Inaugural Ball and Ex Presidents Pension Plan
A discussion on Andrew Carnegie’s pension offer spurs a movement for ex presidents to become permanent “representatives at large” with floor access but no voting rights, proposed by Burleson. Separately, a plan to move the inaugural ball to the Capitol, panel on women electors, and a proposed Panama Canal celebration bill are noted, plus Taft’s stance on 1916 candidacy.
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Andrew Carnegie
Albert $. Burleson
Texas
Wilson
United States
House of Representatives
House
Burleson
McCumber
Army
Porto Rico
Philippines
Capitol
Pension Building
James D. Preston
Senate Press Gallery
Preston
Clark
Underwood
Rotunda
Pension
Taft
Hut
Republian
Home Trade Spirit Champions Town Boosting
A merchant column extols systematic town boosting as a money saver and civic boast. It argues boosting builds loyalty, pride, and local support, turning skeptics into boosters and attracting residents and industry for a healthier economy.
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Bone
United States
Aly
Advice to the Employer About Loyalty and Improvement
The guidance argues that workers should stay with an employer while remaining loyal and truthful. It suggests raising concerns directly to the boss rather than to competitors, claiming this will show interest in the business and may lead to a pay raise.
Transit of Venus Offers Solar Distance Clue
The transit of Venus, a rare event occurring only four times in 288 years, is crucial to astronomers as it provides a method to measure Earth's distance from the sun. The observation helps calibrate astronomical units and improves understanding of planetary orbits.
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Venus
Earth
Timely Agricultural Topics on Burned Lime Value
The article discusses agricultural lime, its forms and misnomers, and emphasizes careful price checks before buying. It outlines lime chemistry, including quicklime, hydrated lime, and calcium carbonate, and notes ground limestone as often preferable for many soils. Ground lime is easier to handle and suitable for light sands or gravels.
Record Milking Cow Wins World Fame in Riverside
Riverside tale features Sadie de Kol Burke a renowned Holstein cow owned by Morris & Sons Operation of Wonderland Col. The animal reportedly produced over 18 000 pounds of milk in six months and more than 100 pounds daily for six months. It also claimed 90 pounds in a week and over 3 700 peanuts in thirty days.
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Riverside
Sadie DE Kol Burke
Wo Morris & Sons
Peration
Wondlind
Col
Wualy
A Nihilist's Sacrifice Girl halts wolves with daring act
A seventeen year old girl travels with a wedding party in a Russian village. When wolves threaten the riders a government official fires to defend. The girl uses a steel ball to sacrifice herself, vanishing in an explosion that saves the party. The official is spared only by agreement to depart.
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Pertsons
Heaven Willshall
Tull
St. Petersburg
Offeia
Simple Feeding Device for Livestock on Henry Blick-Darn Farm
A farm device by H I Blick-Darn improves hog feeding efficiency in Poland China hogs. It uses a concrete mixing vat, elevated water supply, and a large iron pipe to carry swill to a trough with a lower outlet, allowing each hog its share. The system reduces labor but can clog the outlet when the swill is too thick, for which a wooden plug is used during mixing.
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H. I. Blick- Darn
Henry
Poland
Judd
How Money Is Was Farm Implements Wear Out
A Kansas farmer notes that tools weather and wear faster from sun and rain. He urges storing under cover and applying grease and paint to extend life, reducing the need to buy new implements every decade.
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Kansas
Dairy Wisdom for Sires and Calves from Profitable Cows
Advice on selecting dairy sires from high producing cows to sustain profitable milk and butter fat. Recommends breeding to calves at 24 to 30 months, emphasizes regular milking, gentle handling, and using a Babcock tester to measure milk quality. Encourages cooperative sharing for testing and averaging neighbor herds.
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Pire
Aod
Making Big Soil Survey by Sericultural Experts in Illinois
A group of sericultural and agricultural scientists undertakes a comprehensive soil survey across Illinois. Reports focus on soil conditions for farming districts, with bulletins issued for each county. The project aims to guide farmers by providing valuable, county level soil data and recommendations.
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College of Age
University of Tinois
Phossoll
Dulletin
Barnyard Manure Loss in Outdoor Pile Study
The Maryland Stalion reports an experiment where eighty tons of barnyard manure were placed outdoors exposed to rain wind and snow for twelve months. After the year the pile weighed only 60 percent of its original weight, suggesting substantial loss in fertilizer value remains likely higher.
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Maryland Stalion
Swine Notes On Hog Management And Profits
Dry clean pig beds seem right. Slow maturing hogs yield slow profits. Many mortgages have been settled by the hogs. Hogging down corn proves profitable, using an easy harvest method for the crop.
Lord God Jehovah Elohim and the Creation Narrative
A Sunday School lesson discusses Genesis chapter two detailing Elohim as Creator and Jehovah as the supreme name for God. It explains man formed from dust, life breathed, and humanity made in God's image, with emphasis on the Eden garden and the two trees, linking to redemption and the eventual kingdom.
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Deity
God
Elohim
God Jehovah Elohim
Abraham
Joshua
Manoah
Adam
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Uncle Joe
Washington
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O'Hair
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New York City
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Parker
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New York
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