Wealth brings duty says motorman future prosperity depends on service
A long opinion piece argues that John C Tripp the Maine motorman who came into $80,000 should use wealth to educate himself and aid others rather than seek leisure. It links work, responsibility, and public duty with measures of relaxation and societal good. The piece critiques Canadian Niagara area energy projects and urges public remonstrance against Victoria Park commissions.
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Matnid Moetarian
Tarvard
Boston
Maine
John C ‘Tripp
Trippie
Root
Mac
Hot
Ori
Lazard
Boston Symphony
Flo
Owarles
Sorelle
Hogegald
New York World
Forget Injuries and Seek Honest Labour
A lecture urges forgetting injuries to avoid endless revenge. It argues revenge harms self growth and happiness while honest productive labor brings real returns. The author notes misunderstandings often underlie enmity and promotes forgiveness to build a better future.
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Jaibat
Joey Valiable
Java
Allef
Sam
In¢Isey Bulletin
Vandalism at Niagara Sparks Cross Border Debate
Reporter notes vandalism at Niagara involving intrusion of power plants and industry into scenery. Observes American side harmed aesthetically by developments while New York’s park reservations are guarded. Mentions Victoria Park on the Canadian side and widespread complaints about the situation.
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Victoria Park
Blorseshoe Falls
New York
Niagara
Wells
Victoria Park Commission
Government of Canada
Sharper’s Weekly
Niagara Falls
Vi ‘Toria Park
The Metric System Gains Global Adoption
The article reports unanimous support at the international customs congress in New York for adopting the metric system. It notes widespread use across Europe, South America, Mexico, Turkey, and Egypt, with growing sentiment in England and Russia. A Philadelphia Press summary cites Consul Mason in Berlin on Germany’s 1872 change and its positive trade impact, while U.S. opinion remains divided.
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International Customs Congress
New York
England
Russia
South American
Mexico
Turkey
Egypt
House of Commons
United States
Europe
Mason
Berlin
Germany
Philadelphia Press
Need of Home Lip
Edward Everett Hale argues home life shapes society and world peace. He urges a large, inclusive home life that reflects universal duties and mutual care, citing religious imagery and social obligations to inspire national and global responsibility.
Burden and Brotherhood in the Next Century
A reflection on communal health and wealth tied to shared burdens. The speaker urges the century to teach that every man bears his brother's burden, elevating law to divine principles where the strong aid the weak and all children are heirs of God.
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Dorcas
God
Shall Clergymen Work as Mechanics News Opinion
A prominent Philadelphia clergyman urges young men aiming for the ministry to learn a trade before or after ordination. He cites increasing ministers without charges and argues training in mechanics could worsen supply. He warns high scholarship is essential as lay scrutiny grows and science challenges theology.
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Philadelphia
San Francisco Bulletin
Absent Minded Victims and Buffers of Mental Aberration Tales
A compilation of humorous anecdotes on absent mindedness features a Lambrian professor ignoring rain and umbrella mishaps, a clergyman mistaking toll for payment, an Oxford don misplacing his fork, and Lord Lyttleton sinking in a river before realizing he could swim.
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Lambrid
Ennal Faber
wiebreHa
Thomas
Oxford
Lord Lyttleton
Slagley
Follows Father's Footsteps in Great Gould Estate
George Gould showed business aptitude after spurning college and joining Connor & Co. He later worked in Jay Gould’s office to learn the vast estate. His older brothers George J. and Edwin were already in business at the time of their father's 1892 death.
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Jay Gould
George J
Edwin
Kansas City Journal
George Gould
Connor & Co
Washington Connor
George
George Gould Takes Charge of Family Railroad Interests
The article notes George Gould rose to lead the railroad division after his father’s death, becoming chief adviser and head of the business. He managed the Missouri Pacific and related interests, served as president of Manhattan Elevated before its sale, and is valued around $30 million with all four Gould brothers as Stock Exchange members, though he rarely appears on the floor.
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George Could
Missouri Pacific
Manhattan
August Belmont
George Gould
Gould Boys
The
Stock Exchange
George
How It Is Sometimes Done
A London Globe sourced tale shows a journalist rushed to print a Bret Harte obituary but, due to time, swapped book titles and published a glowing piece about Mark Twain. The anecdote lampoons journalism’s unreliability and newsroom haste.
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Daily Press
London Globe
Bret Harte
Mark Twain
Quarrels Over Wealth After Father's Death Stirred Lament
A Scotchman and his brothers disputed their late wealthy father's estate. A friend consoles the family, noting that the father's death might have been a real pleasure to them rather than misery due to the quarrels.
Poem Count Sparks Banter in Baltimore American
In a playful exchange Waggsby and So De Wruyter debate the number of poems written last year. Waggsby jokes about ninety nine and claims he meant better than a hundred, prompting amused confirmation from So De Wruyter.
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Waggsby
de Wruyter
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When a man breaks marriage vows murder enters home
Rev J Hl O Smith argues that withholding love and cruel treatment turn a husband into a killer in the home. He condemns divorce as a social issue, cites biblical cautions, and links drunken violence to wife murder before detailing a farm water system sketch by C Ottgen of Ohio Farmer.
