Wax Mining and Ceresine Use Across Regions
The article describes ozocerite and mineral wax found in Canada, Mexico, and several countries, with major mining in Boryslaw Austria and Tcheleken Caspian Sea island. It notes worker fatalities before 1884, refining into ceresin for telegraph cables, shoe polish, and wax candles, and outlines refining processes including steam heating and decanting into congealing vessels.
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Canada
Mexico
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Roumania
Egypt
Algeria
Boryslaw
Galieia
Tchelekan
Caspian Sea
America
Austria
Fate of Miners and Welsh Language Worries Highlighted
The article notes miner fates in Mineral forming truncated cones with whitewashed interiors to prevent wax block adhesion. It describes procreative wax production in Austria and benzole refining attempts. It also reports a Dolgelly eisteddfod debate warning Welsh language extinction, citing 1871 to 1891 census declines and calls for Welsh education in schools alongside English.
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Austria
Ceserin
Nw York Press
Dolgelly
Wales
New York Post
Prairie Fires and Politics in 1888 GOP Nominating Fight
Senator Thomas A. Platt reflects on prairie fires as a metaphor for political energy in the 1888 push for Judge Gresham and the Republican nomination. He notes New York requires far more work to ignite support and predicts a convention outcome, a forecast realized when Benjamin Harrison secured the nomination through Platt’s influence.
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Thomas A. Platt
Gresham
New York
Chicago
Platt
Benjamin Harrison
Land of the Incas and its growing prospects
The article describes Ecuador’s undeveloped mineral and agricultural wealth, noting railway development from Chimbo to Quito and frontier prospecting. It cites scarce population around 1,300,000 and mentions cacao, gold, silver, copper, haciendas, and diverse crops as keys to eventual prosperity. It also includes a second piece on attitudes toward death, noting that disciplined individuals accept death philosophically, with fear reduced in illness.
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Chimbo
Quito
Andes
Ecuador
The
Republic
Andrews
Philadelphia
Captain Coghlan Plans to Settle in Manitou Cal
Captain Coghlan after retirement from active naval service will make his home in Manito u Cal.
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Coghlan
Navy
Manitou
Cal
Wisconsin Prospects for Water Farming in the Future
An article from the Milwaukee Sentinel argues water farming could become a major occupation once inland waters are fully cultivated. Wisconsin, with its many lakes, is highlighted as an ideal location for future water farms using houseboats and fish harvests, potentially boosting national fisheries from 45 million dollars annually.
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United States
Wisconsin
Union
Milwaukee Sentinel
Mosquito control ideas and grain louse in Oklahoma wheat
Feature notes practical methods for mosquito control from kerosene to chlorine gas and Chinese sawdust bags. It reports on the grain louse outbreak in Oklahoma wheat, its parthenogenetic reproduction, winged females, and the role of Hippodamia convergens lady beetles as natural enemies.
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Philadelphia
Chinatown
Oklahoma
Stillwater
Drastic anti gambing laws debated in Belgium senate
The Belgian upper house weighs a strict anti gambling bill after the chamber of deputies passed a drastic measure. Critics warn of clandestine gambling and missing funds for Os tend, where the casino is tied to the town’s revenues. Funding for public works could collapse if casinos close, with potential losses pegged between 2.5 and 5 million dollars.
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Chamber of Deputies
Ostend
Monte Carlo
A Remarkable Voyage to Manila by Tiny Naval Squadron
The gunboat Annapolis and ocean tugs Frolic Piscataqua and Wampatuck reached Manila after sailing from Hampton Roads early last winter. The voyage covers nearly two thirds of around the world crossing one ocean and the Indian Ocean amid typhoon season. No small craft have matched such exposure in a voyage of this length and danger.
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Manila
Annapolis
Frolic
Piscataqua
Wampatuck
Hampton Roads
Europe
Indian Ocean
Philippines
Atlantic
San Francisco
Lattle
Farm and Garden: Up-to-Date Hints on Cultivation
A practical guide on soil cultivation and yields in horticulture, viticulture, and floriculture. Offers current methods for soil health, crop rotation, irrigation, fertilization, and best practices to improve garden and farm productivity. Includes tips for vegetable, fruit, and ornamental plant care and regional growing insights.
How to Dress Calves and Poultry Weight Debates
Calves aged three to six weeks and weighing about one hundred pounds are best for shipment. Instructions cover head removal, gut removal, open carcass length, air circulation, and marking. Notes warn against overweight calves and legal penalties for selling unfit meat. A Boston Poultry publication discusses standard weights for Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes, arguing many birds are overlarge and sacrifice laying ability.
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Farm Poultry
Boston
Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Plymouth
Asian beans gain favor as snap beans in California
The text notes several Oriental beans such as lablab and mungo used sparingly in the United States mostly by Chinese residents. It highlights asparagus bean pods used as snap beans, with 10 to 16 seeds per pod, slender form, and ridges. Chinese cultivation of toukok in California grows among white residents as a valued snap bean variety.
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United States
California
Toast in the Horse by Dr Kane at New York dinner
Dr Kane, president of the New York Drivers' association, delivered a toast praising the horse as a noble companion of the desert and essential in shaping history. He extolled the horse’s courage, docility, and role in bringing harvests, warfare, and progress, ending with a poignant note on its quiet sacrifice.
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Dr. Kane
New York Drivers’ Association
Gagelle
Clover Haying Tips From Kansas Board of Agriculture
Bradford Miller reports clover growth after cutting makes an excellent mulch that benefits the next crop. Timing varies with weather. best hay comes when about one third of heads brown. Mow after dew, cut with side-delivery machines, and store under shelter to avoid heat. Second cut yields finer feed. seed timing matters to prevent shattering. Clover enriches soil by fixing nitrogen and improving moisture storage, earning the label silent subsoiler.
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Bradford Miller
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Alfalfa
Manuring the Soil Bulletin Highlights Efficient Practices
A Stillwater Oklahoma Experiment Station bulletin outlines key manuring points. It urges using all manure, preventing washouts, and applying manure to varied spots at different times. It notes timing with rainfall and crops, fall and winter work, and cautions that green maturating crops alone are not most profitable.
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Stillwater
Oklo
Farmers' Review on the Kieffer Pear Sparks Debate
The Farmers' Review notes that experts disagree on Kieffer pear cultivation. It highlights how authorities hold opposing positions and calls for fuller evidence before forming a consensus. The piece suggests most topics conceal more beneath the surface than initial impressions indicate.
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Farmers
Corner in St. Louis sells for a million dollars
A historic corner property in St. Louis, once valued at 350000 dollars in 1891, has exchanged hands for 1000000 dollars. The deal reflects a dramatic rise in value over more than a century.
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St. Louis
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Land of
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San Jose
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Howard, Bartels & Co
Asparagus Renan
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