Altruism, oil holdings, and public welfare mix in a wide column
Excerpts reflect Chesterton on justice charity and free will, Bayonne real estate taxes rise for The Standard Oil plant, and philanthropic efforts by Herin aiding 50,000 children this summer. Also notes Winslow’s garden projects and a quip about a brain needing a tongue.
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Standard of Valle
Standard Ofl Company
Bayonne
N. J
Che Onal
Hudson County ‘Board of Equalization
Bertin
HeriIn
Complex portable hay derrick design with pulleys
A detailed description of a two principal part hay derrick with a revolving crane, mast, boom, braces, and a supporting frame. It includes mast and boom dimensions, pivot pins, platform bearings, steel plates for mast protection, and recommendations on ropes and pulleys for hay forks and slings.
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Hoard's Dairyman
Manila
Lightning Conductor Guidelines for Farm Buildings
Practical guidance on when to install lightning conductors, wire sizes, and installation details for rural and suburban structures. Emphasizes grounded downspouts, permanent earth contact, and durable joints, with wire sizing from No 4 to No 3 for larger buildings and precautions around chimneys, cupolas, and eaves.
GOOD FARM NOTES ON WEEDS CATTLE KRAUT AND Hay QUALITY
Theses farm notes urge vigilant weed control and timely plowing to prevent seed. They praise cattle kraut, manure spreaders, and aiming for high quality feed. Advice covers alfalfa stands, inoculation, musty hay dangers, and feeding green stuff to both people and livestock. Rhubarb health tips advise nitrate application and thorough cultivation.
Improve Garden Soil with Cowpeas or Soy Beans
If no other crops occupy early garden spaces, plow up and plant cowpeas or soy beans. They improve soil, look better than weeds, and the crop can feed cattle or be plowed under at season end as fertilizer.
Silly games and modern prompts in a past paper page
A mixed humor page revisits children’s play as a mock political lesson with a woman suffrage game. It contrasts old and new, with gossipy vignettes about courting, inventions, and social trends. A short review riffs on party majority versus minority and shifting political alignments.
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Mamma
Nothing But the Truth in a Patchwork Chat
A jumble of quotes and truncated dialogue from various sources including Yonkers Statesman and Puck. It features exchanges about weddings, homes, weather, and playful wordplay. The text reads like a collage of jokes, snippets, and fragmentary conversations with little cohesive narrative.
Expressive Word Debate At MeetIm Language Meet
A quirky discussion at a language meet explored expressive onomatopoetic terms such as crack rattle snag thud to convey mood. The group favored words like lonely dreary mournful and concluded no as a striking yet clear answer in a playful exchange amid sea story humor.
An Old Style Actress and Stage Talk in Nonsense
A disjointed reminiscence profile of Charlotte Crabtree aka Lotia, claimed fortunes, divorce court references, and fading stage career plus assorted comic snippets from period journals and tales of acting returns. The piece blends gossip, anecdote, and quotes from Cheapside stage lore and newspapers.
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Charlotte ‘Crabtree
Lotia
Chicago Tribune
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