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Rev
J. Hl. O. Smith
Board of Health
Sin
Perdition
Jesus
Sermonettes on Progress and Church Works in Early 20th Century
A collection of sermons from multiple U S Protestant ministers urging progress in secular and religious life. Rev Daniel Russell of New York warns against treating modern tech as divine revelation. Rev John Thompson of Chicago stresses warmth and practical Christianity over dogma. Rev George Adams of Brooklyn affirms divine knowledge but calls for upright living. Rev P S Henson of Brooklyn critiques creeds as fleeting lights. Rev W H Ramsey of Louisville notes clergy zeal yet acknowledges many remain outside churches.
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Daniel Russell
Presbyterian
New York City
John Thompson
Methodist
Chicago
Ill
George Adams
Brooklyn
N.Y
P. S. Henson
Baptist
New York
United States
W. H. Ramsey
Episcopalian
Louisville, Ky
Honest men less likely to wear saintly airs
A compact maxim notes that sincerity reduces pretense of sainthood. The saying attributed to Lavater emphasizes honesty over display, suggesting people who tell the truth avoid overdecorated virtue.
Profit in Summer Feeding
The greatest profit comes from livestock in spring and summer due to inexpensive pasture and efficient feeding. Clover, rape and blue grass with grain reduce production costs, letting farmers profit even with lower selling prices. Young pigs, lambs and calves thrive on pasture, making spring the key for high returns.
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Indianapolis News
Early Giant Crimson Radish Introduced for Gardeners
The Early Crimson Giant radish is a new early turnip radish noted for its large size and up to six inch circumference. It is described as solid crisp and juicy, not pithy or hollow. Other bright early varieties include French Breakfast Early Scarlet Turnip GIANT RADISS Olive-shaped Scarlet.
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Strassburg
Stuttgart
California
Keeping Eggs for Hatching and Preservation Limits
The article notes uncertainty about how long eggs may be safely kept before incubation. It cites last spring when five week old eggs hatched as well as fresh laid, suggesting five to six weeks may be near the limit. It warns against mixing old and fresh eggs in one setting and questions routine turning.
A Good Grafting Wax and Potato Blight Treatment
A home remedy describes a grafting wax made from four parts resin two parts beeswax and one part tallow melted and cooled in cold water to a nearly white form. The method requires greased hands and yields a durable wax that can be shaped and stored for long periods. A separate note suggests heating infected potato tubers at 106 to 108 degrees in a dry oven for six hours to kill the blight fungus, though effectiveness isn’t fully proven.
Potato Cover Venturing Toward New Heat Control
An American Cultivator note hints at practical limits for ordinary potato storage. It suggests a speculative machine built from an old incubator could regulate heat around a critical point, reducing spoilage concerns.
Dishwater for Swine Practice Urged to End
A farm practice of feeding dishwater to pigs is discouraged as soap and grease reduce quality. The article suggests using skim milk from dairies to mix with bran for swine or to wash milk pails, and proposes feeding scraped grease to laying hens as a more profitable alternative.
Tile drainage and tiling costs discussed for farms
The article argues tiling and drainage demand future attention on wet land where drains pay for themselves in two years if outlets are good. It notes that thorough drainage is not always needed, emphasizes slough control, and recommends larger than four inch tile with proper outlets and bricked stone to maintain drains on level lands. It also advises hiring a surveyor unless the owner is skilled in leveling.
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Lana
Bracing Wire Fence Posts
A guide notes the best wire fences use smooth wires with a single top barbed wire. Such construction yields an animal proof barrier and reliable durability for controlled enclosures.
Simple wire brace method for sturdy stripe fence
A design explains bracing fence posts by attaching a strong wire strand to the corner post and looping it around a brace post eight feet away. The brace post must be tough wood and driven deep to withstand the strain, offering a simple and effective solution for strengthening stripe fences.
Butter color tests in Minnesota dairy department
A Minnesota dairy commissioner conducts experiments on butter color effects in animals to assess harm. Reports mention feeding colors to guinea pigs and other small animals with erratic results. The notes suggest limited use and no proven danger to humans, though early tests are inconclusive.
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Minne Sota
Garden Cross Old Land
Experiments show ax beans can be grown on the same ground for at least eight years at a New Jersey station. Disease trouble was controlled by spraying and removing affected fruit. Crosses of red and yellow varieties show greater vigor than the pure types.
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Old Land
New Jersey
Farm Note on Crops That Guard Hogs Against Weevil
A farm and ranch note asserts that corn oats sorghum alfalfa sweet potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes are good hog feed and that hogs are valuable assets for sale. It emphasizes these crops resist the 11 weevil and urges farmers to consider them.
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Jerusalem
Prize Farm in England Uses Grassland to Win Best 100 Acre Lot
An English farmer on eighty one acres of grass land with forty one acres in pasture won the prize for the best 100 acre farm or less. He keeps fifty two cows and spends three thousand dollars extra yearly for feed. The article notes fat stock, lean distribution, and the advantage of strawberries with quick returns. It also covers bed rotation and new beds for berries, runner growth, and continued yields.
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England
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