The Imperial Treasure and a Treacherous Conspiracy
The Special Correspondent recounts a perilous night ride with Faraskiar defending a treasure van on a Grand Transasiatic line. The train nears Lan Tcheou and a governor delays the imperial shipment while Faraskiar faces a scheming manager intent on stealing the millions. The narrator suspects a wider conspiracy as the train hurtles toward a dangerous viaduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinko
Sou-Tcheon
Akhow
Caterna
Yanlu
Rom Tcheng
Houlan-Sien
Pekin
Set
Greeeiew
Cha-Cola
Zinca Klork
Monsieur Bombarnac
Avenue Cha-Com
Mademoiselle Zince Klerk
Roumanian
Lan Tcheou
Major Noltitz
Pan Chao
China
Popof
Lan Tcheon
Faraskiar
Ghangir
Ki- Teang
Pas Clido
Pepof
Nankin
Faruskiar
Tjon
Noltus
Ki- Tsang
Rascal
Crossing the Great Wall and a Dark Train Ride
The narrative tracks a late rail journey from Lan Tcheou to King Tcheou with fog, the Great Wall’s ruins, and a tense midnight encounter. Faruskiar, Ghangir, and four Mongols appear on the platform as the author hides among cargo awaiting a junction with the Nankin branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lan Tcheou
Celestial Empire
Pan Chao
Son of Heaven
King
Popof
Kinko
Nankin
Tjon
Fuen- Choo
Ephrinell
Faruskiar
Ghangir
Faraskiar
Rush Into Death Valley In Search Of Gold
A San Francisco report warns that the Death Valley gold rush consumes lives as explorers abandon homes and endure extreme heat, thirst, and skeletal remains line the desert. The piece ties the peril to greed and historic gold hunts across continents and eras.
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San Francisco
Death Valley
Funeral Mountains
Des Moines Register
Mojave
Colorado Desert
California
Chilkoot Pass
Siberia
South Africa
Orange Boxes for Nests and Summer Bee Care
Readers learn how to build multi tier orange box nests for hens, with access holes and an alleyway to keep nests dark. The piece also covers summer bee care, stressing ample honey supplies, weighing hives to judge need, and feeding sugar syrup if honey runs low.
Grand Collection of Broken China Souvenirs
Sharpe and Whealton present a display titled souvenirs of our cooks with every plate shattered and numbered. Visitors see a china closet of cracked pieces labeled as memories from distinct chefs.
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Sharpe
Whealton
Finste Trips Its Own Heels and Fettera and Stops Itself
A fragment cites Seneca remarking that a figure or entity trips its own heels, fetters itself, and halts progress, reflecting a proverb-like observation on self-defeating action.
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Finste
Seneca
Food and Milk Quality in Dairy Cows
Wisconsin station findings show that cow diet affects milk fat content. High nitrogenous rations maximize fat yield, but feeding must balance cow capacity and economics. In northern states, two pounds of digestible protein daily and a nutritive ration around 1.6 to 1.7 are typical for average dairy cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W.woll
Wisconsin
Self-Working Lice Killer Demonstrated for Hogs
A cut shows a self working lice killer for hogs. A stout stake is driven into the ground near where the hogs sleep.
Getting Good Breeds for Poultry Raising
A reader advises starting with a good breeding pen or multiple set ups from reliable breeders. Raise and mark roosters and hens from each setting, then next spring you can mate two or three breeding pens of your own.
Dont Coddle Poor Alfalfa Stands Say Growers
It is not profitable to pamper weak alfalfa fields especially with irrigation. Many growers advocate spring disking even for healthy stands and some disk after each cutting to halt weed encroachment. In the Eastern States alfalfa fields show checks from poor stands.
What We Eat Nitrogen Protein and Carbohydrates
The article explains nitrogen in protein as essential for muscle, and carbohydrates for energy. It lists sources: potatoes, sugar beets, corn, wheat, barley, rye, flax, clover, alfalfa, bran, middlings, all meal, cottonseed meal, and legumes as rich in protein and starch.
