Keep Farm Flock Healthy Through Regular Dipping
H E Allen of the Indiana Agricultural College urges annual, preferably biannual, dipping of sheep to control parasites and improve wool. Dipping your flock after arrival, after shearing, and again in fall helps prevent ticks mites and lice and keeps lambs from nibbling contaminated fleece. England mandates biannual dipping. avoid cold-weather dipping when possible.
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H. E. Allen
Indiana Agricultural College
England
Martynia and Shipments in Rural Gardening Tips
The article discusses growing martynia, its alternate names unicorn plant and devil's finger nails, and how to harvest and pickle the pods. It also covers shipping mares with foals in rail cars, bedding with hay, and feeding oats to poultry, noting oats’ rough hulls.
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Hugo Erichsen
Flora
Martinoes
England
Mexico
Traits of the Turk in Architecture and Character
H G Dwight writes in Atlantic praising Turkish traits as simple, dignified, and patient. He admires water and garden loves, love of children, manners, and composure before death. He notes artistic talent in architecture and decoration despite limited commercial instinct and influence from Byzantines and others.
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Tam
Mith
Constantinople
H. G. Dwight
Atlantic
The Car of Progress Pushes Ahead Despite Critics
An optimistic parable likens society to a car climbing a hill. Passengers pushing outpace the skeptics who stay seated, while the world advances annually through effort. The piece cites critics as pessimists and hypocrites, urging genuine action by all who profess to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Bernard Smith
Impertinent remark sways death sentence defiance
A prisoner in court claims his life depends on the judge’s decision because his physician brother predicted he would live at least twenty more years. The strange argument seeks to affect the death sentence by undermining the brother's medical reputation.
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London
Presence of Mind in a Theater Fire Rescue
An old time theater manager recalls a moment of crisis when a fire broke out with over a thousand patrons inside. He sent Miss Scrawney to recite Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight, and the house emptied in three minutes, averting panic.
Dynamite Sold Untested Sparks Public Alarm
The Washington Herald quotes vendors claiming they sell dynamite without testing while asserting their product is thoroughly tested before leaving the factory. Officials warn of dangers and urge stricter controls on sale and distribution to protect the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Herald
What She Wanted in a Dealer’s Antique Trade
A dealer boasts that all items are genuine antiques while Mrs. Nopcash asks for newer pieces. The exchange highlights skepticism about age and authenticity in a shop scene from Harper’s.
It Does Rugeins Favorite Punishment Comment
The Philadelphia Record quotes a remark on parenting methods noting spanking as a favored punishment according to a source attribution.
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Hiladelphia
Nut Cracker Proverb Echoes Kernel Lesson
A Persian proverb notes that to eat the kernel one must crack the nut, conveying a lesson about effort before reward. The saying emphasizes action as a prerequisite to gain.
William Bauchop Wilson and his rise in labor and government
Snapshot of William Bauchop Wilson of Blossburg Pennsylvania, secretary of labor and head of the baby department of government. Born in Blantyre Scotland, he mined coal as a youth, joined unions, helped found the United Mine Workers, and served three terms in Congress from Pennsylvania's Fifteenth district amid a career spanning organizing work and public service.
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William Bauchop Wilson
Blossburg
Department of Labor
Wilson
Blantyre
Scotland
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
New Commerce Commissioner John Hobart Marble Named
John Hobart Marble, a Nebraska native and lawyer by training, is named to the Interstate Commerce Commission to fill the vacancy left by Franklin K. Lane. Marble, 44, has seven years with the commission, rising from confidential clerk to attorney and secretary before his appointment as commissioner.
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New Commerce
John Hobart Marble
Interstate Commerce Commission
Marble
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Wilson
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
San Francisco
Lane
Senate
William Lorimer
Ilinois
Commerce Board
Electricity To Improve Food Says Latest Theory
Report from the physiotherapy congress in Berlin describes French Radium Institute work by Drs Wickham and Degruis on X rays destroying sweat glands sealing blood vessels and selectively altering cancer cells. Dr Bergone cites high frequency currents increasing food absorption by tissues and killing microbes while Dr Kraft urges better food preparation and questions calorie estimates.
