Destructive Wind Storm Ravages Detroit Neighborhoods
A powerful wind storm swept through a Detroit area, tearing through streets from Fourteenth to Eighteenth near Orland River Avenue. The track widened to about 160 feet with homes lifted and shredded, bodies found, and families left homeless or injured. Several residents, including Richard Bates, a seven month old infant, and August Seaman, Susan Seaman, and Herman Milkie, were severely hurt or killed as roofs, doors, and walls were torn away and debris filled the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Williams
Avenue
Ash Street
Orhnd River Avenue
Fourteenth
Eighteenth
Magnolia
Sinden Streets
Kigali
Richard
Bates
Fifteenth and
Linden Strets
Carl Peca
Fourteenth Street
Harper Hospital
Vs. van Duren
Fifteenth Street
Frederick Rademacher
Sixteenth Street
Martin Schneider
Sixteenth
Linden Streets
Schneider
Joseph Bully
Seventeenth Street
Linden
August Seaman
Twentythird Street
Jaiper
Twelfth
Brigham Streets
Henry Ford
Destruction Scene Notes At North End Farm
A fragmentary report describes a path of destruction at No. 798 Twelfth Street near a barn opposite the northern path end. Debris includes shingles doors and roof sections, with mangled animals and scattered clothing bedding and furniture under trees as night approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mord
Charles
Water for Poultry in Hot Weather
Practical guidance on providing clean water to poultry in heat. Recommends hard well water over cistern water when possible, daily fresh supplies, and storing water in shallow tin pans with protective frames. Describes easy to clean, durable pans and raised trays to keep water sanitary and accessible for fowls.
Starting cabbage plants the easy way for home gardens
Instructions by V. F. Herald explain producing 10 000 cabbage plants in an hour of labor. Soak five cent cabbage seed, prepare a rich seed bed, apply manure ashes coal dust and mold, sow evenly and cover half an inch. Keep moist by evening watering and cover seed bed at night in warm or wet weather. Turnips can be grown similarly.
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Europe
France
Roberts
Cornell University
College Farm
Iowa Agricultural College
V. F. Herald
Watering Systems for Chicks and Turkeys
Prairie Farmer explains how rinsed water and iron compounds aid disease prevention in poultry. It describes a bottle and frame trough setup that delivers steady drinking water to young chicks and turkeys, reducing water contamination and rations by manual remedies, with emphasis on simple, safe access for very young birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oswego
Giannis
Prairie Farme
Cutting and Curing Hay Delays Hurt Feed Value
The article argues that hay quality hinges on timely cutting and proper curing. It notes climate favors hay but often leads to careless harvesting. Immature forage contains more sugars and starch, while mature hay becomes fibrous and less digestible, urging earlier, proper haying practices.
Hay making tips for quick curing and quality fodder
Advice on timely hay cutting and rapid curing to preserve nutritive value. Do not cut after seed hardening. apply to grasses and legumes like clover. Morning cuts cure faster than late day cuts. avoid dew and rain contact. shallow windrows speed drying and maintain green color for better feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Securg
Noft
Lawn care tips for rural estates and farm life
An article extols the virtue of well kept country lawns over crowded farm plots. It advises on lawn layout with gentle slopes, removal of stones, top-dressing with manure, and sowing mixed seed. It discourages wide shade trees and promotes hardy evergreens and low shrubs for year round color.
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England
America
Royal Family Fashion At Last Beauty Tournament
A report from England notes Queen Victoria presiding over a beauty tournament wearing mourning black mohair with a diamond trimmed train. The Princess of Wales showed Parma violet velvet with diamonds, while the Duchess of Edinburgh wore blue velvet. Princess Louise carried Montespan bouquets, and several ladies wore diadems, lace, and ornate jewelry. An Australian seven year old, Annie Gray, drew notice with pure-blonde hair and no jewels.
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England
Garter
Albert
Bath
Victoria
Parma
Duchess of Edinburgh
Louise
Bedford
Ermentrude Russell
Ella Russell
Ala Pompadour
Annie Gray
Wisith
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Brooklyn Argus
Charleston
New Bedford
Mass
Alabama
Colorado
Titusville Herald
Cannon Valley
Conn
W. M. Baker
Phil Sheridan
Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Rheridans
Baker
Bunker Hill
Mr. Webster
Webster
Dr. Maven
Boston
Rand
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