Romance of Miss Kiernan Links Ireland to Collins
Fragmented OCR reads of Irish affair and politics mix with stray technical notes on railroading. It mentions Miss Kitty Kiernan of Granard Coury Ireland preparing to marry Michael Collins and references political personalities, education officials, and curious railway details.
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Kitty Kiernan
Granard Coury Ireland
Michael Collins
Fender
Ireland
Mary
Viscount Taseedies
Worth Knowing From A Fragmented 1910s Digest
A compilation of scattered curiosities and statistics notes world populace, industry, and culture. It mentions China’s large population, New Orleans area air compression near Atlanta, granite quarrying, farming as a major occupation, and postwar industrial comparisons with American manufacturing. It cites Garden of Eden locations, Senator Stalph H Cameron birthplace, Arkansas river taland formations, Porto Rican legislative budget, pink flamingos, Burns family Bible sale, Chinese women smoking trend, cigarette counts, women’s bust size statistics, Detroit wage figures, and iron ore deposits in Chile.
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Atlanta
Menppotamia
Stalph H. Cameron
Arizona
Southport
Arkansasiver
Boone
Colo
Bahamatlands
William Burns
Hubert Burns
Dey
Detroit
Witwest
Pobnitee
Clonalix
Aniinoiiger
Lend
Bes
Plan Outlined for Organizing Clubs to Promote Garden Work
The USDA and state colleges advise organizing a city town or village garden network with a central garden committee. A director secretary and treasurer should handle land use seeds and materials while ensuring pre-season setup. Clubs for back yard gardeners offer services like manure fertilizer plowing and seed supply. Cooperative spraying using shared power sprayers reduces costs and broadens reach.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
State Colleges of Agriculure
Sonnone
Gard
Thuy
POTOMag Garden Club Leadership and Funding Practices
Garden clubs charge 50 cents to 1 membership and hire trained leaders to assist gardeners. Prizes from merchants reward outstanding plots, while exhibits and contests foster rivalry. Funds cover clearing and policing, with per-garden costs from 1 to 4 dollars. End-of-season surpluses fund next year or are returned. Leadership and cooperation drive success in city and community gardening.
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Soue
War Explosives for Roads Boost Safety and Construction
Reports from states via the bureau of public roads show wartime TNT repurposed for peacetime road building. About 20 million pounds of TNT and large quantities of blasting powder detonators and related materials have been distributed to state red builders' supply houses for highway projects.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Union
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Department
Farm Labor Records Help Plan Yearly Crop Care
United States Department of Agriculture guidance explains keeping man and horse labor records to determine days needed to produce an acre of any crop or care for animals. Records reveal proportion of labor directly productive versus spent on indirect tasks, aiding farmers in balancing workloads across seasons and adjusting enterprises for a steadier annual output.
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United States Department of Agriculture
TRY NEW GARDEN VARIETIES TO IMPROVE SPRING CROPS
A guide advises gardeners to test new garden varieties each spring alongside old favorites. It covers planting alfalfa and soy for protein, growing corn for silage, grafting apple roots, succession cropping, and rich soil practices for onions.
Be Careful With Sheep And Lambs In Cold Winds
Advice on protecting shorn sheep from cold winds and ensuring ewes with sucking lambs receive extra cre for warmth. Notes balancing farm manure and using rock phosphates to improve soil, reflecting practical farmer perspectives.
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Ds Mable
Madeira the Blessed Island of the Atlantic
The article extols Madeira as a lush, volcanic island with a rich botanical heritage, stark primitive farming origins, and a dramatic landscape. It details its discovery in 1419, early colonization of Porto Santo, sugar and wine industries, dense population, and enduring tourist appeal centered on Funchal with its sledges, cog railway, and sea views.
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Funchal
Puncha
Ma- Meira
Charleston
Bermudas
Strait of Gibraltar
New York
Madeira
Pacific
Curral Dis Freirss
Porto Santo
Canary Islands
Madeiras
Porte Santo
Portugal
Sicily
Crete
Mandeira
West Indies
South America
South Africa
England
Cananes
Azores
Funehal
Short-Tailed Shrew Learns to Be Friendly to Humans
In a chatty fable from the Boston Globe, Mr. and Mrs. Short-Tailed Shrew discuss their unusual names and helpful traits. They urge people to recognize shrews as industrious, courageous, and keen-scented creatures that aid ecosystems, despite their small size and limited eyesight. The piece ends with a swap of farewells between the shrews. A separate note reports Horse's Perilous Trip in Belfast, Me, where Robin the chestnut horse crossed a railroad bridge while a driver fell ill.
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Mr. Short-Tailed Shrew
Joe
Mrs. Short-Tailed Shrew
Ray
Mr. Short- Tailed Shrew
City Point
Belfast
Robin
Fred A. Holmes
Boston Globe
Canadian Ice Railway Progress and Early Operations
New Year's Day 1850 saw the Southeastern railway begin a cross river ice route from the St Lawrence north bank near Beljerive Park to Longueuil, with promoters including Judge Monusau and M A Foster. Constructors August Laberge & Son moved loaded cars to Montreal on January 29, engine trials followed, and early March saw horses used to pull cars as rails were set, with 20 cars on the ice by March 31.
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Southeastern Railway
Lee
St. Lawrence River
Beljerive Park
Longueuil
Pln
Judge Monusau
M. A. B. Foster
L. A. Senecal
J. B. Renaul
August Laberge
Montreal
Ice
Fee
Moths and Mimicry Noted in Argentine Quarries
Observations from firge quarries in Argentina show night-lying moths rest by day on rocks blending with colored stone, rendering them nearly invisible. The find notes the unique quarry pigment and its recent opening less than a decade ago, with a vivid aside from a periodical quote.
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Argentina
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Schennctady
University
Halle
Wittenberg
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Putusk County
Penn
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Etry Wiles
Kerry
Hellas
Weltresa
Will
Collins
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Fiery Ross
Thomas Johnson
Englewood Cemetery
Los Auge
Carl E. Akeley
Belgian Fonge
Miss Murthy Miller
Mr. Akeley
Misa Millers
M. Buckast
Oxford University
Potomag Garden Club
Potomac Park Gardens
Washington
The
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Austria-Hungary
Chistopher Columbus
Maria Ay J
Darry Graham
Bonner
Canadian Ice Railway
Daily Thought
Dridren
Sere
Robert
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