Wilde’s remains moved to Paris Pere-Lachaise cemetery
The body of Oscar Wilde will be removed from Bagneux to Pere-Lachaise in Paris next month. Robert Ross, Wilde’s friend and executor, arranged the perpetually purchased grave and a memorial by Jacob Epstein. London mourners will attend a funeral ceremony in Paris.
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Pere- Lachaise
Paris
Bagneux
Oscar Wilde
England
Pere-Lachaise
Robert Ross
Wilde
Jacob Epstein
London
New York Sun
Brigandage in the Caucasus Ransoms Demand Rise
In Tiflis a gang kidnaps the son of merchant M. Tefeloff. Initial 50 000 rubles was refused. three days later the father was murdered. The brigands now demand 100 000 rubles and even the band leader personally warned Mme. Tefeloff that the cash would not suffice after the treachery. Police pursue clues while Mme. Tefeloff fears for her son.
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Tiflis
Tefeloff
M. Tefeloff
Mme. Tefeloff
London Globe
General Stawes and the Salute Incident
In a tale from Tit-Bits a pompous General Stawes decries a missing salute by bugler Private Weigh. Officials including Captain Bisket and a sergeant impose reprimands, while the bugler warns of punishment if salutes fail again, culminating in a warning from the corporal.
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Stawes
S. Weigh
Knutt
Bisket
Weigh
Capt. Bisket
Binks
Pokerback
Women Entering New Industries Rather Than Competing
The Melbourne Age notes that female labor, though increasing, mainly expands new feminine industries rather than directly challenging men in existing fields. This shift reduces disturbances in the broader industrial workforce while still boosting women’s economic participation.
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Melbourne Age
Coffee Free 10 Day Test Promises Health Benefits
A 10 day coffee abstention with Postum is touted to reveal coffee as the cause of stomach trouble and headaches. A testimonial describes relief from headaches and nervousness after switching to Postum, returning to coffee triggers illness, then returning to Postum restores health.
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Postum
Wellville
Plank Frame Roof Construction Keyed by Component Nine
The frame pictured uses a plank system with a hip roof braced from the sill and plates. A numbered key explains parts including main side post, purline posts, roof supports, ties, struts, lines for roof pitch, and plates sized chiefly in 2 in. by 8 in. members.
Dry Potatoes for Food in German Experiments
Consul Frank S. Hannah reports on German Imperial Interior Department experiments drying potatoes to about one quarter their weight. Military tests show dried potatoes rival oats in nutrition and could replace one third of oats in rations. Reduced weight lowers freight costs, encouraging more potato farming.
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Frank S. Hannah
Department of Commerce and Labor
Imperial Interior Department
Michigan
The Plain Farmer and Rural Institute Commentary
The piece discusses farmers institutes and the value of engaging plain farmers who listen more than they speak. It notes rural readers favor attracting quiet working farmers, plus a reflection on working horses fed hay and grain versus grass in hot weather as advised by Twentieth Century Farmer.
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New Yorker
Dry Farming Fruit Yields Expected in Colorado
E R Parsons of Parker Colorado a leading dry farmer predicts an abundant dry farm fruit crop this year. He drew attention at Cheyenne during the third dry farming congress and will send an exhibit to the Billings Montana exposition at the congress fourth session October 26 27 and 28.
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Colorado
E. R. Parsons
Parker
Colo
Parsons
Cheyenne
Billings
Mont
Spiced Currants Relish Recipe Card
Spiced currants make an excellent relish to serve with meats. For each pound of currants use a pound of sugar. Prepare syrup with one pint vinegar per four pounds sugar, two teaspoonfuls each mace cinnamon and allspice, one teaspoonful each cloves and salt. Add currants when boiling, cook twenty minutes, and bottle as jelly.
Dairy science note on butter flavor and shelf life
The article explains that cream must develop a certain acid level to create desirable flavor and improve butter’s keeping quality. It notes this principle is widely taught by dairy educators and writers.
Farmers Must Watch the Crop and Soil Nutrition
Investigations by the United States Department of Agriculture suggest butter from pasteurized sweet cream keeps longer and stays free from objectionable flavors than butter from sour cream. The piece emphasizes farmers should observe crop growth to judge soil nutrient availability, noting chemical soil tests only estimate total elements, not their plant uptake.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Care of Setting Hens With Odorous Nest Bedding
Rural World suggests using wood shavings or cedar twigs in nest boxes to deter lice and keep hens comfortable while setting. Shavings are inexpensive and easy to dispose of, do not pack hard, and provide a comfortable nest, improving the sitter’s experience when a hen sits.
Live Stock and Prosperity
A Kansas Farmer editorial argues livestock is the key to farm prosperity, faster than grain crops alone. It urges keeping soil fertility by feeding rather than selling off soil nutrients, to enrich the farm for the present and future generations.
