Horse Elevator Shows Efficient Ice Lifting Device
A Rural New Yorker description outlines a horse operated icehouse elevator using two upright posts with grooved tracks, pulleys and a trip mechanism. The design lets a horse lift blocks by a rope system while trips hold position, enabling simple, one day construction with basic blacksmith work. The article also describes cucumber propagation methods including direct seeding in benches, seedling pots, and pine cup methods for forcing under controlled conditions.
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New Yorker
Denver
Thinning Apple Trees for Better Yields in Connecticut
Professor Gully notes thinning yields large fruit, with 3 000 apples from one tree in Connecticut and 7 000 in fall harvests. He advises tall trees are bad, recommends closer planting, removal of unsuitable trees, and starting in nursery rows five feet apart.
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Connecticut
Professor Gully
University Farm
Edith scolds her doll in motherly temper
A child’s play scene shows Edith telling her doll not to answer back and to remember she is the mother. The line conveys a stern, affectionate dynamic as Edith declares authority in a domestic moment.
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Edith
Thaw witness testifies in dangerous White case in court
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw described how White ruined her life in 1901 when she was sixteen. Thaw sobbed as the sensational testimony brought tense silence and tears from women in the courtroom while Mrs. Thaw struggled to regain composure.
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New York
The
Evening Journal
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
White
Paris
New Bank Opens Its Doors in Shellrock Iowa
The Farmers' State bank with $25,000 capital opened for business in Shellrock Iowa with M. F. Green, former county treasurer, as cashier. The new cement block building measuring 22 by 70 feet and two stories was completed on the outside this fall and winter and now houses the bank operations.
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Shellrock
Iowa
Farmers’ State Bank
Capital
M. F. Green
Two Basketball Exhibitions at Commercial Club Gym
Friday evening features two basketball exhibitions at the Commercial club gym. Fans will see local players attempt to make up for lost fun due to heavy rains and prior snow disruptions.
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Commercial Club
Epidemic Sweeps Town Amid Harsh Weather
A large number of residents suffer from lagrippe and pneumonia as irregular weather spreads illness through the community. Hospitals report rising cases and limited staff amid the outbreak.
Shafter’s Brutal Take on Fat Soldiers
The text recounts General Shafter’s harsh views on overweight soldiers. He derides fat men as unfit for soldiering and boasts a personal history of tipping the beam at over 200 pounds, admitting a fondness for dramatic, inflammatory phrasing.
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Shafter
Wall Street Leader Dines With Waldorf Group
A famed Wall Street operator known for his bold success is a Waldorf regular who often meets at Mr Boldt’s hotel after the market. He recently attended a dinner where his companion, unfamiliar with Wall Street, steered conversation toward literature with Balzac, but he dismissed curb stocks.
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Wall Street
Waldorf
Vienna cafe dynamic menu and local visits
An itemized local column notes Ange restaurant offerings at the Vienna with mentions of Raymond Benn enjoying Vienna rolls and horns for supper. Other brief community updates include C. Rice taking charge of trimming at Hervey Bell carriage factory and Irve Ferguson visiting family in Champaign Illinois.
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Raymond Benn
Titus
Vienna
C. Rice
Hervey Bell Carriage Factory
Irve Ferguson
Champaign
W. ©. Ferguson
South Marion Avenue
W. F. Wood
Washington
Muscatine
Rev. S. K. Coates
John Waymack
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J. E. Lemmon
Prop
Mas
Stanford
Ger
Man Valley
Thaw
Freeport
Iil
German Valley
Martin Kline
John Strom
Grace Hill
Accie Clapper
Hugh McAleery
Crawfordsville
Hattie Meyers
George Ackerman
West Chester
Emily Mathers
Haskins
Frank Creath
George Rovers
D. H. Logan
Madison Street
Cecil Turner
Rock Island
Margaret Williams
Cotter
Philip Wanerus
Brighton
Sam Il. White
Dudley Crone
H. &. McCollum
L. J. Cherry
Chas. Brown
W. H. Todd
Fairfield
W. R. Henderson
Wayland
Jennie Williams
Jessie
Cocrawfordsville
W. H. Babbit
Jack Lahey
London Mills
Kalona
Winfield
Amy Richards
W. Roberts
John Bailey
Chicago
Alex Lytle
Morgan Park
Egypt
Graham
Burlington
Peoria
Moberly
New Bank
Ott Patterson
Lexington
Harvey Barnes
Alosworth
Panama
Portugeese
Ombra Panama
Ombra
J. B. Crail
John Shields &Son
Graham Opera House
S. Sullivan
Thorne
Bertha M. Clay
E. Laurence Lee
Frank Rogers
Garden City
Finney County
Kansas
Washington County
United States
Santa Fe Railways
Chas. D. Gorham
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