Decline of Thoroughbred Racing Across States
The text laments racing bans in many states and warns of the extinction of the thoroughbred. It notes Kentucky studs selling off mares, Haggin estates dropping from 600–700 to under 100, and 5 years seeing about 6,000 purebred Kentucky mares shipped abroad for breeding.
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Kentucky
Argentina
England
Russia
Nine French Villages Seek Debt Release From War Indemnity
Nine hamlets on the German frontier still owe shares of the Franco Prussian War indemnity of 1870. The 42 year period has left several bankrupt and in arrears, with appeals to the state for relief from paying their portions.
High Point Milling Co promotes white flour for baking
A promotional message from the High Point Milling Company extols its white frost and luxury flour. It claims the product is made from the best wheat and yields superior bread, cakes, and pastry, asserting satisfaction from milling to final baked goods.
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High Point Milling CO
High Point Milling Company
Ford
America
Priges
High Point
Poultry Profit in Geese and Ducks
Farmers near water should raise geese and ducks as a cheap food source. Toulouse geese mature quickly and lay two broods yearly, with feeding routines including mash and grain. Among ducks, Peking leads for size and eggs, best kept near tidewater with a shore house, grain at night, and access to clean water and a bathing trough.
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Toulouse
Rouen
Cayuga
Aylesbury
Peking
Which are better layers
The article weighs whether pullets or hens produce better eggs for profit. It notes pullets lay more eggs but hens’ eggs hatch stronger and flavor varies. The writer favors pullets for market eggs and hens for breeders, citing start ages and ease of culling undersized eggs.
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United States
Palets
Science and the limits of the scientific age
The piece argues science cannot solve all human problems and moral questions. It praises scientific progress yet notes limits in making souls nobler, guiding love, or erasing deep hurt. It asks for seers and prophets alongside scientists to address life’s relations beyond facts.
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Huxley
Tyndall
Earth
Abelard
Heloise
Eve
Abel
Damon
Pythias
Harvard
Sorbonne
Pigeons and ravens over Morgan frieze scene at stock exchange
A New York World note remarks pigeons near J P Morgan's office and a frieze cleanup disturbing the stock exchange. James J Hill and A Barton Hepburn comment on the birds. a sharp quip notes ravens bringing Morgan his dinner. The excerpt mixes humor and ads from the era.
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Stock Exchange
J.P. Morgan
James J. Hill
A. Barton Hepburn
Mr. Hepburn
Hill
Morgan
New York World
Neat Knock Laughs as Hobey Baker Teases Princeton Star
In Philadelphia Hobey Baker chats over a classmate’s rough ball season remark. A Princeton sophomore drew mild jests about his position as back as Baker quips drawback. The piece blends light sport wit with social chatter and an ad line about Oxidine malaria tonic.
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Hobey Baker
Philadelphia
Princeton
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