A New Year Toast and a Tale of Sylvia Kendall
Howard Fielding Ordon Palmer shares a New Year toast and a story of Sylvia Kendall a poor writer who rises through perseverance. Curtis Graham helps her with a breakthroughchance and Palmer reveals his plan to bring her into a growing venture while urging his friend Billy to seize a hopeful future.
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Ordon Palmer
Palmer
England
East River
Ansher
Billy
Hamlet
South Dakota
Sylvia Kendall
California
Miss Kendall
Chicago
Daily Papers
Curtis Graham
The
Chronicle
Graham
Kendall
New York
Gordon
Hong
Caid
San Francisco
Falmer
Met
Sylvia
Mrs. Palmer
Outdoor cattle feeding gains favor in yard sheds
The author endorses fattening cattle in yards with attached sheds during severe weather. He reports first season success and predicts universal adoption for economy of labor and cost. He notes that proper racks and feed troughs are essential for satisfactory outdoor feeding.
Grain Trough Construction for Cattle Feeding
L C Reynolds of Michigan describes a simple trough design from Orange Judd Farmer. The trough is sixteen feet long three feet wide and supported by 2 by 4 legs with 2 by 8 braces to prevent tipping. Limiting grain spillage is achieved with scantling around the top and it serves twenty to twenty four head of cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Reynolds
Michigan
Orange Judd Farmer
Sugar and silk tumble turns deadly
A fragmented crime tale describes James drinking from a tumbler to which Mrs J has placed silk and starch. He notices a strange taste and a tickle in his throat, hinting at a hidden danger and a fatal consequence. The lurid household mishap underscores domestic risk.
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James
Timt
Unthinkable 1904 Agriculture Yield Report From Secretary Wilson
Secretary Wilson's annual agriculture report praises 1904 farm values with corn at record levels and a value nearing five billion dollars. Cotton, hay, wheat, and other crops show strong returns while poultry output soars, eggs alone could pay the year's debt interest.
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Columbus
America
Secretary of Agriculture
Royal blue taffeta jacket suit with latest season sleeves
The piece features full shoulders and narrow wrists with deep cuffs. Royal blue taffeta fabric displays coordinated figures in season waistings. Quantities for medium size vary by width: 21, 27, or 44 inch fabrics require three and three quarters, three and three eighths, or two yards respectively.
Swiss cider material dominates new lounging comfort garments
Swiss cider tops are the lead material for winter lounge wear featuring stitched silk bindings and waist silk cords with tassels. Swiss eider is available in plain colors and many fancy designs with stripes and dots in contrasting colors and a matte finish.
Children Wear Cashmeres in Gentle Colorful Styles
Adults praise cashmeres for children’s wear though they lack the durability of flannels. The article notes wool delaines with quaint flowers, new smooth hard twisted serge, albatross, mohair, and very light weight worateds as alternatives.
Panama Voile in New Heavy Veiling for Street and Dress
A new weave called Panama voile appears in heavy weight suitable for street and semidress gowns. It is shown in plain and embroidered effects and in fashionable colors.
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Panama
Smart outdoor girls suit shown in brown cheviot
Fashion notes describe a teen girls outdoor costume in brown and tan cheviot with leather trimmings. Leather accents on walking suits are described as very fashionable this season. The closing features leather detailing.
Four killed in sawmill boiler explosion in Rohraburt Pa
News notes record a boiler explosion at a Rohraburt sawmill killing four men. Other items mention a Beloit Wisconsin fire destroying John Thompson & Son machinery works with $100000 loss and a daylight robbery in Atlanta Wisconsin.
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Rohraburt
M. Sevastionoff
Durnovo
Russia
St. Louis Exposition
John Thompson & Son Agricultural Machine Works
Beloit
Fire Claims Major Block on Main Street
A block of buildings on Main Street in Champaign Illinois burned with a total loss estimated at 50000 dollars. The incident followed a string of disasters and incidents including mine explosions and a fatal domestic event in Akron Ohio.
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Main Street
Champaign
Ill
Ottawa and Ontario
Ottawa
Taper Lake
Tonga Islands
Alaska
Reese Ham
Fire Brick Company
Bolivar
Johnstown
Akron
Ohio
George Billings
Miniaterial Council Signs Madrid Arbitration Treaty
The Madrid arbitration pact is signed by the council. Foreigners in Fez are urged to leave by ministers from seven nations. French forces in Africa report serious losses at Timbuctoo amid growing business failures across the States with a net weekly tally.
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Miniaterial Council
Madrid
Fez
Uix
Severn
Africa
Timbuctoo
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Howard Fielding
Messenger
Ger
Wilson
Swiss Eider Garments
Port Arthur
J. K.orr
Atlanta
Joe Co=vey
Wis
Congress
Charles Davis
Dogger Bank Court
Paris
Robert S. Taylor
Fort Wayne
Mississippi River Commission
University of Chicago
Roosevelt
Richmond
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