Cow Testing Associations Improve Dairy Herd Quality
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that cow testing associations spread across 452 groups in the United States and abroad. These cooperatives, often with one tester per group, measure milk and butter fat, feed use, and herd size, showing an average of about 429 cows per association and about 25 herds per group.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
California
Massachusetts
Kansas
Michigan
United States Department of Agriculture
Cow Testing Proves Value to Wisconsin Farmer
A Wisconsin farmer reports the dairy cow testing program in Outagamie county has boosted cooperation and knowledge. He says the effort helps identify top cows, selects heifer calves from the best, and treats the dairy cow as a productive machine whose value depends on care feed and breeding.
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Wisconsin
Dairy Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Outagamie County
Sterilization Emphasized By U S Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture urges sterilization of all parts and equipment for dairy processing. A five minute live steam boil is recommended for effectiveness, and a steam sterilizer can be made locally by a Farmers' Alliance Sterilizer. Application procedures are noted.
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Mik
States Department of Agricul Une
Lavan Leaves Medicine to Run St Louis Auto Agency
John Lavan, former St. Louis Cardinals shortstop, abandons medicine to take over an automobile agency in St. Louis. The piece notes company of players like Joe Evans of the Cleveland Indians and Walter Shay among others who have moved into auto sales or related work.
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J. Louis Cardinal
John Lavan
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Mound City
Joe Evans
Cleveland Indians
Walter Shay
Baseball Tales From 1900s Detroit and Cubs Series
Davey Jones recalls a Chicago Cubs game in 1908 with the Detroit Athletic Club. Dick Cooley hits a liner caught by Joe Cantillon who calls out a slide. Cooley executes a hook slide, Cantillon rules him out, and the crowd laughs at the moment.
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Chicago Cubs
Davey Jones
Tiger
Detroit Athletic Club
Wee
Boston Beans
Dick Cooley
Joe Cantillon
Minneapolis
Qooley
Cooley
Intone
Intercollegiate Sports Notes and Rumors Across Teams
Princeton plans five gym meets this season while Harvard backfield returns next year. Centre seeks Moran coaching again. Yale and Harvard add basketball as an annual rivalry. Lafayette contests Cornell in grid scoring. Jolson buys stake in Hamilton club. Gilroy to captain Princeton team. Stagg lauds Cornell scorer Raw. Indoor track set for March 11 in New York. Pirates rumored to undergo housecleaning. wrestling remains hardy. Centre a major drawing card at Harvard stadium aside from Yale and Princeton. Princeton and the navy may skip next year. golf faces Sunday censure. Dartmouth sticks with Connell. Diaz comments on American football kindness. Columbia rumored to change coaching. ONeill out, Brooks in. Boxers seek New York money. boxing regiments attract pros. British yachtsmen challenge for the America’s Cup in six-meter boats.
Bonus System Hurting Baseball Team Spirit and Fair Play
A critical look at baseball bonus contracts shows they tempt pitchers and batters to chase payoffs over teamwork. The lure of extra money skews effort, especially late in seasons, as illustrated by a pitcher chasing 20 wins and an infielder who hit .300 then feigned illness. The system pressures players and undermines cohesion.
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Team Spirit
Coach Tells Of Freak Play In Football History
A West coach recalls a crafty tactic used last year. The quarterback would claim opponents were offside or holding, prompting a referee’s penalty call. When dismissed, he would declare he would take the distance himself and sprint for the goal, a dramatic freak play.
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Pittsburgh
Penn State
Notre Dame
Carlyle Indias
West
Paddock to Sprint Again for USC Track Season
Charles W. Paddock of the University of Southern California, famed world record sprinter, has reconsidered retirement and will soon begin practice for the upcoming track season.
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Charles W. Paddock
University of Southern California
Hidden ball trick star Babe Pineli vows comeback
Babe Pinel, once sent to the Coast league for seasoning after a Detroit try, is reportedly ready for another shot at the majors. He already recorded one career defining hidden ball trick and four times in a season.
