Milk Bottle Closure Patent Improves Safety in Handling
A historical notice describes a new milk bottle closure device that protects contents by surrounding the top with pressed paper and a surrounding groove, reducing contamination during handling. It also discusses potato planting dates in the southern United States, noting an April 1 to July 1 window with May 15 to June 15 as peak periods and factors affecting early versus late planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poltin
Usda
Ok Finer
New England
United States
Rise of Poultry Industry Among Nation's Leading Resources
The poultry industry rapidly expands across the country becoming one of the top four or five agricultural wealth sources. Improvements in poultry husbandry and new large-scale plants boost production, especially in eastern states and farms, while prices for eggs have risen relative to farm crops and food products over the past decade. Critics argue farmers may lack enough return compared with city demands for fresh goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmont
Seed Testing and Garden Practices From A Moore
Seed testing emphasizes rising germination and vigor as vital for high yields and quality. Proper manure bed prep and early spring plowing improve soil texture, while drafty quarters harm crops and livestock. Kindness and good ration balance boost animal health and productivity for better overall farm outcomes.
Concrete Fence Post Fastener for Wire Reinforcement
A new reinforced concrete post enters the market promising efficient economical fastening for wire in fences. The post features a slot shaped like a narrow vertical opening to hold each wire in place, addressing prior trouble with securing wire to concrete posts.
Fragmented note on post slot wire tension device
A garbled description mentions a post with a diagonal slot and a wire running through it. The wire is drawn tight and held in place by the slot, influencing how the post and wire interact. The text is incomplete and difficult to interpret for exact mechanism or purpose.
Plan to Turn Cutover Lands With Bees and Clover
Francia Jager outlines a program to reclaim northern cutover lands by planting clover and forage among camps and placing bee hives on stumps. He argues cows and bees will profit from interstump crops, with honey returns of about 200 pounds per hive per season equaling roughly $20 per hive. A hundred hives could yield about $1,000, boosting dairy profits and encouraging settlers to use these northern lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francia Jager
Mr. Jager
One Of Best Investments For Farmers Sprayers And Pasture Plants
Farmers are advised that spraying machines range from 450 to 7 dollars for small units, with larger orchard sprayers costing more. pasture plants like Gest Pasture Planta Brome erase offer strong root and early, reliable growth, thriving on poor soil with good manure. Emphasis on feeding brood sows and planning machinery overhaul before spring to avoid delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abed
In An Other's Name Hero Clyde Merriel Saves Family
Anita Warden cherishes a portrait of Clyde Merriel a stranger who risked his life to rescue Anita's brother Egbert in Alaska. He shelters a crippled artist and two penniless men then aids a hospital stay and returns home with Eva Lind's shocking revelation. He proves his devotion when Anita finally thanks him and vows to remember his sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Warden
Mary Deane
Anita
Mary
Clyde Merriel
Egbert
Alaska
Merriel
Pawn
Joaner
Miss Deane
Warden
Egbert Warden
Clyde
Eva Lind
Mr. Warden
Miss Warden
W. G. Chapmin
Order Most Highly Prized Grand Cross of Maria Theresa Stowed
The Grand Cross of the Order of Maria Theresa is described as the era’s most exclusive honor. Founded in 1757 after the Kolin victory, it is awarded by ballot with the sovereign largely absent, leaving only a few knights by 1914. Notable holders include Emperor Francis Joseph, the Duke of Cumberland, and Prince Alphonse de Bourbon for actions in Gaeta.
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Order of Maria Theres
Great
Empresa
Frederick the Great
Kolin
Francis Joseph
Batttefield
Santa Lucia
Traliana
of Cumberlain
Duke of
Brunswick
Langensalza
Eal
Hanover
George
Prince Alphonse de Bourbon
Two Sicilies
Caserta
Gaeta
Skyscraper Cemetery Bill Reappears in New York Legislature
New York World reports a revived push by a $2,000,000 mausoleum coalition to permit six to eight story mausoleums anywhere in the state. Proponents argue benefits for the poor, while counties remain barred from new cemeteries. The health commissioner would approve plans. Legislation could impliedly repeal current protections for crowded districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Mausolem Trust
Nassau County
Mistletoe Pest Blights Oregon Larch Timber
Mistletoe infestation has killed or weakened at least a quarter of larch timber across large eastern Oregon areas. The forest service announces measures to combat the pest and protect stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Forest Service
Bargains In Men and Home Training Viewpoints
An employer boasts of hiring top quality workers from a pool of available talent while dismissing weaker staff for better ones. Canon Lyttleton of Eton argues home training shapes a person’s character as the most important influence, more so than other factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon Lyttleton
Eton College
Origin of the Automobile Tale from a Graffiti of Words
A fragmented reminiscence on the word automobile traces origins from auto and mobile, noting Greek and Latin roots and a playful misreading about self propelled vehicles. The passage jumbles origins with references to moveo movera and electricity, mentioning a church and a bell in Paria and a choir boy, with unclear attribution to the first proposer of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Heart
Paria
Potatoes and patent medicines advertise in one page
An OCR page blends agricultural ads with health claims and jokes. Notices promote seeds from John A. Salter Seed Co. and sugar pine timber values, while reader letters praise Dodd's Kidney Pills and Postum coffee substitute. A joking exchange on oysters and a brief Uncle Roger sketch fill the page.
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A. Moore
Wisconsin
Orethen
Dalwer
Vals
Plutes
Flutes
Utah
Yarmouth
Robert W. Woolley
England
Scarborough
George HE. Roberts
Mint
Mr. Wooley
States
Maria Theresa
New York Mausoleum Trust
Anne Ea Sy
Yale
Ccnp
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Catleo- Hane
Aug
F. W. Schmitz
Thomas
Okla
Bright
Schmitz
Dodd
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
Roger
Stanislaus National Forest
California
Natonal Forest
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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