Obtaining mules from light horses says Kansas expert
Kansas Agricultural College expert W A Cochel tells a horse production class that best mule stock comes from light horses rather than top mares. He notes good mule mares have big heads rugged frames and strong feet while jacks should be tall with coarse bone and a large foot. He adds mules fatten easily in small lots, are safer to drive, and retain value longer than horses.
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I W. A. Cochel
Department of Animal Husbandry
Kansas Agricultural College
Cochel
Kansas
Rhode Island
Excellent Sheepfold Notes on Breeding and Markets
The piece advises improving the flock through selective breeding and market access. It urges buying thrifty, stout lambs, avoiding long hoofs, and keeping top performers while selling wool in a rising market. It notes butcher arrangements, direct public markets, and cutting middlemen to benefit producers and consumers.
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EB. L. Vincent
Lesa Pheep
Egyptian Incubators Through Ancient Stoves, Aged Techniques
The article notes that ancient Egyptians used stove like devices called mammals as incubators dating to remote antiquity. It mentions incubator chickens in Paria markets before the French Revolution and credits a French invention from 1777.
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Paria
France
Common Sense in the Hog Lot Breeding Records
The piece argues for practical pig farming, urging farmers to track breeding operations with a bank book to monitor costs and returns. It notes feeding value, hours and corn efficiency, stressing economy and disciplined record keeping in hog raising.
Poet's License Reference From Chambers on New York Poet
Robert W. Chambers criticizes a New York poet for awkward verse that strains for rhyme. He cites a poem inscribed in a Lake Sunapee graveyard memorial to George Meadows, noting the deceased’s name was Fields and Meadows substituted to fit rhyme.
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Robert W. Chambers
New York
Mr. Chambers
Lake Sunapee
Gray
N. B
Decessed
Fields
Meadows
Cure by Cuticura Soap and Ointment Relieves Sore Face
George Miller of Aurora Illinois recounts a severe skin infection that started as a pimple, spread to his eyes, and caused sleeplessness. After using two salves without relief, a Cuticura sample led to rapid improvement and a full cure in twenty six days with one cake of soap and two boxes of ointment. Cuticura sold worldwide with free samples via mail order.
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Union St
Aurora
George Miller
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
The Prince of Monaco on Marriage Freedom
At a dinner in New York the prince quips on marriage liberty. He notes a French woman gains her liberty, an English woman loses hers, and an American woman, as a debutante asks, the American woman continues to do as she likes.
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Monaco
New York
New York Weekly
New Class Yell Thought Up During a Tale
A fragmented item notes a character named Bill and excited girls. It mentions someone inventing a new class yell and features a line about a dandy story. Mentholated cough props are referenced as relief for inflamed bronchial tubes.
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Bill
Dean
Dru
Lust Forgot His Manners In Streetcar Encounter
An intoxicated man slumps beside a wrinkled, haughty woman on a streetcar. She complains, he protests, then awakens and retorts with a crude insult. The exchange escalates as he forces a long stare and calls her a fig, ending the scene in tension.
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Igat
Chinese Artist Ku K al chih and the sealed chest tale
In fourth century China lived artist poet Ku K al chih. A treasured London painting, likely his, was sealed in a chest entrusted to a friend. The friend removed the bottom, stole the paintings, and Ku K al chih found the box empty yet spoke of paintings communicating with spirits that vanish upon immortality.
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China
Ku K’al-chih
London
Ku K'at-chih
Laurence Binyon
Atlantic
Some Good Advice
A restaurant manager behind the cashier desk smiles as an old man accuses the ad of teaching patrons to make their own piles. The manager responds proudly and invites a suggestion. The man proposes letting someone else make the money.
An Odd Arrangement and Quick Latch Key Gaffe
A humorous exchange features Professor Van Dusen misplacing his latch key after attempting to open a door with a joke. A genial friend arrives to discuss the fourth dimension, then offers a pickup, while the other jokes about a spanker proposal for misbehaving children. Advertisements promote Allen's Foot-Ease and Winslow's Syrup for children, with notes on piano placement to avoid dampness.
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van Dusen
Notable visit ends with crowd awaiting famed speaker
A large crowd gathered at the station to greet a famous figure. Reporters noted personal friends present as they planned to persuade or block a talk, with a judge remarking the aim was to prevent the speech rather than persuade. A poised woman smiles as rivals are praised.
Felt at Home by the Congregation and a Humorous Exchange
A weary seeker finds belonging in a small church as the pastor intones a moral call. The piece shifts to lighthearted vignettes from columns like Ladies' Home Journal and New York Weekly, including comic dialogue about engagements and a feigned wedding. It ends with a quip on preaching clarity.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
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