Stock Breeds and Dairy Cattle Advice
The article discusses Durham stock types and shorthorn strains, noting color variants and the dominance of milking kinds. It warns of unpredictable outcomes in breeding and urges dairymen to prefer animals with strong reproduction, aiming for profitable milk production. It also mentions Jerseys and Guernseys and advises delaying calving of large Jerseys to age two and a half to three years. It ends with a note on protected Canadian farmers and a bill limiting sale of certain forage plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
East
Jerseys
Guernseys
Channel Islands
H. EB
Cook
Vitality of Seeds in Agriculture
The piece argues that seeds with low vitality yield weak crops even with thick sowing. It notes insects and fungi more readily attack weak plants, making savings from old, weakened seeds wasteful. Good yields require vigorous seed regardless of cultivation.
Beginning with many fowls guides new breeders
The article advises aspiring poultry breeders to start with a flock of birds rather than hatcheries. It argues that buying good stock costs more initially but pays off, and suggests investing in two settings of eggs from quality stock rather than a single pen of inferior birds.
Priest Zolotnitsky Freed After Thirty-Two Years In Suzdal Prison
In a Harpers Magazine excerpt Dr. B J Dillon details the case of priest Peter Zolotnitsky jailed in Suzdal before Christmas 1866. Despite amnesties under Alexander II through Nicholas II, he remained in a stone cellar, starving and unwell, until his release on April 15 1897 after over three decades of confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Peter Zolotuitsky
Suzdal
Alexander II
Muscovy
Alexander I
Alexander III
Zolotnitsky
Nicholas II
Musesyy
Kazan
Russias
Zolatnitsky
B. J. Dillon
Harpers Magazine
A French Count and Lady Thirteen Triply Married?
A Count and a thirteen year old French girl believed they had three marriages in 1902 a London church Dover registrar a French mayor but each union lacked full legal consent. The bride's mother confirms the guardian did not consent, leaving them still single. The item notes issues with international marriages and legal validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dover
London Pall Mall Gazette
Night Transplanted Trees Survive Better Than Daytime Plants
A study finds trees moved at night have higher survival rates than those transplanted in the day. Researchers suggest cooler temps and reduced stress as possible reasons for improved establishment and growth after night relocation.
Mail Robberies In Adjoining Towns Reported
Unknown parties robbed the mail at Stockton cutting open pouches and stealing letters. A burglary at Davenport depot yielded more letters and packages. Similar work suspected at both towns within three miles. An order designates confinement sites for juvenile offenders including Eldora Mitchellville Davenport and Glenwood institutions.
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Stockton
Win
Hess
Ac Gna
John Hinemann
Raibway Company
Papp
Davant
Dayant
State Board of Control
Industrialt School
Eldora
Iidnsteint School
Mitchellville
Iowa Soldiers’ Orphan Home
Davenport
Glenwood
Davenport Jury Awards Record Damages to Huggard in Glucose Case
A Davenport jury awarded A. P. Huggard 92,010 for injuries from a pipe fall at the Glucose Sugar Refining Company of Chicago plant. The suit, filed for 75,000, follows a prior verdict of 27,500 and a granted new trial for the defendant. Huggard, an employee, was paralyzed when the pipe fell from the third floor to the basement deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gots
Davenport
Lawsuit Over Delayed Cattle Catalogues filed by Zobel
Burt against Express Companys GF Zobel Ins filed suit against Adan Express Company for damages due to failed delivery of cattle catalogues to Mr Zobel before a sale in Grape Jaw. Catalogues shipped from Bedford, Low n, before Christmas not received by Art Zobel until after the sale. Claim $1 per head on cattle offered, totaling around $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt
Express
Zobel
Adan Express Company
Bedford
Lown
Art Zobel Wotll
Saale
Night Operator Held Up at Oxford
Night Operator Clifford Limws of the Rocky Island railway was set up at Oxford before dawn while collecting the mail. Grappled by a masked assailant, Limws was kept at gunpoint until an officer arrived. The highwayman was Lawrence Mungroven of Iown City and is in jail awaiting trial and investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Limws
Rocky Islad
Oxford
Lawrence Mungroven
Lown City
Diphtheria Outbreak Amid Chelsea News and Election Spending
Brid report notes diphtheria outbreak at Chelsea, while Armstrong voters allocate 1000 for school building repairs. Madrid votes 14000 bonds for water works. Madrid and Otanwa contracts under discussion.
