World leaders and royals noted for varied talents
Princess Henry of Battenberg shows skill in illuminating while Queen Victoria favored illuminated volumes. The ameer of Afghanistan excelled as a blacksmith and engineer. Albert of Thurn and Taxis is a meticulous clothes aficionado who perfumes his coats. Abbas Hilmi of Egypt impresses as multilingual, businesslike, and reform-minded. the Empress of Russia advocates female suffrage and education, backing societies for women in St. Petersburg and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry of Battenberg
Victoria
Thomas A
Ameer
Afghanistan
Albert
Thurn and Taxis
Abbas Hilmi
Khedive
Egypt
London
Koulbeh
Cairo
Russia
St. Petersburg
The Field of Electrics Highlighted Facts
A discussion notes one horsepower equals 746 watts and describes how current flows between wounded and intact parts. It highlights Argon’s lightness, copper production rising with electricity, and an ultra sensitive electrometer. It mentions a St Louis exposition collecting 700 incandescent lamps spanning European and American filaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
St. Louis Exposition
America
Building Food and Grape-Nuts Case Notes
A Colorado mother attributes her child’s recovery from pneumonia and convulsions to Grape-Nuts. After feeding the juice and milk, then the cereal, the boy strengthened rapidly. The ad claims Grape-Nuts builds the brain and nerves, with a reference to a Battle Creek company and The Road to Wellville booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Kansas City
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Excellent garden tool and farmer made wheel hoe plan
A Pacific slope farmer shares a Farmers' Tribune plan for a wheel hoe built from an old bicycle wheel two by two inch lumber as handles and cross pieces. The design uses a sharpened iron blade from a buggy tire, adjustable blade angle, and braces to form a low cost efficient tool for weed control and dust mulching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Slope
Farmers’ Tribune
Preparing for the Hotbed Practice
Farmers advised to prepare hotbeds starting in fall by digging a 3 feet deep 6 feet square hole and building a frame 15 inches high on the north, six inches lower on the south. Fill with coarse manure in spring, tamp level, then cover with 4 inches of leaf mold loam and sand mix. Thoroughly wet manure before adding surface dirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hartwell
Farmers’ Review
Cow as a Household Pet Gains and Gentle Traits
The Farmers' Review notes that dairy cows have been bred to be gentle and become part of the family. Jerseys Guernseys and Holsteins are highlighted as especially trainable, turning into household pets with devoted care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Guernsey
Europe Sees Salted Butter In Wide Use
The Farmers Review notes European practice of salting butter is traditional and widespread. It says unsalted butter is viewed with suspicion, while salt is not masking flaws where salting is common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Scrub Cows and Scrub Farms Produce Questionable Milk
Scrub cows on scrub farms fed with scrub rations and cared for by scrub persons yield milk and butter described as hardly good enough for axle grease, highlighting poor quality dairy output.
Dual-Purpose Cows Fail to Meet Dairy Needs, Expert Says
J. E. Head argues in Rural New Yorker that true dairy cattle and beef cattle differ greatly. He says dual-purpose cattle reduce profit, urging farmers to raise dairy sires and steer-shaped calves from dairy-form cows to improve milk output and fat content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Guernsey
J. E. Head
New Yorker
A Model Door for a Barn Hinge System
A barn door design by R T Murphy improves light and ventilation without letting animals pass. The door splits with one third of the upper section hinged to open from the top, and a glass sash can be added for winter light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Murphy
New England
Homestead
Glazed Butter in Germany Technique Described
German papers note long awareness of glazing butter with sugar to form a glasslike coating. The method, now used in England on large scale, preserves freshness longer. Butter is kneaded washed formed into one pound blocks and coated with hot sugar solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
Jewish Globe Maker Tends Tenement Crafts and World Maps
In a New York tenement a skilled Jewish globe maker crafts wooden spheres into detailed maps. His process uses inherited tools, imported French map pieces, and metal moons and suns. He decorates bases with Jerusalem motifs and prophetic scenes as children watch his nocturnal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
France
Jong
Russia
Atlantic Ocean
Jerusalem
Solomon’s Temple
Judah
Zion
Asia
Europe
Africa
Popular Mayors Defeated When Running for Governor
A review of mayors famed for local wins who failed in state races. Samuel Jones of Toledo, William C. Maybury of Detroit, David S. Rose of Milwaukee, Carter H. Harrison of Chicago, and Seymour of Newark, among others, fall short in governor bids, illustrating local popularity not translating to state office.
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Samuel Jones
Toledo
New York Sun
William C. Maybury
Detroit
Mischigan
David S. Rose
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
la Follette
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Illinois
Dick’’ Oglesby
Seymour
Newark
New Jersey
Thomas E. Kinney
Utica
Charles R. Parsons
Rochester
Parsons
William S. Stokley
Philadelphia
Hugh O’brien
Boston
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Weisslitz
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Lydia E. Pinkooms
Paula Weussirtt
Seneca St
Buffalo
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Pryxxnan
Bright
A. J. Tower CO
Boston, U. S.A
Tower Canadian CO
Toronto
Canada
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Iowa
J.F. Merry
THE
National Casket CO
R. Paxton CO
Pope Bldg
Masse
Ingsieee
Belemeee
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