Wheat and corn markets show strength amid rising winter wheat conditions
Government figures indicate winter wheat condition up from 1912 with 93.2 percent sown in fall and area reductions around 2.5 percent. Trade expects high winter wheat levels this year, while corn faces mixed demand and heavy flows into Chicago elevators. Prairie and Atlantic markets react with gains in May and July wheat, modest corn losses, and stable livestock prices amid flood-related supply shifts.
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Chicago
Ill
Ohio Valley
Missouri River
Northwest
Buffalo
Kansas
Michigan
Georgian Bay
Lye Luwer
East
Gordons Blunder in School Mischief Ends in Humiliating Prank
A British school tale recalls Gordon the taor depears who, amid mischief, devised a syringe prank. He threatened punishment by squirting ink through a keyhole during a thwarted eavesdropping attempt. The master burst in, finding Gordon and the chaos of the crude act.
Hart's Easy 108 and Sleeping Professions in Periodical Notes
A fragmentary survey notes a London Chronicle item about Hart who slept in St Bartholomew's and aims to sleep at Cook and Brown. It cites the Spectator and Party Courant descriptions of his sleeping ritual from Aug 5 to Aug 9, claiming enough earnings to live. An incident with a cigar on a streetcar shows a conductor debating nicotine removal and odor, ending with a stern exchange in a Philadelphia Ledger retelling.
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London Chronicle
Party Courant
ITM
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Cook
Little Britain
Hart
Oder
Ozmie
Philadelphia Ledger
Raising Alfalfa in Illinois: Yanney’s Multi-Year Trial
Charles Yanney of McLean County on the George S Hanna Place reports a six acre alfalfa trial starting in 1906. After sturdy establishment and repeated disking, the crop yielded two tons per acre in 1907 and produced strong hog gains in 1908 and beyond. By 1909 the field delivered 3344 tons per acre in three cuts while pasturing hogs, with total value around $657.00 from six acres. Re-seeding repaired thin spots. despite winter freezes the crop showed good recovery and continued to be valued by Illinois growers.
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Manigation
Wich
Seaboard
Duluth
Antwerp
Budapest
North-west
Chicago
John Cook
Armour
Tred Sawyer
Felix Gehrmann
Harry Booth
Bert Overman
Charlie Gross
Henry Setter
Colorado
Charles
Yanney
McLean County
George S. Hanna
Tie
Illinois
Miiddle
Coburn on Alfalfa and Modern Agriculture
Coburn extols alfalfa as a pinnacle in farming, calling it nature’s gift that preservers homesteads and turns sun into wealth for thrifty farmers. He notes alfalfa’s vigor and mortgage-lifting potential, while warning the Corn Belt’s variability due to starch abundance and protein scarcity.
Alfalfa Advocate Highlights Its Profit And Value
The article quotes Hon A P Grout of Winchester Ill a major alfalfa grower who credits experience with its feeding value and urges farmers to cultivate the crop in Illinois Wing Joseph KK of Ohio another expert notes alfalfa lasts years thrives on well drained soil and can yield three to five cuts yearly He says it is the most valuable farm crop and could greatly boost state wealth by spreading knowledge of alfalfa’s benefits across the corn belt and livestock farming
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A. P. Grout
Winchester
Ill
Joseph KK. Wing
Ohio
United States
Colorful Holi Festival described by Mrs Bertram in India
In Patiala the Holi spectacle hosts a foreign guest who attends the festival with the maharaja. Dressed in Hindu robes, the party rides in camel and elephant drawn processions to celebrate amid powder showers and ceremonial rites, ending with a vivid dyeing of hands and faces.
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Malaraja
Patiala
Charles Bertram
Tindu
India
Gta Dong
Hamdins
Gold Lions of Peking Crowned as Imperial Symbols
The piece describes two solid gold guardian lions in the Peiho palace, reputedly carved to honor mandarins. It notes their hiding during the 1860 Anglo French advance and their reappearance after peace. The relics are valued as emblems of imperial unity in native eyes.
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Peking
Peon
He Tin
Pe.ngo
Tingland
France
Invention and spread of algebra through history
The article notes algebra by Mobeni as origin, Moors introducing the set one to Spain, and guesses on early European language influence. It credits Guen Pacolt with a test on language, and Robert Recorde as author of English algebra circa 1557 teaching and introducing the equals sign. The piece mixes unclear names and dates throughout.
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Spain
Guen Pacolt
Robert Recorde
Menes
Cambridge
Fragmented memory of slaughtered stock and cold meat
A garbled OCR fragment describes animals such as oxen cows and swine fattened for slaughter. It mentions meat being processed into sausages pouches and lard with aims to preserve wealth and supply, though many words are unclear and the timeline uncertain.
Contented spirit and reflections in Detroit Free Press
A quoted exchange on parenting and aging contrasts a father’s past hopes with his present concerns as his daughters reach adulthood. The Detroit Free Press cites Dickinson or a similar voice contemplating society, purpose, and reciprocal expectations in family life.
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Gordon
Taor
Clordon
Aind
Otis
Mr. Yankine
Coburn
Eagversa
Osuip
New York
Seeverpper
Detroit Free Press
Dickenas
Echesy
Mia
Sterling, Illinois
Glovies
Berninghausen
Panatorium
Eldora Steam Laundry
Brown
Fred L. Brown
Fland, Cal
Neapolis
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