Leech Farming on the Tom s River Farm N J A Curious Family Venture
A New Jersey leech business run by James Partit and his children yields about 600,000 leeches yearly with prices of 20 to 80 cents per hundred. They swam in swamps to harvest the bloodsuckers, claiming leeches keep them healthy and malaria at bay. Europe remains the primary market, with Paris and London consuming millions yearly. The story covers leech selection, pond creation, breeding, and the leech’s anatomy. Also noted is Poughkeepsie’s likely oldest Hudson river building, erected in 1718, with thick plaster and hand cut laths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Paartit
Toms River
Lacy
N. J
Partit
Farmer Partit
New York
Philadelphia
Europe
Paris
London
James Partit
Poughkeepsie
Hudson River
Washington and
Delafield Streets
Oak Hill
The West Side Queen Ethel McFadden Soliloquy
All the twilight drapes the sky as Ethel McFadden sits on a back porch. Her demure eyes hint at a pure soul while she longs to aid suffering victims of greed. A kitchen voice asks about dishes, yet her inner fire remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel McFadden
Flotation of Spiders Explored by Reverend Barber
An English writer surveys the phenomenon of spider flotation lines and their attachment. Reverend Samuel Barber cites experiments and observations, including a spider leaping between sheets of paper and threads spanning four candles, arguing propulsion or directed force beyond simple air currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Barber
Barber
Kent
The Latest In Furs Fashion Report
The article notes a mixed approach to fur garments with two kinds in one piece. It highlights fashionable furs like Persian lamb chinchilla sable sealskin and moufflon and mentions trends such as chinobilly with geal, short sable capes over longer seals, fur boleros for transforming small furs, and new shorter fur coats with less basque and loose fronts.
Epworth League program and Bristol weather notes
The Epworth League of State Street M E church held “An Evening with the Hymns” featuring favorite hymns and a life sketch of the author with Miss Sadie Paull as accompanist. A death notice for Miss Mabel Lindsey was read. Bristol endured a Wednesday blizzard with heavy snow, strong wind, and slow plowing after a warm Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
State Street M. E
League
Sadie Paull
Mabel Lindsey
Bristol
World entering 1900 amid growth of Christian influence
The piece notes a millennium since Christ’s birth with a radical shift in ideals toward generosity and goodwill. It cites widespread Christian influence across regions, respect from nonbelievers, and wartime restraint influenced by Christian values, while acknowledging ongoing wars yet claiming the world is broadly at peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Africa
Jesus
Japan
Port Arthur
Annual Reduction Sale at the Cloak Store
The store launches an early annual sale on cloaks and accessories with garments specially made for this event. Prices start at $5 and rise to premium lines. furs, capes, collars, muffs, and Alaska seal items are discounted, with children's cloaks and separate skirts and waists also on sale.
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Rosemary
Edmund Gosso
G. Jackson
Chicago News
Central Fish Market
Hope Street
Hoar & Stoughton
Hope ST
F. F. Tebbetts
Westminster St. Prov
R. I
Butler Exchange
Gladding’s Market
Bradford
High Streets
John M. Cogceshall
L. F. GorHamys
Local Express
R. J. Yeavy and
Light Expressing
Bagguxe
Eto
S.J. Sherman
S. J. Sherman
Tremont St
Boston
Institution Savings
Janes A. Miller
Samuel W. Church
George H. Peck
J.howard Manchester
Charlies H. Manchester
John Lake
Charles H. Church
Herbert F. Bennett
Hez. W. Church
James A. Miller
James T. Freeborn
J. Howard Manchester
Her. W. Church
Charles H. Manchester
Clinton T. Sherman
Afzekiah W. Church
B.h.gladding & CO
Westminster ST. Providence
R. K
Bagdad
Bernard Hart
D'Wolf Inn
WEW York
WEW Haven and
Hartford
OLD Colony
Providence
M. Warren
Warren
Snuuodaye
Fall River
Newport
E. G. Atlen
A. C. Kendall
W. Fred Fish
Westminster Street
Providence, A
Traata
Dire James M. Kimball
Albert L
Calder Hezekiah Comant
Sam
L. P. Colt
John P. Campbell
Henry RE. Bakker
Henry B. Winship
William RB. Duper
R. A. Robertson
JOSE
Samuel
Josh
Seaarita
Tors
Gro. L. Little
Yield
Arkens Hutching
George T. Biss
Horack M. Barns
Orney T. Bon Geo
P. Wetmore
Warren D. Arnold
J. MM. Addeman
Wardwell
Hanigan, Oe
M. Addeman
B. Brown
Waldo
A. A. Walker
WII
Be In
Providence Public Market
Music Hall
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