Japan Suffered Catastrophe Death Toll Tops 200000
Washington reports a Japan earthquake catastrophe with deaths estimated between 200000 and 300000 and injuries 300000 to 500000. Yokohama alone lists about 80000 dead as relief work expands across Osaka and Tokyo while cholera fears rise and relief ships race to aid millions.
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Washington
John Barton Payne
Red Cross
Hoover
Japan
Red Cross Executive Committee
Yokohama
Navy Department
Admiral Anderson
Asiatic Fleet
Huron
Osaka
Tokyo
Honjo
Central Meteorological Station
Grand Hotel
Nagasaki
Bank of Japan
Horror
Kobe
Kodzu
Pianos Hand Crafted Medically Cited Calendar Factoids
Fragmentary notes describe pianos as mostly handmade, cite about 20 000 medicinal remedies, claim Chinese use hollow bodies as savings banks, and mention the Aztec calendar with 18 month year. Also a distant line about twenty thousand people under St Pauls Cathedral roof.
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St. Paul's
Cattle Sinews Fuel Trade Needs From America to China
Dried cattle sinews are in high demand among South China’s poorer classes with thousands of tons eaten yearly. Domestic supply falls short, prompting Hong Kong dealers to seek American sources. Imports arrive in bags of six to six hundred pounds and are used in China for glue production.
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Yokohama
Jefferson Landing
Salvation Army
China
Hongkong
America
Profitable Feed for Farm Stock
USDA guidance notes two farmer classes can aid each other. When corn prices rise relative to wheat, feeding wheat to livestock is profitable with proper grinding and mixing. Wheat can replace corn for dairy cows and fattening cattle shows efficiency gains in Nebraska trials, while grinding is essential for hog and horse feeds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
C. W. Pugsley
Bureau of Animal Industry
Nebraska
Ways of Using Jumbo Sweet Potatoes in Agriculture
The USDA explores how oversized sweet potatoes, once a growing season yields many large tubers, can be converted into products like starch, syrup, and feeds. While standard No 1 and No 2 grades sell easier for storage and shipping, commercial sweet potato syrup faces cost barriers but could become viable if manufacturing costs fall.
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United States Department of Agriculture
U. S
United States
Bureau of Chemistry
Wisconsin Herd of Cows Profits for Owner Jaehnig
A Wisconsin herd of 11 grade and purebred Holstein cows returned 2.41 dollars for each dollar of feed. Owner William H. Jaehnig of Fredonia saw 14,248 pounds of milk and 504.3 pounds butterfat yielding 630.4 pounds butter, with a net profit of 1671.23 over feed costs. The herd led 4,090 Wisconsin herds in cow testing associations, milking three times daily in winter and twice in warmer months.
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Wisconsin
William H. Jaehnig
Fredonia
A. J. Cramer
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Jaehnig
Silage Turns Winter Diet For Cows Into Richer Milk
Farmers embrace corn silage as winter feed mirroring lush grass. Silage yields better coats and higher nutrients, boosting milk vitamin C content versus dry feed. Silo filling times begin. a hungry herd needs a ready silo.
Minerals in Legume Hays Boost Milk Production
Ohio station tests show clover alfalfa and soy bean hay provide essential minerals for milk. Legume hays surpass bone meal supplements in cow absorption and curing methods affect mineral availability.
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Ohio
Nest Eggs Turn to Chickens in Clever Homemaking Tale
In a small town, Klaus the grocer quarrels with Mrs. Phillips over bad eggs. She retorts and hatches the nests into living chickens, turning the scam into a savvy scheme. The feud ends with mutual odd respect as eggs finally hatch into laying hens.
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Ev Ajell
Klaus
Mrs. Phillips
Oil Among the Ancients
The article traces oil use and knowledge across civilizations from Babylon and Egypt to Rome and China, noting early petroleum use in construction, lamp lighting, and preservation. It highlights ancient wells and natural springs supplying asphalt, salt, and oil, with a nod to Herodotus.
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United States
Titusville
Herodotus
Sicily
Jupiter
Rome
Amer
Boss and wife decide holidays with no bother
London Opinion quips that work life dictates travel plans. The boss orders when to go and the wife dictates where, leaving the speaker with little input on holiday timing and destination.
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London
Castoria Then and Now Mothers’ trusted remedy for infants
A classic advertisement notes Fletcher's Castoria has served for over 30 years as a safe substitute for harsh medicines like Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It emphasizes no narcotics and that directions appear on every package with physician endorsement and the genuine signature.
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Fletcher
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Oriental Palace
Court
Cherrymount
Bluff
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company Agency
Empress of Australia
Vancouver
B. C
Mitsui Bank
Tokyo Central Observatory
Pugsley
Clara Delafield
Western Newspaper Union
Bayer
Doan
Indiana
Chester H. Doslan
E. Court Ave
Jeffersonville
Ind
Ry Howe
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Pal
Napa
Detroit
Michigan
Raz-Mah
Contrepe Street West
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