Secret of Life tale begins with a troubled marriage
A year after his marriage Geoffrey notes his wife Fanny grows close to their crippled son John while he contemplates a groundbreaking theory. After his wife suffers a fatal decline, Fanny offers support as he contemplates a future beyond grief and a science that might outlive them both.
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John
Miss Deneily
Fanny
Amrly
Poe
Geoffrey
Edgeways
Darwin
Fanny Probes Geoffrey on an Immortality Idea
In a dim room Geoffrey and Fanny discuss a new theory claiming to explain life and personal immortality. Fanny, seventeen or eighteen, questions whether the idea is truly novel and whether it implies enduring identity beyond death.
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Fanny
Geoffrey
Solomon
Incredible Pulling Power of Shell-Fish and Man
A report notes strong pulls by shell-less Impet fleas and the Mediterranean cockle Venus verrucosa. Impet can lift 1,884 times its weight in air and about twice in water. fleas 1,492 times dead weight. cockle 2,071 times body weight. oyster requires 1,319.5 times shell-less body weight to open. If humans matched these ratios, an average man could lift about 2,976,000 pounds and sustain 3,106,500 pounds.
Population rise in Australasian colonies ends 1896
New South Wales and other Australasian colonies show population gains since 1891 with a total of 4 323 171 across seven colonies. NSW up 14 percent, Victoria 3 percent, Queensland 20 percent, South Australia 12 percent, Western Australia 177 percent, Tasmania 13 percent, New Zealand 14 percent. NSW added 19 770 in 1896 while Victoria fell 6 685 and Melbourne’s reputation reportedly declined 42 456 since 1891.
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New South Wales
Victorian
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
New Zealand
Victoria
Melbourne
Export Curio Lizard Wine From Pakhoi List
A British consul notes dried lizards as an unusual export from Pakhoi China. Lizards are collected near Wuchow in Kwangsi and said to be used for a medicine called lizard wine touted as a tonic. The article humorously describes a European rider in Pakhoi and native holes dug to catch lizards along village paths.
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Pakhoi
Wuchow
Kwangsi
Up-To-Date Hints On Cultivation Of The Soil And Water
A detailed discussion explains how plants receive water from soil via roots rather than leaves and that atmospheric dew does not contribute to plant hydration. It argues water absorption by leaves is minimal in healthy vegetation and highlights root uptake as the primary source, with implications for horticulture and orchard management.
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T. J. Burrill
Peach Yellows and Variegation in Peach Trees
Discussion of peach yellows from Farmers Bulletin No 17 by Prof. Erwin F. Smith notes uncertainty about the disease cause and its relation to variegation. It describes potential transmissibility by budding or grafting and compares to plant diseases like tuberculosis and fire blight, warning of progressive tree decline over about 14 years without careful cultivation.
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Erwin F. Smith
Renewal of Swall Prait Flats and Berry Bed Care
Renewal of Swall Pra it Flats discusses whether to continue strawberry beds for more than one year based on bed condition after fruiting. It advises renewing old beds by mowing burning weeds, reducing row width, adding manure, and removing old canes to improve air and light. Emphasizes two-season prep: grow healthy canes and then mature fruit, with author M. A. Thayer.
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M. A. Thayer
Soil Mulches Improve Moisture Conservation
Soil mulches help conserve moisture by shading and reducing evaporation. Mulches including forest leaf cover prevent floods, while dry soil serves as a practical mulch for farmers. Experiments show shallow cultivation preserves more moisture than deep or daily tillage, and crops also reduce evaporation. Frozen ground offers temporary mulch but moisture evaporates on thaw.
Educated Farmers and Modern Farming Insight
A column argues that educated farmers outperform traditional ones. It contrasts century old tools with modern schooling, noting educated sons pursue diverse careers while others remain tied to farming, urging investment in schooling for future success.
Feeding leftovers to livestock after separation
The text advises that any separated milk not used for calves pigs or poultry should be fed back to cows or brood sows. It presents a practical recycling approach within farm management and nutrition.
Irrigation Benefits Reported From Dawson and Lincoln Counties
A. G. Wolfenbarger reports from Dawson and Lincoln counties on irrigation progress. He notes thriving orchards and alfalfa, corn tasseling in the North Platte valley, and wheat yields near sixty bushels per acre. The Nebraska irrigation association highlights rising irrigation acreage, strong farmer interest, and estimated 40 to 100 percent yield gains with proper irrigation.
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Platte
A. G. Wolfenbarger
Nebraska Irrigation Association
Lincoln
Dawson
H. O. Smith
Farmers’ and Merchants
Dawson County
George N. Lawrence
Lincoln County
North Platte
Wolfenbarger
Lincoln Journal
North Platte Valley
W. J., Park
EF. Seeberger
Nebraska Irrigation Fair Association
United States
Scott's Bluff
Goodmanson Murder Trial Hearings Continue In Ponca
Testimony in the Goodmanson murder case matches findings from April term when the defendant received a life sentence. Prof Hayes explained strychnine dose and bitter taste. analysis showed nearly three quarters of a grain in Mrs Goodmanson. Courtroom packed as prosecution adds witnesses and defense pushes its case.
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Jary
Ponca Dispatch
Goodmanson
Hayes
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Nebraska Railroads Targeted Over Freight Rates
T N Tibbles, a Cuming county farmer, files a complaint with the state board of transportation charging all Nebraska railroads with unjust freight rates. He seeks an order forcing reduction of local rates, arguing the defendants are common carriers under state control.
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Nebraska
State Board of Transportation
T. N. Tibbles
Cuming County
Northwest Suspects Traced in Nellie Anderson Case
The Sioux City dispatch reports authorities have captured every tramp in the northwest linked to the Nellie Anderson outrage. Over 100 suspects have been confronted with none proven to be the culprit yet.
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Sioux City
Nellie Anderson
Nebraska to gain at least one consul position
A Washington dispatch reports Nebraska will receive at least one consular post as part of federal patronage. John Jenkins of Omaha, a Nebraskan, was elected for a foreign posting and is chosen for the consulship at San Salvador, capital of the small Central American republic. The post pays $2,000 yearly and requires a special examination for fitness.
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Nebraska
Osinor
Washington
John Jenkins
Omaha
San Salvator
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A. G. Wolfenburger
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