific farming and pasture use for soil restoration
The piece stresses soil conservation through crop rotation and pasture, praising land grant colleges and farm science. Secretary Wilson notes 65 land grant colleges and 9,000 agriculture workers with 2,000 scientists aiding farmers. It cites pasture as cheaper feed, grasses as rations, and emphasizes mechanized farming, soil organic matter, and stump pulling with chains as practical methods.
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James Wilson
United
Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Eastern
Middle States
Wilson
Be Specialized in Mixed Farming Says John Barnes
A Indiana note urges farmers to move beyond generic mixed farming. He advises selecting a single crop or livestock focus and aligning all other farming activities under that specialty for business success. He cites Grandfather’s motto to stress decisive specialization.
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John Barnes
Indiana
King Alfalfa and the Rise of Alfalfa in Western Prosperity
The Houston Post argues alfalfa ranks with corn wheat and cotton in national wealth. It notes the arid plains of the West and Southwest embraced alfalfa as a vital crop aiding stockmen and farmers, reflecting a belief that Providence backs its prosperity.
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Great West
Houston Post
Purification Process for Salt Described in English Method
The crude rock salt is fed to a large furnace table, melted, and drawn into caldrums. Air is forced into the mass and impurities settle. The upper layer is ground and screened while the lower portion is used as chemical manure.
Rabid Dog Attacks Stock Near Prairietown
Farmer Boris Klein near Prairietown killed three cattle and four dogs after a mad dog bite outbreak. Family noticed the dog act oddly but failed to suspect rabies until after bites occurred. PMID: St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Boris Klein
Prairietown
Kiein
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Fence Post Cost in Iowa Farmers Budget Report
An annual fence post expense exceeds 1 250 000 dollars in Iowa farmers annual budget. The report notes farmers in the state use posts valued above this figure as part of their expense account.
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Ence Post
Iowa
Cattle Load Brings 20000 At 58 Per Hundred Pounds In Omaha
A train of cattle sold in Omaha for 20000 dollars at 58 per hundred pounds per steer. Cattle fed on corn and alfalfa. Packers plan exhibits at the Nation Corn Exposition in Omaha next December to prove alfalfa corn fed meat superiority.
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Omaha
Ennis Tex. News
How Animals See According to Dr Schrefer
Dr Alexander Schrefer says cattle have the sharpest sight with man and horse close behind. Sheep lag behind and owls, horses, and dogs show varying vision. dogs often cannot recognize their masters by sight alone.
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Alexander Schrefer
Eight Cows Buyout Discussion Sparks Transport Insight
Respondent weighing eight cow purchase signals strong returns with annual steel costs offset.专家 notes horses cannot digest certain feed. transport firms in cities generally avoid whole corn in feed, favoring alternative rations for heavy work and efficiency.
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Bat Sen Senshi
Publication notes and travelogue excerpts from early 20th century articles
The excerpt surveys praise for contemporary poets and English estates, mentions Mrs. Humphry Ward and her home Stocks, and previews Mrs. Leonidas Hubbard Jr. completing A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador. It also notes Hubbard's expedition tragedy and a 1905 Arctic journey, plus commentary on Abyssinia and race dynamics in Africa.
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Harvey
Scort
North Pole
Humphry Ward
England
Waller
Rose
William Ashe
Fenwick
McClure Company
Leonidas Hubbard, Jr
Labrador
Leonidas Hubbard
Hudson Bay Post
Northwest River
George Elson
Stong Mountain
Heir to Ethiopian Throne Named by Menelik
News from Addis Ababa reports Menelik has named his 12 year old grandson Lij Yasa as heir to the throne of Abyssinia. The move follows decades of civil strife after Negus Negusti’s death, with Britain and other powers keen on a stable government in the region. Ras Michael governs Wollo and surrounding provinces, and Makonnen’s line has long been the royal prospect.
