13 Feb 1889
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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1889
Page
2
A discussion on fertilizer valuation comparing experiment station trade values with wholesale market values from 1852 to 1888. It notes nitrogen sources vary by origin and price, warns farmers about misleading analyses, and cites over 30 million dollars spent annually on fertilizers in the United States.
The article explains ash composition from wood combustion and notes leached ashes are rich in carbonate of lime and other minerals. It describes how ash improves light dry and acid soils by increasing hygroscopic properties and solubility of organic matter, enriches barren soils with green crops, and offsets soil acidity on pine barrens to boost fertility.
The article explains granite as an unstratified rock whose color derives from mica content and estimates potash value at about 150 pounds per ton. It includes a commentary by Axprew H. Waxp on commercial fertilizers and critics the reliance on fertilizer tag figures versus actual plant-available nutrients.
The article urges choosing reliable seeds and planning a garden with early radishes lettuce and green onions, plus beets and other roots. It recommends a small dedicated garden for summer vegetables including asparagus rhubarb and a melon patch with cucumbers squash and pot herbs, plus hardy crops like potatoes parsnips carrots turnips and cabbage for field use.
Advice on preserving cream for weekly churning using a Cooley creamer. Keep cream cool but not freezing, then warm it in the afternoon to around 65 degrees, stirring hourly for even temperature and sourness. If it foams, stir in water of the same temperature as the cream to reduce foam and avoid overripe sourness.
Instructions on chilling and churning milk weekly with room temperatures kept between 50 and 60 degrees. Guidance on handling cream, stirring, and preparing for churning the day before. Then rendering timber durability notes discuss hemlock shingles, tar and linseed oil use, tar dipping for posts, summer storage, and the benefits of petroleum treatments for shingles.
The twenty fifth annual New England Agricultural Society meeting at Ploughman Hall opened at 11 with Dr George B Loring delivering the address on agricultural schools and policy. A resolution urged Loring for secretary of agriculture, and Worcester was set as next year s meeting site alongside a dinner for 180 members at Quincy House with remarks by Needham Smyth and Phinney.
A Concord Monitor anecdote recalls a devout NH man who ends morning prayers with an amen then explodes into action. While kneeling, a cat brings a live rat into the room, the rat escapes into the man’s blue drill pantaloons as he leaps up startled. The scene ends with a humorous, if unholy, chase.
A Burlington Free Press excerpt notes a tortoise crossing a path as moonlit lovers stroll by. The quirky observation frames a quiet scene of nature and romance, suggesting a playful, reflective mood amid everyday life.
A detailed 19th century knitting guide outlines a pelisse for a one year old child with no sleeves. It covers materials like wool, sarsnet lining, Muscovite trim, and 12 silk buttons. The pattern includes step by step tricot decreases, sleeveless bodice construction, skirt edging, and hood shaping with Muscovite embroidery and button closures.
The New York Clipper recounts a manager who signed starving actors for "five and board" pay. The troupe, led by a smiling front, faces mocking crowds, rising debts, and threatened poster fees. After creditors call, performers limp home sixty miles toward Union Square, hearts broken and wiser. Marguerite and Elgardo whisper a secret love amid fading glory.
Liverpool Courier describes hidden chambers in country houses such as Netherhall near Maryport where only two people know the room’s location. The passage notes a secret chamber with no window that has withstood all efforts to locate it and compares it to Glamis with a window but no disclosed chamber.
Cecil Clay and Rosina Vokes toured the Kansas circuit visiting Atchison where a lone cornetist confessed poor skill, planning to attend a ball with the band. Clay performed that night without music amid lighthearted exchanges about the missing accompaniment.
An anxious mother questions a month of marriage and unhappiness while a married daughter explains her husband does not love her. The dialogue contrasts jealousy and heartbreak, mentioning Clara Biak as a dramatic foil with a husband who has fired at her twice.
At Marlboro Street Police Court London Lillie Ross alias Maud Rothschild Tot Fay Violet St John Mavel Grey Lillie Sinclair Amy Violet Maud Legrand Violet Bell Violet Durant Lillie Cohen Amy Anderson Blanch Herbert Lillie de Grey were charged with being drank and riotous in Piccadilly at 14 16 o clock in the morn.
Mrs. Greene delivers a practical lecture at the YWCA School of Domestic Economy on three water cooking methods for meats. She covers boiling, stewing, and stock making with tips on timing, flavor retention, dumpling methods, and stock storage.
Examines a humorous Arizona Weekly Kicker excerpt printed in the Detroit Free Press as it mocks a snowbound issue with typos and a spoof list of outlandish misadventures. The piece parodies apologies for ink shortages and absurd headlines about local figures and frostbitten townsfolk.
Bangor Commercial reports there are more amateur fire cranks in Portland than in any Maine city. A young man, son of a prominent dentist, outfits his room with electrical devices to start fires at night. He supposedly awakens when alerted, pulls a cord to strip bed clothes, dons pants and boots with rings, and exits as plans unfold.
Camel hair has long been used in Eastern commerce for durable fabrics and has recently entered European manufacture. The color varies by climate and breed from dark brown to rare white. Hair is combed from the camel during coat change and shipped in small bales via Arabian and Syrian ports to Egypt and Bradford, Europe’s main market. It yields two materials: the long hair used in cloth and the short down or nails.
A verse portrait from Puck extols Pearl Eytinge as a charming innocent in a tale of wealth and affection. It contrasts her dainty grace with a wistful wish for luxury and a gilded life, framed in playful satire.
A tense exchange unfolds as a fast moving hare implores a bystander to contact Constable Shivvers. A farmer notes a disrupted asylum housing a boarder, signaling a troubling local flare up in Kings County.
Philadelphia record notes a North Penn locomotive engineer vanished after leaving home for a shave a month ago. His wife recounts his strange absence while the husband jokes about waiting for his turn.
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