Women Increasingly Active in Employment and Mining
Seventy Canadian women own steam vessels and 56 sail, per a recent Canadian department of marine and fisheries list. In Boston elevator girls impress in offices while Philadelphia groups note women are more prompt and steady than men. Miss Louise W. Wilkins, tied to a Sumata mine sale, claims a rare status as a practical gold miner. Women show healthier longevity in the twelfth census, with lower death rates and fewer self inflicted deaths than men.
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Department of Marine and Fisheries
Boston
Philadelphia
Women’s Christian Association
Louise W. Wilkins
Satsuma
Arizona
Chihuahua
Notable UK Isles Notes and Oddities From 1901 Dispatch
A Cork dealer advertised two thousand drish donkeys. London seized unjust weights totaling 63 950. Cambridgeshire yields two giant vegetables a 23 pound turnip and a 15 pound cabbage. The Thames tides reach 20 feet at spring and 17 feet at neap. Rumors claim more Irish in London than Dublin, more Scots in Edinburgh, half of Soho French, and all of Saffron Hill Italian.
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Cork
London
Lulmere
Cambridgeshire
England
Thames
Neaps
Dublin
Edinburg
Soho
Saffron Hill
Treatment of haven and related digestive diseases in cattle
A veterinary study discusses haven or bloat in cattle, its causes from rich or dew-moistened forage, and the rapid, painful progression. It covers signs such as a distended paunch, breathing difficulties, and convulsive movements, plus emergency relief methods including puncture and improvised canulas. It also notes related conditions like lymphanitis and tymphonitis and mentions treatment with ammonia solutions and Epsom salts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haven
W. Cc. Fair
U. S
Ohio
Telephones on Farms Spark Social Life and Savings
The farmers telephone brings distant voices to the home, easing loneliness and enabling social and business benefits. It costs little, requires modest setup, and has proven profitable, with examples from Wisconsin of directors and market connections. The piece urges all farmers to adopt the device now to brighten winter days and improve efficiency.
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Wisconsin
Farmers
Chicago
Milking Strategy and Cow Comfort for Dairymen
A. X. Hyatt argues against excessive stripping and favors efficient milking. He notes large herds require quick, trained milkers and warns cows adapt to stripping, reducing long sessions. He suggests milking twice daily, 12 hours apart, with careful timing, and warns winter feeding limits stripping frequency.
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A. X. Hyatt
Handy Winter Barrow Described by Subscriber
Handy winter barrow shown with a single front runner and two rear runners. Described by subscriber W D Jacobs the device uses brace iron or wooden wagon felloes for construction.
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W.D. Jacobs
Barrow Snow Prep and Bed Frame Details
The note describes a wooden barrow to use in snow with 1 percent inch hardwood parts, bed pieces aa three sizes, braces bb, two e pieces eight inches long, a rocker pin g fitting the frontrunner, and dash d height choices. It also quotes Orange Judd Farmer on neglecting fences roofs and buildings as a drain on farm finances and the value of repairing to prevent losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd Farmer
Lenka
World's Coal Output Shifts from Britain to the United States
A Treasury Bureau of Statistics monograph traces global coal production from 1820 to 1901. It notes Britain, the United States, and Germany produced about five-sixths of world coal, with the United States overtaking Britain by 1899 and continuing to lead in 1901.
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Treasury Bureau of Statistics
France
Germany
Belgium
Austria- Hungary
United States
United Kingdom
Pennsylvania
Great Britain
Iceland
Electric Fly Killer Inventor Seeks Electric Elimination
Edwin R. Greene of Providence introduces a ceiling or table mounted fly killer using alternating positive and negative metal strips to electrocute insects on contact. The insulated frame eliminates poison risk, aiming to keep groceries safe if the device functions.
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Edwin R. Greene
Providence
BR. I
Chicago Daily News
Internal parts in action photographed by Dr Eykman
Dr H W Eykman photographed the living body in motion focusing on the tongue pharynx and larynx during swallowing. He uses an electric contact on Adams apple to time the X ray exposure and repeats the motion 120 to 130 times for a clear image. The method yields fairly good photographs and sheds light on throat organ operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H W. Eykman
What Electricity Is According To Scientific Thought
The article summarizes a 19th or early 20th century view from the People's Magazine that electricity is material, stemming from splitting atoms into electrons and protons. It explains cathode rays as electron jets and Koent gen rays as ether waves, noting magnetic effects from electrons circling atomic remnants and claiming a primordial substance called prolate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Magazine
Best of Drums Made Here in United States
The piece notes Americans rank among the world's top drummers and cites Chicago and St Louis factories producing many drums mostly cheap. It identifies only three U S factories making orchestral quality drums and explains drum construction includes 248 pieces plus sticks and belts.
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Chicago
St. Louis
United States
Chicago Chronicle
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