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Addis Abeba
Menelik
Ethiopia
Lion
Judah
Pall Mall Gazette
Negus Negusti
Abyssinia
Theodore
John
Amenellk
Sho
Solomon
Sheba
Great Britain
Abyssinila
Maccamor
Makonnen
Edward VII
Biencick
Lig
Borona
Mixed World Notices and Plausible Fragments Collected
A collage of varied notes cites a $20,000,000 San Francisco terminal plan and church offerings, then shifts to world Protestant Catholic counts, robins nesting in England, tipping in London, and Baedeker relics. It also mentions Memory Hymns value, Egyptian necropolis work, and public taste in music.
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San Francisco
Aterage
Lodsworth
England
London
Paris
Vincent
Schisparelli
Egypt
Azint
London Evening News
Lace holes and air jokes in a Chicago chatty piece
A humorous fragment from the Chicago Journal where a conversation riffs on how lace holes form. Characters debate lace holes being air, Swiss cheese comparisons, and a quip about a lace maker amid a kitchen-table dialogue with cartoonish back and forth.
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Grey
Edwin
Lumbago
Faie Play Fragment Reflects Eccentric Social Whimsy
A fragment shows a mischievous speaker asking a woman who she is and what she desires then mutters about lingering in homes of the rich. The text hints at a grouchy character whose own temperament worsens with provocation.
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Eas Fm
Insurance Tactics and Odd Casualty Examples
A New York Sun summary notes a insurer markets risks for commercial travelers. Examples cover burns from clothing mishaps, pin pricks, being struck by barriers, eye injuries from envelopes, and other minor to serious injuries with fixed payouts. It then shifts to musings on civic improvements and a German anecdote about misunderstood progress.
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Rome
New York Sun
Pony survives 100 foot fall after wolf scare in Idaho
A boy's pony in Idaho panicked at a wolf, leaped a 100 foot precipice and vanished. The rider was left behind but the pony returned two weeks later with only scratches, having fallen into a snowbank and endured hardship before grazing again. New York horse cars on Fulton street are withdrawn as unprofitable.
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Idaho
New York
Fulton Street
Three Cheers for the Red White and Blue Parody
A reader recalls a playful verse about three chairs for colors, with a joke on a dentist visit. The text includes a line about handling money, noting giving a dollar and taking back two.
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Katie Smith
Century Timeline of Historic Events
A compendium of notable dates from 1248 to 1904 detailing events across Europe Americas and Asia. It lists construction beginnings battles treaties coronations explorations and disasters including Cologne Cathedral start 1248 Louis XI crowning 1461 Sweden Denmark peace 1645 Montcalm at Fort Oswego 1760 Musgrove Mills 1780 Bonaparte power 1802 road Georgia Tennessee 1804 Copenhagen siege 1807 Dis bent Act 1830 Wilkes expedition 1838 Santa Fe 1846 Santa Fe 1868 Cabui 1884 Patti divorce 1888 sinking Thingvalla Geiser 1891 Martinique earthquake 1893 Behring Sea ruling 1904 Vladivostok naval action.
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Cologne
Louis XI
France
Rheims
Sweden
Denmark
John Dryden
England
Behting
East Cape
Fort Oswego
Montcalm
Pontiae
America
Boston
Copenhagen
Wilkes
Kearney
Santa Fe
Mexico
Prince of Wales
King Edward VII
Quebec
Cabui
Shere AH
Mame
Patti
Marquis de Caur
Thingvalla
Geiser
Sable Island
Martinigue
Vladivostok
Rail transit advances as lines extend and telephones aid dispatch
A week of dispatch trials by telephone at Lackawanna stations leads to phone adoption while the Wisconsin Central line nears the Northern Pacific crossing in Superior. Court actions include a Chicago restraint on advertising transport and a Helena suit to recover coal lands tied to railroad companies.
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Lackawanns
Ladysmith
Superior
Northern Pacific
Kansas
Chicago
Kohisiat
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
Munsey
United States Supreme Court
Helena
Mont
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Rocky Fork Coal Company
Northwestern Improvement Company
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Itn
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Baedeker
Essen
Naples
Monte Carlo
Directoire
Napi&Bone
D Mattino
Monkey
Cupid
Dan Cupid
Phoretica
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Musgrove Mills
Bonaparte
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Tennessee
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