Desirable Varieties Named For A Kitchen Garden
A detailed 1888 guide outlines soil prep, drainage, and manuring. It lists 109 garden rows for a one acre plot and prescribes varieties and planting times for asparagus, beans, beets, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, carrots, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, melons, onions, parsnips, peas, potatoes, radishes, squash, tomatoes, and turnips, with recommended rows, planting depths, and succession strategies to feed a 10-person family through the year.
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Exra
Marblehead
Crosby
Potter's
Oore
Stowell
Clark
Savoy
Massive Rich Hill Mine Disaster Leaves Dozens Dead
A Rich Hill Missouri dispatch reports No. 6 mine explosion at noon. Fire and debris entomb dozens of miners. rescue attempts saved sixteen before a second blast halted efforts. Keith & Perry Coal Co owned No. 6 mine. Superintendent Sweeney among those injured.
New Boston Music Offerings At Oliver Ditson & Co
Oliver Ditson & Co announces new music selections including The Fairies Serenade by J F Gelder and Falserfulness by G Lange, priced 60 and 30 cents. New waltzes by Waldteufel, Gondolier by Roeder, Gems of Erminie arrangements, and Lucien Howe songs lead a varied catalog for piano, guitar, and voice with prices from 25 to 80 cents.
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Oliver Ditson & Co
J. F. Gelder
G. Lange
Tey
Waldteufel
Roeder
Erminie
Watt J. Dorn
Bacalossi
Lucien Howe
Lovett
Bucnossi
Gilda Aitzen - Millecke Ker
Jia
Ories
Tragic Mine Disaster Rescue Efforts In Missouri
In Rich Hitt Missouri on March 30 rescuers entered the burning mine where explosions occurred. Dozens died or were trapped in tunnels and shafts as heat smoke and coal dust hampered escape. About 45 bodies expected with many more alive below. Families crowded the shaft mouth seeking loved ones as physicians were summoned from nearby towns.
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Rich Hitt
Recoviny
Butler
Nev
Fort Scott
Seris Indians Reported Crossing to Sonora Coast
Reports from Sonora indicate the Seris Indians a tall tribe of about 300, have crossed to the mainland raiding ranches and striking fear among Mexican settlers along the coast. They stand around 6 feet 4 inches, use untipped arrows, and live on raw food, resembling Malayans in appearance.
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Nocaxas
Ari
Sonora
Mex
Tiburen Islands
Islands
Consumption Cure Recipe Promised Free to Sufferers
An old physician retired from practice claims to possess a simple vegetable remedy for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and other throat and lung diseases and nervous debility He offers to send the full cure recipe free of charge in German French or English with directions to all who request it W A Noyes Power's Block Rochester N Y
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East India
Taciluy Tia Vanes
Novea
W. A. Noyes
Power's Block
Rochester
N. Y
Commercial Setback in Primary Markets Hits Dry Goods Trade
The dry goods trade shows a setback with less new business for commission houses and jobbers as cotton prices fall. Mills stay busy on earlier orders while clothiers buy woollens cautiously. makers complain of dull profits and overbuilt cotton mills. New thread and cotton mill talk persists in Fall River but investor interest remains tepid.
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Cassimeres
Fall River
New York
Bradstreets
Abundant Florida Strawberries and Mixed Market Prices
Market notes show a strong strawberry supply in Florida with brisk sales. Prices range 26 to 30 cents per quart for choice fruit and 18 to 24 cents for fair to poor, with large baskets selling 45 to 60 cents and small baskets 25 to 30 cents. Ongoing demand expected to rise today.
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Rio
Malan
Ankola
London
Muncatel
Aisi
New
Gia
Florida
Hysongia
Ongou
Inonge
Georges
S Shore
Hake
Weston
Ihe
Gloucester Market Report On Fish Prices And Yields
Market telegram from Gloucester dated March 30 reports strong cod arrivals with prices around 8 dollars for Georges and 2.62 to 2.75 for outsiders. Fresh halibut large shipments aboard the John G. Whittier yielded 66,000 lbs worth 4260 dollars, crew shares averaging 146.96 each, and notes halibut trips as among the best for the season.
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John G. Whittier
Georges
Western Bank
Ipswich Bay
Alibut
Rom Georges
Bay of Fundy
Ova Scotia
Ewfoundland
Eastport
Boston Markets Produce Market Report Apr 1 188?
Butter steady with strong demand for Western stock and higher marks. Cheese firmer with best Northern quoted higher. Liverpool trend up. Eggs supply light before Easter. quotes mixed by origin. Beans quiet with steady to firm prices. No. 1 Baldwin apples in fair demand. market cautious.
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Boston
Franklin Co
Mass
Western
Liverpool
New York
Vermont
Boulton
Nearby
Cape
Aroostook
N.Y
Michigan
Doe
Arrivals of Livestock at Brighton and Watertown Week Ending
Weekly livestock arrivals show Western cattle 2600 head including 267 Western, 583 Northern cattle. Western sheep and lambs 6400, Eastern and Northern sheep and lambs 81, swine 13,569, veals 922, horses 538. Price details for Western cattle listed with quality tiers and miscellaneous items for Brighton markets.
