Expired Patents Describe Automatic Gate Latch and Fence
The article details two expired patents the first an automatic gate latch that locks when closed yet swings both ways aided by an iron pin a rising latch rest and a looped handle for easy opening and automatic locking the second a post and rail fence using short rails set perpendicularly to posts with longer rails parallel to the line offering land and material savings and simple assembly from old rails or refuse timber.
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Oeppnenind Sais
Evaporated Fruits Industry Guidance and Costs
A Country Gentleman correspondent outlines the growth of evaporated fruit production from the Delaware peninsula to the far west. He stresses locating large evaporators where fruit is abundant and affordable, using power machinery, and understanding markets. He cites yield examples and urges careful cost and market checks before starting.
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Delaware Peninsula
Atlantic
Pacifico
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Sue Over 1894 Bounty
Vermont licensed maple sugar producers totaling about 4000 have joined to sue the federal government after the Treasury secretary refused bounty payments for the 1894 crop. Claims are with a Washington firm. about 4.5 million pounds produced between March and May 1894 qualifies for a 1.34 cent per pound bounty, involving roughly 8,500 makers.
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Vermont
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Country Gentleman
Government
Old Horses and Farm Welfare in Rural Life
The writer argues horses can age well with proper feeding and care, citing long lived animals, mules, and a trotting mare. He notes economic losses from neglect, praises calm humane treatment, and mentions concrete buildings, wheat grinding feed, and alfalfa for hogs as beneficial farming practices.
Little Dick Essig A Baby Swimmer From Chicago
A 19 month old Chicago child, Dick Essig, demonstrates advanced swimming ability learned in brief lessons from his father. He floats with proper form, keeps his head above water, and can paddle to shore, able to save himself if needed though not diving or swimming underwater. The Philadelphia Press notes his skill as a notable early swimmer.
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United States
Chicago
Dick Essig
Charles Essig
Papa Essig
Lake Michigan
Essig
Little Dick
Philadelphia Press
The 18 Year Old Dutch Queen Refuses Bedtime Order
A Dutch royal child of eighteen displays independent resolve when her governess sends her to bed at seven. She proclaims she will not abdicate the throne, insisting she is queen and will not retire. After a dramatic protest she falls asleep minutes later.
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The
Netherlands
Holland
le Patrote
Sing Sir Knights Poem Excerpt From St Nicholas
An ad hoc verse fragment by F H Littlejohn appears in St Nicholas praising knights and ridiculing needless combat. The playful piece warns both sides that bulrush and lily pad shields offer fragility and questions what knights would do if harmed.
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Sir Knighta
F. H. Littlejohn
St. Nicholas
Boys Cooperate In Farming In Summer Project
Ten boys aged 12 to 18 formed a cooperative farming group on 40 acres near Chicago. They rotated leadership weekly, shared profits from early truck crops, and kept discipline with a pumpside punishment. All earned enough to pay handsomely despite a dry year.
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C. R. Sayre
Chicago
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Help Problem and Autumn Hire Wages
A New England farmer cites the autumn as best for securing reliable help and suggests a graduated annual wage plan to prevent desertion in spring. The scheme allocates monthly pay from October to September plus board, rent, fuel, milk, and garden, arguing workers see tangible value in year round benefits.
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New England
Farm Journal
Hopper catching machines aid locust and grasshopper control
The article describes various hopper dosers used to fight swarms across sections of the country. Colorado usage features kerosene pans and sled like units, while a Pennsylvania Grit image shows a canvas frame with a wire screen and rollers crushed by a horse drawn machine.
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Colorado
French Poultry From Medoc Vineyards Cited By English Authority
An English authority notes that top French poultry comes from wine districts, especially Medoc. Free-range hens roam vines up to 15 inches high for ten months, excluded only in July and August during grape ripening. They help by eating insects, cleaning land, and providing manure, with July marking a drop in numbers as marketable chickens are slaughtered.
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France
Agricultural News and Notes
The government crop report predicts corn output more than 25 percent below average. Hay shortages affect central shipping areas. Irish potato prices rise ahead. Crimson clover shows great benefits where it thrives. Sweet potatoes fall about 10 percent. onion yields stay below average. Wiley debunks nostrums to boost butter yields. Total hay is 60.25 million tons vs 65 million in 1893. The corn harvester is set to transform harvesting corn.
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Nostrums
H. W. Wiley
Dr Greene's Nervura Promises Quick Cure for Nervous Ailments
A 1910s style promotional piece extols Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy as a cure for nervous exhaustion headaches and st yes cites Miss Rose McCarthy of New York City who states three bottles cured her nervousness headaches and sleep troubles. The ad claims physicians back the remedy as a discovery of a leading specialist in nervous and chronic diseases and offers free consultation with Dr Greene in Boston.
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Dr. Greene
Miss Rose McCarthy
East 87Th Street
New York City
Nervara
Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Mass
Treatment of Hedges From Meehan’s Month ly
Hedge plants set out last spring should not be cut down next season. Let them grow for another year to develop strong roots before trimming to shape. Cutting when plants are young weakens the roots. allow two or three years of growth then prune to desired form.
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Meehan
Fine cloaks and furs offer wide selection at low prices
Our opening of Cloaks and Furs drew high praise with garments priced to suit all budgets. Jackets and coats in 88 to 52 inch lengths feature Kersey mixtures plain beavers Cheviots and Ely sian beavers from 7.50 to 25.00. Clotit and plush capes in new styles sold from 5.00 to 40.00. Fur capes in monkey fin coney electric seal wool seal mink sable Persian lamb Alaska seal attract buyers at low prices.
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Alaska
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Europe
Tam
England
Orange County
N. Y
Montgomery
Iowa
Day
Chase & Sanborn’s
Chase & Sanborn
DR. Taft Bros. M. Co
Rochester
N.Y
F. Clark
Peluam
Boylston & Tremont Str
F. F. Tebbetts
Westminster ST
Providence,r.i
Butler Exchange
Bestdongol
W-L-Douglas
Brockton
Mance
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Dougas
John McCaw
Hoe Street
Bristol
B.I
U.S. Dental Association
Music Hall
Providence
R. I
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