Giant pumping plant for Sacramento Valley irrigation
A new 80 horse power Hercules engine with a Kregh pump was tested on the Sacramento River below Princeton to irrigate hundreds of acres. The plant pumps up to 7,200 gallons per minute, enough to flood 884 acres an inch deep daily, with fuel cost under a gallon per hour per engine horsepower. The project aims to improve irrigation efficiency and profitability for wheat, alfalfa, and sugar beets. A hiccup caused by a crew member falling into the reservoir sparked amusement among spectators.
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George F. Packer
Stony Creek
Colusa
Central
Hercules Gas Engine Works
San Francisco
Saccramento
Coragana
Packer
Princeton
G. W. Tibbetts
Arthur Pope
John E. Doak
Home Place
Kregh Manufacturing Company
Mr. Stice
Red Bluff
Colusa Sun
Pardon Petition From Missouri Convict For Klondike Move
James Johnson confined in Missouri penitentiary has asked the governor for a pardon. He states his aim is to travel to the Klondike gold fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Johnson
Missouri Penitentiary
Klondike Gold Fields
Growth of Italian cotton industry expands in Lombardy
Consular reports show Lombardy holds about 1.8 million spindles and 70 000 power looms, with half in Lombardy and many mills running day and night. Yarns shift to finer counts while Swiss and English suppliers retreat. Calico printing grows, exporting to Tunis, the Levant, South America, and the Balkans. Arabian horses display notable courage in battle. The Theosophical Kindergarten opens near Fort Lee New York under Mrs Katherine A Tingley offering outdoor schooling for East Side children. The purest water is claimed for the Swedish Loka river with extremely low mineral content.
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Lombardy
Italy
Switzerland
England
Tunis
Levant
South America
Balkan States
Theosophiva
Katherine A. Tingley
The
American Theorophiste
Fort Low
N. Y
East Side
Wind Stopped Trains on Grampian Hills
The violent wind on the Grampian hills has halted trains traveling from Porth to the Horth on several occasions.
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Grampian
Porth
Horth
Notable Oddities From Around The World And Science
A Minneapolis genealogist estimates four billion people born between William the Conqueror and a modern descendant. The Washington library adds forty four miles of shelves for over two million volumes. Berthelot predicts artificial rubber will outshine natural latex in cost and quality. Michigan starts a blocks-of-sawdust fuel industry. French and German dentists warn hollow teeth breed tuberculosis microbes. A drunken Pole in New York slept through a log fire by a coal stove. Detectives watch shoplifters for glove clues. Popocatepetl ties to a venture hauling ice wood and tourists to Mexico City. A Paris banquet guest declines toothpicks after a tongue in cheek joke. A naturalist notes creatures puff up to frighten foes. Professor Forbes says electric power transmission may profitably run near a thousand miles. In Japan poor children with lost guardians wear neck labels bearing their names and addresses for safety.
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Minneapolis
William the Conqueror
Washington
Berthelot
Michigan
New York
Paris
Forbes
Japan
Great River Tale Amid Klondike Climbs
A stark Chicago Times-Herald note evokes a frigid journey toward the Klondike, mentioning deep cold winds and lonely nights. It frames a gritty trek toward scarce gold with a Navy bike motif amid stark river imagery.
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Klondike
Chicago Times-Herald
Indian Twins Diamonds Bought by Mrs William Astor
Mrs William Astor has purchased for 125000 the famous Indian Twins diamonds. Each cushion cut stone weighs eight and a half carats and displays pale blue color with intense fire. The twina were once part of Warren Hastings when governor general of India.
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William Astor
American lights eye London improvements gain support
Tinprow reports American interest grows as Westminster and Waterloo bridges and the Victoria Embankment are to be lit by electricity. The London council urges the change to attract rich Americans, with the project to cost about $110,000.
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London
Westminster
Waterloo
Victoria Embankment
London Council
German Emperor’s train cost and features revealed
The imperial train cost $890000 and took three years to build. It has twelve cars including two nursery carriages and a reception saloon with statuary. Each sleeping car includes a bath. Boston plans a Paul Revere Public School costing about $3000000 with pink granite and terra cotta exterior and public baths. A new electric letter box attachment rings a kitchen bell when a letter is dropped.
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Boston
Paul Revere
Nervous Prostration Relief Letter to Mrs Pinkham
Miss Many ER Satyr of Jobstown New Jersey writes Mrs Pinkham thanking for relief from nervous prostration and general debility caused by falling of the womb after using your Compound. She describes long sleep troubles headaches back pain and fatigue then reports two bottles brought cure and urges others to try the medicine.
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ER. Satyr
Jobstown
N.J
The Farm and Home Alergy to New Farm Power Trends
The article argues for tread power as a cheap safe farm energy along with windmills and gasoline engines. It praises straw use, hay value, and clover’s soil nitrogen, then discusses fluoride water purification and natural filtration by bacteria, plus the value of pure springs and practical water lifting methods. It laments declining old breeds and calls for sturdier cows and hardy poultry.
Native Breed Farming Revisited Suggestion in Orange Judd
Solomon Hoxie, an experienced importer, argues we should revive the native breed farming we once pursued. He questions whether a renewed effort could restore profitable production and suggests revisiting the practice.
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Solomon Hoxie
Nitrate of Soda in Ohio Fertilizer Use
Ohio State bulletin notes nitrate of soda is rarely used in fertilizers sold in Ohio. A cheaper nitrogen source is found in slaughterhouse refuse and nitrate’s high solubility makes fall use doubtful. It is applied in spring after growth begins for wheat or at planting for spring crops, with visible effects after April sowing and timely rain. Dried blood is less effective but may be preferable for fall use due to slower nitrogen release.
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Ohio
Ohio Station Bulletin
Ontario
New York
Ben
Michigan Station
Best Dozen Eye Egg Debate and Farming Notes
A survey of poultry judging debates on egg size and utility follows notes on soil treatment for alkali land, stock gleaning, farm practices, and dairy improvements. Practical tips cover potash use, plaster wash, irrigation, and the value of working sires for hard labor.
Sir Isaac Holden and His Early Invention Career
The English scientist and inventor Sir Isaac Holden, long known for early locifer match innovations, died aged and retired from Parliament in 1895. He championed a frugal diet and temperance, left a philanthropic legacy, and his son Angus now carries the Buckrose division seat in Parliament.
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Isaac Holden
England
Isaac
Yorkshire
Tatton Sykes
Angus
Buckrose
Mere bundles of nerves and stomach bitters remedy
Quoted passage argues nervous irritability from indigestion can be eased by HMostetter's Stomach Bitters improving digestion and nutrient absorption. Claims include quicker nerve calmness and relief of dyspepsia biliousness and rheumatism. cites a German vineyard study by Prof Wortman about bacteria in aged bottled wine.
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Wortman
Trade Mark Case and Vintage Health Ads Across Notices
A compilation of 1890s legal trademark claim by Dr Samuel Pitcher on PITCHERS CASTORIA with Centaur Company authority noted. followed by assorted ads and brief items including Hall's Catarrh Cure claims and notices about Sydney clock lighting, Alexandria oyster ban, tax dogs in Roman village, an Angora car found locked in a trunk in Tennessee.
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Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Samuel Pitcher, M.D
Doyle to stage new play at Haymarket Hospital
An advertisement extols Schilling's Best tea while noting Dr. Conan Doyle is engaged on a new play to be staged at the Haymarket Theatre London this season. The idea comes from an old James Payn story.
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Dr. Conan Doyle
Haymarket Theater
London
James Payn
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Portland, Ore
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Conservatory OF Music
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