Burial of royalty costs exceed four million dollars
The Chinese empire will spend more than 4.2 million dollars on burial rites for the late emperor and dowager empress. The procession through Pekin was lavish and strict rites require destruction of personal property before interment. The dowager empress will be buried in spring. reforms to modernize imperial funeral observances are under consideration by the throne.
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Celestial Kingdom
Wang-Heu
Forbidden City
Coal Hill
Fehal
Omproka
Pokin
Prince Chun
Une
Thi
Society Unions Decline in New York Marriages
New York society unions show a drop in marriages among prominent persons, with a 20 percent fall in New York City and about seven percent nationwide. Pittsburgh reports a decline as well with 69 marriages recorded in the period.
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Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Reston
St Louis
San Francisco
Baltimore
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Sorial Register
New York City
Pitteburg
Farmers Use Oat Incubators in Morocco Style Poultry Care
Farmers near here experiment with an anticubator pulsing oats through stacked crates and burlap beds. Water poured on the bottom crate soaks up and moves through to the others under artificial heat. Sprouted oat greens feed chicks in winter, with a bucketful yielding five buckets of greens.
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Morocco
Here
Constitution Destruction Marks End Of A Cup Era
The Constitution, once a rival to Reliance and Lipton yachts, is being broken up after sale to Edward Relws & Co. Heralded as a costly practice, the 89 foot eight inch vessel will be dismantled in New London. Lead, bronze, steel, and other materials totaling about 25,000 dollars will be salvaged. The deal follows a pattern of converting cup defenders into smaller craft or junk as crews and costs rise.
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New York
Constitution
Reliance
Edward 8
Relws & Co
New London
Conn
Widch
Inchors
Chalus
Vigilant
Colonia
Equalize
Care of Utensils and Rice Cooking Tips From a Bygone Guide
A practical household guide covers cleaning copper and tinware with bread crusts, washing with hot water and soda, and avoiding burnt paste on enamelware. It advises filling pots after use, rinsing, and drying promptly to prevent sticking or staining. Rice is cooked by rinsing, vinegar in boiling water, and steaming, yielding nonsticky grains and a fluffy finish.
Dare Leads to Romantic Quadruple Wedding in Sioux Falls
George Sweet of Gregory and Guy Stearns of Ottumwa wed Miss Minnie Austin and Miss Sadie Austin after a midnight ride from Lyman county to Cacoma. The cousins and their brides traveled through White River darkness to obtain licenses and be married by Rev. N. H. May.
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Sioux Falls
George Sweet
Gregory
Minnie Austin
Guy Stearns
Ottumwa
Sadie Austin
Avariah Austin
Iona
Lyman County
Cacoma
Oacoma
White River
N. H. May
Vintage Kitchen Instructions for Cold Macaroni Salad and Baked White Fish
Recipe fragment details making Club House Salad with macaroni, hard boiled eggs, capers, tomatoes, green pepper and mayonnaise, plus a baked white fish prepared with oyster dressing, cracker crumbs, parsley, butter, lemon, and parsley sauce, including timing and serving tips.
Boston Pumpkin Pie Instructions From a Historic Recipe
This vintage cooking note details making Boston pumpkin pie with step by step preparation. It covers selecting pumpkins, simmering in water, mashing pulp with spices, adding milk eggs sugar and nutmeg clove cinnamon, baking in a thin crust, and folding in brambles raisins and cracker crumbs for a rich filling.
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Boston
Dairy cow profitability and time value in butter production
Wallace's Farmer urges farmers to evaluate dairy cow profitability by measuring butter yield per cow, time spent milking, and labor value. It argues that cows yielding under 250 pounds of butter yearly usually fail to cover costs, while managing ten cows over four hours daily changes the calculation. It notes manure value and advocates using scales and a Babcock test to assess farm efficiencies.
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Wallace
Tila
Dairy Points for Modern Dairy Farming Practices
The notes urge clean cow stalls twice daily in winter, proper manure and skim milk handling, and clean milk vessels. It highlights pure, profitable dairy products, value of cowpea hay, and endorses silos and silage, claiming long experience with silage over 12 years.
Keep Cows Clean by Using Stall Boards and Sloped Floors
The article explains that cows vary in cleanliness and outlines methods to prevent manure on udders and hindquarters. It suggests placing a two by four plank across the stall behind the cow and ensuring the floor slopes from front to back so waste falls away from the animal.
Calf Care Guidelines for Winter Rearing at Nand Farm
The calf raised by Nand in winter needs a dry, well-bedded and well sighted stall with enough space for running and exercise. If indoor space is limited, provide daily outdoor exercise. Direct sunlight in the stall promotes health and growth.
Fresh Air for Cows: Stable Window Ventilation Illustrated
Illustration demonstrates a stable window arrangement for ventilation. A weight secures the window when closed and a rope allows opening. An ordinance likely governs installation.
Economical feeding across varied grain rations advised
The article argues against single feed diets and promotes a mixed diet for all livestock. It cites dairies using corn fodder, clover hay, and green feeds with cornmeal and bran as more economical than narrow rations. It urges testing both schemes, recording costs, and comparing long-term results to identify the most economical feeding method.
Separator pays for itself with dairy herd gains
The article argues that a separator becomes worthwhile when a dairy operation has six to eight good cows. With 118 cows or more the skimmed milk reaches peak quality for human and stock feed. It notes reduced hauling costs to the creamery and improved butter quality when milk is processed at home.
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Sweden
Coures
Herman Do Lagercrantz
United States
Most Expensiv Undertaking
China
CUP Yacht
Lipton
Shamrock
Fiat
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