Gestation ranges in sheep and breed effects observed
The Wisconsin Experiment Station notes separate service and careful records of ewes in heat. Of 624 bred ewes, gestation ranged 140 to 166 days. 113 ewes (21.0%) lambed on day 146, and 404 (77.1%) between days 144 and 150. Extreme gestation periods beyond 164 days linked to dead lambs. Merinos and Southdowns show longer and shorter gestation respectively, with Shropshire crosses intermediate. Fatters' Review. Indigestion and other ailments urged toward Dr August Koenig's Hamburg Drops. Also notes Methodists in Ireland growing, Piso's Cure lauded, statue of Sheridan completed, and a bankruptcy schedule listing household effects.
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Wisconsin
Tessier
France
Southdown
Shropshire
What Type of Hog to Breed
W M McFadden argues swine breeding should focus on proven local hog types rather than chasing a bacon type. He contends current standards, refined by up-to-date breeders, yield better profits in the region. He asserts a 200 pound market target and questions bacon demand, urging thorough study and improvement for maximum profit.
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Chicago
W. M. McFadden
Iowa
Rhodes Scholarships in United States and Colonies
Dr George Parkin in New York heads the Rhodes scholarship commission for the United States and colonies. Two hundred Oxford scholarships available. he just met university authorities. Demand and applicant class excite curiosity. Scholarships usable from fall 1904. Each grant provides 1500 dollars for three years.
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Rhodes
George Parkin
Cecil Rhodes
United States
Colonies
New York
Oxford
A Tree Album For Neighborhood Botany
A guide urges making a tree album with pasteboard leaves to record winter and summer appearances. Paste pressed leaves blossoms and bark samples may be pasted to identify local trees and preserve knowledge.
Saratoga Fifty Years Ago Ceremonies At United States Hotel
A 19th century account describes a lavish Saratoga Springs scene at the United States Hotel. Orchestral music, a majordomo with wand, and waiters performing wave gestures before revealing silver-covered dishes. The dining room glowed with mirrors and gilding as guests were served by elaborately staged ceremony.
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United States
Saratoga Springs
Walter
Omo
Dorma
Lippincott’s
Boyhood Dream Realized by Fire Patrol Honor
John D Rockefeller head of Standard Oil elected to honorary membership of the North Tarrytown fire patrol. He said the boyhood dream of his life realized becoming a fireman after sixty years of waiting. The piece also contains unrelated ad-like text about Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and a marketing message.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Corporation
Fire Patrol
North ‘Tarrytown
Pollerman
North Tarrytown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinham
Lavea Esroys
Walkerville
Would Buy Abbotsford by New York Investor
Alexander McDonald of New York pursues purchasing Abbotsford the former Sir Walter Scott home to gift to the Scottish people. Mrs. Maxwell Scott is a relative. the owner is unnamed. Herbert W. Bowen rises to prominence via the Venezuelan incident. reviewed in January’s Review of Reviews. Stonehenge stones remain crumbling with only sixteen upright tres. The Nast caricature career is chronicled with reproductions in January’s Review of Reviews. Lumber for wooden shoe pegs uses 8,500 acres of timber annually.
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Abbotsford
Alexander McDonald
New York
Standard Oi! Company
Abotsford
Sir Walter Scott
Maxwell Scott
Herbert W. Bowen
Review of Reviews
Stonehenge
Inter Circle
Thomas Nast
Ernest Knaufft
Krupp Guns Sold to Turkey Behind War Moves
Turkey has acquired sixteen batteries of the late Krupp artillery, a purchase likely to impact forthcoming operations against the Macedonians. The German arms magnate Krupp, though deceased, remains a potent influence in weaponry shaping regional conflict.
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Krupp
Turkey
Herr Krupp
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