Fast Train to Omaha Gains Speed and Modern Gear
Chief Clerk P M Coates of the railway mail service touts the remodeled Chicago to Omaha fast mail. The five car train now uses Pintach lighting, new trucks, upgraded couplings and air brakes on No 500 and similar engines. It covers 500 miles between 3 am and 2 30 pm, with no late arrivals at Union Pacific transfers this year.
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Union Station
United States
P. M. Coates
Railway Mail Service
Chicago and Omaha
Burlington Company
Uncle Sam
Chicago
Omaha
Coates
Union Pacific
Name Crowded Them Out
Chicago minister kept calm during a church fire by telling the service a rumor of an accident in front of the building. The crowd dispersed quickly while the fire was being addressed, avoiding panic amidst the crisis.
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Chicago
Last request from doomed queen on scaffold ends with warning
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts the fated queen of Scotts pausing at the scaffold to make a last request. She bids that, when burying her, her head be set on straight, a plea echoed by the impatient warder as the cortege moves on.
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Queen of
Scotts
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Starching table linens and child remedies guidance
The article advises against starching table cloths and warns laundresses not to starch linen. It explains dampening and ironing damask with a heavy hat iron until completely dry, keeping linen on the ironing board until dry. It also mentions an old remedy for teething and references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children.
Miss Clara Howard Sells Papers on Campus
Miss Clara Howard works at the University of California selling newspapers and advocates work as a path to achievement. She emphasizes earning through labor, personal independence, and cleanliness of thought, noting the value of minding one’s own business. She also remarks on animal cruelty.
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Clara Howard
University of California
Tomato Cultivation Findings From Cornell Station Trials
Cornell Experiment Station reports on tomato trials noting transplant timing and early planting boost yields. Early fertilization increases production, while heavy manuring does not harm fruit. soil quality affects fruit shape and variety longevity. Varieties listed include Ignorum Beauty, Mikado, Perfection, and Bran dulles. amateur favorites include Dwarf Champion and Prelude.
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Cornell Experiment Station
Bay State
Atlantic
Brandywine
Telephone in His Orchard Shows Texas Progress
Mr. C Falkner, orchard owner near Waco, connected a long distance telephone to his Galveston Fruit Co business. He explained the line is costly but necessary to keep up with world progress, revealing Texas tech adoption and the origin of Falkner from the east.
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Texas
Lang
Galveston Fruit Company
Falkner
C. Falkner
Waco
Galveston
Galveston News
Fruit Failure in Oregon Warns of Record Crop Loss
Salem publisher S A Clarke in the Oregonian May 31 reports the worst fruit failure in Oregon history. He lists dozens of orchard blocks with near total losses across Italian prune French prune Washington Bradshaw Bartlett pear cherry and peach trees and notes blighted apple blooms and a single heavily loaded 16 year Bartlett/Fall Butter block.
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S. A. Clarke
Salem
Oregonian
Washingtons
Varieties of Peas Change Character Over Time
Bulletin 131 from the Michigan Experiment Station notes that pea varieties appear to run out or change characteristics rather than deteriorate. The study emphasizes maintaining biological records with drawings to track shifts in traits year to year across seedsmen and varieties.
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Michigan Experiment Station
Ideal pastures under trees in park and forest regions
A Northwestern Farmer advises creating diverse pastures beneath trees by sowing orchard grass white clover blue grass and timothy. Shade helps growth and the plan allows cycles of renovation after stumps rot. The approach yields aesthetic landscapes and long term forage, with careful tree retention.
Experiments With Flax At Ottawa Bulletin
A Central Experimental Farm bulletin by Dr. Saunders discusses flax cultivation. Western dry climate yields poorer quality fiber than eastern flax, which is grown mainly for fiber. Manitoba trials show seed-to-yield variances with 40 to 90 pounds per acre producing 19 26 to 20 50 bushels. Saunders says flax soils are not much more exhausting than wheat or oats in rich soils.
