American farmer drives wealth beyond world mines
A 1906 overview credits U S farm wealth with about 20.5 trillion dollars in land values and 18.1 trillion in improvements, noting farm production nears three times manufacturing investment while supplying half of needed inputs. It warns trusts oppress farmers and calls for home-town industry growth and stronger rural cooperation.
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United States Census Bureau
United States
America
Great Britain
Ireland
Great Kingdom
Italy
Kingdom of
Belgium
Alaska
Philippines
Corn Corp
Union
McKinley
United Bates
Building Up the Country Through Town and Country
The essay argues that settlement growth begins with farms, then villages, towns, and cities. It emphasizes geographic location, trade, and transportation as keys to urban development, and notes towns rely on surrounding farms while cities depend on broader rural regions for trade and manufacturing. It advocates pride in local progress and balanced interests between rural residents and town dwellers.
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Columbus
America
Mya
Factory Appeal Emphasizes Local Job Growth
An article argues small manufacturing plants are vital for town employment and revenue. It notes payrolls of 35 to 40 dollars daily and product values up to tens of thousands yearly, urging residents to support local industries to keep money from leaving the community.
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Ona
Rare Lancaster clock travels from Pennsylvania to Indiana in 1821
The Indianapolis home of George B. Yandes preserves a tall cherry case clock built by August Hoft of Lancaster. Brought across mountains in 1821 by Yandes' father, it bears Hoft's signature and unique calendar mechanisms. The clock, still keeping time, recalls frontier Indianapolis and family history.
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Pennsylvania
Indiana
George B. Yandes
East Michigan Street
Indianapolis
Yandes
August Hoft
Lancaster
George Washington
United States
Hoosier
Statehouse
Caleb Scudder
Hoft
Indianapolis Star
Dinner at Shanghai Dinner with Missionaries and Wealthy Chinese
Rev. Dr. N R Pittman recounts a centenary missionary conference meal in Shanghai hosted by Sinsing Wong of Shiu Hing. Sinsing Wong and four Chinese gentlemen shared a two hour feast with sixteen courses and bird's nest soup, with cost estimated at 190 gold.
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S. T. Snuggs
Shiu Hing
P. P. Wong
Shanghai
N. R. Pittman
Missouri
China
Kansas City
Sinsing Wong
Wong
Dog Leads Royal Visit Down London Strand
A small yellow dog trotted ahead of the royal party from Buckingham Palace to the Guildhall while crowds cheered. The dog appeared absorbed in its duty as outriders and guards kept pace, overshadowing the Danish king and queen's procession in London.
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Strand
Fleet Street
Denmark
Buckingham Palace
Guildhall
London
Times
Dying to Be Famous and Other Fragments
A compact fragmentary record presents dialogue involving characters named Penman and Sekene amid a discussion of a novela and fame. The text hints at authorship, reception, and attempts to improve a work but remains largely unclear and incomplete.
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Wright
Penman
Theo
Dog Attack Prompts Quick Thinking Farm Rescue
A Virginia truck farmer recounts Sam Moore, a colored worker, fleeing a neighbor’s dog. The dog bites Moore in the calf as his wife Mandy rushes to help. Sam stops Mandy from throwing the stone, shouting for her to strike him instead, saving him from harm.
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Virginia
Sam Moore
Sam
Mandy
Mae
Western Men in New York Drawn From West and South
The rise of southern and western leaders in New York business and finance is noted. Theodore P. Shouts tackles the transit problem, Thomas F. Ryan passes control of Equitable Life to policyholders under Paul Morton, and U S Steel head E H Gary with other western magnates like John W Gates Henry C Frick Norman B Ream William H Moore and Daniel G Reid symbolize the western influence shaping the metropolis.
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D. O. Mills
J. B. Haggin
James R. Keene
California
New York
Theodore P. Shouts
Thos. F. Ryan
Virginia
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Jas. H. Hyde
Paul Morton
South
West
Morton
Equitable
E. H. Gary
U. S. Steel Co
John W. Gates
Henry C. Frick
Norman B. Ream
Wm. H. Moore
Daniel G. Reid
Enticed by the Bar A Maine Clergyman Witness
An old Maine clergyman testifies in a case about a barroom fracas. He describes Salson as slashing and enticing the injured man with a crowbar, using a series of pokes and blows to persuade him.
