Farmers' Clubs Expand Agricultural Education Reach
The rise of boys and girls agricultural clubs spreads across states with prize contests in crops and crafts. National data cites about 144000 members in 28 states, including 75000 in New York and 200 in one Pennsylvania county. The movement, aided by state authorities and county superintendents, outlines organization, contests, and useful publications.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Office of Experiment Statons
Farmers
Old Time Politicians Fast Disappearing Novel Tone
A collage of period pieces discusses the fading of old time politicians, praising educated, college bred leaders and noting shifts toward university trained minds guiding national life. It cites historical reforms and political shifts with references to London and global governance.
Great Eastern ship dimensions and fate described
The once famous Great Eastern measured 602 feet in length and 83 feet in width with a 60 foot depth and 24 000 ton capacity. It carried 56 foot paddle wheels and a 24 foot diameter screw propeller, housed 800 first class 2 000 second class and 1 200 third class passengers, 4 000 fowl, and could reach about eighteen miles per hour. It was dismantled as old iron in 1880 after about thirty one years of service.
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Great Eastern
Stormy Ride Prompted Weather Joke On Kelburne Car
A gentleman on the Karori car at Kelburne avenue greeted a friend with a weather remark. The friend called the weather horrible and then quipped about his wife’s condition. The piece ends by urging action to lower living costs.
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Kelburne Avenue
New Zealand Free Lance
Light of the Stars and Dutch Fishing Village Sketch
The article compiles astronomical estimates of starlight across hemispheres with figures from photometric data and observations. It then shifts to a travel sketch of Scheveningen near The Hague, describing night fishing, wooden shoes, knitting women, and Holland’s industrious character.
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China
Dillon
Wiliam Abbey
Professor Newcomb
Capella
Flarper
Holland
Scheveningen
Hague
Esch
E. J. Farrington
Interior
The Old Time English School and Public Life
A collection of quips and anecdotes reflect harsh English public schooling in the 19th century and later curiosities. It contrasts grim school conditions with later tales of gambling, theft, and odd moral observations, featuring brief anecdotes about a restaurant cashier, a man losing wood, and remarks on art and taste.
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England
Eton
The Gallpowder Fourth And Quiet Fourth Reflections
A reflective sketch on the Gallpowder Fourth celebrating quiet, with scenes of townsfolk dispersing to woods and shore to avoid noise. It notes fatalities among elderly locals, debates longevity and age, and critiques modern controversies while contrasting emigration and exploration as opportunities recur in public discourse.
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Wullance Moorth
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