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Central
Ottawa
Saunders
Manitoba
Wide tires on wagons improve dirt roads and curb damage
The author argues for wide tires on wagons to protect country roads. Narrow tires injure dirt roads and lawns, while wide tires pack the dirt, reduce ruts, and create smoother, easier tracks with fewer lumps.
Preparing for Wheat and Soil Improvement Tips
The article advises farmers to reserve land and improve soil for wheat. Sowing clover or rye in fall and again in spring builds fertility, with clover plowed under before sowing. Lightly harrow in any available fertilizer to boost soil readiness for wheat.
A Hit at Oleo Claim Stirs Public Alarm
The latest charge about oleomargarine alleges it is made from human bone marrow and other bones. The provocative claim is presented as the harshest accusation yet against the product, fueling public concern.
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Oleo
Treed by a Monster Boar in California Frontier Tale
Theodore Roosevelt recalls a winter hunt on the Colorado river south of Yuma where a massive wild boar charged a hunter, tore pants, killed a dog, and defended a tree until dawn. The incident, relayed via the St. Louis Globe Democrat, underscores dangers of big game along the river landscape.
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Theodore Roosevelt
New York
California
Pacific Coast
Colorado River
Yuma
Roosevelt
Colorado
Illinois
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Lady Who Circumvented the Globe Defies Naval Rules
In Blackwood's Magazine a tale recounts Miss Gordon Cumming’s daring 19th century voyage aboard a French navy ship. After her husband, the commander, ordered her ashore at Madeira, she reportedly reappeared on deck and completed a world cruise, challenging service rules that barred women.
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Dr. Scoresby
Scoresby
Arctic Seas
Paris
M. Arago
North Pole
South Pole
Gordon Cumming
Medeira
Funchal
Globe
Blackwood's
A Kindred Soul on a Tour of Cities
A passenger asks what sort of house the traveler seeks and learns he runs Varley Wax Works touring major cities. The other man reveals he is a stockholder in a chewing gum factory, in a brief Chicago Tribune style exchange.
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Varley Wax Works
Chicago Tribune
What Men Do A Portrait Of Wealth And Vanity
The article surveys figures from arts and finance. It notes W S Gilbert farming and astronomy, Paulis the cafe singer linked to popularizing a general, John D Rockefeller owning 400000 of 1000000 shares worth 100 million, and his hour by hour income. It mentions Baron Hirsch’s openhanded role likely to be replaced by Helt with Rothschilds and Jules Jolly of Yvette Guilbert songs going mad. It mentions Coppee and Sarcey organizing funds for a private asylum, Jolly’s dress and umbrella habits, and a judgment on the nonvoter. It ends with remarks on fashionable economy and travelers’ complaints at home.
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W. S. Gilbert
Paulis
John D. Rockefeller
Oil Trust
Baron Hirsch
Helt
Jules Jolly
Yvette Guilbert
Coppee
Sarcey
Jolly
Inho Frardy- John Trardy Inventor of Vacuum Brake Dies
Inho Frardy, known as John Trardy, inventor of the vacuum brake, died in Vienna on June 23. Born in 1820 in Gateshead England, son of a modeler, he trained as a locksmith and worked under George Stephenson. He left England at 21 for France, moved to Austria in 1860 as head of the repairing shop for the Southern railway, released his invention in 1878 and retired in 1885. He is believed to be the last of Stephenson's assistants.
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John Trardy
Vienna
Gateshead
England
George Stephenson
France
Austria
Southernu
Stephenson
Living in Furnished Rental Unearths Old Letters
Mortimer notes he enjoys rents with furnished houses. In a summer stay, the owners left a stack of old love letters in a bureau drawer, revealing a glimpse of past intimate correspondence.
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Mortimer
Boston Record
Comic Exchange Between Dentists
A humorous quip from the New York World features two dentists debating earnings for the year. The first asks if profits will come, and the second replies he seems to be pulling out all right, implying steady or growing practice.
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New York World
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Fiso
John A. Miller
Michigan
New Yorker
New York Press
Dr. Kune
Kune
Arch St
Philadelphia
California Fig Syrup Co
Oregon
Inho Frardy
Pilgarlic
Ayer
Innsylvania
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