Farm Economies and Small Savings Keep Farms Profitable
An essay urges farmers to track income and expenses, noting neglect of small economies led to major failures in New York. It argues farmers should keep books, assess profitability of each crop, stop unprofitable lines, and save time by organized storage and proper tool care. It also cautions against wasting funds on embryonic ventures and emphasizes protecting equipment from dampness.
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New York
Tne
Seedling Apple and Missouri Horticultural Meeting Reflections
The Seedling Apple discusses the slow progress and uncertain value of seedling apple varieties versus imported ones, stressing long labor, care, and the need for at least one superior trait to justify cultivation. Missouri Horticultural Meeting notes Springfield hosts the forty-fifth annual event December 2-4 with premiums, lectures, and plans to exhibit fruits and flowers for the World’s Fair.
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Missouri Horticultural Meeting
L. A. Goodman
The
Missouri Horticultural Society
Springfield
State Society
Missouri
Union
Greene County
South
Ozark Apple Growers” Association
the Ozarks
Dining Prices and Pranks in Paris Supper Clubs
A narrator describes how Paris diners bluff about spending twenty dollars on meals at famed spots like Voisin’s Paillard’s Maison Doree and Maxim’s. The piece details expensive dishes, wine, tips, and the psychology of the “$20 trick,” with anecdotes of Russian nobles, American tourists, and English travelers who overestimate value, plus how venues manage costs with modest dishes to appease patrons.
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Paris
Paillard's
Champs Eylsees
Voisin’s
Maison Doree
Voisin's
Toulouse
How Sour Soils Are Made
A historical note explains prairie soils rich in nitrogen and potash from decayed vegetation charcoal. Waterlogged soils prevented full decomposition, creating boggy, mineral-poor areas called bogus wells. Vegetation decomposition left carbon structures burned away, with humus forming to nourish plants.
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T. C. Wallase
Chick-Pea Or Gram In Roman And Modern Cookery
The shelling pea also called chick-pea gram or garbanzo is largely grown in southern Europe and India. It is a hairy upright plant with inflated pods and two lobed seeds. It is boiled or roasted, the roasted form once common in Roman times as described by the phrase fricti ciceris emptor meaning a poor fellow.
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India
Europe
Spanish America
British India
The National Bureau of Forestry Under Expansion in 20 States
The Bureau operates in 20 states with 165 field staff and 90 student assistants. It studies commercial trees, farm wood lots, treeless areas, and drafts extension plans. Fiscal year 1902 03 opened with $291,860 in appropriation, up from $185,440, signaling congressional support and broader work. Programs cover Maine to California, with plans to extend to territories later.
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National Bureau of Forestry
Bureau of Forestry
Congress
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
New York
New Sterney
Maryland
Tennessee
Kent
Fort Virginia
North Caro Line
Mire
Minnesota
Nebraska
Osborn Dakota
Montana
Arizona
California
Plum Trees in a Poultry Yard
From Farmers' Review. Do not plant plum trees in a poultry yard if grass must be kept clear. Shade is poor and soil under trees can harden after heavy rains, preventing scratching and mulching. Spading after rains could create a usable dusting area. A poultry yard needs grass for healthy chickens. Public virtue never survives the 'demine of private rectitude.
Unearth Mastodon Skeleton at Grove Hill Ohio
A near perfect mastodon skeleton was unearthed in a clay bed at Grove Hill Ohio. The tusks measure about twelve feet and the worn teeth indicate an elderly animal.
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Grove Hill
Ohio
Animals at Banquet Dogs and Cats Share Feasts in Chicago
A chaotic Chicago event shows dogs and cats dining side by side. Fags the mongrel, praised for manners, outshines pampered poodles as chaos erupts over turkey and table etiquette. Cats remain orderly, while dogs cause disruptions and fights, ending with restraint and cage return.
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Chicago
Boris
Pelee
Dodo i
Bob White
White
Dodo
History of the beard shows fashion shifts through ages
A compact survey traces beard and facial hair in civilizations from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to medieval Europe and modern times. It notes how smooth faces were prized by elites, while tradespeople and soldiers flaunted beards, with fashion cycles from long beards to near absence after wars, then revival in recent decades.
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South Africa
Europe
France
Germany
Fasheson
They Had Met Before Medical Student Meets White Haired Stranger
A medical student fails to recognize a dignified elderly Woking gentleman in a chance encounter. After a warm handshake they part, each puzzled by the other’s identity. A waiter hushes to reveal the stranger is a pawnbroker, sparking further curiosity.
Gift to Chicago University from France in education pact
The University of Chicago receives a large edition Gellar volumes collection, historical and scientific, as partial reward for active participation in the France American movement to strengthen educational ties between France and the United States. The French Minister of Public Instruction presents all works so far served. several thousand volumes have already been shipped. A German physician invents a milk powder device. water addition restores original form.
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Chicago University
University of Chicago
France
United States
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Friends of Mine
Chateau de Madrid
Pavillon d'Armenonville
Ambassadeurs
Champs Elysees
Maxim's
Cafe de Paris
Susaloo
Borin
Association
Charm W. Mo Dager
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