Mineral manures and lime use in soils discussed
The article explains mineral substances as manures and soil amendments, stressing lime and fixed alkalis. It notes that calcareous matter boosts soil fertility, with calculations showing 1 percent calcareous matter in a 1.6 specific gravity soil equaling about 21.78 tons per acre. It warns against overuse and describes carbonate lime as a preferred top dressing, then shifts to practical notes on rose cutting propagation and potting methods.
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GLOBE
Andrew H. Wakp
Middle States
Maule
Jandreth
Philadelphia
Farm Journal
Preparing for Spring Hotbeds and Early Vegetables
The article explains hotbed use for early plants and cuttings, detailing setup, heated frames, and timing for cabbage lettuce tomatoes cucumbers and other crops. It covers propagation by cuttings, equipment needs, and practical tips for managing heat, air, and hardening off plants. It also reviews strawberry planting, pruning, fertilizing, and general garden readiness for spring.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Oaca
Spits and Tin Kitchens How to Prepare Meat and Fish
Mrs Greene lectured at the YMCA on direct heat cooking, covering roasting baking broiling and toasting with notes from Miss Beechers Domestic Receipt Book 1868. She announced new cooking classes and noted reports in Tom Boston Day Guone and the New England Farmer. demonstrations included beef roasting methods, broiling techniques, and maitre d hotel butter for fish and meats.
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Mrs. Greene
Tom
Newark
Miss Maynard
Boston Cooking School
Bible And Bowie Found At Grass Valley In 1887
Chronicle reports a limestone pine in Grass Valley displayed a Bowie knife through a leather bound King James Bible dated 1841. The knife bears a damaged inscription Liberty and Union, with verses from Psalms 89 and 90, and notes trace owners including Salsbury Haseltine Clark Small and Francis Sharrer. The find ties to Civil War era soldiers from Maine and New Hampshire.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Nevada County
Grass Valley
Liberty
Union
London
Morocco
Bowie Ee Fue
J. H. Small
George H. Thomas
Grand Army of the Republic
Smal
Salsbury
Clark
Ellsworth
Hancock County
En Jomin
Peevent Rgiment
Maine Volunteers
Mall
Haseltine
Bowie
Fair Oaks
Brush Creek
Butte County
Mount Desert Island
Chronicle
Sharrer
The Female Drummer Poem
A satirical verse on a "female drummer" invading with demand and charm, warning that men cannot resist her offerings. The speaker notes men submit despite weakness, with racial lines invoked to mock human susceptibility and societal responses to temptation.
The Great File Invention Fraud Exposed
A Portland Argus report recounts a Chicago inventor who claimed a cheap filing machine that pressed hot steel into files and cooled them in chemical water. Investors funded a larger machine, but the scheme proved a fraud as staged files were used to fool capitalists.
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Portland Argus
Chicago
Cpinmon
Sronasa
Alligator Found Inside Cypress Tree in Florida Swamp
John Wilson near the town cut a large cypress tree and discovered a live alligator seven feet long inside. Authorities note the opening was too small for escape, suggesting the creature entered as a hatchling and survived by feeding on animals and reptiles dwelling in the same tree.
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Chicago News
John Wilson
Diphtheria Its Cause and Treatment Discussed by Massachusetts Doctors
Massachusetts Medical Society clinicians debated diphtheria Etiology. Dr N Nelson opened, Dr J H McCollum linked contagion and faulty drainage with higher winter cases, citing Boston data and calls for isolation. Committee urged public education and early recognition, plus a proposed specialized contagious diseases hospital.
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A. L. Mason
Massachusetts Medical Society
Boylston Place
N. Nelson
J. H. McCollum
Boston
Statstics
Br. McCollum
Board of Health
J. Lyman
England
T. M. Rothh
R. Tarbell
Harrold
Williams
Martin
Greaves
The Fate of Cenius and the sweeping muse
A playful verse about a husband married to a broom loving wife. He laments his distracted poetry and the kitchen duties that steal his attention. The speaker notes how her sweeping idolizes domestic chores and stirs his romantic and artistic turmoil. The piece ends with a late line fragment.
Magazine subscriptions offer Globe price deals
A circulation pitch lists many magazines with annual rates and a global Globe offer. Readers are urged to subscribe for a full year to qualify for subsidized prices, with postage paid by The Globe. The notice includes numerous titles and prices, plus ordering instructions and limits.
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News Journal
Weekly Globe
The
Globe
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Thomas Clar
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Boston, Mass
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