Queen Emily McCoy Aims Pitcairn Island Return
Bridgeport nurse Emily McCoy plans to return to Pitcairn Island in the Pacific after eight years of study in medicine and nursing. She describes Pitcairn as a tiny self governing community with 195 residents and notes women vote there. She hopes to help develop the island with medical care and a possible canning factory while contemplating leadership possibilities for the island.
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America
Bridgeport
Conn
Emily McCoy
Pitcairn Island
Pacific
South Seas
Miss McCoy
J. R. McCoy
Mid
Pacific Ocean
Paumotu Archipelago
Bounty
Fletcher Christian
Beechey
John Adams
Adams
Edwin Young
Matthew McCoy
Matthew Quintal
The
Samoa
Robert Lovfis Stevenson
San Francisco
California
Philadelphia
Pitcairn
Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago
New York
Panama Canal
Queen Victoria
Only living Indian knows exact day of birth
Browning Montana O Kop O Nee, a cen tenarian Blackfoot at Glacier National Park, was born on May 13, 1815, the day his father died. He proposed a national Indian day to be celebrated by all tribes, a plan he first urged twenty years ago as a linguist and advocate for Indigenous peoples.
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Browning
Mont
O-Kop- O-Nee
O-Kop-O-Nee
Cow Charges Baby Buggy In Packingtown Incident
Mrs Barbara Stoney walked with her two young children in Packingtown when a furious cow charged. She ran to protect the child in a red blanket as the cow pursued her, ending with the mother escaping a dangerous encounter.
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Philadelphia
Barbara Stoney
Packingtown
Post Office at Washington Harbor Discontinued
Marinette Wisconsin reports the Washington Harbor post office has been shut down because no qualified person will serve as postmaster. Government staffing issues leave the harbor without mail service.
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Marinette
Wis
Washington Harbor
Cow spooked by carriage injures bystander in crowd
A pedestrian assisting a baby in a carriage was knocked against a fence and badly bruised before a group of men intervened and drove the cow away. The incident drew a gathering crowd as bystanders helped the child.
Robbers Remove Finger Prints In Syracuse Safe Job
In Syracuse police fail to identify the thieves who blew open a safe in an office in the University block. It is believed the men climbed over the transom and wiped fingerprints with a towel to evade detection.
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Syracuse
University Block
Razorbacks Near Extinction From Ozark Wild Hog History
A Missouri correspondent traces the rise and fall of razorback hogs in the Ozarks. Inbreeding and foraging turned thoroughbreds into wild hogs, aided by Civil War depopulation and a grasshopper famine that decimated crops. Packer demand and bulk shipments followed, but slow growth and poor feed spurred their decline, soon replaced by Berkshire and Magee breeds.
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Kansas City
Ozarks
Russia
Missouri
Arkansas
the Star
Missouri Valley
Berkshire
Magee
Expense of Maintaining Male Colts at Hays Station
Kansas State Agricultural College reports the first accurate test of mule colt feeding costs. From Nov 26 1915 to Apr 4 1916, 130 days, one male mule cost $252.96 to maintain averaging 545 to 654 pounds with a 109 pound gain. Itemized inputs include sudan hay cane hay alfalfa hay kafir tailings sorghum fodder oats corn and cob meal oil meal salt alfalfa pasture veterinary work labor and equipment.
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Hays Station
Kansas Agricultural College
Sudan
Forgot to hang license. driver fined ten dollars
Tarrytown New York Earl G Forgot failed to display a license plate on his automobile and paid a $10 court fine.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Earl G. Forgot
Crow disrupts Reading trolley service with bird strike
A crow landed on an iron crossarm with high tension wires, causing a short circuit that delayed suburban trolley lines in Reading, Pennsylvania for about 15 minutes. A few feathers were the only remains of the bird.
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Reading
Hen with thirteen eggs found in Brookville Hen
Mrs Park Hayes killed a hen in Brookville Pennsylvania and upon opening the fowl discovered thirteen eggs with shells formed and contents normal several eggs were of typical size indicating normal development for the season.
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Brookville
Park Hayes
Skimping Feed for Colts Proves Expensive Says Expert
J S Montgomery of Minnesota College of Agriculture warns poor feeding in the first year and a half cripples maturity. He advises careful mare management, early nibbling of oats and bran, alfalfa hay, and salt access. Pasture with some grain optimizes growth and sound feet.