Preparation of Copper Based Sprays for Celery Bluing
The instruction outlines making a copper carbonate spray to control celery blight. Dissolve 3 ounces copper carbonate in a pint of ammonia and add 25 gallons of water. Create copper carbonate by dissolving 6 pounds copper sulfate and 6 pounds soda in 5 gallons water, mix, settle overnight, decant, dilute with 10 gallons water, settle, repeat, then strain and dry the blue powder.
A Simple Method for Calculating Interest
The article explains a quick method to compute interest by multiplying the principal by days and dividing by specific numbers: 90 for 4 percent, 72 for 5 percent, 60 for 6 percent, 52 for 7 percent, and 45 for 8 percent, then rounding to four decimals. An example with $360 for 92 days at 8 percent yields $7.36.
Vermin Control Method Used On Hogs
J. G. Barnes of Indiana describes a home remedy to rid hogs of lice and ticks. He mixed hot soapsuds with kerosene to form an emulsion, applied it with a sprinkler, and repeated dosing twice more over the summer. The method removed parasites though it required multiple applications.
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J. G. Barnes
Indiana
Thrift Key to Profit in Sheep Rearing
The farmer must prioritize thrift to boost health, quality and quantity of wool, and overall flock productivity. Thrift drives profits by keeping sheep thriving and the flock productive.
Recipe for fancy creamery butter in oleomargarine case
A Chicago federal court record quotes a recipe said to be used to produce counterfeit fancy creamery butter. The formula mixed thirty pounds of oleomargarine with sixty pounds of poor quality butter and thirty pounds of water, added coloring, then produced four truckloads before seizure by government officers.
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United States District Court
Chicago
There Is Profit in Sage Cultivation
Sage farming promises profit with 25 cents of seed yielding about 1000 plants. First year harvest covers sowing and picking labor. Plant in spring, set rows 3 feet apart by 1.5 feet, in good soil with proper care. Harvest can occur three times yearly for several years.
Fashion Notes on Jacket Style and Embroidered Net
Bands of material are applied in a jacket style creating a novel silhouette. A low cut vest features embroidered net with a tucked chemisette of the same net above it. A black satin girdle with covered buttons completes the ensemble.
Cuticura Cures Ragged Itching Eczema After Trial
Miss Barbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland recounts intense ten month eczema that left her face and arms red and disfigured. After failure with a skin specialist and other remedies she used four to five applications of Cuticura Ointment and two remedy sets, and was completely cured. Pot ter Drug & Chem Company markets Cuticura Remedies.
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Barbara Kral
Highlandtown
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Florida's Seventy-Foot Bamboo in Arcadia
A one year old bamboo specimen in Arcadia Florida is reported to reach seventy feet high with a fifty foot spread and a twelve foot ground diameter. Described as the common bamboo of India, likely brought from the West Indies, it grows rapidly during the rainy season and is sensitive to low temperatures.
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Florida
America
Arcadia
Fla
India
South Florida
West Indies
Jamaica
American Hostesses in London Social Circles
Victorian era saw American hostesses become integral to London society as American visitors arrive each May. The influx strengthens Anglo-Saxon ties through high society links, with royals and great houses adjusting guest lists to welcome distinguished Americans, some staying to influence British social life.
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London
America
United States
Dean's Kidney Pills Claim Cure for Kidney Trouble
An advertisement claims kidney issues cause backache dizziness and fatigue and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure. User Nathan R Hill of Stryker Ohio cites relief after doctors suggested surgery and gravel. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Nathan R. Hill
Stryker
Ohio
Doan
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Watering Greenhouse Plants Guidance for Growing Season
Advice for greenhouse caretakers notes that plants should not dry out from May to October. Dry roots halt growth and waste time, a failure gardeners seek to avoid. It cites market growers prioritizing proper watering and mentions Hamlins Wizard Oil as a reliable emergency remedy for children.
Omaha Hatless Club Formed For Nature’s Cure
A group of 200 bald headed men in Omaha organize to go hatless or wear crownless caps. They seek air and sunshine as a remedy after widely used hair restorers and scalp invigors fail to help.
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Omaha
Longtime Braunton churchwarden dies at 94 in his home
G. P. Hartnoll, who served as St Brannock’s Braunton church warden for fifty years, died at age 94 in the house where he was born after only two nights away. He lived there his entire life. The notice also promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children, priced at 235 cents.
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Braunton
G. P. Hartnoll
St. Brannock’s
London Standard
Centenarian Albert Richardson Dies in Hskridge Kansas
Albert Richardson of Hskridge Kansas died last week at age 110. He was so old at the time of the Civil War that his enlistment was refused. England grows less violent but more dishonest according to statistics.
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Albert Richardson
Hskridge
Kan
England
Munyons Eminent Doctors Offer Free Medical Diagnosis
Send a postal request for a medical examination blank and have Munyon's eminent doctors diagnose your case at no cost. If curable, you will be told so. if not, you will be told that too. No obligation, advice optional. Address Munyon's 53d and Jefferson streets Philadelphia Pa.
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Munyon's
53D
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
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