Horticulture Article Describes A Wheeled Ladder System
An Orange Judd Farmer correspondent details a mobile ladder he built using mower wheels and a two by four axle. The 18 foot ladder rests on adjustable braces to reach tall orchard trees, allowing safer and easier fruit picking across uneven ground.
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Orange Judd
Grow Your Own Fruits For Health And Economy
A farmer and family deserve the land’s best produce. Growing berries and other fruits at home saves money, boosts daily meals, and supports health. The Northwestern Agriculturist urges timely garden work, noting time spent on bigger crops often wastes hours. Once a steady supply exists, neglect fades.
Drag for Orchard Brush Float Design
Prairie Farmer describes a light load float for orchard brush with a base frame and hinged rear section. The float uses a rope from C to D to F to secure the load and an unloading method by lowering the rear end. The assembly folds flat for unloading and enables team dragging to move the load onto the float.
Curing Seed Corn Method Described for Dry Storage
The guide explains curing seed corn by hanging ears in a dry place. Ears may be tied in pairs with husks or hung thinly on a rope or wire and left to dry until spring planting.
Ingenious Small Scale Hotbed for Early Garden Plants
A writer from Indiana Farmer details a economical method to grow early plants in two linked store boxes with a lamp heat source. By mid May transplanted plants reach maturity, using tin cans as individual growing cells and a cloth covered frame to regulate humidity and temperature.
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Indiana Farmer
Potatoes Good for Land in Northern Plains Farming
The piece argues that potato crops suit northern Minnesota and the Dakotas, with high adaptation and potential for large-scale cultivation. It notes benefits for subsequent wheat and other grains, and cites Prof. Thomas Shaw in Orange Judd Farmer, predicting a major future role for potatoes in land preparation for alfalfa and overall agriculture, due to lack of root stalks.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Thomas Shaw
Orange Judd
Clean marsh culture for cranberries advised
The text argues for clean culture of cranberries on marshes to prevent vine injury and pest presence. It notes pests are easier to spray and manage on a clean marsh, improving conditions for growth.
Easy Effects Styles For Spring Fashion Gowns
In new dress designs the easy effects suit both elegant and simple materials. The princess model lengthens the waist and adapts to wear for calls, teas, lectures, and visits. Lightweight spring cloths, velvet trims, and taffeta buttons enhance options for various ages and figures.
On the Luncheon Table Pansy Decor Delights
A luncheon table features pansies as the charm of the centerpiece. A elver bowl full of pansies sits on a large round mirror encircled by ferns, with small pots of growing pansies at each plate as souvenirs.
Foot Comfort Hint Warns Against Tight Shoes
A noted chiropodist advises never wear a shoe that blocks the great toe from a straight line. Toe cramping causes bunions and overall foot misery, and vanity should not push into undersized footwear. Recent manufacturer actions to mark correct sizes suggest sensible footgear endures.
Rat Tall Braids and Trimmings Described in Silk Cabochons
The article details rat tall cords and braids used as trimming. The trimming, called by the same name, is made of silk sewn over heavy cord and twisted into cabochons and other large barbaric designs. The braid is hard and shiny and difficult to bend into shapes.
Bronze stocking gains in shoe fashion
If you wear bronze slippers choose the right shade of stocking. Shops now specialize in bronze stockings. Silk stockings are advised for evening slippers, available at reasonable prices.
Ivory and Imitations Rule Toilet Articles Market
Ivory surfaces offer easy cleaning and labor savings, but real ivory remains costly. Factories introduce a creamy ivory tone celluloid for toilet sets, with eleven pieces priced a little over one dollar each. Many shops offer free monogram engraving on each piece. silver remains pretty yet expensive.
White Satin Theater Bag Described with Embroidered Crafting Details
A dainty white satin theater bag with gold embroidery is described. The bag measures about seven inches deep and ten inches wide, drawing up to six inches across at the side. A pale blue satin model features a matching ribbon, with white moire sides, pale pink roses, and pale green leaves. The embroidery is stretched over cardboard, lined with thin silk, and secured. The handle uses embroidered silk on firm white wadding, stitched to the bag.
Rays of the Moon Ottoman Fabric Promotes New Topcoats
An advertisement describes the Ottoman silk Rays of the Moon as a smart choice for the new separate coat trend. The fabric is heavily ribbed with changeable effects and is compared to moleelilk as a fashionable option for topcoats.
Severe Yokohama Earthquake Shakes City Eleven Minutes
Details from the steamer Kaga Maru report a major quake in Yokohama and nearby areas lasting eleven minutes and eight seconds. Only one Chinese boy killed and a Japanese couple fatally injured. vast damage in the Bund area and foreign residences, with less severe harm to bamboo and paper houses.
