Thoughts on character and trade pull in the era
The text juxtaposes personal discipline with public aims. It notes Berlin, Vienna, and Hamburg visitor counts, praises obedience, and argues life is simply doing the will of God. It also discusses Britain's broadcasted trade lectures and a malaria vaccination success tied to immunization rolls. It cites Algerian oil discoveries and plans to drill wells in a new petroleum district with French permits pending.
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Great Britain
Algeria
Galicia
Baku
Marseilles
Skinner
Rancher Warns Suitors In Arizona Notice
A rancher posts a warning on a cot tonwood tree claiming his wife Sarrah has left him and threatens lethal retaliation against any man who aids her. The passage also notes deadly duels in Italy and Chinese notions of vengeance with fatal self-harm as harm to others.
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Arizona
Sarrah
Italy
China
French agriculturist Tetard finds seed treatment shields wheat from crows
Stanilas Tetard reports a seed coating of coal tar petrol and phenic acid that delays germination briefly and releases an odor deterring crows during early sprouting, then fades as plants grow, protecting cereals from damage.
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Stanilas Tetard
Phosphorescent Deep Sea Life and Bull's Eye Lantern
C C Nutting notes in the American Naturalist that many deep sea animals glow intensely enough to illuminate the sea floor and reveal their colors. Some cephalopods have reflectors that project their light onto the bottom, functioning as an efficient bull's eye lantern for hunting in the abyssal dark.
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C. C. Nutting
Fiddling Judge Holt Seeks West Virginia Governor Support
Judge John D. Holt in West Virginia campaign uses household skills to win voters. He cooks blackberry dumplings and quiets a baby, earning praise in rural Nicholas County. He also entertains with dancing and a special fiddle, claiming wide appeal among women and men alike.
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West Virginia
John D. Holt
A Popular Duchess at the Peak of Social Power
The Duchess of Sutherland stands as England’s leading fashionable and intelligent figure from the Rosslyn line, presiding over Dunrobin and Staf ford House with a mix of philanthropy and social leadership. Her work in cottage industries and women’s education contrasts with royal society life and New York shops.
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Sutherland
England
Rosslyn
Countess of Warwick
Angela Forbes
London
Stafford House
North Country
Dunrobin Castle
Scotland
New York
Dunrobin
Rosemary
Up-to-Date Guide on Soil Cultivation and Wintering Plants
An extensive agricultural article covers sowing and mulching for winter and spring flowers, wintering frames and sash use, soil preparation, drainage, and transplanting. It also includes notes on building a milk herd using record keeping, dairy yields, and butter production benchmarks, plus swine pasture fence methods and barley use in dairy farms.
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Philadelphia
F. E. Emery
North Carolina Agricultural College
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Jersey
Dora McKee
Daisy E
Montana Experiment Station
College
Ames
Iowa
Dancing Judge Holt Gains Governor Title in Rural News
An article chronicles Judge Holt, famed fiddler nicknamed the Governor, traveling vast mountain roads to perform at dances. His modest, practical image—cooking, child care, home tasks—buoys his political bid as neighbors see his self governance as proof he can govern the state.
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Judge Holt
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Che Wessenger
O& S. Eaton
Montana
Berlin
Vienna
Hamburg
Porto Rico
Board of Health
Wats
Nicholas County
Holt
Cance
Pichon
Lack
Pekin
M. Pichon
Justice
Luck
France
United States
Mary Vates
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