Washington Dairying in 1901 Shows Growth and Challenges
The Washington dairy report lists 249 creameries in 1901, up 65 from the prior year, with butter output of 4,886,828 pounds, up 2,150,141. Last year had 346 creameries and 6,883,251 pounds butter, up 996,423. Cheese factories numbered 41 producing 1,128,785 pounds. Average creameries valued at 800 dollars, and cheese factories at 1,900. Average monthly wage for assistants was 40 dollars. 125,000 dairy cows reside in the state.
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Washington
State of
State Dairy Commission
Alaska
Seattle
Elgin
University and College Agricultural Changes and Appointments
W L Carlisle resigns as Animal Husbandry professor at the University of Wisconsin to become agriculturist at the Colorado station. Florida legislature appropriation for agricultural buildings at the University of Florida is unconstitutional delaying construction. Co education at the university is abolished. R Marshall resigns. W W Rutherford of Guelph, Canada, fills the vacancy. H J Waters named superintendent of agriculture for Missouri exhibit at St Louis Exposition with leave of absence. F B Mumford acts as dean in his absence. Cornell forestry school discontinued. G Price elected dean of the Ohio Agricultural College. Pennsylvania legislature appropriates 260 805 55 for the agricultural college.
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W. L. Carlisle
University of Wisconsi
Colorado Station
Florida
University of Florida
R. Marshall
Tows
WW. J. Rutherford
Guelph
Canada
H. J. Waters
Missouri College and Station
St. Louis Exposition
Ff. B. Mumford
Fattening Hogs Insight From John Cowine
John Cowine explains hog raising to maximize pork yield. He prefers pigs over 400 pounds, contrasts feeding costs with weight, recalls raising kids as a metaphor, and outlines seasonal management from May pasture to September fattening, with February weights around 4 pounds.
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John Cowine
Side Shows at Fairs Lose Indecent Features
A historical note on state and county fair side shows, once indecent and condemned, steadily improving over the years. Now criticized as largely worthless, offering little instruction or entertainment, with mentions of the lure of the “real Georgia miv.”
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Georgia
Condensed milk demand rises amid dairy concerns
The article notes growing demand for condensed milk as families shift from cows’ milk to condensed products. It cites perceived cleanliness, cost, and convenience, with data from the 1800s showing rising annual production and consumption and warnings about dairy hygiene and milk conditions.
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Michigan
Chicago Milk Trade figures from State Agriculture report
The Department of Agriculture reports Chicago uses 19465 gallons of milk daily. Four thousand six hundred twenty firms sell milk, with over 115000 quarts shipped daily. City cows yield 4000 gallons daily from 30 urban herds and 1830 private cows. Outside farms total 4000 supplying most milk arrives via 16 railroads at 8 to 22 cents per can.
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Chicago
Thealter States Department of Agriculture
Clty
Wisconsin
Minnots
Indiana
Sesame oil in margarine laws spread to France
The article notes that when margarine blends with butter under ten percent are undetectable, some governments require sesame oil in margarine for detection. Germany Austria and Belgium already enforce this. Now France's agriculture minister proposes a bill to make sesame oil in oleomargarine compulsory and to bar imports lacking detectable ingredients.
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Tt Iw
Germany
Austria
Belgium
National Assembly
Danish Margarine Dominates Local Butter Market
Danish farmers and dairymen supply large quantities of oleo margarine, displacing butter. Last year consumption reached about 45 million pounds, most in Denmark, with only 6 million pounds imported. No export occurs to protect Danish butter reputations. An Australian rumor claims margarine or similar products must be salted with alkuna after September 1, 1908, likely regional. Traveling dairies in Nova Scotia show growing success of English dairy schools expanding into Canada. Two corps of instructors now operate, with gratifying results.
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Denmark
Australia
Nova Scotia
England
Canada
Kites as War Engines for Aerial Photography
A Chambers journal summary notes kites used by the navy for reconnaissance and photography from high altitudes. Modern kites with cameras may replace balloons, allowing views from great heights. Earlier aerial cameras by Woodbury in 1877 used balloon-borne optics with electric lens control.
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Terra Firma
Admiralty
Wuew
Chambers
One Cent Salary for Mineral Point Mail Carrier
Mauhen Proctor of Mineral Point Wisconsin receives the smallest annual government check, one cent, in full for delivering the mails from Mineral Point to Dodgeville. A year ago rival bids arose in the contract for the job with Proctor offering to perform faithfully for four pennies yearly.
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Mauhen Proctor
Mineral Point
Wis
Neal
Uncle Sam
Dodgeville
Proctor
Dave
The Cow That Went to Church at West Coker
A Plymouth Brethren chapel near West Coker suffered a humorous accident when a cow grazing on a hillside slipped and fell about twenty feet through the chapel roof. The cow emerged uninjured after the owner, alerted by an eyewitness, secured the scene.
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West Coker
Plymouth Brethren
Steamship Brittanic’s Long Service Declared Ended
The Brittanic, sold for scrap after a long career, completed about 260 voyages between New York and Liverpool from 1874 to 1892. It crossed the Atlantic over 500 times, logged about 1,800,000 miles, carried over 200,000 passengers, and would have circled the world more than 70 times.
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New York
Liverpool
Atlantic
Spain to Improve Army Spending Ten Million More
Spain plans to spend about 25 million dollars to improve and modernize its army. The move aims to strengthen defenses and update equipment, signaling a broader defense effort in the region.
