Corn and Cob Meal as a Fattening Feed Note
A historical discussion reviews corn and cob meal as a concentrated fattening feed for cattle and hogs. Experiments by Shelton at Kansas Agricultural College show corn and cob meal can equal pure corn meal in steer gain, while hog trials yield mixed results across New Hampshire, Missouri, and Kan sas experiments.
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Shelton
Kansas Agricultural College
New Hampshire
Missouri
Kangad
W. A. Henry
Indiana
Alfalfa and Silage Balance Boost Dairy and Beef Costs
Indiana Farmer notes that increasing alfalfa to balance with corn silage will cut milk butter and cream production costs. As alfalfa becomes common in central states, dairymen and cattle ranchers will see lower feed costs and higher efficiency. The article predicts rapid expansion of silos and alfalfa fields as the high protein and carbohydrate balance enhances beef and dairy output.
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Central States
Indiana
Cement FloorsAnd Construction Advice From a Builder
A builder recounts supervising about 200000 square feet of concrete floors and walks in the past year. He advises excavating as uniformly as possible and covering the surface with ashes or similar material to prepare for finishing.
Farmers Should Use Paint On Buildings
Farmers should paint their buildings to protect and preserve them, even at high material costs. Painted structures are more attractive and endure longer, and farmers can do the work themselves during slack times, making it economical to maintain farm buildings and tools.
Filipino School Kids Teachings From Bohol Letter
An American teacher Raymond Shidler in Bohol Philippines describes a hard year with drought and rice shortages. He notes improvised subsistence, scant clothing, 360 pupils in his central school, seven aspirantes training to teach, and plan to appoint a few as teachers after Christmas. He recalls pupils greeting him with a thousand salutations each morning and plans to end the old Spanish custom of formal greetings.
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Raymond Shidler
Anthony
Bohol
Phillippine
Philippines
Kansas City Journal
Uses of hot water for common ailments and a note on wren
A bulletin cites hot water applications for croup toothache neuralgia and constipation. It claims relief for colic congestion sore throat rheumatism and dyspepsia with topical neck and back heat and oral hot water, plus a brief remark about the golden crested wren being the smallest European bird.
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Bulletin of Pharmacy
Fourteen Americans Escape in Nanjing Mission Riot
Reports from Shanghai to Nanchang say the American mission stations in Nanchang, Kinkiang were destroyed and fourteen missionaries escaped by boat after rioting. The U S gunboat BI Cano was ordered to Kinkiang while other missions remained safe per later dispatches.
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Rodgers
Shanghai
State Department
Nanchang
Kinja
Kingham
Hagtish
BI Cano
Methodist Board, of Foreign Missions
W. Bashford
Methodist
Episcopal
Methodist Board
Deadly quake and tsunami strike Colombia coast
Reports from a broad Central American cordon say 2000 people died in Colombia due to an earthquake and subsequent tidal wave. The disaster wrecked Tumaco and spread to coastal towns from Mosquera to La Tola, with ships recovering corpses and vast settlements wiped out.
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Colombia
Costa Rica
Pacific
Central America
Waa
Tumaco
Poynyan
San Juan
Demingortz
la Tola
Antioqui
Barbacoad
Popayan
Panama Canal Bosses and Digging Shortages
A satirical column laments Panama Canal management with too many bosses and too few diggers. It mocks the Oldest Inhabitant, notes tension over wage gains, and critiques graft while hinting at expanding warship berthing space and the Panama project’s fragility.
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Paname Canal
Tevos
Hutiona
Co. Mano
Panama Canal
Garfeld
Sunday Law Debated in Town Legislature
Readable fragments show Sunday theater restrictions and a proposed exemption for Chautauquas. Senate battles over primary election reform and a resolution for direct Senate elections threaten Gov. Cummins and railroads. House action pending with mixed party support and intense debate.
