English polo men confident as England eyes world title
Captain Edward D. Miller arrives ahead of England’s polo team led by Duke of Westminster’s rep the Hurlingham club. He says British ponies surpass those two years ago while admitting American rivals are strong. about forty ponies travel from London May 3 arriving New York May 12. Notable mounts include Machine Pretty Boy Energy Tiger and Nutmeg with prior visitors among them.
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Hurlinghame Club
London
New York
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Energy
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English polo team roster announced for upcoming British international
Captain Miller confirms the English and Irish stock mounts for twelve years of polo. The squad includes Buckmaster Hurlingham club captain R G Ritson Leslie Cheape Freake Lord Wodehouse and George Bellville with four players to be chosen by Buckmaster before each match. All have accepted invitation from the British international polo committee. A key factor in the outlook is the condition of the team.
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Hurlinghame Club
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Enniskillen Dragoons
Leslie Cheape
King's Dragoon Guards
British pony team matches strong American squad
The British pony team leader deflects criticism of players and assigns control to captain Buckmaster. He notes the 1911 Meadowbrook showing and praises English strength, citing Cantab veterans Bellville Buckmaster Freake and Lord Wodehouse plus new captains Ritson Cheape as enhancing this year’s international contest.
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England
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W. S. Buckmaster
F. M. Freake
Lord Wodehouse
Ritson
Cheape
Farmers urged to mix own plant food and save costs
The Gleaner urges farmers to write to the state experiment station for proper fertilizer formulas and mix their own plant food indoors on rainy days to cut costs. It argues conservation means saving every dollar paid to middlemen, wages, and freight, noting the money ultimately comes from the soil.
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State Experiment Station
Farm Bridge Reinforcement Advice From Progressive Farmer
The article advises using No 12 wire though No 9 is stronger from upper sills on both sides of farm bridges to a tree up the bank. A fifty yard anchor works. otherwise plant five foot deep posts and tie to them. Well nailed plank with twenty penny nails helps prevent washouts.
The Sowing of the Kine
Advice on dairy farming practices covers cow drinking water, tank heaters, calf exercise after a week, concrete floors for cheese rooms, and cooling needs for curing spaces. Warnings include beet tops as a purge risk and ensuring complete milking to prevent milk retention and secretions.
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Hoard
Simple test for water hardness and contamination
A practical method from the Detroit Free Press suggests placing water in a flat earthen vessel, evaporating, and scraping. White powdery residue indicates hard water. a whitish green or yellow gum is suspicious. Burning residue turning black with a feathers odor signals contamination potentially breeding typhoid.
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Detroit Free Press
Preacher Dinner Inequity Angers Boy Narrator
In a spoken verse Billy complains that during meals a visiting preacher gets most of the chicken. His mother instructs him not to pass or chip in while the father serves the preacher first with the largest portions. Billy laments he only receives the skinny neck after watching the rooster be divided. The piece is credited to Cc. M. Barnitz.
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Cc. M. Barnitz
The Worst Hatching Season Warns of Inbreeding Dangers
A breeder warning outlines causes of infertility and poor hatch rates including inbreeding, using immature or weak stock, improper mating ratios, pampered show birds, unbalanced rations, and lack of meat foods or exercise. It stresses preventing repeat losses by improving stock selection and feeding.
Poultry talk spans crime to shows and egg totals
Michael Peck of Shamokin pa pleaded guilty to stealing a fifty cent chicken and was jailed for a year. The piece highlights poultry trends from 700 hens at Cornell to Missouri leading in egg laying contests with 87 843 eggs from 655 hens and a New York pen of Indian Runner ducks with 674 eggs.
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Shamokin
St. Louis
Missouri
Cornell University
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Sky
Boston
New England
New York
Bank Balance Sheet Shows Large National Bank Figures
The statement lists overdrafts and bonds totaling about $4.96 million, with assets including reserves, notes, and deposits from individuals. It notes capital stock of $300,000 and surplus of $275,000, with undistributed profits and taxes paid reflected. Dividends unpaid and various deposits are detailed alongside liabilities.
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Venecsceranens
Ametius
U. S
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Taeah
Rae Tert
Im-S-Seeesseerrereerrees
Umd O
Lee
Pentee Searee
United States
AE Posils Ee Rcereeee Aaesaceubs
Costly In Human Lives And The Swords Bent Double
Ancient engineering works cost many lives, with estimates of 120000 Egyptians for the Red Sea canal and 360000 slaves for pyramid stone, while naval swords bear a brass disk indicating a test that bends the blade back to stress its point.
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Red Sea Canal
Buckle
Elephantine
Pyramids
London Chronicle
Pig poker: a dealer to pigs in a poke
An explanation from the London Globe on the term pig poker. A pig poker is a small dealer who hauls pigs in a poke or wheelbarrow rather than a large market seller. The phrase buying a pig in a poke originates from this practice.
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London Globe
Woman seeks revenge in a marriage tale from Houston Post
Caustic remark hints at a plot where a woman marries for revenge not against her husband but against an old sweetheart. The exchange questions motives and the timeline of vengeance.
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Houston Post
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