Cultivating Trees and Cucumbers in Oklahoma Gardens
The article urges ongoing care for newly planted shade and fruit trees in Oklahoma, noting high death rates without follow up. It shares pruning, watering, and cultivation tips, stresses spacing for trees, and then turns to cucumber culture, soil preparation, manure mixing, and hillside planting for better yields. It concludes with cautions on tree spacing and feeding, along with general farming practices.
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Oklahoma Station
Oklahoma
Preventing Lungworm Infection in Sheep Pastures and Milk Traits
Guidelines from the Bureau of Animal Industry outline prevention for lungworm and parasitic infections in sheep. Methods include a dedicated hospital pasture on high ground with managed drainage, immediate separation of sick animals, protected watering systems, high ground pastures, regular burning of pastures, a modest oats supplement for lambs, and ample salt with optional lime. Additional notes discuss milk composition from ewes and cows, sheep milk yields, and digestive traits of dairy cows affecting productivity.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
New Zealand
Porto Rico horse breeding and polo potential discussed
Porto Rico Agricultural Journal surveys the island horse, tracing its two hundred year inbreeding origin, endurance, and conformation. It suggests Morgan crosses to improve size for park and harness work and potential polo use, stressing agility and endurance as core qualities.
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Porto Rico
Porte Hic
Porto Rico Agricultural Journal
Holstein-Friesian meeting set at Yates Hotel Syracuse
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America will hold its annual meeting at the Yates Hotel in Syracuse New York on Wednesday June 4 for election of officers and trapauction of other business A number of constitutional amendments will be considered The changes have been printed and available from secretary F L Houghson Brattleboro
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Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Yates Hotel
Syracuse
New York
Low
F. L. Houghson
Brattleboro
Inverness Faces Threat of Calamity from Earthquakes
Dr. Davidson of Birmingham, cited by Pearson's Weekly, warns Inverness residents to expect periodic earthquakes. Geologists note Inverness lies near a major crack at the outlet of the Caledonian canal. The crust is slipping seaward and Loch Ness may eventually become part of the sea in hundreds of thousands of years.
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Inverness
Highlands
Davidson
Birminghaw
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Loch Ness
Eminent Scholar to Occupy Chair at Chicago University
The University of Chicago, after adding Russian to its curriculum, decided to admit Japanese studies as well. Ghen Ichiro Yoshioka of Tokio was chosen as instructor, a cultured Japanese speaker of several languages. The department is expected to gain popularity quickly amid Japan's rising commercial prominence.
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Chicago University
The
University of Chicago
Ghen- Ichiro Yoshioka
Tokio
Japan
Public Eye: Financier Sage Says He Is In Good Health
Russell Sage reports strong health after a Central Park drive with Mrs Sage. A physician advised the outing as medicine, and the pair enjoyed a little over an hour of fine weather riding. Sage said he felt much better than a month ago.
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Central Park
New York
Mrs. Sage
Mr. Sage
Victoria
French Senator Chosen as New Prime Minister
Senator Jean Louis Combes has been selected as France's new prime minister. Born in Tarn in 1830, he built wealth in business and rose to prominence in the chamber since 1876. Adelina Patti reports praise for her enduring voice after a recent London concert, with critics noting its remarkable consistency.
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Jean Louis Combes
France
Chamber
Casetres
Tarn
Patti
Adelina Patti
London
Miss Wackerman Sails From London Amid Herkomer Scandal
Miss Helen Vanderbilt-Wackerman, once persuaded to sit for painter Herbert von Herkomer, arrived in New York from London after alleged coercion and distress. Her mind remains unsettled following the episode and later treatment.
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London
Helen Vanderbilt-Wackerman
Herbert von Herkomer
New York
Herko
Wackerman
Herkomer
A Practical Philanthropist Relocates Indian Orphans
Charles F. Lammin, California author and editor, has long funded a private missionary effort. Each year he educates two Indian children at his home, caring for them year round and exchanging them for two new ones after twelve months. The practice continues annually with diligent attention to each child’s needs. The passage also notes a historical signature changing from Napoleon to Napel over time.
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Charles F. Lammin
California
Deaths of the Week and Russian Prosperity Outlook
A survey notes Russia remains poor as per capita tea and sugar intake stay low. It cites railroads and spending as not yet aiding workers. A 1899 finance ministry commission reports 35 percent less grain sowing per person in European Russia since 1865, and 44 percent in the fertile black earth provinces.
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Ministry of Finance
Russia
Prominent Dunkard Dead President Arnold Passes at 36
C E Arnold president of McPherson German Baptist College Kansas died after kidney cancer surgery in McPherson He was 36 and had built the college to prominence from debt with support of faculty His wife and a daughter survive him
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Virginia
Ohio Normal University
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Uinots Wesleyan University
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West
Christian Colleges of Kansas
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Fate of Chicago Alderman Burned in Hospital Fire
Alderman from Chicago's Fourth Ward, Kent, died in a locked room as the St Luke Society Hospital burned last week. He was a prominent local figure, well regarded by constituents and colleagues. Prof Virchow, now over eighty, recently marked his long medical career with a government mission to study a Silesian epidemic.
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St. Luke Society Hospital
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