Durum Wheat Bread Breakthrough Spurs Macaroni Plan
The U S Department of Agriculture led by Secretary Wilson promoted durum wheat to enlarge bread making and to support new macaroni factories. Cereal expert Mark Carleton sent seeds from Russia and Turkestan, trials proved durum bread possible, bakers produced loaves, judges favored durum over standard wheat, boosting Northwest farming potential despite grinding challenges.
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Italy
Mark Carleton
Russia
Turkestan
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Carleton
Washington
Durum Wheat
Andrea
Minnesota
Mark A. Carleton
Wilson
United States
Acre
Durum Wheat Battle Pits Farmers Against Millers
The article details a dispute over durum wheat between farmers backed by Secretary Wilson and Northwestern millers who claim the grain yields inferior flour. Wilson defends durum as viable, citing research and global desert crops. Carleton notes a growing U.S. durum belt and rising yields, while other drought resistant crops offer promise.
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Ers
Northwestern
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Traveled hobo learns charity not as expected
Connecticut man William A. Gleason attempted a moneyless trip from New York to Torrington as a social experiment. He found harsh judgment, hunger, and cold reception from farmers postmasters and passersby, with one waitress offering a lecture on his error. He vows not to repeat the voyage.
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Connecticut
New York
Torrington
William A. Gleason
Wilkes-Biarre
Gleason
Bridgeport
Mr. Gleason
Fish Require Aerated Water for Life in Lakes
Fish breathe air dissolved in water and must continually take in aerated water through their mouths and expel water via their gills. If a lake water body is cut off from air long enough for fish to exhaust the dissolved air, the fish would suffocate and die, potentially during an extended freeze.
Unique Wisconsin angler powers boat with paddle wheel
A Wisconsin fisherman uses a stern paddle wheel connected by gearing and a crank to propel his boat while his other hand attends to fishing lines. Described as a disciple of Isaac Walton, he operates a chain-driven system similar to old Mississippi river steamer mechanisms.
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Wisconsin
Isaac Walton
To Toast and Farewell In The Vale Of Tears
A fragmentary cheer or toast speaks of lasting friendship and a desire to outlive sorrow. The speaker wishes the friend a thousand years while joking that the speaker would miss the friend and not want to stay when the friend is gone.
Brenizer Plans New Barn Near York Springs
York Springs Pa Comet reports FP Brenizer preparing to build a new barn, signaling town plans continue despite earlier doubts about progress. Local note highlights ongoing development and community activity.
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York Springs
Brenizer
Cheyenne Man Plans Move to Wheatland
EB Corn of Rice declares plan to relocate from Rice to Wheatland, signaling a change of residence and potential community impact.
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Cheyenne
Wheatland
Grannis Brothers Host Notable Spring Street Soiree
Lebanon notes Messrs Joe and Avery Grannis run a successful bachelor affair on Spring Street with nightly company. They entertain guests with music and other diversions, attracting lively social attention in the town.
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Lebanon
Penna Tanner
Joe
Avery Grannis
Spring Street
Great Minnesota Tournament event notes
Mallard Call, Bassie Patton and Rog Bovee were out boating. Blanche Bovee and Ralph Steps were cycling. Olle Chapman rode bogey last week.
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Minnesota
Mallard (Minn) Call
Bassie Patton
Rog Bovee
Blanche Bovee
Ralph Steseps
Olle Chapman
Misleading Thoughts On Beef, Museums And Mosquitoes
A garbled column mixes references to Governor Folk, Missouri beef costs, John D. Rockefeller funding a mosquito lab, and model ships from London exhibitions. It cites a Century Magazine writer, a Washington Post reply, and a claim that an army recruit costs Uncle Sam 81,800.
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Century Magazine
Washington Post
Uncle Sain
Sunlit satire and social airs in a New York Press piece
A fragmentary New York Press item mocks sunbarmed work stocklogs and private vegetable zeal while noting money to be made by avoiding basing. It hints at social manipulation through a girl’s appealing, hammock-bound pose to coax support or restraint.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
New York Press
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