Measuring Hay Stacks and Volume Rules from Rural New Yorker
The article outlines a rule for hay stack volume: mean length times mean width times mean height to shoulder plus Jengil times ridge height above shoulder times half mean shoulder width. It details two stacks with volumes below and above shoulder and explains adjustments for inverted top shapes, rounding shoulders, and ridge height. It notes rough estimates: a ton often around 600 cubic feet, with wet hay weighing more per volume than dry.
Flint corn and potato blight sprayed with Bordeaux mix
Agricultural guidance stresses not planting corn in cold soil, keeping land in woodlot, and growing green fodder for cattle. Warns against soil erosion on hillsides and favors spraying potatoes with Bordeaux mix to prevent blight. Notes Flint corn maturity, density, and dry matter advantage over Dent corn.
Clearing Ground of Saplings With Stump Pull Method
The Barm Journal suggests clearing new ground by cutting saplings four feet from the ground then attaching a six foot chain and letting horses pull the stump out. Do this after a long rain when the soil is loose for easier removal.
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Barm Journal
Crimson Clover Seed Character and Quality Notes
The crimson clover seed is bright reddish yellow with a high polish and larger than red clover seed. Good seed is brown when spoiled and becomes unreliable. Home-grown seed is preferred over imported seed.
Cultivation Tips for Corn Across Weather Conditions
A Farmers' Review writer shares practical corn cultivation methods detailing soil depth during wet seasons, shallow cultivation in dry spells, early preplant work, and multiple postemergence cultivations. He recommends 4 to 42 inch row spacings, praises a single row cultivator, and emphasizes moisture conservation and root development to boost yields.
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Farmers’ Review
Darnel seeds and forms in Lolium temulentum overview
The article discusses darnel Lolium temulentum, its dubious toxicity reputation, and the variation in awn length leading botanists to treat short and long awned forms as one species. It notes Daniel, an annual grass from Europe now naturalized in places, more common on the western coast, and suggests screening to separate its seed from wheat.
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Daniel
Europe
Frost-Proof Cement Post for Frost Lifting Prevention
The Farm Journal outlines a frost proof post method using smaller smooth top posts boxed to slide upward as ground freezes. This design aims to raise the box with frost instead of lifting the sloping post, providing a simple foundation workaround where permanent foundations aren’t feasible.
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Farm Journal
Arrangement of the Farm and Its Economic Value
The Farmers' Review argues that farm layout matters more than it is given credit for. A poorly arranged farm wastes the owner's time and labor and reduces profits. The optimal arrangement depends largely on the fields buildings and roads suited to the work performed.
Painting Rough Woodwork Wash Description
A durable wash for rough woodwork is made by slaking freshly burned lump lime in hot brine. It can be colored by adding dry stainers as directed and may be applied with an ordinary whitewash brush.
Wu Ting-fang to retire from public life in China
Washington mourns the news from Peking that former Minister Wu Ting-fang plans to retire from oriental politics. The shrewd Chinese statesman had worked to graft modern ideas into China while adapting to American manners, left a strong diplomatic mark, and followed a summons from the Imperial throne to return to China. He accepted the order without visible distress.
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Washington
Peking
Wu Ting-fang
China
Shanghai
Celestral Kingdom
Minister Wu
Mr. Wu
Wu the multi faced envoy who helped resolve Boxer crisis
The article recalls Wu Ting-fang as a complex figure in Washington trusted by President McKinley and John Hay while arousing suspicion among other officials. It highlights Wu's loyalty during the Boxer troubles of 1900, his bold pledge to relay a message to Minister Conger, and the prompt coded reply that proved authentic.
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Ting-Fang
Washington
China
McKinley
John Hay
Hay
Conger
Peking
State Department
Mr. Hay
Mr. Wu
Passage of Harvey, famed Washington epicure and restaurateur
The report honors George Washington Harvey, a legendary Washington restaurateur famed for Harvey's for fifty years. It notes his decline, retirement, and celebrated dishes such as steamed oysters canvas back duck and diamond back terrapin. It recounts his Paris dressing contest where a drop of plain water swayed judges, highlighting his culinary wit and influence.
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Harvey
Chesapeake
George Harvey
Washington
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Paris
Washingtonian
Mystery of Marked Big-Denomination Bills Uncovered
Secret Service chief Wilkie traced large denomination notes from Detroit that bore firm names written on them. A Detroit import firm cashier admitted to marking $60 and higher bills to identify payees, then agreed to stop. agents advised using check numbers instead for future safety.
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Uncle Sam
Wilkie
Secret Service
Chicago
Detroit
Billy
United States
Cuticura Heals Child's Severe Eczema, Brooklyn Dad Says
A Brooklyn father recounts twelve years of his son's suffering from a severe eczema that worsened under doctors care. After trying Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent, the child improved quickly and is now twelve with smooth skin. The letter is dated April 16, 1905.
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Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
Oracular Observations on Resolve and Credit
Prose aphorisms note that resolutions falter, a pretty girl teaches common sense, beware a mule with words, many credit purchases fail with cash, joy’s cup drains near the top, and poetry is preferable to writing and printing.
Different Kinds in Politics Highlight Reciprocal Friends
A Washington Star quotation contrasts types of political friends. Senator Sorg hum suggests political allies differ by whether they seek favors for themselves or favors from the politician. The exchange frames friendship as transactional in political life.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Bad Effect of Athletics on a Philadelphia Athlete
A hospital doctor says the man was not overtrained yet remains a victim of athletics. The source notes the injured party did not train as a pit worker and points to the impact of the sport, mentioning a hard hit by an unnamed opponent.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Still Spiteful and the Divorce Motive Discussed
The Chicago Daily News remarks on spite in marriage and divorce driven by jealousy over another woman. It argues that experience in childrearing makes people hesitant to give parenting advice, noting the irony of motives in domestic life.
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Chicago Daily News
Only Rich in Embryo Yet. The Bud How did you set you start
The dialogue parody features a pompous senator and a self aware investor, misquoting and misunderstanding wealth origins as they spar over worth. The exchange hints at future potential versus current value with comic tone and clipped refrains.
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Seastor
Fudge
Care of Oilcloth Maintenance Tips
Care of oilcloth advises never to scrub with an alk brush or strong soap. Remove dirt by sweeping with a fine brush, wash with tepid water and Ivory Soap, rinse with clean water containing a touch of kerosene, and polish with a dry cloth. ELUANOR RE. PARKER provides practical cleaning guidance in Saturday Evening Post.
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Eluanor RE. Parker
Remarkable Denver Woman Praises Lydia Pinkham’s Advice
Mire. Sarah Kellogg writes thanks to Mrs. Pinkham, urging sick women to seek her guidance. Pinkham, daughter in law of Lydia E. Pinkham, has for twenty five years advised women free of charge and guided thousands to health from Lynn Massachusetts. Address given for correspondence. Remember Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as the remedy.
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Mire
Sarah Kellogg
Denver
Woman's Relief Corps
Lydia I. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkleham
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