Origin of Clays and Molting Tips in Wisconsin
Prof E R Buckley explains clay origin as products of igneous rock decomposition, with clays classified as residual or transported and secondary or tertiary based on source. He notes Wisconsin's clays arise from weathering, and gives broad sedimentary rock derivations and rock terminology. Molting guidance for fowl covers timing, care, feeding, water, shade, grit, shells, dust, and specific mash prescriptions to produce glossy plumage.
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E. R. Buckley
Wisconsin Glay Workers’ Association
Lake
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
W. E. Dean
American Poultry Journal
Fragment from Carlyle on work and eternity
The quote urges living duties with seriousness, noting life’s reality grounded in eternity. It counsels to discover work and stand to it before night comes when none can labor.
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Carlyle
Cleaning roosts to rid poultry of red mites
Instructions advise destroying red mites by cleaning roosts nest boxes and woodwork then applying coal oil with a brush before and after hatching. Add fresh dirt to floors fill scratched holes and compact to create a better floor each fall to reduce mite infestation.
Farm Year In Review Sees Costs and Profit Trends
A farmer urges taking stock of the season to evaluate the farm’s operating costs and profits. The note highlights the need to assess yields, expenses, and potential adjustments for the coming year to improve profitability.
Thorough Milking of Cows Boosts Milk Quantity and Quality
Hoard's Dairyman notes that complete milking up to the last drop improves butter fat content and future milk yield. It argues care in milking heifers and young cows enhances milking quality, while careless milking can reduce both yield and quality over successive lactations.
Allies Blockade to Test Castro With Display of Power
Allied forces plan a show of strength against Castro by enforcing a blockade aimed at pressuring him. The move signals intensified pressure while signaling allied resolve and unity in strategy.
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Castro
Naval Officers Claim War State Exists in Venezuela Crisis
Baerlin dispatch reports Britain and Germany pressuring Venezuela with a sharp blockade while arbitration talks stall. Vessels seized at Puerto Cabello and a German cruiser Speeber sailed from Kiel as naval officials insist acts of war may follow until peace preliminaries are signed.
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Puerto Cabello
Castro
Venezuela
Speerber
Kiel
Failure Hits Wettermark Banks in East Texas
Nacogdoches and Henderson report Wettermark & Son and Wettermark & Co. suspended operations. About 400000 in assets and 400000 in liabilities, tied to a weak cotton season and poor collections. Lawyers hold books. creditors to meet to determine losses and next steps. Public sympathy remains strong despite the shock to the community.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
A. Wettermark & Son
B. S. Wettermark
A. Wettermark
Wettermark
Henderson
Jan. G
A. Wettermark & Co
Jailbreak by Sheriff’s Daughter Sparks Alabama Outcry
Miss Etta Alldredge, 22, daughter of a sheriff, released two prisoners in Oneonta Alabama. Louis Way, charged with murder, and Mayburn Murphree, sentenced for adultery, fled with her. Sheriff absent. jail keys in her possession. Alerts sent to nearby officers. lookout for the trio.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham News
Oneonta
Etta Alldredge
Sheri TV
Louis Way
Mayburn Murphree
Miss Alldredge
Mysterious Death Of 17 Year Old In Brush North Of Baylor Street
An unknown girl about 17 years old died after swallowing four ounces of carbolic acid this afternoon. The act occurred in a thick clump of brush about 150 yards north of Baylor Street in San Antonio Texas. She died at 7 o clock and had stylish clothing of good texture. Identification had not been made by late hours.
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San Antonio
Texas
Baylor Street
Gambler Augustin Loya Found Murdered Near Rio Grande
El Paso reports Augustin Loya, a local gambler who won heavily at Juarez Vista games, was found murdered in the dry Rio Grande bed. Police say signs of choking indicate homicide. money and clothing were missing, and he was returning home late last night.
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el Paso
Texas
Augustin Loya
Juarez Vista
Rio Grande
Loya
Soya
Wisconsin residents plan colony near Escondon Mexico
A Monterey Mexico special says 250 Wisconsin residents will travel via the Mexican Central to Escondon early next month to establish a colony near Escondon. Dr E F King marks six years as pastor of First Baptist Church in McKinney with special services.
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Laredo
Texas
Monterey
Mexico
The
Central
Wisconsin
Escondon
Plague Stricken Mazatlan Sees Government Efforts
Mexico City reports federal authorities steps to relieve public distress and tackle the plague in Mazatlan. Limited business persists as Matatlan lacks ships and railroad links, isolating the port from the rest of the country.
