Haunted Houses Investigated by Professor Lombroso
The Italian criminologist Lombroso studied two Turin hauntings in 1900 1903 noting cups jars bells knocks and lights moved seen by witnesses a cellar filled with bottles breakage without trickery and an unseen medium he could not explain later linking phenomena to a shopkeeper and a printer family in Turin with intelligent tapping and faint communication observed by doctors police and the investigator.
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Bavag
Signor Pavarino
Pescatori
Bava
Turin
Tlon
Mignotti
Hints for Farmers on Stock Breeding and Feeding Advice
The article quotes Campbell Ontario and J. Walerstripe on best practices in farm stock. It emphasizes show division success as profitable, warns against selling butcher lambs too early, and urges balanced feeding to horses to avoid colic, noting the horse’s small stomach and need for bone and muscle building grain.
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Ime
Iis
Jus
Campbell
Ontario
E. J. Waler
National Stockman
Grain For Pigs on Grains and Grass
A Wisconsin Agriculturist note explains soaking corn daily with grass boosts hog weight rapidly and achieves marketable condition. It warns no single feed matches the performance of combining corn with grass, as corn fattens quickly in healthy hogs and grass acts as a conditioner.
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Elover
Wisconsin Agriculturist
Ringing Hogs On Pasture And Growth Timing
J A Dobie in National Stockman advises that breeding stock hogs kept year to year on pasture must be ringed. Pigs furrowed in fall and finished in spring should also be ringed, while spring-born hogs are not large enough to damage pasture until midsummer when dry conditions limit harm unless heavy rains occur.
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J. A. Dobie
National Stockman
The Pig's Clean Nature and Healthful Rearing
The pig by nature is one of the cleanest of animals and an internal construction resembles the human being more closely than any other animal. What wonder then it is that we hear of so much disease when they are kept under such filthy conditions as we so often see. Give them clean, healthy surroundings and we shall hear very little of disease and they will be to us the money making machines they have proved themselves.
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K. T. Archer
Orchard Culture at Mountain Grove Orchard Trial
The fruit experiment station at Mountain Grove Missouri has long tested orchard culture and crop conditions in recent years and will continue this work. It finds a crop that covers soils in August and September is advantageous and should not be plowed under until spring. If left on ground through winter it provides protection.
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Mountain Grove
Molasses and Straw Feeding Practices Cited
Farmers fed straw dampened with black strap and molasses to cattle, finding the mix satisfactory as it enhances consumption. Ontario Cor reports on this practice. Second Growth Clover should be cut at full red bloom and not sun dried to preserve quality, says L. W. Lighty in National Stockman.
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Ontario Cor
L. W. Lighty
National Stockman
The Checkrein and Its Use on Game Horses
A brief note on the checkrein as a training device. It describes how proper use keeps a horse’s head level and prevents shoulder soreness by distributing pressure across the shoulder. The guidance contrasts natural head level in game horses with other types.
Belmont rider Wingut completes 100 miles in 9 hours minutes
Harry Wingut rode 100 miles at Belmont Park in 9 hours and minutes on six ponies. He faced a lightning strike at the three quarter pole and finished after a relentless, grueling trek witnessed by Edward Norton and several club members.
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Warry K. Winger
Belmont Park
Edward L. Norton
Harry K. Wingut
New York
Wingut
Mr. Norton
Vingut
BE. A. Thompson
L. B. Larocque
August Belmont
Philip Brown
W. G. Street
B. Livingston, Jr
E. la Montague
Gorman
Flo
Dairy Utensils Sanitation Advice From Kansas Experiment Station
Can of dairy utensils, sunlit air, and pure air are the cheapest and most effective means of keeping dairy utensils pure after cleansing. When conditions lack these elements it is wise to place them in a hot dry ing room. Dry mash for fowl is a mix of ground grains mainly wheat bran fed dry in troughs or self feeders.
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Kansas
State Zoologist to distribute snakes for education in Pa
Pennsylvania’s Educational Novelty State Zoologist plans to send each county a snake collection with a card showing the food of the snakes, the snake family’s ramification, and the geographic distribution of species. The aim is to help teachers and pupils recognize varieties by appearance and identify poisonous species.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
British Briefs on Education and Population Shifts
The item notes four shillings spent on drink yields a halfpenny for education in Britain. It compares wages of agricultural laborers across England, Scotland, and Ireland, cites Ireland’s population peak in 1841 at 8,175,124 then under 4.5 million now, and lists Gibraltar as the smallest British possession and Canada as the largest. It also mentions Bolton’s municipal profits allowing a tax relief of 217,500 dollars, and an Australian fourpence stamp auction in London fetching up to 2,000 dollars with only nine known specimens.
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Britain
Scotland
Ireland
Gibraltar
Canada
Bolton
England
London
Short Stories and Oddities Through Time
The piece notes Beaumont and Pletcher as early English collaborators and claims astronomers live longest, with many dying past eighty. It mentions Hive lobsters shipped from Rockland Maine to Seattle, a Bath-seeking town youth, a claim of unique town distinction, free lemonade for senators and paid for representatives, and growing grumbles over this restraint.
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Beaumont and Pletcher
Rockland
Seattle
Wash
Washington
Kan
Republican Register
Congress
The Stately Elm in North American Landscapes
Description of the elm tree highlighting its stately form and graceful growth from Newfoundland to Florida and Texas. Notes its moisture needs, hard coarse wood, flaky ashy gray bark, and oval double serrate leaves. Mentions a wheelwright in England planting elms in New England for hub wood.
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Newfoundland
Florida
Lone Star
Old England
New England
Model of the Moment in Women’s Fashion Trends
New York Post notes scarce strictly tailored garments, with long coats and transparent lace trims guiding smart tub dresses. Veils dominate accessories, while three piece plaid suits paired with plain silk coats reflect current style. Gowns feature contrasting vests and self covered buttons for subtle color and texture contrasts.
