Northwest Notes and Local Incidents From the West
The Guild Mercantile completes a direct line between Pleimont and Fort Bridger. A wagonload of pie makers spooked and crashed into a Dicer Lodge livery stable. Mrs Winscott and daughter and Mr and Mrs Charles Miller of Hutto were badly injured. Construction work on the Mohr Portage road is suspended with talks to secure funds. An eastern syndicate options the Nevada Mining property at Galeon for 60,000 tied to silver and deal ore prospects. C Marrnes, ex superintendent of Wyoming Union Pacific, takes control of Chadron First National Bank and will resign. Mrs P B Leelle dies in Helena at 53, wife of Governor Leslie, noted for governing Kentucky and Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild Mercantile Company
Han Juat
Pleimont
Fort Bridger
Wyp
Dicer Lodge
Mont
Winscott
Charles Miller
Hutto
Central Navigation & Construction Company
Mohr-Portage Road
Nevada Mining Company
Galeon
Nevada
Bk. C. Marrnes
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Chadron
Neb
Railroad
Broom Corn King's Remarkable Fortune From Broom Crop
Chicago magnate Roseboom built a vast broom corn empire from a once obscure crop. He expanded through the Hindls belt, with estimates suggesting profits near 1,000,000 from the 1900s broom corn market amid wind and rain damage and rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L Moecboom
Chicago
Bes
Roasboom
Busin
Hindls
W. I. Roseboom
Roweli@em
Newman
Ilinde
Broom
Leather of fish skins and other aquatic hides
The U S Fish Commission catalogs various leathers from fish skins and aquatic animals for practical uses. Salmon hides yield waterproof shirts and boots in Alaska, cod skin jackets, frog skins for mounting book covers, and porcupine fish skin helmets with protective plates. Whale, seal, and poaching gear are noted along with dress, bags, and cases made from these leathers.
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United States
Osh Commission
Alaska
Gloucester Seingings and Glue Company
Yukon
Alseka
Bah
North Atlantic Ocean
Leather trade notes promise scarce supply from Walrus and Elephant
The article surveys leather sources noting walrus skin as a potential supply but warns rapid extermination will curb commercial use. It mentions an elephant leather market, cites a Pacific canal population near lower California now nearly gone, and references a species around Kerquelas Island in Antarctic seas.
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Walrus Esther
Pacifc Canal
California
Antarctic
Ehiefy
Kerquelas Island
New England
Kiel Canal Gains Driven by German Traffic and Revenue
A Kiel Canal report for April 1 1808 to March 3 1599 shows 25 816 weasels passing, including 11 005 steam and 14 811 sailing vessels, totaling 9117 340 tons. Receipts near $400 000, up 26 percent from last year, with Germany leading 87 percent of vessels and 68 percent of tonnage. overall finances improve, though profit remains uncertain given strategic aims of the canal.
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Kiel Canal
Germany
England
Denmark
Sweden
Rusela
Musician of Note Misa Harraden and Family Ties
Misa Harraden a noted composer child prodigy who began at six and published at seven. She and her sister Mina Beatrice Harraden are linked to the literary world through their father Frank Glover and mother. Her works include If at Your Window Love and As We Love Today and a setting of Longfellow. Her one act operetta His Last Chance remains popular with amateurs and she was showcased at the 1897 London exhibitions reading an original manuscript for a Women’s Work display.
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Misa
Ethel Harraden
Mra
Frank Glover
Mina Beatrice Harraden
Misa Harraden
Mires Harraden
Robert Highens
Longfellow
Longfellows
Heatrice
Amabel
Gertrude
Hubert
Gaiety Theater
London
Notable expansionist figure described in dubious terms
A fragment mentions Conrad Urich of Myerstown PA as a notorious expansionist. It describes a 13 year old boy weighing 170 pounds and over 4 feet tall, growing rapidly at about ten pounds monthly despite restraint efforts, highlighting unusual anthropometric notes from a historical source.
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Conrad Urich
Myerstown
State pensioners in South Carolina receive annual allowance
The annual pension for 7 081 South Carolina state pensioners is twelve dollars and thirty cents.
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South Carolina
Dairy and Poultry Reports From Holstein Friesian Station
Monthly general report details July records from 38 tests on individual cows across age groups. Includes milk yield, butter fat percentage, and butter equivalent by age class, plus net profit per cow. Shows increasing butter tests and profits over prior years.
Refrigeration and dairy industry progress discussed
The article argues ice as a staple for preserving butter and milk, urges summer planning for ice supply, notes South Australia drought impacts on dairy transport, and discusses silos, skim milk use, and oleomargarine enforcement. It mentions a new Dairy and Food Commissioner, two lawsuits to be prepared, and planned statewide actions starting in September.
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Pennsylvania
Oite
Nefarious colored cheese trade shocks food inspectors
The Pure Food Commission reports that many cheeses labelled full-cream are actually filed cheeses. Analysis across articles of food suggests widespread misrepresentation in Ohio and potentially other states, signaling a broader issue in the United States食品.
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United States
Pure Food Commission
Ohio
Union
Feeding varying horse diets across regions and countries
The text surveys horse feeding practices in many locales from Northern states to London and India. It notes timothy hay and oats in the north, Indian corn with dried leaves in the south, barley and wild hay on the Pacific coast, and diverse regional feeds including vegetable mould in sterile climates and spice balls in India.
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W. A. Henry
Pacific
London
Arabia
India
Bengal
West Indies
France
Spain
Italy
Sheep Pasture Advice For Alfalfa From Fowler Expert
W B Baldwin of Fowler Colorado communicates to Colorado Agricultural College detailing alfalfa pasture methods for sheep. He notes initial losses then success with keeping sheep on alfalfa day and night, emptying stomachs before grazing, and not moving flocks to other pastures. He reports Shropshires perform well and that lambing in winter is underway with high lamb survival. He cites eight ewes per acre with irrigation to prevent drying and records 95 percent lamb survival on 110 ewes as of January 1899.
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Sharpedale
Colorado
W. B. Baldwin
Fowler
Colo
Colorado Agricultural College
Poultry Feeding Tips and Market Trends Amid Dry Pasture
A rural note advises poultry keepers to provide ground bone, shell, and fine gravel to allow birds to eat freely and to nest in dark places to deter pests. For birds that have developed biting habits, blunt the upper and lower mandibles and target artificial eyes to deter breeding. The piece also notes Montana beef going to market earlier due to drought and shorter pasture.
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Northwest Notes
Mre
P. B. Leelle
Ilelenn
Leslie
Atates
Kentucky
Montens
Bouin
Puget Sound
G. G. Newlands
W. M M. Stewart
Mativocal
Fite
Portland
Ore
James
Tole McDonald
Basin, Mont
Cataracte
Ind
McDonald
Basil
Hasin
Court of Wyoming
District Court
Levon
Ranting
Swindler
DeLamar
Meadow Valley
Dafiel
Barl
Warners
South Australia
North and South Wales Boundary Line
Rome
Nellers
Montana
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