Oddities and speculative notes from a scattered issue
A fragmentary page surveys topics from venoms and self harm in animals to crude scientific anecdotes. It mentions rattlesnakes and hypodermic injections, whale bone prices, hickory wood, blue eyed cats, meteor elements, and potato spirits in Poland and Germany. It notes dam construction with arcal tubes and riveted plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
United States
Arkansas River
Darwin
France
Germany
Poland
Santa Anne
Cement flooring for farm buildings and cattle sheds
A Rural New Yorker correspondent describes a DIY cement floor method using fresh Alton cement and gravel, with a 1:4 cement to gravel mix and about one fifth sand, plus steps for mixing, laying, and finishing. It covers frost prevention, drainage, and how to cover and cure the cement for durability. It also includes farm management tips on poultry feeding, and on thorough tillage to improve soil fertility and crop yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Alton
L. Davis
The Dancing Bear and Other Odd Tales in Prose
A collage of curios including swan lore with ancient beliefs on the black swan and royal wild swans, a Perak river toboggan sport for Malayans, a poetic riff on a man with a dancing bear, and miscellaneous vignettes from old newspapers with social quips, trials, and street scenes. It weaves folklore, sport, and quirky anecdotes about public amusements and dramatic readings from varied locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheus
Apollo
Toaingo
England
Tom Travner
Jared
Bill
Enanel
Joe Syratte
Cleveland Plain
Melbourne Dentists to Attend Bacchus Mamh Day
Surgeon Dantini Thomas G O Neill of 246 Nicholson Street Fitzroy Melbourne leads the firm Ephraim Morey & Son London Dentists as chief representative to attend Bacchus Mamh on Saturday June 16 at Me Reid's Main Street. Patients offered artificial teeth palatal and other dental procedures at reduced charges with all operations stopping sending treatment of teeth and consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. O'Neill
Dantini
Nicholson Street
Fitzroy
Melbourne
Lomedon
Ephraim Morey
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pEoheid
Brocmenar
G. Wier Mitchell
Don C. Kingman
Givat
Fung
Charles Goo
Fiorida
Kingman
Coc
Gilbert
Ottawa
Canada
Emre
San Pie
Ford
Arosa
The
A.N.A
J. Roberts
Hag Bash
Octamar
Australia
Davies-Franklin
A. G. Crisp
Davies-Feanklin Cycle Co., Ltd
Sturt Street
Ballara's
Stewart Dawson & C Xq
Laily
Weite
Bota
Oli Te
Onl
Caine
Rubie Rao
Swanston Street
Sydney
Auckland
Perth
Breduccsa
Miter
Bate
Wenti
Ballarat
Nore the Apples— Diamond Cycle Proprietary Co
Cums
Moss
Haddingley Road
Bacchus Marsh
Ahn Sunr
Molesta Ibard
Perak
Astan
Toll
Trever
Eliza
Tero
Eling
Bret
Ecoond
Bis
Ack
Yas
Albior
Jody
Gant Sal
Tom
Texas Siftings
Chicago
Scottl
Mina Lash
Chicngo Tribune
Sneyde
Hinde
New York
Officer & Smith
Collins Street
Thomas Cain
Bucehos Marsh
Seton G, Williams
Albany Chambers
Collins
Bugvale
Creber
Lawrences Dugdale
Barristers & Solicitors
St. James' Guildings
William Strest
Afenziay’ Hotel
Dugdale
Balla
Molton
Bucohusa Marah
Baccus Mansi
Bps
Alg
Permezel
Coatinus
Bacebus Mareh
Bacebos Marah
Anion Court
Sale
Biveanges
Muddinglay Fond
Miss Fenton
Portomsset
Melton Fy
Messrs
Orricen & Bwurry
Colling Street
T. Cain
Légent and Qeaduator
Muddingley Road
Wilke
Walter J. Anderson
William Street
H. Hodgson
Bavenus Matsu
Davis
Mark
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