Westfield Passes Nickname Disturbance Ordinance
The city council in Westfield considers an ordinance to fine those who disturb residents with annoying nicknames. The measure, set between 5 and 100 dollars, aims to curb slang and reform social behavior while leaving endearing terms intact. The move drew mixed initial reactions before authorities pledged seriousness.
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Chicago Tribune
Westfield
Éwain
Hemphill
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STATE TO OWN UTILITIES FOR CANADA
The Canadian government plans to nationalize telegraph and telephone services, with the decision likely to pass near unanimously in parliament. The move follows the model of Britain, aims to raise efficiency, and would place operations under state control while offering employees improved terms.
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Canada
England
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Giant four by five foot camera draws crowd at museum
The New York Sun notes a massive four by five foot camera on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Three men labored to focus it while an operator warned of a costly exposure if incorrect. The three hour process used large plates and specialized screens to alter color and soften highlights.
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New York Sun
Wolfe
TRAINING THE COLTS BY HANDS ON HALTER LESSONS
Dr Curryer of Minnesota argues for early colt education starting from a day old. He describes gentle, side by side handling, halter training, and progressive lessons using a forward pull and rope aids to teach restraint. The method uses an off horse to instruct and carriage wheels with a crossbar to train calmness and pace.
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Curryer
Minnesota
Fleet
Portable farm fence and sheep feeding ideas from the Farmers' Review
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune excerpt describes a self support portable pasture fence using panels and cross boards, claimed to last decades with simple maintenance. It notes moving pens for sheep feeding by electricity and cautions that good feeding, not just good breed, wins in poultry keeping.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Burrowing Owls and Prairie Dogs in Western Prairies
A narrative describes western prairie regions where burrowing owls nest in discarded prairie dog burrows and sometimes in badger holes. It notes owl behavior bowing, eggs, chick sunning, diet shifts, and interactions with prairie dogs and snakes. The piece blends natural history with a brief Farmers' Review note on poultry yard space and run area needs.
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Nicholas
Poor Queen Causes Varied Bee Colony Performance
Beekeeper notes that a single apiary can hold one poor queen and one prolific queen, producing markedly different brood and colony vigor. Remedies include destroying the poor queen and its drones, introducing a better queen or queen cell, and rehashing drone comb to prevent faulty inheritance. If spring shows continued weakness, split and relocate bees to healthier colonies.
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Hide
Fide
Massachusetts
Meir
Ontario
Grain pest remedy and siege diary mix in Kimberley
The piece discusses a grain moth pest and experiments using gasoline or carbon disulfide to deter weevils, referencing Farm Journal guidance. It then shifts to Julian Ralph’s account of Kimberley after siege, noting extreme scarcity, with vivid scenes of exhausted horses, bone dogs, and clotted shop life as residents grieved for basic supplies.
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Posta
Farm Journal
Kimberley
Julian Ralph
Lord Roberts
Yes Sir A Actress Seeks Third Dive Despite Disenchantment
A Chicago Tribune item notes the actress seeking her third dive amid renewed heartbreak as she laments love’s familiar nightmare. The brief reflects a performer’s romantic struggles and public fascination with celebrity misfortune.
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Thicago Tribune
About Haircnts Sunday School Lesson Samson
The Chicago Chronicle quotes Littl Roy musing that Samson’s tale teaches it does not pay to wear out people. He jokes that he has worn out a fellow’s hair, reflecting a lighthearted, period tone about the biblical story and its moral.
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Haircnts
Samson
Littl Roy
Chicago Chronicle
The Hessian Fly Arrives and Spreads Across the Nation
The Hessian fly was carried to the United States in hay imported by Hessian troops during the Revolutionary War. It appeared on Staten Island in 1776 and spread to Long Island New England and then west. The pest moved roughly twenty miles per year.
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Staten Island
Long Island
New England
Simple Swarm Catcher and Health Touts
A historical clipping describes a DIY swarm catcher made from a crotched stick ringed with wire and a burlap bag. It extols Hood's Sarsaparilla for appetite and health, and includes testimonials about cough cures, cholera remedies, and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Pills sold by Bivins & Rhodes.
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Chamberlain
Bivins & Rhodes
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