Mexico Press Pay and Perils Under Diaz Rule
Frank G. Carpenter describes The Monitor Republicano and other papers in Mexico, noting government subsidies, party ties, and editor imprisonment. He details pay scales from $7.50 to $18 weekly in U.S. dollars, rough telegraph pricing, and the absence of press freedom with editors signing pieces and risk of prison for unsigned articles.
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Mexico City
Mexican Republic
el Monitor Republicano
Cincinnati
Monitor Republicano
Mexico
Conservative
The
Republicano
Belem
el ‘Tiempo
Times
el Universal
Diaz
Universal
Frank G. Carpenter
New York World
Advice to a Young Man from Munsey's Weekly
A humorous moral guide advising youths to avoid violence and heed family roles. It urges practical work, warns against joining violent westward bands, and emphasizes kindness to sick relatives, discretion at home, and fair sharing with siblings. It echoes a late 19th or early 20th century magazine voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsey’s Weekly
Transferrinng the Parent Stock How an Apiary Can be Italianized
The article outlines methods to Italianize apiaries using second and third swarms. It covers transferring parent stock to movable frames, separating high quality stock for queens, uniting small colonies in fall, and using queen cells or cut queens to introduce Italian blood. It notes protective devices and timing for seasonally raising queens with good stock or imported queens.
Move On Corner Loafer in Chessboard Chat
One of the Finest asks if you know how to play checkers and replies with a curt exchange about the move. Truath notes the reply in a brisk manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truath
Roth
Emile
Isreed
New York Police
Vexas Siftings
Lime dusting of potatoes shows inconclusive rot protection
A Massachusetts experiment tested air slaked lime on rotting potatoes stored in cellar and granary. Results showed minimal rot differences, with cellar slightly worse for limed tubers and granary slightly better. Authors plan to vary lime amounts in future trials. Also notes poultry heat stress and need for shade in summer housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatch
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Old Captain Prout and the duck leg bounty tale
An old settler recalls Captain Prout of Prout’s Neck famed for waterfowl days. In spring 1810 or so he shot at a dense duck flock with a bow loaded like a gun but undershot, yet collected three bushels of duck legs from the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seapid
Bob Keyworth
Gilhooly
Texas
Prout
Neck
West Indies
Cptain
Iere
Love's Hill and Bits from the nation newspaper
A quirky collage of anecdotes and jokes from a late 19th century paper. A romantic scene on Love's Hill ends with a diamond ring dream and a spending struggle, followed by humorous exchanges at a religious meeting, village gossip, and a police job interview recount.
Farming tips on pasture, sun protection, and drought habits
The article advises after mowing reseeding pastures for two to three years, using damp cloths or grass to shade the head in sun, and early fertilization for asparagus. It warns harvest handling for potatoes to avoid green skin and outlines drought suppression via intensive cultivation and soil conditioning with drills, harrows, and weeding tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Practice on Duty At Dublin Barracks Misfired
A sentry at Richimond barracks in Dublin saluted all field officers under strict orders. When a young subaltern passed, the sentry saluted him but the officer objected. The sentry insisted the officer deserved the honor, saying you are good enough to treat.
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Richimond Barracks
Dublin
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