Roaming Pete the Bear Drags Hunters into Cave Chase
In Hrewsbury Vermont Sim Burbank reports Roaming Pete a spike tailed bear from Jockey Cap peak now shepherding and driving pigs toward Smuggler's Caves. Sim and Abe Winslow pursue with a hound while Pete grins from a chimney and vanishes after a standoff.
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Hrewsbury
Sim Burbank
Pete
Jockey Cap Peak
Abe ‘Winslow
Sim
Hull
Abe
Waal
Bill Cummin
Howand
Nassir
Val
N. Y
Tongue River Campers Confuse Houses In Winter Tale
Senator Clark recalls a harsh winter at Tongue River now Miles City where an infantry camp faced cold and bemused officers. A drunken errand leads to repeated wrong doors with a muddled exchange ending in a bemused question about who truly lives at Brown’s house.
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Senator Clark
Montana
Tongue River
Miles City
Tn Infantry
John Barleycorn
Brown
Jones
Not the greeting nor the farewell tell what friendship's love doth mean
Poem by J. Bradford Sears from the New York Press reflects on friendship as a lasting bond that transcends farewells and distances. It emphasizes the life shared between friends as the true measure of connection rather than moments of greeting or parting.
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J. Bradford Sears
N. Y. Press
French Waiter’s Theory On Bread And Digestive Health
A French restaurant head waiter suggests that persistent eating of the same bread causes dyspepsia. He notes many bread varieties such as corn, rye, whole wheat, graham, Boston brown, aerated, barley, Vienna and French bread differ in making and material. A change in bread could improve digestion and well being.
Jacob at Haran Part II Servant to Laban and His Cattle
Jacob remains with Laban after years of toil as he plots the unusual wage. He removes spotted cattle and brown sheep, promising to hire by the flock’s speckled yield. Laban protests yet Jacob trusts God to provide and prosper despite shifting agreements.
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Jacob
Haran
Laban
Rachel
Joseph
Achel
Bilhah
Jaco
Labay
Grass Root Diggers Aid Johnson Grass Eradication
Washington agriculture bulletin describes experiments to eradicate Johnson grass in the South. It notes the weed crowds fields, spreads underground, and resists normal culture. Two grass-root diggers, shown in a diagram, pull and snap roots from deep soil, aiding reseeding with sod land and effective root destruction.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
George M. Clark
Connecticut
Good seed beds pay in tough Prairie farmland
A Prairie Farmer note recounts two scenes of soil culture proving the value of proper equipment and preparation. A three acre oats plot yields 50 percent better when new drill hoses allow proper seeding, while a wheat crop shows 25 percent higher yield on well prepared ground and fall seed grass stands 50 percent stronger.
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Harrow
Feeding Western Lambs and English System Prospects
W S Armstrong of New Jersey argues for English style sheep feeding to produce high quality western lamb carcasses. He outlines turnip based feeds, cost estimates, fencing needs, and potential markets around New York with emphasis on returns from wool, meat, and farm manure.
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W. S. Armstrong
New Jersey
Buffalo
New York City
Aun
Bedford
England
London
Charles Howard
Tragic Ninth Avenue Elevated Crash Kills Twelve
A Second car on the Ninth Avenue elevated derailed at Fifty third street as a switch error triggered a collapse. Twelve people died and more than twenty were injured in the worst overhead railroad accident in New York history. Coroner Scholer ordered arrests as the switchman and guards were detained. Police pressed manslaughter charges while conductors and train staff testified.
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New York
Ninth Avenue Elevated
Ninth Avenue
Bifty-wild Street
North Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Wiftly-third Street
Fifty-third Street
Scholer
Paul Kelly
The Live Stock Feeding and Breeding Tips
Practical agricultural notes emphasize balanced feeding for horses and pigs, managing breeding sows by need, and using hogs to market bulky farm products. Copper sulphate can prevent pig scours in brand sows, while Angora goats offer land clearing and profit. Choose breeding stock with a gentle disposition.
Weed Control Rules by Prof L H Bailey
To fight weeds, Prof. L. H. Bailey offers practices for keeping down weeds and improving crops. He outlines crop rotation, cultivation methods, frequent shallow cultivation, clean seeds, not letting weeds seed on manure, and using bogs and sheen to clean fallow land. A weed germinates less after sheep manure.
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L. H. Bailey
The Sleepless Bee in the Avpiary
A gentleman asks how honey is retrieved from hives at night. The beekeeper explains bees work around the clock, laboring to evaporate honey and build comb even after dark, highlighting industrious bees.
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Farm Journal
Feeding the Hens for Balanced Laying Diets
Advice on feeding laying hens stresses variety and moderation. Do not overfeed. provide protein and muscle-building nutrients. Too much corn with little exercise makes hens fat and lazy. Wheat supplies repair elements, oats support egg production, and oats should be mixed with other grains for a balanced ration.
Japanese Commanders Quit Rumors Stir War Front
Reports from Tokyo and Gunshu Pass claim Generals Gens, Noel, and Nodzu have resigned over peace terms, sparking rioting and vows of further resignations among army leaders. Linevitch accepts Oyama armistice proposals and plans a meeting with Fukushima and Ovanovsky at Chakhedza next Wednesday to settle remaining questions.
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Tokio
Noel
Nodzu
Gunshu Pass
Manchuria
Linevitch
Marshal Oyama
Fukushima
Ovanovsky
Chakhedza
Oyama
Negotiations at an End in Norway Sweden Union Dissolution
Norwegian newspapers report impasse in talks between Norway and Sweden commission ers over dissolving the union Norway refusing Sweden's terms amid stalled negotiations September 12 in Christiania.
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Christiania
Norway
Sweden
Five Serious Injuries In Ottawa Train Collision
The east bound Soo express collided with the Imperial Limited on the Canadian Pacific line at Hammond near Ottawa. Five people were seriously injured and several others sustained cuts and bruises.
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Ottawa
Panic at Salamanca cattle show injures over a hundred
Salamanca Spain September 12 a panic at a cattle show injures about 120 spectators as frightened animals charged into crowds. In Washington the Department of Agriculture reports the monthly crop condition indices with corn 89.5 and other crops ranging from 80.9 to 94.2 across grains, tobacco, potatoes and rice.
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Salamanca
Spain
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Aged Virginia Henry Beasley Dies at Willard
Ithaca N Y Sept 12 Mrs Virginia Henry Beasley aged 89 a granddaughter of Patrick Henry died in the state hospital at Willard where she had been a patient for the past few months
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Ithaca
N. Y
Virginia Henry Beasley
Patrick Henry
Willard
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