Poland China Berkshire and Duroc Jersey hogs in fattening notes
The article surveys popular hog breeds including Poland China, Berkshire, and Duroc Jersey, detailing origins, characteristics, weights at various ages, and suitability for packers. It also touches on Essex crossbreeding and practical fattening practices for lambs and mules, with broad agricultural tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ohio
William Crozier
Berkshire
Poland- China
Crozier
Poland-China
Jersey
New Jersey
Saratoga County
N. Y
Northwest
Essex
One Way to Get There and an Artist’s Quip
A quoted exchange at a painting exhibition shows Mr de Cromo lamenting locating a work hung in a remote corner. The artist replies with irony about quitting art and starting a laundry, hinting the painting being hard to reach. The dialogue folds into a brisk social tease about art world visibility.
Hungarian brome grass: a hardy drought resistant perennial
The grass known as Hungarian brome or awnless brome is a vigorous hardy perennial with creeping root stalks and tall leafy stems. It tolerates intense cold and protracted drought and grows on lands too poor for other grasses. The name links to its early notice in Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Maissippi
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
California
Hungary
Wheel measure for land and back teaching for colts
An old wheel mounted as a land measuring device uses wheel revolutions to compute distance by circumference. Also included are trainer tips on teaching a colt to back, emphasizing calm handling, clear goals, and avoiding multitasking during the first lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
New England
Bank of England hires women clerks for first time this year
The Bank of England opens new employment to women with six female clerks chosen to count and compare banknotes. The article notes prior similar roles at Barings and discusses divided skirts and fashion as a backdrop to women’s mobility and dress reform in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Imgland
Messrs. Barings
Thas Termanta
New York Ledger
Ghost Story Teller Earns Honest Penny in England
A young English woman, driven by family reverses, becomes a celebrated ghost tale teller. A guest at an English country house recounts how two hours of chilling stories delighted the party, with the hostess paying a sizable sum comparable to a singer’s fee.
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Poland
China
Dorso Jersey
Mississippi Valley
Michigan Station
F. B. Mumford
Kentucky
Mississippi
C. W. Murtfeldt
St Louis Republic
Poland-Chinas
Horace Greeley
Argentina
Uruguay
New York City
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
S. Smith
Breeder’s Gazette
Bank of England
F. D. Coburn
Brad
Barneas
Smith & Winchester CO
Wendell St
Hartford St
Boston
Maas
Fulton St
Dandy
Ellery A. Dunbar
Philip Brady
BE. A. Dunbar
W. Fred Fish
Bristol
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Sutter Street
San Francisco
Cal
The
Gold Deller Mining Company
Cripple Creek
Eee Eenter—Renrer-Oeurnut
GE Pt
Sec
Treas
Stark, Prospectus
J. R. Lounsbery
Broadway
New York
Geo. H. Peck
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance
and Casually Insurance Co
Ormerly
William ‘I. Dunwels
South Water Street
State Street
Warren
Monuay
Hort and Secord
H. Swoone
Thames Street
Ulu Culopy Yard
Horace H. Rogers
B. Wilson
Fleming
Texas
Chas. F. Sanford
Williams Street
R. 1
P. O. Box
NEW Management
E. T. Mathaway
Diet Call
William H. and
Oliver G. McGann
AsRikeron
Belect
Chicago
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Mantgers
Great Central
Bouton
Alaie
Wm. J. Smith
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Thsurange Company
Main Street
Pawtucket
A. A. Mann
Edward A. Greene
Georgek
Momford
James L. Jenks
Edmund &. Maron
Philo BE. Thayer
Denjamin F. Smith
J. Milton Payne
George W. Newell
Frederick W. Easton
Robert Suelman
UAIS
Mouiks
Lreasurer
Jo’ Isaac Shuve
sSecretary
Shianerm, Jr
Fire Insurance Agency
Aetna Insuranee Company
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Fire Insurance Co
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co
BP. Skinner
Bristol County Savincs Bank
Hopestree
Union Mutual
Oasis Assets
Edwin Barrows
Joseph T. A. Eddy
P. Shinner
Bristol County Savings Bank
Bristol Corn Savings Bank Corporation
Will H. Spooner
Henry Goff
Augustus O. Bourn
John G. Watson Lee P. Skinner, Jr
Avred Luther
Charles H. B. Doringh
Ezra, Dixon
Samuel P
Colt Nathaniel
Willian Hodgkinson
Joho B
Aera Willamed
Vone Wittame
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