Agricultural care to prevent winter tree injury
Loss of young orchard trees in winter stems from sun scald vermin and winds. Protect trunks with mice netting wood veneer or bark shielding, plant windbreaks, prune to reduce sun exposure, keep tree bases clear of rubbish learn to bank earth and shield trunks two to three feet high. Maintain vigor through cultivation pruning and proper feeding of livestock and calves. Protect roots during transplanting and ensure access to water for dairy cattle while stressing practical yard and barn husbandry.
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Saigon
New England
Jira
Alvord
United States Department of Agriculture
B. H. Webster
Colorado
Flo
Kansas Agricultural Collage
Iowa Agricultural College
Kansig
Kansas Agricultural College
Washington
Littleton Creamery Company
Webster
Iside Guld
Tranio
Pruning Tree Roots: Effects on Seedling Survival
The article discusses root preservation during digging, noting that small root loss causes little harm while larger loss affects growth. It explains how root systems absorb moisture, with spring root growth and thicker roots aiding nutrition. It argues pruning roots can be helpful but full preservation supports tree survival in transplanting.
Bett Hens and Comb Size in Egg Laying
The article argues that hens with large bright red combs tend to lay eggs, but asserts the claim that larger combs make hens more productive is not strongly supported. It notes the Merit Brahma has a small pea comb yet ranks high as an egg producer and that comb size fluctuates with laying cycles and after brooding, swelling again to a bright scarlet.
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Fc Fis Bean
Merit Brahma
Need of Business Honor in Modern Corporate Ethics
A discussion on the rising reliance on credit in business and the implied honesty it requires. The text questions the integrity of officers and directors who exploit knowledge and assets, warning that recent critiques of corporate ethics echo jungle rhetoric and could fuel calls to challenge the competitive system.
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Enthez
The Ascent of Mt Wilson and the Faithful Steed Rebecca
A LA tourist party aims for Mount Wilson in Los Angeles. A clergyman, obsessed with books, lingers in a bookstore then rides a one eyed horse named Rebecca. He climbs to the summit with her steady, while friends press on below. The tale blends humor with spectacle as Rebecca carries him to the top.
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MT. Wilson
Los Angeles
Mount Wilson
Sowat Wiiscu
Hefer
Mark
Monat Wilson
Rebecca
Bavi
Renz
Ani
Desertions Plague U S Navy Threatening Crews
The Hartford Times reports about 30,000 enlisted in the navy with annual desertions averaging 3,000. Six hundred men from Admiral Evans squadron walked off near Pensacola. If future ships are commissioned and crews exceed 80,000, desertions could exceed 8,000 yearly, signaling a severe flaw in naval service.
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Car Adteiral Evans
Pensacola
Bartford
Conn
Times
Russian librarian named new imperial council member director
M Kobeko assigned as director of the imperial library and became a member of the Russian imperial council, reflecting a notable administrative appointment and civic honor. The move broadens leadership within state cultural institutions and signals continued reform of library governance.
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M. Kobeko
Feats in Building Roads Across Rockies Open New Rail Route
The Denver Northwestern and Pacific, nicknamed the Mom Mat raid, climbs the main range toward Salt Lake City. Engineers transformed impassable Colorado canyons with tunnels and a hanging bridge over the Arkansas, enabling daily transcontinental trains 2,800 feet above the river. The project marks a leap in railroad construction and portends further tunnel and grade redirections.
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New York Tribune
Rocky Mountain States
Rockles
Colorado
Main Range
Denver
Salt Lake City
Denver, Northwestern and Pacific
Tavit H. Mofta
Gonves
Ira
Rio Grande
Ar-kans
Canyon
Arkansas
Japan
Iss
Autpa
Hany &Coms
Richard Mansfeld in Mediocre Repertory Stirs Sorrow
Review of Richard Mansfeld as an actor condemns his continued mediocrity in theater. He clowns in war parodies and Stevenson pastiches, lacking poetic artistry. The critic urges him to pursue modern drama by Echegaray Shaw Pioero Sudermann, acknowledging Teutonic training and potential with the new generation of performers.
