New Methods to Save Liquid Manure and California Fruit Gas
Agricultural notes advise cheap yet effective liquid manure handling using absorbents in gutters and a shallow outside tank, reducing clogs and labor. Bee paralysis in California beekeeping prompts careful feeding and queen replacement. Cauliflower storage through pit burials and controlled frames is tested. An experiment gas-ventions ship fruit in carbonic acid to curb spoilage and avoid refrigerated cars.
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Elfersiie Stock
Wxm
H. M. Cottrell
Ellerslie Stock Farm
Studebaker
Mllerslie
California
A. J. Cook
California Farmers’ Institute
Professor Cook
Plight of Two Wreckers Beset On Kearsarge Remains
The Baltimore bound schooner Frank M. Noyes reports from Rongador reef where two wreckers of the Carmen group hid aboard the Kearsarge site. Stranded since August with copper spoils valued at about 600 pounds and 200 pounds of copper bolts, they survived two months on raw fish and sail cloth. Captain Asquini aided them as they awaited rescue from San Andreas.
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Kearsarge
Rongador Reef
Mate Schwolow
Frank M. Noyes
San Andreas
Baltimore
Noyes
Kenreyrge
Corvet
Asquini
Novos
Carmen
Baltimore Sun
Mausoleum Planned for Central Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mrs. George W. Childs directs a granite and bronze mausoleum in Philadelphia’s Central Laurel Hill to house her husband’s body beside Drexel and near the Nicetown Lane entrance. The colonnial design features bronze doors, carved scrollwork, a circular front grille, and four catacombs with carved bronze plates. The last rites will follow completion.
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George W. Childs
Washington
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Mr. Childs
Childs
Anthony J. Drexel
Drexel
Woodlands Cemetery
Nicetown Lane
Chiles
Philadelphia Press
Hotel gaming crackdown and old time medicine tale
The police commissioners warn hotel proprietors to stop furnishing facilities for card playing and to require guests to bring their own implements. A separate item recalls an anecdote from the New York Tribune about a stele scene and a joker who gave brandy to relieve pain. In South Carolina officials aged under 30 are noted in a brief item, highlighting the governor attorney general and adjutant general.
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New York Tribune
Boston Transcript
Hohenzollern Chancellor A Perfunctory Chef of Coffee
The German chancellor Hohenlohe is portrayed as unassuming in appearance and habits. He cooks his own coffee, travels with a coffee machine, and treats cafe as his principal meal course. His health is credited to open air life and hunting, not political prowess.
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Hohenlohe
German Empire
Bismarck
Caprivi
Schillingsfurst
Reichsrath
Caffenda
Germany
Strasburg
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Scandals Erode Respect for the French Legion of Honor
Paris observers note a growing discredit of the Legion of Honor as scandals darken its reputation. Critics point to lax council actions dismissing debtors and wrongdoers while corruption and failed governance plague the order. A government motion to enforce stricter discipline was defeated 259 to 234.
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Paris
Legion of Honor
Devil Anse Presided at Logan County Barbecue
In Logan County West Virginia a grand county division barbecue drew hundreds with families. Tables blocked streets while traffic halted as the crowd feasted on bear meat roasted possums wild turkeys and other game in a regional celebration led by a noted vendetta leader.
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Logan County
W. Va
Barbed reels and racing chat from late 19th century notes
The note references revolvers and a violent display at a barbecue with graves cited as evidence of deadly skill. It also covers Sunol the racehorse, its lineage, and prospects for next season, citing Sunol’s 2.0814 record and breeding plans with Kremlin and other thoroughbreds.
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Devil Anse
New York Tribune
Robert Bonner
Soho
Charles Backman
Wweek
Green Mountain Maid Monument
Sunol
Electioneer
Kremlin
Miss Russell
Worthier
Advertiser
Sectioneer
Sam Wilkes
George Wilkes
Waxana
General Benton
Dant Way
Lexington
Time schedule for trains to Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and coast
Train schedule notes No7 from Montana Union Depot daily at .0.008 to Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and all coast and California points. No4 from St Paul Chicago and all eastern southern and Canadian points leaves Northern Pacific Oval Depot daily. Pollman Sleeping Cars Upholstered Tourist Sleepers day coaches and dining car service on all through trains.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Montana Union Depot
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
All Coast
Points
Northern Pacific
Coast
California
Montana
Pollmaan
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Mark
San Francisco
New Yorker
Rongador
Philadelphia
Port Chester
Boston
South Carolina
Torald
French Legion of Honor
Lunol
Jinole San
Tobaggo
Keystone Remedy Company
la Salle Street
John M. Hamilton
Illinois
T.N. McCauley
Sec'y & Treas
Thos. KF. Gaines, Henry C. Payne
Henry C.ranea, Jooul van
Pacific Railroad
Helena
Butte
Minneapolis
Duluth
Fargo
Grad Forks
Winnipeg
VAL Blatz
Milwaukee Beer
Bannack St
Dillon, Montana
SASH
Poindexter & Orr
Victor
New York
Overman Wheel CO
Detroit
Denver
Montana ST
Dillon, Mont
Hickory
W. M. Tuchy
B. Broadway
Charles & Fee
General Pass
Minn
Guru
Adijres Davol Vedicine
Fox Sag
Sonvieur
Charleston
Coir
Yvan
Addre
P.O. Box
Wasaixctos, D.G
United States
Express Pur
Beninet Baserapal
Sod
Wility
Trust
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