Boundary Waters and Basque Fishermen On the Bidassoa
A feature on Franco Spanish sardine fishing at Fuenterabia and Fuenterrabia along the Bidassoa estuary. It details coastguard patrols from St. Jean de Luz, torpedo boats, and the annual fishing lottery among mayors. Porpoises guide schools of sardines, ring netting, and cross border customs, with rivalry tempered by Basque camaraderie and formal arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basses Pyrenees
France
Spain
Bidassoa
Fuenterrabia
Charles V
Bay of Biscay
St. Jean-de- Luz
Frances
St. Jean-de-Luz
San Sebastian
Pyrenees
Plea Question in Court Ends With Guilty Verdict
A prisoner facing trial asks the judge if he may ask questions and listen to experts before pleading. He inquires about hearing handwriting experts and insanity doctors, then finally pleads guilty in the courtroom.
Spring farming: plan gear buys and prudent credit use
Advice urges readying plows, harrows, drills, and rollers for spring work and buying seed oats corn clover and grass this month. Hire or buy only needed implements, avoid security for neighbors, and steer clear of on time purchases to prevent financial strain.
Exercise and Feed for Pregnant Sows in Litter Production
The article warns that overfeeding a sow can hinder a strong litter and stresses the need for ample exercise and protein rich feeds during pregnancy. It recommends pastures and daily driving as movement and lists nitrogenous feeds like bran oilmeal peas beans oats barley and moderate wheat. It also endorses clovers alfalfa peas beans vetches and standard pasture grasses as suitable forage.
Green winter feed for chickens from dried lawn clippings
Farm and Home recommends using dried summer lawn clippings as winter green food for chickens. The method involves rolling clippings in two-inch poultry netting, forming a roll two feet wide and eight feet long, and hanging it on a wall for easy access by the hens.
Breaking the Colt The early training of young horses in harness
The article urges early colt training to prevent bad habits and breakage. It emphasizes using strong straps and ropes so a colt cannot escape a halter or harness, warning that an early escape proves troublesome for life and complicates future work.
Small Fruit Farms and Winter Fertility
A note on the importance of fertility in small fruit farming and winter work. Growers maintain a team through the season to haul from town, with February suited for sledding loads into fields after early snow.
Dairy Farmer in Driver's Seat as Milk Demand Grows
The piece notes rising consumption of milk and dairy products improves the farmer's outlook. It emphasizes the dairy farmer sits in the driver's seat if he fully realizes the opportunity and harnesses expanding uses of milk.
American consul to Honduras promoted to Siberia post
Amani us T Haeb erle of St Louis, serving as American consul to Honduras, is promoted through the merit system to the office of American consul to Siberia. He and his wife worked to share American ideas, aid natives with better farming, and gain government support for modern plows and farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aminius T. Haeberle
St. Louis
Honduras
Siberia
Tegucigalpa
Santa Lucia
Spain
Central America
Clavarico
Philip
Thawed Him Out in a Pleasant Day Trip Twist
A hardware drummer recalls smoothing a wary retailer by sharing a belief that the sun moves around the earth. The man, once hostile, now invites him along a state id iot asylum visit, signaling a thaw after four years of tense dealings.
Justice Bought Reminds Of Unbiased Courts Of Today
The London Chronicle recalls historical abuses of the bench with the basket and trading justices. It notes Townsend the Bow Street runner testifying in 1816 about warrants used to seize and jail poor men for a two shilling four pence bail, yielding up to ten pounds per morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
London Chronicle
Fielding
Amelia
Townsend
Bow Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!