Practical Farm Hints on Harness Care and Poultry
Farmers are guided on simple harness storage plans using strong timber and hooks to prevent injuries. The article also covers hog cholera control through strict separation, sanitation, and future prevention measures for clean, ventilated houses and yards.
Orchard Spraying Mixture Ratios And Farm Life Reflections
A 10 percent kerosene lime spray is recommended for orchard work with 50 gallon bases and specifies mixing steps. The piece also critiques village proximity for farms, praising settled communities, and warns against overfeeding horses and improper straw use. It discusses wood ashes as soil potash, reseeding after tree removal, and a simple swing gate fastener design.
American Amazon Louisa Baker shows naval edge in duel tale
Louisa Baker, a New England woman who served as a marine on the Constitution for three years, silences a midshipman with a pistol duel challenge in Newport and later boards a stagecoach duel hour. Her tale reflects on women in naval life and public notice of her bold feats.
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Kansas City Star
Molly Pitcher
Trafalgar
Nelson
Victory
Admiralty
England
White
Boston
Sir George Collier
London
Surrey
Thames
Louisa Baker
New England
Miss Sampson
Miss Baker
Java
Levant
Springfield
Newport
R. I
United States Navy
New York
United States
Thomas Pierce
Faris
Virot
Plainly Fortunate Spinster Chooses Small Desire
Emma Eliza Pratt, an elderly rural spinster, gains a sudden fortune after a cousin's death. A New York lawyer visits to gauge her plans from tea, noting potential philanthropy or lavish living. Her single bold wish reveals a quirky personal need for yellow bead sidecombs costing up to 50 cents.
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Emma Eliza Pratt
Emma Eliza
New York
Jimma Eliza
Imma Eliza
The Bass Drummer and Mrs Burgess Reflections
At the Players' Club discussions honor the late Mrs. Neil Burgess. A comedian recalls her plain, practical view of art and her dislike of lofty art talk. She compared actors to plumbers, insisting on simple work over theory.
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Players’ Club
Neil Burgess
Blay
The Electric Recording Compass Aims to Record Ship Movements
Carl Ludwig Jaeger of Maywood New Jersey unveils an automatic recording compass that logs every ship movement on a chart every minute of the voyage. The device records direction speed stops whistles engine revolutions and sea conditions, eliminating dead reckoning and restoring precision to navigation.
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Carl Ludwig Jaeser
Kansas City
Brooklyn
Santiago
Pacific Squadron
Fox
Carl Ludwig, Jeager
Maywood
Bergen County
N. J
Jaeger
Holland House
New York
Empire
Atlantic
Mulberry Street
Spring
New York City
Jaeger’s Mechanical Genius A Son of Inheritance
The piece highlights Mr Jaeger a successful inventor and financier whose son follows in his path. It notes the son’s early start on the Compass project, his youth, and his ongoing contribution to the family’s mechanical legacy.
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Jaeger
Ican
Carnegie’s Enduring Legacy Praised By Scots American Philanthropists
In a Westminster tribute, Edwyn Anthony lauds Andrew Carnegie as a towering figure whose immense wealth and benevolence shaped a generation. He highlights Carnegie’s philanthropy as a union of generous heart and moral vision driving lasting social impact across the nation.
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Carnegie
Edwyn Anthony
Westminister
Andrew
Gagenegie
Tata
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