Ragged newsboy's charity leads to schooling for Rusty Elliott
A New York newsboy nicknamed Rusty won Miss Maxine Elliott's sympathy after delivering papers nightly with quiet dignity. She arranged his education at Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault Minnesota due to his aunt nearby. The 13 year old boy will attend the academy with support from the theater star.
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Rusty” McGillan
New York
Maxine Elliott
Miss Elliott
Thirty-ninth Street
New York City
Shattuck Military Academy
Faribault
Minn
St. Paul
Boston Boy Comrade Remembers Loss, Moves to New York
A Boston born youth with dark red hair moved to New York City two years ago after his mother's death. He is described as a comrade to his peers and faces a period of adjustment in his new environment.
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Boston
New York City
Visiting Dressmaker Reminder Note
Visiting dressmaker not a machine. insist she rest two or one time during the day as needed.
Kocher and Goiter Nobel Prize Discovery
Nobel prize winner Professor Theodore Kocher of Berne, Switzerland, aged sixty eight, transformed goiter treatment. He challenged the belief that gland removal caused cretinism and death, showed goiter could be excised safely with care to preserve the attached gland, and presented his findings at a Berlin surgical congress.
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Kocher
Goiter
Stockholm
Theodore Kocher
Berne
Switzerland
Kocher Goiter
Valais
Berlin
Mint Press Delivers 1100 Ton Force Stamping Medals
A Philadelphia mint employs a press capable of 1100 tons per square inch to stamp medals, enabling heavy, precise minting operations and high-volume production.
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Philadelphia Mint
Tuberculosis in the Dairy Herd
A Wisconsin state veterinarian explains tuberculosis as a contagious stable disease affecting glands and other parts. He details tuberculin testing, preparation, timing, temperature thresholds, and classification of animals, stressing removal of reactors, retesting, and ongoing prevention through cleanliness and ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Navel Disease in Colts Warned by Stockman
A stockman urges careful care of newborn colts to prevent joint ill and navel infection. He advises keeping the foal quiet, cutting the umbilical cord about five inches from the body, tying, and rechecking for proper healing, promising eventual relief from trouble.
Proper Feed Ration for an Ox
An ox should receive forty pounds of feed daily for good work. Include three pounds of cotton seed meal and seventeen pounds of hulls twice a day. If pea vine or other hay is available, reduce portions. Provide a solid night supply as well.
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Margaret
Docking Raises Debate Over Sheep Care and Farmmanship
A commentary argues docking is necessary for cleanliness and a neater, blockier sheep appearance. It warns un docked flocks reflect questionable farming knowledge and emphasizes practical husbandry.
Skating Customs Across Holland and Friesland
George W. Edwards notes in Collier's on how Holland's provinces differ in skating styles. Frieslanders use long thin skates with straight paths while Amsterdammers favor broad four to five yard routes. Dutch workers keep ice clear for traffic with heated repairs at night and straw markers on the surface.
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Holland
Netherlands
Zuyderzee
Cider Sea
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
George W. Edwards
Collier's
Regulation Battle Over Silk Hats In Courteuil
Courteuil’s municipal council debated abolishing the silk hat arguing it humbles the poor, marks aristocratic privilege, and is unaesthetic. Proposals to fine wearers 5 francs for each offense failed as the measure was rejected despite supporters.
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Courteuil
France
Republic
Invar alloy aids watches by stable temperature balance
The invar alloy of steel and about 86 percent nickel remains nearly constant in volume with temperature changes. Swiss watchmakers adopted it for balances in most top timepieces, improving temperature compensation and reducing nonlinear elasticity errors in hairsprings, as noted by the London Mail.
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London Mail
Philanthropist Daniel K Pearsons Advances College Gifts
Daniel K Pearsons born in 1820 Vermont grew up in poverty and became a Chicago real estate dealer. He donated over 4 million dollars to forty seven colleges in twenty four states. His wife died recently and he remains at Hinsdale Illinois guiding gifts at age ninety.
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Daniel K. Pearsons
Vermont
Granite Hills
Chicago
Pearsons
Hinsdale
Ill
Germany commissions first complete turbine torpedo flotilla
Germany has commissioned its first complete flotilla of turbine torpedo boats, totaling eleven vessels built at Vienna Germania and Schichau yards. Vessels from Vienna and Germania exceed speeds of 34 knots, powered by Parsons and three German turbine types.
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Germany
Vienna
Germania
Schichau Yards
Canada Looks to Build Five Cruisers and Six Destroyers
The Canadian government’s naval program outlined before Parliament proposes five cruisers and six destroyers. Estimated construction cost is 16 million dollars, rising about 35 percent if built in Canada.
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Canada
Caring for the Horse in Spring Work
The Warren Mail urges farmers to prepare work horses for the busy spring season with proper feeding and harness care. It advises a heavy, balanced ration before heavy work and emphasizes correctly fitted collars and pads to prevent strain, plus saltwater washing to harden shoulder areas.
Feed and Comfort Essentials for High Milk Yield
The dairy cow requires ample feeding for body support and extra to secrete milk. In winter provide starch for heat and a warm stall. in spring grass pasture yields prime milk. Blue grass is ideal, balanced and succulent. Maintain comfort, reduce flies with clean stalls and anti fly spray.
Cleanliness In Dairy Important
A successful dairyman explains dirt in milk signals careless production and handling. Off flavored milk comes from strong flavored feeds, excessive feeding of silage, silage or manure odors in the stable, dirt or manure particles in milk, and improper bottle rinsing after washing powders. Dairymen recognize defects and the business need for near perfect milk.
To Cure Mange In Males
To cure the mange rub on oil of tar one ounce and whale oil two ounces or one half pound each tar and sulphur and one pound each of soap and alcohol. In all cases boil the blankets and treat with a strong solution of caustic potash all woodwork harness brushes combs and whatever can be affected with the germs.
Fat Advantage and Consequences in Dairy Breeding
The text argues fatness can conceal weaknesses and is undervalued by buyers. It notes purchasers often prefer fleshier young dairy bulls, implying fat covers flaws and influences selection decisions.
Spend More Time With Sheep
A rough rule for shepherds stresses daily hours with flocks. The author argues true shepherding requires meaningful time in the sheep pen beyond quick chores and feeding.
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New York Globe
Protoge
Frederick R. Toombs
Joseph Medill Patterson
Harriet Ford
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