Emmons Co publishes notes from Linton North Dakota
The snippet reports coal import figures for 10,000,000 tons annually with 7,000,000 from England. Germany’s beer consumption per person has doubled in twenty years to 125 litres yearly. Krupps may partner with Spanish capitalists to form a firm to build ironclads and ordnance. The Greek king, 55, has reigned longer than his Danish father. Teysaoice, who evaluated the Dreyfus border dispute in 1894, was ordered to pay 860 francs for defaming a woman who did not author the insulting letter.
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Germany
Teys Oaice
Dreyfus
California groves aim to market fresh asparagus abroad
The report notes California vegetable groves plan to push fresh asparagus onto international markets including London and Great Britain. It mentions competition with another supplier and an upcoming effort to export to England in various quarters.
Cape May New JerseySaw Mill to be Erected on 1599 Acres
Report notes a venture to fortify a marine colony enterprise near Cape May New Jersey. A sawmill is planned on 1599 acres to process timber into houses and factory buildings. A shoe factory and other industries, plus farming, are projected amid local development.
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Ecisre
Cape Maw
Nopicon
Ming era Chinese banknote in British Museum exhibit
A Ming dynasty banknote from around 1390 was placed in the British Museum among early Chinese printings. The surface is dark with age but characters are readable, and it is regarded as the earliest surviving banknote from any country. Athens reports Crete will soon issue new coins with Prince George’s head, including 20 and 10 franc gold pieces and various silver and nickel denominations.
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British Museum
China
Athens
Prince George
Tallest Living Man Draws European Scientific Attention
Lewis Wilkins, born on a Minnesota farm in 1874, is described as the tallest living man. By age ten he stood six feet, and now is reported at 107 5/8 inches with a weight of 364 pounds, drawing great interest in European scientific circles.
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Lewis Wilkins
Europe
Wilkins
St. Paul, Minn
Mrs Nation Recounts Early Activism In Kansas City Era
The Wichita Eagle recalls Mrs. Nation’s 1860s roots, noting her husband led an anti slavery newspaper in St. Joseph Missouri. Pro slavery men allegedly kidnapped and torched the office to silence the paper, while Mrs Nation rescued type and produced the next edition herself.
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Wichita
Kan
Eagle
Excavation Finds Aztec Treasures in Mexico City Drainage
During drainage work in the City of Mexico workers unearthed artifacts from before Cortes including golden ornaments. On the Mexican Central railway extension, laborers recovered $50,000 in gold and silver coins, with the government and workers equally sharing under treasure trove law.
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Mexico
Cortez
Princess of Asturias Prefers Indoor Life and Indolence
The Princess of Asturias, eldest sister to King Alfonso, is described as small and dark, resembling her father more than her mother in appearance and tastes. Contrary to reports, she avoids outdoor exercise and regents' likeness for open-air pastimes, preferring an indoor life and showing indolence over activity.
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Princess of the Asturias
Alfonso
Spain
South African Builders Defend US Rolling Stock Delay Claims
Responding to critics labeling them unpatriotic for ordering US railway stock, South African builders note American manufacturers promised four and a half months delivery, while British suppliers would take a year and a half. The piece contemplates English proverbs and the value of swift action.
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United States
Great Britain
Missouri judge orders tramps off town with 30 days work
A Missouri judge devises a plan to clear streets by sentencing those brought before him to thirty days of street work and granting them half an hour to gather their tools, hoping the half hour push them out of town. The note also mentions Japan moving toward Westernization by mandating Romanized instruction in schools, replacing the syllabic symbol system.
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Missouri
Japan
Up-to-Date Hints On Wheat Cultivation At Ontario Station
Ontario experiment station reports show sowing wheat by late August yields the best straw and grain. Green manures like peas outperform buckwheat on winter wheat land, while grass sod reduces grain yield versus clover sod. Drilling and broadcast sowing give similar yields, and delaying harvest to full ripeness increases seed weight and overall grain and straw yields.
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Ontario
Sulphuring apples warned. early radish beds advised
The article warns readers against sulphuring apples as a method to preserve fruit, noting medical bans and advocating canning and drying instead. It then offers practical advice for early radish and lettuce production via hot beds, sun, and careful thinning, and discusses grape cross fertilization with self-sterile and self-fertile varieties, noting the need for further study and experiments.
Sheep Items in Fergus County Colorado
Fergus county leads in sheep numbers with 650000 to 700000 head and has been wrested from cattlemen by sheep raisers. George Taylor advises winter feeding of about a half bushel per twenty five to thirty sheep daily to improve flesh and fleece and lamb strength, warns against feeding ewes wheat after lambing, notes lambs may scour, and endorses feeding cats as satisfactory.
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Fergus County
Colorado
George Taylor
Navajo wool market impact and tribal flock wealth
The Navajo Indians of Arizona hold nearly 1,000,000 head in flocks and form a wealthy, largely self sustaining community of about 22,000. Only coarse native wool blankets. most finer weaving is done outside the home. A sheep raiser advises culling ewes after lambing and age five as breeding stock to improve profits.
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Arizona
Ainslee’s
American Horses Imitate Holsteins In German Markets
The Hambur g Nachrichten reports that American horses are gaining footing in Germany, with a Berlin company importing them to compete with Holsteins. Rail shipments of American horses travel weekly from Berlin to markets in Saxony Thuringia and Brunswick and to Milan for tramways, despite freight costs and a $7 per head tariff. In Tennessee, Geo W Markham notes the January 3 1901 start of a short dairy course at the Tennessee Dairy School with 33 students, highlighting dairy work and the impressive facilities and equipment including milk testers cream separators and cheese making outfits.
