Beef cattle profitable in Indiana prospects and trends
Purdue extension outlines for Indiana farmers the favorable outlook for beef cattle despite high land and feed costs. It notes a nationwide decline in Indiana beef numbers from 1906 to 1913, driven by high prices and stock liquidation, while demand remains strong and export trade is uncertain. It argues cattle farming fits farming systems due to roughage use, soil conservation, and marketing ease.
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Indiana
United States Department of Agriculture
Union
England
United States
Argentina
South America
Winter Garden Plan Promotes Profitable Poultry Growth
The piece urges keeping young stock growing through the hot season to ensure profit. It warns that brooding during dog days without care stunts chicks and causes losses. It emphasizes attention now for a thriving winter garden and profitable poultry.
Selecting Ewe Lambs for Steady Flock Improvement
The flock should annually cull the inferior and replace with thrifty ewe lambs. Weaning is best for judging each lamb’s merit as both lamb and wool producer. Keep ewes with strong performance, intact teeth, pink healthy skin, and good udder. select for uniformity and strong ancestry. Cull and turn out culled ewes and lambs with wethers for market readiness.
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Indiana
Is a strong religious life possible in colleges
A young man in Christian work argues that there is real moral and religious improvement among American students in colleges. He notes large student gatherings embracing faith, contrasts with pessimists, and stresses need for inspired teachers in science and Bible study to sustain a robust religious life.
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Phillips Brooks
Europe
Ans
Do Justly Love Mercy Walk Humbly, Jowett Sermon
Rev. J. H. Jowett, D. Ld., exhorts on Micah 6 8 to practice justice and mercy in daily life. He links fair speech, honest weights, and generous deeds to living near God and maintaining neighborly fellowship in all relations.
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Mercy
Rev
J. H. Jowett
D. Ld
Ravages of Sin and the Fragility of Happiness
Canon Farrar laments human happiness as delicate like Venetian glass. He asserts that anxiety sorrow and death cannot break it when guarded by God but warns that selfishness and sin can shatter it. The piece reflects moral concern over spiritual fragility.
Global Egg Boiling Habits Across Nations
A playful survey links national habits to how each people like their boiled eggs. Americans are noted for boiling eggs hard then mincing the yolk with pepper and salt, while others prefer softer, varied methods with shells, dipping bread, and different serving styles.
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Sherlock Holmes
Cure for Scalp Eczema Restores Hair Growth in Iberia Woman
Mrs. Gee of Iberia Massachusetts reports five years of scalp eczema cured by Cuticura Ointment and Soap. After using one and a half boxes she is entirely well with hair growing back, noting the disease began as ringworm like scales on the back of the head causing severe itching and burning. Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold worldwide with free samples and a 32 page Skin Book.
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Iberia
Gee. F. Clark
Mar
Cuticura
Capt
Boston
To Identify the Corpee Medical Exam Identification Note
A Western insurance firm received an examination report noting the applicant has a strong Cornish accent. The doctor’s identification blank included this personal mark as a potential identifier for the insured after death.
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Lippincott’s
Broken Heart Cited in London Inquest Death
A London inquest heard a doctor say a broken heart caused by a violent beating led to the death of Alexander Burness, 64, a master tailor. Burness fell during an altercation over ownership of articles he planned to move from old to new premises with a foreman cutter present.
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Alexander Burness
London
Burness
Phrase sparks debate on yellow peril and social fear
The exchange debates a controversial phrase as Senator Sorg defends its evocative power. A biting remark links famine to social behavior, suggesting hardship drives new ventures like boarding houses, while tombstone inscriptions are ridiculed as overly hopeful.
London Lumber Notes on Hackney Carriages and History
A reflection on London’s love of lumber and the lingering lamp post notices for hackney carriages. The piece muses on relics of social history that survive long after vehicles have faded, imagining future eras where terms like hackney carriage are forgotten and queried in Notes and Queries.
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London
Europe
Bartsch Profits From Fly Catching In Shreveport
A Shreveport man named Bartsch earns a living by catching flies and selling them to the city board of health. He made 24.20 in two days after buying about 100 traps and placing them in fly infested areas. The board’s premium payout drew him to undercut prices, dropping the cost from 60 to 20 cents per quart. He continues to work while the treasury lasts.
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Shreveport
City Board of Health
Bartsch
Health Board
Treasury
Relic of History Impresses Church Visitor
A newly wealthy woman eager to impress her neighbors hosts a bishop and explains each antique in her collection. She points to a yellow teapot and claims it was used in the Boston Tea Party, proudly narrating its history.
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Boston
Vanished Shrine and a Witty Exchange at Ball
A fragment portrays a witty exchange about travel and disappointment at a shrine visit. The dialog mentions Shakespeare’s home and Diogenes’ tub in a light, domestic joke. An advertising line about Red Cross Ball Blue hints at household goods and satire.
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Shakespeare
Diogenes
The Kina gambler's son remark poke chip quip
A witty exchange about a gambler's son being as risky as a poker chip prompts a narrow joke about lineage and chance. The line plays on kinship and gambling imagery with a brief, humorous edge.
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Kina
Save the Babies Castoria Ad Warns Against Narcotics
An early 20th century public health note argues infant mortality is alarmingly high and cites Castoria as a safe daily remedy. It warns that many so called soothing syrups contain opium or morphine and can cause death through slowed circulation and choking. The message advocates Castoria with the doctor’s signature and warns against dangerous alternatives.
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Atlanta, GA
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Saskatchewan
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Alberta
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Cincinnati
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