Salt as Fertiliser in Seaside Garden Plants
The article notes certain plants thrive with salt, including beetroot and mungo, and that manguls can remove up to 90 lb of common salt from brackish soil. It describes salt’s fertilising effects on leaf thickness in lettuce and cabbage, and that coastal species like Myoporum insulare gain large leaves inland once moved to the sea. European trials show salt carried inland by rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manatoka
Rotham Stead
Otlers
Breeding and Rearing a Healthy Brood Sow
Guidance on developing strong brood sows from birth, including choosing fertile ancestry, providing ample feed and comfortable quarters, and maintaining care through farrowing. Emphasizes gentle handling, proper housing, and year round nutrition to ensure robust piglets and potential second litters.
Russian Proverb Sampler Reflecting Rustic Wit
A fragmentary page presents fourRussian proverbs illustrating the resigned rustic tone of old Russian sayings. It notes folk wisdom about sweetness of friendship over enemies, experiential learning from bitterness, and cautionary lines about danger and fate, though the text is garbled with misspellings and tracing errors.
A Woman's Chance Signs of Longevity Then and Now
A vintage column outlines supposed marks of long life for women including body proportions posture and vitality indicators. It cites tiny odds of reaching a century and offers lifestyle tips such as sleep posture fresh air baths regular exercise water intake and temperance.
How Poisoners Betray Their Secrets
A discussion notes that many criminals leave revealing writings about poisons. Examples include Dr Lawson who carried a note on aconitine, Dr Palmer with a notebook on strychnine, Neill Cream found with poisoning literature, and a page describing the poison’s action in his handwriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prasoner
Lawson
Percy Malcolm John
Wimbledon
Palmer
Havin
Cook
Neill Cream
London
Posses
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Collection Figures Noted
The Fifth Avenue Baptist Church attended by Mr. Rockefeller collected £64 500 in the morning. A special appeal for a new church raised nearly all cheques notes and gold. Mr Rockefeller waited for the total and then wrote a cheque for £52 400 to match it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue Baptist
Rockefeller
The Minister's Mistake On First Sunday Collection
A new Scotch minister faces a poor collection on his first Sunday, with elders noting the close-fisted parishioners and hinting the old minister had hidden coins. The following week the totals fall further as the minister laments missing his own sixpence and learns of the flock's tightfistedness and sly practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hwazaty
Awkwardly Put Roads and a Politician's Puzzled Quest
Disjointed reminiscences recount a Slushton road condition and a councillor’s wood paving idea met with expense objections. A farmer-teacher dialogue reveals a politician’s self reflection, while a miscellaneous note discusses tool design, brass strips on saw blades, and a metaphor about threading beads of knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slushton
London
Milking Hygiene and Thunder Effect on Milk
Dairy guidance emphasizes clean milking practices, strain milk immediately, and separate milk from infected udders. It discusses thunder and weather effects on milk, debating electricity, vibration, temperature, and sunlight as factors in milk spoilage and bacterial growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W.tisdale
Gils
Empresses and Women in Japan Discuss Progress and Roles
Mrs Hugh Fraser, wife of the British ambassador to Japan, extols Empress sessions and imperial princesses promoting women’s higher education and roles in industry, nursing, teaching, and commerce. She praises American women but notes Japanese wives balance work with home life, pressed by wartime changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fraser
Britten
Japan
Marion Crawford
Fraser
Moe
Prawor
Boek
Hobart Citizen Praises Clements Tonic For Saving Life
A Hobart resident writes from 124 Liverpool Street praising Clements Tonic Ltd. The letter recounts a long illness with hydatid liver issues and nervous breakdown, stating the tonic restored health and strength. She urges others to seek the remedy through local chemists and supports the product publicly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Clements Tonic
Liverpool Street
Clements Tonic Ltd
Mer
Clements Donic
Syed
Minnie Nietom Wimen
F. Fowles
Eomain
Nsw
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the Farmer
Tam
Cannenter Ae
Clements
Linney
Clement
Henry Vallender
Andrew Dryden
Pie Fan
J Kiatd Malad
Basi Sime
Yal Seevophtti
ISM
Corden & CO
Thiataihalley Fir View Wiria
Carter Bros
Gbteanel Fun Mae
Samaritan
Adelaide
Fremantle
Colombo
Aden
Port Sid
Gibraltar
Plymouth
Ahernvirws
Reatara
Flahirn
Wenka
Bombay
Calcupea
Marseilles
Lee
Fey Lgture
London Siople
Comore
Melbesurse Alderton
William
Melbourne
Hearne
Dusy House
Shinckum
Grain and Produce Brokers
WOOL
Victoria
Riverine
Queensland
Cowper
Chins
Vicor
Collins Street West
Nelsourna
Dalgety
Newmarket
Eaperte
Glen Choice Keynria
Baley
Quibell
Kempre
Nobel
Glasgow
Thomlas Cluadwick
John Clare
Wiel
Ely
al Gas
Nunnestreet, Benalla
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