Farm Department Notes on Alliance and Progressive Farming
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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1889
Page
7
Early Garden and Farm Hints From A Rural Note
Practical advice on sowing, bed prep, and crop care for onions kale cabbage beans and fruit. Notes on hogs poultry housing manure and avoiding pests with emphasis on weather, soil, and storage for home farms.
How Horses Are Made Baly
How horses become balky often reflects the handler not the animal. The piece urges calm, consistent management, noting bad handling causes stubbornness and that well bred horses respond to steady, gentle treatment rather than anger or harsh discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Aes
Value of Sweet Corn for Fodder in Dairy Farming
Opinions vary on sweet corn as cattle feed. Stock consume it eagerly and Stowel's evergreen is favored for its size and late growth. It competes with flint varieties for general fodder and ensilage with easier assimilation, though excessive amounts can reduce milk flow.
Rapid Tree Planting Method for Large Areas
To plant many trees quickly in new western areas, plow deeply or at least ten inches and pulverize soil. Map four feet between rows, then use a stirring plow across furrows. Water young plants, place them in furrows, press soil around each tree, cover with soil, and straighten as needed with hoes.
Names of famous figures as farmers in the garden of memory
The passage lists Adam Job Socrates Burns and others who pursued farming as a solace from life’s cares. It praises Lafayette Pickering Jefferson Randolph as examples who found peace and inspiration in cultivating their land and living near greenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socrates
Burns
Lafayette
Pickering
Jefferson
Randolph
Postmaster’s letter to Wannamaker seeks suit and political favors
A long missive from a former Wyoming postmaster, now in Philadelphia, appeals to General Wannamaker for a durable ready made suit and asks for samples and a New York post office job. He touts influence in New York society, offers press assistance, and recalls past service and politics with humorous self‑depictions. He asks for a private catalog and price list and hints at proximity to the World and N Y Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Warnaker
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
Washington
D.C
Laramie City
Wyoming
New York
N. Y
Stoffice
World Newspaper
Mr. Wannamaker
John
New York Postoffice
New York Post Office
Bagatelle
Cleveland
LaFayette Musser
Forty-second Street
City Hall
Fragmented Letter Fragments and Justice Stanley Matthews Note
A long mixed text includes a personal letter about advertising work and stage plans, then a biographical sketch of Stanley Matthews detailing his career from Ohio attorney to U S Supreme Court nominee. It covers dates of service, positions held, and election history as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Matthews
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Ohio
Cincinnati
Court of Common Pleas
Hamilton County
State Senate
Twenty-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Supreme Court of
Johnson
Grant
Colfax
House of Representatives
Senate of the United States
John Sherman
Supreme Court
Hayes
Garfield
Senate
Dakota Minister Hears of Shootout at Two Orphans Saloon
A distressed message reaches the county sheriff about a deadly incident at the Two Orphans saloon after Poker Smith allegedly shot three men. A minister aboard vows to pursue a horse thief and retrieve his Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Two Orphans
Poker Smith
Beggar and Soldier Weathering a Drizzly Day
A fragment shows a busy man and Lt. agreeing with a beggar about better days. The scene mentions an all day drizzle and a resigned outlook as events unfold.
Subterfuge in Bank Note Bet Sparks Banter
In a humorous exchange, a man questions repayment of five dollars bet on Cleveland. A quip responds that disease can spread by circulating bank notes, highlighting the playful banter between Smith and Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Cleveland
Jones
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P. S
Gen Harrison
Bill Nye
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
LA Fayette Musser
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