Irrigation Growth Promises Vast Underflow Resources
W Press reports second season of irrigation board underway with new plants in Seward Hodgemen and Wallace counties. Wells largely plentiful though shale upheavals in some basins limit pumping. Oakley well shows high yield at 6000 gallons per hour, water impact extends to about 150 feet. Regents of state agricultural college lease Oakley plant for experiments under faculty supervision. US Geological Survey and state efforts push irrigation funding and tests across Kansas with hopeful outlook for plains development.
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Irrigation Board
Seward
Hodgemen and Wallace
Oakley
Major Powell
W. W. Follett
Prof. Hay
State Agricultural College
Plantadurimg
Asnam
Kansas
Professor Mosd
Agriculturel
Callega
Rae Neri Exper
Expertaminta Jis Tradigréel
Morton
United States Geological Survey
Congress
Plains
W. D. Buttom
Surface Water Irrigation For Drought Relief
The article urges irrigation as drought relief, advising dams with riprap walls and sodded slopes. It suggests ponds for limited crops, housing fish and waterfowl, trees around, boat use in summer, ice in winter, and utilizing surplus water from summer showers. It cites J. H. Hale in Orange Judd Farmer.
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Dreath
J. H. Hale
Orange Judd Farmer
Snakes Charm Fish in a Quiet Water Scene
A clear shallow pool hosts a moving six inch wide ring of shad circling a central coiled water snake. The observer tests if birds or fish can be charmed by snakes and notes that snakes charm birds in theory but questions whether this fish display is the result of charm or another factor.
Invention Guards Steam Locomotive Robberies With Water
James F. Matthews and Henry In Sherburne of Topeka Kansas patent a device for drenching train robbers with scalding water. From the locomotive boiler pipes lead to cab end nozzles and a steel shield rises to block entry while the engine can be driven away.
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James F. Matthews
Henry
Sherburne
Topeka
Kan
Character as a Foundation of Right, By Rev Cortlane Myers
The passage argues that character forms the backbone of a person, defining the sum total of self. It emphasizes standing by principle as essential, comparing compromised conduct to quicksand and the right to solid rock. Rev Cortlane Myers presents moral integrity as the core of true strength.
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Nolen
Cortlane Myers
Minnesota Fire Wardens and Forest Fire Prevention 1885
The Minnesota legislature in April 1885 created a system of town fire wardens and appoints a state forest commissioner to lead fire prevention efforts. The first annual report includes a forest map, guard reports from over 2 thousand wardens, and 18,000 cloth warning placards distributed to railroads. It notes 7,000 Chippewa Indians in the forests and cites stubble fires by farmers as a common cause. The text promotes forestry education to foster voluntary watchfulness and highlights public land open to settlement attracting homesteaders and prospectors.
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Minnesota
United States
Ata
Donald Kennedy
Roxoury
Miles
Ston
Lessons From the English Fair for Rural Progress
A reflection on fairs as social and educational hubs where farmers meet, exchange ideas, and inspire ambition. The speaker urges careful investment of time and money to maximize good and broaden influence, noting the annual dinner and speeches as key opportunities for mind to meet mind and practice with practice.
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Geo, Langman
Old Strawberry Beds Teach Seasonal Bed Rotation
The article advises on whether to plow under old strawberry beds or continue them based on season and crop yield. It outlines mowing after fruiting, burning, resizing rows, and frequent cultivation with manure to encourage new runners and mats, noting yearly beds are often most profitable.
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M. A. Thayer
Pigs and Profits in Swine Breeding Business
The Swine Breeders' Journal argues that profitable pig farming requires constant improvement not stagnation. To fetch top market prices, pigs must be kept in peak condition. delaying progress or relying on long “growing periods” and stuffing is not business and leads to losses.
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Swine Breeders’ Journal
Raising Apples for Home or Market Varieties
The note advises limiting apple varieties for home use to ensure steady supply and avoid extra effort in marketing. It warns that market production with many kinds causes trouble without proportional benefit and suggests timing the harvest to match seasons.
Nitrogen Role in Plant Growth Explains Essential Needs
Reading fragment discusses nitrogen as a key element in plant structure and growth. It emphasizes nitrogen's necessity for the plant to develop and function, noting its presence in usable forms for immediate uptake by the plant.
Stark Nurseries Featured by Gov Coman and Officials
Visiting officials including Gov Coman and ex secretary Bert Ed Juce Mer praised Stark Nurseries for its vast scale. Judge Miller lauded the enterprise noting its millions of trees and 40,000 acres of test orchards in Missouri and Illinois, with a strong canvassing force and a policy of expanding staff.
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Coman
Sec’y Agrianathe
Bert
Ifty
Missouri
Illinois
Stark Nurseres
Stark Nurseries
Colman
Elevator kiss of courtesy a messenger’s small honor
A crowded elevator on a city door sees a poor messenger boy remove his hat as a stylish young woman enters. She praises him for his old fashioned politeness and he sheepishly retrieves the message, then resumes whistling. An old household cough remedy ad follows with a reader’s testimonial from 1905.
Artist Andre Castaigne Sketches Pope Leo in Vatican Garden
Andre Castaigne, the artist, sketches Pope Leo from life in the Vatican garden with cardinals. His drawings accompany Marion Crawford’s Rome study in The Century’s August issue, The Vatican feature. The Review of Reviews’ August issue covers campaign news, Bryan, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Dr Barnardo, and magazine resumes.
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Andre Castaigne
Leo
Vatican
Castaigne
Marion Crawford
Rome
Bryan
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Barnardo
Pink Pills Interest Readers and Trolley Map Preview
Readers who benefited from Dr Williams Pink Pills may request information by writing to Pink Pills P Q Box 1592 Philadelphia Pa Harper's Weekly August 1 features a trolley system article for New York City with a map and outing routes by Ernest Ingersoll and a golf story The Hong Kong Medal by W G van T Sutphen.
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Harper's Weekly
New York City
Ernest Ingersoll
W. G. van T. Sutphen
Hong Kong
Polishing nickel and steel articles method
For polishing nickel and steel articles mix turpentine with sweet oil into a pasty mass. Apply with a soft cloth and rub off with flannel, finishing with dry emery powder. The note implies higher bicycle upkeep costs than maintaining a girl, reflecting outdated social bias.
The New Tomato Freezing and Preserving Method
A Boston Globe fragment describes a frozen tomato preparation sweetened with a sugar syrup, layered in a freezer with white paper between layers, served on lettuce with mayonnaise. It also includes short ad-like lines about gossip, soap, a nerve cure, and a moral note about kindness.
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Boston Globe
Salzer Seed Co Fall Catalogue Boosts Wheat Growth
Salzer’s Fall Seed Catalogue from John A. Salzer Seed Co of LaCrosse Wis promises 40 cent wheat gains and thousands in value to the alert farmer. Send a 4 cent stamp for the catalogue and free grain samples for fall sowing. The ad notes public sentiment about preachers and gendered reactions in a brief aside.
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Salzer
John A. Salzer
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