Dry Farming Congress Promises Growth at Billings Meet
The Dry Farming congress is organized to press its case for dry farming methods. The Fourth Dry Farming congress will meet in Billings Montana October 26 27 and 28 1909 with exhibits from thirteen Western states and promises new insights into growing crops without irrigation. The movement argues arable land awaiting development will shrink as homesteads proceed.
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Farmer
United States
Dry Farming Congress
Portable Hammock For Infant Carriage And Early Power Advances
A French inventor unveils a portable hammock carried by two people for infants. The era’s rail tech includes a 4000 horsepower electric locomotive prototype for New York Central. French field guns reduce crew via automatic breech operation. Pennsylvania Railroad tests heated passenger cars via third rail power.
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New York ‘Central Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tank shark and town teem with sayings in print
The column notes that a boisterous joke about a tank shark circulates in the town and a quip about many such figures appears in local discourse. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy and recalls the Carlyle Memorial at Edinburgh, planned since 1895, with only £100 raised from ninety two subscribers.
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Carlyle
Fiduburgh
Better than gold Hamlins Wizard Oil remedy ad
Ad touts Hamlins Wizard Oil as superior rheumatism neuralgia and general pain remedy with claims of superior color and effectiveness.
Nuremberg Preserves Historic Homes Across Centuries
Nuremberg still contains more than 1,700 pre seventeenth century houses alongside 3,587 buildings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries signaling a substantial historic urban fabric preserved amid modern change.
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Nuremberg
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertises Cure and Comfort
Allen's Foot-Ease is a powder that cures painful swollen smarting and sweating feet and makes new shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores with a free sample. Address A S Olmsted Le Roy New York. Fifty thousand dollars a year is spent on Regent Park in London.
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Allen's
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Regent Park
London
Advances in Turbine Design and Rare Metal Filaments
The article discusses erosion reduction in compound turbines, with brass and copper blades now viable. It notes steam per horsepower improvements from 16 pounds in 1897 to 11 pounds in 1907 in liners like Lusitania and Mauretania. It highlights tantalum and tungsten filaments for lamps, their properties, and welding repair. It also surveys European country houses as treasure stores, with England’ s long, undisturbed collection era.
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Edward
Lusitania
Mauretania
Effect of Colors on Animals
A Good Housekeeping note by Frank Alvah Parsons describes an experiment with a lazy pig reacting strongly to red and orange colors. The author reports that blue and green had no effect, while red and orange provoked anger and movement in the pig.
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C. A. Parsons
Frank Alvah Parsons
Good Housekeeping
London's Treasure Houses Exemplary Museums Across Private Mansions
The article surveys London's private mansions built by undisclosed men who stored exquisite objects within. It notes that many houses could serve as museums elsewhere and highlights Dorchester House as a notable example of enduring grandeur.
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Bridgewater House
Chesterfield House
Apsley House
Duke of Wellington
Devonshire House
Grosvenor House
Lansdown House
Stafford House
Wimborne House
Arling Street
Marquis of Salisbury
Alexander Henderson
Lord Carteret
Lord Yarborough
H. Gordon Selfridge
Chicago
London
van Dycks
Greuzes
Rembrandts
Reynoldses
Lelys
Gainsboroughs
Dorchester House
Saving Money Misleading for Women in Transit Purchase
A quoted adage discusses financial thinking and spending behavior, noting a woman can be urged to save money by trading a small fare for a larger perceived value. The remark centers on a belief about cost efficiency and value.
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