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Babe Pinel
Detroit
Pinelli
Oldest amusement in the world dice throwing
Dice have existed in every era from ancient Egypt to modern times. Mesmerizing artifacts found in Thebes resemble today’s dice. Palamedes is credited with their invention around 1244 B C though dice use likely predates him. Classical writers and art attest to dice games’ popularity across Greece Rome and Europe.
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Thebes
Greece
Rome
Europe
Palamedes
Troy
Mark Twain Calls London Box-Office Hog in Letter
A London dated note from Mark Twain to Bram Stolser condemns a box office man for abusive conduct toward his daughters over cheap tickets. Twain labels the man a hog, declares he was born a hog and will die one, and vows to ensure he is not forgotten. The letter, reprinted by the New York Times during sale for autograph collectors.
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Mark Twain
London
Bram Stolser
New York Times
New York
California Fig Syrup praised for gentle bowel relief
A nostalgic advertisement appeals to mothers to use California Fig Syrup for children with constipation. It promises quick relief within hours, notes a fruity taste, and urges purchasing only genuine versions from druggists to avoid imitations.
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California
Califor
Children Draw Empty Goat Wagon Scene After Story
A grade school class discussed a tale of three children in a goat wagon in a wood. Pictures mostly show the horned goat pulling the wagon as the sun sets, with one girl submitting a hill and grass only. Opal says everyone has gone home, explaining lack of detail.
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Opal
Statesmanship and conversation in political debate
A historical passage notes that statesmanship values lengthy discussion and pleasant conversation. Senator Sorghum expresses approval and argues that civility supports progress, asserting that public discourse should avoid interruptions by conflict.
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Sorghum
Bayer Aspirin Advertisement Emphasizes Safe Use
An ad urges taking aspirin only as directed by Bayer. It touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross, labeling it the genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for over twenty-one years.
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Bayer
Would Hand Lord Dollar
A Missouri youth collecting funds for a benevolent institution seeks a dollar from a tightfisted elderly man. The man notes his age of seventy five and the youth’s twenty five, concluding that he may see the Lord first and will hand him the dollar himself.
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Missouri
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Prominent Battles Fought on Sundays Across History
The article lists battles occurring on Sundays and Sabbath days, noting Rarities on May 23 1706 Oudenarde on July 11 1708 Malplaquet on September 11 1709 Vienna on August 21 1808 Orthes on February 27 1814 Toulouse on April 10 1814 Waterloo on June 18 1815 Ferozeshah Rangoon Pegs Inkerman and Crimean War events also on Sundays with dates in 1854.
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Oudenarde
Malplaquet
Vienna
Orthes
Toulouse
Britain
Waterloo
Ferozeshah
Rangoon
Inkerman
Dogfish and Sharks Off the British Coast
The British coast hosts several large dogfish and small sharks. The fox shark or thresher hunts shoals of herrings pilchards and sprats and can reach about 15 feet with its tail. Greenland sharks reach 26 feet and sometimes stray from Arctic waters toward Britain. Dogfish on England and Ireland coasts are slate gray and up to six feet, with others three to four feet long.
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British
Arctic
Great Britain
England
Ireland
An Even Break Between Lovers in Gossip Quarters
A published exchange centers on two lovers with whispered motives. She seems attracted to wealth while he pursues money, and the couple faces social judgment about character and fortune in a society phrase.
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Hunter
Dean Takes Sides as Brothers Fight at Home
The Chicago Tribune reports a dispute where Dean refused to intervene in a fight between his brother Dick and neighbor John. Dean said he told Dick to handle his own battles.
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Dean
John
Chicago ‘Tribune
Armchatr Hint Economy Hint
The text hints at thrift and restraint in hard times. It mentions corn and beans at peak prices and advises ease in taking goods, suggesting prudent use of resources during economic strain.
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