Rural Ireland's Regeneration Through Co operation
The article chronicles Ireland's shift from urban poverty to rural wealth driven by cooperative farming. It highlights Sir Horace Plunkett's leadership, the formation of creameries, the Irish Agricultural Organization Society, and the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society. It notes the 1899 agricultural department and the United Irishwomen's home brightening program enhancing rural living and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Middle West
America
Plunkett
Rural
Sir Horace Plunkett
Father Finlay
National University of Dublin
Limerick
Irish Agricultural Society
Horace Plunkett
John the
Baptist
R. A. Anderson
George W. Russell
Irish Homestead
Father Thomas A. Finlay
National University At Dublin
Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction
Thomas W. Russell
Agricultural Wholesale Society
Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society, Limited
England
Scotland
Great Co-Operative
The
United Irishwomen
Hertofore
Pilkington
Farmers’ Societies
Irish Agricultural Organization Society
Kilkee
Doonaha
Salvation of Ireland
Wholesale Society
Agricultural Department
Government
Lever Agricultural Extension Bill and Its Plan
Howard H. Gross argues the Lever agricultural extension act will fund state colleges to train and place in every county a farm adviser to spread scientific farming methods. He warns against incompetent advisers and outlines phased implementation with central location postings and apprentice workers to reach farmers effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Agricultural Colleges
Agricultural College
Harrigan and Hart At 614 Broadway Recall Johnny Queen
The article recalls Harrigan and Hart’s 614 Broadway engagement with Johnny Queen of Queen and West insisting his partner Billy West join. West initially resists a Dutchman role but the show goes on as both stars watch anxiously for his delivery and Harrigan urges him to play it straight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrigan
Hart
Broadway
Johnny Queen
Queen & West
Queen
Billy West
West
Bill
Save Precious Bottle Behind the Capsizing Isle Tale
Two Scotchmen on a heather island boat trip across the firth capsize. Angus clings to the boat while Jock, gripping a bottle, struggles to reach the skiff. Exhausted, Jock pleads for help as Angus urges him to throw the bottle rather than risk both.
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Jock
Angus
Hobble Skirt Causes Miss Doxey’s Leg Injury
Mrs. James HH Doxey sustained a broken leg after tripping in a hobble skirt while leaving the Bedford Hills Methodist church. The incident occurred in New York and highlights dangers of the fashion item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bedford Hills Methodist Church
James Hh.’ Doxey
Beggar Held After Arrest Found With Cash and Bank Book
Police arrest Hyman Rachistein for begging and recover twelve dollars in cash and a bank book showing deposits of four hundred sixty dollars. The items suggest prior earnings and financial activity linked to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hyman Rachistein
Panama Canal Costs and Impacts Across Trade Routes
William R. Scott discusses Panama Canal effects in Leslie's noting 10 to 12 hour transit, $1.20 per ton freight, free passenger travel, and parity with Suez rates. Icc jurisdiction over canal trade, shorter trips to Valparaiso, Australia, and Pacific ports. Bulk goods gain lower rates, while Philippines distance unchanged. annual operating cost around $4 million with $15 million revenue target and about 2,500 workers needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William R. Scott
Leslie
Suez
Interstate Commerce Commission
Valparaiso
South America
Atlantic
Australia
Philippine Islands
Pacific
Pacific Coast
South
Orient and
Pacific Porta
Matthew Called by Jesus and Transformed by Faith
A devotional reflection on Jesus calling Matthew from the tax booth to follow Him. It emphasizes divine choosing, Jesus loving sinners, the costs of discipleship, Matthew’s public life as evangelist, and the lasting promise of salvation through faith in Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Matthew
Mark
Luke
Rome
Custom House
Christ
Sinloss
Raphael
God
Nicodemus
Joseph
Henry Drummond
Samuel Hadley
John
New Jerusalem
Bunyan
The Family Pew Debate and Family Unity
A Watchman-Examiner letter argues against abolishing pew rents and calls for reviving the old family pew to keep families together in church. It laments that neither system fully works as younger members prefer gallery seating, urging fathers to see the desired family scene next Sunday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saving Rural Ireland
Lever Agricultural Extension
Senate
House
Howard H. Gross
National Soil Fertility League
United States Experiment Stations
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Evans City
Wahl
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Panama Canal
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