National lawmakers clash over civil service and tariff measures
Congress chambers buzz with tariff debate on the metal schedule while the House divides on a Hayes amendment. Civil Service funding battles continue as officials push changes to appointments and exam oversight amid moving adjournments and committee votes.
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Hayes
de Armand
Richardson
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Civil Service
Goether Place
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Tin Secretary of the Treasury
Missouri
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Ali
Ineamberg’ Salarlag
Anu
Civ
BP Owens
Seonter
Kyle
Higwall
Wendower
Wyfe
Plawsif
Fata
Balages
Turing
Peneke of the Ofher In the Quarters of Rounterial Cturtesy
Fonate Wdlismraad
Wasile
Springer
Tite Nois
Fie
Megeh Aafer
Imster
Nando
Fielend
Besson
Volcanic Fury Hits Calbuco in Chile Wakes After Dormancy
Eyewitness accounts from 1893 describe Calbuco erupting with intense activity near Puerto Montt. Affected farmers report ash rains, destroyed crops, scorched forests, and killed livestock as the volcano vents red hot sand and stones, turning surrounding valleys barren.
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Washington
New York Sun
Calbuco
Hans Steffen
Puerto Montt
Calbucy
Osorno
Take Dlianquibue
Calbnuen
Reformed Geometry and the Shorter Road Tale
Almost a century ago two Virginians visiting the Rockies learned a host’s claim about a road shorter by following a curved route. They track a crooked path around hills, finding the roundabout distance shorter than the straight line between points.
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Virginian
Xcigta
Clarkeburch
Difficulties of Experience in Pursuing Excellence
The passage argues that if youths fully grasped the world’s abundance of existing mastery they would lack courage to labor toward similar achievement. It notes many young painters would never pick up a pencil if they could foresee what creates a master like Turner.
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Tuuptiel
Colds From Cold Rooms After Dinner Warned
The article warns that severe colds result from indirection of Toul air and dining heartsiness. After a hearty meal the body remains overheated for hours in warm close rooms, causing poor digestion sleep disruption and a chill on waking.
Take No Thought of the Morrow
Anxiety and worry are the friction of the soul and injure life. They dim brightness, suppress sympathy, alienate friendship, and destroy love. They produce strain and work only evil to self and others.
Life of the Small Farmer and a Model Bag Holder
An illustrated bag holder for small farms is described with wooden posts iron arms and springs adjustable to fit bag sizes. The device aims to keep bags open while harvesting and is mounted on a post system with a hoop collar and clevis for sliding. The article also notes spraying fruit crops to prevent rot and fungus, advocating Bordeaux mixture for various infections and emphasizing multiple applications.
How to Store Water Safely in Rural Homes
An illustrated guide explains keeping well or spring water clean via a yard pump and pails. A hinged front and cover protect summer storage from dust flies and cats, letting pails be filled and carried easily. The simple water chest offers practical, versatile use for country households.
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Parila Aa Simopie
Barrel repurposing guide for year-round food and farm use
The passage describes converting a half barrel into a multi purpose vessel for soaking seeds and other tasks. It advises choosing tightly made barrels such as vinetar molasses or sugar barrels, notes seasonal use, and suggests quick modifications in a farm tool shed including sawing and adding rope handles on both sides.
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USA
Spraying Advances in Apple Protection and Moth Control
The text notes rapid progress in spraying techniques for horticulture, beginning with the codling moth threat to apples and expanding to broader pest control benefits. It emphasizes evolving recommendations and improved methods for protecting crops through timely spray applications.
Prevention of crop diseases by seed treatments
A coating of coal tar on peas in autumn reported to destroy pea weevil and reduce next season pest problems. Seed heating is cited as effective against wheat and oats smut. soaking seed in water heated to 155 to 160 degrees yields crops that are entirely free from smut. The method is described as cheap and simple.
Hioard's Dairyman Advises on Woolen Vessels Drying
The farmer author warns against drying wooden bowls and butter printers in sun or near heat. Dry slowly to extend life. Wet items before slogging for cream or butter to avoid taint. Wood absorbs grease and milk products, hindering drying and causing taint.
