Roosevelt Seeks Broad Policy Shifts in Naval and Civil Affairs
The message outlines proposed reforms across government bodies, military modernization, health and education funding, and territorial questions. It calls for federal reorganization, extension of postal and ocean mail services, and faster advancement for army officers, plus a stronger naval general staff and hospital ships.
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Ben Iy
Poocey
Posings
Healy
Government Printing Office
Department of Commerce “Labor
War Department
New Mexico
Arizona
Roosevelt
Interstate Fisheries Probem
Bureau of Fisheries
South America
Asia
Nes
Australasia
Hawaii
Coolie
Pearl Har
Philippines
Porto Rico
Cuba
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Navy
General Board
Farmer remedies for coughing hogs and pig nutrition
A Weekly Witness note recommends a mixture of equal parts licorice and ginger in hog feed two or three times daily for coughing pigs. It also advises placing coal tar down the pig’s throat while held erect. An Epitomist extract discusses ground millet seed's nutritive ratio and value in fattening, with millet and corn blends aiding lean meat and muscular growth in young pigs.
Shape and breeding aims in poultry strains
Shape can be bred into a strain with care in selecting true specimens. Fanciers overemphasize plumage while judges favor good shape. Breeders building a strain should fix shape first, then cover with pleasing plumage to produce high scoring table poultry specimens.
Cow Milking Time Regulated by Regularity
A Weekly Witness article explains that cows function as good timekeepers for milking and suffer if neglected. It notes some cows resist easy milking and require kneading techniques to release all milk, while neglect can leave a gill to a pint of rich milk unused and lead to a prematurely dry cow.
Pigs in the Orchard and Inbreeding on Poultry
A Rural New Yorker writer argues pigs should wear nose rings before orchard pasturing to protect sod, noting costs and quick application. Also reports North Dakota experiments showing inbred poultry lay fewer eggs and show deformities, with erratic laying in inbred hens. North and South America are home to 11,063,000 Germans or German-speaking people.
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New Yorker
North and
South America
Mints Report November 1908 Coinage and Philippine Drafts
The November 1908 statement shows U S coinage at eight million eight hundred seventeen thousand two hundred ten dollars with gold seven million nine hundred ninety three thousand seven hundred forty, silver eight hundred twenty thousand, minor coins three thousand four hundred seventy, thousand pieces for the Philippines three million four hundred seventy five thousand. Also notes Uniform bill of lading to start January one with talks of modifications for water and rail traffic. An old proverb on wise and foolish behavior closes the item.
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A. S. Trade
Chicago
Robinson Crusoe
Mattagorda Island
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
W. C. Brown
Dallas
Ore
Uncle Billy
Billy
Berlin
Germany
H. Hardaway
Columbus
Southern Power Company
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N. C
Broad River
Blacksburg
S. C
Hardaway
South Carolina
North Carolina
United States
Black Warrior
Alabama
Roosevelt
Brockton
Mass
Washington
Philippine Islands
Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Buttoning dresses to avoid hair snagging
A Boston Post excerpt advises sewing buttons on the wrong side of the upper fabric to prevent catching the child's hair and reducing irritation. The note contrasts gentleness with a cynical view of humanity, claiming man’s choices hinder progress in regeneration.
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Boston Post
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Y UU
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Morrell
New York
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Jcastoria
Ulelman
Ullman CO
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Ohio
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Mnly
Rotary
Waymenhay Plan
Sewing Machine Co
Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
Foleys
Bright
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