Treatment of Working Horses and Dairy Cattle Practices
An article compares Bowditch’s dairy cattle code from Plumingham Massachusetts with horse care advice from H. H. Edwards. It outlines strict milking hygiene, animal health checks, and calf and milk handling practices, plus detailed horse care tips on feeding, watering, harness care, and avoiding common injuries. The piece stresses disciplined, humane management by first‑class practitioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiener
N. Bowditch
Plumingham
Massachusetts
Heard
Guernsey
Boston
Ealphar
The Quality of Pigs a Breeder Should Sell for Breeding
J Heim Mannierr delivers guidance for Kentucky Swine Breeders in Louisville 1897 stressing honesty and accuracy in pedigrees, avoiding inferior stock, and maintaining breeder reputation. It warns against overpromising in catalogs, underestimating pigs, and selling defective animals. Promote superior, well mangaged herds, with fair prices and ethical treatment to build lasting trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Heim Mannierr
Kentucky
Louisville
S.me
James Riley
Digestive facts of the pig show small stomach and long intestines
The pig has a small stomach about 14 percent of carcass weight and a long intestinal tract equaling thirteen times the body, weighing 6 percent. Prof E W Stewart notes these traits affect feeding, digestion, and behavior, with rapid digestion from frequent meals leading to fat gain but higher risk of overfeeding and intestinal issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyne
E. W. Stewart
A Witty Street Arab Causes Gentle Clergy Grin
A group of training college ladies walks a West End street with a mild clergyman escort. A precocious street urchin shouts a quip about Baggamy Young and his forty wives. The clergyman, undeterred, waves an umbrella and continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolis
Westend
Bill
English Lady in Scottish Parish Pew Swap Snuff Tale
In Crathie area a first time visitor in a parish church sits with farmers and herdsmen. After the first prayer a snuff mull is handed around. the lady passes it on. Before the sermon the man beside her says Tak the sneeshin urging caution toward the minister during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crathie
Two of Them Promises A Piano Lamp Gift Gaffe
A young merchant gifted his wife a piano lamp for her birthday. She jokes about naming it after him, quipping it is full of brass and requires attention and care. Her humorous, muddled remark hints at the lamp’s lively, volatile nature and the double meaning of “name.”
Balancing the Books at Adama Street House
Sauthers muttered to Shay about balancing his books as he stands at the front door of the Adama Street house. Mrs Sauthers chides him to steady himself and walk without knocking over the hat rack, in a scene of domestic banter and balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shay
Sauthers
Adama Street
Kouw
The True Color of Gold and How It Is Ascertained
The article explains gold’s color changes with state and light. Reflected light shows rich yellow, transmitted light via glass turns green, and when heated or dissolved with reagents yields ruby red, blue green, purple, or brown hues depending on method. It cites competing authorities on the single true color.
Balloon expedition and vault details in 19th century notes
A fragmentary 1890s style piece mentions a balloon expedition to the North Pole planned under royal oversight, detailing launch sites near Spitzbergen, crew of three and four months of provisions. It also references the New York Clearing House vault, noting its size and capacity and describing its internal compartments and construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
New York
Howe
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Health Department of Boston A
H. H. Epwards
Perth
W.A
Hhieself
Korea
Tiock
Sonbeam
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