Lina Cavalieri's rise from music hall to grand opera fame
The article traces Lina Cavalieri once hailed as the most beautiful woman of Europe who left the music halls for grand opera. It details her early fraught romance with Prince Alexander Baratinski, a Lisbon setback, Ada Cavalieri's steadfast sisterly support, and Lina's eventual triumph in Naples and Warsaw, ending with Ada managing Lina's Paris mansion on Avenue de Messine.
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Lina Cavalieri
Europe
Prince Alexander Baratinski
Paris
Lina
Rome
Ada
Alexander Baratinski
Alexander
Watt
Mme
Mariani-Masi
Prince Alexander
Lina Cevalieri
Vienna
Ronadher’s
Folies-Bergere
Ruel de la Paix
Theater Royal of
Lisbon
Nedda
Theater Royal
Ada Cavalieri
Genoa
Mimi
San Carlo
Naples
Imperial Theater of
Warsaw
Violetta
Marguerite
Yourievski
Alexander II
Signorina Ada
Ravenna
Palermo
St. Petersburg
Monte Carlo
Russia
Italy
Avenue de Messine
William Shakespeare
Boulevard Haussmann
Parc Monceau
Modern Education Faces Criticism and Confidence
The article argues public schools are blamed for neglecting the Three R's, while claiming today’s teaching is rigorous. It cites tests comparing 60 year old questions to present students, noting spelling accuracy rose from 40 percent in 1846 to higher levels by 1905, challenging nostalgia for past methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Tests Show Brooklyn Pupils Surpass 1846 in Arithmetic
The article notes Brooklyn eighth graders in 1906 scored higher than Springfield pupils sixty years earlier. Brooklyn arithmetic correct rates reached 71 percent, 35 percent at 70 percent, and no pupil missed every word, with only one spelling error in sight. It argues modern schooling blends drill with judgment and memory to build lasting skill.
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Springfield
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cows in Summer and Shelter Needs
Cows require protection from sun heat flies and rain storms to maintain milk yields. Shade may come from trees in pastures, cheap roofed shelters, or winter stables, with access to shade during hot periods to prevent discomfort.
Fly control in stables and summer protection for cows
The article advises fly prevention in cattle housing, favoring shade in stables to cool cows and reduce fly activity. It outlines three methods: daytime stable housing, regular spraying with a resin soap solution, and light blankets secured with elastic bands. It notes basement stables offer extra cooling and stresses prompt manure removal and lime use to curb fly breeding. Gentle rains aid cows in pastures, while heavy rain can be harmful.
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Kansas Station
Know Your Own Cows Breeding Association Registration Method
The Holstein Friesian Breeders association uses blank outline forms showing both sides and rear of cows for registration. Outlines are filled with markings to identify animals, noting prominent markings and horn shape. Solid colored breeds pose feasibility issues, but varying shades may be marked. ear tags remain a quick ID method.
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Holstein- Friesian Breeders’ Association
Jersey
Milk producers urged to deepen cooperation efforts
The Farmers' Review cites strong producer cooperation in milk and dairy products as the most successful among groups. It suggests continued study of cooperative methods to prevent monopoly and to increase effectiveness beyond past achievements.
Increase of Bacteria in Separated Milk
European investigators conclude that milk separated by centrifugal motion contains more bacteria than milk from which cream has risen naturally. They propose that centrifugal force tears bacteria into pieces, each piece appearing as a separate bacterium, despite bowls being protected from air contamination.
Corn Silage and Alfalfa For Dairy Cattle Feeding
The article extols corn silage as a labor-saving, drought-proof green feed and highlights alfalfa as a high-nutrient, rapidly regrowing crop. It notes silage from one corn field can supply pasture when needed, and cites Illinois bulletin resources on silo construction and crops for the silo. Corn silage and alfalfa together comprise a balanced ration for dairy cattle.
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Illinois Station
University
Illinois
Side Graft Method for Young Seedlings in Nurseries
Describes a grafting technique where a stock cut near ground level receives a short outside scion cut, ensuring bark contact, then wrapped and waxed. Emphasizes using well ripened scions from previous year, fall cutting, and a resin beeswax wax mix for healing. Provides a spring grafting window and a detailed wax formula with weight ratios.
Grafting Rules Favor Same Species Stock and Scion
Grafting yields best results when stock and scion come from equal vigor plants of the same species. Fairly good success is possible with closely related species. Apple pear quince thorn and mountain ash can be grafted onto related stock, but durability is higher with identical species.
Cement Block Silo Impresses Michigan Farmer on Stability
Chris DeJonge of Michigan shows a cement block silo two feet thick, 12 feet diameter, 24 feet high with iron bands every 32 inches and 24 by 32 inch pine doors. Plastered inside with Portland cement and sand, the structure is advertised as long lasting, preserving silage well and cheaper than wood.
