Farming Readiness and Animal Husbandry Tips Across Seasons
Practical farming notes stress feeding methods for pigs and poultry, kennel and sheep care, seed and clover importance, and soil improvement. It covers hog market weights, pasture crops, hops sprouts, hoof care, horse breeding, and the resilience of eggs under thunder and jarring incubator conditions.
Practical strawberry growing from Wisconsin to prairie telegraph lore
George Jorgensen of Poy Sippi explains August planting myths and solid methods for strawberries, including soil, spacing, mulch, and weed control. A second tale follows Teddy Redmond on a prairie blizzard rescue using a homebuilt telegraph line to guide his father and kin back to shelter, highlighting windbreaks and prairie hazards.
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George Jorgensen
Poy Sippi
Wis
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Teddy
Northwestern Railway
Mr. Redmond
Dan
Jerry
Dakota Prairie
Ohio
North Dakota and
South Lighty Telegraph Company
Martin
South Eighty
Mrs. Redmond
Snap
Broken Bow
Hop Sprouts as Vegetables in Brussels Market
Early spring brings scarce fresh vegetables with chicory and spinach scarce. Tender young hop sprouts appear in the Brussels market and are in strong demand during the season.
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Belgium
Brabant
East Flanders
Molines
Brussels
The Old Hand Organ in the Street
The poem recalls an old hand organ playing nostalgic tunes from Tara's Hall Jim Crowe Annie Laurie and other classic songs. Memories rise as the music echoes through past years with images of grass-grown streets bright orchards and joyful memories. The refrain calls the organ to play again and revive the happy days.
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Tara
Jim Crowe
Annie Laurie
Baltimore American
Telegraph honor lines up washing chores in Montreal
A brief transcribed item notes a humorous mention from the Montreal Family Herald about postponing laundry today while Jet Teddy handles the clothes-line and telegraph duties.
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Teddy
Montreal
Family Herald
The Trick of the Trade in Selling Driving Horses
A veteran dealer explains that the value of a driving or carriage horse hinges on buyer fit and the dealer’s skill. Price depends on individual traits like ears eyes nose and muzzle, not just coat or harness shine. Success comes from matching horses to the right buyers and understanding customer psychology.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Women's Senses Less Acute In Pain Fortitude
A New York Press excerpt reports experiments comparing masculine and feminine senses. Men detected smaller quantities of gall and prussic acid, heard sounds farther away, and showed keener sight and touch, explaining why women endure pain with apparent fortitude.
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New York Press
Guest Seeks Extra Credit For Expensive Grapes
A lawye r recalls Edward Hyerett Hale as a guest at a millionaire dinner where the host bragged about costs of dishes including grapes. The guests endured the costly meal while the doctor quipped for more charity and asked to be cut off about 1.87 dollars.
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Edward Hyerett Hale
Thea Grover Cleveland Attacks Doctors for Big Words
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Thea Grover Cleveland asserting doctors use big words to mislead. She criticizes a perceived monopolistic mindset in the man she references, remarking on medical language and public discourse.
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Thea
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sausage Exhibition in Berne Showcases 1785 Varieties
A Berne exhibition will display 1785 varieties of sausages. A light note from a Swiss desk imagines a man’s chair on Sunday morning becoming a sweeping target for his wife if he carries chair and paper to the roof.
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Berne
Switzerland
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Strawberry Culture
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Sam
J, Wilson
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Fred
Ted
Meranda