Horse Bishops and Cruel Trade Exposed by Reform Agents
Animal protection agents describe a cruel scam by horse bishops who fake horses teeth to fool dealers. They grind long teeth and burn edges to mimic youth, a practice deemed illegal and horrifying. The Exchange notes officials pursue both suspects as they operate in the illicit trade.
Engagement Break Sparks Cross Inquiry in Hulljon Loftroe Incident
Evelyn explains the rupture with Mr Loftroe arose from a probing question about age. Miss Hulljon states she added the remark to prompt a guess, prompting discussion of the engagement ending.
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Evelyn
Mr. Loftroe
Why Twenty One Guns In National Salutes
The article explains the origin of the 21 gun presidential salute, chosen to match England’s royal salute. It notes two leading theories: one ties 21 to the English age of majority, the other links seven as the original salute with three sevens representing England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.
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England
Wales
Scotland
Trelanil
Deaf Mutes Employed By East Side Bottling Merchant
A prosperous New York East Side bottling shop hires deaf mutes exclusively. The text claims these workers are more industrious and economical, earning higher wages on average, and excel in perception and receptiveness compared with hearing workers, while noting their sobriety as an enviable example despite the perceived handicaps.
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New York
Local Geography Class Struggles With South Sea Islanders
A geography lesson provokes silence as students struggle to describe South Sea Islanders. A student responds that they wear only a single cloth, like infant coverings, prompting teaching and astonishment.
Telephones in Alaska Were Connected Across Camps
Ten camps and road houses in Alaska have telephone service in addition to many businesses homes and cabins within larger camps. The main exchange is in Nome with Skagway and Whitehorse also connected by telephone.
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Alaska
Nome
Skigway
Whitehorse
Pluck and Enthusiasm Drive Business Success
The piece urges readiness for opportunity and persistent pluck as keys to success. It argues chance favors those who advertise, endure adversity, and cultivate steady purpose, noting that luck is not the cause of achievement. It concludes with a cautionary epitaph about overworked avoidance.
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WLC
Increase Business Amid Tough Competition Prompt
A compact plea urges readers to work to grow business despite strong rivals. It argues the market is present and suggests the responsible party could be the reader, their neighbor, or a competitor in the next town. The message aims to motivate employees to help their employer capture more customers.
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Perhays
Man in Overalls Prompts City Shop Scene
A rustic depiction urges townspeople not to favor elites but to respect the man in overalls. He works in shops yards mills and factories, earning a dollar as valid as any other. The piece champions pride in the common worker and the value of humble origins.
Perseverance and effort shape fortune in business
The excerpt urges seizing opportunity with perseverance and pluck, arguing that anyone can improve by hard work. It contrasts the overalls wearer’s value with social status and stresses pushing oneself, staying motivated, and knowing how to work for success.
Advertising Is The Mighty Engine Of Surpass In Business
The piece urges informing the public about varied stock through newspapers, circulars, and direct communication. It stresses advertising as a universal appeal and vital energy for commerce, noting clairvoyance is unnecessary for awareness.
It Pays to Push Through Good and Bad Times
The excerpt argues that continuous pushing is beneficial in any business cycle. It claims persistent effort increases momentum and profits, urging relentless hard thinking to sustain success and wealth even when conditions are adverse.
Fashion to Ever Changing
Fashion chatter reveals Mrs Shopper asking about price stability at $55 this morning and Millner affirming, while Mrs Shopper notes the price reflects an old style versus new. The exchange captures a casual shopper scene about fashion and value in a local setting.
The Scab Insect Threat to Flocks Rises Quickly
A Rural New Yorker note explains the scab mite, an external parasite on sheep. It irritates skin, causes crusts, and spreads rapidly as eggs hatch in 2 3 days with 16 days to maturity. A single female can yield up to 1.5 million progeny in three months, spreading infection across flocks within about 90 days.
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New Yorker
Gerlach
Silage in Fattening Steers Opinion on Corn Silage Value
In corn regions the author argues corn silage is the cheapest best feed for fattening steers. A 1000-pound steer needs 30-40 pounds of silage daily plus five pounds legume fodder, with ground grain about one pound per extra pound of weight. Mixing silage and meal aids digestion, and a dry fodder backup is advised. The century ahead will see more silos as silage saves more than any other corn preservation method.
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San Antonio
Business Mon'a Club of
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande
Chicago Record Herald
Jieph Dally
Chillicothe
Mason
Tarew
Inois
Antonio
Illinois
Ralke
Uni
Shelter from the Heat of the Sun for Hogs Sketch
A simple plan to protect hogs from sun and storms. It describes a shelter built in a corner with four corner posts, three pairs of posts and boards forming a roof, creating shaded area for hogs.
Americans Eating Mutton and Wool Profits Highlight Shift
The text notes Americans shifting from sirloin to mutton, praising the meat’s merit. It argues mutton offers better use of feed and reduces waste while wool income remains a clean profit, signaling a positive future for sheep farming and meat consumption.
Farmer explains herd quality for sow improvement
A farmer discusses the need for good breeding stock and medical quality in sows. He emphasizes that the head of the herd is the key factor in improving the herd, noting that strong leadership and quality stock raise overall progress slowly but steadily.
Texas Garden Spot Farm Offer Near San Antonio
A sales prospectus touts 26,000 acres across Atascosa and McMullen counties south of San Antonio, with 10 to 640 acres and two town lots offered for 210 dollars, payable 10 per month. It claims proximity to the city, favorable climate, abundant water, and potential profits from diverse crops, urging investors to buy for home farms and lucrative farming opportunities.
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Sanntonio
Pleasanton
Atascosa County
Atascosa
McMullen
Live Oak County
East Texas
West Texas
San Antonio
Quotations on Work and Fate from Goethe and Hans
A compact reflective note asserts that every person should seek their highest suitable work and act with best effort. It adds a contrasting view that misfortune can serve growth, conveying a cautious optimism about effort and destiny.
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