Breeding the Hardy Shetland Pony for Endurance and Intelligence
An American Cultivator article describes ideal Shetland traits including straight nose, wide-set eyes indicating intelligence, strong neck, short back, deep ribbed body, and ample bone. It covers feeding, pasture, winter care, grain, molasses, flaxseed, salt, and coat care, with Howard B. of Belle Meade highlighted as a prize winner in St. Louis and part of Dr S. B. Elliot’s pure bred herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shetland
Howard B
St. Louis
Belle Meade Farm
Pasture for Pigs Advocates Natural Hog Rearing
J A Dobie argues in National Stockman and Farmer that pasturing hogs on natural grass and woodlot shade yields healthier, sturdier pigs. He warns against concentrated feeding as unnatural and less profitable, noting pasture provides exercise, minerals, and disease resistance.
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J. al Dobie
National Stockman and Farmer
How to Disinfect a Stable Against Germs
Instructions advise using two ounces of carbolic acid to a gallon of water to spray over the stable. Apply to floors walls and ceiling after removing filth and litter.
Cortelyou Foresees Benefits From Financial Reforms
Norfolk July 3 Secretary Cortelyou in remarks at the Jamestown exposition dedication said the present financial reforms would prove beneficial though setbacks occur from wrongdoing inflation and improvidence. He warned that value readjustment in trade could bless the nation if kept within reasonable bounds and asserted the people demand honest government and clean politics.
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Norfolk
West Virginia
Cortelyou
Local youthdrowns after bridge dare on Wabash River
Terre Haute Indiana July 3 William Reagin twenty, on the Main street bridge over the Wabash dared Rollo Apple to jump to the water fifty feet below. Apple refused and swam away then jumped alone and sank after rising briefly. Reagin's home was in Vandalia Illinois.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wliam Reagin
Main Street
Rollo Ape
Apple
Reagin
Vanda Fa, Ill
Worker Dies At Wyandotte Cement Plant In Poland Trip Tale
Detroit July 3 report says John Sero vitz returned from Poland with pocket tickets to bring his wife and children, after four years of self denial. He was crushed when a machine cog wheel caught him at Wyandotte Portland Cement company, ending his life.
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Detroit
Poland
John Serovitz
Wyandotte Portland Cement Company
Weather forecast for Midwest and Great Lakes regions
The forecast from the officials shows fair conditions across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Warmer temperatures are expected, with especially rising readings in the extreme north portions.
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Linois
Indiana—Fair
Michigan—Fair
Wisconsin—Fair
Lowa
Market quotes from Chicago Board of Trade and Buffalo
Chicago prices show Wheat Corn Oats and livestock forward with July to Dec futures and cash bids. Buffalo market reports cattle hogs sheep and calves with steady to strong bids and varying receipts.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
East Buffalo
Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Utilitarianism and the value of beauty in modern thought
A University of New York professor critiques utilitarianism for prioritizing usefulness over beauty. The anecdote of a barber cutting a man’s ear illustrates overemphasis on utility, while a reader’s quip about ears adds humor and humility to the discussion.
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University of New York
Alligator Pleads for Dentist on the Nile
The cartoon caption shows an alligator on the Nile imploring a wandering dentist not to depart, claiming a hollow tooth in need of filling. The humor hinges on a fish-out-of-water dental scene with a playful crossing of roles.
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The
Nile
Calling People to Church in Fordon
A London Notes and Queries account describes Fordon on the East Riding Wolds as a remote place with a small plain church lacking a bell or bell tower. The parson visits on horseback from a neighboring parish, dons a surplice, climbs the hill and cracks a whip to signal service, a locally told cue to begin.
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East Riding
Yorkshire
Fordon
Wolds
Melton
Bridington
London
Look He’s Peekin During Prayer at Dinner
The minister bowed his head and half closed his eyes causing the old gentleman’s eyelids to quiver. Charlie near him whispered to his mother that the minister was peeking during the solemn prayer. The moment startled the large family gathering.
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Charlie
Chicago Tribune
Eternal fitness of things stirred by waking shirts
Mrs. Hunewell asks about eternal fitness of things at breakfast. Hunewell replies he once believed, but that changed when his shirts began to wake.
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Mrs. Hunewell
Hunewell
Orange Blossoms as Bridal Decoration History
The custom of wearing orange blossoms in weddings traces back to crusader days, chosen as a bridal decoration for its symbolic value and enduring association with matrimony.
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Bell Meade
Charles Klein
Lion and
Arthur Hornblow
BY Heyer
NEW York Times
New York
Has. H. Keck
Geri M. Keck
Ice
Kaan R. Sage
Citizens National Bank
Washington
Praysicians
Haudeseual
Kirksville Sc
Dr. W. M. Terry
West Washington Stree
Washington, Iowa
Ray H. Dean T Bye
Cook & Sherman
Howard J. Ross
Roscoe's Store
North Side Square
Clifford Thorne
South Side
Butterfield
Orall's
Iowa
Eicher& Livingston
LAW
Abstract Department
Charles A. Dewey
Eourry
Lewyer
Office
W. A. White
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Northeast Corner
Wilson
Co. O. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Washington County Savings Bank
W. M. Keeley
Tashington
Edmund D. Morrison
P. J. Hanley
Iersey
J. B. Crail
Sutherland Bros
Mason's
City
Chas. Brown
Brown
Casey Bros
D. F. Macon
Chicago Grain
R. R
Ae Gate Payo Specal. Ass
Sun
Mair Coal Express
Westward
M W.wam
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
California Special
Daily Mail and Express
Daily Express
Wan
St. P
Southwest
Moise
Milwaukee
Gentral Ry
Brighton
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Peorias
moMrt
Ho.l
Frank Rogers
Cen Ki Bi
Conta
BANKS
TRE
Citizens Savings Bank
BE. Keck
J. M. Sproull
Washington County
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Omas. Onfgemach
D. H. McLavGary
8. A. Wires
FE. G. Wilson
D. G. Knottnerus Billiard Parlor
Casey's
Hotel Colense
E. Grupp
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