Fire killed timber proves usable after fires
The forest service notes fire killed timber remains salvageable across thousands of acres. Timber killed by fires rots little and can be worked into boards and boxes with seasoning often superior to ordinary lumber. Some logs have been used after fifty five years, though three to seven years is common.
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The
Machine to Shuffle Cards
A compact four pound device attaches to a table and shuffles a deck instantly. It hides cards from view and reorders nine of ten cards for a square deal. The machine stands about twelve inches high and is used by players seeking protected, fair shuffles.
First American Stenographer Oliver Dyer Dies at 72
Rev Oliver Dyer a pioneer of American stenography died in Boston aged 72 He studied under Isaac Pitman in England and became the first stenographer in the United States Senate He was associate editor of the New York Ledger with Robert Bonner and counted many statesmen among his friends Murphy once his office boy became the world fastest stenographer
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No clear headline found in the fragment
A fragment quotes a boast about always finishing work before break and a remark about getting out of bed, with responses from others. The text is incomplete and lacks identifiable people, places, or concrete events.
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Home Mixture Claims to Cleanse Kidneys and Blood
An advertisement urges readers to prepare a home remedy using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Sarsaparilla Syrup. It claims the mixture clears kidney passageways, filters uric acid from the blood, reduces eruptions and rheumatic and nervous complaints, and restores a 95 percent red blood cell count for improved health.
Not Worth Noticing in a Heated Exchange
A fragmentary exchange features Crawley and Hawley debating a remark by Uuskie. The dialogue ridicules a coined insult “blithering,” with Crawley insisting the word does not exist in English.
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Profitable Feeding of Skim Milk to Hogs
A Kentucky experiment shows skim milk can replace grain in hog feeding. Feeding nine pounds of skim milk per one pound of grain reduced grain use by about six pounds per pound of grain, depending on prices and farm conditions. The study notes local factors determine profitability and skim milk savings vary with milk availability.
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A. M. Soule
Kentucky
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The Dual and Special Purpose Cows in Dairy Profit
A 19th or early 20th century farming note argues against dual purpose cows blending beef and dairy aims. It promotes specialized dairy cows with high milk yield, notes land costs, fertiliser value, and the role of pedigreed sires. It forecasts dairy cows rescuing exhausted farms and urges careful, repeated crossbreeding to raise dairy performance and profits.
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Pruning Principles For Young Orchard Trees
Advice on early tree shaping for fruit orchards emphasizing form balanced heads and sunlit centers. It covers pruning young trees by year, how to select four main branches, direction of the lowest branch, and proportional cuts to encourage root and stem resilience against sun and wind.
Grapes Support Tomatoes On Shared Trellis System
A New Jersey fruit grower describes a method growing tomatoes under grape vines trained on top wires. Tomatoes occupy the three lower wires while grapes remain on the upper wire and are pruned to protect fruit. vines are tied, wind damage is reduced, and air remains between crops to aid ripening.
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New Jersey
Grapes and Tomatoes Share Rows in Colonial Garden Idea
An article describes a dual crop system with tomatoes and grapes grown on the same rows. Tomatoes tie to grapewire stakes using cotton twine, with vines across five wires and vines tied to the fifth wire. Posts stand seven feet high, rows nine to ten feet apart, and strawberries fill spaces between rows.
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One-Armed Life Saver Rescues Five From Yacht Sinking
Paul Greenwood, a Delaware River life saver based in Chester Pennsylvania, lost an arm years ago but continued rescuing. He sighted five Philadelphia residents in trouble when their yacht capsized off Marcus Hook and pulled all aboard to safety. Most were women.
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Minnesota farmer builds low cost nest box from simple boards
A Minnesota farmer explains how to convert an old box or barrel into a nest box at minimal cost. The design uses a 20 inch by 14 foot frame, with a 16 inch high back and 8 inch front, partition boards making 10 by 12 inch nests, and a hinged back for egg collection.
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Catarrh Cure Warranty and Testimonials from Toledo Firm
Fraxx J. Camnay swears as partner of I. J. Cusner & Co in Toledo that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason notes this on December 6, 1886. Hall's Family Pills for constipation sold by druggists where Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised.
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I. J. Cusxzr & Co
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F. J. Cheney & CO
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Unstaged Artist Exchange Sparks Building Studio Debate
In a tense exchange between two artists in a shared workspace, one questions the presence of a second painter while the other asserts there is indeed another painter producing works in the same building. The dialogue hints at rivalries and artistic visibility within a shared studio.
Whale bone construction on Lancashire and Scotland shores
The coast of Lancashire England once housed a cottage and boathouse built almost entirely from whale remains driven ashore years earlier. The framework used whalebone and whale skins as walls and roof coverings. A similar building exists in Scotland using skulls and heavy bones as external decoration.
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Scotland
Soldier Finds Gold Watch After Crowd Snatch Near Station
A First Regiment of Artillery soldier named Jules Corneloup left the Metropolitan station on Avenue de Suffren when a passer-by warned him. He looked down to see a gold watch hanging by a chain from a button on his dolman, apparently snagged in the crowd.
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Paris Figaro
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Exacting English Sparks City Editor Debate
A city editor scolds a reporter over phrasing after a joke about Miss Sissy Sisson. The editor argues the line implies consent to a facial slap, while the reporter counts it as the editor’s press agent spin.
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Hopeful exchange about the shost’s condition
In a witty exchange, Miss Twinkle asks Mr Beaton if the shost has not walked in three weeks. He replies the shade suffers frost bite, not locomotor ataxia, and remains hopeful about recovery.
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