Farm tips and livestock notes from Rockford IA
A rustic snippet urges farm families to take a day off fishing or join in farm life. It notes pigs kept well can gain about a pound daily until 200 days old. Emphasizes turning over a stubble field as vital work and comments on corn and wheat prices being close in value.
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Boards of Trade
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dowmund
Ee, Zm
Wiliams
New Orleans
Capetown
Prof. Williams
Ason
Lightning power and July molting ideas from a bygone era
A scattered collection of observations covers lightning effects with dramatic claims, wild fowl molting in July, cropping patterns and crop value rankings, straw usage and beader harvesting notes, and speculation on energy and markets. The piece mixes anecdotes from North Dakota and Minnesota farming with opinions on land agents, rural mail routes, and soil fertility myths.
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North Dakota
Trolley Roads and Wind Breaks for Country Life
The article argues for a vast expansion of country trolley roads to connect farms within ten miles of railways, with conductors acting as purchasing agents and freight cars delivering farm goods. It also stresses wind breaks for prairie farms, recommending a three-acre L-shaped barrier to protect homes and yards, and highlights the rural mail, telephone, and trolley as key agents in regenerating country life and business.
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Country Lfe
Horses and sea transport spark debate among breeders
A Western horse breeder in town presses for improved sea transport of horses for long voyages. He notes better land shipping by US railroads but calls for coordinated British and American collaboration, veterinary oversight, and ship ventilation to move horses efficiently and safely to Cape, Australia, the Philippines, and Hawaii.
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United States
Ickror
Hosges
Cape
Australia
Philippines
Hawaii
Great Britain
W. O. Williams
New Veterinary College of
Edinburgh
South Africa
Prof
Williams
Iris
Eeder
Lee Porsey
North Africa
Ice Breaks on Yukon and Floods Forty Mile Town
A May 17 break on the Yukon described from Forty Mile shows massive ice cakes tearing banks, lifting boats and cabins, flooding the town, and driving residents to safety. Rescue efforts by police and locals saved an Indian family on an island. losses include the A. C. company at $75,000 and the N. A. and T. company around $40,000. The writer notes the remarkable breakup and historic flood levels.
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Klondike
Forty Mile
Yukon River
Nash
Brooklyn Agle
Yukon
Stewart
White
Royal
Earth
A. C
Douglas man born slave now a landowner with vast holdings
Peter Vickers of Douglas, Georgia, recently subscribed $1,000 to urge a railroad to extend to the town. Born enslaved, he now owns 9,806 acres of farmland and other real estate in three Georgia towns, with a substantial bank balance and high regard among neighbors.
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Douglas
Peter Vickers
Vickers
Georia
Larga
Science and Mosquitoes Traced to Lethal Substances
A 19th century medical note discusses Dr Doty and a Medical Journal claim that mosquito larvae thrive in corrosive sublimate and may carry poisonous compounds. It speculates on poisons like petroleum and nitroglycerine affecting mosquitoes and even a cobra bite incident, warning against dangerous intermixing of toxins via the insect.
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Doty
Clan
Dr. Dot
Zoological Grounds
Bronx Park
Petroleum
Go Jong
Beauty and brains in a partner clash with men
The piece questions if modern men prefer wit over looks, debating whether beauty lasts while a cultivated mind grows brighter with age. It argues many men seek brains alongside charm, noting a truly pretty woman can be educated and sensible, and that brains and looks together attract the best partners.
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Aare Cinbhly
Earth
War on Posters in France Faces Agency Pushback
agitation in France against roadside poster boards continues though vested interests cloud the effort. Railway landowners are tempted by advertising offers from contractors, with agents claiming to visit 36,030 communes to push painted boards ahead of the tourist season. The costs cited include 14,000 francs yearly for boards already arranged by the agent.
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France
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S.trigg
Rockford
Far North
Wheat Country
Truman
Wuulll Niams
Statis
Nepal
William Graham
Scientific American
Edison Whuminating Company
Duane Street
New York City
Edison Electric Tuminating Company
Nrifty
New York
Ailig
Ig Science
Autry
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