Oldest student in United States enrolls at Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis reports Peter A. Moses 78 is the oldest short course student in any U S agricultural college. He enrolled in the general agriculture program as the fifteenth annual short course opens. Moses recalls his Virginia birth and Randolph-Macon education, and urges practical long term experiments in animal husbandry and hay feeding with careful record keeping. He invites farmers to join the league via O A C Corvallis or Medford addresses.
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League
Leonard Carpenter
Corvallis
Stanton Griffis
Medford
Residences and career of a long-serving Arkansas figure
The narrative recalls a lifelong public servant who fought with the 34th Arkansas regiment, served as state senator in the 1860s, pastored churches in several states, and moved to Linn county before settling in Corvallis. He reflects on agricultural teaching, college progress, and his 58-year Freemason affiliation while noting chickens on his former farm and interest in poultry research.
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34Th Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansaw
Virginia
Tennessee
Oregon
Omaha
San Francisco
Junction City
Linn County
Corvallis
Methodist- Episcopal Church
Moses
Wallace Institute
van Buren
Ark
Quitman College
Quitman
General Quitman
Royal Arch Lodge
Right Feed for Brood Sows in Corvallis
Prof E L Potter outlines an Oregon Experiment League trial comparing winter feeding. One group of dry sows receives a grain ration while a second group is fed alfalfa hay with minimal grain, aiming to assess costs and health until farrowing.
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Corvallis
E. L. Potter
Oregon Experiment League
Agricultural schools urged near cities to ease high living costs
Spokane voices urge an agricultural school or experiment station on the outskirts of every large city. R J Maclean argues such centers would boost farming education, increase production and wealth, and reduce urban cost of living. He warns education should focus first on agriculture and mining to spur broader prosperity.
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Spokane
United States
R. J. Maclean
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Washington Educational Association
Pension plan for widows gains wider city attention
Kansas City's juvenile court outlines a pension program for widows with children. About 40 widows are on the pension roll funded by county money. The program, created to keep families together at home, pays up to ten dollars monthly for one child or five dollars for each additional child, with a yearly cap of twelve thousand dollars.
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Vansas
City
Kansas City
Juvenille “Court
United. States
Canada
Stowaway Endures Twelve Days Aboard Ulster More
Walter Purding, an American, recounts twelve harrowing days in a ship hold en route to Baltimore on the Ulster More. He survived hunger thirst and cold as rats kept him company while the foremast light failed and hatch No 3 was opened to reveal his presence. Third Engineer Potter narrowly avoided harm as a mysterious figure dashed away.
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PD Altimore
Walter Purding
Baltimore
Johnston Line
Ulstermore
Gowan
Ingerpool
Hatch No
Purding
Potter
Night Owl Fights Off Burglars in Newport Parlor
In Cincinnati a loud club strike and a dying Maltese owl’s scream cap a three way clash among M. B. Herman patrolman Joe Conlon of Newport and the owl. The unlit parlor window left open let the owl intrude tearing fixtures as Herman and Conlon burst in to confront the intruders.
New York’s National Employment Exchange Aids Jobless
In its first year and a half the private New York group matched 4 000+ manual laborers to work across the city state and beyond. The mercantile bureau placed only 37 of 4 540 applicants at a cost well above fees, with many accepting five to six dollar weekly wages. The city faces a flood of applicants seeking genteel work and suppressed salaries.
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EW York
National Employment Exchange
New York
New York City
Mercantile Bureau
Doubtful sight amid fountain thirst and quirky humor
A humorous aside contrasts a dignified man at a bubbling fountain with a long nose and bushy whiskers. In Louisiana near Shreveport a pearl hunter found a 47 grain gem in Lake Bioteneau. The pearl sold for $2650. the buyer resold it for $1500 and a professional dealer later valued it at $10 000.
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Lake Bioteneau
Shreveport
United States
Ginseng Trade and Belief in Chinese Markets
The light yellow root of ginseng is valued by the Chinese as a stimulant and is used for many domestic and medicinal purposes. Specimens resembling human figures fetch high prices due to rumored occult virtues, with China supplying almost the entire market.
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China
Fond of Walking Strike Describes Porto Rico Citizens
The piece notes that locals in Porto Rico favor canes and use them with skill. It suggests walking sticks mark social distinctions among men, akin to how fans distinguish among women.
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Porto Rico
Looks and Confidence in Personal Appearance
The passage urges individuals to improve appearance without harm to themselves, stressing that looking good boosts self-confidence and the desire to present well to friends and oneself.
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P. A. Moses
Oregon Agricultural College
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Conlon
Gand Goods
Acme Stamp Works
Tecéma
Wash
Rene Henri Millar Remedy Co
Tacoma
Machinery
Portland
Stc
E. Martin Co
Guaran
International Barber School
E. 5Th St
Los Angeles
Cal
N. M. Ungar Ce
Pertlead
Ore
Albers Bros
Albers Bros. Milling CO
Piso
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