Prophets of Doom Seen in All Ages
A London correspondent reviews an anthology of pessimism tracing warnings from Babylonian tablets through Greek and Latin writers to Renaissance authors. It notes Tacitus and Livy in gloom, Milton and Shakespeare for perspective, and ends with Sir Robert Giffen’s 1886 trade report remarks and a 1895 claim of a revived age of gold with individual initiative.
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London
London Times
Livy
Augustus
Claudian
Rome
Honorius
Stilicho
Alaric
Asherell
Hertfordshire
Piers Plowman
Bacon
Shakespeare
Spenser
Raleigh
Milton
William ‘Petty
John Brown
Robert Giffen
Royal Commission On Trade
England
Robert ‘Giffen
Poor Posture Injurious to Health of Children
The children's bureau of the Labor department warns that a child who rests weight on his ankles with knees bent and head forward has poor posture. In contrast, proper posture shows weight on the balls of the feet, head high, chin up, abdomen drawn in, and knees straight.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
The
Labor Department
Bureau
Probing the Past and the Word If in Depression Years
The piece discusses how dwelling on the past and the word if fuels remorse during depression. It argues introspection is useful only to learn, not wallow, and emphasizes re the conditions surrounding past decisions rather than hypothetical what ifs.
Azalea Named for Lucille McMillin by Washington Garden Staff
The only woman member of the U S civil service commission, Flower Lucille F McMillin, is honored with an azalea named after her. The Lucille McMillin Azalea, scientifically Azalea Rutherford, is salmon colored and bred by Washington botanical garden staff.
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Lucille F. McMillin
United States Civil Service Commission
Lucille McMillin
Rutherford
Botanical Garden
Washington
Will to Forget and Courage for Progress
The piece argues that courage and self-confidence are essential while acknowledging missed foresight. It cites William James on belief and suggests writing a book on forgetting. It ends by noting edible tagua palm nuts later resemble ivory and are eaten by natives and animals.
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William James
Me Flousehold By Lydia Le Baron Walker
Lydia Le Baron Walker discusses bed linens and textiles detailing hem methods hemstitched versus machine stitched hems, embroidery, feather stitching and drawn threads on cotton and linen sheets and pillow cases, comparing linen durability and fiber quality for lasting finish.
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Me Flousehold
Lydia le Baron Walker
Fama
Bandeau Turban with Navy Pineapple Straw Trim
A bandeau turban styled in navy blue with a white pique bandeau. It features an attractive white viole trim and a flaring stiffened veil in navy bine.
Rats Now Farmers Oppose Public Enemy No 1
Rats are labeled public enemy number one to farmers this season for killing thousands of baby chicks and destroying feed and other property. They can raid barns and wipe out hundreds of chicks in a single night. The article recommends red squill poison mixed with bait, and calcium cyanide fumigant for burrows, with care to protect domestic animals and humans. Cooperative community rat campaigns are advised to amplify control efforts.
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Qderkrk
WNU
Manganese Tonic or Poison for Plants, Study Says
A U.S. Department of Agriculture official notes manganese acts as a plant tonic at low concentrations but becomes toxic at higher levels. When soil lacks manganese, plants yellow. adding manganese sulfate at eight parts per million boosts vigor and yields up to 235 percent, yet excess harms growth. The official adds manganese isn’t a universal cure and other trace elements may be needed.
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Office of Experimental Stations
United States Department of Agriculture
Black Rot Canker in Apples and Trees
The Rural New Yorker notes common occurrence of black rot canker in apples and trees. It appears as black decay in fruit in fall, leaf spots in spring and summer, and limb rough growth or canker eruptions year round. Canker on limbs has long been seen as undesired and pruned away. the limb eruption links to fruit and leaf spots via the parasite Physalospora cydoniae.
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New Yorker
How Milk Is Used in United States Production
A Colier's Weekly correspondent notes that of 12 billion gallons produced annually in the United States 46 percent is consumed as a beverage 36 percent becomes butter 4 percent turns into condensed powdered and evaporated milk 4 percent is cheese 1? percent is ice cream 3 percent is wasted and some portion fed to calves.
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United States
Collier’s Weekly
Agricultural Notes From a Farm Journal
More than 50 kinds of butter and cheese are noted. Plan to save second cutting of timothy and clover for calves. There are 12,000,000 horses on U S farms the lowest in 40 years. Lift a horse collar occasionally and wipe sweat for comfort. A strong lamb can feed itself after birth, a weak lamb may perish without help. An experiment found 554 plant lice in a single chickadee’s stomach.
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Snmaier
United States
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George All
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Arnold
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Western Newspaper Union
Sell Syndicate
Laurens Harsmond
Chicago
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