England's Degeneration Versus European Races
A London Chronicle piece by Arnold White cites statistics and repeated comparisons to claim Britain's soldiers are weakened by urban living. It contrasts English townsmen with Bavarian, Tyrolean, French and Russian peasants, noting rising hospital stays and falling military standards from 1845 to 1900.
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Arnold White
London
England
Germany
Manchester
East Prussia
Britain
Orange Blossom Claimed as Cure for Female Ailments
An advertisement touts Orange Blossom as a universal remedy for numerous female illnesses including inflammation congestion and womb disorders. It claims radical cures with testimonials from around the world and offers a book and free sample through druggists for $1.00.
Southern Time Card May 1910 North and South Bound Trains
Northbound Train 8 departs Johnsburg 8 59 a m and 7 34 pm. Southbound Train 12 departs Johnsburg 8 29 am and 12 07 pm and 8 15 pm. Schedule for Nos 8 4 9 10. routes between Lonteville and Evenaville with freighter service. Not guaranteed. for information only.
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Johnsburg
N. B
Lonteville
Evenaville
Frea
Taelining Obaif Orr
Golden rule of beekeeping and hive choices
The article stresses keeping colonies strong for good crops and maintaining a productive queen under two years old. It endorses Langstroth hives for wintering, comb honey, and ease of handling, advising against modifying standard hives and suggesting buying ready made samples from factories.
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Langstroth
L. L. Longstroth
Langworth
Metal Envelopes For Eggs At World’s Fair Exhibit
Odd displays at the World’s fair include metal envelopes designed to protect eggs from a sitting hen. Each envelope has two joined sections forming a bayonet joint to allow air flow and heat from the hen to reach the eggs. As hatching nears the envelopes are removed.
Advantage of Movable Hives for Beekeeping
Movable comb hives let beekeepers control colonies that otherwise build crosswise combs in zigzag patterns. Left to themselves they fill with old comb and bee bread and may be attacked by worms. movable hives allow easier maintenance and management of warming colonies.
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Farm & Field
Bees Found Breathing Inside General Lee Statue
Hundreds of pounds of honey fill the hollow statue of General Robert E. Lee in Richmond Virginia. The horse and rider are described as hollow and bees have reportedly entered and exited through openings for two years. Officials say access would damage the monument and the bees will remain undisturbed in their iron home.
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Lee
Robert F. Lee
Richmond
Virginia
German Asparagus Culture in Baden Region
An account describes German asparagus cultivation in Baden. Roots are planted 4-5 ft apart in rows similarly spaced. Stable manure is preferred to commercial fertilizers and ground is mounded 10 to 14 inches around each hill. A fair crop appears in year four, with peak production from eight to twelve years after planting.
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Baden
Weak Colonies Detrimental and White Clover Notes
Farm and Field warns that uniting weak honey bee colonies in spring is a mistake though fall unions help. Colonies need a queen and ample feeding. White clover is a major, voluntary forage and honey source, producing white rich honey and valued as the standard.
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Seeda
Customs In China from Sunset Magazine
A Sunset Magazine piece portrays China as grotesque and backward, describing reversed compass directions, daytime fireworks, wheelbarrow calls, cows guiding transport, stocks for prisoners, and social norms where young women are seen as slaves while elder women are revered. It notes long visiting cards, right side horse mounting, and mothers cherishing sons’ honors.
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China
Roosevelt Theodore
Sunset Magazine
Owl Electrocuted Sparks Mine Suspension Tale
An owl caused a temporary work stoppage at Granite- Bimetallic Mining Co in Pittsburg as 25 owls have died on the 14 mile transmission line since its four year commissioning. Since November last year 12 owl deaths are noted along the route, which carries 10 000 volts to the mine and mill using No 4 copper wire through wild country.
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Granite- Bimetallic Mining Co
Pittsburg
Owl Land
Goats Lead Sheep Through Mountains as Protective Guides
In mountain regions goats serve as herd leaders, especially in South Africa where trained goats wake and direct flocks during storms. If rain or hail forces sheep to crowd for shelter, the goat rouses them and guides them to safety, using its own method.
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Switzerland
South Africa
Money Madness Across Social Strata
The piece argues wealth alone does not define money madness. Both poor and rich pursue wealth with different expressions. It notes envy among the poor toward successful rivals and describes Berlin horse slaughterhouses and rising horse consumption in German towns, with high temperatures of supply in Hainburg and sausage production.
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Berlin
Hainburg
Draining the Everglades for new farming land
The Department of Agriculture backs a long term project to drain the Everglades south of Lake Okeechobee. Dikes and pumping would dry swamps creating 600 000 acres of fertile land. A canal to the Atlantic could connect the lake, boosting future tomato potato and cabbage shipments to the north.
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Department of Agriculture
Everglades
Lake Okeéchobee
Pete
Okesochobee
Atlantic Ocean
Sex ratio in the United States per retreat census bulletin
The bulletin states men are the majority in the U S by about 1 635 321 but women outnumber men in the District of Columbia Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In sparse areas men outnumber women while thickly settled regions have more women. The trend grows with age as women live longer and surpass men from ages 16 to 26.
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District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
King Alfonso Guard Details From Spanish History
A London chronicle notes the Monteras de Espinosa protect Spain’s kings from sunset to sunrise for four centuries. The guards must be Espinosa natives and lock the palace at midnight opening at seven in the morning. The piece also mentions Prussian hospital trains and a Roosevelt marriage anecdote at St. George’s Hanover Square.
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Alfonso
Turkey
Spain
Monteras de Repinosa
Espinosa
Landos Tatler
England
St. George’s
Hanover Square
London Chronicle
President Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Edith Kermit Carew
J. McKey
Yankees of the East Push to Dominate Chinese Markets
The Philadelphia Ledger suggests Japanese traders officials soldiers and workers press into Manchuria and after the war they will guide and dominate Chinese markets. It warns American industry faces competition from Japan in coming years without a Chinese boycott.
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Japa
Manchuria
East
Philadelphia Ledger
Feet per Second: Humans and Animals Measured in Motion
A press photographer notes speeds across beings from humans to ships. He cites average human walking at four feet per second, a dog at eight, a horse at twelve, a reindeer on ice at twenty six, a racehorse at forty three, and a sailing ship at fourteen feet per second.
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Chicago Chronicle
Large Engileh Families Report on Farm Laborers with Big Households
Lincolnshire Agricultural Society awards go to laborers raising the largest families. Eight men are named as fathers of 124 children with one man having 90 children born, 17 brought up, and 12 placed out. London Tit-Bita notes heavy ice consumption and distribution details for the city.
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Lincolnshire Agricultural Society
London
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