Japan’s Formosa Camphor War and Savage Headhunting Frontier
The article outlines Japan’s plan to subdue Formosa’s savages within a year to secure camphor supplies, noting German synthetic camphor challenges. It describes Formosa tribes, notably the Atayal, headhunting customs, frontier guards, and the island’s rich camphor forests, gold, and indigenous culture amid colonial tensions.
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Japan
Formosa
Big Island
Bardina
Corsica
Ioterior
Gedston
Essentials for Comfortable Cattle Barns in Farm Upgrades
Farmers planning repairs or new barns aim for comfort and efficiency as crops are finished. Key features include wide lighted ventilation friendly layouts, 36 foot barn width, side facing cows, watertight gutters, proper stalls and gutters, 22 inch feeding space, swing stanchions, and controlled air inlets with roof exhaust to keep cows healthy and reduce labor costs. The design detail emphasizes drainage, slope, and accessibility for feeding and hay delivery.
Daisies From England Brighten Eastern Pennsylvania
A Philadelphia Record correspondent notes daisies from England flood eastern Pennsylvanias hills and valleys from Memorial Day to July Fourth. The large white forms invade suburban grounds while oxeyes and related daisies spread, delighting children but vexing farmers. Horsham township is cited as central to their introduction by Sir William Reith, governor of Pennsylvania, who brought the flower weed from Graeme Park near Keith mansion, now in ruin. The old Keith home site remains famed as the daisy’s colonial monument.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Record
Horsham
William Reith
England
Park
Graeme Park
Montgomery County
Keith
High Morals in America at Divorce Inquiry
R Newton Crane told a royal commission in England that America has a higher morality in divorce but admits it leads in prevalence second only to Japan. A Barratt noted that European causes vary, from invincible aversion in Austria to loquacity in Parma, and argued no single US divorce cause exists that cannot appear in Europe. The piece also includes a cartoon caption exchange about love and trust.
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R. Newton Crane
London
Royal Commission On Divorce
England
Almerien
Dapin
Cce
J A. Barratt
United States
Austria
Hungary
France
Sweden
Algeria
Barratt
Europe
Secure Stand of Potatoes by Monitoring Moisture and Seed
By C a Felch of Colorado Agricultural College, the guide stresses moisture before plowing and careful cultivation to ensure strong stands. Dry seasons hinder rooting. heavy rains damage tuber shape and rot seed. Best stands come from well prepared ground, rapid planting, a single gentle shower, and warm weather, with seed kept sound. Planter accuracy and cutting seed sizes affect success, with 75 percent stand considered acceptable and 95 percent highly profitable.
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C. A Felch
Colorado Agricultural Colege
Mission man claims world record onion profits
Charles Voig of Mission Texas reportedly holds a world record for profit from intensive farming after selling a Bermuda onion crop from 24 acres for 12982 dollars. After planting and marketing costs, net income reached 9083 dollars as the 22 carload yield was shipped to northern and eastern markets. The land value ten years prior was one dollar per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Voig
Mission Community
Mission
Tex
First Creamery Origins in New York and Westward Spread
The article notes the first creamery in the United States was erected at Midgetown New York, with a second at Binghampton in 1863. It states the creamery business remained regional for years, only expanding westward roughly twenty five years later.
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United States
Mid-getown
N.Y
Binghampton
West
Shropshire Ewe of Quality Champion at 1908 International
The Shropshire ewe owned by George McKerrow & Sons of Wisconsin is praised as one of the finest shown. She was champion at the 1908 International in Chicago, cited by American Agriculturist. The article notes the judge’s high regard for her quality and mentions general farming tips about pruning and weed control.
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George McKerrow & Sons
Wisconsin
Chicago
The Importance of Healthy Kidneys in Daily Health
Weak kidneys fail to remove poisons from the blood causing backache headaches urinary troubles and dizziness. Doan's Kidney Pills are praised by physician Dr. H Green of No. Yakima Wash and recommended as a reliable remedy. Sold by dealers at 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Johns I heard you tell that man to never darken your door again. Try ing to marry your daughter Thomas No, he's a painter and he painted my front door ebony Instead of oak.
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Formosa
Chines
Koxinga
Fortesa
Middle Kingdom
Ching
Japan
Milado
Mornex
Tnd
Philippines
Luzon
Dean
H. Green
Noth St
Yakima
Wash
Doan
Dean's
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Johns
Thomas
It Was the Other Way in the Wholesale House
A senior partner scolds a drummer of ten years for a supposed side line. The man defends marrying, arguing a wife at home should not force him off the road, while the partner worries it might tempt him to stay away.
Paddy Blake Dies at 119 in Corofin Hospital
Paddy Blake of Ballygheen Kilnagoolagh County Clare died in Corofin Union hospital aged 119. He recalled events from a century ago and recalled Daniel O Connell passing Bunratty Pike on the way to Ennis for the 1828 election.
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Paddy Blake
Ballygheen
Kilnagoolagh
County Clare
Ireland
Corofin Union Hospital
Paddy
Daniel O'Connell
Bunratty Pike
Ennis
Picturesque Language in a Birmingham Age Herald Excerpt
A fragment from the Birmingham Age Herald shows a narrator noting poor table manners of a noble or sire figure and a quip about years. A young reporter comments on how greedily flames devoured reachable objects and even licked paint from an adjacent building as a cautionary note on business know how.
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Birmingham Age Herald
Diet Plan to Reduce Heat Sensation in Hot Weather
A suggests a diet to feel cooler than neighbors by avoiding meat and breakfast and using plain low fat foods. It recommends four centils of Grape-Nuts with cream, toast, a small amount of butter, and Postum, claiming easier digestion and preserved energy for comfort.
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Wellville
Pkgy
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Formona
Ceremoriaks
America
Daisy
Sir William Keith
Royal Commission
Shropshire
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