Land measuring devices for fields and a wheel counter
A Rural New Yorker piece describes two field measuring tools. The first uses pine pegs to form a V with an eight foot eight inch span and a bolt to lock the parts, yielding a 16 1/4 foot rod per full sweep. The second, a custom wooden wheel, provides a rapid method with a 54 foot wheel circumference where each revolution equals a rod and a counted click marks every unit. The article also notes subwatering lettuce experiments at Ohio station and Ohio State University showing faster growth and higher yields versus surface watering, with reduced rot.
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Ohio Station
Ohio State University
An Arrangement For Starting Sweet Potatoes Early
A practical old method for building a warm bed for sweet potatoes and early vegetables. A 10 by 15 foot pit is dug six inches deep with a matching frame raised 18 inches high. Raise north side higher for sun. Backfill to one inch from top, add 12 inches of manure, cover with five inches dirt, then build two gable ends spanning seven to eight feet to complete the cover.
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Oslo
Olio
Building a simple cold frame bed for vegetables
The description details constructing a hardy frame using gables, ridgepole, and strong wire, then covering with extra heavy muslin to shed rain and cold. The setup, tied to the frame and rafters, creates a weatherproof bed ideal for growing sweet potatoes tomatoes cabbage peppers and a harvest of radishes lettuce and beets for early family use.
Leaf roller moth threatens strawberry beds in spring
The strawberry leaf roller moth emerges in spring to lay eggs on young leaves. Caterpillars hatch in June and can devastate beds if numerous. After harvest remove plants with mowing, burn, then spray with Paris green and lime to kill worms, repeating as needed, and use kerosene emulsion only before fruit ripens.
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KR. I
Pettit
Michigan
Old Hens Surpass Young in Egg Production at West Virginia Station
Current Notes and Comment discusses rising egg yields from older hens at the West Virginia station, noting a shift in poultry dam traditions. It cites Illinois broom corn district yields over ten years, with ranges from 500 to 1000 pounds, and mentions tests of various seed varieties. Entomologists warn currant and gooseberry fruit ties may perish without spring ground release, recommending a deep straw mulch under bushes.
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West Virginia
Ilinois Broom
William Saunders
Canmadkt
Fariers
Ile
A Persian Romance in London Museum’s Ancient Plaque
A South Kensington museum plaque depicts a Persian tale from Bahram V’s era. The legend claims he, a famed archer, hunted an asleep antelope, failing to strike its horn. His wife quips Practice makes perfect, earning banishment and later restoration after she proves the saying true by carrying a cow up twenty steps.
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South Kensington Museum
London
Baharam V
Baharam
Insult Well Handled by Washington Woman on Street
A Washington woman on Eighteenth Street coolly rebuffs a flirtatious stranger who claims to recall her from a dinner at Colonel Blank's. She identifies him as Colonel Blank's butler and suggests he try employment agencies before walking away without incident.
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Eighteenth Street
Eleventh Streets
Colonel Blank
Washington Post
Tallow Used as Medicine in France Peasant Remedies
The article notes French peasants rely on wine in many prescriptions, including sweetened wine for children with measles and mixtures of red wine with tallow candles for severe colds. It also mentions scarlet fever remedies with eggs, white wine and soot and a poignant detail about mothers burying dead children with a toy or a lock of hair.
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France
The Wrong Day Eviction Stand In Rain
A widow with 18 children repels an eviction as a storm and sleet rage outside. She bans the landlord with the line Not today claiming a stormy weather makes the moment inopportune. The piece reflects grim social struggle and stubborn resolve amid harsh conditions.
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Detroit Journal
Not His Destination in Dense River Fog
A steamer halted at the river mouth due to thick fog. An old lady asks the captain why the delay. The captain replies he cannot see up the river. She counters that the stars are visible overhead, to which the captain notes the boilers must burst before they proceed. World’s Comlc.
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Comlc
Happiness and its three ingredients
A philosophical note argues that human happiness rests on action pleasure and indolence three factors that must be mixed in varying proportions. No single element can be entirely omitted without spoiling the overall enjoyment of life.
The Miser Who Cheated Himself of His Hoard
A moral tale about a miser who for years cheated others and came to delight in self-deception, ultimately stealing from his own purse to bolster his hoard. The narrative reflects on howHatit’s influence leads the mind to accept strange assertions, illustrating a cautionary view of greed.
Russian Families Move Hearth Fire with Coal Brought
When moving to a new home Russian families rekindle the hearth using coal carried from their old residence to light the first fire in the new dwelling.
It is strange but true that today will be yesterday tomorrow
A pithy quotation appears in Chicago News noting the paradox of time and the way present days mirror yesterday and tomorrow in reverse order.
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Chicago News
Various 1899 UK business failures and other figures
Business failures in Great Britain during 1899 were 8,600, vs 8,895 in 1808. Global daily pen usage reaches 3,500,000. Milwaukee Hospital for the Insane recoveries last year were 33 percent. Bank of Spain loans outstanding are $19,700,000 less than a year ago. English butter markets face German competition. Boston drunkenness arrests averaged 65 daily, 4 percent of the population. Michigan salt production last year reached 4,700,258 barrels, up 587,337 from 1898. New York Press blames amateur photographers for much water waste in Brooklyn.
