Great Salt Lake Cut Off Bridges Union Pacific Era
The Overland Route project completed a 102 mile Ogden to Lucia cut off across Great Salt Lake including 72 miles on land and 30 miles on trestle. Harriman Lines officials opened the track on Thanksgiving Day, promising faster service between San Francisco and Salt Lake City and onward to Chicago and New York. The project cost over 4.2 million dollars and aims to save operating costs and several hours in transit.
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Missouri River
Pacific Ocean
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Inerior
Southern Pacific Railroad
Great Salt Lake
Ogden
Utah
Lucia
Nevada
KE. H. Harriman
Harriman Lines
Ogden-Lucia
Harriman
Lucin
Great Salt Lake Desert
Juecin
Bear River
Alta Club
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Chicago
New York
Southern Pacific
Old Cider Mill on Crowfoot Place in Middlebury Conn
A feature on an historic cider mill at the Crowfoot place in Middlebury Connecticut notes a built date of 1801 on a post and an 1815 stone post. The mill uses a 25 foot circular trough driven by a horse to crush apples and press with heavy oak screws and large round wheel. The article cites it as likely one of the oldest cider mills in the country.
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Middlebury, Conn
Crowfoot
Middlebury
Conn
Chauncy Judd
Orange Judd
Educating Farm Boys to Stay on the Farm
Hon. James Wilson argues for agricultural instruction starting in primary grades and continuing through high school to steer farm boys toward agricultural colleges. He contends existing education draws youths away from farming, while rural schooling could return them to the farm.
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James Wilson
Agricultural College
Drovers’ Journal
Salt for Cattle Boosts Milk and Flavor Says Dairyman
A dairyman advocates four ounces of salt per cow daily, fed with grain, claiming higher milk yield better taste and longer shelf life. The Rural New Yorker notes some farmers under-salt, tasting benefits but many cows miss adequate salt.
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New Yorker
The hen that is a good summer layer
The hen that performs well in summer remains productive in winter if kept under summer-like conditions. Adequate light, fresh air, spacious housing, wind shelter, and a varied diet sustain activity. Of 391 British birds, 140 stay resident year round.
How to Repair Roads by Charles Williams in Indiana
Charles Williams, a Connersville contractor, outlines road care basics for a farmers institute. He urges constant maintenance, timely ruts repair, spring grading, fall gravelling, and proper crown shaping to shed water and keep roads dry. He warns against crowding mud into centers, over steep crowns, and misusing a road grader.
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Charles Williams
Connersville
Ind
Farmers’ Institute
Simple sturdy anchor for corner posts
Stout anchor post method by Lewis S. Alter. Set heavy corner posts with a brace between them, use a four by four, and secure a three to four strand wire to the second post. Tie to a log or buried stone anchor three feet back of the corner, trench and tamp earth to secure.
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Lewis S. Alter
How to Cut Glass Tubes and Window Glass Safely
Practical methods from the National Glass Budget for splitting glass tubes and window glass without a diamond. Techniques include incising enamel, applying controlled pressure, and using fine saw blades or abrasive feeds with emery carborundum. A hot iron method aids true curved or straight fractures.
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National Glass Budget
The Happiest Man on Earth and the Farmer’s Freedom
The piece asserts that a well-run farm, debt-free and well stocked, offers independence and peace unlike city life. It contrasts urban debt with rural self-sufficiency, claiming soil yields, good crops, and stock create a personal kingdom and enduring contentment.
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Daily Mail
Chicago Daily Sun
Severe Root Pruning Favored for Young Trees
Georgia experiment station horticulturist notes no definite endorsement of severe root pruning yet expresses belief peach trees with roots largely cut will survive and thrive in Georgia soils. Apple and cherry trees show similar potential. Experiments over two years show root pruned trees develop fewer deeper larger roots penetrating 1714 inches versus 91% inches in unpruned trees.
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Georgia Experiment Station
Georgia
Sand-Box Used To Set Tomb Stones In Ancient Egypt
The Engineering Record notes early use of sand boxes to lower and settle stone slabs sealing Egyptian tombs. Sand flowed from beneath posts, letting blocks descend evenly into place around 500 B C, with Onnos pyramid tombs among earliest examples. Modern sand boxes are iron cast cylinders with sand for controlled sinking.
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Egypt
Pyramid of
Onnos
B. C
In His Line Bright Banter on Marriage and Yachting
A short dialogue notes that a man marries a breezy girl because of shared yachting interests. Joan explains his fondness for yachts drew him to the lively partner.
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Violet
Joan
The Reason Why Dialogue Cited By Philadelphia Bulletin
A quoted exchange notes a husband asserting authority and his wife not challenging it, implying a minor dispute avoidance. The Philadelphia Bulletin frames the remark as a humorous spin on domestic relations and authority.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Free Sample Offer
An 1903 ad promises free trial bottles of Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root, touting kidney liver and bladder benefits and medical testimonials. The letter from Robert Berner endorses the remedy, noting vegetable formula and guaranteed results. The copy highlights hospital and doctor endorsements and nationwide availability.
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East 120Th St
New York City
Dear
Str
New York
Robert Berner
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Ad Offers Free Sample Bottle
Editorial note extols Swamp-Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles and offers a free sample bottle and a book of testimonials. Readers are urged to send their address to Dr Kilmer and Co Binghamton NY to receive the samples and information.
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Bright
Kilmer
Bingehamton
N. Y
Swamp-Root
Swamp Root
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Generous Offer Read in a Short Note
A brief message notes a generous offer and invites attention. The exact terms are unclear but imply favorable conditions and a welcoming tone.
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