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Mexico City
Mazatlan
Matatian
A Close Friend Declines to Lend Money
A short aphorism notes that a close fiend is defined by refusing money lending. The saying contrasts personal bonds with financial hesitation within friendships.
Poll tax ruling allows voting after paying poll tax
In Austin on January 6 the Comptroller ruled that a voter who has paid poll tax but left delinquent real and personal property taxes unpaid may still vote. The ruling came after a query from Maury Kemp, El Paso County Attorney, about paying poll tax while delinquent taxes remain.
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Austin
Texas
Maury Kemp
el Paso County
Comptroller
Sea wall work advances in Galveston foundation near completion
Galveston Texas January 6 work on the sea wall progresses satisfactorily after delays from late material. Piling foundation is completed for a considerable distance and concrete laying atop the piling is expected to begin by January 15. Many visitors inspect the foundation work and Galvestonians feel safer seeing the substantial base.
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Galveston
Texas
White residents threaten negro postal clerks on railroad
reports from New Orleans say white residents along the Alabama and Vicksburg line in Mississippi have ordered black postal clerks to resign at once or face death. The unrest is linked to the Ashe Indianola post office incident and is seen as its ripple effect.
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New Orleans
Alabama and Vicksburg
Mississippi
Ashe Indianola
Rothschilds to Operate Copper Mines in Mexico
A special dispatch from Morella, Mexico reports that under a government concession the Rothschilds of Europe plan large scale copper mining in the Inguaran district of Michoacan. The properties are believed to be very rich and development is underway.
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Rothschilds
Laredo
Texas
Morella
Mexico
Europe
Inguaran
Michoacan
Fort Worth Holds Week of Prayer by Protestant Churches
In Fort Worth a week of prayer is now observed by the city’s Protestant churches. The observance reflects a united spiritual effort across local congregations.
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Fort Worth
Death of 9 year old in Gordonville county
Sherman Texas January 6 The 9 year old son of Dr M Tucker of Gordonville died after a two day illness. The body showed blisters and exposed flesh prompting concern over a possible pemphigus diagnosis though doctors say it rarely becomes epidemic.
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Sherman
Texas
M. Tucker
Gordonville
Thorndale man Samuel Kirkman found dead at home
Samuel Kirkman, 65, was discovered dead in his bed at his residence near Thorndale. The death is being treated as a natural cause, with local authorities stating no foul play is suspected.
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Thorndale
Samuel Kirkman
Here
Philippines declares insurrection fully at an end
The Philippines announces that the insurrection has been wholly ended, signaling a closure of hostilities. Authorities emphasize restored peace and a return to normal governance after years of conflict.
Taft recommendations on Philippine imports and land limits
Washington dispatch notes the Philippine commission’s annual report urging U S action on Philippine imports and land policy. Key proposals include a Philippine gold standard, 75 percent Dingley tariff on Philippine goods, raised land holding limits or long term leases, mining claim limits, tax exemptions for insular bonds, and controlled Chinese labor intake with Filipino apprentices.
Logs Plunge Down as Floods Free Lake Charles Logs
Heavy rains in the past days sent about a hundred thousand logs drifting toward Lake Charles from North Calcasieu out of creeks and bayous where they had lain for three years. Banks and mills had roughly half a million dollars tied up in logs a month ago, much of which is now freed.
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Lake Charles
Calcasieu
Pardoned Man Dies After Return Home
Corsicana Texas Jan 5 Eight years after a life sentence for the murder of two men Albert Coleman a colored prisoner was pardoned by Governor Sayers to die at home. He returned to his parents residence and died yesterday at that home.
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Venezuela
Corsicana
Texas
Albert Coleman
Sayers
Coleman
Boys Charged With Fence Cutting in Montague Texas
Earnest and Ecelston Thornton, aged 15 and 18, were arrested in Montague on wire cutting charges. They waived examination and posted $500 bail each. Judge James W. Pope's health shows improvement in Marshall.
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Montague
Texas
French Cotton Collation Pushes Soudan Growth
Paris January 5 reports Jules Siegfried Richard Paddington Felix Melin and other deputies senators and leading cotton manufacturers forming a colonial cotton association to resist American cotton monopoly by fostering cotton growth in French colonies and notably in the Soudan.
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Soudon
Paris
Jules Siegfried
Richard Paddington
Felix Melin
Colonial Cotton Association
Ready for Tobacco Seed in Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches Texas January 5 Mr L H Shelfor the government tobacco expert has his tobacco beds in readiness for the seed which will be in a few days He leads a corps of United States guards at work around the county and when they finish the corps will move McKinney Professor resigned his position as city public...
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Nacogdoches
Texas
L. H. Shelfor
Shelfor
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