Slow to Prevent Acidity in Milk and Clouted Cream
Henry Stewart explains how keeping milk alkaline delays souring, the role of lactose, and how heat and germs affect ripening cream. He notes practical methods, including submerged pails, precise bicarbonate of soda additions, and cleanliness to prevent acidity while outlining ripening versus acidification.
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Devonshire
Boss
Gr’s
Iumus
Curtis
Henry B Stewart
Country Gentleman
Vegetables Now in Season and Wheat Field Discussion
August garden activity and market dullness are noted. The article contrasts thinning in wheat sowing, arguing drills may underperform when seeding rates are too high and moisture and frost risks affect outcomes. It stresses space between plants, winter survival, and the potential upside of thin sowing over drill methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Philbrick
Germantown
Threshing From the Shock in Hay Mows and Pea Culture
A veteran describes experiences threshing from the shock, weather delays, and the shift to plentiful machines. He notes risks to stored grain, the value of mows versus stacks, and labor savings from shock threshing despite heat, wind and storm dangers. Guidance on heating hay and safe handling with salt, scaffolds, and air exposure is given.
Seedbed Preparation and Fodder Crops For Next Season
The text discusses turning over fields with reduced stand or worm damage to reseed immediately or next spring, sowing a mixture of oats and barley as green fodder in November, and manuring or using artificial fertilizer if manure is scarce. It advises ploughing wheat land promptly and working it two to three times to create a proper seedbed and destroy weeds.
Weaning Lambs and Caring for Ewes in Field Care
The article offers guidance on weaning lambs around August first. It recommends confining lambs briefly in a covered pen with hay and grain, then letting them roam at dusk and be gathered each morning. Ewes should be moved to lean pasture, daily udder checks may be needed, and lambs should not stay with mothers year round. It also notes sheep avoid grazing in hot sun and prefer shade, and suggests portable sheds or mobile sheep shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomers
Apri
Germantown
Raphael
New York
Leo
Mars
Scorpio
Mediterranean
England
Scotland
Zadkiel
Ars
Italy
France
Russia
Turkey
Greece
Austria
London
Saturn
Watering Hogs and the Proper Water Supply
A historic guide on hog care stresses controlled warm water, gradual feeding, and avoiding overdrinking to prevent digestive upset. It notes that fattening hogs require less water and warns against using cold water to quell thirst, which can cause fever and digestion derangement.
Inference From Pet Health Notes On Water Quality
A fragmented note suggests animals suffer when exposed to cold water and stresses clean pure water. It mentions lean and hogs needing careful care, regardless of season, to prevent health issues from contaminated or cold intake.
Fodder corn yields and preservation methods by J W Sanborn
Professor J W Sanborn discusses fodder corn yields, comparing 20 tons per acre of green fodder with field corn. He cites dry matter percentages, yields from experiments by S W Johnson and Cook, and describes thick planting, ear growth, and air drying. Details include shock handling, stacking, thatching, and storage for preservation. He favors allowing maturity for maximum feeding value and notes practical methods from his experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Sanborn
8. W. Johnson
Ensilage
Cook
New Jersey
Henderson
The
Tribune
Sound Advice on Peach Culture and Disease Controls
Advice on selecting an elevated site for peach trees notes 50 to 100 foot elevations with nearby low ground as favorable. Emphasizes healthy stock and proper winter temperatures, discusses leaf curl borers and yellows, and prescribes wash, inspections, and removal of affected limbs to protect orchards.
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Paris
Wilting Fodder Practices and Early Potatoes in Southern Gardens
The article advises timing for corn harvest and fodder handling, noting wilting improves green fodder and that clover and certain leaves can be dangerous when wilted. It compares cultivation tools, warns on soil stirring in wet weather, and mentions early potatoes ready for market with guidance on digging timing and storage considerations. It also notes not to compost green tops due to potential harm. Continuous care for crop vigor and soil health is emphasized.
Farm Notes on Feed, Hay, Crops and Strawberry Planting
A practical farmers column covers forage for horses and cattle, brining pork, hay quality by season, corn feeding values, and planting tips. It advises on strawberry bed level, spacing for various berries, and warns against fresh manure around vines while detailing tomato varieties and pruning for air flow. It includes practical farm methods for terracing old sand hills, using drills, and soil management.
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New York
Essex
N.S. Howell
Craigsville
N. Y
Samenu
Mark W. Johnson
Johnson
Inaccessible Animals and Strange Rocky Mountain Cattle
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece reports on a vast, unmanaged herd of red buffalo in a secluded canyon near Ashley, Utah, called the Lower Earth. It details their isolation, the dramatic stampede death of Mormon thieves, and the Utes legends around the herd. It also describes remote mesas in Garfield County Colorado where mooselike beasts with large antlers are observed atop a flat top, elusive to hunters, with no known access routes.