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Senate
Iowa
Gov. Cummins
Severnl States of the Union
United States
Cummins
Elgt
Lawmaker Targets Wage Assignment and Reforms Push
A introduced wager assignment reform draws attention as a fin it may end usurious lending practices. Propriety medicine men lobby plans bills forcing clearer labeling and distribution controls. Lawson praises reform, Garsthon proposes Sunday amusements ban with $60 fine. Jansen Labor Bill passes House 64 to 24, adjournment planned. Governors asked for corruption charges details, and exemption bills move toward passage.
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Loon
Shacks Ifit
Wright
Seventy Year Old Man Beaten in Laurens Mob Attack
A mob assaulted and tortured Brown in Laurens near the gallery of Frank Wemp and John Ackland. Brown, a widower aged about seventy, was beaten, photographed, and driven toward the suburbs with threats to leave town. He is missing, feared dead from wounds or exposure. Wemp, Ackland, and several others were arrested on charges connected to the incident. The girls involved in past disputes with Brown’s accusers reportedly helped provoke the attack but have not accused Brown of wrongdoing. Brown’s mother lives in Zion City and he planned to relocate there.
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Laudens
Suapteton
Frank Wemp
John Ackland
Santos
Nga
Q Oo
Brown
Dicfl
Hee
Elusa
Eltizella
Dowie
Zion City
Tle Brown
Ron
Laurens
Kemp
Ackland
Hs Gallery
Finlly
Fire consumes main street warehouses and shops
A major blaze swept through the Implement warehouse of M. 1. Waltera and adjacent properties on Main Street in the Moukaida area. The fire began in the Spooner residence and rapidly spread, destroying the harness shop, barber shop, photograph gallery, Town Telephone Company exchange, and other buildings. Losses run well into the thousands, with insurance covering part.
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Moukaida
Cove
Tuxatinde
Quslow
M. 1
Waltera
Ute
Wanl
Chek
Spooner
Teleptone Company
Main Street
Che
Eastern capitals sign to buy Davenport Rock Island Moline transit
Banterners acquire Rock Island, Dollne and Davenport unions. Papers signed by eastern capitals to buy all traction, electric light power, and gas franchises in Davenport Iowa Rock Island and Moline and the interurban line to Watertown Illinois. Purchase price about 6000 dollars.
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Rock Island
Dollne
Davenport
Eastern Capitalsv
Towa
Moline
Watertown
Orice
Fatal Hayloft Accident Kills James Nolan Near Delle Plaine
An accident while hawing hay fatally smothered James Nolan near Delle Plaine. He was trapped beneath overturned hay and died, found twelve hours later. The report also notes court actions, land disputes, ditch system plans in Pottawattamie and Harrison counties, and other local notices.
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James Nolan
Delle Plaine
James Nokia
Melle Ulaine
Nolan
Confession and Death Stir Town Over Pardon Question
A garbled report describes a confession tied to a death case and a town discussion on a pardon two years after a shoemaker’s suspected murder involving a younger lover. The fragment hints at a legislative vote and ongoing questions of justice and mercy.
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Woninmittel
Poluda
Don
Jatob Kulm
Prominent Marshalltown Doctor Held in Cocaine Case
Marshalltown physician Dr EH Getz, former president of the Kia International Association of Rallying Physicians and Surgeons, is accused in a case tied to a cocaine habit. He allegedly attempted to shoot after arrest and was hospitalized at Independence State Hospital.
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Marshalltown
Couine
EH. L. Getz
Forshir
Kia International Asociation
Bache Sudilen
Getz
Independence
Poison Case Sparks DomesticTensions In Jamestown Marriage
Reports detail Ida Underholt being arrested in Davenport on a charge of poisoning her husband amid allegations of a plotted divorce. The item notes ongoing local events including Anamosa fair dates, Waterloo renovations, a smallpox scare in Des Moines, new wind line projects, and regional infrastructure and civic updates.
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Ida Underholt
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Mississippi
Towa Anti-Shoon League
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Boone
Oklahoma
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River‘side Milling Company
Clinton
County Recorder
Joseph W. Henderson
Charley W. Dunkelburger
Bannwater Nour Mills
H. C. Thede
George Knocke
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Northwestern Railway
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