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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1894

Page

8

Experiments at the Maine Station on Vegetables

Experiments at the Maine agriculture station covered cabbages tomatoes and eggplants. Results show transplanting and early setting affect yield and weight while paper bag covering did not accelerate ripening. The best tomato variety was Optimus with several other named varieties recommended for general use.

Maine Maine Experiment Station Sesson Optimus Mitchell Stone Richmond Victor

Favorite Prescription Promises Strength for Women

Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is advertised as the best tonic to build a woman's strength and ease child bearing. It claims to support nursing mothers, promote nourishment, and cure a range of female complaints with a money back guarantee if no benefit. An illustrated book is offered for 10 cents. World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, New York.

Dr. Pierce World’s Dispensary Medical Association Main Street Buffalo N. Y Henry Hopson James Smith Woolen Machinery Co Philadelphia Ayer United States J. C. Ayer U.S Eros U. S Press Claims Company Washington, D.C

Spring Planting of Stone Fruita

Early spring planting of stone fruits risks premature bud break as trees swell and bloom in winter ground. If dug in fall and lightly heeled in with tops covered, early blossoming is delayed and transplantation can wait for warm weather. Fall planting is often safer but relocation in spring reduces wind damage and soil exposure.

Extravagant confession as roses greet an exchange

A man proclaims love loudly while a woman responds with a coy compliment and fondles a ten dollar bouquet, capturing a brief romantic moment reported in the Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press

Ely's Cream Balm Brings Notable Relief From Catarrh

The article praises Ely's Cream Balm as a breakthrough in chronic nasal catarrh treatment, noting it has few radical cure cases before its introduction yet now shows gratifying success. It claims widespread pharmacist availability and strong patient relief.

Ely

State Highway Commissions Push Modern Road Reforms

Minneapolis Tribune reports on nationwide road management work led by the agriculture department. It highlights Tennessee's county court control, growing state levy schemes in Vermont New Hampshire North Dakota and Oregon, and abolition of local taxes in New Jersey and Wisconsin. It notes county bond usage and state aid plans, with New Jersey unique in direct roadbuilding support and cooperative landowner schemes in New Jersey.

United States Agricultural Department Congress Willets Roy Stone Roy Stone, the Special Agent In Charge of the Inquiry. General Stone Tennessee Vermont New Hampshire North Dakota Oregon New Jersey Wisconsin Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania New York Michigan Washington Massachusetts Clinton Highway Commission of Pennsylvania Minneapolis Tribune

Good Roads and Rural Prosperity in Jefferson County

A Louisville correspondent notes Missouri’s Jefferson County roads are poor causing December to February freight costs to exceed New York to Louisville rail rates. Roads hinder crop sales and schooling as families must work fields, while recent meetings seek convict labor and greater funding. Counties investing $600 to $1,500 per mile in road improvements report higher prosperity.

Louisville Jefferson County R.G. Dun & Co New York

Mahogany Roadways in Paris A Luxurious Trial Road

Paris municipal council lays Brazilian mahogany blocks on Rue Lafayette near the Eastern Railway Terminus. The experiment costs 50 francs per square meter, less than 10 dollars per square yard, hoping for greater durability to justify the outlay.

Paris France London Daily News

Roads in the South Set for Improved System

Opinion notes the South suffers severe road neglect. It praises press scrutiny and forecasts adoption of corrective measures to bring better roads nation wide.

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