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Berlin
Kraft
Weisser Hirsch
Dresden
Bequeathed Land to God Shocks New Jersey Land Dealers
Marine Trust agents found an 1864 deed in Sullivan county Pennsylvania that conveyed 700 acres to God and his heirs in Jesus Messiah. Peter E Armstrong and his wife executed the deed to remove land from temptation amid neighbor disputes and land sharks. Treasurer McNamee displayed the document, saying it clarifies a long standing local puzzle.
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Sullivan County
Marine Trust Company
Atlantic City
N. J
Peter E. Armstrong
Jesus Messiah
Joseph McNamee
the Marine Company
Berliner Doctor Promotes Tuberculosis Immunization
Dr. Friedrich Franz Friedmann in New York advocates his tuberculosis culture as a means to immunize newborns against the disease. He cites treating 350 babies in Berlin before age three days, with no disease development or adverse effects reported over eighteen months.
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Friedrich Franz Friedmann
New York
Berlin
Arabic Spelling Theory Stirs Oriental Society Meeting
Professor C C Terry of Yale argued the Lord s Prayer was first written in Arabic verse and recited a portion of it to support his claim. Professor Maurice Bloomfield of Johns Hopkins cited a Vedic concordance for ancient use of simplified spelling than modern forms. Professor C A B Brockwell of McGill cited thigh swearing as an indicator of noble birth.
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C. C. Terry
Yale
American Oriental Society
University of Pennsylvania
Terry
Maurice Bloomfield
Johns Hopkins University
C. A. B. Brockwell
McGill University
Canada
Paints Christ as Giant Worksman in Boston Artist’s Vision
After fifty years studying Christ, Boston artist Louis Rawson portrays the savior as a muscular workman. He says Christ, a carpenter, wielded tools and labored, and the vision came as he began painting. The piece has drawn criticism for its imposing, laborer image. Nightgown Is Her Shroud. Florence Hunt Rocca Gradara’s will, widow of Luigi, directs burial in her nightgown and a red bordered blanket once used by her husband, with other odd details.
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Christ
Louis Ransom
Boston
Mr. Rawson
Florence
William Ogle Hunt
Luigi
Rocca Gradara
Rome
Birthday Feast for Mrs Joseph Ricketts in Warren County
Relatives and friends gathered at Mrs. Joseph Ricketts home in upper Warren county on Sunday May 25 to celebrate her 38th birthday. They arrived with baskets of food and shared a bountiful feast with about fifty to sixty guests.
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Joseph Ricketts
Warren County
Death Notice for Sarah F Petty of Hendricks County Ind
Sarah F Petty born July 27 1837 Hendricks County Indiana died May 21 1913 aged 75 years 9 months 24 days. First married Henry Senior March 23 1858 six children George Henry Susanna Allora with Marion Holt widowed July 7 1910. Survived by daughter Allora Shaft granddaughter Loyd Twiddy three stepchildren and many relatives. Funeral sentiments note reunion in resurrected life.
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Sarah F. Petty
Hendricks County
Ind
Henry Senior
George Henry
Susanna
Allora
Marion Holt
Holt
Allora Shaft
Loyd Twiddy
Charles Linquest
Sarah Ritchey
Noah Holt
Hope and its role in sustaining life and mood
Nellie B Mate portrays hope as an inherent human feeling and divine provision that sustains life. She likens hope to sunshine after a storm, a silver lining, and a guiding star that brightens and cheers, serving as an antidote to misery and a link binding with many strands.
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Nellie B
Thankful note to friends expresses love of nature and poetry
A personal message thanks friends for kindness during illness and fondly imagines a tranquil Wabash spot. The writer recalls Bryant’s Thanatopsis and hopes to greet death with calm trust, joining the eternal caravan beyond.
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Mother Earth
Quote on virtue and perception from New York Press
The snippet argues that some view piety as a rigid facade and may equate wholesomeness with gloom. It contrasts attitudes toward humor and sincerity, noting that a person should not be judged by appearances or grim standards.
Man in Liberty Street Plays Solitaire With Dice
A prosperous man who has frequented a Liberty Street cafe for two years ends his wait at the bar then shakes dice to decide if he will wake a drink. He plays alone and never dice with others.
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Liberty Street
New York
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Cen
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Man
New York Presa
Stickney
T. H. McGeorge, Jr. Co
Covington, Ind
Eveland
Juffalo
City of Erie
City of Buffalo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Mgr
BR. Rogers
Herman
Ohio
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