Star of Hope Prison Newspaper Aims at Convict Education
The Star of Hope is a twenty four page bi weekly prison newspaper produced by inmates at Sing Sing and other New York state facilities. It marks its fifth birthday as a permanent voice for convict thought with editorials on prison policy and parole, led by a former Wall Street broker and other convicts.
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New York
Star of Hope
Sing Sing
Broker
Wall Street
Board of Parole
New York Press
Inside a convict newsroom and printing shop
The article describes a prison publishing unit where convicts run the operation. Foreman Eddie Burns, a lifer, oversees 40 to 50 cases and a Gordon power press. Editors work freely with desks, chairs, a library, and no interference beyond nightly cell lockup.
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Gordon Power
Eddie Burns
Cheap Farm Gate Easy To Make And Satisfactory
A farmer shares a simple 14 foot gate design using 2 by 4 lumber with morticed joints and barbed wire or woven wire. Posts set four feet in ground prevent heave and tipping, with planks nailed to sides for support. Estimated cost to build is 1.50 dollars plus hinges, from J H.
Controlling Ox-Eye Daisy in Pastures
A reader asks about eradicating Ox-Eye Daisy a non native weed. Mowing before seed set prevents seed crops for that year but perennials return. Best method is to break up the sod and reseed to clover to destroy old plants and cut new seedlings before they ripe.
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Star of Hope Prison Paper Promotes Reform and Education
The Star of Hope, printed by convicts at Sing Sing, is praised as a free press within a penal system. It shapes reform, teaches morals, and showcases intellectual contributions from inmates, including translations, poetry, and scientific writings, while highlighting successful ex-convicts and the paper's influence on legislation.
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Star of Hope
New York
Free Press
Ants In A House Prevention Tips From M L A
Ants invading homes should first lead you to find the nest, usually inside a wall or beneath a floor or nearby structure. If found, pour boiling water or a spoonful of bisulphide of carbon into the hole, then seal with earth. If the nest remains undiscovered, destroy many insects by placing sugar water with vinegar or borax on favored spots. collect the ants on damp sponges and drop them into boiling water.
Coal Ashes for Grass Land Question
A query asks whether hard or soft coal ashes serve as proper fertilizer for grass lands. It notes farmers often use wood ashes, while coal ashes are not commonly employed.
Ashes and their value for grass land use
Unleached wood ashes are highly useful on grass land and may be applied at the rate of forty to eighty bushels per acre. Ashes from hard or soft coal are of little or no value to grass land. Leached ashes contain very little fertilizing ingredients.
Plum leaf galls on plums from Phytoptus mite
A sufferer notes red galls on plum leaves caused by a tiny mite in the Phytoptus genus. The mite harms fruit development. late for this season. Next winter spray with lime and sulphur wash to kill insects, a mix of one pound lime and half a pound sulphur boiled in one and a half gallons water, fill to three gallons.
Widow's plea falls on deaf ear at crusty bachelor desk
A poor lone widow fails to move the crusty old bachelor who runs the desk by pleading for alms and a leap-year proposal. The man dismisses her request, stating it cannot be used in his business.
A Different Kind of Conscience Talk
Johnny asks what conscience means and a teacher explains it is an inner check for wrong. Johnny recalls Ma saying he lacked conscience but he knew he did. A doctor suggests his feeling relates to green apples, per Brooklyn Life.
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Johnny
Brooklyn
One Man's Grief
A town anecdote follows Smithkins and Mrs. Smithkins as Enpeck notes the husband’s wife left him last week. The man reacts with simulated cheer and opens a small bottle when congratulated, showing his fragile state and public sympathy.
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Smithkins
Enpeck
Cause and Effect in a Sleepless Night
A wife asks her husband about a sleep talk confession and he recalls a dream he had about smoking a birthday cigar. The exchange hints at subconscious guilt and light domestic humor between spouses. The brief dialogue preserves the era voice and relationship dynamic.
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John
Senator Sorg Hum Defends Rhetoric As Effort Not Cure
Washington Star quotes Senator Sorg hum acknowledging abusive epithets against political opponents do little good. He says such rhetoric shows constituents he is trying to earn his salary, even as he doubts its efficacy.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
She Was O. K. Mr. Knox (3 a.m.) Conversation
A comic fragment shows a domestic exchange at 3 a.m. with Mrs Knox and a narrator named Mr Knox. The speaker jokes about the burden of responsibilities and expresses fatigue and mischief in casual, humorous language.
Those Loving Girls Shares Dream Lesson
A playful dialogue between two girls centers on fashion and dreams. The first asks if her new gown is a perfect dream and the second affirms with a caveat that a dream contains nothing tangible. The exchange preserves light tone and whimsy.
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Girlie No
In for a Long Rest Happy marriages among your acquaintances
A brief quip notes bachelors are happiest when single while married men find happiness in rest. The line contrasts a bachelor’s view with a light punch about enduring obligations.
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