Hogeland Electric Plow Demonstrates Self Regulating Wire Drive
An early electric plow prototype tested near Chicago shows a horizontal frame with front guard wheels and two driving wheels. A reel unwinds a long wire to power a motor, with a controller to meter current, allowing depth control and tractive movement. The device could pull a gang plow or run a thrashing machine, and in tests cut four rows cleanly.
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Chicago
Acros
Hogelasd
Hogeland
Harvesting and sorting potatoes with aiachinery
An Ohio farmer describes digging and sorting potatoes to minimize rot and bruising. He favors using diggers and box storage, warns against early digging in hot weather, and stresses careful in-field sorting by reliable pickers to improve quality and reduce spoilage.
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Aiachinery
Ohio
Potatoes and cart setup boost market success
An Anderson Ohio man, J. Geibhing, describes his well sorted potatoes and broad tired wagon as key to attracting male customers. He mentions a two horse dump cart and upgrading an old wagon with a four inch sawed modification to improve the load and sale prospects.
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Geibhing
Anderson Occurr
Bae
Improvised Wagon Wheels and New Insecticide Mentioned
The article describes a low cost wagon wheel modification using wood screws and bent tires bolted at the ends, allowing tightening without a traditional shop. It also mentions a distillation based insecticide claimed to be nonpoisonous and used by physicians, with questions about its agricultural testing and cost.
Lady Seffolk and the Army of Gr Trotter described in horse pedigrees
The piece catalogs a storied mare Lady Seffolk and her connections to the Army of Gr Trotter, noting breeding lines, notable sires like Goldenith Maid, and the enduring vigor of Hasublerouism descendants. It blends genealogical detail with a rustic, period tone to evoke historic equine lineage.
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Seffolk
Gr Trotter
Husher
Alix
Ryedyk
Job
Monument Commemorates Noted War Horse of 19th Century
The outline praises the war horse known as R. BTSDTE'S BAMBLETOSLAN for earning $205,750 for his owner during a rich career. He died at age 27 in 1876, and a grave marker in Tex N. X. Well suggests he was honored, with talk of a further monument.
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N. X
The Genuine Razorback in Ouachita Bottoms Tale
A narrator recalls hunting a wild razorback boar in the Ouachita bottoms with hog owners and dogs. The encounter features a massive boar with tusks, a bold defense by the herd, and the lead dogs’ risky pursuit before the boar escapes. Additional notes discuss hog breeding, sow management, and related livestock topics.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Kentucky
Ouachita
Razor Tribe
Pennsylvania Creameries Count and Agricultural Notes
A Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture bulletin reports 76 creameries in the state with county tallies led by Chester, Berks, Lancaster, Montgomery, Bucks, and Susquehanna. The piece covers dairy tech advances, butter packaging, bone supplies, rye straw use, bird study plans, and cranberry storage.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Chester County
Berks
Lancaster
Montgomery
Bucks
Suequehanna
Crawford
Agricultural Department
de Laval
Separator
United States
O'Neil
Sweden
Congress
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
Harz
Mosquitoes Suppressed by Coal Oil Experiment
In Chestertown, residents report coal oil used in rain barrels and stagnant pools to repel mosquitoes. After tests and official notice urging a teaspoon per barrel, mosquito numbers declined significantly per a New York Tribune summary.
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Chestertown
New York Tribune
Ebb and Flow Pave Gen Rooning in and Out
Fragmentary dialogue from a Washington Times page segment mentions neighbors Ebenezer and Fiorenos and a Mrs Quic Do you know those no children. The snippet hints at a noisy, possibly moving situation next door with ongoing activity and visits by Eike the Tides.
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Quic Ir
Ebenezer
Coest
Washington Times
Radiator churn hailed as dairy revolution in Sweden
A Swedish dairy machine called the large radiator churn promises rapid butter making by pasteurizing milk and expelling air. It allegedly reduces germ contamination and keeps butter fresh longer, with demonstrations in London stirring dairy farmers.
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Costa
O'Neill
O'Neil
Salunina
Ming Chauber
Severs
Theyeo
Sweden
Finland
London
Isigny Butter Sets Price High in Normandy
Best Isigny farmers butter commands top prices on the French market due to superior taste and aroma. Isigny district in Normandy contrasts with nearby farms where quality differs from cleanliness and care. The article outlines traditional cream-raising methods and precise milk handling to achieve gilt edge butter.
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Isigny
Normandy
Tsigny
Bessin
Creamery Methods and Dairy Standards Across Regions
Observations on cream separation, butter quality, and cleanliness in Normandy dairies. Notes on various cow breeds like Allgau and Holstein, milk fat tests, and the impact on city milk deliveries. Calls for branded cheese, full cream labeling, and stricter dairy hygiene and uniformed staff in creameries. Mentions U S practices and public notices on milk quality standards.
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United States
Molland
Europe
Barucke
Allgau
Bavaria
Lake Michigan Currents and Shoreline Dynamics Study
The Milwaukee Sentinel describes lake currents and tides along Lake Michigan shores, detailing how high and low tides interact with sand bars, piers, and rocky bottoms. It explains wave action, sand erosion, and the movement of bowlders as currents shift shorelines, with observations about storm vs calm conditions and implications for shoreline changes.
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Wiews
Nasil Baur
Toni
Dlilwaukes
Fish That Live In Fire Explained By Scrope Theory
A London weekly described fish expelled by volcanoes. Rev W W Spicer cites Mr Scrope of the Royal Society explaining that these fish lived in crater lake pockets formed after eruptions. Water and mud carry fish to the surface during eruptions, producing sensational tales.
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Scrope
Royal Scclety
W. W. Spicer
Scropp
Vompdera
St Louis Republic
London heat drives fashion from solemn suits to tropical wear
A vivid colonial era toast to July heat in London, noting men shedding waistcoats and exchanging silk hats for straw. The piece chronicles Lusitanian summer influences, white hats, white felt, and garden party style shifts, hinting at fashion crowds adapting to scorching weather and gossip about opera attire.
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London
Iostead
Prince of Wales
Ronald Gower
Mayfair
Tennyson’s Prescient Death Day Guess Proved True
Friends visited Aldworth House before the poet’s death. Lord Selborne told Tennyson he should be happy there. The poet replied he had only a year to five, a prognostication that proved accurate to the minute.
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Tennyson
Tenpyson
Aldworth House
Selborne
Hanpy
Aly
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