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Hioard
New Stable Additions. Helpful Horse Stall Guidance
The note discusses a small window above a door used for hay delivery, a doorway adapted for a three in the pool, and suggests adding an A and A box stall in a stable. It notes extra stalls may be needed for a visitor's horse and that limited space may restrict these additions.
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American Agricultures
Grass fed to fatten cattle and crops for grain supplements
The text notes fattening cattle on green pasture with grass feed and outlines the need for grain supplement during both early and late grazing. It warns that immature grass requires daily grain and that pasture failure in fall or fodder corn cuttings demand grain rations to ensure adequate fattening.
Farming tips and soil enrichment from a community guide
The article discusses lawn care and grass varieties, lime-rich soil needs, and the value of lime for crop health. It notes the Lima bean history in South America, cabbage seed care, and using green manures to enrich soil. It advises avoiding low grade fertilizers and encourages community farming meetings.
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Furmer
Aml
Uefa
Ameria
The Smallpox Revenge Of John Ferris
San Antonio correspondent recalls John Ferris the stage driver who in 1855 recounted how two Missouri men sparked a smallpox outbreak among the Comanche. Ferris reported obtaining blankets from a St Louis hospital attendant and distributing them to Indians, leading to a deadly spread along the Skaska River as victims fled to the river to die.
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San Antonio
Tex
Globe-Democrat
John Ferris
Independence
Santa Fe
St. Louis
Western Cpuntry
Neosho River
Council Grove
Hillfalo
Eha Campinien
Itnes
Snars
Couneltreve
Grant
Sidle
Moan
Midlans
St Lois
Council
Scoska
Mwe
Letters that Travel Years Later Brace Curious Postal Tale
A Vermont recipient recently received a letter mailed in 1860 though the stamp belonged to an obsolete era. The letter’s journey remains unexplained but the post office forwarded it since the stamp was valid at the time first mailed. The mystery points to rare postal mishaps in a well organized system.
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Vermont
Postoffice Department
The Ermine and Stoat in Winter and Summer Tones
A Saint Louis Globe Democrat essay outlines how the ermine in winter bears snow white fur while in summer it turns reddish brown above and yellow below, becoming the stoat. It notes the fur's value and royal use, and explains the animal’s elusive behavior and capture method using mud.
Experiments With a New Rifle in Roumanian Army Trials
The Roumanian Army chief surgeon conducted gruesome tests using corpses to study wounds from a new Mannlicher type rifle. At 100 meters five bodies lined up showed a single bullet piercing three in a row. Wounds to soft tissue varied, but arteries and organs suffer severe damage. rifle range is 4 400 to 6 000 meters. Auckland Weekly News reports.
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Demosthenes
Paris Academy of Sciences
Auckland
New Zealand
Nes
Electric headlights promise safer rail travel in early trials
The Electric Headlight, tested by Wii EL Sparks and associates, claims profits from new locomotive lights costing about 375 dollars each. The devices illuminate 150 feet or more, extending to a half mile in front, reducing reliance on traditional switch lights. Sparks asserts the lights prevent stock losses and save railroads money, predicting full payoff within two years.
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Germany
North Carolina
Iris
Canada
United States
Canmula
Tr. Oghsh
Buenos Ayres
Andes
Bengal
Tdia
Wii EL Sparks
Heallight
Moneuver
Sparks
New York Man Fights Undertaker Over Funeral Costs
A wealthy New Yorker, prescient about posthumous swindling, dictates a stingy will. On death, he argues with the undertaker over coffin and shroud size and ice charges, remarking his feet were cold last winter and cutting costs becomes his last quip.
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New York
Taring
Tie
Colin
The Tramps Trick On Broadway
A stroller recalls two young men walking and talking earnestly on Broadway. One man, smoking a two thirds used cigar, lights a fresh one and tosses the used cigar aside. A passerby catches it and nonchalantly begins smoking it as if it were his own.
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Broadway
New York Sun
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