Shropshire Merino Favored for London Market
Report from New Zealand Mercantile Co London shows judges prefer Shropshire Merino lambs over Lincoln Merino for the London market. Five Shropshire Merino lambs praised for flesh coverage and compact fat distribution. Lincoln Merino lambs deemed too fat. Judges advise kidney fat removal on future shipments.
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London
National Associaion of
Queensland
W. B. Daniels
Zesland Leanana Mercantilery Company, Limited
Sheffield
Shropshire
Lincoln
G. P. Phipps
N.Z.L. and
M.A. Company, Limited
Blofield and Lesenden
Central Mest
E. A, Harris
Treatment of Foot Rot in Sheep by Copper Sulphate Baths
A London Board of Agriculture report details new copper sulphate baths for foot rot in sheep. Thirty baths with 1 cwt of chemical were distributed to British farmers. a 5 percent solution is standard, 10 percent yields better results, and weekly baths help stubborn cases. Prevention uses 6 percent solution with longer intervals. baths save labor and require dry land afterward. A separate note describes healing grease in a horse’s heels using Stockholm tar, with a mare recovering after two weeks of treatment and heavy use.
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Journal of the Board of Agriculture
London
Great Britain
Auckland
Stockholm
Proper Cleaning of Farm Separators for Dairy Purity
Guidance urges thorough after use washing of dairy separators to prevent milk spoilage. Emphasizes hot water, washing compound, and brushes, never rags, with parts dried by gravity and boiled rinses. Stresses sanitary care for all frame surfaces not in contact with milk.
Queensland Butter Box Debate Tests Pine Species
Queensland and New Zealand white pine tested for butter box use in Sydney trials. Butter stored in boxes of both woods showed no price difference, though a faint woody note appeared in one Queensland pine box. Experts caution results may not predict large scale impact.
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Australia
New Zealand
Queensland
Sydney
Sidney Morning Herald
Cchief
Carriage Washing Appliance Described for Sponge Welding
An appliance designed to weld a sponge for washing a carriage window or other object. It uses a spray nozzle mounted on a pipe with a slidable collar and three lugs. Wires shaped like a V pinch the sponge as the collar moves to tighten the grip during spraying.
Ideal Carriage Washer sprayer for windows and furniture
The device locks the collar to hold wire and sponge, with water continuously squirting through the sponge to keep it clean. It can be mounted on a long handle for window washing or used as a sprayer with the sponge removed. A rubber band protects varnished surfaces and it is made by the Ideal Carriage Washer Company in Rochester New York.
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Ideal
Rochester
New York
The Channel Ferry Plan From Sir John Fowler
The West munster Gazette recalls Sir John Fowler’s Channel ferry scheme origin. Fowler, famed for the Underground and the Forth Bridge, began work in 184 and testified to a Commons committee in 1872. The plan passed the Commons but failed in the Lords by the chairman’s casting vote.
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Westmunster
John Fowler
Forth Bridge
House of Commons
Commons
Lords
Thomas Mackay
Sir John Fowler
Murray
John
Duel by Night Ends in Death on Barracks Ground
Sergeants Valeraina Rodriguez and Fernando Orodia dueled to the death with swords after a face slap sparked a challenge. They fought after tattoo on the night of December 10 and were found mortally wounded next morning.
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Valeraina Rodriguez
Fernando Orodia
Madrid
Express
Rodriguez
Orodila
Korean Etiquette and Suicide Tone in New York Report
The New York Express dispatch discusses Min Yueng the late Korean minister in France in doubt over whether etiquette requires him to die by his own hand. News of Prince Min's Seoul suicide under Japanese control unsettles him yet he asks about fate and whether the act was murder. He concedes the practice is obsolete but does not deny considering self death.
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New York
Randon
Min Yueng
France
Prince Min
Seoul
Barrister criticizes Mary Barton term usage and village mystery near Pulborough
A Daily Mail correspondent notes a National Home Reading Union remark on Mrs Gaskell and Mary Barton disputing the term counsellors now counsel. He recalls the phrase counsell lors as a historical form for gentlemen of the long robe. Pulborough in Sussex reports a mysterious large black shape seen after dark, brushing past villagers and vanishing. A carpenter attempting to follow was bypassed by the unseen figure, with similar apparitions occurring about a year prior.
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National Home Reading Union
Gaskell
Mary Barton
Angay
Pulborough
Sussex
Daily Mail
Simplon Tunnel Grave Catastrophe Feared Report
The official report on the Simplon Tunnel notes center temperature of 113 degrees and water inflow of about 78 gallons per second. Engineers warn masonry may be needed to support the heat and pressure, while danger grows as snowmelt increases tunnel water. Rail, sleepers, and wires lie at both entrances and the first train remains unlikely soon.
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Genera
London “Daily News
Simplon
Depth of Planting Bulbs and Their Needs
The article explains bulb depth for Tulips Hyacinths Crocus and Scilla noting bulbs should be planted roughly as deep as their own depth with variations for each species. It warns against overplanting Hyacinths and describes bulb propagation through offsets for Crocus and Scilla.
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White Pine
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Channel Ferry
Simplon Tunnel
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