Winter Months on the Farm Improve Swine Breeding Rations
The article weighs pros and cons of lard versus bacon type pigs, urges pure bred sires and uniform type, and explains breeding, farrowing, and feeding plans. It details ration compositions for brood sows, young pigs, and growing hogs, plus farrowing care and weaning guidance.
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Poland
China
Duroc
Jersey
Berkshire
Chester
Wisconsin
Farrow
Pear Orchard Growth Driven by Soil and Sod Choice
Pear orchard cultivation favors soil nurturing with sod. Slow and steady growth in sod enhances disease resistance for pear trees. Blue grass is recommended as a suitable sod for pear orchards.
Taft Seeks Armistice to Aid Honduras Treaty
Washington reports show President Taft urging an armistice between Honduras war factions to enable ratification of a recent treaty. Davila insists ratification requires ceasefire, amid panicky congress conditions. The plan aims to push the loan despite faction control, with two outcomes: treaty ratified or creditors demand full payments triggering international issues.
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Washington
Davila
Honduras
Taft
State Department
Cooper
Marietta
Congress
Bonilla
Mr William A Radford Answers Building Inquiries Free Of Charge
Reader questions on building and design are answered by William A Radford, noted editor author and manufacturer. He offers free guidance and plans, including a western bungalow style cottage with five well lighted rooms, while noting bungalow limits in city lots and costs versus traditional two story homes.
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William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Ill
California
Florida
Louisiana
bungalow cottage design and interior layout notes
A Radford editor outlines a small bungalow plan with a broad living area, dining room near the kitchen, and a front porch eight by twenty feet serving as outdoor living space. The piece discusses built in furniture, a two bedroom layout, and critiques of bungalow abuse in churches and offices, noting cost around $2,000 and a simple, homey style. It also mentions a separate blurred note on a drug causing animals to sleep standing up and an unrelated Boston drug research finding.
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Boston
New England Watch and Ward Society
Three-Year Wait On Bail Fight For Chinese Boy
Jem Yuen a Chinese boy in Boston fights for bail while awaiting a U S supreme court ruling on his exclusion from the country as a minor son of Chin Ying Don. Immigration officials denied admission and lower courts refused habeas corpus. The high court will hear the bail question on February 20, with potential three-year delay due to heavier docket.
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Washington
Jem Yuen
Boston
United States
Yuen
Sureme Court of the
Chin Ying Don
Timekeepers accuse higher ups in payroll fraud case
In Hammond Indiana Superior Court testimony reveals an alleged conspiracy to defraud United States Steel and Indiana Steel by keeping dead or straw men on payrolls. Gary undertaker says Rade Ziganic was dead months before his name was removed. Defendants name timekeepers Charles Broomber John Caldwell and Walter Thames as involved, with higher ups claimed to orchestrate the scheme. One man has already been sent to the penitentiary.
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Charles Broomber
John Caldwell
Walter Thames
Oregon moves to abolish whipping post in wife-beating cases
Salem Oregon February 4. A bill to abolish the whipping post for wife beaters has passed the legislature. The law enacted four years ago led to a sharp drop in wife beating cases, and supporters say repealing it is necessary to correct a biot on the state.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Roosevelt to Visit Pasadena for Zoology of Africa Tour
Theodore Roosevelt plans a Pasadena arrival on March 21 to meet John Burroughs and John Muir and discuss naturalist work. That evening he will deliver the address Zoology of Africa, highlighting his nature research pursuits during the western visit.
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Roosevelt
Big Stick
Los Angeles
Cal
Theodore Roosevelt
J. A. B. Scherer
Throop University
Pasadena
John Burroughs
John Muir
Col. Roosevelt
Africa
Titiana Wrecked Off Stuart Point Near San Juan Island
The Norwegian tramp steamer Titiana of 2315 tons, carrying coal and a crew of 26, was wrecked on Stuart Point at the southern end of the Gulf of Georgia while approaching Vancouver B C on February 4. Local divers and salvage efforts were reported.
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Titiana
Vancouver
B. C
Stuart Point
San Juan Island
Gulf of Georgia
Mrs Carnegie Moral Beacon Of Charity And Kindness
The New York Evening Telegram quotes friends praising Mrs. Carnegie for hundreds of charitable acts yearly unseen by most. A reporter asks about her hobbies and is told her chief interest is making people happy by doing real good, portraying her as a wonderful wife mother friend and ideal American womanhood.
The Schools of Western Canada
Western Canada builds a modern educational foundation with impressive school architecture and rising enrollment. Calgary reports 4,228 pupils with 80 teachers. Alberta totals 46,000 pupils in 1909 across 970 schools and 1,096 districts. Agricultural education flourishes as settlers prove soil and climate yield profits, citing Adler of Strathmore with a record wheat crop of 20,150 bushels in 1909 and plans to export to New York.
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Western
Canada
Calgary
Alberta
Western Canada
Adler
New York
Strathmore
Street Speculation About Stockbug’s Future
The dialogue notes Stockbug’s presence on the street and questions his continued stay. It suggests he is currently speculating about how much longer he will be on the street and what his next move might be.
Mortgage Payoff Sparks Neighboring Financial Woes
Vacariés of Finance notes a farmer conversation about paying off a mortgage. Farmer Corntesse confirms the payoff and asks why there are complaints of hard times. The reply highlights a wider trend: neighbors also paid off mortgages, leaving cash unused and lending scarce.
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Corntesse
Silent vow near the sea ends with doubt in city
A fragment recalls a tepid acquaintance at the seashore and a promised marriage now uncertain in urban context. The speaker questions recognition in town and admits the pledge was only brief. The exchange hints at a strained commitment and unclear future.
Fragmented Glosses Distort Historic Language Usage
A fragmentary note comments on how readers misconstrue gentle terms as harsh rebukes, suggesting a broader confusion between soft speech and forceful intent in historical discourse. The text hints at misinterpretation of phrases and the potential impact on perceived authority.
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G. C. Humphrey
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Igts
Western Newspaper Union
Radford
Foren
Steel Corporation
Gary
Ind
the Schools OF Western Canada
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