The Wealthy Apple Origin Story and Gideon’s Sacrifice
The Wealthy apple, prized for color and flavor, traces to Peter Gideon who moved to Minnesota in 1853. After harsh winters left him with little, he sent eight dollars to Bangor for seeds and scions, yielding a fruit named for his wife Wealthy Hall. The Minnesota Horticultural Society offers a $1,000 prize for a winter apple with similar hardiness and juice, still unclaimed.
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Peter Gideon
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Lake Minnetonka
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Bangor
Maine
Wealthy Hall
Minnesota Horticultural Society
Ontario plan for farmer run experiments promotes practical farming
The Ontario Agricultural Experimental union, with 4420 members, puts research into action on individual farms under government station guidance. It demonstrates improved methods locally, offering stronger lessons than college exhibitions and suggesting this model for American state colleges. The piece argues farm youths need balanced rural education beyond lawn mower and fishing activities.
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Ontario
America
Ontario Agricultural Experimental Union
Territory
Road Supervisor Uses Telephone To Direct Road Work
A district road supervisor calls farmers after heavy rain to guide road dragging. He directs which stretches to clear before traffic, boosting the district’s reputation for intelligent, energetic local effort.
Harp Star Sarah Wathena Brown And Chicago Boys
A feature on harpist Mrs. Sarah Wathena Brown and her Chicago Boys choir presented by Redpath-Vanter. The article praises the harp as a storied instrument, details Brown's $1500 custom harp, and describes the boys from a Chicago parish mission performing with bagpipes marimbas and varied costumes.
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Sarah Wathena Brown
Chicago
Redpath-Vanter
Brown
Blatchford Kavanaugh
Verdi's Secretive Work Habits Spotlighted
The article notes Verdi kept his opera plans highly secret from business partners and associates. It claims his managers the Ricordis learned of Falstaff only after a toast by Bolto at a supper, where Verdi and Botto apparently discussed the project for months.
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