McCarthy's Thought Exchange and Stanford link revealed
A New York Times excerpt recalls John B. McCarthy, Stanford private secretary, once organizer of the Thought Exchange in Washington and later cited for his lectures on executions. The tale contrasts his ambitious talks with a waning audience and his rise to Stanford’s service amid social and political curiosities of the era.
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How to Treat Bloating in Cattle With Trocar and Canula
A veterinary guide explains how cows become bloated from overeating, showing a left-side swelling that suffocates the animal. It advises gradual pasture introduction to prevent the condition and, if bloating occurs, immediate trocar and canula operation with a downward incision to avoid kidney injury.
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Animal remedies and livestock care notes from 19th century bulletin
A bulletin discusses trocar and canula use for cattle, purgatives like brewers yeast, and cold water therapy on cattle backs. It also covers hoof disease prevention and treatment, cleanliness, and rest. It adds a yearly livestock loss rundown by species and notes corn fertilizer blends and planting method from a Virginia farmer using cottonseed meal, phosphates, and kainit.
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Gods Flint Temples and the Voice of Ancient Trees
Dr. Talmage extols untamed woods as grand company with ancient trees offering histories in their trunks and divine markings on their leaves. He contrasts tree life with shrubs and bushes, imagining a wood that speaks all night as God passes in the wind like a king's procession.
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Manure and Fertilizers for Potatoes in Different Soils
The Country Gentleman notes that manure is the most reliable fertilizer for potatoes when properly applied, but soil needs vary. Superphosphates, bone meal with barn manure, and nitrate of soda can help some soils and not others, so farmers must test on their own land to determine the best mix for maximizing yields.
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A Vermonter Millionaire Built Wealth in a Great City
The subject, a sociable clubman and shrewd banker who arrived from Vermont nearly fifty years ago, left a poor start with a goal of $10,000 and a Vermont farm. He bought the farm long ago but now spends only brief summers there, while enjoying increasing wealth and pursuing more riches in the city.
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New York Times
A Spanish-American Dainty Delicacy Roasted Monkey Tale
A Pittsburg Dispatch anecdote quotes a drummer at the Anderson describing roast monkey as the most delicious food he ever ate. He claims Spanish American natives prize the meat, cooking it in ground ovens or boiling it, and find it palatable in any preparation.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Some Lovers' Superstitions From the Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press note on romantic superstitions says hairpins dropping signal thoughts of a sweetheart, a red bird kiss promises a meeting before Saturday night, and a rhyme spoken aloud may foretell a lover’s appearance.
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Buckwheat Bran Value Divides Wisconsin Convention
At a Wisconsin dairy convention a vote on buckwheat bran value showed division. Some believed it has value while others saw none. Discussion noted bran quality varies by manufacture and grinding methods, with some leaving nutrients and others stripping them away. One speaker recalled grinding buckwheat surplus with oats for feed, finding it a good feed but buckwheat bran mainly a fertilizer.
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Wisconsin dairy new
Milking Cows During Feeding Warned By Professor Stewart
Professor Stewart warns that milking cows while they feed is a grave error causing reduced milk yield irritability and potential permanent injury to the animal in dairy management.
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Professor Stewart
Storm Petrel noted for vast sea reach and speed
The tiny stormy petrel, the smallest web footed bird, belongs to every sea and can skim the waves with incredible velocity despite frail appearance. Observations record petrels 2,000 miles from land, gliding over snowy crests of the troughs.
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