Orchard Varieties and Dress Reform in Rural Advice
A farmers column lists apple varieties suited to local soil planted since 1853, noting many fail on dry ground but some success on light ground. It underscores that fruit success hinges on site, not variety, and urges hardy, profitable kinds. The piece diverges into social commentary on women’s dress, cautioning modesty and criticising men for pressuring women while neglecting their own conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Borror
Orch
Ubia
Burlington
Lews
Tovar
Saxony
Mary
Thaler
Schmidt
Bahr
Wanets
Richter
Yvarewell
Wiles
Oberman
The Silent Code of Honest Businessmen in Print
A segment surveys business conduct and personal discipline, praising meticulous records, written agreements, cautious credit, and orderly desks. It contrasts such virtue with reckless haste, while weaving in reflections on death and stoic farewells from miners facing imminent end.
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Farmers’ Column
Ida
Slaiel VaAnnry
Ayuvlenn
Oldedden
Datehesburg
Jersey
Jonathan
Talman’s Sweet
Trnbertwig
Mammonh Pippin
Worthern
White Bellower Peck’s Pleasant
Pommeyrize
Rome Beastly
Rawles Jones
Newton Spitzenburg
Wagner
W. Winer Postmsins Smit Rowankes
Emporium of
Mars
E. P. Backus
C.F. Calder
Cedar Rapids
Boots & Shoes
SMR
Sarrett
Lanier
Linke Tate
Biasis Grove
Wenden Adroit
FE Sywk “Am
R. Barrett & CO
Lord & Smith
Chicago
Byorkert Seaper & Mower
Gchesler & Tisdel
N.Y Mats & Co
Commercial Street
Coluris
Machtory
Geda Rapids
1Owa 17
Abu
Groves
Louis
City National Bank
H. P. Fort
Mowland & ‘Fmomas
Sual
Anil
Bette
Anl Polbat
Lows Avenue
Fors
Buffalo
Fe Wolf
Linn St
Patterson & Co’s Founty
EBI & Firestone No
Commercial St. adarTenpids
Town
Dubuque
United States
J. Hesse
Cook
Wheeler
Higley’ & Bro
Gmige
Winlord's
St. Cuda Rapida
Sternernen
Vernon
Hood
Paclesid
Ae. &Co
West Fourth Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Grocers
Abe Mostanpauiter Saad
alquAgan
Preesing
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Luchard’s. Monthly
Vand
Imuol Ag
le Teast Hazzard
Tle
Devendorf & Mann
New York
Root & Smith
Drover SM
Barly Won
Tawa
W.wapacker
Pvt.’ Jonas Wrarr
1St National Bank
Cedar Rauids
Iowa
Apecial Agravment JuieWeston
Olerotiows! Ruwing
Cane Sgaudasibie
Callemrone
Ieee
Orion
Cedar Valley
Themar
Ket
Widder American House
Bress Goods
Shetland
Alexandre
Valenciennes
Valen
Devendorf
Mann
Coois Crockery
Cores Crockery Store
Crockery ‘Store
American House
Cedar. Rapids
Néc Cesarily
Singer Manufacturing CO
Broadway
Clark
I’t
K. Minor
Kedar Rapids
Towa
J. Simons & CO
Swenssors
Ruems of
Oscar Rapids, Tow
Qrdeza
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