Taft’s Headquarters at Cincinnati Home
Secretary Taft will set up headquarters at his half-brother C. P. Taft’s Cincinnati residence, a hub of Ohio Republican politics and owner of the Times-Star. The article notes the home’s beauty and art collection as part of Taft’s informal campaign center. It also mentions a separate coin design featuring a Sioux girl’s head inspired by an engraver father.
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Cincinnati
Taft
C. P. Taft
Ohio
Congress
Times-Star of
The
Sec
Liberty
Sarah Longacre Keen
Philadelphia
Methodist Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Fishing the Bells A fisherman devises amusing contrivance
A Ocean City fisherman creates a clever device to entertain himself and onlookers while fishing near the shore. The article notes the contraption as amusing and draws attention from passersby and local onlookers.
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Ocean City
Mecca of Tens of Thousands Heads to Cincinnati
A bygone note envisions Cincinnati as a magnet drawing tens of thousands who will travel for a grand gathering. The scene promises a bustling influx, with locals and visitors preparing for a major turnout and the event's wide appeal.
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Retary
Cincinnati
Coins and Faces on Them in Nations and the United States
The article contrasts portrait use on coins and stamps across nations with the American tradition of Liberty emblems and non living portraits. It notes Washington on early U S coins, Washington’s approval of the policy, and occasional exceptions as in rare cases. It also describes a fishing setup using umbrella ribs and bells to signal bites.
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Betsy Ross
George Washington
Philadelphia Committee On
Philadelphia Committee
United States
Federal Union
Washington
Ingland
Edward
Victoria
Ed Ward
British Empire
Monument's Circular Form Sparks Railings Debate
In Philadelphia a native questions why a monument with a perfect cylinder shape is surrounded by square railing. The stranger notes the railing seems undersized to encircle the structure. The exchange highlights practical design tensions in maintaining historic monuments.
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Philadelphia’ Press
Raking by the Past
Markley asks Borroughs about a $10 debt from last year. Borroughs jokes about letting bygones be bygones in a light exchange from the Philadelphia Press.
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Borroughs
Markley
Philadelphia Press
Spray of Iron Promises Dandelion Eradication in Lawns
North Dakota researchers report iron sulfate spraying can kill dandelions in blue grass lawns parks meadows and roadsides with no grass damage. Apply at 4 gallon tank capacity using compressed air sprayer with 1 1/3 to 2 pounds per gallon for regular lawns and spray after mowing on dry sunny days, avoiding rain.
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North Dakota
Detroit News Tribune
Monument to Parnell Progress in Dublin
William E E Curtis notes in a Chicago Record Herald letter that a monument to Charles Stewart Parnell is advancing in Dublin. Augustus St Gaudens designed the statue, with a harp bearing shaft and inscription, praised by John Redmond as a life likeness and a work of art second to none in Europe.
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Dublin
William EE. Curtis
Chicago Record Herald
Charles Stewart Parnell
O'Connell
Augustus St. Gall- Gens
John E. Redmond
Parrell
St. Gaudens
Mr. St. Gaudens
Parnell
Europe
Next Meal Despair Echoes in Yonkers Street
A beggar pleads for help asking where his next meal will come from while a passerby laments his own loss as their exchange ends with a clipped note from Yonkers Statesman about a girl leaving this morning.
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Yonkers Statesman
A Proposal in Love Pique Says It All
A Philadelphia Press excerpt notes a man declares love with Yes while a woman rebukes him with scorn and pride. The piece adds an early sign that a woman in love may deny past affections to project devotion.
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Philadelphia Press
Simple wire fence stretcher and cistern plaster mix
A two foot wooden or iron wire fence stretcher is described to tighten sagging fences by pin ends and rotation for rapid pre nailed tension. The article also explains a plaster like mix of sand and cement for cistern sides and bottom with Portland cement for durability and price around three dollars per barrel.
Meat prices rise as supplies shrink worldwide
An editorial in the London Meat Trades Journal notes substantial increases in retail meat prices in England due to a long standing shortage of native stock and dwindling imports from the United States and Canada. It warns that the trend likely affects all grades, especially the choicer cuts.
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Meath- In
England
London Meat “Trades Journal
United States
Canada
The American farmer of the future
The piece argues demand for increased agricultural yield through irrigation drainage crop selection and scientific cultivation. It notes 1906 unoccupied habitable land under 90 million acres with a quarter disposed of next year and foresees a doubled population in 30 years requiring educated farmers with broad knowledge and technical skill.
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Sam
Plow Under Coarse Manure for Humus When Needed
Farmers should plow under coarse manure this fall to add absorbing material and humus. Secure all manure produced on the farm to avoid loss and improve meadow quality, with its use potentially increasing hay by about one extra two-horse load per application valued at $1.
To Make a Good Cistern
Instructions for building a water tight cistern with smooth perpendicular sides and a bottom of five parts sharp sand to one part cement. Mix all at once, damp enough to work, and fill quickly then level and pack. Build brick or stone wall to six inches above ground to keep surface water out. For finishing the bottom use one part cement to
Argentina Livestock Totals By Province Report
Consul General Alban G. Snyder transmits a Buenos Ayres tabulation from the agriculture minister showing Argentina's livestock at 114 842 440 head. Cattle 25 844 800 sheep 77 581 100 horses 5 462 170 mules and donkeys 545 870 goats 2 568 800 pigs 2 841 700. Buenos Ayres province holds about half the stock with 7 000 000 cattle and 48 000 000 sheep. Entre Rios 9 006 300. Corrientes 7 011 000. Cordoba and Santa Fe near 7 000 000 each.
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Argentina
Buenos Ayres
Entre Rios
Corrientes
Cordoba
Santa Fe
Harnessing Hopes with Triple Horse Rig
Instructions describe a method to arrange three horses by pairing old lines into two cross lines. The cross lines attach to the inside bit rings of the outside horses and run over the middle horse, buckling into the regular buckle. This setup claims to provide full control of the team.
Practical milk aeration benefits tied to cooling rate
Experiments suggest most advantages of aerating milk stem from rapid cooling rather than the aeration itself. Cooling to the same degree yields similar results, though a pump may be needed to reach targets quickly, making an aerator advantageous only if a patent cooler is not used.
Australia completes 2036 mile rabbit proof fence
After five years of work Australia finishes a 2036 mile rabbit proof fence costing nearly 1,250,000 dollars. The barrier includes trap systems every five miles capturing and destroying hundreds of rabbits daily with no sign of rabbits inside the enclosure yet.
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Australia
Mange Cure for Hogs From Historical Remedy
A recommended hog mange treatment lists creosote with 14% ounces and 2 pounds of lard, mixed and applied to affected areas. Another formula uses sulfur half a pound with 2 pounds of lard, applied similarly. Turpentine and sulfur mix ten parts turpentine to one part sulfur as another effective remedy.
Practical Poultry Advice on Egg Theft and Health
Practical poultry guidance suggests adding vinegar to hen food to deter egg eating and a small alum dose in drinking water every few weeks to prevent throat and lung disease. Use listerine for wounds and comb care. Cull surplus stock and avoid feeding birds of no value.
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Sieckisa
Bullalcal
New York Sun
Titree
Mange
Hoga
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