Elliott cites Sealers Clash Over Alaska Port Privileges
Prof Henry W Elliott recalls 19th century U S actions on fur seals in Bear Island and Una laska. He notes congresses acts restricting open sea sealing hurt American sealers while Canadian hunters profit, urging Ways and Means to back a bill to ban open sea sealing or exterminate remaining seals on Seal Island.
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Alaska
Unalaska
Henry W. Elliott
Congress
United States
Bear Island
Elliott
Gage
Hamlin
Ways and Means Committee
House
Dingley
Northwest
California
Treasury Department
El-lott
House Committee On
Hymn Tunes At Five Hundred Dollars A Yard
A musical composer boasted he could write gospel hymns by the yard. Mr. Sankey replied he would pay five hundred dollars per yard for tunes like those in the Gospel Hymn Book, for anyone who could supply them.
Mothers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure
Mrs J H Hasskins testifies the product eased childbirth pains and restored strength after her last birth. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with keeping her healthy through pregnancies and seasons and notes free counsel from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Pintmast
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. H. Hasskins
Lydia
Pinki
Lydia E.pinkham
J. H. Hosmvs
Indiana Ave
Chicago
Regular Feeding Hours Boost Milk Output In Cows
An Oregon station tested regular feeding and milking times with six cows split into two groups. Over three weeks, the group with fixed times at 5:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. increased milk production by 5.0 percent, while the irregular group declined 4.4 percent. The report, attributed to C. L. Maganus, stresses consistent routine and intensive modern culture for profitable potato farming in good and poor seasons.
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Oregon
Tail restraint method for dairy cows described in Orange Judd Farmer
A farmer describes a cord looped on each end and placed above the cow to lift the tail during milking. One end is slipped around the tail, keeping it out of filth and gutter. Before milking, the cord is hung over a beam or hook to hold the tail safely away.
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Harm's Way
Judd
Cheesebrough Manufacturing CO
Buste Btreet
New York City
Annie Anil
Salzer
Sar
Powtawe
Men to Be a Good Farmer
Harry Courthwaite argues that farmers must be well educated, versed in science and higher math, and knowledgeable about plants animals and soils to solve modern problems. He contends farming offers independence health and pleasure with good food clothing and time for reading, contrasting farm life with city work.
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Harry Courthwaite
Americnan Agriculturist
Tnerenased Potato Crop
High potato prices push imports from Europe to record levels while owners sell for good prices despite last year’s small yield. Expert growers gain more per acre through intensive culture and modern methods, turning high prices into greater profits for those applying skill.
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Les
C. L. Maganus
Europe
Root grafting apple trees explained for nurseries
A veteran grower outlines root grafting of apple trees detailing when to graft, the tools and technique required, and the importance of a clean, smooth cut. The process uses a healthy seedling, a sharp knife, and careful alignment of cambium surfaces to ensure a strong union.
Grafting Instructions For Scion And Rootstock
Detailed steps for grafting scion and rootstock, including cutting, tying with raffia, packing in moist sand or soil, and timing for planting in nursery rows. Emphasizes cambium contact and proper binding, with post packing storage in a cool moist place until spring. Also notes post-plant care and recovery in the nursery year.
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8. T. Maynard
Oyster Shell Roads Show Simple, Quick Road Build
Reading the Philadelphia Press notes how shell roads in South Jersey are built by dumping oyster shells along the roadbed, leveling them with traffic, and rebuilding with successive banking. The method forms a firm, white surface, especially along pine bordered stretches, while cost remains the main obstacle for wider adoption elsewhere.
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South Jersey
Philadelphia Press
Buena Vista Wharf
New Jersey
Salt mines in Bex yield 75k yearly profit after 848 years
A 25 mile network of galleries at Bex, Switzerland, has operated for 848 years and earns about 75000 dollars annually. A drug product claim about Porxamw Faperess Dyna is noted. In Brazil Indiana a revivalist minister is boycotted for riding in an “unfair” road car and now holds strictly non union meetings.
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Switzerland
Bex
Brazil
Ind
Germany presses China for exclusive Shantung mining rights
Germany seeks exclusive mining concessions in a large Shantung area amid a global push for resources. The report notes geopolitical pressure and shifting alliances as nations claim strategic minerals and economic leverage.
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Germany
China
Shantung
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