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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1893
Page
7
The Rural New Yorker outlines space needs for a small henhouse and yard for ten hens, detailing a 10 by 10 foot house with ventilation, raised floor options, movable nests, and cost guidance. It notes double-henhouse possibilities, ground protection, and a basic budget of about 50 dollars per fifty hens.
The article advises growing Canada peas as a fodder crop for dairy cows and hogs. It outlines sowing 24 bushels per acre or 3 bushels of marrow fats, plowing under 4 5 inches, with oats sown on top to hold peas up. It notes deep rooting, green forage after clover, and silage or curing options. It encourages trying 2 3 acres as an experiment this spring.
A brief reflection on the name Eve and its English form, noting Eve’s rehabilitation as a positive association and praising the name’s charm for girls and women.
Two enlisted men observe the Western Union tower from Governor's Island to regulate watches by a time ball. A post bugler and a trained signal man watch the time ball drop via a field glass. The non commissioned officer signals the drop, the bugler sounds the call, and island residents adjust their timepieces.
A Chicago Letter notes that many privileges, from water and toilet room use to park seating, are now monetized at the World’s fair. Directors often receive little or no revenue, and some charges seem small against profit estimates, while 3,000 water closets and lavatories are provided by a sanitary company with 5 to 10 cent fees for use.
The pianist Paderewski has had his future engagements omitted from schedules to protect him from persistent women who followed him in town and backstage. His manager arranged this measure at Paderewski's request to shield him from the mob.
Mr. Powderly spends nearly as much time in his garden as at his desk. When not studying labor problems he studies his flowers. He is abstemious, eating at most two light meals daily and believes he can fast more. The note compares him to fasting men going to the front.
The tale recalls Young Smidgely buying The Lone Tree Courier for $20, boosting it to a weekly, securing $800 and then $1,100 through tax and official publishing, rising to justice of the peace and a legislative seat before a Denver mining venture. A Staten Island Gulf stream water belief adds a humorous aside about health cures and a pilot’s gift of jugs.
A noted city novelist explains that real life provides richer plots than imagination. He cites encounters across society in New York as sources of drama and character, noting many dramatic stories arise from ordinary people and their experiences. The best plot he ever used came from his cook’s life.
The Boston Herald notes cathartics aid diarrhoea by washing out the intestine in early stages. Castor oil is advised to free the bowels and bland dieting may end diarrhoea. if needed, small paragonic doses can hasten recovery. A daughter of Gen Rosecrans becomes an Ursuline nun at Santa Rosa California once a noted Cincinnati society figure.
The piece notes England lagged in horticulture compared with Europe. It cites Chaucer era vegetables as onions and leeks, scarce fruits, minimal palms, rare damsons, poor pears but good apples, and uncertain cherries raspberries and strawberries. It notes Kent cherry gardens for Henry VIII, then turnips ca. 16th c. and cauliflower quince by Gerarde. By 1612 peaches almonds filberts appear. 1620 apricot from Morocco.
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports a sister in the hill district dreamed of Paddy McGraw’s escape from Riverside penitentiary two weeks before it happened. She shared the vision with neighbors who verify the tale, noting the escape followed the dream but the fugitive remained out of reach.
The piece critiques indiscriminate charity and praises thoughtful giving, citing Harper's Weekly on charity and the morality of assisting the needy. It cites anecdotes on domestic violence from Montagu Williams, reports on a Philadelphia dog hospital connected to a university, and notes the sale of Governor Mifflin’s colonial-era mansion. It also mentions naval spending and Paris street lighting via compressed air.
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