Scraps of Information From a Dated Chronicle
A collection of curious facts and figures from various domains. It notes English steel pens sold at 30 shillings each, New Zealand hosting 6 438 factories employing 48 938 people, and birds known as Buzzards protected by state law in Georgia. It also cites sugar in plant sap, Antwerp’s sixteenth century sugar invention, Saul’s legendary height, silkworm cocoon lengths, Italian tax policy shifts, kangaroo skins imported to the United States for 267 859 dollars and 36 cents, and urbanization in Germany rising to 16.17 percent by 1900.
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New Zealand
Antwerp
Saul
Israel
Australia
United States
Effingham Veteran and Wife Endorse Dodd's Kidney Pills
An elderly Civil War veteran Uriah Andrick and his wife report dramatic health improvement after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He weighed 102 pounds in 1900, rose to 146 pounds after starting December 26, and credits his cure to the pills. The wife also claims relief from long standing pains and improved health.
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Effingham
Uriah
Andrick
Bright
Dodd
Mr. Cornwell
Restoration of Peter in Jesus guidance on love and service
A Sunday School lesson summarizes John chapter 21 centering on the post resurrection appearance by the shore. Jesus questions Peter about love for Him three times and commands feed my sheep, restoring Peter after his earlier denial. The text links Peter’s fate to his faithful service and emphasizes each disciple’s distinct role in following Jesus.
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H. C. Lenington
Jesus
Simon Peter
Simon
Jonas
Peter
Pater
Tiberug
Son
Galilee
Jerusalem
Jesux
James
John
Thomas
Nathaniel
Desua
Side grafting peaches to save uncertain techniques
A National Stockman report explains side grafting for peaches and other fruit trees. It details cutting the stock, making a side incision, inserting the scion with an inner bark match, and tying before wax. The method suits young stocks 0.5 to 1 inch diameter and can extend to larger limbs with tools.
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National Stockman
Plant a Plot of Cow Beets For Winter Fodder
The article urges farmers, especially those without silos, to plant a field or plot of cow beets. On good land it can yield 19 to 15 tons per acre and store easily in a cellar. It notes beets as a low-cost winter fodder for cattle and hogs and mentionsMarch feeding of calves with minimal grain. Regular milking is emphasized as crucial for milk production.
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Aix
Midland
Bao Lear
ICACO
Kansas
Louisville
The British Empire Fact Roundup
England imports from America lawn and files. About 25000 robin redbreasts are exported from England annually. Liverpool with 99 people to the acre is the most crowded city in England. There are ten battalions in the British army that wear the old Scotch kitn. The national debt of the United Kingdom is five per cent of its wealth. Australia s first mensured wool clip was 20000 tons in 1821. This has now risen to 2700000. The Columbia ice fields in the Canadian Rocky mountains cover an area of at least 110 square miles. The first lord of the admiralty is said to have approved christening future British battleships with colonial wine. Foreign brands have hitherto been used. Within six years the New Zealand government has bought back 324167 acres of land used for sheep runs and 1630 families have found homes on them.
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England
America
New Zealand
Wealth of Colleges Spends More on Higher Education
The United States hosts 426 colleges with an invested capital of about 250 million dollars. Each student’s share averages 1,425 dollars, far above England’s 750. Girard College in Philadelphia tops at 15 million, then Stanford 12.5 million, followed by Harvard 10 million, Columbia 9.5, with Cornell Chicago and Yale also noted for wealth.
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England
United States
Girard College
Philadelphia
Leland Stanford, Jr
University
Harvard
Columbis
Cornell
University of Chicago
Yale
Clergy Endorse Peruna As Cure For Catarrh
Prominent clergy pledge Peruna as a safe tonic and cure for catarrh. Bishop James A Handy of Baltimore lauds its curative effects. Mrs Edward Stevens of Carthage NY reports recovery from catarrh after six bottles. Chicago’s Mrs Frederick Williams and Mrs W A Allison praise Peruna’s head and chest benefits. Dr Hartman offers free advice to readers with case details.
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Peruna
James A. Handy
D. D
Baltimore
Edward Stevens
Carthage
N. Y
Frederick Williams
South Side Ladies’ Aid Society of
Chicago
Til
Praize
Cuyler Avenue
Tnl
Frederick Wiliams
W. A. Allison
Sheffield Avenue
The
People’s Hospital
Allison
W.A
Aleact
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T. Jacobs Oil
Husband and Wife
Gregern Mae
Saya
Wealth OF Colleges
Security
Carter
Mest
Xie Wuer Aia
Percy
Pering
W. L. Douglas
Goodyear Weil
W.L. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Wincusstar Ava
New Havan, Conn
W.N. Matthews & Bro
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