Descriptive Barn Plan with Practical Features
The article outlines a 40 by 60 foot barn with a 30 by 60 foot south barnyard, open east and south sides for manure saving and stock exercise, and a high roof for hay storage. It details stalls, mangers, workshops, grain bins, basements, chutes, and ventilation, advising durable materials, painting, and a functional layout for efficiency and appearance. It also notes poultry farming ideals and a plea for cultivating wild grapes in landscapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Kennedy
Catalpa Speciosa Wood Worth More Than Oak
Fred Grundy explains catalpa speciosa as a fast growing, durable soft wood with easy nail driving, suited for wide planting. Seedlings reach five feet in a season, require space, and can yield long lasting timber. seedlings or seedling suppliers are noted for purchase.
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Catalpa
Fred Grundy
Growth of Pigs Reveals Optimal Weight Gain Window
Minnesota experiments show pigs gain fastest between two and eight months, with peak daily gains near two pounds after five to six months. Early growth near birth is less efficient, suggesting cost and timing affect pork market profitability and prompting calls for further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Experiment Station
Setting Broken Legs In Poultry And Stock Advice
A pullet's broken leg was mended with surgeon's plaster and set by careful winding. The piece notes wind direction and circulation, then says the bird was released with no further care and healed. It also warns lack of bone forming food weakens hogs on the road and that selling mixed stock harms the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Bunnell
Rich South American Wonders and Prospects for U S Exploration
In a continental survey, I E Armstrong notes American ignorance of South America despite Monroe doctrine ties. He highlights Ecuador’s volcanoes, Paulo Alfonso Falls, Guayra falls, Uspalata pass, and Paraguay’s 1865 70 war, then details Brazil’s vast biodiversity and Peru’s rain tree. He predicts early twentieth century exploration by U S citizens driven by commerce.
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United States
America
South America
Ecuador
Paulo Alfonso
Rio San Francisco
Guayra
Parana
Niagara
St. Bernard
Napoleon
Aspalata
Brazil
Argentine
Uruguay
Paraguay
Calambo
Equatorial
Peru
I. E. Armstrong
Ainslie
Unite States
Love Distress Quips Spark Gentle Exchange
In a brief vignette from Detroit Free Press, Miss Frisbie-Ellen quips to young Mr Gallagher that she has not found his heart. He confesses love, but she remains teasing yet kind, leaving the moment unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Frisbie
Ellen
Mr. Gallagher
Detroit Free Press
Origin of The Eye Pest Trachoma in Public Schools
Dr C Cole Bradley discusses trachoma or granular eyelid disease as a contagious ophthalmia in public schools. He cites its insidious onset, difficulty of detection, and need for early surgery, urging examination of schools where high infection rates persist in Catholic protectory and public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
New York
C. Cole Bradley
Kruger
Europe
Napoleon
Egypt
Academy of Medicine
Catholic Protectory
Westchester
Mirage Village Jests Upside Down Shouses
Bedouins laugh as Hassan builds shouses upside down calling it a permanent mirage for toerists. The exchange ends with Bedouins admitting the humor and a passing water-carrier becoming part of the scene in this Puck humor fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheik Hassan
Hassan
Rail stations set far from towns to guard against fires
A Boston Budget quip notes Russia builds railway stations about two miles from towns to reduce fire risk for straw thatched dwellings. A light exchange about egotism and the King follows, with a Chicago Daily News remark on desperate straits and crooked actions.
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Russia
Boston
Chicago Daily News
Peruna Advertisements tout cure for catarrh by Dr Hartman
Miss Blanch Grey of Memphis and Mrs X Schneider of Chicago endorse Peruna as a powerful remedy for systemic catarrh and nerve strain. Ads pledge Peruna cures without substitutes and invite readers to request a free Dr Hartman book and personal advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Blanch Grey
Alabama Street
Memphis
Tenn
X. Schneider
Thirty-seventh Place
Chicago
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Perune
Dr. Tlartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Language Stereotypes and Immigration Note
A Buffalo Express column mocks Japanese language by claiming Japanese lack cuss words and advocates encouraging Yankee immigration. The piece portrays Japanese speech as merely mild and uses offensive generalizations about an ethnic group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement and Quick Courtship Mention
An ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for tired feet and easy footwear with a free trial. The note then includes a playful exchange about courtship and marriage, referencing a bashful swain and Ona Ayahe'lat, ending with a brief marriage remark and Thackeray quote. The fragment blends commerce with light social vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Herbert
Times-Democrat
Pernna praised by U.S. official and medical examiner
Medical Examiner T Llewellyn Jordan of the U S Treasury and Columbia College graduate lauds Peruna as a cure for lingering symptoms. He says one month cured his own months of suffering and urges fellow sufferers to try the remedy. He claims Peruna invigorates nerve centers and mucous membranes, erases catarrh, and permanently cures it.
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T. Llewellyn Jordan
U.S. Treasury Department
Columbia College
West Point
Pernna
Peruna
Eatary
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United States Treasury
Pe-ru-na
Thackeray
Cincinnati
vLommon
Western
Baltimore
Southern
Louisville
Indianapolis
Dr. Liewelliya Jordan
Manipomeiglith
Hazard
Atlantic City
Cape May
Sea Isle City
Rehoboth
Atlantic Coast
Washington, D.C
Alleghenies
Harper's Ferry
Washington
Philadelphia
O&o
P. Mggarty
Gao
An.kar
Bears
Centaur Company
York
USA
Tarsight
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