Grasses a Farm Essential in Successful Agriculture
A Tennessee Experiment Station guide emphasizes grasses as essential for strong farming. Red-top dominates but mixtures with timothy or tall-oat yield well, especially on fertile soils. Seeding in late August to early September, with lime, phosphate, and light manure top-dressing, boosts hay production. clover or Japan clover aids yield. nitrate of soda can substitute when manure is unavailable.
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Japan
C. A. Mooers
Tennessee Experiment Station
Save the Plant Foods From Farmyard Manure Loss
J C Pridmore of the University of Tennessee urges farmers to preserve manure nutrients. Exposed piles lose soluble plant foods through rain leaching. spread with a manure spreader when possible or keep under cover and packed when storage is needed.
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J. C. Pridmore
University of Tennesses
Teathing Syrup Aids Babies Doctor Fahrney Claims
The advertisement asserts Dr Fahrney s Teathing Syrup benefits infants by soothing gums and easing bowels as cold weather arrives. A sample is offered for trial and reassurance to parents.
Embreeville Zinc Plant Expansion Attracts Attention
The Embreeville zinc operation is expanding with Leonard Construction of Chicago in charge, employing many workers to run a new zinc separation smelter. A U S Geological Survey report forecasts a strong US zinc outlook, boosting East Tennessee prospects and signaling potential large growth in Washington, Carter, and surrounding counties.
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Embreeville
Leonard Construction Company
Chicago
U. S. Geological Survey
United States
Johnson City
Washington County
Mascot
East Tennessee
Germany
Belgium
Aratria-Hunga
France
Spain
Austria-Hungury
U. S
Asia
Great Britain
East Ten
Cox for National Prohibition in First District Speech
Gen James B Cox progressive republican nominee spoke to a large Mountain City crowd on September 9. He criticized Shipley for attempting to bend the party toward Sells and urged a civil war survivor pension of at least $30 monthly paid every thirty days. He called for widow's pensions nationwide prohibition of liquor and strong federal aid for highways and flag protection on schoolhouses.
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Mountain City
James B. Cox
Cox
John T. Fuller
Carter
Johnson
Shipley
Sells
Tucker Nominee for Senate Seat Amid Turbulent Convention
Tucker of Erwin secured the Republican nomination for the state senate from the first district on the sixty fourth ballot at a county convention. The convention named him after earlier candidates from Unitoat and 25 counties, with Gordner noted among rivals.
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Washington County
W. H. Nelson
M.D. Allen
Carter County
B. B. Butler
Mountain City
Ben Hooper
N. T. Tucker
W. 8. Tucker
Erwin
Judge Denies Government Access to Files in Nashville Case
In Nashville in September Judge E. T. Sanford entered a decree denying the government the right to free access to the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway files and correspondence. Mandamus proceedings were started by former Attorney General J C McReynolds to carry out Lea resolution aims for a Senate investigation of the Louisville Nashville railroad and its auxiliary lines. The judge held interstate commerce act did not require free exhibition of such documents.
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Nashville
Sept
Be. T. Sanford
United States District Court
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
J. C. McReynolds
Lea
United States Senate
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Sanford
General farm notes on dairy, stock, and orchard practices
The article surveys farm practices across dairy cattle feeding with corn and alfalfa, horse and mule breeding choices, orchard conditioning after three years, poultry feeding comparisons to dairy cow diets, and general guidance on livestock care and farm efficiency. It emphasizes practical breeding, care, and feeding decisions for profitability.
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Horsa
Clever Family Sofas at Home
A humorous sketch notes the Higgins family pursuing art and business with quirky efforts. The wife writes unread poems, the daughter paints unsold pictures, the son writes plays unperformed, and the husband writes checks that go unpaid.
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Higgins
Keeping Milk Sweet Souring Due Entirely to Bacteria
Article by Maurice Mulvania of the Tennessee Experiment Station explains milk souring is caused solely by bacteria. It details how dirt, dust, cow hides, milker’s hands and clothing, pails, strainers, and storage practices introduce germs, and how sunlight or cooling can slow or prevent souring by limiting bacterial growth.
Court of the Four Seasons at Panama-Pacific Exposition
The International Exposition will feature the Court of Four Seasons, an elaborate Italian style court designed by Henry Bacon. The court will be framed by Liberal Arte and blue arrhen wings, with eliskic colonnades linking buildings and star groups in each corner representing Spring Summer Autumn Winter.
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Liberal Arte
Dluearlun
Palace of Agriculture
Henry Bacon
New York
Lincoln Mellorini
Maral Palot
Jules Guccin
Hax
Panama-Pacific
Out of the Way German Inns and a Mourner’s Stop
A quirky catalog notes German inn names such as the Comfortable Lamb, Col Werog, Dirty Parlor, Bloody Tones, Boxers Den, Four Hundred-Weight Man, Musical Oats. A suburban landlord near a cemetery calls his house the Last Tear, a popular pull up for mourners.
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Germany
Kerlin Jone
Quotation Dilemma in English Exam
A high school student challenged the English teacher for not asking questions on The Merchant of Venice. In the next exam the first prompt was to quote from the play, and the student submitted O hell what have we here, reflecting the teacher's shock.
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Lippincott
Practical Home Remedy for Whooping Cough Syrup
A simple onion syrup method uses thinly sliced onions with brown sugar placed between hot plates with a weight. After several hours the juice is collected and given as a spoonful three times daily.
Man Survives Earth Opening After Philippine Quake
A native in the Philippines fell into a ground fissure during an earthquake but escaped injury by grabbing the pit edges. The event occurred as the tremor struck a coastal town.
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Philippine
Impressed traveler recalls Flemish beadle in cathedral scene
A famed American traveler describes the impressive costume and bearing of a Flemish beadle as he walks down a great cathedral aisle. A young American girl gazes, asks her mother in wonder, if that is God, reflecting the scene's reverent awe.
Yale Expedition Finds Ruins in Peru Interior
Yale scientific team returns from the Peruvian interior with discoveries of an unknown ancient city including public baths a temple and a royal palace amid a boundless wilderness.
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Yale
Peru
Denesty
No further details on the teacher cited by Robinson
A quotation from Mary C Robinson in the Atlantic argues observers should study the teacher directly rather than rely on outside impressions. It critiques the notion that one can judge a class or educator from a distance without engaging with the teacher’s performance.
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Masten
Mary C. Robinson
Atlantic
Transportation the Main Thing in Modern Progress
The article insists that superior transportation has governed world power through history. It argues civilization, commerce, and empire follow from mobility, noting railroads as a ubiquitous present convenience shaping the era. The piece emphasizes transportation as key to advancement.
Good Character and Ideals for a Lifetime Partner
The passage outlines a man of full good character as not only a strong provider but a thoughtful partner who praises a woman’s virtues and remains her lifelong companion. It notes Bedouin ambitions in business and shifting tastes in diet driven by market prices, including olive products replacing traditional meals.
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Eeeey
Lone Tree Barre Shop
Western Hotel
Pranting Southern Railway
Nat Hydes
Majestic Theatre
Geo. Broadhurst
General Farm
Maurice Mulvania
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