Weighing the Sun and Earth by Gravity Calculations
A London Tit-Kites article quotes Professor Edagar L Larkin describing methods to weigh celestial bodies. It explains weight as a relative measure and outlines placing blocks, dropping a stone to measure speed, and using astronomical scales to derive the sun's mass from Earth's weight and gravity.
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Edagar L Larkin
Keho Mountain Observatory
Weill
Larkin
Andy Newton
Sur
London
Eastman Johnson and his impact on American painting
Eastman Johnson helped shape American art by solid technical training in the mid nineteenth century. His European studies began in 1849 with a voyage toward Antwerp and a walk to Antwerp after a detour at Flushing. The journey exposed him to Flemish and Dutch traditions that influenced his work, though his real career flourished after he settled in The Hague and later returned to the United States.
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Holland
Eastman Johnson
Dusseldorf
Europe
Johnson
Antwerp
Flushing
George Henry Hall
Promised Land of
Art
Scheldt
Flanders
Hague
United States
Scribner's
Will of Miss Lavinia Cobb Sparks Charitable Bequests
After Miss Lavinia Cobb instructs her nephew Frederic Cobb to draft a will she professes affection for relatives and friends then shifts to religious giving. She requests a $150 bequest to Mr. Bicknell for casual service to her soul while noting her church ties and desire to show gratitude before finalizing the estate plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavinia Cobb
Frederic Cobb
First Baptist
Bicknell
A Problem at Cambridge in Rayleigh Era Exam
Lord Rayleigh recalls a Cambridge examination where two students solved a problem based on a German period article. One student admitted reading the periodical and being glad the problem appeared. the other, Strutt, disclosed his own contribution and earned the prize.
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Lord Rayleigh
Cambridge
Stutt
Mr. Strutt
Bumblefoot Disease in Poultry and Home Treatments
Bumblefoot affects heavy fowls and flocks roosting on flat surfaces. It can form a thick corn under the foot, requiring washing, incision, antiseptic treatment, and salting pork as a dressing. early care prevents spread up the leg and gangrene.
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Western Poultry Journal
Poultry Feeding Rules For High Egg Yields
A. F. Aneler of Kariville N Y shares methods to boost egg production. Feed mash of ground corn oats wheat clover and green bone each morning then offer a small amount of wheat or millet for scratching. Noon steamed clover with mid dhings and night cracked corn wheat and barley. Do not overfeed and suspend cabbage in the pen for grazing. Green foods like Dwarf Essex rape boost winter intake and fertility.
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A. F. Aneler
Kariville
N. Y
Patchy Egg Fertility Reports Stir Poultry Readers
The American Poultry Journal notes variable season fertility with some western yards reporting high hatch rates while Down East reports over half of shipments failing. A Scotland egg shipment hatched over 40 percent, attributed to extra careful packing despite overall uncertainty.
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American Poultry Journal
Scotland
Quality Egenes and the Rise of Fine Egg Markets
The poultry trade shifts to selling eggs by the dozen to major buyers who value quality. Buyers pay premium margins for clean fresh eggs and reject inferior lots, pushing poultrymen toward a high class, strictly fancy product.
Preventing Mites in Poultry Houses
Clean the fowl house and paint the roost with a good liquid to chase mites from all nooks and corners. Regular weekly care prevents mites. once they gain a foothold, removal becomes a continual struggle.
Sports Among Pure Breda Fowls
The Silver Laced Wyandottes like other standard fowls can throw sports but the exact percentage among 1000 chicks is uncertain. Breeding all poultry varieties to standard requirements is difficult and unpredictable.
Dry Bran Effect on Chicks and Fowls Sparks Egg Output
A poultryman reports dry bran fed to chicks reduces bowel trouble and stimulates egg production in both young and old fowls. He recommends giving bran a trial if not yet tried.
Know What Your Hens Are Doing In Poultry Buildup
A careful account of income and expenditures is a key step in poultry culture. Knowing what one’s fowls are doing informs management decisions and improves success.
Fighting the Sea and Dikes in Holland
Holland relies on wooden piles and massive dikes to hold back the sea. Amsterdam rests on about 13 650 piles and Rotterdam floods in winter while some areas are shopped by boat. The Zuyder Zee teems with fish and the land sits on four levels. Water is pumped upward to dry the land, with engineers and 2 500 000 dollars spent annually on repairs.
