Benefit to Farmers From International Harvester Merger
The International Harvester Company consolidates five major harvester makers to cut costs and stabilize prices. Key leaders include Cyrus H. McCormick and George W. Perkins with a broad board of directors. The merger promises lower machine prices and strengthened agricultural development through durable assets and centralized management.
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International Harvester Company
Cyrus H. McCormick
Charles Deering
George W. Perkins
Harold F. McCormick
James Deering
Wm. H. Jones
John J. Glessner
Richard F. Howe
Cyrus Bentley
William Deering
Eldridge M. Fowter
E. H. Gary
Abram M. Hyatt
William H. Jones
Norman B., Ream
Leslie N. Ward
Paul D. Cravath
Champion
Deering
McCormick
Milwaukee
Plano
Canada
Prophecy of Gladstone and American Commercial Rise
The St James Gazette recalls a 25 year old Gladstone quote predicting America would likely seize commercial primacy from Britain. He framed America as the strongest, becoming the head servant in the world’s household, employer of all employed, lacking any title to resist that shift.
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St. James Gazette
Gladstone
America
England
Venice
Genoa
Holland
Parisian Hostesses Pair Guests With Flower Draw
At a dinner party guests enter a drawing room and draw numbered tickets from blue flower baskets for men and pink rose baskets for women. The matching numbers then locate each other, pair off, and proceed to dinner in a lively social icebreaker restores balance to seating.
Britain’s Size Compared to Global Islands and Landmasses
The passage notes Great Britain is half Sumatra and double Newfoundland, ranking fifth among world's islands. England excluding Wales is near Romania in size, much smaller than France or Germany. The British Isles cover about one sixteenth of the Earth’s surface.
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Great Britain
Sumatra
Newfoundland
England
Wales
France
Germany
British Isles
Wind-Proof Hurdles Describe Durable, Wind-Resistant Fences
A writer argues hurdles can withstand strong winds better when built in zigzag or worm fashion. Descriptions include ten by five foot panels and construction from split saplings or sawed timber, joined end to end. Panels interlock to form a continuous, windresistant barrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compton
Fenced Wormwood Panel Construction Guidance
The excerpt describes a fence panel plan with ten feet length and four feet height using one by five inch lumber. It specifies an 11 inch distance between end uprights, with end uprights 15 inches from panel ends, yielding about four feet of worm. Adjusting the second upright alters the worm length.
Saving in Good Roads
An Indiana engineer estimates road transport costs per ton per mile across surfaces from 6 cents on dry sand to 2.7 cents on asphalt. He argues universal wagon transport at five cents per mile could save millions of dollars and unlock profitable movement of many millions of tons of merchandise.
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Indiana
Farmers urge preserving timber on every farm
Farmers' Voice argues all farms should keep timber tracts for long term value and fuel. They warn ax use injures land and hillsides left bare wash away, urging rough ground be left in timber to prevent gullying and unprofitability.
A Balanced Ration For Dairymen In Fort Atkinson
Hoards Dairyman editor notes farmers misunderstand dairy feeding costs and the economics of a balanced ration. Six local dairymen admit no study of feed, yet push imperfect plans. The piece argues cows must receive a balanced diet to maintain milk production and farm profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Atkinson
Hoard’s
Dairyman
Dairy Cow Type And Patrons In Creamery Advice
The article describes the dairy cow neck structure as shown in Farmers Bulletin 143 with emphasis on a thin neck and strong neck-shoulder transition for dairy type. It lists four patrons of the creamery from model to poor practices and notes butter making relies on temperature control and frequent churning with water available for cows in the stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Bulletin
The
United
States Department of Agriculture
Theatrical Anecdotes and an Employment Bureau
A sensational stage tale describes a dead actor on a theatre set and a stage manager urging leg retraction while a heavy man secretly removes the body. The Chicago and Alton Railway opens an Employment Bureau to recruit local workers from along the Alton line, seeking telegraph clerks brakemen firemen and other crews after mental and physical exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Alton Railway
Alton Railway
Alton
Alton’s Employment Bureau
Theorist’s Profit Scheme Ends in Ruin
A stock scheme promised 400 percent profit in three months. A group of friends trusted a theorist, pooled their money, and saw their fortunes collapse when the plan failed. The New York Herald notes that theories often fail with grave results.
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N. Y. Herald
Openers and the stubborn preserved top
A mother-in-law grudgingly notes George's strong hands as he finally unscrews a stubborn can lid. His wife praises him, calling his sleep talk about "such a beautiful pair of open ers" a revealing and humorous moment.
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George
Fragmentary chatter links Dingbat to New York scene
Unclear dialogue mentions Dingbat and Haslea with a hammock image and a Baltimore Sun reference. The text is fragmented, offering no clear events, dates, or concrete actions to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dingbat
New York
Haslea Gers
Uid
Allen's Foot-Ease Foot Remedy Ad and Cartoon Exchange
An old-fashioned ad promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweaty feet with a trial package offered free and a sales address in LeRoy New York. The clipping also includes a short humorous exchange about honesty between a young philosopher and a millionaire congressman from the Chicago Daily News.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Chicago Daily News
Patent medicine ad cites Bromo Quinine Tablets claim
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to stop coughing and fight a cold, priced at 25 cents. A quoted testimonial notes morning improvement followed by illness. Other endorsement references Piso’s Cure for Consumption with favorable opinions from John F. Boyer in 1900.
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John F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
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New
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Affaio
Dean’s
Winchester
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Estey Piano
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