Demonstration herd at National Dairy Show explains dairy economics
At Chicago's National Dairy Show the USDA dairy division unveils a demonstration herd of twelve cows. Each animal carries a bulletin with figures like stock quotes to show feeding, management, and record keeping. Lectures and tests will illustrate proper milking and conformation selection, with daily milk and feed weighings and cost records kept for each cow.
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Chicago
Dairy Division
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Typographical Break Revealed In Nineteenth Century Journal
Henry Watterson recalls a humorous typographic error from New York years ago where a shipping news page ran with obituaries. Readers found a list of names under a main headline reading Passed Through Hell Gate Yesterday, illustrating a comical misplacement of captions during a press break.
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Henry Watterson
Louisville Collier Journal
New York
Maine
Hell Gate
Various Real Estate and Rentals in Dolton Riverdale and Oakglen
A long slate of real estate and rental notices from The Pointer office lists six and four room houses for rent in Dolton and Riverdale, multiple farms for sale or rent in Oakglen and surrounding towns, several 4 and 5 room cottages, a Wisconsin 40 acre farm in Sunderland, and several parcels including lots in Leonard's subdivision. Also advertised are a gas store for sale, platform wagon and other miscellaneous items, a 7 room house with lots and a 9 acre Dolton farm, plus housekeeping help and a stock farm near Kankakee.
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Dolton
Grant Street
I. C. Proper
Bath and Gas
Teslenvenue Riverdale
147Th Street
Lincoln Avenue
Fred Waterman
Dalton
Wisconsin
Pointer
Duller
136Th Place
Riverdale
New Chicago
Oakglen
Lansing
J. C Tox
Ill
Hammond
Tce
Leonard
A.C. Reich
Indiana Avenue
Henry Bock
F. A. Reich
Riverdale Ill
Highlawn
Pointer Office
I,c
Western Indiana
Chas. Rose, Sr
Oakland Cemetery
Otto Sshleuter
Henry Dillner
Puone
Luverdale
Penter
Illinois Central Depot
Calumet Hotel
John Rickert
South Holland
Kankakee
Wall
Surprise visit to Glenwood school shows boys aiding new building
Hotchkiss committee members touring the Illinois School of Agriculture and Manual Training for Boys at Glenwood watched students in overalls performing carpentry and general construction. They also observed a fifth grade class demonstrating rapid mental arithmetic, praised as a brighter group than the chairman himself.
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Hotchkiss
Illinois School of Agriculture
Manuel
Glenwood
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QO. F Reich
Schwab
Carl Cieck
Leyden Ave
THE
Northwestern Gas Light & Coke CO
Blue Island, Ill
Western Ave
John Boettger
Pte
R. F. Parker
Prop
Reich
Indiana Ave
Fred L. Logan
Cathe
Calumet Hotel and Buffet
137Th Street
Lincoln ~ Avenue Coal Yard
West Pullman
Andrew C. Larsen
Cement Contractor
Princeton Ave
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