Dairy and Poultry farming notes and a horse sickness cure
Proceedings from Wisconsin round up institute discuss dairy cow care focusing on digestion and regular feeding. Topics include grain feeding, pasture use, and timing of calving, with remarks on alfalfa, oats and peas as forage and continuous feeding for steady milk. Also reports a Cape Colony discovery on protecting horses from African horse sickness using progressively stronger virus doses and standardized serum.
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Daley
Farmers' Review
Stenographic Report of
Wisconsin
Cool
New York
Times
Alexander Midingth
Grahametown
Cape Colony
South Africa
Edington
Cape Times
Cape
Irregular Breeding Critique by Ontario Farm Official
Mr F W Hodson, former superintendent of Farmers Institutes for Ontario, warned Livestock Associations that Ontario horse, cattle, and sheep quality has declined over twenty years. He cited farmers' lack of persistence and tendency to switch breeds as a key cause, illustrating with ram and ewe purchases and shifting to new breeds then producing crossbreeds.
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F. W. Hodson
Farmers’ Institutes For
Ontario
Live Stock Associations of
Tapeworms in Poultry and Butter Preservation Trends
Tapeworms infest fowls in many cases, harming production and fattening. A medical authority suggests powdered pomegranate root bark for every fifty fowls, though prevention via cleanliness matters more. Butter storage relies on heat and packaging. refrigeration may expand trade in warm countries as technology advances.
Current Topics V Unsuitable Employments for Women
An Independent article by Henry T. Finck argues against women leaving home for work pursued by men, condemning the “new Woman” movement and urging restraint unless poverty drives employment. He criticizes competitive wage reduction and notes that 43 percent of U.S. factory work is done by women, while praising or noting public figures like General Alexander C. McClurg and his Chicago contributions.
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T. Finck
Finck
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Metropolitan of Canada selects Bishop Bond as metropolitan
The Church of England in Canada chose Bishop Bond of Montreal to succeed Archbishop Lewis as metropolitan of Canada. Bond, bishop of Montreal since 1878, will be called lord archbishop of Montreal and metropolitan with authority from western Ontario to the Atlantic. Archbishop Lewis, ill in New York, will keep the courtesy title during life. Bond, born in 1815 in Truro England, came to Newfoundland at 19 and was ordained in 1840. He organized mission stations in Quebec and led St George’s Montreal. He also serves as president of the Montreal Theological College and is regarded as a scholarly divine in Canada.
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Lewis
Montreal
Canada
Ontario
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Truro
England
Newfoundland
Quebec
St. George's
Montreal Theological College
Forty Acres and a Mule Testimony Before Industrial Commission
Major R B Wright president of an industrial college near Savannah Georgia testified before the Industrial Commission on Negro conditions in the South. He argued that forty acres and a mule for each colored man would have benefited the race more than suffrage, asserting that work offers the true solution to the Negro problem.
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R. B. Wright
Savannah
South
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Bishop Winnington-Ingram Popular London Prelate
London Letter profiles Right Rev. A. F. Winnington-Ingram the newly appointed bishop of London. Born in Worcestershire forty three years ago, he rose from St Mary's Shrewsbury to head Oxford House Bethnal Green and bishoprics of Stepney and finally London, earning wide recognition for social work among London's slum residents. His selection by King Edward VII meets broad approval across classes.
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A. F. Winnington-Ingram
Oxford House
Bishop Ingram
Worcestershire
RE. Winnington-Ingram
Stanford Rectory
Ribbesford House
Marlborough College
Beble College
Oxford
Litchfield
St. Mary's
Shrewsbury
Maclagan
York
Bethnal Green
Spitalfields
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Lord
Balisbury
Browne
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Stepney
East
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Creighton
Ingram
Edward VII
Supreme Court curbs interstate divorces and bigamy risk
The Supreme Court held that divorces granted where both spouses reside are valid nationwide, but divorces from states or territories without residence are invalid. The ruling targets unlawful divorces, but collusive cases by the wealthy may dodge the effect. The Chicago Chronicle urges stricter divorce laws including a one year wait after decree and remarriage penalties to slow the churn and strengthen the original contract.
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Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Chicago Chronicle
French Inventor Triumphs At Crystal Palace Test
The new flying machine tested at the Crystal Palace London is by August Gaudron a French aeronaut and inventor. It resembles an airship more than a true flying machine as its lift relies on a cigar shaped balloon seventeen long.
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Crystal Palace
London
August Gaudron
Gaudron Plans Long Flying Machine With Five Seats
Inventor Gaudron and backer Cecil Barth envision a craft hundreds of feet in length for lift and propulsion. A balloon 100 feet long and 30 feet in diameter would support a 5 person aeronaut team with platforms containing motors and fans. Steering would be controlled from a central platform while windless days could yield speeds up to 30 miles per hour.
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Gaudron
Cecil Barth
Peking Doves with Tail Reeds Create Uncanny Music
In Pekin the famed musical doves wear a small reed instrument on their tails, producing shrill sounds as they fly. The contraption, fastened between the tail feathers, is powered by air through the reeds causing eerie music. Legend says a mandarin invented it to guard the doves from predators and the sounds startle but fascinate observers.
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Peking
Pekin
China
The Celtic to be largest steamship on ocean
The Celtic will be finished and launched this summer as the largest vessel at sea with a 33000 ton displacement, capable of carrying nearly 2500 passengers and six long railway trains, and Captain Ismay expects an even larger ship within a year or two.
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Celtic
Lost
Ismay
Geltic
Chinese cyclists in cities carry umbrella end fans amid traffic
In Chinese streets including Hong Kong and Shanghai, cyclists are observed with umbrellas or fans while biking. Some riders even ride without handle bars, adapting to crowded urban traffic and heat.
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China
Hongkong
Shanghai
Mourning in Ceylon crowds attend royal memorial service
In Colombo and Colombo Fort on February 2 a solemn service honored the late queen empress. A vast gathering of races and religions, with a governor, a chief justice, and other officials present, listened to multilingual addresses and watched a military display.
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Ceylon
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Columbo
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Ceyton
Legislative Council
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York
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Ophir
Australia
Kandy
Brigandage in Italy and a Probate Dispute
A report on rising brigandage in Italy linked to economic distress and government taxation, noting captures in Sardinia and widespread intimidation in the south. A Wichita man named John Sebaster sues a local church for wrongful burial rights claiming he paid for a cemetery plot and that his daughter's burial was blocked due to nonmembership, seeking 5000 dollars in damages.
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John
Sebaster
Wichita Ban
Why Do a Rabbit Wobble Its Nose Debate Settled
A Baltimore school child answers to a dispute between the Charlotte Observer and the Norfolk Landmark on why a rabbit wobbles its nose. The child claims it is due to its nervous system, while the editors admit they cannot prove other explanations. The Danville Register notes the nursery controversy ends with the small pupil leading.
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Norfolk Landmark
Baltimore
Danville Register
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