European royal notes and world affairs in brief
A miscellany reports the sultan of Turkey granting a Turkish honor to Austria’s emperor, Siam’s crown prince entering priesthood, and Russia paying the czar a $5 million annual salary in monthly $400,000 checks. It notes King Edward reappointing Lord Curzon as viceroy, the Romanian queen’s fondness for violinist Florize Reuter, and Emperor Francis Joseph aging. Also covered are Nordhus the pilot, a Persian shah’s $5,000 cigar case, King Alfonso planning an international Bilbao regatta, the German empress as a medical scholar, Kansas school teacher wages, varied English school swim lessons, and Austrian garden proliferation. It closes with Columbia University’s summer school boasting two notable named students from Africa and India.
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Turkey
Siam
Europe
National Bank of
Russia
Edward
Lord Curzon
Kecheston
India
Birmingham
Alfonso
Spain
Bilbao
Kiel
Kansas
Austria
Hungary
Columbia University
Gold Coast
James Euman Kodwo Manes
Antimetn Tee Ypenean Wegyir-Aggrey
Srirangan Desikachar Lyrngar
Church Celebrities and Clerical Quirks
The Rochester dean is said to be the tallest churchman in the Church of England at six feet three inches. Archbishop Farley in New York bans Jews and infidels from diocese choir employment. Newark’s Park Presbyterian’s Rev J C Adams is the city’s only Quaker minister and a descendant of John Adams. Rev J R Lawrence of North Middleboro Mass, a government potato expert, argues there is more room in the world for a farmer who can preach than one who farms for a living.
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Rochester
Farley
New York
J. C. Adams
Park Presbyterian Church
Newark
N. J
John Adams
J. R. Lawrence
United States
North Middleboro
Mass
Change Food Promises Health From Grape-Nuts Diet
A Missouri man credits a diet change to Grape-Nuts and Postum products for curing long nerve and stomach troubles after two doctors and tonics failed. He reports improved sleep, energy, and even his family adopting the breakfast staple, praising the food as a strong sustainer. The ad ends with a product pitch and the slogan There’s a reason. Look in each package for The Path to Wellville book.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Idea for a dairy sterilizing oven and rack system
F W Mossman describes a DIY sterilizing oven for dairies with a zinc-lined steel lidless design, inclined bottle rack, drainage through the floor, and a two-sided steam header. The unit uses a double door with gasket packing, asbestos or rubber seals, a four inch top flue, and a floor drainage for direct bottle drainage and dust prevention.
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F. W. Mossman
Salt and Cows: Salt Shortages Reduce Milk Output
An article from Farmers' Review explains cows deprived of salt for four weeks showed a milk drop from 564 to 454 pounds after restoration. It notes salt's essential role in digestion and urge providing large lumps of rock salt for steady access to prevent under-salting.
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Aaliz Sae
Mississippi Experiment Station
Good Butter Flavor Drives Butter Scoring Rules
A Farmers' Review note explains flavor as the key quality in judging butter. Observers say higher flavor often yields higher scores and judges may overlook color grain or salt for strong flavor. Clean flavor comes from milk produced on good succulent feed under clean conditions, while dry pastures can cause a weedy flavor.
Worn-Out Farm Restored With Manure and Leaves
A Kentucky farmer on a poor land turned the farm around by hauling barnyard manure, rotten chips, and rotted leaves into fields. He plowed under green manures and rotated crops, raising wheat with better yields and improving nearby fields, as recounted by D. B. Thomas in Epitomist.
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Kentucky
D. B. Thomas
Home Made Pole Drag For Farm Use
A practical pole drag made from three hardwood poles six inches in diameter and seven and a half feet long. They are chained together with a board and an old mowing machine seat attached to the middle pole to hold the assembly and allow independent operation. Seats and boards can be removed for compact storage.
Early Maturity In Swine Desirable For Market
The Farmers' Review argues that rapid maturing pigs fetch good prices and can be sold at various ages. It notes that pure bred swine hold value even in markets of uncertain bloodlines and that quick marketing can help owners avoid losses during crises like cholera.
Peach Kernel Market Shows European Demand Surge
The text notes strong European demand for peach and apricot kernels used as substitutes for bitter almonds in confectionery. Hamburg wholesale almonds cost 15 to 18 cents per pound, while kernels bring 11 to 13 cents, creating profit if U S producers crack waste pits to extract kernels for sale.
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Europe
Hamburg
How Edam Cheese Is Made
Edam cheese from Holland is pressed into four to five pound rounds. When ready for shipment they are colored with annotto or beetroot and wrapped in tinfoil. Made from low fat milk and often skim milk, the curd is very dry and curing is slow, yielding a mild cheese that keeps almost indefinitely and is highly digestible.
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Holland
Sunday Bible School Lesson Grades Kings and Elijah Study
The Quarterly Review outlines the September 25 1904 Sunday Bible School lesson, tracing Judah and Israel kings from Rehoboam to Jeroboam and Elijah. It notes the contrast between good and bad rulers, themes of prayer, mercy, judgment, and ways to conduct reviews via class papers or acrostic exercises.
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the Quarterly Review
Judah
Israel
Rehoboam
Asa
Jehosaphat
Kingdom of
David
Davi
Solomon
Jeroboam
Nebat
Benjamin
Two Kingdoms
Elijah
Kings
Ram's Horn Blasts and Heavenly Power
A reflective piece contrasts breeding troubles with new broods and critiques wealth as cramped in large houses. It advocates holy purpose through heavenly power and the Master’s presence in His people’s mansions. It asserts bread alone cannot sustain life or work, valuing modest money over grand monuments.
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TV Royal Circles
Pennsylvania
the Sunday Bible School
Quarterly Review
J. M. Edson
Psam
Kingdoms
Samuel
VA Smerian
Azarian Ucoron
Mwananui
Shings
Ahaba
Catam
Ene
God
Wathan
Solomo
Miss Gannon
Lee
Detroit Amateur Art Association
Mrs. Provera
Lydia Brinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
J. J. Farmer
Elliott Ave
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Chicago
California Express
Omaha
Pioneer Limited
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Southwest Limited
Kansas City
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Spokane
Helena
Butte
Ogden
Salt Lake City
F. A. Miller
G.P. A
The
Railway Exchange
Cal
Sternan Co
Saemet
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