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Merxer
Col
Manor
Colorado
Merd
Valley of Verdure
Mayne Reid
Mountain Meadow
Lee
Wasatch Range
Green River
Utah
Ashley
Union Pacific Railroad
Rio Grande Western
Wyckliffes
Bear
Elk Mountain
John Wyckcliffe
Buck
Ain
Seybor
Blue Mountain
Cross Mountain
Savage
Bear River
Alexander Powell
Coon
Meeker
Powell
Virginia
Garfield County
Great Mesa
United States
Big Mesa
Book
White River
Train Men Forbidden to Flirt
The Lake Erie and Western Railroad makes flirting a penal offence. Conductor, brakeman, or depot policeman caught in the act will be dismissed and even forbidden to assist ladies from the cars. The rule aims to curb on duty flirting as a misdemeanor in response to complaints from boarding school mistresses.
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Philadelphia
Lake Erie ( Western Railroad
Lake Erie & Western Company
Candling Eggs Prolongs Freshness Says Expert
A New York reporter questions a man candling eggs on Third Avenue about egg quality and preservation. He explains that turning eggs daily prevents spoilage, with cracked eggs sold cheaply and used within 24 hours. The expert notes nine month storage possible with daily turning, four days to reach hotels, and imports from France and Germany kept by careful handling and turning.
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New York Sun
Third Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Ts. H. Dennis
Duchess County Creamery
France
Germany
England
Blind in an Instant. A Cincinnati Tragedy of Sudden Blindness
Charles Cullman, 52 Browne Street, lost his sight after a jolt of panic at the Bellevue Building Association rooms on McMicken Avenue. Doctors diagnosed Bright's disease leading to uremic poisoning and optic nerve inflammation. The rare, fatal crisis struck without warning, leaving Cullman and his family in distress.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Charles Cullman
Browne Street
Belleyue Building Association
McMicken Avenue
Cullman
Schwarzmeyer
Culman
Bright
An Anthem of Adipose
A light poem from Town Topics jokes about a growing figure who frets over weight and a love relationship. The speaker notes fat cheeks and a fat waist, laments tennis and corset laces, and confesses fear that affection ends when she becomes rotund. The playful verse blends self mockery with romantic insecurity.
Vienna police adopt photographic pass cards practice
The Vienna police adopt photographic pass cards as used by Paris exhibition season-ticket holders. Across Continental countries, maids and workers may not move between cantons or families without a police visa to their service. Mobility remains restricted for artisans and mechanics and, of course, national borders limit exit.
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British Journal of Photography
Vienna
Identity pass as a passport substitute in Vienna
The text describes an authorized order to remove to a foreign count and a Vienna police acceptance involving a mage eo BS It mentions a card threaded with a seal to prevent removal or tampering. It portrays the portrait as a substitute for a passport.
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Vienna
Garte -de
How Thread Is Numbered on Spools of Cotton
A New York Mail explainer by an industry worker breaks down thread numbering. It describes yarn weights and yardage per pound, explains three and six cord origins, and notes that six-cord is built from yarn double its number. The piece highlights 2000 types of thread.
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New York Mail
United States
Valuable Books Giveaway List With Prices
A long catalog lists numerous periodicals and magazines with subscription prices for new or renewed orders. It notes a limit of one magazine per address, and asks customers to specify the issue to begin and whether specimen copies can be provided.
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Arthur's Home Magazine
American Rural Home
Andover Review
American Dairyman
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Grocer
American Agriculturist
Bsb Amanee
Army &Navy Journal
Banner Weekly
Brainard's
Barlington Hawkeye
Cscescee
Ballon's Magazine
Scceseess
Bee-keeper's Magazine
Teensvevesse
Babyland
Cccssveccresseescoes
Boston Pilot
Pidvansov
Boston Medical Journal
Boston Medical and
Mtered Journal
Christian Leader
Century Magazine
Christian Union
Cottage Hearth
Cassell’s Magazine of Art
Mer Palaary
Christian Herald
Scseee
Courier-Journal
Chautauqua Young Folks Journal
Decorator
Dhd Purnisher
Demorest
Donaldo's Magazine
Detroit Free Press
Frank Leslie
Edinburgh Review
Étuse
S.sssesrevesceee
BIOU
BAO Forney's Progress
Washabapapsiparcy
Germantown
Green's Fruit Recorder
Gardner's Monthly
Harper's Magazine
Harper's Weekly
Ny Bagar
Harper's Young People
Herald of Health
Csseseesvee
Home Journal
Indiana
Aeebartadtests
Aecom Resaxd
Bostenays Byshassgancoree
London
Ccc
Littell’s
American History
Sesevceee
Northination Review
Ncohscigah
N.Y
Fashion Bazar
Princeton Revie
New York Witness
Our Little Men and Wome
Ohio Parmer
Puck
Er Journal
Aeeeee
Popular Science Monthly
Sears Wavy
Iphia Medical Times
Beinea Pein
Rideout
Pversests
SAO
VO Rural New Yorker
Seeaee
Banever Evening Post
Secre
Scient American
Oes
Sunday School Times
Scribner's Magazine
Er Abe Sane
Maholas
Saa
Bhouse Paren Sitans
Francisco Chronicle
St of PhD Tibor
Cic
Cees
Peta Hedrab Ae
Boston
Ateiten Gensdantd
oBeea’ Hesans Nd
Vick
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Gorture
Sults
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Rocky Mountains
Cincinnati
Marie
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