Alfalfa On Every Farm In The Corn Belt Of Great Importance
A historical agricultural piece argues alfalfa can boost state wealth and farm yields. It cites current U S alfalfa area of 4 707 186 acres with Kansas and Nebraska leading, and promotes corn belt adoption as a key to building soil fertility and livestock feeding.
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J. E. Buck
United States
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
California
Utah
New Jersey
Idaho
Missouri
Ohio
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Corn Belt
Particu
Alfalfa as Key to Prosperity in American Agriculture
Governor Hoard urges a shift to alfalfa to boost fertility and yields. He cites rising meat prices, stagnant beef production, and the need for better roads, markets, and homes. He argues one acre can grow into large, nationwide alfalfa fields, improving soils and feeding value. Eleven pounds of alfalfa equal ten pounds of bran in value.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Shoeing Horses Through History Cited Across Eras
A quote on animal intelligence opens the piece, then discusses shoeing horses as a centuries old craft. It notes Greeks and Romans lacked shoeing knowledge while Celts first mentioned the practice in the fifth century, illustrating evolution in equine care.
Those Clever Kids Fetch Water at Old Hill
The poem recounts Jacek and Jill climbing a hill to fetch water. Jack falls, bounds his head with a Hanky, and Jill tumbles after. They recover, calm the frightened maid, and return with a pail of water for drinking.
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Jacek
Jill
Jack
Judge's Library
Denmark Sees Married Women as Wage Earners and Independent
The London Spectator notes Denmark values economic independence for married women. In Copenhagen over 1,000 married women work as clerks and many actresses are married. School of ballet requires good family background. most husbands hold high positions. Teachers and professors in Copenhagen show high married female representation and equal pay for women. Municipal council includes women members.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Corps de Ballet
London Spectator
Watching Water Freeze Observation of visible ice crystal growth
London Telegraph describes an experiment to render ice crystal growth visible in distilled water. A pint bottle with a thermometer encased in a stopper is cooled with snow and salt, then a salt-free ice fragment is inserted to trigger water crystals shooting outward, revealing an ice girders network beneath the surface.
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London Telegraph
Thackeray and the Christy Minstrels in London 1857
Thackeray enjoyed the Christy minstrels during their 1857 London visit. He recalled a minstrel’s performance that moved him, praising the mix of humor and emotion before clergy and tragedy. Gilad Stone was also an admirer, often found listening with rapt attention.
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Thackeray
Minstrels
Christy Minstrels
London
First Almanac Published in Rome by a Layman
The text recounts how before about 300 B C Rome kept calendar knowledge with priests. Flavius a secretary to Appius Claudius secretly accessed calendars and carved them on white tablets, exposing them in the forum and becoming the first publisher of public almanacs.
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Rome
Flavius
Appius Claudius
Harper’s
Our Dying Sun Foretells Long Silence For Planets
The piece explains the sun will eventually stop emitting heat, turning Earth and other worlds into dead planets like the moon. It cites a New York American calculation that the sun’s heat will vanish roughly seven million years from now.
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New York American
Magistrate and heated cab dispute questioned as drunkenness
A magistrate questions alleged drunken behavior after a heated argument with a cab driver. A constable notes the cab driver was absent, while the judge remains unconvinced by the lack of direct proof.
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London
Two Ways of Viewing Music Quote From Browne
The Chicago News quotes a writer on music noting two views: as entertainment prompting applause or as a sacrament inviting devotion. Browne believed even tavern tunes can evoke divine harmony, a hieroglyphical lesson of creation and God, a melody the world would understand if intellectually heard.
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Thomas Browne
Chicago News
Awaiting His Decision
A worried housekeeper seeks news at breakfast about Mr. Bodkin who has not slept at home. The maid reports Bodkin is on the front door mat confused, saying he has been there long with unclear plans to enter or leave, promising to inform when he decides.
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Cleveland
Untimely Hour Brought Father Home From Office
Mrs Gungaway berates her husband for arriving late at 1 o clock. He defends being detained at the office making out statements. The judge remarks on the situation, treating it as one of the statements.
Venus of Milo motel woman quip stirs Baltimore banter
A wry Baltimore American snippet quotes a joke about the Venus of Milo and a husband’s pockets, reflecting playful cultural commentary in the city.
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Venus of Milo
Tie
Becuse
Baltimore American
Hoarse Voice Boosts American Rhetoric Amid Cold Talk
A fragment suggests a heated exchange about voice strength during a cold. The dialogue hints at national sentiment and rising rhetoric as speakers debate the impact of illness on public speech. Specific names or places are not present in the readable text.
Quotable lines on fame debt and virtue endure
A collection of witty quotes from Philadelphia Record and Voltaire with Ruskin reflections on fame debt and virtue. The items juxtapose fame’s burden with creditors and the danger of tiresome honesty, highlighting social perceptions and moral sentiment.
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Harduppe
Philadelphia Record
Turned Down Engagement Ring Request
A young man whispers to a jeweler that the ring from yesterday does not fit and asks for studs instead. The jeweler asks what is wrong while the man says the ring had no chance.
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London Telegraph
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Independence, Iowa
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Fagan & CO
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Voltaire
Peabody Shellbark Coal
DR. A. M. Maurice Co. D. S
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H. C. Bohlken
Horse Hospital
George Albery
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Webster’s New International Dictionary
Merriam Webster
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Stickney
W. F. Rohn
Monticello, Ia
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Virginia
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