Russia and United States Wheat and Grain Output Comparison
The text compares 2004 Russia wheat production 664,668,600 bushels total with the prior year and notes U S crops. it also lists last year rye oats barley and corn outputs for both nations, including Russia rye 1 005 289 714, oats 1 120 729 235, barley 345 174 000, corn 25 086 857. U S rye 27 241 575, oats 804 505 552, barley 139 748 968, corn 2 467 480 084.
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Russia
United States
Nurse Crops Protect Clover Across Western States
Farmers in Western States report nurse crops are needed for sowing clover. Spring wheat stubble helps hold snow over winter and reduce freezing. Nurse crops also shield clover from heat in hot summers, improving survival.
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Western States
Calves Should Be Kept in Groups for Uniform Market Cairs
Calves should be raised in groups when many cattle are kept to ensure uniform size weight and finish for carload shipments. If numbers are small, two groups a year spring and fall are best. Grouping by size eases care and management.
Adulteration Cases Reported by Massachusetts Board of Health
During April the Massachusetts State Board of Health tested 205 articles for adulteration. Ninety eight were found adulterated or nonstandard and thirty three convictions were secured for selling adulterated foods. The month included three milk adulteration cases four maple syrup or sugar cases and three cider cases with total fines of 900 dollars.
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Massachusetts State Board of Health
Agricultural Building at Lewis and Clark Exposition
The agricultural building in Portland at the Lewis and Clark Exposition is described as the largest and one of the handsomest structures on the grounds. It measures 460 by 210 feet and sits on the east side of Columbia court in the main plaza, with a construction cost of 74550 dollars.
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Portland
Ire
Columbia Court
Gapeworm Tactics and Yard Cleanliness Advice
The gapeworm overwinters in old yards and surfaces as temperatures rise. Cleanliness and lime deter it, and moving the poultry yard to a high dry site proves effective in fooling the pest.
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Farm Journal
William Woodville Rockhill A Diplomat Through Asia and Europe
William Woodville Rockhill trained for diplomacy with oriental peoples. He held posts as second secretary then full secretary in Pekin, charge d affaires in Korea, explored China Mongolia and Thibet, served as state department chief clerk, third assistant secretary, and First Assistant Secretary of State. He became minister to Greece Roumania and Servia in 1897 and, after resigning in 1899, returned to Pekin in 1900 as special envoy guiding China powers negotiations to a final protocol.
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William Woodville Rockhill
Conger
Pekin
W. Ww. Rockmins
Korea
China
Mongolia
Thibet
United States
Rockhill
State Department
Washington
Greece
Roumania
Servia
Pekio
Mrs William B E Cramer Behind Milwaukees Editor
Mrs William B E Cramer played a crucial role in shaping the national reputation of the late editor of the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin. For over forty years she served as his eyes and ears, accompanied him on tours, and helped prepare manuscripts that made the editor a national figure. She stayed by his bedside at his death and endured remarkable experiences, including being locked in Paris during the Franco Prussian War siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William BE. Cramer
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
W. U. Om Md
Cramer
Europe
Cramers
Paris
Ministers Stand on Marriage Rules at Paris Illinois
Rev. Lee Anna Starr a Methodist minister in Paris Illinois refused to marry a couple without proof neither party was a divorcee. She had officiated many weddings in ten years and once began a ceremony before learning a divorce had occurred. She halted then learned grounds were desertion and proceeded after confirmation. She views divorce as a growing evil clergymen should oppose. Other notes mention W D Howells planning summer at Kit_tlery Point Missouri and Greece's ex premier Delyannis with a brief bio. Edward Doyle the blind poet. and Boston Corbett famed for Lincoln assassination now residing.
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Lee Anna Starr
Paris
Ill
Mise Starr
Miss Starr
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Si-Ngan
Ho-Nan
Lou-Ngan
Tai-Youan
Almy
Kardek
Farneskiar
Ghan
Indianapolis News
W. D. Howells
Italy
Kittery Point, Mo
Theodore P. Delyannis
Kalavryta
Athens
R. Delyannis
H. Dallas
Leavenworth, Kan
Abolition Society of
Boston
Edward Doyle
New York
Boston Corbett
J. Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
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