Home Course in Scientific Agriculture by Henry E. Alvord
Henry E. Alvord outlines conditions for successful dairying including owner interest, suitable cattle, market access, and choosing a line of business. He discusses dairy herd types, breeding strategies, the role of the bull, and best practices for building and maintaining a profitable dairy operation. He cautions against over-reliance on unproven bulls and highlights the balance between purchase and breeding.
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Bual News
Rome
Fall of the Incas and the vanish of a great people
The article discusses Bryce’s Beath America view on the sudden collapse of the Inca state and ruling class after conquest. It argues the conquerors’ cruelty and harsh tyranny left the surviving peasants submissive, apathic, and devoid of memory of their ancestors.
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Cuzco
Cusco
Bryce Dia
America
Ong
Value of Grasses as World Leading Useful Plants
A brief excerpt discusses grasses as the most useful plant family, noting over 3,500 species from tiny to giant bamboos. It cites corn, wheat, rice and sugar cane as grasses, highlights Timothy and Kentucky blue grasses as common pasture aids, and suggests future use of neglected grasses in agriculture.
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Kentucky
Joseph BH
Glacial Epochs and Ancient Perfume Tastes
The article notes that volcanic eruptions can dim solar radiation and cool surface air, potentially triggering ice-age conditions if ongoing. It cites Professor W. J. Humphreys and geological records suggesting such a period began before the last ice age and waned only recently. It then contrasts changing perfume tastes from ancient aloes and saffron to modern dislikes, with a London Chronicle aside on saffron.
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Krakatoa
Pele
Katmai
W. J. Humphreys
Odd helmet tied to Romulus founder claim in report
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes a heat rate sale of an Aquities helmet stating it is 4 Romulus the founder, but questions whether the figure represents a brass or iron founder. The item’s authenticity and material remain unclear.
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Tata
Romulus
Louis flobe-Democrat
Auto illness blamed on intoxication in quirky tale
A doctor reports Ezra is suffering from automobile intoxication as Silas remarks while the feller behaves oddly until he encounters the car, with a humorous judge reacting to the unusual situation.
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Hiram
Ezra
Silas
Hist Theatrical Note Sparks Stealthy Exit
A villain murmurs Hist as he slips away while the manager responds with a curled lip, signaling tension after a tense exchange in the scene.
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Atege
Mayor Gaynor Ends Libel Suit After Apology
For the second time Mayor Gaynor apologized and closed a libel suit. Alderman Henry H Curran's $100,000 damages action was dropped after seven jurors had been seated and correspondence shown before Justice Page in Part IV. The mayor retracted all accusations against Curran, head of the Curran graft committee.
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Gaynor
Henry H. Curran
Justice Page
Court
New York
New Illinois Senators Elected for Long and Short Terms
In Springfield on March 27 Colonel James Hamilton Lewis a Democrat and Lawrence Y Sherman a Republican were elected to the two United States Senate seats. The vote totaled seventy Democrats and sixty Republicans for Lewis to the long term and for Sherman to the short term.
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Lewis
Sherman
Springfield
James Hamilton Lewis
Lawrence Y. Sherman
United States
RUMORED RELAPSE OF POPEPIUS X RELAPSES
A Rome dispatch says Pope Pius X has had a relapse and again is confined to bed. The report is unconfirmed. Earlier Rome telegrams said he celebrated his first mass since illness began on March 8.
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London
Pope Pius X
Rome
Pope Pius
Oxygen Helmets for Navy to Guard Oil Tank Work
The navy department ordered a limited supply of oxygen helmets for submarines and battleships using crude oil fuel. Helmets may protect crews from poison gases inside hulls and deadly fumes in emptied oil tanks, and could aid firemen and boiler tenders exposed to steam bursts.
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Gree & Sanbourn
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Hotel Directory
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Henry EB. Alvord, C. E
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