Unprofitable Cows and Dairy Breeding Insights
The article reviews expert opinions from multiple experiment stations on identifying unprofitable cows and optimizing butter production. It covers the Babcock milk test, feed and butter tests, cow size versus efficiency, mammary health, and cost benchmarks across Ohio, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Minnesota, Vermont, Indiana, New Jersey, Michigan, and Jone rush results.
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D. W. May
Ohio
Connecticut
Storrs
Babcock
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Minnesota
Vermont
Indiana
New Jersey
Michigan
Silage For Summer Feeding
An Ohio dairyman says silage corn helps dairy cows endure midsummer droughts. Many dairymen grow corn for this purpose and cut for feed during July and August. After three years, he prefers to grow corn a year ahead, harvest it in one day to avoid harvest season rush.
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Ohio
Sie
Slile benefits touted for fertility and cost cutting
The site promises to restore soil fertility and reduce production costs, aiming to boost profits from the land through improved yields and lower inputs.
Beekeeping Tips on Hive Care and Comb Moth Prevention
The article gives practical beekeeping guidance on hive placement to avoid dampness, using sulphur fumes to control moths, characteristics of worker bees, and timing for honey gathering and comb building. It notes the need for quiet handling, reliable entrances, variable bee stock, and seasonal limits on comb production.
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Sipali
A Teuse Imbroglito on a Rail Journey
Passengers debate station names and the logic of is and was aboard a moving train toward Bedale. One man muses on language while another insists they missed his stop, sparking a playful linguistic exchange amid the journey.
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Bedale
Train Robber Recalls Narrow Escape On Board
A train robber reminisces with companions recounting a near miss when he realized he had no firearms aboard. He improvised using a porter’s white jacket and whisk broom to complete the feat, describing a cautious, still bold effort before quitting.
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Black Raven
Paris studio anecdote on a model who rose to fame
A brief tale recalls the late Da Maurier and a young Paris artist who meets a model. She answers his question about his subject with a sharp quip that she could pose for anything she wished, even landscape if needed.
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da Maurier
Paris
Hhis
Remarkable Survival Tale Mentioned by Chicago Herald
A fragment praises an extraordinary survivor Tobbs-Tubbbs or Hobbs, noting he weighs about 180 pounds and claims to eat nothing and sleep poorly for 30 years. The text questions in which war the figure served.
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Tobbs
Tubbbs
Dobbs
Hobbs
Chicagoe Herald
Hairbreadth Fecape in a dated quip
A humorous dialogue notes a statistician’s claim that the average woman carries 40 to 60 miles of hair on her head and jokes about a man with a few yards of hair on his coat prompting mischief.
Crying as natural relief for pain says French physician
A French physician argues that crying and groaning are nature’s methods to subdue pain and should not be suppressed even in children, warning that repressing these expressions may cause serious consequences.
Lycurgus Explains Ingratitude Punishment Belief
The ancient lawgiver Lycurgus was asked why his codes omit ingratitude punishment. He replied that he left that matter to the gods to punish.
Mamma Advises on Custer Kiss Rumor
In a light exchange, a daughter asks for her mother's take after a young man named Custer left a kiss. The mother replies she wanted her daughter's view first before discussing the incident further.
Belgium Not Belgaria Distills Attar of Roses
A note highlights Bulgaria as a source of attar of roses valued by perfumers and soap makers for its use in cosmetics and fragrances.
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Belgaria
Attar
Love Is Not Blind See Through All Disguise
A poetic meditation on love’s clarity over appearances. It claims love sees through disguises, outlasting critics who doubt partnerships. The speaker asserts mutual growth and enduring charm in marriage, challenging skeptical commentary.
Whittling Stunts Across Shipboard Tales and Tricks
Uncle Ilram explains whittling feats from simple pine balls to an anchor on a swivel and a wooden chain. He notes the patience required and recalls a boy who carved an imprisoned ball and sailors who create intricate, lasting pieces during long voyages.
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Uncle Ilram
Lie
Bret
Question of Nationality at Baltimore Police Station
A drunken Irish American, Michael O Hara, defends his right to be judged by an American court after being accused at a Baltimore station. He asserts his birth in Ireland but insists he is an American citizen and rejects a foreign judge. The case is dismissed.
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Baltimore
Bobo
Erin
Bar of Justice
Michael O'Hara
Sprechen
Inglischen
O' Hara
Oireland
Jrs
Marine Creatures That Catch Birds and Fish
An old fisherman notes the anglerfish also called goosefish and tells how its clumsy form belies a predatory reach. He adds harbor seals occasionally catching birds like ducks, challenging assumptions about seabird dining habits.
Fragmentary exchange on mercy and math probing a romance
In a clipped dialogue, a mathemetical professor mocks a plea for mercy as a daughter coaxes for togetherness. The scene centers on a quarrel about relationships and a reference to finding the hypothenuse of a right angled triangle.
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Tcoaxing
Aepa
Charlies
Pipa
Cupid's Odd Pranks and Human Love Motives
A nugget of human interest features stories of why women marry men including a London magistrate’s question to a jailed lover, a beauty who wed a rude suitor to tame him, and a Yorkshire heiress who married a poor cripple after learning his silent devotion. It also notes a crusty bachelor finally persuaded by a persistent admirer and a woman who married a self proclaimed woman hater who later professed love for all women. The piece closes with a science tidbit about a tame ant that accepts honey from a scientist’s finger and returns to its nest.
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London
New York Tribune
Echoing Valley at Stansfield Described by Rector
A rector in Stansfield Essex recounts a valley famed for its quiet atmosphere and views. He notes the house sits 288 feet above sea level, rises to 300 feet at the rear, and fronts a slope to a stream 100 feet below before rising 180 feet on the far side. From the rectory bells toll from 14 or 15 villages and voices drift across the valley for about half a mile.
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Stansfield
Essex
England
Domestic Joys Compromise on Coffee and Tea
A brief dialogue shows Meeks and Weeks discussing breakfast drinks with a lighthearted compromise. Meeks favors coffee while Weeks suggests both, and a witty twist reveals the couple settles on coffee as the compromise.
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Meeks
Rattlesnake Tale From Coast Campout
Horace A. Vachell recounts a near miss on a Pacific Coast hunting trip. A cousin awoke to a moonlit scene mistaken for a rattler but discovered only the blanket’s stripe moving with the narrator’s breathing freeing them from danger.
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Pacific Coast
Horace A. Vachell
Paradise Valley
Negro Superstitions in Kentucky Debated by Stories
An old philosopher recalls folk beliefs. Peppers grow when the grower is angry, redheaded or high tempered people bless plantings, and a Friday jaybird signals bad luck. Other signs include groundhog day on February 2, curses of carrying a hog through a house, and planting potatoes and root crops by moonlight.
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Kentucky
Lord Southey and the Paris Guillotine Death Plot
The eccentric lord built a jeweled ebony guillotine in his Paris drawing room intending to die by his own action. He prepared by hair cutting and donning white silk, but the spring failed. He donated the machine to a museum and visited it yearly.
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Lord Southey
Rue du Luxembourg
Paris
Laughter Saves the Ship in a Storm Tale
A historical quirk tells of a ship saved during a violent storm when a laughing boy argues the boatswain's red nose will hiss as it hits the water. His wit lifts the crew, renewing spirit and enabling a safe port arrival.
A Professor on Rowing and Backward Oars
A famed Oxford don, famed for Ulysses knowledge, watches an eight practice on the river. He comments with scholarly wit that they look fine yet awkward to learn rowing backward and keep direction. The remark captures his humor about navigation and sport.
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Oxford
Ulysses
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