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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1891

Page

8

Thank heaven for nerves in this reflective essay

New York October 17th an essay on nerves and self knowledge argues that nerves shape health courage and happiness. It praises self understanding to manage neural sensitivity, cites Napoleon Beecher and Parsel as examples, and urges using nerves wisely to enhance life and moral character.

New York Charley Thomson Doddridge Hamid Wordsworth Macbeth Napoleon Lyman Beecher Henry Ward Harriet Beecher Stowe New England Beecher

Under a Street Lamp A Packed Portrait of Depew in 1891

New York, Oct 17 1891. A lengthy interview details Charles Depew at the New York Central offices and Pawling trip. The piece covers his daily mail, clipping bureau habits, office layout, and social rounds with moguls like Cornelius Vanderbilt and Lang. Depew describes speech preparation, dictation on streetcars, and his view of New York business leaders. He praises Gladstone and recalls a dinner with him discussing politics and music.

New York New York Central Mr. Duval Erebus Duval Depew Mr. Depew England France Europe Poor Sing Times Murray Hill United States Cornelius Vanderbilt H. Walter Webb Gen. Lang Pawling New Central Railroad Macaulay Bartholdi Ioften Frgfolloc Edwardverett Dante Joe Conkling Gladstone Mr. Gladstone Japan East Vanderbilt New York Central Railroad Congress Senate Mr. Degen Frank G. Carpenter

Feeding Fowls and Politician Tales From The Past

Agricultural note reports feeding trials at Cornell with nitrogeneous and carbonaceous rations in Plymouth Rock hens and related poultry, including 126 days of trial and green clover. Interleaved quotes recount Chauncey Depew and Lincoln era anecdotes and reflections on leadership and a missed mission to Japan.

Cornell University Plymouth Rock

Eggs and weight gains in hens and chickens

The report compares two hen groups fed nitrogenous and carbonaceous rations. Nitrogenous feed produced more eggs and heavier, healthier chickens, while carbonaceous feed yielded larger but sicker birds with poor feathering. eggs differed in flavor, size, and yolk color, and fowls were slaughtered Nov 27 with detailed weight data.

Fowls fed on nitrogeneous rations judged better flavored

The flesh from groups fed nitrogenous rations was darker, juicier, tenderer and tastier though opinions differed on flavor. Other notes discuss tree growth by species, soil and external factors, with measurements taken four feet above the ground and remarks on butternut, white ash, catalpa chestnut and locust trees in Lansing area.

Lansing

Hybrid formation and limits in plant breeding

The article explains how seeds can produce diverse offspring within a species, and how cross species pollen creates hybrids. It notes fertility limits, the rarity of fertile hybrids across genera, and how repeated intermixing tends to restore either parent lineage or extinction of the hybrid race. It cites amaryllis and calciolaria as cultivator examples and hints at parallels in animals.

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O Operation in Farming by Andrew H Ward

Andrew H Ward invites correspondence on farming topics from readers. He asks for clearer information, reader experiences, or suggestions for new subjects, with replies to be sent to Weexay Goose in Boston Massachusetts.

Andrew H. Ward A. H. Ward Weexay Goose Boston Mass

Mabel Declines Claude and Chooses a Lone Hand

In a Washington Star excerpt, Claude asks for Mabel's hand, but she replies with a soft confession that she must play her own hand alone and cannot spare her heart. The dialogue centers on romance and personal independence.

Washington Star Mabel Claude

Forest Trees Growth Rates Across Species at Michigan College Arboretum

Professor Beal reports in a Michigan Agricultural College bulletin on the arboretum begun in 1875, two acres with 215 species raised largely from seed. Trees planted in four foot rows. cultivation ceased as shade formed, allowing grass to creep in and slow growth early in the season.

Beal Michigan Agricultural College

Popular Fiction Sets Offered With Globe Subscription

Advertises complete works by Irving, Cooper, George Eliot, Scott and Dickens, bound in paper covers with a Globe one year subscription. Prices: Irving 10 vols for $2.40, Cooper Leather Stocking Tales five vols for $1.50, five volumes in one for $1.20, Eliot six vols for $1.60, Scott 12 vols for $2.40, Dickens 15 vols with Globe.

Globe Irving Cooper George Eliot Walter Scott Charles Dickens

Do You Sing or Play Vocal and Instrumental Libraries Debut

GLOBE MUSICAL SUPPLY DEPOT unveils Do You Sing or Play offering two monthly numbers Vocal and Instrumental Library each with sixteen pages and 3 to 6 pieces valued 40 to 75 cents. Subscriptions via Weekly Globe: 12 months for 1.00 plus two three or six month options and a music catalogue order certificate valid for nine cents.

Saalfield Library of Saalfield Library Globe Musical Supply Depot Weekly GLOBE

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