Cacao Cultivation in Santo Domingo Whole Island Potential
Cacao was introduced over two centuries ago and now ranks Dominican Republic among top producers. Yet cultivation lacks systematic care, with poor spacing and pruning reducing yields. Location near New York and proximity to Panama Canal offer freight advantages. High quality cacao comes from Leibo region near Higuey and Sabana de la Mar, often farmed by Swiss and French owners who improve quality and prices. Land along Yuna river offers settlement, with aging trees still bearing fruit.
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Santo Domingo
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
New York
West Indies
Cibao
Leibo
Higuey
Sabana de la Mar
Samana Bay
Yuna
Sanchez
Sao Thome
Africa
Farmer and pig race on the highroad tale
An amused farmer chases an escaped pig along the road. A neighbor in a buggy jokes about borrowing a horse. The farmer keeps a light mood, calling it a tiring round the world race as he jokes about lapping the pig and staying ahead. The scene ends with playful banter from Youth's Companion.
Letter Address Simplified Ends Esquire Habit
A misaddressed letter to a small German town led one writer to stop adding Esquire to names on mail. The piece suggests the letter would have reached its recipient if the addressee had been written as Mr John Brown.
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Germany
John Brown
Cacao Industry and Market Prospects in the Dominican Republic
The article notes cacao cultivation is feasible with manageable risk and rising global demand for chocolate products. It highlights limited suitable growing areas, advantages in production and transport, and lists the United States, Germany, and France as major markets, with prices around eight dollars per quintal. W. E. Pulliam reports.
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United States
Germany
France
Republic
W. E. Pulliam
Drinking wells as flood defense in French estates
French engineers study preventions for Seine floods and highlight a plan used by the Count of Beauchamp on lands between Poitiers and Avalon. Deep wells, 60 feet, are lined with loose stones and fed by surface water via earth barriers to percolate in, avoiding mud buildup and inundation. The method relies on favorable geologic strata.
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Seine
Count of Beauchamp
Poitiers
Avalion
Calemmas and heavy rollers threaten St Helena shores
Seas pound St Helena with calemmas or heavy rollers that send spray over Goat Pound ridge. If similar force struck Coney Island during calm weather, parts of South Brooklyn could become uninhabitable. Scientists suspect seismic activity beneath the ocean.
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St. Helena
Coney
South Brooklyn
Goat Pound Ridge
Sune
Not Dead Yet Clara’s daring apple temptation tale
A three year old girl Clara is curious about dried apples. Her mother warns of a boy who died after eating them. Clara is tempted, but declares with a piping voice that she is not dead yet after discovering the apples.
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Clara
An Object of Charity Described With War Memoir Twist
A mendicant at a door recalls his injury from the war with Mexico explaining he learned of it from a torn sensational paper. The exchange centers on charity and memory as a newspaper fragment hints at broader wartime tales.
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Mexico
Taking No Chances in Prisoner Exchange
A dialogue between a visitor and a prisoner reveals the robber admits planning alone due to fear a partner might be dishonest, highlighting solitary risk in crime.
Addressing John Brown Esquire in Postal Compartment Wording
The note shows John Brown Esquire labeled in the KE post compartment awaiting pickup by Mr Esquire. A popular guide warns that using Esq may be mistaken for a given name, highlighting a potential confusion in addressing formal mail.
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John Brown
Esquire
Post Restant Department
Esq
Mineral Waters Sales Reach 6.9 Million in 1909
The United States Geological Survey reports 1909 mineral waters sales at 6,894,134 dollars with 64,674,486 gallons sold at 11 cents per gallon. An additional 6,000,600 gallons were used for soft drink manufacture. Import value totaled 1,085,177 dollars at 3 cents per gallon.
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United States
United States Geological Survey
Chemistry of the hop and its major constituents
An Oregon Agricultural College study outlines hop cone chemistry focusing on volatile oil, wax, hard resin, soft resins alpha and beta, an alkaloid, and tannin. It notes hop oil for fragrance, wax as myricyl palmitate, resin classifications, and the potential for improved quality assessment and cultivation through further research.
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H. Y V. Tartar
Oregon Agricultural College
United States
Oregon
Oregon professor predicts big savings from new stallion law
Prof. B L Potter of Oregon Agricultural College says the stallion licensing law will save Oregon horsemen thousands. He cites past losses from bogus pedigrees and overpaid prices, notes 400初 stallion owners showing good faith, and expects licenses to error-proof breeding, improve stock, and outweigh inspection costs.
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Oregon
Wallowa County
Marion
Douglas
Baker
Save Your Radishes and Onions From Pests
Corvallis entomologist H F Wilson of Oregon Agricultural College explains how carbolic acid emulsion can destroy eggs and young maggots on radishes onions and similar crops. The bulletin outlines preparing a stock from hard soap water and carbolic acid and diluting it with water before applying to the ground surface around plants.
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Corvallis
H. F. Wilson
Oregon Agricultural College
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Farmer
Agricultural Colleges
Washington
Pacific Coast
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