Gate latch and brace wire described for fences
The latch and support attach to any gate style. The latch swings on two wires and fits into a notch in the post. A brace wire runs from the gate top to a building or tall post, reducing strain the higher it is placed on the building or post.
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Farmers’ Review
Keeping Leather Goods In Fine Condition
An old practice guide explains leather’s pliability depends on properly maintained tendrils. It advises washing dirt with warm soap, applying black oil on black harness, using limited dressing, and nourishing under buckles to prevent brittleness.
Quality of Manure Handling and Storage Practices
The article reviews how improper manure handling wastes nutrients, with studies showing large losses in unsheltered piles and rain-exposed systems. It advocates daily spreading or controlled storage, use of a spreader, and final recommendation to keep manure solid, damp, and spread promptly to minimize nitrogen loss.
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Cornell
New Jersey
Frear
Pennsylvania Station
Low Down Wagons Prove Handy for Farm Use
A farm correspondent extols the virtues of low down wagons with steel wheels wood axles and 34 inch shafts for daily livestock feed hauling. The writer notes ease of loading turning and 15 to 20 years of life while warning against heavy loads on hot roads and recommending light tires and lighter axles for best performance.
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Oraige Judd
Judging Farm Land Value Versus Expert Opinions
The text argues a choice between an old farmer's judgment and an agricultural chemist for valuing land. It notes hog feed values from waste products like charcoal ashes rotten wood, which tests show low nutritional value yet aid hog digestion when corn is abundant.
Method of Shelling Corn by Fence Plank Technique
A described method uses a fence plank loaded with natle to shell corn when no regular sheller is available. The plank is driven so that the corn heads extend about one half to three quarters of an inch, enabling shelling.
Way Sheilor Made Shelled Corn By Rubbing Across It
Prairie Farmer notes a tool named Way Sheilor that can be laid across a tub or bow to press and soften kernels. The method is described as a quick way to shell corn by rubbing the kernels across the implement, enabling rapid shelling.
Rural Jottings on farming, prices, and honesty
A rural note asks why farmers succeed when others fail and laments rising pitrogen costs. It muses on trickery, fair dealing, and seasonal harvest constraints, noting a farmer’s garden options and the reliance on potatoes in hard times.
Training of Hunting Dogs Gun Shyness Cure Methods
A guide based on Joseph T. Graham in Outing explains curing gun shy dogs through patience and exposure. Training occurs while on game, shooting from a distance as the dog pursues, with cases where the fear subsides after first solid points. Some dogs need regular treatment, others handle brief seasons.
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Joseph T. Graham
Tricks Played by Fate and Missed Opportunities
A melancholy man reflects on how fate misplaces chances and makes us miss desirable outcomes. He laments that rigid plans and cast iron arrangements often backfire when unexpected events arise, leaving the penalty seeming out of proportion to the mistake.
Lamp Plans for Dante Tomb in Ravenna
The Italian Dante Society proposes to furnish the poet Dante's Ravenna tomb with a commemorative lamp, outlining plans to honor the landmark literary figure.
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Dante Society
Ravenna
Psychological Moment in a Crisis Described in Brief
A fragment notes a psychological moment when a man would fire blanks from a small pistol. The text indicates two or three treatments usually sufficed to manage the crisis.
Triplets Born to Catherine Sherwood Become Sea Captains
A letter in the Medical Record recaps that Catherine Sherwood had triplets Franklin Francis and Frederick who later became sea captains. The brothers reportedly married late, and an old tale notes they shared a barber shop visit in Charlestown Washington DC with unusually fast beard growth.
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Franklin
Francis
Frederick
Charlieston
D. C
Boxing gloves, drawer remnants spark comic inquiry
In a panel from Illustrated Bits, Mrs Stubb-John holds boxing gloves while Mr Stubb-Marla notes a tramp downstairs claiming he seeks scrap. The quip hinges on mischief and wordplay as the couple reacts to a humorous domestic scene.
The Excitement Plan a Quip on Payment Terms
A Louisville Courier Journal item jokes about payment terms with a quip that reads the payments ain’t so hard and a line about a dollar down and a dollar when ever the collector catches me.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Lamp of Florentine Craft Bequest For Ravenna Placement
A perpetual lamp funded by Florence officials will honor Florentine craft with a Venetian style ostrich eye centerpiece edged by a copper cirelet and gem adornments. The lamp, featuring a Venetian crystal cup, aims for Ravenna by October.
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Florence
Ravenna
Prayer of a Good Indian for Endurance and Poise
A brief archaic prayer asks for sufficiency for one’s lot. It seeks guidance to observe rules, restrain speech, and endure suffering with dignified restraint. The speaker requests composure, fair competition, and grace in losing if winning is not possible.
Literature of Youth Knickerbocker hooks
The exchange notes how the best hooks for youth come from lessons not bought with a father’s college money. The speaker, Hocker, recalls that restraint and wit mattered more than material purchases in shaping character.
Bride Refuses Suitor as He Threatens with Revolver in Ocean Grove
Miss Belle Crouse of Stanhope recounts to police an attempted forced marriage by Perry C. Bissell. After her refusal he pursued her through Stanhope and Ocean Grove, produced a loaded pistol at her, and challenged marriage. Pastor Dr. M. Giffin intervened at the Stanhope parsonage to protect her.
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Perry C. Bissell
State Normal School
Trenton
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Miss Crouse
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Heo
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Mias Crouse
Soldier Pardoned by Roosevelt Tramps After Lost Wife and Son
Alfred Fields Rhoades, a U S Army veteran wounded in the Philippines, traveled from San Francisco to Brooklyn seeking his wife and ten year old son. Pardoned from a 60 year sentence by President Roosevelt, he learned his wife had remarried and moved away with their son, leaving him penniless and homeless in New York.
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A Saving Grace Florence
A fragmented passage shows a personal dispute over marriage and age with names Ethel Lawrence Yeou and a judge referenced, hinting at a domestic or social tension surrounding a marriage arrangement. The text borders on dialogue about family and suitability rather than a clear news event.
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Mr. Goowon
Lawrence Yeou
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