Missouri horticulture course at Missouri State Agricultural College begins January
The Missouri State Agricultural College offers a winter course in horticulture from January 1 to March 22. The 216-lecture program covers nursery work, orcharding, market gardening, floriculture, plant diseases, and entomology with practical demonstrations and supervision. No special prep required. cost ranges from $40 to $60 per term.
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Missouri
Missouri State, Agricultural College
Growth of fruit crops expands across regions and states
The orange crop could top eight million boxes and Alaska may offer 100000 square miles for cultivation, with small fruits and apples likely. New Jersey reports control of the San Jose scale but not extermination. Peaches rebound in Michigan and elsewhere, while California figs rise fourfold after introduction of a Smyrna insect.
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Georgeson
Alasta
Alaskan
Pacific Ocean
Turkestan alfalfa introduction may aid American farmers
Prof. N B Hansen was sent to Turkestan to obtain plants for U S use. The vast steppe country, suited to cattle raising, has a semi arid climate with hot dry summers and mild rainy springs and autumns. Evaporation exceeds rainfall and May to September often bring very little rain.
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N. BE. Hansen
Turkestan
Department of Agriculture
United States
Native lucerne crucial fodder for Turkestan arid lands
The article notes Turkestan’s lack of rainfall and sparse irrigated land, relying on winter moisture and spring rains. It highlights Lucera clover as a vital forage for settled populations, able to grow with minimal water, with a deep root system and downy leaves aiding moisture uptake and conservation.
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Turkestan
V. I. Massalski
Russian Department of Agriculture
Russia
Central Asia
Oase
Massalski
Transcaspian
Scarcity of Cavalry Horses Shrinks Market in Western States
Veterinary Surgeon John Teimpeny of the Ninth United States Cavalry notes a sharp horse shortage due to government purchases in recent years. In Wyoming, high quality horses were gathered and 600 were taken by English officers, leaving Nevada with only two horses and a bare market. Prices for suitable army horses rose to 100 to 125 dollars, but demand from the Philippines diminished as South Africa’s war ends and traffic shifts toward horseless carriages and electric trolleys reduce horse use.
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John Teimpeny
United States Cavalry
United States
Wyoming
Nevada
Philippines
South Africa
Starving cattle in India hit by famine crisis
Report describes famine effects in central India where Brahmin bulls die in large numbers. Farmers prioritize feeding plow bullocks with maize, while ownerless Brahmin cattle perish. fodder from northern and central provinces temporarily sustains some animals. Government aid temporarily eases burden as mortality rises.
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India
Soil survey work to put agriculture on firm basis
The national government undertakes a soil survey to classify soils beyond clay or sand, noting past farming failures from misjudging soil type. Officials report the survey costs about $1.40 per square mile, with benefits seen as incalculable, while Mexico is praised as an ideal sheep country due to pasture, climate, and cheap labor.
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Mexico
Insect Destroying Birds and Creamery Benefits
Insects are crucial for young birds as growth rates soar, with nestlings gaining up to forty eight percent in one day and tripling within a week, while parents deliver meals every minutes. Praeger notes nutritional needs, mainly soft bodied insects, drive the brood. United States Department of Agriculture highlights creamery advantages from quality to labor savings, and Galloway cattle praised for early maturity, high meat quality, and adaptability. A butterfly sleeps head downward on grasses, then awakens with blue tufts when sun warms. A high quality pony jumper from northern England dies from a fence collision, ending a storied career. California strawberries reach New York at one dollar per pint.
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Illinois
Treadwell
William Praeger
United States Department of Agriculture
Canada
Intervals in an Exciting Race
A brief children verse features Bobby declaring plans to grow up and travel as a pirate while promising to return home at night. The playful dialogue contrasts parental reassurance with a bold dream and lighthearted whimsy.
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Bobby
Chicago
United States to fire record shot twenty miles
A gun will fire a shot twenty miles setting a distance record amid American ingenuity. The piece is described as a marvel of American workmanship and will showcase pioneering design. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised as a fifty year cure for constipation indigestion dyspepsia and biliousness.
