Around the Farm and Wheat Trade Tangles in 1880s era
The article discusses drought effects on potato crops and soil health, noting early-planted fields fared best and spring cultivation breaks soil crusts to improve air and nutrient access. It then analyzes India Britain wheat trade, shipping costs, milling quality, and how Indian wheat competes with American and European markets, with implications for U S growers and canning, plus fruit and dairy notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H.W
Indies
Europe
India
Talia
New York
Taverpool
Bombay
London
United Kingdom
America
Atlantic
Great Britain
Pacific
Pacific States
South America
East Indies
McDougall Brothers
Department For India
Enelan
Ireland
New Zealand
United States
Calcutta
Department of State
Lidia
Exri
France
Ludia
Newrest
Ransit
Profitable home canning for fruit growers argues for closer canning sites
Richard Wheeler outlines that reducing waste from shipping and improving syrup quality will boost profits for orchardists. He cites sugar ratios, glucose deception risks, and the value of picking ripe fruit at the source. A united growers’ organization could coordinate sale and reclamation, boosting returns and cutting losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napa County
Walt
Vaca Valley
Fruit keeping rules and notes from Dr Barnes
The article discusses how thin skinned fruits rot before full maturity, while thick skinned or very acid fruits store well. It notes lemons currants and gooseberries keep well when protected or preserved and mentions Cranberries remaining rich with age. An July 27 note describes Lady's Sweet apples kept in a barrel since November remaining flavorful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Barnes
Southington
Conn
The Woman's Hour on Society and Dress in Paris
A discussion of what society should be, its relation to work and leisure, and how elite women balance social duties with professions. It cites the Boston Traveller on society as an art, the need for recreation from labor, and the dangers of devoting life solely to social pleasure. Also notes Paris riding outfits inspired by the Empress of Austria with lace, silk, and feathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Glauss
Lam
California
Barbour
San
Pacific Rural Vess
America
Boston Traveller
Beau Monde
Woman’s Hour
Paris
New York Herald
Austria
Diana
A Vivid Picture of a Pretty Sitting-Room
A Demorest's Monthly piece describes a narrow New England style room with bright sunlit window displays, maroon and gold drapery, and a mistress who, through resourceful, economical craft, creates a vivid room. It highlights painted wardrobes, watercolor sketches, and books blended with handmade decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O Demorest’s Monthly
New England
Sumer
Glimpses of Fashion and Common Sense in Dress
A 19th century column notes fashion evolves gradually through details rather than dramatic revolutions. Jennie June argues long walking dresses persist amid foreign forecasts of change, praising women for discernment and independence in attire. The piece also mocks the revived bustle as absurd and unwelcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie June
Fashion Notes and Home Life in Edwardian Autumn Attire
A Paris fashion report describes velvet bonnet ribbons and Watteau vests, and English cloaks that convert to dolmans. Fichus, laces, and oriental Pompadour designs appear with new hairdressing plans looming. Shoes, stockings, and princess bonnets for autumn are noted, as well as home life instincts and women’s choices. Jackets blend stockinet, leather, and plush trims with high collars and pleated lace. colors favor strawberry, raspberry, dark blue, camel, and gray in refined tones. Harper's Bazaar condemns youth tyranny, lamenting loss of social proprieties as generations clash over modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Princess of Wales
How to Prepare It and What It Will Cost at Present Prices
A compact list of dishes including Peas, Lobster a la Bortielaise, Lettuce, Fricassee Rabbit, Potato Snow, Velery Tomatoes and a dessert. It notes baked batter pudding and cold sana as additional items with cost considerations at current prices.
Hop Bitters Claims Wide Healing With Psalms Style Praise
An advertisement framed as psalm like verse extols Hop Bitters as a universal cure for sickness. It promises relief for Bright's disease liver complaints rheumatic and nervous disorders and skin problems while claiming renewed health and endurance for men women and invalids across social ranks. It cites dramatic cures after use and warns against neglect in kidney and liver health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
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Andrew H. Ward
W. H. Brewer
New Haven
Elmira Club
Cornell
Orange County
Henry E. Alvord
Lloughton
E. C. Hathaway
Ottawa
K. A
New York Commission
England
Germantown
Emiranta
Paris Green
New
Enelana Agricultural Society
Messrs
Westbrook & Fairchild
Winnipeg
Northwest
Manitoba
Cu Worins
Alma Farm Company
North
Bolton
Warren County
Secretary of State
T. F. H. Meyer
Alma Farm
Cannin
The
State Horticultural Society
Richard Wheeler
Harper’s Bazar
George
Martha Washington
Lafayette
Cptersittsburg Dispatch
Psalms
Mark
New England Medical Institute
1Dremont Row
Boston
Mass
Damonia
Texas
Antlyais Oy
Buriigh
Damonia Magnetic Mbral Co
Fulton ST
WiMawgly Jyt
Epps
Die Service Gazette
James Epps &C
Pathic Chemists
Eng
Istenter
Medical Weekly
Marston
Dress
J. H. Reeves
Chath
Ward & CO
Louiaiana
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