Survey of the World's News and Expo Notes
A scanned 1914 1915 era page highlights a Panama Canal Exposition plan in San Francisco with Shakespearean actor R Benson and a push to stage a grand world pageant. It also covers Albert J Beveridge joining the Prohibitionist Moose venues, a rubber exposition at Madison Square Garden, and various international notices, including fire prevention events, Missouri centennial, penny postage talks, a lunar eclipse, journalism education at Columbia, Irish League convention, and new Democratic party secretary Joseph Davies.
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R Benson
San Francisco
Jenson
Stratford On Avon
California
Stratford
Panama Canal
England
America
Madison Square Garden
Tig
New York City
The Home Merchant Is Your Friend in Towns and Stores
An Agricutural Southwest editorial argues for diversified general stores over specialization. It defends the home merchant who offers credit, tax help, and local support, noting broad stock can outcompete mail order when personal knowledge and service matter. The piece urges readers to value the hometown shop.
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Agricultural Southwest
Cites
Dig
Budding Authors Prize Passages From a Western Paper
A western paper offered a prize for the best story by a public school pupil. Readable excerpts include Cora Brown inheriting a birthday from rich friends, a cloud over Mrs. Delaney filled with grasshoppers, a daughter urged to marry a bank president, a garbled Irish exclamation, and a damp room welcome as a reader notes.
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Cora Brown
Delaney
Argonaut
It Turned Up. A Nose Stared At By Reporter
A brief exchange attributes a reporter's keen eye to whatever turns up, with Bell noting the nose and Nell guessing the reporter watches everything that appears, reflecting a witty newsroom vibe from the Boston Transcript.
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Bell
Nell
Boston Transcript
Farm Sharing and Tenant Bonuses on Australian Estates
A Rural practice article explains an Australian estate system where landowners supply land seed and inputs while tenants provide labor machinery and remaining seed. Crops are split with bonuses as yields rise, reducing the tenant’s share after a threshold and stressing careful farming practices. The piece notes inspectors observe tenant methods and that many workers come from Britain and Ireland.
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America
England
Scotland
Skimmilk Transition for Calves Timeline
The shift from whole milk to skimmilk depends on calf development. If the calf is strong it can switch at the end of the second week, gradually replacing portions of whole milk with skimmilk over about a week to ten days to avoid distaste.
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National Stockman and Parner
Poison in Cottonseed Meal Evidence and Limits
A Louisiana experiment station study over two years shows cottonseed meal can be fed safely in small amounts. More than four pounds daily to cows or two pounds daily to horses causes poisonous effects, while smaller quantities to hogs over long periods are less harmful.
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Louisiana Experiment Station
Lesson Summary of Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand in Desert
Senior Berean lesson analyzes Jesus retreat after John the Baptist's death, then crowds pursue him to Bethsaida. Jesus teaches about the kingdom of God and heals. Disciples wonder how to feed the 700 plus, with five barley loaves and two fish. Jesus blesses, distributes, and all are fed with twelve baskets left.
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the Baptist
Jesus
Capernaum
Bethsalda
God
Andrew
Why Weeds Spread Says Illinois Farmers Institute
The Illinois Farmers Institute lists four reasons weeds spread. Carelessness allows footholds, ignorance of weed habits hinders eradication, impure seed and imported grain seed contribute, and poor fence line control spreads weeds. Weeds deplete soil moisture and compete with grain crops.
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Lanois Farmers’ Institute
Where Alfalfa Does Best
Alfalfa grows on most well drained soils but yields best on rich sandy loam with good drainage and fertility. Farmers should select soils that hold moisture yet drain quickly to support strong root systems and high yields.
Getting In the Spuds Late Variations and Storage Tips
Guidance on storing late potato varieties from American Agriculturist. Wait for full growth and dieback, then lift without damage. If blight injures vines, dig 10 days to 10 weeks after dieback. early frost may force earlier digging with higher shrinkage. Dig, dry, cure, then cool promptly for storage.
Stout Outwits Robbers In Rural Practical Joke
Report describes Stout, a young suburb resident, attacked near a streetcar line, robbed of $300 and a revolver, then later duping two accomplices in a gunpoint ambush. He recovers his property with a staged second robbery and reconciles with Hamlin and Turner, turning the joke on the former thief group.
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Stout
Fils
Tnis
Carine
Billie
Mark Hamlin
Ben Turner
Star
Sal
Mr. Stout
Mark Harmiin
Hamlin
Bethers
Mark Hasiliy
Hinmilin
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Bala Moose
Albert J. Beveridge
Chicago
Fersom
Ohio
Igh
Indiana
United States Senate
Canal
Great Britain
United States
Missouri
Territory of
Missouri State
Oso
Chambers of Commerce
Commercial and Industrial Associations
Boston
Swiss Chamber of Commerce
North America
Pacific Ocean
Pulitzer School of Journalism
Columbia University
Talcott ‘Williams
Joseph Pulitzer
Irigh League OF America
United Irish League of America
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Hugh McCaffrey
Central Council of the American League
Atlantic City
Ireland
Erin
John Redmond
W. H. K. Redmond
John Dillon
Stephen Gwynne
Democratic National Committee
Joseph Edward Davies
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Jefferson County
Denocrativ
Progressive Party
American Ires Association
Joseph E. Dave
Australia
Fresh Air Poultry House
New Yorker
Ufe
John vi
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