Obituary and incident notes from Iowa towns
Local items report deaths of Mrs John and Wolf of Ottumwa and Mrs DA Taylor of Parkersburg, golden wedding for Mr and Mrs George Turner of Berleford, fire destroys Will Pierce near Green Mountain, labor strike demand for higher pay by painters in Muscatine, robberies injuring Robbers and D. B. Webber drug store theft in Ottumwa, several accidents and legal actions across Des Moines Davenport Ottumwa and Burlington, including a trainman killed in Ottumwa and a boy injured by a shotgun accident near Letts, with health board vaccination and local court actions noted.
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John & Wolf
Otturwn
Chatten
DA. Taylor
Parkersburg
George Turner
Berleford
Will Pierce
Green Mountain
el Walker
W. 2
Leele
Frome
Chariton
John A. Carlson
B. & Q. Iremian
Ottumya Engl
Itny Nyemaster
Ann- Nigga Savings Bank
Dawson
George Krekel
Burlington
Beazley
Hag
Ingani Teyann
Marshall Fielding
Hoxton Install
Oxka- Toosa
Arthur Wyatt
Des Moinea
W. 8. Goss
Atlantic
Cruming
Howard
Pharmacy Commission
East Waterloo
Levi Eckel
Carmen
DB. W. Dunkin
Rock Rapida
Scott County
Walker & Maretunt
Davenport
Willie Purcell
Des Moines
George M. Binks
Rwey
Ottumwa
Ile
Leetlirer
Kitting
Webster City
Tudga Richards
Twattth Idle
Letts
Walcott
Phalorae
Charles C. Conkling
Council Blue
Frente
John A. Nelson
Kort Belknap Tridum
Montana
Gabriel Steele
Sioux City
Ansistant Engheer
Genoa
Connor Bluffs
Board of Health
Bult
Fred B. Hoffman
Des Molnea
Serl Fields
Oskaloost
Tiner
Thia Miner
Hhu
Oskalonsa
Connell Bina
Withur Beem
Hartan
Beom
My Pinto Horse and Me by Chicargo Luter Ocean
A lyric reminiscence of a Pinto horse and a lifelong bond. The speaker recalls riding across plains and nights, dreaming of freedom, and cherishing shared tales with the horse. A nostalgic request to live freely on the go male prairie with the Pinto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esos
Colonel’s Son Wins Milicent in a Secret Match
Retired officer Colonel Chopleigh longs for a wife while his son Gus pursues Millicent Vanjohn. After mixed signals and a bold chocolate of bravado, both families approve. Gus and Millicent marry in London and visit the colonel as his daughter-in-law.
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Chopleigh
India
Smatters
van John
Aloysius Vanjohn
Indy
Cote
Parker
Milne
Bey
Gus
Lan
Col Mel
Abeml
Gua
Colopel
Vanjohn
Gentlemean
Millicent
Linigelf
Minicent
Indianapolis
The Secret of Happiness and Cheerful Outlook
A meditation on the optimistic habit as a key to success. The Secord of Happinees notes that mastering orderly thoughts and a cheerful mindset draws friends, brightness, and good fortune, smoothing rough paths and melting obstacles. An anecdote on marriage humor concludes with a quip about cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
Success Magaszine
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Maryville
Nodaway County
Rosley
Ravenwood
Ontario
Dominion
OWA
Brid
Chelsea
Armstrong
Tripleta
Martin Wakeer
Mason City
Bumnel Bowlby
Muscatine
Ottanwa
Henry Alterkruse
SF. Miller
Shelisbury
Madrid
Ed Suffecolo
Brooklyn
Rock Island
Wright
Town City
N. D. Wilson
Coon Tapide
A. W. McNen
Garden Prairie
Cawker City
Kan
George Klaney
Cedar County
Mairfeld Township
Suanh J. Glubpell
Dryenport
Ully
Gol Ghopleigh
van Parellel
Miss Vansoln
Milicent
Vanjohin
Miss Vanjohn
Augustus Chapleigh, Jr
Deay Gus
Joye
Mille
Gita
England
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