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Chris DeJonge
Michigan
Orange Judd
Second Crop Sorghum Silage Yields Compared
Tennessee Station reports second crop sorghum yields silage at eight to ten tons per acre, versus 12 to 20 tons for a first crop. Cost per ton ranges from $1.15 to $1.78 for first crop and about $2.80 for second crop.
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Tennessee Station
Proper Depth for a Cultivator in Corn Fields
Farm Journal advises setting the cultivator depth to avoid planting issues and to thoroughly cut grass and weeds. Do not sink it too deep into the earth, especially when cultivating corn, to ensure effective soil stirring without harm.
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Farm Journal
Promising Heifer Calf Prompts Buyer’s Negotiation
A man with a promising weifer calf should not part with her. the butcher can afford to pay. The fragment hints at a local market or sale involving livestock and a prospective buyer.
Width of Tire Draft Shows Wide Tires Outperform Narrow
An Ohio correspondent and the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station report tests by Prof. J H Waters using one ton net load. Wide six inch tires reduce draft by 26 percent on macadam, 24.1 percent on gravel, 26.8 percent on dry dirt, 52 to 61 percent on clay mud, and 17 to 120 percent on meadow and pasture, with rear and front axle tread width differences preventing wheel tracking and road wear.
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Ohio
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
J. H. Waters
Treating Vegetable Poisoning in Animals and Children
The article outlines steps to respond to plant poisoning in animals and children. For animals start with warm melted lard poured down the throat to ease pain if applied soon after exposure. For children, administer an emetic promptly, then give a sweet oil, cream, or milk, with laudanum for severe pain if needed. If drowsy, offer coffee or whisky in small doses and keep the patient walking.
Manure Use in Peach Orchards Debated by Farmers
The Farmers' Review argues stable manure should not be used on young peach orchards except on very poor light soil, and then only in winter or early spring. On bearing trees it stimulates twig and leaf growth at the expense of fruit and can overdo vegetative growth on fertile soil. excessive application with irrigation may even kill trees in winter, while pale trees on poor soils may need fertilizer to regain proper vigor.
Horticultural Notes on Plant Health and Orchard Care
Strong growing plants resist insects best with sunshine and water and proper plant food. Do not grow grain among young trees but map the new orchard and note varieties now to avoid loss later. Diseases come from fungi called bacteria. care and weather influence outcomes but are not diseases.
Homemade horticultural spray for insects described
Instructions mix kerosene with sour milk or soap and hot water to create an emulsion for spraying plants. For one gallon of emulsion add ten or fifteen gallons of water depending on plant toughness. Ready-made emulsion is sold in seed stores. Risk of foliage burn if not prepared carefully.
Turning Hayfield to Turnips After Haying
If any hayfield area is light, plow it after haying. Scrape the fine barnyard manure, disk it into the new plowing, and sow fall turnips and grass seed. Smooth and roll, and you will have a fine turnip crop to feed without losing the hay crop.
Creamery Checks Depend on Cows and Care
The article argues checks from the creamery hinge on cow quality and ample feed. It stresses kind treatment and regular care to ensure strong returns, noting that larger payments require healthier cattle and consistent handling.
Protecting Spring Water with a Cut Barrel Use
A heavy barrel can protect a spring and serve as a watering trough when cut into two parts and arranged as shown in the illustration. The setup aims to safeguard the spring while providing accessible water.
Spring Protected Water Trough Setup
The article describes a two tub system for a spring where one half inverted covers the opening and connects by a pipe to the other half used as a stock drinking vessel. Keeping both tubs covered keeps water clean for people. A stone foundation supports the tubs if livestock tramp nearby, and a hanging drinking cup aids thirsty travelers.
Farm Facts Fight Weeds With Grass For Clean Turf
A brief on weed control through grasses, highlighting beauty of landscape, crop value, and maintenance of farm buildings. Emphasizes rapid growth with fertilizer, early cultivator use, deep alfalfa roots reaching subsoil, and grasses enriching soil for future crops.
Farm stationery and picture post cards praised
The Rural New Yorker highlights farmers printing farm names and addresses on neat stationery and using picture post cards showing farm scenes. The note urges wider adoption of such ads and beautiful farm life imagery to boost business and pride in farming.
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New Yorker
Planting Timber Offers Strong Outlook for Farmers
The piece notes high demand for timber products like poles and ties, urging farmers to plant yellow locust catalpa speciosa black walnut and hickory. It traces fruit domestication from wild origins and cites small fruit industry value at 26,030,877 dollars excluding grapes.
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Sud Express
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William H. Maxwell
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Gerald McCarthy
North Carolina Agricultural Department
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