Macaroni wheats transform drought prone regions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture promotes macaroni wheat, a durum variety suited to heat and drought. In northwest regions it yields fairly despite drought, and in southwest Texas it performs well where other wheat fails. Widespread adoption could add 30 to 50 million bushels annually and extend farming westward, reducing irrigation needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Northwest
Texas
Great Plains
Follow Nature's Leadings in Farming and Clover Crops
C P Goodrich argues for letting land recover with timber growth on steep slopes and using clover or alfalfa to restore soil. He warns against delaying cover crops, citing a neighbor who sowed clover only after land impoverished, risking failed harvests.
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C. P. Goodrich
Fertilizer Amounts for Onions Tested at Geneva Station
Bulletin 206 from the Geneva Experiment Station reports four years of onion trials. It finds 500 pounds per acre of high grade commercial fertilizer most profitable, while 1,500 to 2,000 pounds risks reduced profits. On rich soil, even the smallest fertilizer amount proved unprofitable.
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Geneva Experiment Station
China Said To Be Warlike Nation In Asia
A periodical accuses China of being the greatest warlike nation in Asia and claims they wage warfare more intensely than the Huns, challenging peace-loving stereotypes and prompting debate on Chinese conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Zeitschrift Fur Missionskrife
China
Asia
Diverse religious groups line Upper East Side blocks
A single block on Manhattan's upper east side hosts Roman Catholics Jews and several Protestant communions while adjacent blocks contain ethical culturists orthodox Russians Spiritualists Christian Scientists and fourteen other Protestant denominations.
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Upper East Side
Manhattan Island
Ironing a Shirt Waist Tips from the Philadelphia Inquirer
Instructions for home ironing of summer shirt waists using Defiance starch. Starve the waist evenly, smooth and roll in a damp cloth before storing, with steps for ironing order from back to sleeves and neckband. Air thoroughly before folding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Emperor’s Bequest: Eight Shillings From Loyal Subject
An Austrian subject left eight shillings to the emperor in a will, an act the monarch accepted as a token of singular loyalty and devotion.
Baltimore bids to rename North Avenue to Schley Avenue
Baltimore officials discuss changing the city’s northern boundary alignment and rename North Avenue to Schley Avenue to honor Rear Admiral Schley as the area expands beyond the old street name.
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Baltimore
Schley
Draughon's Colleges Endorsed Nationwide Ad Claims Strong Enrollment
Prof J F Staughon of Draughon's Practical Business Colleges reports about three thousand students enrolled for personal instruction across locations in Nashville St Louis Atlanta Montgomery Fort Worth Galveston Little Rock and Shreveport and several thousand more in correspondence Home Study. He notes endorsements by business men from Maine to California and invites readers to write for the catalogue at Dept Gl Draughon's College Ft Worth Tex.
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J. F. Staughon
Draughon
Practical Business
Nashville
St. Louis
Atlanta
Montgomery
Ft. Worth
Galveston
Little Rock
Shreveport
Maine
California
Draughon’s College
Tex
Glass pipes with asphalt cover protect against moisture and acids
In Germany glass water pipes coated with asphalt are claimed to resist moisture in soil and chemical attack. The design is said to prevent gas damage and avoid fracture, offering thorough underground protection.
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Germany
Sermon Criticism and Starch Packaging Note
The piece notes that criticism of the sermon often uproots the good seed. It also mentions a 16 ounce package of defiance starch priced at 10 cents, with a claim of one third more starch for the same money.
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Defiance
Opportunity Knocks At Every Door
An aphoristic note from the Atchison Globe contrasts idle posters at a gate with the common saying that opportunity seeks out those who pursue it. The line reflects a philosophical tone on initiative and luck in daily life.
Smith's Sure Kidney Cure Promoted for Bright's Disease
An advertisement extols Smith's Sure Kidney Cure as the only guaranteed remedy for Bright's Disease with a 50 cent price and money back promise. It claims the product works for all affected social classes and notes druggists carry it. The rest of the text discusses unrelated musings on attention and life with Christ as an alphabet.
