Irrigation and garden farming notes from the Gradus Pea era
Farmers discuss artesian wells and reservoirs supplying gardens with water. Deep wells yield 15 to 85 gallons per minute, one 3 3/4 inch well at 293 feet may exceed 1,300 gallons per minute. Rainwater cisterns and wind pumps are explored, with emphasis on avoiding waste and using main ditches with laterals. Other topics cover Gradus wrinkled peas, deep plowing benefits, seed selection, sorghum for stock, underground cistern plans, plum tree timing, Bordeaux mix for beans, and general farm practices for steady yields.
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Delong
I. G Hendricks
Uncertain Tales Blend Law, Usury, and Fate in Early 20th Century Text
A collage of legal references to usury, civil process, and employer liability mixes with a suspenseful domestic vignette. The piece cites Farmers' Loan and Trust Company v Smith and Bresnahan v Ronsdale while weaving in a cautionary tale about boasting, luck, and a wood rap superstition in a New York setting.
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Supreme.Court of Errors of Connecticut
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Smith
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Bresnahan Vs. Ronsdale
New York
Smallpox Fear Turns to Revelation at Gallery Sale
A curious exchange shows a vaccination enthusiast pressing a friend about smallpox risk after an operation. The friend, persistent yet blunt, admits having had smallpox, revealing the era’s epidemic anxieties and social caution around disease.
Words of wisdom from a pious guide and sermon.
A long devotional text offering religious maxims on virtue, contentment, service, and conscience. It emphasizes prayer, charity, humility, and living for Christ with lines about perseverance, kindness, and avoiding vanity.
Care of the Feet and Foot Health Advice
Advice on foot care from proper footwear to daily cleansing and airing. Warns against narrow shoes and amateur corn cutting, promotes warm but not hot baths, alcohol rubs after bathing, and alternating shoes to dry. Mentions risks of blood poisoning from poor corns and urges practical, hygienic habits.
Indiana Democratic Platform Critique from Indianapolis
The Indiana Democratic platform attacks tariff ideals and trust policy, praising money theory and restraint on subsidies while criticizing Republicans on trusts and merchant marine. It cites distrust of Philippine independence under protection, and contrasts Indiana views with national Democrat and Republican actions.
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Indiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indiana Democracy
Indianapolis
Lkely
Philippines
Congress
Ohio State Journal
W. J Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Tropical imports surge as U S manufacturing grows
An analysis from the government statistical bureau shows tropical importations into the United States rising 183 percent over thirty years, while non tropical imports rise 65 percent. Raw tropical materials bolster factory output and may curb European manufactured goods. The piece notes ties with Porto Rico Cuba Hawaii and the Philippines and urges calm on tariff debates amid April distress and later recovery.
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Tropics
United States
O. F. Austin
Government—Statistical Bureau
Ist
India
Porto Rico
Cuba
Hawaiian
Philippine Islands
Europe
Tariff Plans Spark Confidence Yet Wary Business Roundup
Business leaders show confidence with stable profits and expansion plans while warning against tariff tinkering that could unsettle margins. They fear one schedule change may trigger broad attacks on others and disrupt foreign commerce, urging caution and steady policy to avoid uncertainty.
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S&s
United States
Itaven
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