How Scales Are Made to Cheat and How to Detect It
An account from state authorities details counterfeit scale devices used to cheat buyers and sellers. It explains a 132 ounce false steel piece acting as a reversible knife edge that alters weight readings by 2 to 10 percent depending on scale type. The piece can be hidden in a scale beam loop, making detection difficult. Authorities recount a Minnesota stock scale investigation and offer precautions to ensure accurate weighings.
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Agazines
United States
Department of Weights and Measures
Railroad and Warehouse Commission of
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Minnesota Commission
Walla
Salvation Army Founder Confronts Crowd Through Old Soldier’s Aid
In Abney Park, an elderly Salvation Army veteran Peter Monks recalls meeting General William Booth before the mission work began. Monks, Booth's London convert, helped maintain order at Mile End Waste meetings and later joined when the Army formed. The Kansas City Star notes a local political clash over a lemonade and ladies campaign invitation by the Tenth Ward Progressive Club.
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Abney Park
Salvation Army
Bramwell Booth
Peter Monks
London
William Booth
London Docks
Daily Mirror
Booth
Mile End
Mile End Waste
Spitalfields
Whitechapel
London Daily Mirror
Bob
Tenth Ward
Progressive Club
Posey’s Hall
Kansas City Star
New Acquisition in Dialogue Over Missing Goat
A boy asserts his neighbor has a goat and a wagon to hitch it to, while the father denies ownership, sparking a small-town dispute over Billy Smith's missing goat.
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Pop
Tye
Billy Smith
Women And War A New Era Of Peaceful Competition
A Twentieth Century Magazine piece argues that gender equality will reduce war and conflict across social and industrial spheres. It claims women will enforce fair play, challenge tyrannical bosses, and push toward constructive, peaceful policy through motherhood and eugenics ideas.
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Twentieth Century Magazine
Glove and Thimble Sizes Vary by Fit Says Statesman
A statesman notes that glove and thimble sizes do not match. He explains a No 6 glove may need a Neo 8 thimble, as thimbles are often two sizes larger. He cautions that hand peculiarities and varying makes affect fit.
No Room for Doubt Railroad Attorney Dialog
A clipped newspaper quip features a mock courtroom exchange about a mule’s death. The line asks if certain evidence proves that a flyer caused the incident, followed by a punchy mock accusation about a rival train.
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Rastus
Hedun
Evry
Puck
The Reason Suspicion Over Visiting Architect
A humorous exchange reveals suspicion toward a visiting architect as a designing fellow. The dialogue plays on misdirected romantic or professional intrigue in a light, period voice.
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Mabel
The Young Idea Dialog About Ambition and Tools
A brief exchange between a father and son about ambition. The father urges aiming high with a fine ideal. The son asks if he can use a gaso line motor to achieve it, prompting practical curiosity.
Plan for Heine statue in Halle restaurant garden
The Prussian government agrees to a Heine memorial but limits its visibility and demands the unveiling be inconspicuous. The statue will be placed in a Halle restaurant garden to counterbalance any revolutionary sentiments with food and beer. Authorities view Heine as a political writer despite his literary fame.
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Germany
Heine
Halle
Count M. von Moltke
Saying No to a Club for Authors and Pig Raising
A dialogue notes a character barred from an authors club for not writing, counters that his pig raising is a form of writing his life. The exchange centers on creative merit versus work in farming.
Proper Attention to Breeding Ewes in Autumn
Flushing ewes before mating improves lambing outcomes. Fall pasture such as meadow, clover, rape, and fall grain feed helps ewes gain flesh and vigor for early, robust lambing. Feeding oats daily and organizing winter cleanups also support flock health and profit.
Preventing Disease in Hogs Through Careful Management
The article stresses prevention over cure for hog health, noting that hog cholera and similar diseases spread rapidly and that success hinges on careful, systematic care. It urges building pigs' constitutional strength, proper use of disinfectants, and prompt action. in malignant cases, humane euthanasia may be necessary.
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Cornell
Cleveland Puts Veggies by Weight Across Market
In Cleveland Ohio every vegetable and farm produce item is sold by the pound with eggs as the only exception. Buyers are satisfied and grocers say they will not revert to previous measurement methods.
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Cleveland
Exceptional Apple Orchard records one failure in 26 years
In a Virginia orchard of 4000 trees the owner notes only a single failure over 26 years. The 1909 crop was valued at 15000 dollars in cash on the trees.
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Virginia
Sets Strawberries Late for Winter Planting
A writer in an exchange says late fall planting yields good results. Plant crowns should form before setting, with November 1 as a target. early spring plantings offer less reliable results.
Ohio Inventor Pats Plow With Deep Soil Stirring
A Ohio inventor claims a plow that stirs soil to 12 or 16 inches yet uses no more power than an ordinary seven inch plow. The device promises deeper cultivation without extra effort.
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Ohio
Cheap Machine Shed From Posts And Rough Boards
A simple, low cost shed built from posts, poles and rough boards. It will cost little more than repairing or replacing worn weather battered machinery.
What We Owe to Posterity on Pregnancy Health
Dr. Wdith GB. Lowry argues expectant mothers should ensure the child’s welfare before conception. He urges mental discipline, simple athletic living, and strong health practices, citing ancient Sparta and advocating outdoor sleep and fresh air for prenatal vitality.
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Sparta
Wdith GB. Lowry
Simpleminded Youth Beasley Refuses to Pay Debts
A southeast Kansas tale features Bil Beasley who dodges small debts until he shows cash to a creditor. After a heated exchange the money is handed over and Beasley proclaims a receipt that states he owes nothing. The spoof receipt mocks legal terms with signatures claiming no debt remains.
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Kansas Town
Bill
Bill Beasley
John Hobby
Glorious Work and the Toll of Overwork
Misa Jane Addams reflects that work is laudable yet overwork exists. A young man counters praise by describing Tranundress’s grueling routine from 4 10 AM to 11 PM, noting her worn appearance and misperceived age as proof of work’s harsh toll.
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Misa Jane Addams
Chicago
The Boy of t and the Coat as a Base
A ball game regular notes a friend who brings his young son to games. The boy’s father quips that the child loves baseball, even lending his best coat as a base when playing in the lot.
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