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Bright
Smith
Tetterine Cures Eczema and Skin Troubles
Box by mail from J. T. Shuptrine, Se , offer for eczema ringworm barber's itch scald head and itching skin troubles. Go if your druggist doesn't keep it. He who knows little quickly tells it. It takes a life time to read God's book of Providence.
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J. T. Shuptrine
General form of stockers and feeders by Prof Mumford
Prof Mumford argues for a low set deep broad and compact build in stockers and feeders and for straight top and parallel underlines. He emphasizes flank shape as a sign of good constitution and feeding quality and warns against excessive paunchiness.
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H. W. Mumford
Local Ads Mix Panache and Promises from 1900
A jumble of promotional lines from era newspaper notices tout cures and remedies. Claims include Pise Cure for consumption, free samples, and guaranteed cures with pay, alongside offers for rug gifts and Defiance Starch. Names and locations include Trinity Springs Indiana and Houston.
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Pise
Jous Sorza
Trinity Springs
Ind
Soare
Home Remedy Co
Houston
Wisconsin farmers embrace corn and crop shifts
Secretary John M. True notes widespread corn planting in Wisconsin with a 6 percent rise in potato acreage and a 10 percent rise in tobacco. Wheat acreage falls as corn and oats increase. The source quotes Sydney Smith on present happiness and resilience.
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John M. True
Wisconsin
Summer Seaside Schedule for Galveston Area Railways
Galveston Houston and Northern Railway runs commuter trains between Houston and Seabrook daily except Sundays leaving Houston 6 15 p m and Seabrook 6 39 p m with arrivals in Houston 6 00 a m Tuesday and Friday moonlight excursion from Houston to Sylvan Beach departs Houston at unspecified time and returns 11 36 p m. Fisherman Special departs Houston 5 00 a m to Edgewater 6 45 a m returning 7 00 p m arrives Houston 8 40 p m. Train stops at Clear Creek Bridge only. Tickets on sale at corner Main and Franklin. A G P A Houston Texas M L Robbina T J Anderson G P A.
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Galveston, Houston & Northern Railway
Houston
Seabrook
Sylvan Beach
Edgewater
Clear Creek Bridge
Main Street
Franklin Avenue
M. L
Robbina
T. J. Anderson
G. P
Houston, Tex
Notre Dame University Promotes Admissions And Programs
Notre Dame University in Notre Dame Indiana urges readers to request a free catalog with terms and course details. The university highlights a preparatory school and a commercial business course that can finish in one or two years. St Edward's Hall offers a boys program under thirteen with thorough higher courses and strong student care. The institution emphasizes its fifty eight years of educational service and reputation. A Texas senator Bailey remark is noted about Indian agents classifying them as smart or good.
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TRE University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward’s Hall
Effree
EV. A. Morrissey
University of Notre Dame
Conservatory of Musics
Ofurope
Europe
Boston Normals
Notre Dame University
West
ST. Edward's Hall
Biography of a Prairie Girl begins in The Century
Eleanor Gates draws on Dakota childhood to recount prairie life twenty five years ago in a personal narrative. The prose covers blizzards, stampedes, horse stealing by Indians, frontier schooling and cattle raising with vivid realism. The story will run as a serial starting in the August issue and will be illustrated.
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The
Century Magazine
Prairies
Eleanor Gates
Dakota
Miss Gates
Ten Bell Chime Marks Scituate Observatory Tower
Thomas W. Lawson of Massachusetts places a ring of ten bells on Scituate observatory tower. The landmark towers over the channel guiding mariners approaching Boston harbor from the southward.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Massachusetts
Scituate
Boston Harbor
St. Marys Academy Highlighted For Excellence In Education
Notre Dame, Ind, St. Marys Academy is praised for its curriculum and high standards matching Vassar and Bryn Mawr. The article stresses devoted teachers, campus facilities, and strong Christian educational values shaping pupils into capable, intelligent women.