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Victoria
B. C
Yokohama
Orient
Hfe
Tokyo
Azabu
Gifu
Had Faith in Kieran Fled Bankruptcy Case Remarks
Cleveland priest Father Willis Mc Mahon recalls backing P. J. Kieran of Fidelity Funding and explains that Kieran failed after banks did not supply enough funds. He notes large bonuses paid to banks, including a $60,000 bonus on a loan, as a sign the plans were faltering.
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Cleveland, O
Willis McMahon
P. J. Kieran
Fidelity Funding Company
Kieran
Father McMahon
Governor General Smith Seeks Relief From Philippine Post
Washington reports Governor General Smith has signified a desire to be relieved of duty in the Philippines. No date set for relief, but it is expected within about a month. He wishes to return to the United States for his family after eleven years in the Philippines. W. Cameron Forbes may succeed him.
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Washington
Smith
Philippines
United States
W. Cameron Forbes
The
Miners Await Return as Eight Hour Day Anniversary Prolongs Pause
Philadelphia reports mining in the hard coal districts halted April 1 as miners celebrate the eight hour workday anniversary in the soft coal regions. The anthracite strike commission's six year wage award expired March 31, and miners will resume under the old agreement pending a conference in the city to decide next steps.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Man Killed By Engine Footboard at Bingham Utah
C W Keyser 57 superintendent of Denver and Rio Grande building and bridging department died April 1 after being struck while riding the rear footboard of a backing engine in the yard. The footboard broke and the locomotive passed over him causing fatal injuries.
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Bingham
Utah
C. W. Keyser
Denver & Rio Grande
Keyser
Organized band of smugglers hit New York port
A New York seizure of gowns and fabrics valued over 20000 from the Gothland of the Red Star line implicates a coordinated smugglers network. The find marks the third take in two weeks and points to a major operation at the port, with an estimated 30000 dollar value for the seized goods including at least 150 empire gowns.
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New York
Indians and Ranchers War Path in Chihuahua
Reports from El Paso indicate Tomosachic Indians and Mexican ranchers at San Andres, Chihuahua, revolted after taxes on oxen and horses rose to three cents a day. They killed the tax official and several deputies, escalating tensions between Indigenous groups and local authorities.
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Fi Paso
Texas
Chihuahua
Mexico
San Andres
Train Strikes Landslide Killing Two on UP Route
Ogden mourns as Fireman G Lowham of Branston Wyoming and Baggageman J Gordon of Ogden die instantly when a landslide blocks one rail on the Union Pacific near Cement Cut. The 30 mph derailment leaves five cars off the track and a baggage car passenger unaccounted after a fire. The crash occurs at 3 05 Wednesday morning as the train runs late.
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Ogden
G. Lowham
Branston
Wyo
J. Gordon
Union Pacific
Castle Rock
C. J. Gordon
Taft backs tariff bureau to aid Payne plan
President Taft told the executive committee of the national tariff convention’s Committee of 100 that a tariff bureau should be created in this session of Congress. He said the bureau would aid the maximum and minimum provision of the Payne bill. The committee, led by H. E. Miles, met him at the White House to press for a permanent tariff committee and influence legislative action this session.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Indianapolis
H. E. Miles
White House
Kidnapper Pleads Not Guilty in Mercer Case
Mrs Helen Boyle wife of James H Boyle arraigned at Mercer Pennsylvania justice of the peace on kidnapping charges. She pleads not guilty and is held on 25000 dollar bail for grand jury action. Officials consider Ohio to pursue blackmail charges. Husband likely defense is mental irresponsibility.
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Mercer, Pa
Helen Boyle
James H. Boyle
Willie Whitla
Srand
Ohio
Died in the Interest of Science in the Philippines
Dr William Jones an assistant to Professor George A Dorsey of the Field Museum was murdered at Dumo bato near the headwaters of the Cagayan river in Isabela province He went to the Philippines in 1906 to study tribal habits and religions funded by 25600 from Robert F Cummings of Chicago He planned a four year stay.
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Chicago
William Jones
Manils
Dumobato
Cagayan River
Isbela
George A. Dorsey
Field Columbian Museum
Philippines
Robert F. Cummings
Fire destroys Fort Leavenworth prison
Fire swept the military prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas at midnight on Wednesday, forcing 760 inmates from the main building to a stockade under U S troops. No injuries and no escapes reported. two federal soldiers aiding the fire were injured.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
United States
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