Measures That Should Be Employed For Destroying It
The United States Department of Agriculture urges grain raisers in Texas and the southern Oklahoma border to destroy volunteer grain by pasturing, plowing under, or burning straw to prevent the green bug aphid from spreading to sown grain. Early control of first developments in volunteer grain is crucial to curb outbreaks and limit damage in the southwest.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Department
Mississippi River
Green bug threat to grain crops prompts control thoughts
The piece discusses the appearance of the green aphid in grain fields across eastern regions and the southern border of Oklahoma. It notes that timely detection and local suppression could reduce widespread damage, with outbreaks tied to volunteer grain growth after shocks and the impact of winter conditions on natural enemies.
Preparing Celery For Winter
A Rural New Yorker contributor explains a celery prep method. Dig a trench along the garden row for easy irrigation with slow watering. Bank Golden Self Blanching celery in September and cover deeply with dirt and cloth. In winter lift chaff to harvest celery for whiteness and tenderness.
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New Yorker
Should Try It Out First as Farmhand Before Buying Farme
A USDA reply to letters from city readers about farming wealth notes that many farmers are intelligent and economical. It argues that farmers often lack business skills rather than ability, and urges practical trial before land purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Railroads and public financing call for attentive citizens
Mr Kruttschnitt head of Southern Pacific argues railroads must earn more to fund expansion. He says funds come from public authorities not taxes and that securities must be more attractive to invite investment. He urges understanding of railroad managers and public policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers of America
Mr. Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific
City Bred Families Should Learn Farming Before Buying
The article warns that farming is hard to profit from and most gains come from land price rises. It cautions city families who buy expensive farms with high mortgages and little experience, sharing cases of overpaying and debt entrapment. It recommends gaining farm experience by working as a farm hand for two to three years before purchasing.
Poultry Roosts on Gas Pipes Offer mite Free Rearing
A large poultry man uses bent gas pipes as roost supports with bored holes and bolts to hold them. Roosts rest on the pipe without fastenings, enabling easy removal for cleaning. Pipes need only three quarters of an inch diameter and provide a superior roost support against parasites.
Wrong Either Way Exchanges Photograph Worries
Dialogue snapshot shows Isabel refusing a photo because it might resemble her and Dorothey prompting, Ianhel fretting that a mistaken likeness would please neither friends nor herself.
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Isabel
Dorethy
Ianhel
A Woman's Way Herald Snippet Frames Defiant Reveal
A Chicago Herald fragment shows the heroine scoffing at danger. She taunts the villain, claiming she can steam open a sealed doom as tension rises in this dramatic scene.
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Ela
Chicago Herald
Quote on family cooks and warmed over dishes
A Baltimore American quotation notes the idea of a cook as part of the family tradition but rejects the notion of serving warmed over dishes, reflecting a standard of fresh meals and domestic expectations.
Hoof and Mouth Disease Impacts Across States
A damaged report notes hoof and mouth disease spreading in the United States with fourteen states quarantined. It describes symptoms in cattle and hogs, large slaughter numbers, and efforts to stamp out the outbreak including disinfection and culling to protect the food supply.
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Union
Chicago
England
Germany
Orchard and Garden Tips for Early Winter Preparation
The article advises thinning after the first snow, covering strawberry beds with straw, and mowing lawns. It recommends sulfur dusting on mildew spots, bringing potted narcissus and daffodils indoors, storing roots and cabbages, and cutting and burning frost-killed foliage to curb pests and diseases.
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Esparagua
MacDonald Watering Chautauqua Lambs at Park
Canada’s famous baritone H Ruthven MacDonald is pictured at a Chautauqua event greeting children. He will perform this summer singing oratorios such as The Messiah Samson The Creation and The Redemption and also perform humorous descriptive songs and folk tunes for audiences across the Atlantic.
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Atlantic
H. Ruthven MacDonald
Canada
Samson
MacDonald
Gullota the soulful violinist to headline Chautauqua
VINCENZO GULLOTA, a renowned violinist, is praised for his soulful artistry. He previously impressed a Illinois Chautauqua audience on a hot afternoon, winning them over after three numbers and earning a return engagement and a season contract.
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Gullota
Italy
Illinois
Word Divisions Reveal Burden to Baron
A wordplay list divides phrases to yield clues and answers. Burden, tar get, tar tan, tar Paul in, cap size, cow slip, bar on appear as outcomes across seven items with explanations implied by the puzzle’s structure.
Kite Flying Contest and Its Rules
A kite contest requires one or more judges and entrants. Scoring considers time to lift, altitude, stability, and agreed criteria. Some versions allow two contestants with armed strings to cut the opponent and bring down their kite, highlighting skill in kite design weapon choice and maneuver.
When Lost In the Weeds
A Farm and Fire contributor shares woodcraft tips for wilderness travelers. Advice includes downhill leads to water and then settlement, using a watch to find south, and carrying dry matches in a sealed bottle to stay usable after swimming with clothes on.
Mummies of Peru and Inca Relics in Cuzco Private Museum
A traveler describes a Peruvian doctor’s private museum in Cuzco with rock tomb mummies buried seated and showing expressions of agony. Skulls reveal star shaped bone repairs and a four inch stone weapon делает a formidable club from the period.