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United States
Idle Threat Over Love Sparks Dark Laughter
A Washington Post excerpt portrays a young wife warning she would cut down her skirt to fashion a rainy-day version if she doubted her husband’s love. The line darkly reveals the threat’s ferocity as idle in her heart.
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Washington Post
CAS CARETS Candy Cathartic Headline Claim
A vintage health ad promises bowel relief for any ailment from headache to cancer through CAS CARETS. It touts natural movements, a ten cent starter cost, and warns to beware of imitations while noting the genuine tablet bears C. C. C. stamped on metal boxes.
A Ready Pupil and a Meiden’s Prayer Refrain
A humorous vignette from Cleveland Plain Dealer where a narrator explains a “supper-act” in vaudeville to Maud Brown. Later at her home Maud sits at the piano and plays the old Meiden’s Prayer seven times, prompting the narrator to depart.
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Maud Brown
Maud
Plano
Mrs P A Passmore Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills
In Flushing Michigan Mrs P A Passmore a prominent W C T U member suffered kidney and bladder trouble for three years after four doctors failed she found relief with Dodd's Kidney Pills less than one box did more good than all previous treatments she urges others to try the medicine priced at 50 cents a box available from all dealers.
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Flushing
Mich
Michigan
P. A. Passmore
Passmore
Dodd
New York
Idlewild accident child falls from bed prompts confession
A boy in Idlewild fell from bed and, teased by family, cried as if injured. His mother stopped the teasing and asked the reason, to which he replied he slept where he landed. The Memphis Scimitar notes the anecdote. C H Crabtree, Des Moines, Iowa, offers to explain about Gladiator Gold Mining Company on request.
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Idlewild
Memphis
Scimtar
C.h. Crabtree
Des Moines
Jows
Will
Gladiator Gold-Mining Company
Indeed He Did Work Riles Narrator in Kitchen Door Exchange
In a sharp exchange, a man describes his troubled past to a woman at the kitchen door, who responds with scorn about work. The man, Tufford Knott, retorts that he carefully avoids labor, claiming familiarity with hardship.
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Tufford Knott
Chicago Tribune
Dyeing Made Simple with Putnam Faceless Dyes Banner
An advertisement style fragment touts Putnam Faceless Dyes as making dyeing as easy as washing. It includes a jovial quote about a wife savin lif e annually and a marketing line for Life Saver along with a misquoted sample testimonial about Piso’s Cure for Consumption dated February 17, 1900 from Ocean Grove New Jersey.
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N. W. Saucaz
Ocean Grove
N. J
Bigsby Named Chief Rooter In Rival Grounds Scene
A Plain Dealer excerpt describes a haughty cadet entering the grounds and being mistaken for the team captain. The crowd notes the real captain isn’t present and identifies the speaker as Bigsby, the chief rooter.
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Eleven
Bigsby
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Locomotive Headlight and Woman With Light Head
A locomotive carries a headlight while a blond woman has a light head, presenting a curious parallel image. The caption contrasts mechanical illumination with a striking creative description of the woman's appearance.
Col William Ray Louiaville Bank President Dies
Col William Ray of the Citizens National Bank of Louiaville died in Louisville Kentucky. A famed financier known to J P Morgan, he could neither read nor write yet mastered deposits earnings railroad dividends and prices. He rarely signed checks using a peculiar mark and learned English from river workers.
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Col
William Ray
Loulaville
New York
Citizens’ National Bank of
Louiaville
Col- Ray
South
Middle West
Col. Ray
J. P. Morgan
Ohio River
Philadelphia
New York World
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By F J Cheney Co
Warns against mercurial remedies for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with no mercury. Advises buyers to ensure genuine product and notes price 76 cents per bottle and availability from droists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney &Co
Droists
Practical Curiosity and the Baku Oil Deposits
In the Rus sian Caucasus near Baku several grassy tracts baffled cattle allur ing care as the meadows tasted of paraffin. An English investigator found the grass rich yet flavored with paraffin, explaining why cattle fled. This led to the discovery of the Baku petroleum deposits already worth millions and far from depletion.
