American Tourist Blind to His Opportunities
A columnist questions whether American travelers gain culture and profit from Europe travels. It argues that Americans often fail to learn, grow, or bring back real wisdom, noting that true value comes from an open, teachable mindset rather than mere presence abroad.
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Italy
Amerca
Europe
College instruction to aid international arbitration
The author urges two education services to support arbitration through economics and law. He advocates teaching careful analysis of industrial conditions to define issues clearly, fostering cooler judgment and preference for judicial settlement. He also calls for non technical law instruction, including constitutional and international relation surveys, to cultivate justice and confidence in orderly dispute resolution.
Questioning get-rich schemes and cross-border taxes
D M Carr argues readers should beware swindles promising something for nothing. He notes how foreign mail order and insurance schemes avoid local taxes and licenses, urging a tax on interstate business to curb graft and protect state economies.
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D. M. Carr
The Harmony of Life Four Pillars of Universal Unity
The text argues four core truths guiding religious life: unity across creation, moral coordination that underpins all law, constant growth through action and experiment, and universal love enabling recovery. It asserts that humans progress by learning from failure, within a world designed for moral opportunity and orderly development.
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God
Economic shift drives manufacturing toward local raw materials
The piece argues economy grows by locating mills near wheat and cotton, noting cotton manufacture up over 100 percent in the South while New England declines. It predicts flour centers move west and urges farmers to back local industries to cut freight and input costs, benefiting producers and consumers alike.
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South
New England
New York
Advertising Trick Misleads Readers in Sale Claims
The article warns readers about deceptive ads that show a tempting low price for a store article with the balance hidden in clever wording. It argues such tactics would ruin trust and would brand the advertiser as a trickster if used by a home merchant.
Building Up Trusts From Rural Citizens
Over ten years billions have flowed from rural communities to large cities forming trusts that harm the agricultural masses. The piece urges readers to awaken to the dangers of sending money away from home towns and the impact on local interests.
Cheap goods and fraudulent stove manufacture warned
The article warns that cheapened production aims to compete with trusted brands by using inferior materials. It details stoves made from recycled junk iron and damaged linings, leading to weak, warp prone products. It notes widespread use of discarded galvanized cans and mail order schemes by unscrupulous firms.
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Middle West
D. M. Carr
Home newspapers and farmer support shape modern publicity
The piece argues that literacy and publicity uplift the farm and business sectors. Farmers, households, and rural delivery keep communities informed, while merchants should back local papers to boost town progress and commerce.
Sharpers Target Investors With Fraudulent Schemes
The piece warns that millions are lost annually to fraudulent investment and insurance schemes. It cites cooperative mercantile and home building scams as recently declared fraudulent by postal authorities. It urges stringent state laws and harsh punishment for operators of fake enterprises.
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United States
Useful Pig Trough Turned for Easy Cleaning
A pig trough designed to be firmly fixed yet rotatable for cleaning. Build with two boards six and seven inches wide and six feet long, joined by two end stakes twenty feet long. End lower side rounded to flip for cleaning. Larger sizes advised for big hogs per Farm and Home.
Removing horns from cattle debated by experts
Writers debate whether dehorning with caustic potash or later horn removal is better. Caustic risks burns and hair loss, with inconsistent results and handling dangers. Orange Judd Farmer notes dehorning young may blunt fighting spirit, while grown horns may keep animals more docile and less head striking.
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Orange Judd
Hints for Farm Horses From A Rural World
Advice on training and caring for horses emphasizes humane handling, proper feeding, hoof care, exercise for brood mares, yard work, clean collars, and breeding only to pure sires. It warns against long toes, irregular feeding, confinement, and pigpen odor affecting horses, urging steady daily exercise and good husbandry.
Mowing with a Hayrack Team Says Wallace's Farmer
A guide describes using a steady team on a hayrack to mow fence shoots along a hedge. One man and a boy can drive eighty rods of fence down one side and back in under three hours with a moving rack method.
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Wallace
Dip the Hogs for Health and Lice Control
A traditional notice extols monthly hog dipping to free hogs from lice and skin diseases. It argues dipping opens skin pores and promotes overall herd health, stressing regular active care to maintain strong stock.
Poison for Mice Recipe From a Reader
A reader shares a formula mixing equal parts flour sugar and arsenic as a mouse poison. The note claims mice eat it easily and die without a distasteful smell.
Sexes of Pigs Show Slight Boar Advantage at Birth
George A. Rommel of the USDA reports results from 1,477 sows and 82 breeders across 23 states and two territories. Data from 1906 litters indicate boars slightly outnumber sows at birth, with a ratio of about 1,005 boars to 1,000 sows and a simplified form of 201 to 200.
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George A. Rommel
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal Husbandry Office
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Berkshire
Chester
Fat on the Hog and its Economic Balance
The article argues fat on breeding hogs wastes energy and raises feed costs while excess fat reduces mobility and market risk. It urges keeping hogs lean for health and exercise, yet allowing enough fat to fetch a fair price at sale, noting overfat animals may die en route on hot days.
Stable Ventilation Concept for Hot Days
A simple arrangement to keep stables thoroughly aired and cool on hot days. The plan emphasizes cross ventilation, roof spacing, and wind-driven airflow to reduce heat and improve horse comfort. Proper airflow reduces humidity and supports stable health.
Build a light rail gate for the stable door
A light gate of railings is installed just inside the stable door so it can be used when the door is open. It keeps animals from escaping while allowing sunlight to enter the stable.
Be Good to the Cows in Calm Feed Plan
Advice urges steady routine for cattle with liberal feeding of fresh palatable feed and ample clean water. Warns against exciting or abrupt weather changes to minimize stress on the herd. Water should be pure but not too cold.
Separate Them for Cockerels and Pullets
The note advises separating the cockerels from the pullets at once to improve growth. It suggests placing them on separate ranges or in separate yards to avoid interference and promote better development.
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