Up to Date Hints on Broom Corn Cultivation and Care
Kentucky writer seeks guidance on broomcorn farming with notes on plant origin from the East Indies, soil prep, planting methods, seed rates, and cultivation. Practical tips cover thinning, drill vs hill planting, machine planting, soil temperature, moisture, and weed control, plus a humorous aside on poultry care and a dubious home remedy recipe.
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W. F. Williams
Kentucky
East Indies
United States
Franklin
Ike
New England
Broom corn culture and tomato notes from Farmers' Review
This excerpt covers soil, manuring, planting methods, and harvesting for broom corn, stressing well drained mellow land and rotted barnyard manure. It also discusses curing, storage racks, and a farmer’s aside on using skunks, plus a tomato section highlighting price, seed sowing, transplanting, and packing, with recommended varieties from Buckbee.
Muck Soils A Farm Asset In The North
The writer explains muck or peat forms from imperfect plant decay under water. Muck swamps cover large areas and, once properly drained, prove valuable for farming. Reclaiming allows profitable crops like onions celery and early potatoes, with easy, smooth growth in loosened muck land.
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Vaur
Europe
America
Diversified horticulture urged for resilient farming
The article urges gar preders, farmers and horticulturists to farm by a diversified system aligned with seasonal and market changes. It argues success comes from constant on farm work and not clinging to a single crop, noting profits vary year to year with crops like apples and onions.
Haunted House in Jersey City Triggers Ghostly Tales
A four story brick residence on a fashionable Jersey City avenue is described as broad and solid but deemed haunted by a Southern buyer who refuses to live there. Locals recount persistent sightings, lights, screams, and floating hands. The tale links the mansion to Old Mr J and a cursed past that haunts heirs and tenants.
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Jersey City
Chicago Times
Mystery of middlemen profits in sweet potatoes
A householder complains of middlemen profits after paying 40 to 50 cents a peck locally while Southern Virginia barrels sell for 50 cents. He ordered a barrel and lists costs from steamboat wharf to his door totaling 2.59, contrasting with retail rates of 4.80 to 6.00 for poorer potatoes that rotted, while his imported ones stay fresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Remarkable Glass Fracture After 1801 San Francisco Quake
A large 18 by 36 pane of plate glass in the San Francisco postal inspector's office fractured during the January 2 1801 quake. Fractures ran from all corners leaving a perfectly uninjured square center with edges as smooth as if cut by a diamond.
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Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Mauritian stamp thief profits from colonial stock
A Mauritius stamp collector who befriended a postmaster secured permission to buy old stock as waste and then expanded to other small colonies. He reportedly earned between 100000 and 150000 dollars from his ventures, including a Mauritius stamp sold for 4250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauritius
Manchester Courier
Historian Theoore Mommsen Named Vice Chancellor of Pour le Merite
The German order Pour le Merite, founded by Frederick the Great for military valor, was reorganized in 1810 to honor battlefield deeds and in 1842 added a second class for eminent scientists and civil figures, with Theoore Mommsen appointed as vice chancellor.
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Theoore Mommsen
Frederick the Great
Lover Reunited by Telephone Song
A jilted lover is won back when the woman sings Annie Laurie over the telephone. After a quarrel she patiently waits, then calls his business office and softly performs the old ballad. Tears and emotion reveal he still loves her, and he proclaims, You are still my Annie Laurie.
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Annie Laurie
Ting-a-ling
Ling
Mr. Walker
Maxwelton
Bonnie Annie Laurie
Dee
A New Woman Reason in a Club Ladies’ Day
Miss Anne and Alton Street discuss their wives. She spends most time at her club where they are preparing to give a day event.
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Biddy
Anne Street
Alton Street
W. L. Douglas
Rockton
Great endings sometimes prevent ailments from growing
Ailments often start trivial but become severe if neglected, with season specific disorders like malaria and rheumatism. The ad promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to fortify the system after exposure and to treat malaria, dyspepsia, liver and kidney issues, nervousness and debility. It also mentions a wineglassful after exposure and a wineglass before meals to aid appetite.
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Hostetter
She Knew Him Better in a Quiet Town Exchange
A town resident defends her history with a sober, hard working image while confronting accusations about keeping secrets in a tense domestic exchange. The dialogue highlights reputations and trust within a close community.
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Crimsonbeak
Seed ads and ancient relics in a miscellaneous page
A mixed clipping highlights seed company promotions from John A. Salzer Seed Co offering a seed book and Giant Spurry sample, plus remarks on crops such as potatoes oats corn and vegetables. It also notes Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve, and mentions Troy buttons and Schliemann finds in Troy and Babylon diamonds.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Wnh
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H. C. Hunt
Farmers’ Review
Chicago
Hedon Squire
Mommseen
Him
E. C. Moutton
Needham
Hanson
Troy
Roy. Schliemann
Babylon
Hood
Elizabeth Wolfe
Clara
Sophia Ware
Zaleski
Ohio
DE Laval Separator CO
Elgin, Ill
Cortlandt ST
New York
Chicago House Wrecking Co
Halsted St
Union Stock Yards
Sioux City Engine & Iron Works
Pech Mfg. Co
Sioux City
Iowa
Union
Kansas City
Inter-State Savings and Loan Association
New York Life Buailding
Minneapolis
Minn
Wescalper
Lanxsise & Co
Quincy St
H.W. Buckbee
Ford Seed Farms
Colchester
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