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Holland
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
South
Zuyder Zee
How Soft Crabs Are Packed For Market
The supply of soft crabs is obtained by catching hard crabs and keeping them until they shed their shells. Large floats and daily inspections separate soft crabs for packing in shallow moist seaweed boxes. Boxes hold ten to thirty five dozen depending on size, keeping crabs alive sixty to seventy hours. Crabs can travel from Chesapeake to Canada in good condition, requiring quick market delivery as shells harden within hours.
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Chesapeake
Canada
Epicures
New York Herald
Stung to the Quick Adder Bite Causes Bank Overdrawn Joke
A humorous exchange has Henry told he is pale after being stung by an adder this afternoon. The bit ends with a quip that an account at the bank is overdrawn, delivered by a bank bookkeeper.
Canvasser vs Life Insurance Question Sparks Debate
A Somerville Journal note raises a tongue in cheek query from debate circles. It asks whether a life insurance agent addressing a book canvasser would insure the canvasser or sell a book instead.
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Lfe
Somerville Journal
Fiance Weds With Outlandish Name Sparks Local Debate
Escanaba Michigan September 29 A Delta County Indian groom to be Mitchell Jasper plans marriage with fiancé Mary Kick a Hole in the Sky whose odd name unsettles him. His future mother in law Afraid of No Man looms as potential obstacle as wedding date remains unset.
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Escanaba
Mich
Mitchell Jasper
Delta County
Goml
Mary
Jasper
Wether
Love scam ends in jail for Battle Creek youth at Vassar
Henry G. Stout, 19, of Battle Creek, traveled to Vassar with 15 dollars to meet a 17 year old girl arranged by a matrimonial agency for a 2 dollar deposit. The girl was 14 and the mother rejected him, leading to vagrancy arrest after he drank away his troubles and slept in a straw stack. The girl’s name is withheld.
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Vassar
Mich
Henry G. Stout
Battle Creek
La Provence Sets New Havre New York Record
The French liner La Provence shaved one hour and thirty minutes from its Havre to New York crossing, breaking its own record. Among its passengers was Bal Praz secretary general of the line, who plans a visit to the United States and Havana.
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New York
la Provence
Ocean Greyhound
Havre-New York
Bal-Praz
Havana
Bereaved Michigan millwright missing after wife’s death
Battle Creek Michigan Sept 20 Joel I Andrus a 70 year old millwright vanished after his wife died and her body was sent to Mishawaka Indiana He stayed at home while relatives left and is feared to have taken his own life.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Joel I. Andrus
Andrus
Mishawaka
Ind
Police clamp down on gambling in New York City
In New York on Sept 29 police shut down gambling venues as Commissioner Bingham orders a strict lid on operations. For the first time in months no roulette wheels spin nor faro games run, marking a notable enforcement wave.
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New York
Bingham
Bunshies Dot-Father Hair Question in Conway Strip
The father asks why men go bald sooner than women and the son replies that men do not wear their hair as long. The exchange mirrors a light humorous moment in a comic strip.
District Court notices in 1906 Washington County Iowa
In the November Term 1906 district court of Washington County Iowa an original notice lists Burtis F Flynn executor and multiple heirs guardians and defendants including Chas H Gower Chas W Gower Clarrissa J Gower Madison Lowder John F Vandyke John A Stewart Nathaniel McClure Leander V Tefft John McClure Albert F McClure unknown widow and heirs of John S McClure deceased Moses Perkins guardian Thomas J Pigg Joseph Daniel Joseph Kritz John Boretskey and wife Josephine Boretskey and John Kapka Hattie as parties in the case.
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Washington County
Iowa
Chas. H. Gower
Chas. W. Gower
Clarrissa J. Gower
Madison Lowder
John F. Vandyke
John A. Stewart
Nathaniel McClure
Leander V. Tefft
John 8. McClure
Albert F. McClure
John S. McClure
Moses Perkins
Albert P. McClure
Thomas J. Pigg
Joseph Daniel
Joseph Kritz
John Boretskey
Josephine Boretskey
John Kapka
Hattie
Quieting Title in Washington County Real Estate
The plaintiff executor of Peter Flynn seeks to quiet and establish fee simple title to described lands in Township 77 North Range 6 West. The notice invites all defendants and unknown claimants to appear by noon the second day of the next term, otherwise default and decree will follow. Attorneys S. W. and J. L. Brookhart file the petition. publication in the Evening Journal for six weeks ordered.
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E. K. Morse
Ashington
Iowa
Towit
District Court
Washington County
Peter Flymm
Court House
Washington
S. W
J. L. Brooxuart
Evening Journal
Jno
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