Drainage and upkeep key to durable earth roads
Prof Eldridge urges constant drainage and inspection to maintain dirt roads at low cost. He notes water causes mud holes and road degradation, while proper grading and timely repairs keep surfaces smooth and energy-efficient for heavy traffic. He warns many US highways will stay earth roads due to material scarcity and high costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge
Department of Agriculture
United States
Orange Judd
Middle West
NOTES BY THE WAYSIDE ON FARMING PRACTICE
Advice on crop cultivation and weed control stresses timely haying, soil care, fencing, and preventing weeds. Promotes baling hay early, using efficient fences to contain pigs, and plowing in fall to allow weeds to sprout so they can be cultivated out of existence.
Importance of Potato in Global Agriculture
The potato ranks as a major agricultural product with a 300 year history from its American origins to global prominence. It fueled starch and alcohol production in Europe, notably Germany adopting 700 million bushels in 1905, and remains a staple feeding nations while supporting industry and fuel needs.
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America
Europe
France
Germany
North America
H. B. Smith
Ontario Institute
General Utility Farm Crane Shown For Hog And Beeve Butchering
Prairie Farmer describes a portable farm crane built from a 4x6 sill and 3x4 members forming a triangle. A windlass supports rope to lift hogs or cattle, with pulleys and braces, able to swing in a circle on a pivot. Posts or trees stabilize the structure for perpendicular operation.
Hughes Nomination Wins On First Ballot At Saratoga
Charles Evans Hughes is nominated by the New York Republican convention for governor on the first ballot with 1272 votes out of 1099, defeating James W. Wadsworth Jr and John K. Stewart. The ticket includes Horace White for lieutenant governor Samuel S Koenig for secretary of state and Edward R O Malley for attorney general with a unanimous motion by William Barnes Jr. of Albany.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Livingston County
John K. Stewart
Montgomery
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York County
Charles E. Hughes
Horace White
Onondaga
Samuel S. Koenig
Edward R. O'Malley
Morosini Banker Dies Suddenly in Riverdale
Giovanni P. Morosini a New York banker and philanthropist died suddenly of heart failure at his Riverdale country home. He was 74 and survived by a son Otillio and two daughters Giulia and Victoria. His wife died in 1893. Victoria eloped with the family coachman years ago and was disinherited. Giulia Morosini is a noted horsewoman. Otillio married Mary Bond of Virginia.
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New York
Giovanni P. Morosini
Riverdale
Otillio P. Morosini
Mary Bond
Six Die in Windsor Black Powder Explosion
In Sedalia Missouri six persons were killed and 30 injured when a carload of black powder exploded at Windsor near Sedalia at 10:15 Tuesday morning. John Wesley, a Black man, threw a lit match into spilled powder from a broken keg, triggering the blast. he died in the explosion, his body horribly mutilated.
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Sedalia
Windsor
Here
John Wesley
Wesley
Russian plot foiled in St. Petersburg arrests
Police in St. Petersburg arrested 85 people on Tuesday and seized bombs dynamite and documents showing a planned revival of terror by the social revolutionist organization. Among the detainees 25 railway league workers and the rest educated citizens including several women students.
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St. Petersburg
Social
Railway League
Rootless California Desert Cactus Drifts by Winds
A curious plant described by Technical World, the rootless cactus of California deserts, rolls across the desert floor for months. When rains arrive it takes root where dropped, spreading numerous shallow roots and new shoots that rapidly grow into identical offspring.
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California Desert
California
A Timely Air and a Realistic Hail The Chief Jest
During a political tour, President Cleveland and Secretary Olney arrived to a severe storm. Rain turned to hail as a brass band played bravely beneath a battered carriage. The president quipped that the band offered the most realistic music he had heard, joking about hail as the Chief.
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Cleveland
Olney
Mr. Cleveland
Marine Insurance and Oldest Principles of Shipping Law
Marine insurance is the earliest form of modern insurance. Its principles arose in the fourteenth century in Barcelona when Catalonia's capital boasted prolific mariners. The consulado del mar, a famed maritime code, was issued there and laid the groundwork for current shipping laws worldwide.
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Barcelona
Spain
Kingdom of
Catalonia
Spry Named Governor Candidate at Utah State Convention
The Republican convention in Salt Lake City nominated a full state ticket led by W. E. Spry for governor. The body endorsed President Roosevelt's administration and Taft’s nomination in a pro forma platform.
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Spry
Utah
Salt Lake City
W. E. Spry
Roosevelt
Taft
Mad Dog Scare Hits Iowa Town with Dog Kill Order
Boone Iowa Frazer reports a mad dog scare as the state veterinary department orders fifty dogs killed and warns of bites. Families flee to Chicago seeking treatment amid spreading concern and fear.
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Iowa
Boone
Frazer
State Veterinary Department
Chicago
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Prairie States
G. P. Morosini
Mrs. Sparker
Carters
L Carters
IVER
Gray Butte
M.co
Albert H. Lewis
Sec
Equitable Bidg
Denver, Colo
Lydia EF. Pinkeham
Its. S
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lea
Superior Rem -Diror
Mai H.planten
Parker
Financial Investment Co
Broadway
Corn Belt Land & Loan Company
Des Moines
State of Washington
Frink & Frink
American Bank Bldg
Seattle
Wash
South Dakota
Nebraska
Gallagher Nelson
Brandeis
Omaha
Panhandle
Texas
Joe Hess Co
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
FOX
Planing Mill
W.C. Warrington. & Co
West Forsyth St
Jacksonville
Florida
Viendrickson Mfg. Co
Long Branch
N. J
Miner
Kamm
San Francisco
Val
Red Cross
Chemists Specialty Co
Thompson
Weet Music
Allard & Co
Denison
Aubnandale Goldfish Company
Ta Street
Ill
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