Carters Turn Family Garden Into Hotel Supply Venture
Evelyn Carter and her family transform a cottage garden into a thriving poultry and vegetable operation for Hotel Rosita with fresh, year round produce. They market to Los Palomares hotels, expand land use, hire workers, and plan future growth including Belgian hares. Mr. Black, the manager, commends their energy and views a partnership as promising.
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Evelyn
Miss Carter
Tom
Rosita
Black
Carter
Frank
New York State
Carters
Spetta
California
New England
Faelyn Carter
Soale
Los Palomares
Mr. Black
Carter Gardens
Baldy
Miss Cavier
Cam
Mrust
A Year Round Garden by the Carters in Santa Rosita
The Carter family plans to stay in Santa Rosita during the rainy season and turn their cottage surroundings into a small farm. Evelyn leads a family discussion about supplying the Hotel Santa Rosita with vegetables eggs and chickens, then arranges to meet manager Mr Black to pursue the venture.
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Evelyn
Santa Rosita
Frank
Cal Mornia
Carter
Frelyn
California
Mr. Black
Massachusetts
Haunted Apple Tree Tale and Modern Dialogues
A column mixes notes on a Douglass Mississippi haunted apple tree tale with eclectic quotes. It cites Samuel S Kingdom in Ladies Home Journal about a peddler killed under a tree and the town’s lore. Also includes fragmented dialogue and cartoon captions from The Smart Set and Chicago Daily News.
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Douglass
Samuel S. Kingdom
Ladies' Home Journal
Nonsense Bits and Humorous Snippets from 1900s Papers
A collage of quips and cartoons from various newspapers including the Harvard Lampoon Detroit Journal Chicago Daily News Illustrated Bits Answers Indianapolis News and Philadelphia North American. The jokes lampoon heredity bicycles bathing attire and police presence with brisk punchlines and playful wordplay.
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Harvard Lampoon
Detroit- Journal
Chicago Daily News
Cutton
Clyde
Bloomly
Indianapolis News
Philadelphia
Closed Doors at National Conventions Prompt Debate
Goldwin Smith notes conventions must be closed to deliberate, not to placate galleries. Youth's Companion cites calls to exclude spectators, contending press access should remain while limiting crowds. Proposals to bar galleries would largely end the convention’s festive aspect, though the core duty of selecting leaders remains paramount.
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Goldwin Smith
United States
Short cuts through city hallways save weather and time
A Chicago Daily News item notes that many public buildings connect street to street offering sheltered passages. Walkways across State Street, through the Stock Exchange and other towers let workers avoid rain and wind. These hidden routes help collectors and messengers save time and dodge exposure.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
Akyscrapers
Santer
City Hall
County
Randolph
Washington Streets
State Street
Wabash Avenue
Board of Trade
Hialto
Jackson
van Buren
Stock Exchange
Belgian Hares As An Industry In The United States
An examination shows Belgian hare breeding began about ten years ago in this country. Breeders claim high profits from meat and hides with meat costing about five cents a pound to produce and selling for 16 to 20 cents in Denver. Hares breed rapidly, with does producing 34 to 50 young yearly and starting at six months. Housing requires a dry clean open shed, hutch cleanliness, and nesting boxes for each doe. Young are weaned at two months and sexes separated. full-bred adults weigh eight to ten pounds.
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Denver
Col
Windmill Grinder Plan for Automatic Feed Grounding
F H King describes a windmill driven feed grinder setup to regulate feed proportionally to wind power. A large bin above the grinder feeds grain into the mill while a separate bin collects ground meal. The Wisconsin bulletin shows a 12 foot geared windmill arrangement with a driving pulley for wood or other machinery, usable without disturbing the grinder.
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Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station
F. H. King
New Yorker
Crackdown on Fake Cheese Shows Limits of Imitation Foods
A Farmers Review reflection notes laws against filled cheese have reduced the US made imitation product. Despite many laws being weakly enforced, the filled cheese ban largely erases the domestic industry and suppresses its export to England where demand drops. The piece argues unveiling the mask will end many imitation foods.
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United States
Finois
Holland
England
Among the Poultry Tips for Health and Profit
Practical guidance for poultry keeping from Farmers' Voice. Advice covers hen to cock ratios, pre-slaughter fasting, best laying ages, water and greens, nesting space, daily exercise for hens, and rising demand for poultry. Also notes geese fattening with oats and darkened pens as a quick method.
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Volee
Feeding Hogs Well Brings Profit and Stewardship
A practical guide to hog care emphasizes well ventilated shelters, regular feeding with clean troughs, and nutrition from pumpkins and roots alongside grains. It stresses knowing feed costs, selling when prices are low, proper manure use, and separating breeding stock for optimal bone and muscle development to achieve steady profits.
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Levst
Tie
Low Poultry House Design in Cold Climates
In cold climates poultry quarters are built low to conserve heat. The example shows an excellent house of this sort with a compact rear section.
Farm housing and work schedule for hot days emphasized
A farmer notes a low poultry house offers better look and modest cost, suggests converting unused spaces for comfort, and argues against midday horse work. Proposes starting chores before breakfast and extending hours to avoid heat, with harmony and extra help as needed. Also advises saving seeds from the best varieties.
Dear Mrs Pinkham Help for Female Kidney and Menses Ailments
A 1899 letter from Miss Epne Fnepenicx of Troy Ohio describes yellow muddy complexion fatigue and bearing down pains with months of no menses and kidney and bladder trouble. Another reader Miss Rosa Faepenics of Troy reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and a third note from Mrs Many Bassaiscen Windsor P says the remedy cured long standing backache leucorrhea and irregular painful menses.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean Mus. Prysaam
New York
Windsor
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