Cutting and curing hay for profits in New England farms
The piece advises New England farmers to grow grass and hay as a hedge against East-West price competition. It emphasizes cutting grass before full ripeness for digestibility, proper drying to avoid poor hay, and timing of mowing to maximize quality. It also covers sowing clover seed, drill spacing, seed treatment, soil preparation, and cultivation practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
West
Columbia, Conn
Dr. Lawes
H. Stewart
America
Lawes
England
Maine
Tam
New Yorker
Catch Crops and Mangel Wurzel Farming Advice
Practical guidance on flax as a rain crop, beans as a fast harvest option, and mangel wurzel as a root crop. Details cover planting times, drill spacing, harvesting cues, and handling to maximize seed, fiber, and yield. Also discusses the Cotswold and Southdown cross for profitable sheep farming and Massachusetts wool economy.
Corn Culture and Late Planting for Sweet Corn
A detailed study advocates sweet corn over field corn for sugar and edible use, noting many varieties suited to weekly plantings from July to November, and explains profitable canning and evaporating methods, fodder value, and the importance of choosing Evergreen for single-variety farming. It also describes careful harvest timing, evaporator and canning processes, and the benefits of prolonged harvest for market and dairy farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Narragansett
Moore
Concord
Crosby
Marblehead
Triumph
Pratt
Henry Stewart
Sympathy and Cure Promised by Celery and Chawouille Pills
A dated ad-like notice appeals to readers to comfort the afflicted and promote Dr Reagan's Celery and Chawouille Pills as remedies for nervous disorders. It couches health in moral uplift and personal virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Early planting aided by daytime fertilizer method
A New England Farmer note explains delaying harrowed manure and sowing minimal fertilizer over the hills after planting to speed germination. Applying dressing broadcast over the field accelerates emergence, reduces work, and allows several days earlier planting, with field appearance tied to straight furrows by the ploughman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Eight Maine governors joke in Jersey man quip
Correspondent recalls a Jersey man asking who the Maine governors are. The exchange jokes that Maine would need eight governors and would be a laughing stock if it keeps seven. The quip highlights political absurdity and a mock casting vote by the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derryman
Maine
Portlana Argus
Harrison Monroe Plaisted
Supreme Court
Hub Homing Club Sets Quick Pace in Fly From Schenectady
In a practice flight from Schenectady New York a distance of 1560 miles air line the Hub Homing Club birds posted a time of 174 minutes about 69 seconds per mile A 200 mile silver cup race is scheduled from Little Fallatown New York on July 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Birds of the Hub
Little Falla
Cooks And Girls For General House Work
An ad from the UEA Office at 19 Winter Street seeks twenty girls for general house work positions. Applicants should call after 10 A.M. or write for placement offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
The Ladies Bazaar on New Dress Styles and Health
A long critique of modern women’s attire, arguing for comfort and fitness without sacrificing grace. It discusses the divided skirt proposed by Lady Habberton, bathing suits, and practical garments for work and travel, praising health as beauty and endorsing modest, tasteful fashion. It notes English debates, London exhibitions, and suggests practical, durable styles for outdoor activity and household life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iogland
Habverton
Magazine of Art For
London
Circus temptation tale ends in lemonade offer
A gray haired colored man and a boy debate entering a circus as the man warns a brutal lesson about sin and conscience. He proposes a fifty cent deal with lemonade and heaven, contrasting a wicked night at the tent with a safer choice. The boy chooses the lemonade, tears in his eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Sartin
Henry Clay Scott
Addishun
Heaben
Hints to Good Health and Medical Observations
A long miscellany on sleep cures by a "Natural Philosopher" urges pairing mind and body for rest, while discussing child health measures such as ventilation for bronchitis and careful handling of croup and whitlows. It covers postmortem perspectives on heart disease, lung congestion causes, and practical remedies, with features on baldness cures, sickroom vinegars, and simple recipes.
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London Daily News
Pangloss
Baird
Gee
Hudson Bay Territory
Strasvare
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Prom Our
Boston Weekly Globe
William J. Yermans
United States
Navy
Acre
Cotewold
Southdown
Andrew H. Ward
Texas
Colorado
Cotswold
Massachusetts
United States Agricultural Reports
Rye
THE
the Ladies’ Bazaar
House Sacques
Ecru
Ecru Mill
Department of Art
Our
Continent
GLOBE
Banana
Whitlows
Xavier Landerer
Athens
Cradle of Pharmacy
Landerer
Marseilles
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