Dewey Day Celebrations and National News Highlights
Boston observed Dewey day with flags and civic events as nationwide pages noted killings, political moves, fires, strikes, exports, and legal actions. Reports from New York to California covered crimes, treasury data, Manila recruits, and a trial verdict, alongside weathered dispatches on diplomacy and industry.
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United States
Sharon
Mass
John P. Ross
Mary E Ross
New York
Varieties and aging of potatoes and farm silos in 1910s farming notes
Farmers should select potato varieties by yield and soil compatibility rather than chasing fads. The piece discusses discarding underperforming types, soil-specific adaptability, and the Michigan Agricultural College approach. It also covers tree hardiness, frost injury in orchards, and practical silo construction for dairy farms including materials, dimensions, and insulation considerations.
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Commissioner of Agriculture and Dairying
Studa
Seed improvement urged by selective breeding in crops
The Journal quotes Texas Stock and Farm Journal on improving seeds through careful selection and cultivation. Kansas Experiment Station reports corn yields up with seed breeding and aims to boost nitrogen content. Experts note farmers can profit from using the best seed and proper cultivation, though climate may affect some plants, advising annual seed purchases for reliability.
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Texas Stock and Farm Journal
Kansas
Cause of Winter Ruling
Some thirty years ago I wrote an article on Orcharding in Wisconsin. Te was given an my opinion in that ar ticle that the very extreme and long continued cold of some of our winters was the principal cause of injury.
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A. G. Tuttle
Wisconsin
Budd
Baby on the Sleeper: A Journey Through Hardship
In the westbound sleeper of a long train, weary men endure a harsh night as a baby provokes chaos. A lanky father struggles with the child while a kind young man offers to help, comforting the infant and easing the father’s burden. The baby finally rests on the helper’s shoulder, and the man sleeps, haunted yet soothed by the quiet miracle.
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Bram Stoker
Rockies
Mississippi
Weill
Lloyd's
Magnetism Found In Bricks Causes Odd Instrument Readings
Experts report unexplained peculiarities in magnetic instruments across several buildings. Investigations show bricks containing magnetite, a magnetic iron ore, cause the vagaries.
Epigraphic Quote on Life's Fleeting Show
A pithy quotation declares life as a world that admits all for free yet imposes a heavy price to exit. The line reflects on the transient nature of existence and the costs of leaving the stage of life.
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Duke de Arcos
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Mount Vernon
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Presido
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Alger
Michigan
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Cal
Chinatown
Treasury
Aring
Manila
Hello
Cebu
French Court of Cassation
Dreyfus
Presidio
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Fresno
Griffin
Jacobs & Kendig
Lancaster
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Santa Fe Pacific
Dallas
Tex
Tom Robertson
Hillsborro
Dominion
St. Regis
Spain
van Buren County
Ark
Hugh Patterson
Lee Mills
Hugh Hardin
Bluefields Nicarauga
State Department
Charles McCulloch
Ewnlee Brows
Canton
McCulloch
the Baptist Church
Atlanta
South
Lynch
Inga
Boston
Edison Electric Light Company
Superial Electric Light, Heat and Power Company of
St. Louis
Edison Company
Michigan Agricultural College
Farmers’ Review
Freeman
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