Alpine Accidents and the Fate of Perilous Alpine Climbing
Article surveys recent Alps fatalities including Dr John Hopkinson and his family and Prof Masse. It notes crevasse dangers, rope mishaps, and guides sometimes cutting ropes to save parties. Reflects on adventurism, club culture, and enduring allure of Alpine climbing despite fatal risks.
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Alps
New York Sun
England
Continent
John Hopkinson
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Royal Society
Dent de Vetsivi
Val a'Herens
Rhone
Masse
Ber- Mn
Piz Palu
Hopkinson
Old Alpine Club
Dr. Hopkinson
Hadon
Lord Francis Douglas
Hudson
Matterboro
Borchard
Prof
Alpine Club
Intrinsic value of a man's body tied to earnings
A dated essay argues that a person’s value equals the annual income they generate, treating the body as an investment. It cites various professions from farm hands to engineers, painters, clerks, and ministers, illustrating implied values from $200 to $10,000 yearly, and even a railroad president at $1,660,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
United States
Theo
Ife
Ieason
Eivil
McKintey
Prisoner of War Seen En Route to U S Supply Station
A captured Cristobal Colon prisoner identified as Mr. Thomas Cat refused interviews and was observed at the United States Express Copy spy office en route to St Joseph's Michigan supply station where Lloyd Chirk will custody him for Captain Clark's Oregon crew. A pasted note requests humane treatment and food from Americans, referencing the 1898 surrender. the prisoner is noted to wear a tiger striped silver gray coat and appears unscathed yet noncommunicative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Express
United
Oregon
Clark
Colon
Thomas Cat
New York Sun
Chemical Elements Essential to Plant Growth Revealed
Farm and Garden notes outline ten minerals vital for crops including carbon hydrogen nitrogen phosphorus potassium calcium sulfur magnesium iron. Some authors add chlorine and sodium from common salt. Manures and fertilizers supply nitrogen phosphorus and potassium in usable forms, while soils already hold other minerals.
Storing Apples and Grapes As a Home Guide
Instructions from New England Homestead advise storing apples in the coolest airy area such as a shed or garret until freezing risk, then in the cellar in airtight receptacles with covered barrels. Grapes require clean tight containers with sawdust layers, careful selection of good fruit, thorough drying, and multiple alternating layers of grapes and sawdust, stored in a dry cool place until Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Curing a Horse by Patient Training and Vet Check
A Horse Review writer relays a veteran driver method to cure pulling by pairing vet examination with careful harnessing. Start with a comfortable bridle, then use a snake bit and give the colt his head. If he lunges for the bit, stop, turn, and retry with an easy rein until he progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Horse Review
Shredded corn fodder costs and storage notes
The article discusses the high cost of corn fodder shredding and limited machine capacity, urging manufacturers to improve efficiency. It covers storage tips to reduce loss, stressing thorough drying in the field, careful stacking, drying in a barn or shed, and keeping stacks accessible for feeding with minimal labor.
Storing Corn Fodder: Shocks and Barn Options
The article notes shredding is impractical for whole stalks and heavy loading can be eased by field and stack derricks. Fodder can be unloaded in sections from the barn or attack. Many farmers still leave shocks in fields but heat loss reduces value, especially in wet weather. Better storage methods are advised by American Agriculturist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Agriculturist
Profit From Keeping Cows in Farm Prosperity
An American Cultivator article argues dairy farming can boost long term wealth. Through breeding to strong dairy stock, increasing herd value, and using manure and strategic feed, farmers can raise soil fertility and crop output. The piece highlights gradual capital growth, improved yields, and reduced dependence on purchased fertilizers.
Monster Hen Hawk Haunts Danbury Mountains
A hunter named Perry Steadwell climbed Tons Mountain south of Danbury Connecticut to confront a giant hen hawk seen for weeks. He shot it from a crag, broke a wing, then dispatched the bird with a revolver after a brief clash, noting the seven foot five inch wingspan and two inch talons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Conn
Perry PF
Steadwell
Joen
Tons Mountain
Geneva Watchmaker Reveals One Year Wheel Travel
A Geneva watchmaker states that the watch gears, kept in motion for a full year, would make the wheels cover about 5 600 miles, illustrating the extensive movement inside a running timepiece.
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Geneva
Italy
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Cristobal Colon
Farm and Garden News
Warren D. Wells
Blisher
Fremont
Hena, Powers
Attorne
Powers & Wood
Angola
Ind
Vmice
Reeves’ Jewelry Store
Bank of Fremont
Fremont, Indiana
Sousax Bay
Newt
G. Babe
Emory G. Melendy
Yotary Public and Insurance Agent
Fremont, Ind
John G. Yeagley
Indiana
D. N. Young's Barber Shop
D. H. Patchen
American Nective Assoc'n
Indianapolis
Scientific American
All New York Co
York Ce
G Mand-McNally
Bream
Dominion of Canada
Mexico
Ohio
Alssiaipp
Lake Region
Gusecnievien
American Railway Guide
Adame Street
Chicago
L. S
M.S. R’y
Baome
AIR Line
Waterloo
Gon
Ailsdale
Bane
Fort Wayne Brance
Prain
Auburn
Jeae P
A.M. Sa Ail
Incayne
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