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Spain
Miner killed by lightning strike in New Jersey mine
A miner, Martin Stevens, died at Franklin Furnace, New Jersey, when lightning struck an outside wire and ran into the mine blasting area. The bolt discharged Stevens' charge and blew him to pieces as he prepared a blast during a storm. The incident underscores fear of lightning and underground safety.
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Martin Stevens
Franklin Purnace
N. J
Ale
Stevens
New York Herald
Delirious Patient Recovers Language Recall in Roaring Fever
A delirious English patient who had lost Hindostani speech for seventy years suddenly spoke Hindostan in delirium. Born in India and educated across Europe, she first learned Hindostani, then French and German. As recovery neared her utterances shifted to English, erasing Hindostani memory.
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England
India
Wirt
France
Germany
Conscience Corporation and its dubious Maine roots
An OCR fragment describes a newly organized Maine corporation named The Conscience Law Corporation. It claims to provide a transportation medium for conference money or personal property, with misleading letterhead invoking Justice and Law. The page includes Bible quotes and Darwinian insinuations, ending with a jumbled note about turning the page upside down.
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Maine
Confcience Law
Hair Sheared in Sleep Leaves Pacetti Hairless
Mint Blanche Pacetti of Savannah became hysterical when her hair, once down to her feet and praised by parents, was cut off in a somnambulistic trance. While asleep she took her mother’s scissors, shaved hair to the scalp, and placed the scissors at the bedside door, waking to find herself nearly bare.
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Blanche Pacetti
Savannah
Mick Pacetti
Miss Pacetti
Searchlight on Gull Over Boston Bound Steamer Event
A steamer bound for Boston pulled its searchlight from St. John harbor and focused on a seagull. The bird circled in the dark night sky as the beam traced its bewildered flight, creating a eerie and fascinating spectacle for onlookers.
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St. John Harbor
Boston
Laughing Gas Tragedy at Baku Oilfield Canteen
A dramatic accident at Baku oilfields on the Caspian border ends with a fatal nitroglycerin blast. An iron drum of explosive liquid stored in a shed used as a canteen explodes after bartender Grook Carlos decants a portion into vodka. Workman Horkoviteh’s loud laughter triggers the chain reaction, killing five and injuring others as the shed is demolished. The barman narrowly escapes by retreating to the cellar before the blasts.
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Baku
Russia
Caspian Sea
Derbend
Grook
Carlos
Horkoviteh
Remarkable Clock by August Mermet of North Adams
August Mermet of North Adams built a 42 inch high 12 inch wide mahogany clock with white Holly and Nimble embellishments. It keeps good time and strikes hourly and half hourly with a trumpet fanfare as doors open. The clock features gold and silver girding and took one month of spare time to complete.
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August Mermet
North Adams
MW Ia
Fear for Old Cathedral at Peterborough England
Reports warn of alarming decay at Peterborough Cathedral one of the country’s finest Middle Age structures. Leading architects are shaping plans for preservation of the magnificent building.
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Peterborough
Patervorough
England
Writ of George I Unearthed in Sandwich Attic
A 1741 writ in the name of King George I, sealed and found in an attic in Sandwich, shows an execution against John Hyland Jr. to satisfy a judgment by James Otis of Barnstable. The document confirms Otis won £99 and costs, with power to seize Hyland’s person and lands until payment, noting prior lumber dealings and cross-town trade between Sandwich and Barnstable.
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George I
Great Britain
Bering
Sandwich
Muse
John Hylind, Jr
James Ova
Barnstable
James Otis
Scituate
Hyland
Transael
Otis
Plymouth
Congress of dressmakers meets in Chicago
A national congress of dressmakers was held in Chicago. The artist reflects on its impact on the man who pays the bills, suggesting mere reading of the proceedings could weary and hollow a man in his pocketbook region.
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Chicago
Cat Uses Silk Hat as Cradle for Four Kittens
George Westlake of Jersey City left a silk hat in his closet for the summer. The hat became a nursery for his cat Nettie and her four kittens after the cat disappeared Monday. Westlake had to buy a new hat to wear.
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Cat
George Westlake
Jersey City
Ona Nettie
Disgraced readers in New Yorker and Philadelphis city misfortune
A fragment from New York Weekly and Second New Yorker quotes discuss a brutal encounter at a Wilder's house and a streetcar incident in Philadelphia. The pieces reflect public scorn and curiosity about Delaney and the social fallout of a disgraceful episode.
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New York Weekly
Fragmented New Yorker snippets weave through pop culture banter
A jumble of quotes and mock dialogue from The New Yorker snippets touch on politics and crime. A Kentuckian visitor resists election reminders while Sherlock Holmes debates evidence. A toast refers to absent members.
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The
New Yorker
Thoughtful George in Hammock Scene Sparks Banter
A playful exchange unfolds with Thoughtful George and a fair female in a hammock scene. The female asks about his past ventures with Jupiter and he responds with humor, debating whether he would ever court a single girl like her.
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George
A Difference in Necks
A fragment from a humorous dialogue features Ostrich and Varrot debating collar height and patronage at a Saberdasher, hinting at social satire. The exchange riffs on fashion errors and customer service with playful wordplay and absurd setup.
Pleasant Fields Grass Widow Haymaker Tale
In Pleasant Fields a speaker jokes about a man who marries a grass widow. A friend with a rambling habit asks what haymaker is meant. The reply names the grass widow as the punchline in a rustic exchange.
Asked and Answered at a Not Very Fine Bar
A humorous exchange unfolds in a shabby emporium where a liberal patron questions value, the bartender retorts with a wry earth joke, and a flirtatious suitor seeks a reply. Oldbeau and Miss Buddington’s letters reveal lingering affection with a playful closing.
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