Careful Apple Packing Boosts European Prices
A Massachusetts writer in Country Gentleman argues select, well packed apples fetch higher prices in Europe. He details a box design, dimensions, materials, and packing method for delicate fall and winter apples, emphasizing air gaps, wrapping, and cushioning to prevent bruising.
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Europe
Massachusetts
Country Gentleman
Duchess
St. Lawrence
Alexander
Gravenstein
Snow
Astrakhan
Williams
Growing Peaches In Bots
In a fragmented item a note discusses bot cultivation and peach growth themes with unclear specifics. The text hints at agricultural ideas or notes about bot used in fruit production but lacks clear facts, dates, or proper names to detail further.
Bearing peach tree sketch accompanies report on fruit mobility
The article describes a sketch of a potted peach tree in bearing and notes that despite easy transport from southern regions, peaches can be available before the earliest southern crops are ready.
Fruits and Trees Jest: Pomologists Rate Specimens
Meehan dismisses silver maple and Carolina poplar as street trees. A. W. Cheever praises Snyder blackberries for winter hardiness. Pears are wrapped during packing. North Star currant and Maine pomologist notes compare size and quality to other varieties. Carrie strawberry praised for color and calyx, with Erie Gardner and Clyde as notable new berries.
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Maine
The
Connecticut Pomological Society
Erie
Gardner and
Clyde
Wind and Water Spouts Threaten El Rio Off Hatteras
A Morgan liner El Rio from New Orleans faced a dangerous storm as waterspouts formed off Hatteras in the broad Atlantic. Captain Quick steered starboard to avoid the funnels, and the four spouts tore across the ship’s wake before vanishing after about twenty minutes.
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Hatteras
el Rio
New York
New Orleans
Frank Jacobs
Captain Quick
Jacobs
Long-lived Irish immigrant saloon keeper dies in Scranton
Martin Moran died in Scranton Pa at 117 after arriving from Ireland 65 years ago. He walked with two companions to Carbondale before settling in Scranton where he ran a saloon for most of his life. He was known as the heaviest smoker in the Notch district and, until two years ago, could read his prayer book as well as the priest. He had one eye.
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Martin Moran
Scranton
Philadelphia
Ireland
Carbondale
Illiopolis Fire Threatens Town in Illinois
Brief items report a near wipeout of Illiopolis, Illinois by fire. Other notes include Italy's tobacco monopoly, Oklahoma's cattle quarantine against Texas, a New York insurer's China business, a machine that labels 100000 tins in ten hours, U S school enrollment rising to 16415197, Cuban General Diaz praising organized troops, Sterkfontein caves discovered near Krugergerdoorp, and a peach circumference measured in McMinn County Tennessee.
Toposcope Fire Locator Used In Vienna
Vienna adopts a toposcope device linking a telescope and levered scales to instantly indicate fire locations. Operators align the telescope with a blaze, read city coordinates, and wire the central station within seconds. The system relies on St Stephen's tower height and favorable Danube valley conditions for precise house-number pinpointing.
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Vienna
St. Stephen’s Tower
Danube
Chicago
Armless Wonder Newsboy Inspires In McKeesport
Fourteen year old Johnnie O Grady lost both arms near the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in McKeesport four years ago. He uses his feet to play marbles and pitch quoits with skill, earning admiration among fellow newsies who watch as he aims with his toes and toes as he kicks to hit the mark.
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Johnnie O’grady
McKeesport
Baltimore and Ohio
Johnnie
Newsies
Little Johnnie
Pittsburg Dispatch
Prodigal Son Pageant Ends Urbana Camp Meeting
A Urbana Indiana camp meeting concluded with a dramatized prodigal son scene. Abe Harris, in tattered attire, returned, was embraced by pastors, and given roast veal by the household. The act drew a large crowd before dismissal.
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Urbana
Ind
GO. Clark
Abe Harris
Harris
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Rail dust control experiments on Tucker ton line
Superintendent Price of the Tucker ton railroad trials oil and brine dust suppression on 17 miles from Whitings to Barnegat. The dust problem on the Tuckerton line has plagued travelers for years. Oil spraying and thick brine aim to attract moisture. success noted this summer but drier weather may test efficacy.
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Superintendent Price
Tuckerton
N. J
Whitings
Barnegat
Price
West Jersey
Boy Hero Rescues Younger Friend at Port Chester Pier
Arthur Lowden aged 10 saved 7 year old George Nolan from drowning at Port Chester New York. Nolan slipped from a stringpiece into the water and went under. Lowden who cannot swim grabbed the boy by the hair and clung to a rock to lift both above the surface while awaiting help. George Nolan was unconscious when pulled out.
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Arthur Lowden
George Nolan
Port Chester
N. Y
Nolan
Lowden
New Depth-Sensing Device Replaces Lead Line
A new device replaces the old heaving the lead method with an oblong metal block featuring fins to sink to the required depth. The finned gadget, inspired by submarine designs, is kept suspended at a safe depth and connected to the ship by an electric wire that shows depth in the pilot house.
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