Forty Acre Farm Plan Divides Land Into Five Acre Tracts
Chief W J Spillman outlines a practical forty acre farming scheme dividing land into eight five acre tracts with one set aside as a home stead. Details cover a seven year rotation growing potatoes cabbage onions corn cowpeas clover and pasture, with wheat and soybeans or oats for winter or northern regions. The plan emphasizes market crops and year round forage, plus fertilizer needs and rotation shifts to maintain soil health. Local notes mention residents visiting Alma Middleton Ithaca Shepherd and St Louis.
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W. J. Spillman
United States Bureau of Farm Management
H. H. Mowry
Office of Farm Management
Department of Agriculture
Doan's Kidney Pills Alleviate Alma Back Pain
Alma citizens suffer chronic kidney related backache with night pains and morning stiffness. Dean's Kidney Pills, marketed by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo as Doan's, claim to reach the kidneys and relieve lameness. endorsed by James Mathison, Alma blacksmith, who traveled twenty five miles to obtain a box. Sold by dealers for 50 cents.
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Alma
Dean
James Mathison
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Wednesday's Fire Destroys Dell Perry Barn at College
The Dell Perry barn behind the college administration building burned at 1 30 P M yesterday. The origin is unknown. The fire consumed the barn and its contents including a cow and several chickens. Perry estimates $450 loss with insurance through Farmers Mutual.
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Dell Perry
Mr. Perry
Farmers’ Mutual
Noted Diplomats Bring Countless Charming Children to Washington
Washington visitors note a lively mix of children among diplomats and officials. Senator Dixon’s five daughters and the Swager Shorleys of Kentucky with French governesses are seen in parks. Baron Hengelmuller’s daughter walks with Hungarian maid, while Countess Benoist D Azy and Chicago born Milas Caroline Jones send two young sons to school. Longworth’s French nephews Adelbert and Witte Clara, and Count De Chambrun, illustrate the cosmopolitan scene. Persian legation children Rahim Kall Kahn and siblings attend public schools, with Rahim in full military uniform for neighborhood awe. Turkish legation gift Cynthia, daughter of Abdul Hak Haseem Bey, mirrors American schooling. South American diplomats join Norwegians Byrn with four kids, highlighting Washington as a child-friendly stage for diplomacy.
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Washington
Senator Dixon
Kentucky
Hobson
Merrimac
Baroness Hengelmuller
Baron Hengelmuller
Vienna
Countess Benoist D'Azy
Lieutenant D'Ary
Legation
Cynthia
Abdul Hak Haseem Bey
Byrn
What Hens Eat and How to Feed Them
The article explains a hen needs three food classes grain green matter and meat to repair tissue stay warm and lay eggs. It recommends six ounces of daily feed per hen a 10 bird flock needing about 3 3 4 pounds daily with two thirds grains and one third mash. It lists a mash formula and emphasizes dry feeding plus grit oyster shells kept available. The note closes with Attorney John M Danhao's Detroit trip.
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Katherine Atherton Grimes
Bugs
Norma
Corsets Lose Ground as Debutantes Embrace Reform
Washington society rides a new trend as young women abandon corsets in favor of a natural silhouette. At the Draper ball late winter, eighteenth century French court fashion faded from prominence while uncorseted dance styles became the talk of the season. The shift, driven by younger debutantes, marks a broader dress reform movement with high waists and languid lines gaining favor over rigid boning and bouffant shapes.
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Washington
Httle
Room to Rent with Light Housekeeping
Ground floor rental offering all modern conveniences. Inquiries at 417 West Center Street with Mrs. Win Wilson.
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West Center Street
Win Wilson
Exit sign marks GOP exit from Capitol after March 4
A gilt “Exit” sign above the Capitol revoluting doors prompts a bystander to ask its purpose. A policeman replies it shows the Republican employer of the senate the way out after March 4, highlighting a political transition in Pittsburgh.
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Senate
Capitol
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