Shelter rock a leviathan in Long Island landscape
The piece describes Shelter rock on the road between this place and Manhasset. It notes its 30 ft height 50 ft width and 75 80 ft length with lilacs maples and bushes on top and a sheltered hollow beneath. Geologists speculate on its origin from seismic lava activity and recount studies by St Pauls School students and Prof Reis of Columbia.
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Long Island
Shelter Rock
Manhasset
Connecticut
Shode Island
William Chester
Minhasset
Kidd's Rock
Sands Point
St. Paul's School
Garden City
Prof
Reis
Columbia College School of Mines
Columbia Department of Geology and Mineralogy
Westchester County
North Hempstead
Chester
Shelter Roe
Kidd’s Rock
N. Y
No Chance for the Judge in Harrodsburg Court
A Louisville Courier Journal note describes Judge Cardwell presiding in Harrodsburg where he forces a black juvenile to testify. The exchange shows the boy declaring knowledge of truth and a cheeky request for water. The judge asks about consequences of lying and the boy responds in a defiant closing line about the devil in Heaven.
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Harrodsburg
Louisville Courier-Journal
Best Man Request Stirs Old Friend in Wedding Plot
An Indianapolis Journal item notes a terse exchange where a trusting groom asks an aging friend to be his best man, seeking steadfast support in troubled times. The elderly man stalls, hinting at past history and the social weight of loyalties in marriage plans.
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Indianapolis Journal
Poor Old Man Lured By Bluff Ends Up Short $150
A Pennsylvanian farmer travels to New York to help his son Bill in politics and poker. He falls for counterfeit money, passing two fake one dollar bills to cover losses. He explains he only intended to bluff to aid Bill, not to cheat neighbors, and laments their future need to endure the scam.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Bill
M. Quad
Detroit Free Press
Smalley on the English Social Life at Yale
George W. Smalley, noted foreign correspondent, spoke to Yale Phi Beta Kappa on Social Life in England. He praised London society's courtesy while noting flaws, cited Gladstone as rarely complying with social rules, and called the English “the greatest of actual races” in a Troy Times summary.
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Yale
George W. Smalley
Phi Beta Kappa Society
England
New Haven
Smalley
Edward J. Phelps
London
Mr. Smalley
London Society
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
Troy
N. Y
Lucinda Jane lookalike astonishes eastern lecturer crowd
A noted eastern lecturer recalls a Idaho town lecture where an elderly man praised her as the living image of Lucinda Jane, claiming he has remarried thrice since. He urged she and Lucindy Jane would have made a great team, noting the uncanny resemblance and delivery.
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Lucinda Jane
Idaho
Lucindy Jane
Detroit Free Press
Lime making venture from Florida rock by three city youths
Three young men B Webb, William Moore, and Douglas Moore in our city discovered a rock rich in lime while phosphate hunters were surveying nearby. After a chemist deemed it unsuitable for phosphate, a local chemist friend urged experiments by burning it. The result was a high quality lime with strength and whiteness superior to rivals. They plan a kiln to produce about 40 barrels per day, expecting quick expansion and a stock company to meet strong local demand.
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B. Webb
William and
Douglas Moore
Florida
Rain Making in India and the Ether Rain Maker
In India a device using compressed ether fired from a long cartridge could allegedly chill the air and induce rain. The mechanism relies on vapor absorption cooling to condense moisture, with a 700 pound ether charge claimed to saturate ground over several miles. Critics note the method is expensive at about 80 cents per pound and questionable in efficacy.
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India
Smith
Potato Growers Association Looks to Stabilize Southern Potatoes
The Potato Growers' Association notes rapid Southern potato culture for northern shipment faces issues from green harvests causing rapid rot and poor transport, plus market gluts depressing prices. In Arkansas at Fort Smith, a growers group now controls member production and plans to sell potatoes free on board at set terms.
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Arkansas
Fort Smith
Association of
Great Western
Louisiana
Bermudas
Atlantic
Dr Miles Nervine Ad and Agricultural Notes
Historic ad and agricultural notes describe Dr Miles Nervine with buy one get one, and discuss potato shipping economics. It also includes warnings against mercury in medicines, promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure, celery growing methods, and celery fertilizer, with figures on yields and costs from the Denver Field and Farm.
The Best Method of Hiving Bees
The article outlines several ways to hive swarming bees. For small farmers who let swarms settle on trees, it suggests cutting the branch and carrying it to the hive, then shaking bees in front. Do not shake them all at once to avoid most climbing back to the tree.
Handling a Bee Swarm for Safe Transfer to a Hive
The guide describes steps to move a swarm into a hive using twig or dipper methods, shaking small groups of bees at the entrance to recruit the rest. It notes tools like ladders pruning shears and a basket for containment, and cautions against using a saw to avoid jarred limbs while permitting it for very large branches.
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Bridget
Potato Growers’ Association
Dr. Miles
R. T. Caldwell
First National Bank of Fulton
Paty
Uort
Caldwell
Miles
Lee
Fulton
Ky. R. T
Geugerstandl
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Hall
F’. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Oelery
T. Greiner
Rocky Mountain
Denver Field
Hanne
Crucer & Pace
Albany GA
Jacksonville
Geneva
Forsyth and
Cedar Sts
Jacksonvil
Flel
L. Owens
Anitar
Jn HK
Lippman
Navannah
P.P. P
P. P.P
Savannah
Market
Lippman Bros., Druevists
Lippman Block
Savannah Ga
V.N. Haldeman
Louis Ville Courie Trnal
Wisters
Harmoman
Lai
Malaria
Wintersmith'’s Tonic
Arthur Peter & Co
Louisville, Ky
All Druggists Co
Beach Cottage
Sea Breeze
Fla
Peete
C. L. Stillman
Datona
Ade
HU PaintersCo
Ely
Avery
U.S
TIMES
DeLand
E. O. Painter
DeLand, Flv
Perenne Ns
State Horticultural Society
A. H. Manville
Glen St. Mary
Ffruit
In.n.u
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