Braver Women: Summer Daring Rescues Across New Jersey
A New Jersey enhanced heroism narrative highlights brave women and girls who risked their lives to save others. Mrs. W Floyd Campbell Miss Edna Hartman Miss Effie Field and many others rescue swimmers, children, and strangers from water and fire. Instances span Island Heights Lake Hopatcong Saybrook and Newark area, with multiplelives saved and notable feats by young girls and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Earl Buckley
Island Heights
N. J
W. Floyd Campbell
Lake Hopatcong
Edna Hart
Miss Hartman
Effie Field
Rutherford
Walter Hutchinson
Frederick G. Ware
Thas
Ansonia
Conn
Charles Cahill
Cedar Grove
Pauline Weiss
Miss Weiss
George Corwin
Stamford
Bridgeport
Annie Barner
Elizabeth
Edward Copeland
Prescott Street
Jersey City
Anna
Harry
Fannie Haskowitz
Hopkins Street
Brooklyn
Julia
Sumner Avenue
Fannie
Madeline Spinello
New Haven
Vote Buying in England Recurring Fraud Across Centuries
Historical notes describe repeated election corruption in Britain, from Wendover in the late 18th century where £6,000 was handed to voters, to Hindon with a Punch-dressed accepter, Wakefield and Dublin holes in walls, and Shaftesbury doors paying electors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendover
Hindon
House of Commons
Wakefield
Dublin
Shaftesbury
A Cow With A Record Glenwood Girl VI Described
An 1883 imported Guernsey dam Glenwood Girl gives birth to seven daughters and four bulls. Glenwood Girl VI is praised for high milk yield 12,184 pounds yearly with 4.69 percent fat and 572 pounds fat, about 687 pounds butter. Her daughters and bulls show strong stock quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Girl
Guernsey
Glenwood
Wrestling in Scotland at Grasmere Field
The London Standard describes Grasmere sports where Cumberland style wrestling ends with a fall. Spectators watch from grandstand and ringed lawn as matches run simultaneously amid carriages and picnics. Entrants wear embroidered tights, and the scene evokes Lord’s cricket ground in miniature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grasmere
Lord's Cricket Ground
Cumberland
Orlandos
Charleses
Rosalind
London Standard
Farm Separator Cream and Creamery Quality Standards
Article outlines keys to delivering sweet cream for creameries using the Babcock test and oil test concerns. Recommends cleaning, chilling to 50 degrees, fat content 25 to 35 percent, daily or frequent delivery, protection from elements, proper weighing and sampling, pasteurization, and cooperation among drivers patrons and creamerymen to improve cream and butter quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babcock
Prof
Dean
Canadian
Dairyman
Freak Ear of Corn Reported in Shelbyville Indiana
A freak ear of corn from Shelbyville Indiana is described as about 200 small ears joined together each the size of a lead pencil. Local growers report curiosity and aim to verify the unusual specimen’s origin and growth pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Dairy cows a vital factor in civilized nations
A concise observation notes that dairy cows play a significant role in the development and sustenance of economies and societies across civilized countries.
Room for Improvement in American Dairying
Prof Fraser argues American farmers must improve land use and cow genetics to lift milk and butter yields. He says average cows produce under 150 pounds of butter yearly and proposes they reach 300 pounds, with acres yielding more forage. He urges abandoning old pasture methods and learning from Holland or Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraser
Holland
Denmark
A Half Stall For Cows From Prairie Farmer
A dairyman seeks a cow stall with stanchion and half partition. The illustration offers a useful suggestion and notes occasional slipping risks. Prairie Farmer advises enough standing space to prevent stepping into gutters while guiding droppings into the gutter. For medium to large cows about five and a half feet of standing space is recommended.
Feed More Bran and Improve Milk Costs, Says Farmer
Farmers should raise a first class herd themselves and use alfalfa to cut milk production costs. Hand separators rise in popularity and profitability. The pioneer notes cows aid food supply in unsettled country. Do not judge a cow by present yield, but by potential. The average cow quality is too low and improved by culling the poorest stock.
Growth of Dairying Across Civilized Nations
The article notes a 25 year rise in dairying as population grows, stressing the need for concentrated, long lasting foods. It highlights temperate regions driving the industry while warmer regions face milk keeping challenges but benefit from simpler feeding. It predicts substantial southern dairying growth.
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Frederick E. Crane
Brook
Lyn
Saybrook
Roines
Mamie Sheehan
Navesink
James Edward Connolly
Washington
Roosevelt
Miss Sheehan
Mr. Connolly
Florence Bowen
Chelsea
Mad Dog
Anna Winters
Mary Edick
United States
Shields
Tommy Williams
Hudson River
Grand View
Tommy
Mary
Mr. Edick
the World Magazine
Esther Evans
West Twenty-ninth Street
Margaret Hayes
East One Hundred and Sixty-fifth Street
Rena Elson
Battle Creek
Mich
Herroine
Hannah Lavin
East One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Street
Hannah
Joe
England
Scotland
Skimminds
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