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Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette in Fort Wayne, Indiana

28 Aug 1890

Page 7

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Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1890

Page

7

The Astor Mail Mystery and the Blind Department

A New York post office tale contrasts Mrs Astor confusion over who is addressed as Mrs Astor with the blind department led by W W Stone. The piece describes misrouted letters, deciphering peculiar addresses, foreign missives, and a day in the life of postal workers handling 8000 misdirected items daily.

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Carter Carter Medicine CO New York William Astor Annie Aagesen Bridget Anthon Astor New York City William Waldorf Astor United States Post Office England Europe Postal Department Public Service Morgan Patrick Gretchen Hans 5. M. Morgan City Delivery W. W. Stone Moritz Gross Grund Pamister Hirsch Pear Moritz Gross Papa Georgiana Ford Thompson Street Richard Fichferls St. New York Messrs Dick & Fitzgerald Ann Street Bridgeport North Carolina Dick P. Phiggel Argentine Republic London Isla Jersey Ter Foreign Office Her Majesty's Service John Graham Congul Progreso Blind Department Moffat Froffat Moffat’s Eagt Batman Phoenix Litters X.co J. PP. Mills Liberty Street
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Importance of Pure Water and Poultry Then and Now

The article extols purified rain water as safer drinking supply, detailing George Geddes' brick-filter cistern and its 4000 gallon capacity, with six inch flagstone cover and a self closing valve to keep out mice. It also analyzes poultry breeding goals, noting the impracticality of a single ideal general purpose bird and the rising demand for table and layer fowls. It concludes with notes on subsoil plowing, soil fertility, and an Italian dairy electrified by a 12 horsepower motor driving a separator and churn for faster butter production.

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H. $. Babcock Stockman Italy Assata
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New Home Treatment for Catarrhal Deafness and Hay Fever

Readers learn that catarrhal deafness and hay fever may be contagious and caused by living parasites in the nasal lining and eustachian tubes, with note of microscopic research behind the claim and a call to awareness and treatment.

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Ambiguous Phrase Shapes Odd Pie Esid Remark

A cryptic line notes a preference related to the pie and an esid point about placement. The comment hints at a familiar cadence about knowing where to insert Anwar, leaving the exact meaning unclear.

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Anwar
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Single Comb Honey and Marketable Packaging Tips

A practical guide on producing and marketing comb honey with emphasis on grading, packaging, and labeling. It covers preferred section sizes, frame compatibility, and methods to keep honey from aging or darkening, plus packing guidance for transport and regional packaging preferences. It also touches on horse breeding trends and irrigation ideas, then shifts to various agricultural notes and a rabbit extermination prize update.

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Messrs Newman Cook Root Doolittle G. M. Doolittle Thomas G. Newman Popnie Chicago Boston Mr. Newman Langstroth Professor Cook C.C. Miller
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