A Long Voyage In Duty From the Pacific to Australia
A shipmates account describes a perilous Pacific voyage from San Francisco to Australia in 1882. The narrator details storms, sharks, a capsized craft, fishing for survival, a Christmas meal of canned beef and spirits, and a final rescue by the Allert Vittery near Sandy Cape. He later fell ill with typhoid after being landed in Queensland.
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Pacific
San Francisco
Australia
Sandy Cape
Sui
Hart
Finlay
Borough
Queensland
Home, Farm and Garden Advice From A Practical Farmer
Practical farming tips cover deep ground preparation and soil enrichment with wood ashes, corn starch as a preferred thickener, and mulching for fall crops. Suggestions include rotating chickweed, using rye and wheat blends for bread, steamed corn bread with cow’s milk, and notes on corn roots and wind resistance in level versus uneven culture.
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Chicago
Principles of Pruning and Tree Care in Practice
A concise guide stresses that pruning follows a general principle: direct growth toward fruit while reducing quantity to improve quality. It advises surveying trees for crossing or intertwined branches, removing interfering wood, and shaping young trees to favor future bearing wood. Emphasizes careful cuts with a sharp tool and learning from each tree.
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Guru Anit I Wr
Celery Among Potatoes Pursues Space Saving Garden Plan
A farmer reports planting celery between two rows of Early Rose potatoes to save space. The method reduces shading, shields celery from heat, and speeds harvest by using packed trench earth. Paris green risk noted but constrained. trench method improves celery during dry summers.
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Paris Green
Ruit
Detective Visit Turns Unlikely Courtship in San Francisco
An awkward encounter unfolds as a young woman requests a detective, doubts his badge, and questions his status. A seasoned officer calmly provides explanations amid a scene of casual chatter and surprised reactions, reflecting urban policing and social attitudes of the era.
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Indy
Timilly
Alllewrs
San Francisco
English Investments in American Cattle Rise
A Western operator states English investors own about one sixth of new cattle herds, fueling higher prices as American capital begins to move into Western cattle raising. The note warns such gains may not persist and mentions costly stock ranging up to thirty-two dollars per head.
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Xearce
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MG. D
San Antonio
Yohn Rokmann
Jainar
Nin Barglis
Orleh
Hipo Xeon
Aittle
J. P. Stelle
Mobile Register
South
Peril of Travelers and Notable Timepiece Feats
A night telegraph operator recalls surviving a near collision when his right arm lost sensation and he steered a train to safety using left hand and rapid notes. The report also cites a Gordon Castle captain receiving a gold keyless Waltham watch for life-saving deeds and remarks on watch accuracy across journeys.
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New Hugh
New Taven Visim
Digeaster
Bena
Waltham
Gordon Castle
United States
London
Singapore
England
Remarkable Recoveries Attributed To Hop Bitters Remedy
A fragmented old notice touts Hop Bitters as a cure for long standing ills. It includes testimonials from patients, mentions doctors in New York and Michiana, praising relief from kidney and rheumatic troubles after years of illness. The text promotes the medicine and urges trial, claiming dramatic health restoration.
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Earth
Uyantt
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