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Germany
Hamburger Nachrichten
America
Berlin
United States
Saxony
Thuringia
Brunswick
Hamburg
Milan
Italy
Europe
Geo. W. Markham
Farmers’ Review
Tennessee Agricultural College
Weeds Compete For Water And Nutrients In Crops
Weeds injure crops by stealing plant food and water, and in small vegetables by blocking light. Even fertile soils may lack enough nutrients for both crops and weeds. Cultivation helps by destroying weeds, reducing nutrient and water losses, and improving soil conditions.
American Poland China Record Company Meeting Planned
The twenty fourth annual meeting will be in Cedar Rapids Iowa on February 13 1901. Business should show large gains reflecting growing interest. The Torentoon will cover routine record business plus papers and discussions by J J Furlong G C Kenyon Carlos Fawcett C F Hood and H H Fay. For details contact W M McFadden Secretary West Liberty Iowa. California isolated with 1 500 000 people yet produces enough for 100 000 000 consumers.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Torentoon
J. J. Furlong
Austin
Minn
G. C. Kenyon
Mt. Carroll
Carlos Fawcett
Springdale
C. F. Hood
Battle Creek
H. H.fay
Coggon
W. M. McFadden
Sec’y
West Liberty
Corn Stalk Disease Not Caused by Corn Smut or Ergot
An Nebraska study discussed in this article rejects the link between corn stalk disease in cattle and corn smut or ergot. It details two forms of the disease, notes experiments with smut in cattle, contrasts ergot symptoms, and urges proper management of cattle with water, salt, and alternative feeds to prevent outbreaks, advocating cutting rather than pasturing corn fields.
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Nebraska
Billings
Burrill
Illinois
India
Progress in Poultry Keeping and Agricultural Legislation
A historical note traces poultry keeping from its mid 19th century rise to prominence through fanciers and investors, contrasting true breeders with mere speculators. The text shifts to a Senate livestock committee debate over a bill to ban oleomargarine coloring, detailing partisan positions and farm interests, then mentions a typhoid-like disease outbreak among livestock in Quebec with many horses and cattle dying.
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Senate Committee On Agriculture
House
South
Quebec
Glimpses of Pike in a Great City Perils of Shopping
A Chicago News piece recounts two women narrating near shoplifting scares in a department store. One plans a dramatic legal damages gambit after a hypothetical theft, while another recalls a genuine near-miss with cuff links and pins. The dialogue satirizes shopping temptations and detective oversight.
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H’m
Chicago News
Sweats of the Body Noted in Odd Figures
A discussion on perspiration reveals palm skin pores numbering up to 3,000 per square inch and 7,000,000 sweat glands overall, with claims of long tubing lengths totaling miles. Estimates range for total annual liquid secretion, cited as 1,500 pounds per person, amid playful note on a year lasting 366 days and extra hours.
Huldahs Graham Bread Mix-Up Ends In Polishing Flour
Mrs Best’s New England kitchen experiment with Huldah the new helper goes awry when a graham bread batch uses whitening flour instead of graham. The loafs turned gritty and odd tasting, prompting Mrs Best to eject the helper and discard the bread.
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Mrs. Best
Huldah
Graham
Perfection of Form and the Value of Physical Culture
An article argues beauty is valued by both sexes but health and vigor matter more. It notes many adults are physically debilitated, urges systematic exercise from youth, and claims a healthy body supports a healthy mind. It presents education as balancing physical and mental training for future usefulness.
Lincoln's Gigantic Creamery in Nebraska Spotlight
An English writer touring worldwide dairy production reports Lincoln Nebraska hosting the largest creamery. It boasts a daily butter capacity of 30 000 pounds and an average output of 17 000 pounds. The tale also notes the Arctic hosts the world’s largest mosquitoes.
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Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb
Dressing a Girl Dress Description in Silk and Velvet
A 12 or 14 year old girl wears a soft white silk dress with a sprigged design. Trimming features pale green velvet ribbon threaded through lace bands on bodice and skirt. A square yoke of transparent lace ends in velvet rosettes at corners with a diamond buckle.
Wanted to Shake Hands Week of Prayer Incident at Union City
The Philadelphia Times notes a humorous event in Union City during the week of prayer. Jess a pug belonging to T R Smoot went to church with her mistress and knew to shake hands. The dog woke the minister who asked seekers to come up and shake his hand. Jess jumped down and offered her paw, drawing laughs as the congregation reacted to the canine gesture.
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Union City
Philadelphia Times
Jess
T. R. Smoot
Jens
Jeas
Ruins Made to Order by Landscape Gardeners
A landscape gardener can alter the earth’s face with ease. The Virginia Water ruins are fake, placed by a contractor. In Shropshire a model of the Falls of Gelbach exists, and in Hertfordshire a Norman castle ruin was built by a Sussex firm. Cliffs lakes and streams can be created on demand.
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Virginia Water
Shropshire
Gelsbach
Water and All
Hertfordshire
Asbestos Mining in Canada Near Sherbrooke Ontario
The text notes numerous Canadian asbestos mines with one near Sherbrooke Ontario. Serpentine rock is quarried openly and asbestos bearing rock is hand separated from barren material after surfacing. Large veins are cobbed by hand. smaller pieces are separated by machinery at the cobbing house.
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Canada
Sherbrooke
Ontario
Tunnel Under Royal Palace in Rome Planned Lighted Route
A tunnel under the Quirinal palace in Rome will be completed within weeks, linking the ancient city with a new quarter created since 1870. The route will be brilliantly lit by electricity and tightly watched by the police, who fear anarchist plots to blow up the palace above.
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Royal Palace
Quirinal
Rome
Eternal City
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Everyy
Huldah’s Graham Bread
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