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Richard Mansfeld
Burt
Reneo
Robert Louis Stevenson
Beau Brummelt
Ike
Echegaray
Shaw
Ploero
Tozen
Sudermann
Teutonic
Mansfield
Pagelon
Mansfield in The Father and The Inter pretation on stage? A critic review
James Huneker critiques Mansfield's stage work praising his Brutus and Rodion the Student but condemns others as theatrical excess. He cites Berlin stock companies and European theaters as contrasting contexts while noting Mansfield's magnetic personality and forceful readings. He also laments Shakespeare's rough handling in performances.
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Brutus
Rodion
Meltzer
Dostoievsky
Europe
Otto Braum
Lessing Theater
Berlin
Deutsches Theater
Paul Lindau
Mansfield
Tacile
Mansfeld
Shakespeare
James Huneker
Netronotitan Magazine
The Survival of Women in Late Nineteenth Century Society
Historical statistics from national and city sources show men dying faster than women. The shifts of the era reduced male drudgery and boosted women’s health and social involvement, with fewer children and stronger female leadership in clubs and reform efforts.
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Sheir
Trade Secrets Of Ancient Craft Reveals Two Guarded Arts
An artist speaks of two enduring trade secrets the world may never learn. One is the Chinese method for making bright colors such as vermilion and the other is a Turkish technique to inlay the hardest steel with gold and silver. Apprentices must swear oaths and come from prominent families, paying large premiums and supplying good character certificates. These secrets have been shielded for thousands of years, passed down through generations.
German diplomat Prince Radolfu aids Franco German ties
Prince Radolfu, German ambassador to France, earned praise for restoring amicable Franco German relations after strain over the Morrot question. His efforts helped avert a rupture and fostered improved diplomatic ties between the two nations.
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Radolfu
France
Germany
Mindings Own Business on a Stage Run Tail Between Bridgton and Portland
Boston Herald-Wallace Cummings drives the Bridgton to Portland stage with Wallace as driver and a curious passenger from Portland. The young man questions the landscape and routes until a mail bag disappears, prompting a tense exchange about minding one’s business and the driver’s silence.
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Boston Herald
Wallace Cummings
Bridgton
Portland
Wallace
Sila
Bilan Re
Wireless Telegraphy in the Home and Its Uses
The article notes wireless telegraphy’s applicability to starting Wiisie boxes, firewarm telegraphy, and door-bell ringing. It recalls a five to six year old home demonstration using a transmitter at one table and a receiver with a short antenna in an adjoining room, which entertained guests with a bell-ringing novelty.
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Williau Waver
MEN S FICKLE TASTE IN NECKWEAR AGAINST FASHION
A haberdasher notes that most marked neckwear failed to sell this season as patterns are deemed poor though not necessarily ugly. Men’s taste shifts faster than women’s, with scarves rising and falling in cycles. red one year, greens or blues the next, and past fame can vanish.
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New York Sun
Heaviest Justice of the Peace Faces Reelection
The fourteenth ward boasts the world’s heaviest justice of the peace, Alderman Charles Kaltenhauser, weighing 565 pounds. He seeks a fourth term on the Republican ticket, with campaign boards and a lifelike portrait displayed throughout the ward. Since entering office fifteen years ago at 365 pounds, he has gained 200 pounds.
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Charles Kaltenhauser
Camalim
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Bob's Essay on Chicago and Its Troubled Edges
A Milwaukee Sentinel piece recalls Chicago as a large unsettled city bordered by Milwaukee and poorer outskirts. It notes dangers and rough areas, claiming the city draws people seeking shelter but warns of risks and rough treatment. It mentions a boy moving to Chicago praying for protection.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Smiddie
Milwaukee Sentinel
Eskimos Wonder What Americans Are Good For
A fragment from Metro pollex Magazine notes Eskimos wondering among themselves what Americans can do. It contrasts American disdain with Eskimo curiosity about American skills including jumping, running, lifting, and wrestling.
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Metropollex Magazine
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