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St. Mary's
Fall River Leads Nation With High Alien Birth Population
There is a larger proportion of foreign residents in Fall River than in any other city in the country with 48 percent of the population of alien birth. Montgomery Alabama, with 98 percent native-born, is the closest to an all American city.
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Fall River
Montgomery
Ala
Beaceridge Hall and Other Historic Works Mentioned
A collage of notes on authors Irving and others citing long writing spans for Beaceridge Hall and Alhambra plus a Life of George Washington. The passage includes advertisements for Defiance Starch Dr Kisne’s Nerve Restorer and Dress’ Specific Headache Powder along with Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething. It closes with a reflection on serving God and a line about bread and butter Christians.
Defiance Starch Promotes Truth and Value
A busy household claim promotes Defiance Starch as superior and larger than its rivals, noting 16 ounces per package at the same price as 12-ounce competitors. The ad links health messages with a cough remedy, and closes with a proverb about time and divine order.
Senator Dunlap's Savoy Orchards Reflect Illinois Horticulture
A visit to Senator H. M. Dunlap's Savoy Illinois orchards reveals 160 acres of apples with 5000 trees, plus cherry plum pear and peach stock. The Senator shares failures and successes to educate others while detailing trial plots and hardiness research by the State Horticultural Society.
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Champaign County
Ill
H. M. Dunlap
Savoy
Illinois
Dunlap
State Horticultural Society
Peruna touted as universal cure for catarrh ailments
A pasted advertisement extols Peruna as a cure for chronic catarrh across organs citing examples like dyspepsia bronchitis Brights disease liver complaints and consumption. It claims Peruna does not merely palliate but cures and includes testimonials from Hon Joseph B Crowley and a request for a free catarrh book and free medical advice from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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Bright
Peruna
Joseph B. Crowley
Cong
Illinois
Robinson
Crowley
J. B. Crowley
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Mbi
Apple Twigs and Apple Stems in Orchard Wind Effects
A writer notes how twig flexibility and stem length affect apple drop after storms. Duchess apples break when twisted by rigid twigs, while flexible Willow twigs hold fruit longer. Short stems in Pewaukee cause fruit to fall quickly if ripe, and wind shelter belts improve Duchess cultivation near the Great Lakes.
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Illinois
Great Lakes
Sheep that eat weeds give crops a boost says Professor Shaw
Professor Thomas Shaw argues that sheep clear 600 weeds and grasses with 576 eaten by sheep 82 by horses and 56 by cattle. Sheep improve fields by grazing weeds turning them into mutton while enriching soil with nitrogen and minerals. He quotes sacred labor and dismisses chalk as a white lie.
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Thomas Shaw
Progressive Canada Population Claim Forecast
Progressive Canada asserts Canada must reach a population capacity of at least 100 million people and notes 1,300,000 square miles of arable land.
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Progressive Canada
Canada
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Se Mary's Academy
Notre Dame P
Tulane University OF Louisiana
Great Charity Hospital
E. HE. D
P. D
New Orleans
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
ISGD
Heyl
Ww. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
West End
SEN Sentative
Tower C CO
Boston
Libby
U. S. Government
Santa FE
Colorado
South Texas
North Texas
Colorado Springs
Fred Harvey
W. S. Keenan, G. P. A
Bright’s
Christ
God
Hall
Price
Sydney Smith
Senate
Bailey
Rving
Price Adolph Dreiss
Alamo Plaza
San Antonio
Lex
Mrs.x.schneider
Carly
Omaha, Neb
William Lynn
Pana, Lil
Page
Eiglllad
Chicago
Ruth
DR. Moffett
Atlanta. Ga
Lamar & Rankin
C. J. Moffett
SAN Antonio Female College
J. E. Harrison
Sawyer
H. M. Sawyer & Son
East Cambridge
Hass
Nathan
Fee
Kerrigan & Co
Gowen
Galton Oi
Gersoll
J. Wang Cox
Texas Avenue
E. M. Burke
Franklin Ave
OPIA
E. M. Woolley
Atlante
Karmman & AS En
W.N. Ut
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