Automatic Fountain and Farm Improvements From Handy Harrow
An Ohio farmer describes an automatic poultry fountain using a 10-gallon keg and a pint cup fed by a tube for clean water. He also details a compact eight by four foot harrow, strawberry bed renewal methods, and horse care tips for warm weather. Additional notes cover a Puyallup berry farm earning about $1,000 yearly from 200 chickens and dewberries, and general poultry husbandry practices.
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Ohio
Hvery Poultryaign
Selection of corn and chick grit notes
Seed corn selection should watch plants through growth to harvest to secure desired traits. Growing chicks fare best on a mix of coarse sand and ground Florida rock phosphate, with oyster shells less effective as grit for young poultry. provide water and green food daily.
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Boecheul
Corn Prospects Improve Across Regions In Crop Report
The weekly crop weather report ends July 26 notes favorable conditions overall with cooler periods in the lake region and central valley. Harvesting and thrashing advance in central valleys as rains relieve drought in middle and southern Rocky Mountain districts. Corn growth is strong but some rust on spring wheat appears in Iowa and South Dakota. cotton, tobacco, and hay yield prospects are generally favorable with regional variations and two Louisiana parishes reporting boll weevils.
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Middle Atlanttc
Central Gulf Sittes
South Atlantic
Ohio
Missouri
North Paalle
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain
Nebraska
Iowa
Alinola
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Minnesota
Runa
Oregon
Washington
Mississippi
Texas
Louis Lotsa
North Carolina
Kentucky
Miegouri
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New England
New York
Lake Region
National and state politicians campaign moves reported
Generals and governors circulate in 1904 race as the Prohibition committee meets in Indianapolis and party cadres prep conventions. Morgan Bulkley backs the Republican ticket while Moody and Moore organize in Massachusetts and Philadelphia. Alger successor McMillan enters Senate race as Wisconsin and Iowa factions seek unity. Oyster Bay hopeful Root eyes New York governorship, while Roosevelt third-party talk stirs. Davis notifies as Parker awaits formal notice in West Virginia.
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Congress
Prohibition National Executive Committee
Laidianapolis
Chicago Chronicle
Morgan G. Bulkley
Connecticut
United States Senate
Hartford Courant
Robert G. Hammond
Charleston
St. Louis
Massachusetts
Boston
William H. Moody
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
National Republican League
Indianapolis
W. GC. McMillan
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Michigan
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Wisconsin
Democratic Contral Committee
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Olive Branch of Peace
Hepburn
Cummins
Aliha Root
Oyster Bay
New York
A. W. Maxwell
Iowa
Democratic State Committee
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Thy
Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
Judge Parker
Muscatine Youth Confesses Blackmail Threats
Walter Bloom, 17, son of John Bloom, was arrested for writing a threatening letter to P.M. Musser demanding 1000 dollars or death. Within minutes he confessed the plan and repeated the threat. Several others in Muscatine and nearby towns face similar charges as federal cases proceed. A series of tragedies and accidents follow across Grinnell, Creston, and Marshalltown, including drownings at Arbor Lake and a fatal jockey accident. Blackleg disease hits Webster City cattle with four deaths and two more affected on a Woolstock area farm.
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Mascntine
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Mr. Musser
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Grinnell
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H. C. Spehter
First National Bank of Grinnell
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Clarke FL. Spencer
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Gilmore City
Hays
Nevada
Iowa
Newton
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George Anderson
Des Moines
Elver
W. J. Hunter
Omanh
Lake Manawa
Thomas Conrad
Dubuque
Charles Probst
Towa Central
Liscomb
Tollis Anderson
Linn Grove
Buena Vista County
Anderson
Nye
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Blackhawk County
Railway Commission
C. Horton
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Board of Control
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State Railroad Commissioners
Wade
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Great Western
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Pnasbongyors
John E. Jenry
Burechinal
Ughtutug
Berries
Rush Eddy
Milwaukeg Road
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Clint DL. Mewtt
Lacey Hotel
Ogkotoosa
Jauduyum
Girl Fatally Burned in kerosene accident
A girl, Nora Salaberry of Lamon, suffered severe burns from a kerosene explosion while starting a fire. doctors fear she cannot survive. Her mother died weeks earlier and her father was away from home during the incident. The brief item also notes local happenings: Charlotte votes to incorporate, suspender factory secured for Oskaloosa, a new creamery planned at Carlow, and various public works and incidents across Iowa towns.
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Nora Salaberry
Lamon
Carlow
Imu
Fort Dodge
Oxford
Cambridge
Methodists of Jordan
Lorimer
Anantosa High School
Burlington
Anamosa
Jonea County
Fale
Belay Maendume
John Minnick
Hancock
Luss
Iowa Notices and Incidents Amid Regional Change
A stream of reports from Iowa covers municipal plans, drownings, burglaries, a fatal domestic shooting, a sidewalk offense, and suicides. The Newton and Dubuque councils discuss sewer and violence, while rail safety, pensions, and the Soldiers Home census reveal statewide concerns and progress.
Nomination Notification To Roosevelt At Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt was informed of the Republican nomination at Sagamore Hill by Joseph G. Cannon. The formal notice drew welcome from the Roosevelts as Cannon delivered the message on the veranda amid an audience of officials and guests. Roosevelt pledged to continue his predecessor’s policies and defended tariffs, gold standard, and foreign policy while cautioning against changing proven approaches.
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Gustav’ Bay
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United States
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Sagamore
National
Chatrman
George B. Cortolyou
Cannon
Republican Party
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Isthmian Canal
Bose
High meat prices hit Chicago as beef famine looms
Beef shortages stir prices with wholesalers signaling tighter supplies ahead. Independent plants meet demand while depots falter. Cattle and hog receipts down from last year, many rural areas still struggle as rainfall storms and lightning deaths punctuate a sprawling news day.
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Chicago
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