Young Pianist Michaél Zadora Impresses at Benefit
Ten year old Michaél Zadora of New York, a remarkable child pianist, began lessons early and entertained at a Fifth Avenue Hall benefit on April 11. Noted pianist Paderewski and Slivinski praised his playing of Weber Rondio Brilliant and Mozart Concerto, though he remains playful and relates more to his bicycle than the piano.
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Michaél Zadora
New York
Chopin
Liszt
Rummel
Fifth Avenue Hall
Weber
Mozart
Paderewski
Slivinski
Michael
New York World
Two Hetle Dolls and the Wax Versus Wood Moral
A brief tale from Pall Mall Magazine contrasts two dolls, one wax and one wood and leather. The wax-faced doll is for show, the wooden doll for use, and their social roles define their fates. Forsaken in the sun, the wax doll's features melt while the wood doll endures.
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Pall Mall Magazine
A Royal Rebuke and Victorian Tricks Recap
A royal child asserts she is a Tina princess and not yet a little lady, prompting a quiet rebuke. The piece describes a glass and needle magic trick to demonstrate static electricity with a paper arrow, as told by the Philadelphia Press. It then recounts “The Old Gonohhuy” coachmen of 1825, noting breed, cruelty rumors, notable drivers, and the fate of Upfold the whip in a mixed Athenaeum summary.
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Tina
London
Philadelphia Press
Mr Stevenson
Gwyn
Robert Snow
Worthing
Portsmouth
Bristol
Squire Walker
Upfold
Athenaeum
Rhyme Reveals a Trick With Heads and Feet
A playful verse describes a queer little boy who has learned a math joke about upside down numbers. He claims to be nine when upside down and six when standing on his head, prompting a simple age trick for the reader.
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Creal
States enact road improvement laws in 1898 drive common standards
Massachusetts establishes state highway commission and broad advisory powers for road building. New Jersey provisions enable county and local road work with state aid and cash tax payment rules. New York and Wisconsin move to monetary road taxes. Oregon requires one day’s work or a payment per petition for county roads. New Hampshire Vermont and Wisconsin favor town based systems with specific taxes and districts. Washington enacts a detailed highway law emphasizing thorough, substantial construction.
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California
Indiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Tennessee
Vermont
Washinton
Wisconsin
State Highway Commission
Vermont Also Creates A State Highway Commission
Washington
What Bicyclists Have Learned
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle essay argues road reform benefits extend beyond riders and bicycle makers. It asserts bicyclists, intelligent and public spirited, have seen country road deterioration and recognize gains for farmers and towns through better public authority.
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Rochester Democrat
Hhend
Love's Pleading In Idle Despair
A fragmentary verse scene portrays longing and tears as the speaker begs for a word from a distant beloved. The poem questions the meaning of pain, time, and desire while urging restraint against bearing life’s burden. The tone is archaic and lyrical with Passionate adoration.
Roses and ornamental foliage plants in home gardening
The article advises on growing roses with sun exposure, soil prep, and winter protection, naming the Hybrid Remontants, Prairie roses, Hybrid Teas, Moss and Polyantha roses, Teas, Bourbons, Austrians and Hybrid China roses. It also highlights pruning, fertilizing, and watering practices and introduces Nicotiana Colossea as a tall, hardy ornamental foliage annual suitable for sub tropical gardens.
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New York
Insect menaces California fruit growers San Jose scale
The San Jose scale, a serious threat to California fruit crops, has appeared in eastern states and now prompts inspections of orchards. Report details the scale’s appearance, where it hides, and the need to send specimens to the Department of Agriculture. An emergency bulletin will outline control methods.
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San Jose
California
United States Department of Agriculture
Hi. L. van Deman
Pomple
Charles Downing
America
Fruit Tree Protector Patent and Rhododendron Cultivation Tips
An expired patent describes a cheap fruit tree protector made from tin sheet bent into a cone shape and held with an elastic band to fit trunks. The article also covers rhododendron care, highlighting leaf mold enriched soil for moisture retention and easy transplantation with a firm soil ball for transport.
New Blackberry Varieties Lovett and Eldorado Earn Approval
Two new blackberry varieties Lovett and Eldorado win approval in many regions. Lovett touted as a trustworthy large fruit with hardiness and disease resistance. Eldorado, an accidental seedling named for the nearby town in Preble County, has four years of cultivation and four years of careful tests at experiment stations. Reports state it has never winter killed, is of fine quality and without core.
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Lovett’s
Eldorado
Preble County
New Japan Variegated Hop Seed Packet Promoted
Rural New Yorker markets a seed packet for the Japan variegated hop described as vigorous and quick covering. It claims the plant will saturate 100 feet square in a single season with diverse leaf variegation from solid green to yellowish white splashes and marbling.
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New Yorker
New Japan
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Michael Zadora
Henger
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Carden
Nicotiana Colossea
Samuel Miller
Cornell Experiment Station
the Herald Rocker
EVE New Sudsgndet
the Phoenix
Who
Herald
Rocker
Phoenix
Bradford Street
Japan
Mathewson Street
Providence
R. I
Amily
Chas. E. Hires Co
Philada
Ivers & Pond
Tremont St
Boston, Mass
Beecham's
New York Depot
Canal St
Scientific American Agency For
Munn & CO
Broapway
Scientific American
Chase & Sanborn’s
New England
Chase & Sanborn
Boston
Mass
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