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Brighton
Watertown
C. Petree
Brighton Ood
Swallow Wreck Near China Offshore Naoma Island
China advices report the British steamer Swallow wrecked February 22 off Naoma island near the Chinese coast. The captain and several crew and passengers were saved clinging to rigging while 31 in small boats are believed drowned. The engineer's body, one of those in the boats, was recovered.
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San Francisco
Rio de Janeiro
Naoma Island
Parody of Advice Column Angers Scholar Reader
A reader recalls skimming a newspaper and the lure of sensational ads. The poem mocks gullible schemes while listing distant tales of crime and cures and ends with a failed get rich quick note about bone dust soap and stamps. The verse critiques hurried self help promises.
Explosion Claims Lives at Madison Flour Mill Blast
A boiler explosion at Payne, Johnson & Co. flouring mill in Madison on March 31 killed engineers M. L. Injgee O and Tom Stewart and seriously injured Caries Hill and T. Parsons. The plant was wrecked and losses estimated at $16,000.
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Madison
Ind
Payne, Johnson & Co
M. L. Injgee O
Tom Stewart
Caries Hill
T. Parsons
Checkers Ad Notes Classic Record Prices and Hours
The notice invites readers to write to The New Editor in Boston and lists checkers rooms at 767 Washington Street open 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Prices for publications include Paisley and Single Corner around 25–26 cents, Ayrshire Lassie parts, Alma by Baker and Reed at $1.25, plus blank recording diagrams at 30 cents per 100.
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Boston
New England
Washington Street
Schaefer and Kelly’s “Paisley
Baker and Reed’s
Boston Stock Exchange
T&sf
Ya&ne Col Trust Sf
San Dieno
West End
MexCen
Col Trust Bs
Old Colony
Agiacine
Erie
Ood
Jone Vt Ss
Saveaee
P At & Pacie
Bos
Col Trust
Ao. A&pac
Stl&sy Pt
Mining Cos
Franklin
Kosta
Fiat
Bos & P
B&q
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
New York & New Engineeee
New York
Exican Central
Dhs
Maine & Pacific Income Age
Kansas & Western
Chicago, Kansas & Western Inc
Southern Kansas
Texas
Rutland Pretorrea
Chicago, Barrington & Union Vaeine
Hoston
Oaron
Cincinnati
Sanausey & Cleveland
Calfornia Southern Tee
California
Southern Incomes
Lanson
Omen Shears
Cleveland & Canton
Eeeensee
Aspinwall Land
Maverick
Teteeee
Owdote Lang
Penobscot Bay
Steee
Gaviston Land
Winthrop Land
Lana A
Renchman’s Bay
Cutler Lansl
Ccc
Ry Hoston
Maine
Oston & Ali Bee
Seogorgie
Ladjoston & Pro
Editor's Note in Boston Paper Thanks Readers
On April 4, 1888, Boston notes contributions from readers for a column titled Uno. G. D. Bugbee expresses thanks for Garpesan and probleme van Hennin. Readers are asked to excuse a dull column due to the editor's illness and a less bright page.
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Boston
Black and White Players Face Off in Glasgow Chess Row
In a Glasgow Herald column by J. MacFarlane, a dense chess notation segment compares Black and White players, with scores and variants noted. The piece references problem numbers, plays, and possible outcomes including draws and wins, framed as a technical chess discussion.
Evolution of Position No 1340 by John T Hennigan
The text appears as a fragment from a manuscript or puzzle listing by John T Hennigan of Groton Mass. It contains a sequence of numbers and color labels mentioning Black and white players with scores or positions such as 28 32, 28, 16, ad 20.24 19.16, and references to drawn outcomes. It reads like a game notation or statistical table with monetary value $2.98 and other numeric indicators.
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J. MacFarlane
Glasgow Herald
John T. Hennigan
Groton
Mass
Aly
G. D. Bugbee
Boston
F. Barker
Bugbee
A. J. Heffner
Woonsocket Reporter
Problems and commentary from Globe problem column
Solution snippets for chess and draughts problems from Boston Globe readers and editors. Multiple positions listed with Black and White plays and outcomes, plus notices about a new draughts text and reader reactions to prior problems.
Guide to Draughts and Correction Notices
A fragmentary excerpt discusses chess and draughts notation, corrections, and editions. It mentions Baker and Santina, credit offers, and a forthcoming “Dranghis Pla ore Guide and Companion” by Junne, promising historical rules, sample games, and reduced prices.
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Aesea
Baker
Santina
Leeds Ecury
Jon Oe
Edinburgh
Berwick
Bertson
She Loved the Hostler Elopes with the Stable Boy
New York reports Josephine Satterly daughter of Port Jefferson citizen an educated young lady elopes with Frank McCoy a stable hand for M A Chambers. They left Brooklyn by train after meeting in the depot and were joined by an apparent agreement of elopement.
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New York
Josephine Satterly
Citize
Port Jefferson
S. 1
Frank Don Mane
M. A. Chambers
McCoy
Gilson's Bromid Habit Raises Judge's Concern
Judge notes Gilson’s odd condition after a late Press Club dinner. He was not feeling parts brisk that morning, raising questions about the bromid habit and its effects on behavior.
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Gilson
Judge
United States Bond Quotes Move Quietly This Saturday
The financial page lists U S bonds with opening prices for Saturday and today. Entries include U 8 4s reg and US4 ga, with figures shown as 124 124 125 and related notes. The fragment hints at regular market quotation practice but lacks complete data for full summary.
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United States
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