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Maine
Salson
The Secret of Rest and Vacation Freedom
The passage argues that rest comes from shedding daily details and routines. A gin voyage is praised as a tonic, since changing surroundings removes the mass of complications of ordinary work. It urges timely personal vacation to gain freedom from binding tasks.
Secret dialogue on Postum Food Coffee tasting
A grocer recounts testing Postum Food Coffee and changing his view after a customer explains proper brewing. She suggests boiling fifteen minutes yields a rich beverage with gluten and phosphates and health benefits. The grocer later joins the Postum “army” easing stomach and kidney troubles.
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Pontum
Ideal Poultry House by Michigan Farmer
PBR presents an ideal poultry house design for convenient flock accommodation. Several houses built nearby follow the plan shown in the cut, with 15 foot long poles as sill supports and four inch top diameters, suitable for breeding flocks.
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Michigan
Moving House Structure with Sills and Rafters
The structure uses half inch bolts at each corner to fasten cross sills. It stands 40 feet high at the rear and six feet six inches in front with a width of six feet. Cross sills and braces are 2x4, uprights 2x3, yard netting two inch mesh, and sides roof use inch boards roofing paper. A front window and side door exist, and the house and yard can be moved weekly.
Best Poultry and Eggs Fuels Consumer Savvy in Markets
Consumers are discovering that the best table poultry and eggs offer the greatest value. A well fattened fowl yields nearly twice edible meat of a thin bird, while uniform size and color eggs attract buyers. As quality rises, breeders gain better prices and stock expands.
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Northwestern Agriculturist
Raising Turkeys with Care and Feed Practices
A Rocky Mountain Farming writer shares practical turkey raising methods. Start with stale bread milk and corn meal, then introduce lucern grasshoppers. As chicks age, feed cracked wheat and ensure stubble is cleared after harvest. Provide water, two daily pasture periods, and ample green lucerne fodder.
Poultry Rearing Tips From Rural Notes
Practical guidance on ventilating a brooder to prevent drafts while providing fresh air, letting fowls roam the orchard, and the value of Leghorn hens. Emphasizes following incubator instructions, noting chickens sell for more per pound than hogs and chicken meat costs less to produce than pork. Stresses need for chick grit and clean dry sand prior to first feeding.
Build Right When Building Poultry Houses
The Farmers' Review praises well built poultry houses and describes a model one story structure with south facing large windows for sunlight, wire yard fencing, divided compartments with individual doors, and sanitary wire netting. It urges durable, serviceable designs that last and keep flocks separated.
Opinion on Chicken Cholera and Farm Sanitation
A Farmer’s Review correspondent argues remedies for chicken cholera are ineffective and urges rapid culling when signs appear. The writer estimates limited recent outbreaks, credits sanitation and home-bred stock as protective, and recalls the disease originating from Europe and spreading early in the era.
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Farmer's Review
Europe
Device For Uncapping Honey Plan Noted By Correspondent
A Prairie Farmer correspondent outlines a plan for a device to uncaps honey. The concept aims to appeal to beekeepers and hobbyists seeking efficient extraction methods.
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Prairie Farmer
View of the Contrivance Screen with Honey Pan
View describes a contrivance pan 16 inches wide 26 inches long and inches deep covered with wire cloth five meshes to the inch. A rough frame covered with the same cloth is set on this. The screen allows the comb to rest with little or no holding and the honey drips into the pan below. A person can work at each side if desired.
Don’t Do It in Beekeeping Battles of Breed Mixing
The article warns beekeepers against mixing bee races and switching from one breed to another while driving through the countryside. It argues that mixing and crowing breeds yields poorer profits and satisfaction, urging readers to prefer consistent, pure stock.
Good Management Cures Poultry Yard Ills
The article stresses that proper management is the key to healthy poultry, reducing the need for stimulants and regulators. It emphasizes prevention through careful care, housing, and feeding practices as the primary solution.
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Financial Center
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