Agricultural Department expands crop correspondence network
Washington dispatch outlines a sweeping reorganization of the Agricultural Department crop reporting corps. It plans to multiply direct department correspondents, add state agents, and recruit county clerks’ lists to improve monthly crop condition data across the West and South.
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Washington
Ee Enky A
Robin
Agericeltral Department
United States
Suy Cout
Sitcretary of Agriculture
Organtany
Washloytes
Cait
Welles
Robinson Sa
Yeulge
Tobiason Fy Havins
Weaknoan
Uhl Syaterm
Ok Syatem
Department of Agriculture
Thea
Department
Rikition
Robinson
Comrerela Belles
Hom
Uens
Ones
Uwe
Lesa
Eiventara
Chenttermites
Greg Gables
Tate Cambridge Nuria
College Yard
Crops In Bad Shape In Agricultural Department Report
The Agricultural Department notes no broad decline in main crops like potatoes, corn, and barley due to drought, while sweet potatoes suffer from scarce rain. Potatoes show low prices in Northwest, with some regions reporting light tubers. Tobacco declines in several states, apples face storage and rot issues from drought and heat, and wheat prospects remain uncertain but generally favorable for flour production. Northwest wheat holders report cautious selling amid low prices. overall grain receipts vary with weather and market demand.
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Agricultural Department
New Eng
Thai Staten
New York
Inen
Juavern
Sertown
Wisconsin
Ohio
Maryland
Virginia
Agrcultural Department
Great Britain
Duluth
Northwestern
Civers
Uprising in Korea Reported as Marines Land and Queen Disappears
Tokyo dispatches relay alarming claims of Russian, American, and British marines landing in Seoul amid turmoil over Queen’s disfavor of new Korean troops. Two battalions modernized by Japanese influence took action at the palace. Queen disappeared. fate unknown.
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Uritain
Alno
Korea
United States
Uring
Japan
Tokyo
Kurlno
Bern
Seoul
Yorktown
Geo. Marra
Kores
Far East
Fragmentary notes from Glenrily and beyond
A garbled list of brief items reports Carl Tonguloty under arrest in Ohio on suspicion linked to an infant death by starvation. It notes Patrick Grant, a merchant in Massachusetts, dying at 50. It mentions a monument planned by Grand Army men for Civil War Catholic soldiers, and various indictments, court decisions, railroad bridge breaks, odd questions, and local crimes with sparse details.
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Glenrily
Ohio
Carl Tonguloty Ia
Patrick Grant
Robert Grant
Toston
Maas
Rhadoalnae
Amen A. Jordan
Grand Rapidd
Hina
New York Court of Appenta
Bat Shen
Robert Ross
Troy Spring
Woods
Agua Fria
Gis Rivera
Santa Mo
Maricopa
Phoenix
Twohlg Station
Tesas
J. Shaw
Shaw
Benjamin Wilson
Deru
Dasper
Andrew Comings
John Burton
Tryeius
Ulsjorea Ant Ein May Ferry
Lexington
Ununo
Jetersonville
Hampton College
Helpful Farm Hints and Do It Yourself Wagon Drag
Practical tips on building a fodder drag for wagons, corn fodder loading methods, and variations for farming gear. Includes safety and maintenance notes, such as repurposing wagon parts, constructing under-road cattle passages, and general farm improvements. Also includes pig health, wall plaster repairs, wagon tire care, and crop timing guidance from historical agricultural sources.
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C. Thia
Noron
Pickling String Beans With Salt And Brine Technique
An old household note explains pickling string beans by salting, brining, and pressing in a keg or jar. Translate instructions cover soaking, brine removal, weekly washing, and salt level checks using an egg as a buoyant test, with six weeks needed before use.
Ornamental Home Fashion From A Bygone Era
The piece describes olive green sateen for a table scarf with cretenne borders, cheap cottage muslin curtains with lambrequins, and a Ken singlan rug or red matting. It suggests a white Swiss muslin coverlet, pink silk, and a space-saving box window seat costing a dollar, made from a packing box with wheels and a hinged cover. It notes window screens of wrought iron or brass with curtains, and compares elegant screens to prison bars, hinting at Oriental flyscreens. It provides several old recipes including Prairie Chickens, Sliced Beef with Spanish Boyce, Corn Fritters, and Green Grape Jelly, reflecting domestic guidance and culinary instructions.
Acrobats in Court Turn Prisoners Into Tumblers
In Pendleton Oregon a court session was turned into a gymnasium as three prisoners Sam Budd James Williams and Charles Green performed tumbling feats for the judge to prove they were entertainers not vagrants. After moving a table and donning tights they delighted the court with a brief display. the judge discharged them as the room roared with applause.
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Pendleton
Ore
Sam Budd
James Wilains
Charles Green
Dean
Means
Lash
Budd
Spokane
Recorder Lash
Marshal Means
Voices of American Women Criticizes National Speech Tone
A Demorest Magazine piece quotes a magazine writer criticizing American women’s voices as quacky and nasal. It notes the problem is more pronounced in the South but seen across classes, with high pitch, throat constrictions, and ungracious speech contrasting with generous, winning lines.
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Demorest
Aquila
America
Eskimo Marriage customs and a fatal accident tale
Eskimo marriage details describe a suitor proving fitness by killing a polar bear, seizing a bride, and enduring pursuit with villagers punishing abduction. Greenland weddings are arranged by missionaries with the proposal and ceremony on the same day. Also reported is the death of James Bradley after a fall near Perryville, plus a note about a seven year hollow tree survival and eventual trial acceptance.
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Sgain
Greenland
J. Plorence Wilson
Gatey’s
James Bradley
Perryville
Hradley
Johnson
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Ens Ware In & Qigantle
Recslyen Guiy
Renalr
Nara Notas
Uklyne
Orange Judd
Beuchat
Philadelphia Ledger
National Stockman
Bucka County
New Jersey
Massachusetts Ploughtman
Woop
Sten
Jules
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