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Peru
Cuzco
England
Wide World Magazine
Fragmentary Quote on Debts and Self-Clearance
A fragment from the London Spectator notes that settling all debts was the only way Goldsmith could clear himself, implying a legal or financial implication or scrutiny surrounding his situation.
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Goldsmith
London Spectator
Costly Quarrel Ends With Five Thousand Pound Revenge
English violinist Rowley harassed horse dealer Brant over a trivial quarrel. He bought property and hired brass bands, a piano, and cornet to disturb Brant, causing insomnia and legal cases. Brant sued. Rowley paid 5000 pounds.
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Rowley
Brant
London
Tatler
Rabbit Fights Off Snake Threat to Her Young
A naturalist recalls a gray rabbit attacking a large black snake that held one of her young. The rabbit sprang over the snake and delivered rapid hind foot blows, forcing the snake to retreat as the observer intervened. Another account notes a rabbit pursuing a hawk that carried away her young.
Sheringham Petition Against Dutch Invasion 1673
In 1673 Sheringham residents petitioned Norfolk officials in fear of Dutch invasion. They described their town as exposed with straw thatched houses and a single broken cart gun, asking for muskets powder and bullets. Authorities granted arms but forbade storage or misuse.
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England
Sheringham
Norfolk
Maine
Oliver Goldsmith and Powders Dead at Forty seven
Oliver Goldsmith died in his forty seventh year on April 4 1774 at the height of fame amid doubts about medicines. Reports say he was killed or hastened by taking Dr James powders prescribed by his apothecary Hawken who claimed the remedy was correct but used wrongly. A subsequent publication by Goldsmith’s physicians disputed the powders.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Goldsmith
James
Hawken
Gospel Oak of Polstead Oak Proclaimed 2000 Years Old
In Polstead Suffolk England a famed oak has been proven 2000 years old by the rector. The tree with a thirty six foot girth is known as the gospel oak where early Christian missionaries preached to Saxons thirteen centuries ago. A yearly service commemorates the event under the tree.
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Polstead
Suffolk
England
Early soporifics and mandrake in historical medicine
The text notes that the third century physician Heathe used hemp as a surgical soporific and that Shakespeare mentions mandrake’s sleep-inducing effects. It links ancient medical practice to literary references.
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Heathe
Retreating in Disorder
A brief exchange features Hicks and Parker with Parker mistaking Hicks's twin for his brother. The men clarify the relationship, and Parker expresses contrition for the misidentification in a breezy, period tone.
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Hicks
Parker
Jove
Kansas City Times
The Sleeping Room and Night Air Hygiene
Practical health notice advises not to wear daytime clothes to bed and to keep the sleeping room well ventilated. It states air becomes dirty after being breathed and should be changed frequently. It warns that sleeping under a warm covering with fresh air reduces the risk of catching a cold.
A Jolly Competition At The Globe
A playful game described where ten small articles such as nuts corn kernels or wrapped bonbons are passed along two opposing lines with tables at head and foot. Players move items rapidly to the table on one side and back down the line to claim the prize. a fun activity noted for children. Also a French aside about the word debut as a humorous note.
Hatchery Construction Planned on Stevens Creek Site
July 17 money is on hand to begin building a 10 000 000 egg capacity state field hatchery on Stevens creek just below the Olympic highway west of Humptulips on the east bank of Stevens creek. Warren Eases overseeing the project says the land value of 3358 dollars is ample if the site is secured at a right figure to complete the hatchery and have it in operation this season.
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Montesano
Stevens Creek
Ai Fhet
Olympic Highway
Humptalips
Warren Eases
Hoquiam School Census Shows Growth in 1915
Hoquiam reports 2185 school age residents in the 1915 census test led by Herbart Tuttle secretary of the board of education. The figure marks a material gain over last year and indicates steady growth despite conditions causing declines in many cities.
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Hoquiam
Hioquam
Herbart Tuttle
Board of ‘Education
Herald Proclaims All News All the Time
A bold herald announces the paper will deliver nonstop local and regional news coverage. Readers are invited to follow daily updates across city politics weather sports and community events with emphasis on timely reporting.
Rail timetable notes for Aberdeen area service
Abbreviated schedule lists trains 406 424 422 421 45 423 and gasoline motor car 551 562 serving Aberdeen Tacoma Seattle Portland Elma McCleary and Defiance with varying departure and arrival times throughout the day including connections via Dupont Point Defiance and Defiance exchanges.
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Dupont
Aberdeen
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
Point ‘Defiance
Poin
Defiance
Aberdeem
Rewer
Eia Point
Motlifs
Teain
McCleary
A.m. Elma
Oregon Washington Railroad Owl Train Schedules
Eastbound Owl Train departs Aberdeen at 2 00 a m and reaches Centralia Tacoma Seattle and Portland with listed arrival times. Train No 42 Car leaves Aberdeen at 9 15 a m arriving Centralia 1 40 a m Tacoma 1 40 a m Seattle 3 15 p m Portland Seecreweseeee leaves Portland 1 8 p m to Seattle Tacoma Centralia and Aberdeen with arrival times. Train No 41-Siater Car from Portland 3 10 p m to Geattie Tacoma Centralia and Aberdeen arriving 7 40 p m.
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Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co
Aberdeen
Centralia
Tacoma
Econcecses
Seattle
Portland
Aberdeem
Siater
Geattie
A. BR
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Violinist
the Gospel Oak
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Yellowstone Park
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