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Baku
Russian Caucasus
Cure a Cold in One Day Claim Ad
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. It claims a full refund if the remedy fails, and the box bears the signature of E. W. Grove. The price is listed as 250.
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E. W. Grove
Sharing the Fun and Cycle Humor in a Cleveland Laugh
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a late night home scene with a husband remarking on his behavior and his wife reacting, describing a humorous domestic exchange. A stray advisory line warns against drinking too much water while cycling and promotes Adams' Pepsin Tutti Frutti as a substitute.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Balloon Clothesline and Scattered Jokes in Ink Ads
The piece notes a balloon clothesline concept from Parisian laundries for drying garments at height, claims Carter's Ink offers a deep, eye friendly color that does not fade, and includes a string of lighthearted quotes from various papers about money, lending, and a joke exchange. The tone resembles a collage of brief snippets and humorous observations from era periodicals.
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Carter
Quotation from Uncle Nathaniel on Two Noses
The remark from Uncle Nathaniel humorously advises future generations to cultivate two noses one for cold weather and one for general use. The quote appears cited from Harper's Bazaar and reflects a playful, antiquated voice.
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Nathaniel
Harper’s Bazar
Learning How and Language in Daily Life
The fragment notes a Chicago Tribune quote about a father questioning his daughter attending cooking school. It contrasts family ambitions with home cooking and adds a remark about language use in the fatherland, indicating common speech patterns across cultures.
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Chicago Tribune
Governor endorses Peruna in 1898 Oregon letter
The executive office in Salem reports Governor W. M. Lord praising Peruna for colds and catarrh. The letter urges households to keep Peruna as a curb against winter illnesses and mentions Dr. Hartman’s book Winter Catarrh.
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Capitol Building
Salem
Oregon
Executive Office of
Hartman
State of Oregon
Executive Department
Eee Ca Ae Medicine Co
Columbus
W. M. Lord
United States
Dr. Hartman
Columbus, O
Youths Must Be Soldiers In German Society
The article notes compulsory military service for German youths beginning with schooling, with confirmation as a rite of passage and a billboard listing district youths reaching military age. It contrasts voluntary one year versus two years of service, reflecting state expectations and family planning.
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Freiwillige
McClure's Magazine
Patents list insucd that week to northwestern inventors
Pioneer Press notes a weekly list of patents issued to Northwestern inventors including George F. E. Bateman Larimore North Dakota for a label holder Alfred Boren St Paul Minnesota for a combined folding chair and coach John Cook Grafton North Dakota for a grain drier Lucius A Doble Huron North Dakota for a washing machine Even H Evenson New Richland Minnesota for a wrench Hans G Hansen Howard Lake Minnesota for a battle Roland W Knapp Minneapolis Minnesota for a water tube boiler Bert T McChesney Brewster Minnesota for a home clip Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys.
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Northwestern
George FE. Bateman
Larimore
N. D
Alfred Boren
St. Paul
Minn
John Cook
Grafton
Lucius A. Doble
Huron
Even H. Evenson
New Richland
Hans G. Hansen
Howard Lake
Battle
Roland W. Knapp
Minneapolis
That Was Different in Cleveland Plain Dealer
A humorous exchange notes a miscount of ages and a plan for a cluster diamond ring. A girl asserts she will turn twenty six on her next birthday, sparking disbelief and a witty twist on the counting of years.
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Eorge
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eye Ear Nose Throat Specialist in Fargo Ad Seen
An early 20th century condensed ad chatter features Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo N D a remembered medical specialist in eye ear nose and throat alongside assorted humorous clippings and old time product notes. The mix includes a quip about a modern educated woman a teething remedy and a playful joke about birth years with city references.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Faded hair and corn cures advertised in 19th century notice
An old classified style notice promotes Parker's Hair Balm Ham and Liindercorn as remedies for faded hair and corns. It also urges youths to eat plentifully for proper development, reflecting period health advice.
Very Doubtful Warship Policy Quip Ends in Harem Joke
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip jokes about the sultan building a war ship in a major yard and jokes about sending a harem girl to christen it. The quote reflects satirical humor and political theatre of the era.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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