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J. S. Montgomery
Animal Husbandry Division
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Mr. Montgomery
Skim Milk Calf Growing in Favor
The Nebraska College of Agriculture reports skim milk calves grow as well as or better than those fed whole milk, with similar protein content. Fat is replaced by cheaper grains like corn, kafir corn, and oats for heat and body fat.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Blue Grass Feed for Hogs Advised by Missouri Dean
Dean F B Mumford notes blue grass can profitably feed swine, yielding about 26 dollars per acre from 1908 to 1912 when hog value is eight cents per pound. Blue grass needs more grain than alfalfa or clover, especially midsummer, and requires a balanced mix such as six parts corn to one part linseed meal or ten to one tankage. Feed grain to gain about 0.75 pounds per 100 pounds live weight daily.
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F. B. Mumford
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri
Missouri Experiment Station
Fashion notes on adaptable coats for young and older women
The article reviews two coats crafted for different ages, a black and white checked model and a covert cloth design. It highlights silhouette, materials, trims, and matching accessories, noting practicality, machine stitching, and ease for everyday wear. It also mentions fall winter coat planning and crocheted bedroom slippers and combing jacket ensembles.
Electric lights hidden under doll skirts in boudoir decor
Two clever electric lights are concealed beneath frilly doll skirts on a boudoir dresser. The dolls wear Watteau or Eugenie style outfits, adding a playful, ornate aesthetic to the lighting setup.
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Eugenie
Mercerized yarn crafts for a towel jacket gift idea
A towel jacket is made from a blue and black striped towel with a neck cut and front opening. Mercerized cotton yarn edge matches the towel, finished edges use a half inch finish. Blue satin lingerie ribbon decorates a dresser boudoir scene with pink silk ruffles and rose poke bonnets.
Vaccination advice for horse flu and distemper outbreak
When influenza or distemper breaks out among your horses it will save much loss of time to have them vaccinated with influenza antitoxin as soon as the first case appears. Two doses should be given about six days apart. Better consult your veterinarian.
Setting Strawberry Bed Precautions
Do not move plants from an old bed to a new one unless you can clearly identify varieties and the plants are young and vigorous for best establishment and production.
Neutralizing Soil Acidity With Lime Application
A substantial supply of organic matter cannot be maintained in soil until soil acidity is neutralized by applying lime.
Spring spraying easier than fall cull efforts
It states that eliminating culls is easier in spring than fall and that thorough spraying is cheaper than hand picking.
Failure With Sheep and Farm Management
The piece outlines factors leading to sheep losses including poor fences management dogs and stomach worms. It notes that fence quality stock handling and parasite control impact flock survival and productivity.
Prune Gooseberry Bushes to Open Center Airflow
Prune gooseberry bushes to keep the center open for free circulation of air. Remove crowded branches to improve sun exposure and plant health.
Strawberry Field Preparation Steps
The soil should be disked to break up clods and then harrowed to firm and compact the surface. After harrowing, roll the soil to finish the soil bed for strawberries.
Old and Safe Plan for Soil Building
A farmer follows a time tested approach of green manuring to build soil health and sustainability, emphasizing safety and tradition in cultivation.
Improvement in Soil Drainage Effects on Soil Quality
Drainage improvement increases soil porosity and friability, enhancing physical condition.
Train Styles Expand With Gown Trains And Draped Overskirts
The description notes trains growing wider and longer from simple panels of tulle or silk. The overskirt often extends at the sides to create trailing points called double trains. These tails are trimmed with laces, tassels, metal, or bead ornaments.
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Milady
New York Bride’s Trousseau Details Pink and Silver Dress
A New York bride wore a black taffeta dress with pink rosebud chiffon accents. The skirt featured pannier styling, a silver lace apron trim, and a pink veil bodice with a large pink tulle ruff at the dropped shoulders.
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New York
Dark dresses cleaned with ivy leaf dye method
Boil ivy leaves until water turns nearly black then cool. Lay the garments on a table and brush with the liquid, then press with a hot iron. The method promises a deep dark finish for dresses or suits.
Favorite Bluebird Design Inspires Needleworkers
The bluebird motif, a symbol of hope, remains a popular choice among needleworkers. Rendered in blue thread, the cheerful design is praised for its attractive appearance and versatility in stitching projects.
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Gulbis Berarley
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