Bank Clerk Convicted Then District Attorney Faces Revenge
In a tense courtroom drama a young defense attorney pleads his case as the district attorney delivers a sweeping summary. The jury convicts the bank clerk, and a distraught wife sobs in black as a dramatic verdict closes. A later visit to the district attorney ends in tragedy when a gunman seeks vengeance for a wrongful conviction.
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Manitoba crops in 1905 show record wheat and oats output
Manitoba harvests in 1905 reached 55,761,000 bushels of wheat at 21.07 bushels per acre and oats at 32.5 bushels per acre. The total cereal crop topped 115 04,361 bushels, with root crops yielding 2383 to 289 bushels per acre. Farm buildings valued at 4,000,000 dollars and dairy product values estimated at 769,000 for butter and 127,350 for cheese.
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Tor toise Birth and Death Linked to Gala Pagos
A tortoise born near the Gala Pagos Islands around four centuries ago died recently at the London Zoological Gardens, linking an ancient voyage to a modern city exhibit.
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London Zoological Gardens
Dwarf apple trees in new horticultural efforts
Dwarf apple trees have not been popular long lived or strong bearers. They fit farms with standard varieties just planted and not yet bearing, offering earlier fruit. A few dwarfs can provide early satisfaction before standard trees mature.
Fixing Scales With Oil and Soap Methods
A Garden Magazine note explains simple scale control for two or three trees using whale oil or fish oil soap dissolved in hot water. It discusses the limited success of kerosene and crude petroleum emulsions and mentions new treated crude oil products that mix with water without emulsifying.
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Improving Grapes by Girdling Vine Clusters
E R Beach notes girdling or ringing grapes to enlarge clusters and hasten ripening by removing bark below the fruit about a month before maturity. The method slows sap flow to the girdled area, enlarging berries but may injure the vine and not pay off widely.
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Strawberry Fertilizers for Orchardists and Home Mixes
The text compares using clean stable manure for initial soil prep with commercial fertilizers after transplanting. It recommends a formula for strawberries: 900 lb acid phosphate, 600 lb dried blood, 100 lb nitrate of soda, 400 lb muriate of potash, split into two 1000 lb lots to apply postharvest and in spring. It notes the mix is costly but breeding supplies can reduce price by home mixing.
Spray or Die and the San Jose Scale
The article notes that widespread spraying emerged after the San Jose scale appeared, shifting public practice from rare expert spraying to routine care. It explains the pest's tiny size and hidden nature, urging gardeners to protect trees through regular spraying to prevent dieback and loss.
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Garden Fence as Trellis and Feature
A Garden Magazine writer suggests building a fence from locust posts with one inch mesh chicken wire to serve as a sturdy trellis for peas beans and tomatoes. The fence can support top or bottom rails, or none, and may host wild cucumber morning glory or flowering climbers like sweet peas and nasturtiums for year round beauty.
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Garden Magazine
How Marriages Happen and Modern Matrimony Notes
A curio about marriage from The World and His Wife contrasts ideal choice with practical pairing. A San Francisco Argonaut quote mocks bachelor intrigues and a returning maid with implied past suffering, illustrating early 20th century social humor.
Modern Mothers and the Decline of Discipline
The Lady's Pictorial notes that modern mothers lack authority over their children and struggle with discipline. It argues the modern mother is rarely selfish while the child is pampered, indulged, and averse to obedience.
New Wrinkle Revealed At Corners Of Eyes
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a wrinkle at eye corners that signals deep thought. Though it may resemble aging at first, the lines arise from study reading and mental effort. Usually appearing around age forty, earlier appearance may indicate excessive brain work.
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Brooklyn Eagle
FANCIES IN FOOTWEAR OF THE ERA
The article notes a shift away from huge bows and decorations in new footwear. Buckskin and canvas pumps suit wash gowns with embroidery in colors to match frocks, while pure white hose are favored. Openwork hosiery is avoided and tan shoes remain common, though colored and white trends are waning.
Summer Embroideries Grow More Popular in Light Fabrics
With warm weather, embroidery usage increases as the season advances. Delicate needlework and applied motifs become valuable for upgrading dresses and blouses. All over and deep edge embroideries, Val enciennes lace and machine work appear in ready made linen suits.
Coiffures Worry at Theatre
The New York Tribune reports theatre fashion has produced elaborate hairstyles that discomfort patrons. Women wear oversized pads and extended waves crowned with foliage, often blocking view and detracting from the performance.
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New York Tribune
Predicament of the Unfastening Backed Dress
A bachelor girl in a lonely flat cannot undo her back buttons on a new gown. She seeks help from a passerby couple, prompting a comic scene as a man reacts with cynical humor to the request for assistance.
Are Women Original or the Downfall of Sir William Ramsey
An item summarizes Sir William Ramseys remarks at Clifton College London on women lacking originality and the ensuing public responses. London women and a West End physician defend female originality and point to historical repression and recent gains in education and public life. The Boston Transcript notes the dispute and predicts rising female emancipation is changing views.
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Fashion notes on chiffon gowns and fall color trends
The piece details fashion trends including chiffon dress fabrics with deep borders, embroidered broadcloth by the yard, collarless coats, detachable undersleeves held by elastic garters, and Empire styles. It notes new footwear with tiny bows, bold greens including olive, and hosiery favoring plain black stockings, plus a mannish negligee shirt for summer activities. It closes with theater hall headpieces and airy crown options.
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