Houston's Houston: the man behind agriculture’s rise
A portrait of David Franklin Houston, secretary of agriculture under Wilson, analyzing his temperament, leadership, and the expanded role of the department. The piece argues he blends idealism with hard analysis, earns praise through tested results, and clashes with critics while pushing ambitious reforms across farming regions and state legislatures.
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Edward B. Clark
Ouston
David Franklin Houston
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Houston
David Franklin
Houston
Secretary of Agriculture
Sa Cy
Department of Agriculture
Secre
P. Houston
United States
Arthur W. Page
Congress
Middle West
Department
Agricultural Department
Washington
Wilson
Singular notes on enlistment and recognition in early navy history
Fragmentary passage discusses cream concentration, a vein based identification method for insulation, Sylvester Long-Lance becoming the first full blooded Cherokee to receive an honor at West Point, and a navy enlistment acceptance rate of 3 to 13 percent among 160 applicants.
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Seema Nan
Sylvester Long-Lance
West Point
United States Navy
Japan uncovers coal deposits near Sasebo harbor Nagasaki
Postscripts report valuable coal deposits found on an island near Nagasaki harbor close to the Sasebo naval station. A new fruit cover with a spiral blade enables removal of fruit flesh efficiently. The germ of smallpox, discovered by a German scientist, is extremely small.
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Japan
Nagasaki
Sasebo Naval Station
Best Soils for Dry Farms With Alvin Keser View
Keser explains nonirrigated farming favors silts and sandy loams that resist wind erosion and hold moisture. He notes deep uniform soils perform best, warns against shallow or obstructed subsoils, and gives rainfall storage estimates for different depths to endure dry spells common in nonirrigated regions.
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Alvin Keser
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Colline
Colo
Covering Strawberries With Winter Mulch In Semiarid Climates
Covering strawberry beds with clean straw is preferred to other materials like slough hay sorghum or corn stalks. Straw should be seed free to avoid weed contamination. Slough hay works but is coarse and less desirable. sorghum and corn serve as substitutes where straw is scarce. Protection aims to guard against freezing thaw damage and winter drought.
Insure Rotting of Manure for Dry West Soils
In dry western regions rainfall is scarce, hindering manure rotting and soil humus formation. Without sufficient rotting crops dry quickly, increasing drought risk. Grow humus-rich crops like grasses, alfalfa, and sweet clover, then top-dress soils with barnyard manure and rotate crops to maintain fertility.
Many Benefits of Plowing in Moisture Retention and Soil Care
Nebraska Station notes that plowing stores more moisture than disking and better catches rain, while also killing weeds. Listing soil is nearly as effective as plowing, though tests are limited. Also advises careful fruit tree storage, snow traps to save moisture, and ventilated dry horse stables to prevent disease and blindness.
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Nebraska Station
Pineapple and Charlotte Russe Dessert Notes
A collection of vintage kitchen notes detailing charlotte russe desserts paired with chocolate cake, pineapple dishes, and savory options like hashed lamb with rice and peas. Includes pineapple based drinks, reefed with recipes for creamed celery with almonds, Swedish baked ham crust, and medicinal notes on pineapple juice.
Ingenious Household Gadgets and Novel Dishes Featured
A spring attachment to prevent id falling off features on a patent tea kettle, an economic dry dock in Holland can lift vessels of 000 tons register. An inventor in Russia creates felt boots from dog hair. A cone holder keeps ice cream upright and unbroken. Cooking notes offer varied dishes including fillets from game, custard molds, and exotic desserts with pineapple, chestnuts, and Maraschino.
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Holland
Russia
Desirable Dumplings And Food Preparations
Desirable dumplings are described to accompany meat dishes with milk eggs and flour based batters. Various dumpling types include bread dumplings potato dumplings and sauce to accompany the broth or stew. A Nebraska inventor patent and a Swedish chemist develop a new explosive while a speed indicator for cars lights up at night.
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Asia
Nebraska
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast a Splendid Habit
Advice article promoting a morning routine of drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach kidneys and bowels. Claims it removes toxins improves appetite and complexion and cites ease of biliousness constipation and rheumatism. Ends with an endorsement from Ady.
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Ady
Train Car Dame Tests Boy With Penny Apple Request
A distinctive woman in a train refreshment car asks a boy about his mother studies faith and prayers then entrusts him with a penny to buy an apple saying God sees him. The brief episode spotlights trust and morality aboard a moving railcar.
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Uique
Sonny
Nother Solar-Plexus Blow in a Strange Exchange
A quirky dialogue shows Sapleigh and Miss Knox debating a superstition about goose-bone theory as they discuss an impending brutal winter. Sapleigh asserts a feeling in his bones while Miss Knox questions the belief.
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Sapleigh
Miss Knox
Postum replaces coffee to aid aging health in letter
A reader recounts his mother's long coffee problems and heart and stomach trouble improving after switching to Postum. He notes family health gains, especially for his mother, and endorses Postum Cereal and Instant Postum as tasty, affordable options sold by grocers. The letter cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and a promotional tagline There’s a Reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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