The Farm Horse and Renter Life Advice
Agricultural note recounts W J Overton of Illinois arguing draft horses suit American farms poorly and Morgan blood may not yield best drafts. It contrasts farm breeding with landlord renter folly, urges steady toil, budgeting, and a defined goal for successful farming with emphasis on choosing American-bred horses, guarding young chicks from hawks, and prudent investment and work by buyers.
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W. J. Overton
Mlinois
Breeders’ Gazette
California Vig Syrup Co
Coop design to protect chicks from hawks using wire netting
A New England Eomestead sketch by W D Maine describes laying furrows 150 feet long with six foot clearance between plots, rolling a six foot wire net along the furrows and anchoring edges with stones. The setup creates a long run on grass and plowed land for chicks, with the coop at one end and the opposite end stopped with sod.
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W. D. Maine
New England
Eomestead
New York Tribune
Draining a Heavily Dented Field With Stone and Ditches
A farmer describes draining a hilly stone field using deep parallel ditches aligned with the slope, filling the channels with large and small stones, layering straw and cornstalks, and topping with soil to create a surface level near the rest of the field. The method eliminates standing water, avoids plowing over drains, and relies on sod markers. cost was mainly labor.
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C. W. Minners
Engineers False Alarms Explained By Perceptual Tricks
Engineers discuss how fatigue and bright headlights can distort danger perception. A veteran recounts mistaking a red shirt for a signal during a stop and a freight engineer recalls misjudging electric headlights while approaching a siding, nearly causing a jump. Salt Lake Herald.
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Jack
Salt Lake Herald
Words of Wisdom and a Burglar Bluff
A collection of maxims on struggle, courage, and principles. A Detroit Free Press joke recalls a homeowner bluffing about a revolver after discovering a burglar and realizing there is none. The piece blends aphorisms from Ram's Horn with a humorous anecdote about domestic security.
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Brown
Sam
John
Detroit Free Press
Colder Than Liquid Air From Petroleum Ether Disclosed
Dr. Arsene d Arsonval of the French Academy of Sciences announces a method to extract from ordinary petroleum oil a liquid unfrozen at 205 degrees below zero, surpassing liquid air. The discovery promises precise thermometers and other chemical uses, with possible room cooling applications described as exceedingly cheap.
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Arsene d'Arsonval
French Academy of Sciences
d’Arsenyal
d'Arsonval
D’arsonval
Longevity Trends in Health Over Two Centuries
Baltimore Sun notes that two centuries of advances in surgery, medicine, sanitation, and wholesome living practices have naturally extended life expectancy.
Prominent Cure Ads and Quips From Old Newspapers
A collage of old advertisements promotes Hal's Catarrh Cure and All's Catarrh Care with testimonials and prices. It includes druggist endorsements from Toledo firms, references to Mother Gray's powders, and looser lines about wisdom and fashion. The fragment closes with unrelated ad copy and a note about February beginning in China.
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Hal
F J
Cunyxy & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J.cheney
Kae & Tavax
Wanpina
Kixnan&Manvin
Ohio
All's
Mother Gray
New York
Olmstead, LeRoy, N
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Givensmee
Hine
Avents
Nassau St. N.Y
Gregory Seed
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Tment
Leasant
Thay Coffee Watch
Olson Spice CO
Toledo, Ohio
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