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Batiste and Mull
New York Post
Editorial Flings Sparks Versatile Ditties Across Papers
A Syracuse Post-Standard note warns lemon candies with muriatic acid harm children. The New York Herald and Chicago Record-Herald riff on aging public figures and family ties. The Indianapolis News touts airships priced at $1,000, lampooning auto installments as risky.
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New York
Syracuse Post-Standard
New York Herald
Bryan
Emperor Wiliam
Roosevelt
Chicago Record-Herald
Indianapolis News
Sea Bathing Hints From New York Mail
Instructions warn against bathing after meals and advise a brisk walk after dressing to restore circulation. Do not enter water when chilly or unwell. The first bath of the season should not exceed 15 minutes, and never stay longer than 30 minutes.
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New York Mail
Child's Play Table with Transforming Sand Box Inventions
Invented by Frances A. Greenlaw a Maripette Wisconsin kindergarten teacher the play table measures about four feet long two and a half feet high and narrow. The varnished top is ruled for measurements and crafts and hinges to reveal a sand box that sparks imaginative play with ships beaches and building scenes. Each lesson creates a new scene from dressmaking to farming while the sand box yields endless play and discovery.
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Maripette
Wis
Enthusiastic Kindergartner Miss Greenlaw Builds Play Tables
The passage praises Miss Greenlaw as a highly enthusiastic Kindergartner who gained practical carpentry knowledge. She invented a play table and built the first full size models with tools including a saw plane lathe and hammer, never mistaking a thumb for a nail.
Whnt the Baby Needs
Advice on infant care emphasizing quiet, minimal handling, regular nap schedules, and safe sleep. Recommends keeping the baby in a crib with indirect light, cool and quiet surroundings, avoiding tight bindings and over bundling, and changing position to promote longer sleep for healthy development.
Slips For Beat Blaunes and Closet Bags
A girl designs humorous bags and slips to cover gowns and muslin outfits. She favors flowered fabrics and closely woven material to protect garments, with sheet-like covers and loops for hooks to prevent wrinkling and dust.
Still Waiters Ran Deep in Quiet Household Exchange
A humorous dialogue features First Lady noting a new housemaid is very quiet and unintrusive while cleaning a room. The Second Lady agrees, adding the maid’s silence even stirs no dust. The exchange highlights social banter about domestic service and discretion.
Rockefeller Trip Stories of an European Tour
Dr. H F Biggar recalls John D Rockefeller's European journey showing him as a quiet, friendly figure. Rockefeller walked the streets, greeted crowds, and even toured markets alone with a basket of green produce. He played with a concierge’s baby and taught it basic English in a French town.
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H. F. Biggar
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
France
Dr. Biggar
Cleveland
New York Times
Compeigne
Mr. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Biggar
Largest postal card sent through the mails arrives in New York
Mr. and Mrs. John Forsyth reached New York aboard the Teutonic and received the largest postal card ever mailed, 2 by 3 feet, paid by fellow Armour postal department colleagues. The card bears a boat image, “Aunt” and “Uncle” signatures, and “Welcome home” on the reverse, to be framed by Forsyth. An unrelated note from the Boston Globe says London society men may wear blue evening coats this season, trousers optional.
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Armour Postal Department
John Forsyth
New York
Teutonic
New York Globe
Awnele’ Forsyth
Boston Globe
News From Peterhof and Nicholas in Turmoil
Clark McAdam reports from St. Louis Post-Dispatch on unrest around Peterhof involving Nicholas. The piece threads through riots, fear, and public alarm citing political shock and public order concerns.
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Nicholas
Clark McAdamn
St. Louta Post-Dispatch
Submarine Kite Warns Ships Entering Shoal Water
A Swedish engineer Sjostrand invents a two part underwater kite that drags a depth gauge and triggers an alarm if the vessel nears shoal water. The device, tethered by a wire to a deck winch, sinks to a preset depth and sounds an alert when the lower section touches bottom.
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Sjostrand
Improved Rail Bond for Electric Railways Patent Granted
Edwin W. Robinson of Punxsutawney Pennsylvania secures a patent for an improved rail bond that ensures a firm electrical connection between adjacent rails. A bent conductor rod enters holes in rail webs and is drawn tight by frustro conical nuts, wedging into the holes to enhance conductivity. The design applies to present rail standards.
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Edwin W. Robinson
Punxsutawney
Vegetable Sponges Grow In Algeria And Africa
The cultivation of vegetable sponges is advancing in Algeria with about ten known species grown across Asia and Africa especially near Algiers and Oran. Before maturity the fruit is edible, but after ripening the pulp separates from the fibrous matter forming the sponge. Fine specimens bleach in lime and sell for a nickel each. Paris is the main market for sponge from Awlers, used for toilet, bathroom, and domestic purposes.
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Algeria
Asia
Africa
Algiers
Oran
Paris
Alwlers
Cloud Shooting as Atmospheric Gunnery Practice
Cloud shooting spreads storms with funnel shaped iron barrels creating wide gusts that disperse clouds. It is used across continental countries to prevent hailstorms, producing small but powerful whirlwinds that can rise high enough to kill or disable birds flying overhead.
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Continental
Window glass that blocks sun heat introduced by inventor
An Austrian inventor Richard Szigmondy claims a new window glass blocks nine tenths of sun heat. This would keep houses cool in summer, but in winter the panes would need replacement with ordinary glass to allow sun warmth.
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Richard Szigmondy
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Japan
Blas
NPA P
Germany
Frances A. Greenlaw
Peterhof
Peterhoft
Douma
Little
Sweet
Denice Peterhof
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