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Milwaukee Hospital
Bank of Spain
Boston
Michigan
New York Press
Brooklyn
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Hinsdale Mother
Mrs Harriet Evans of Hinsdale Illinois writes that she never fails to relieve her children from croup at once using One Minute Cough Cure. The quick remedy is claimed to cure coughs colds grippe and all throat and lung diseases. H J Moogh.
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Harriet Evans
Hinsdale, Il
H. J. Moogh
Equally Divided at Cambridge Law School
The Boston Transcript recalls a Civil War era joke about Cambridge Law School professors Parsons Parker and Washburn. They held opposing political views yet maintained balance. Parker writes on one side, Washburn speaks on one side and votes on the other, while Parsons is on the opposite.
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Boston Transcript
Law
Cambridge
Parsons
Parker
Waashburn
Law School
the Inquirer
Washburn
Pain Balm Endorsed by Minersville Priest
Rev. E. Edwards of the English Baptist Church in Minersville Pa advises Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism. He reports a few applications subdued inflammation and relieved pain and urges others to try it. For sale by Joseph Emmert, successor to Emmert and Burrell.
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E. Edwards
English Baptist Church
Minersville
Chamberlain
Joseph Emmert
Emmert & Burrell
New York Faces Fierce Social Clash Rumors
A London paper reports New York is nearing a fierce social struggle as Vanderbilts Astors Gerrys Goelets and other elite families consider forming a new exclusive society to outpace Tammany Hall bosses Croker and Mayor Van Wyck.
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London
New York
Croker
van Wyck
Tammany
Vanderbilts
Astors
Gerrys
Goelets
Livingstons
Our Hundred
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promo Cautions Piles
To secure the original witch hazel salve ask for DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve long known as a cure for piles and skin diseases. Beware of worthless counterfeits. They are dangerous. H. J. Moogk.
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DeWitt
H. J. Moogk
DeWitts Early Risers and Court on Property
A mix of notes and ads notes DeWitt's Little Early Risers praised for constipation and liver trouble. The Connecticut Supreme Court rules a furnace is personal property removable by due process. Industrial product value in the US last year estimated at 7.5 billion dollars, over $100 per person.
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Supreme Court of Connecticut
United States
Pressonville man lauds Foley's Honey and Tar
A letter from E Presson of Pressonville Kans reports broad local satisfaction with Foley's Honey and Tar as the best medicine for grippe cold and coughs. The Midland Route Tourist Car service resumes between Chicago and San Francisco on a detailed schedule with layovers at Omaha, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, and Salt Lake connections, offering an option to spend a day at Salt Lake City. Eastbound service runs from San Francisco to Chicago with a Wednesday arrival. G H Harrorp G P T A 9-25dewtd.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co
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So. Pac. Ry
Salt Lake City
California
New Orleans
Los Angeles
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Central
Pacific Coast
Southern Railway Cheap Rates For Homeseekers
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October, the Southern Railway offers cheap one way and round trip tickets to almost all points in Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida. Homeseekers’ tickets are one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip, valid twenty one days from sale. For illustrated matter rates and details write Ws H Taylor Louisville A G P A J Beam NW P A 80 Adams St Chicago Ills. 6-8dwtf
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Southern Railway
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Southeastern
United States
Ws H Taylor
Louisville
J. C. Beam
Adams St
Chicago
Ills
Taxpayers urged to pay before book closure
J C Kosen collector announces only a short time remains to pay taxes. He asks all parties desiring to remit to call and settle with him promptly.
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J.C. Kosen
Real estate loan offers at five percent interest
O. Taylor and Frick advertise funds available to loan on real estate at five percent interest, inviting inquiries about financing and terms.
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O. Taylor & Frick
Remedy for Coughs and Colds Gains Fame Worldwide
This cure targets coughs colds croup and influenza and is famous for treating these diseases across the civilized world. Testimonials praise its soothing effect on persistent coughs severe colds and dangerous croup attacks often saving children. Sold by Joseph Emmert successor to
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Becme
Joseph Emmert
Emmert & Burrell
Harriet M. Burbank Teacher of Piano
Harriet M Burbank listed as piano teacher at studio 149 West Street offering comprehensive instruction and related services in music and hair work in all its branches for Mrs A C Thomas at 255 Galens Treat.
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Harriet M. Burbank
West Street
Thomas
Galens
Chicago and Northwestern Trains East and West Timetable Notes
Train schedule from Freeport to Chicago and back shows multiple numbered services with assorted departure and arrival times. Freight runs listed separate with no passenger service. E Daley, agent, notes daily patterns and exceptions for weekdays and weekends.
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Chicago
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Cece Aes
Chicago Great Western RY
Dubuque
Minne Eroka
St. Paul
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Kansas City
South Freeport
BART
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