One Of His Names In The Children’s Corner
A nostalgic vignette on the many nicknames for Saint Nicholas as spoken by family and neighbors. Jim, Jimmy, Jeems, Jamie, Jamie, and the affectionate Darling echo through a boy’s day while a mother’s unique name endearment holds him most dear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Jimmy
Jim
James
Jeems
Jamie
Mabel
Jim-my
Grandpa
Papa
Crisp
Curt
Biddy O*flynn
My Monkey by Jimmy Brown
A boy named Jimmy recounts obtaining his pet monkey Jocko and the comic misadventures at home. The monkey's antics include stealing food, oiling the cat, and nearly burning a kitten, all contrasted with moments of affection and misguided goodwill.
What Can a Woman Do at Forming Farming?
A former female teacher and farmer argues that farming today is a science led by intellect as well as labor. She contends women can head farming operations as practical horticulturists, managing soils, markets, and labor, without heavy plowing, and questions why women are barred from this healthy, valued occupation.
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Houstholt
Chrisno
San Francisco
Tilha Rual
California
Enquirer
Towa
Monkey In The House Delights Family After Quick Rescue
A kitten was briefly burned by a kitchen fire but saved, leaving the family puzzled by the incident. Susan and mother could not identify the cause, guessing the cook may have used eye-shell on the fire. The child notes the monkey arrives two days ago and expects the father will be amused by the new pet when he returns soon.
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Jocko
Bridget
Mr. Travers
Mother
Susan
Jacko
Jaceko
Father
Woman Farmer Life Proves Strength and Purpose
A writer argues that women can farm competently and gain moral and intellectual growth from outdoor work. He describes pruning grapevines, hedge trimming, planting trees, and managing vinting operations, noting nine tons of raisins produced and daily supervision of packing. The piece links farming with health, vitality, and rational, free living. Journal of Health, Dunooville, N. J.
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Cathay
Ylappy
Journal of Health
Dunaoville
N. J
English Blue Grass Promises Strong Pasture and Mowing
Thorn of the Farm Department at Ohio University extols English Bluegrass as a versatile pasture and hay source. He notes its early pasture, early mowing, and rich aftermath through August, with strong performance on moist soils and red top competition, and suggests trial on drier limestone soils.
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Thorn
Ohio University
Timothy
Notable Medicine Discovery Sparks Skepticism to Triumph
A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced a constrained trial of a renowned remedy claimed to cure many diseases. Initial doubt gave way to proof as trials dispelled skepticism, praising the discoverers of that medicine, Hopitters, as benefactors.
Horticultural Tips From the Germantown Telegraph
A Germantown Telegram summary notes grape preservation in packing boxes with paper layers in Tansville New York for winter use. It covers cabbage worm remedies with air-slaked lime and copperas sprays, cucumber vine training to boost yields, and a whitewash oil mix to protect fruit trees from borers and insects. It also reports Ohio horticulturist N H Albaugh urging closer tree spacing, winter losses, price increases, pruning guidance, and selecting sturdy iron clad varieties.
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Tansville
N. Y
Isabella
Himira Club
Trig
Montgomery, Ohio
Ohio
Indiana
Destruction of codling moths saves fruit crops
The article notes persistent insect control is essential for fruit crops. It recounts bands around trees to trap larvae, including a tale of a woman who found 63 pale pinkish worms in a cotton sack and destroyed them, with over 1100 larvae removed from one tree.
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Philadelphia Furnure
Shade For Stock In Mid Summer Pastures
Farmers Union urges builders and farmers to provide shade trees and sheds for cattle in pastures to protect them from dog days heat. It notes prairies often have a breeze but shade draws stock during peak heat, stressing protection from extreme heat equal to cold.
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Farmers Union
Pruning Pine Growth For Dense Shape
The article explains pruning pines to correct thin growth during rapid seasonal growth. It notes that the strongest shoots form in the upper parts of the tree and suggests shortening these growths to achieve a close, dense form favored by tree lovers.
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Germantown Telegraph
Saving Flower Seed And Hybridizing For Color Varieties
The article advises saving seed from early flowering annuals and pruning spent blooms to extend seed production. It notes difficulties with double hollyhock pollen and recommends hand fertilization to obtain single varieties and new colors. It also outlines winter-spring seed prep for primrose, cineraria, mignonette, alyssum, and similar plants in pots under cool frame conditions.
Insects Threaten Roses and Remedies Described
The piece discusses rose pests such as the green fly, rose slug, and white fly, noting harm to foliage and bloom. It cites hellebore, tobacco water, whale oil soap, and proper syringe application as remedies, with recipes and emphasis on thorough wetting of leaves. It also mentions a Night Light Clock design for oil lamps with a clock face driven by a float mechanism to measure oil consumption.
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W. Hy. Wir
Apple growing advances in Iowa after harsh winters
Thomas Hubbard of Glasco Kansas quotes a Monticello Iowa La press extract noting that the 1855 and 56 winters in Iowa and Illinois thinned tender fruit varieties yet left Iowa capable of producing fine flavored apples. The state shows growing orchards and pears with early bearing trees in the eastern areas. Selected varieties for cultivation include Summer Early Harvest Red June Astrachan Early Pennock Summer.
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Thomas Hubbard
Glasco
Kansas
Monticello
Iowa
Illinois
Lowa
Towa
Pears and peaches and horticulture reflections
An essay on fruit varieties and blight in pears and peaches, noting ten pear varieties among a larger list, and exploring labor, care, and the farmer’s love for horticulture. The author recalls homestead trees and lessons learned from toil, hope, and disappointment in fruit growing.
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Ben Davis
Jonathan
Rome
Clerical Oratory and Public Misuse of Sermons
A discussion on how preachers should study oratory to inform intellect, stir the heart, and influence will, arguing many sermons waste labor. Anecdotes illustrate everyday lessons, while notes report telegraph scheme plans by Keene and associates and a Kidney-Wort sale note from Burlington.
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Atlantic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Children’s Corner
Monkey
Jimmy Brown
Toby Tyler
Mr. Stubbs
Angleses Blue
GIASA
Sudedivir
Inseces
Ross
Carrie
Mrs. B
Keene
Flood
Mackey
United States
Western Union
General Eimercial and Telegraph Department
Detroit
Wellinows
He Wells
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