Adulterated Ariosa Coffee Case Shocks Ohio Jury
James White, a Toledo grocer, found guilty of selling glazed Ariosa coffee coated to show fewer defects. Pure Food Commission prosecution cited 300 bacteria per berry and warned grocers statewide against selling adulterated coffee while defending experts argued glazing aided clarity. Local chemists testified on egg coagulation and bacteria, with national attention noted for Pure Food laws impact.
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Toledo
Tudge Meek
James White
Arbuckles
State of
Ohio
Pure Food Commission
White
Grover White
Blackburn
G. A. Kirchmaier
Schmidt
Cincinnati
Kirchmaoier
United States
H. W. Wiley
United States Agricultural Department
Vaughn
Ann Arbor University
Bleile
Webter
Ohio State University
Ariosa
Wiley
Cross SH
Alsthough
Ar‘buckles
Bieile
Pure Food
Brackburn
Washing Farm Wagons Economizes Labor
A compact watertight box is placed under a raised wagon wheel, water is added, and the wheel is spun to clean dirt quickly. The device, touted by Frederick Q. Sibley in the Tribune, saves time compared with using a pail of water and manual scrubbing.
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Fay
Frederick Q. Sibley
Linseed meal gruel as calf substitute for milk
Dairy and Creamery notes a linseed meal gruel with flour and pea meal as a milk substitute for calves when fresh milk is scarce. An American method involves hay tea Boiling hay with water, oil cake and oatmeal mixed into the brew, then fed warm or cold with milk. Calves reared this way reportedly match those fed whole milk by four to five months.
Neat watering place shown with improvised kettle
An old iron kettle with a bottom hole is repurposed as a watering device. A wall of rough stones is laid beneath it, forming a trough or basin to guide and hold water, as illustrated in the accompanying cut.
Watering troughs as roadside ornaments and convenience
An Orange Judd Farmer description explains an artistic water trough built with sand and cement mortar to seal breaks with cement. Water supply can enter via a top pipe or a side-drilled hole. The piece praises troughs as both decorative roadside features and practical for animals.
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Orange Judd
Action Needed on Adulterated Butter Exports
Reports from England claim butter merchants are prosecuted for selling butter bought from America as butter fat. The Farmers' Review urges the United States government to act now to stop adulterated butter exports, noting few manufacturers but stressing suppression of them while the number remains small.
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England
America
United States
What Home Is Reflects Duty and Comfort Across Generations
The passage defines home as a refuge for honest speech and critique, rest for the tired, and a place to shed daily burdens. It frames home as a shared responsibility that, like in ancestral times, builds sturdy citizens and worthy rulers through thoughtfulness and selflessness, blending idealism with practicality.
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Home
Earth
Scientific Brevities From a Distant Era
The excerpt lists brief scientific curiosities and records from the 19th century. Topics include acclimatization of American quail in Sweden, rainfall weights per acre, Cane insect diversity, dew behavior on colored surfaces, Wolf’s September 7 1896 planetoid discovery, silk and spider thread diameters, sun brightness measured in wax candles, and vaccination enforcement contrasts between Germany and France including casualty figures.
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Sweden
Acre
Wolf
Germany
France
Notes for Railroaders Echo Across The Nation
A reading notes section highlights rail travel facts and industry data. It credits Hezekigh Earl of Auburndale Mass for 61 years service with Boston and Albany railroad as a freight office clerk born in Boston in 1817. It cites Railroad Gazette figures showing 1,968 miles of new US rail laid in six months, Texas leading with 245 miles and Oklahoma close behind with 243.
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Europe
Hezekigh Earl
Auburndale
Mass
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston
Railroad Gazette
United States
Texas
Oklahoma
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Inter
Ashe
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American Pharmacal Co. (Incorporated
Evansville
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Incor
Evansville, Ind
Mreeo
Eee
Steig YY Co
CHIC
Winchester Guns
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
New Maven
Conn
Ben Whiting
Aden Mont
Tala
TEM
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