Wisconsin farmers urged to grow fruit and vegetables
A Wisconsin convention discussion highlights that farmers can profit from home fruit and vegetable gardens. Speakers emphasize growing own fruit is more beneficial than relying on imports, with anecdotes about garden yields, cost of plants, and the role of family effort in producing food and even small sales to neighbors.
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Wisconsin
Rice
Thayer
Holmes
Morrison
C. P. Goodrich
Mr. Arnold
Mr. Thayer
Plant nutrition and the role of fertilizers in farming
Bulletin 51 from the Kentucky experiment station explains how plants obtain most of their substance from air and soil, emphasizing nitrogen, potash, and phosphoric acid as essential from soil. It notes soil supply limits growth and that commercial fertilizers supply these essential substances to support crops. Field experiments determine the best soil management.
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Kentucky Experiment Station
Effects of Drought on Milk Production in 1895 Cattle Herds
Bulletin 105 from New York Agricultural Station summarizes a study of fifty cow herds from May to November 1895. It reports fat content rising overall, casein declining then rising, and cheese yield peaking in June before falling, while butter capacity followed a similar pattern.
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N. Y
Geneva
Seed selection by ear parts in corn cultivation
Farmers often save seed from the ear body while discarding tip and butt grains, hoping for stronger plants. Experiments show butt grains tassel first, body grains tassel next, tip grains last, creating a pollen-rich fertilization pattern. Planting all small grains risks over thick ears. sieving after shelling can reduce this issue.
Applying Fertilizers for Tobacco Crops
The text explains scattering and mixing fertilizer with soil to aid root spread and provide nutrients from the start. Broadcasting or drilling before planting is preferred, with small amounts at planting boosting early growth but risking sensitivity to air. Care is urged to avoid direct seed or plant contact with fertilizer, especially nitrogen rich blends.
London Driver Tried for Cruelty to Horses
The report notes a London driver was arrested and tried for cruelty to animals. Trial evidence shows loading broken-down omnibus horses for Rotterdam and Antwerp where they become canned beef for European retailers. The industry imports over 26,010 horses annually and harms American product perception. The piece urges government action to stop the practice.
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Dubellet
State Department
Londa
London
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Europe
Washington Dealers Ship Sea to Stock in Siberia
Fragmentary OCR shows mention of shipments from Washington dealers to stock in Siberia. No clear dates or entities beyond Washington and Siberia appear readable.
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A - Washington
Vtock
Siberia
Magpie dress styles in black and gray for Paris to Washington
In Women’s Corner notes on fashion and dental care. Magpie costumes in black and white feature two patterns with a striped gray panel skirt and jet button trimming. A gray doe coat complements the look. Dental advice warns against excess sugar and rich foods and promotes bone-building foods and cautious washes post meals.
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Washington
Paris
Wedding Customs and Roles in Arrangements
The groom selects his best man and ushers with mutual agreement of both parties. The bride need not know all ushers, but may be introduced beforehand. The bride’s parents provide most items except the couple’s departure carriage. the groom furnishes the carriage for home weddings or departure. It is customary for the groom to pre-
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Farmers' Gazette
Dublin
Benefit
California Vig Syrup Co
Reception Toilet and wedding attire guidance from era
The text describes a black stitched coat with sable accents and adjustable cuffs, noting affordability and styling impact. It then details a pink poplin reception outfit with embroidered redingote skirt, white tulle guimpe, gold beadwork, and satin accessories. It comments on modest fur furnishing choices and practical bridegroom considerations.
Handmade Linen in Ireland’s Hidden Workshop
An old Irish woman in a remote district prepares flax and weaves a heavy linen for a major establishment, supplying decorative fabric year round. Much modern linen mixes cotton, reducing durability, while Sea Island cotton blended with linen creates imperceptible fibers to amateurs.
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Ireland
Sea Island
Irregular Teeth Questioned and Care Advice Given
Ugly Girl asks if irregular teeth can be made symmetrical and how to care for teeth to keep them white and sound. Answer notes many have teeth of poor quality with no treatment yielding desirable results. a perfectly reliable and conscientious dentist should be involved.
Bolero Fashion Details and Teen Etiquette Guidance
The article outlines bolero design with ostrich feather trims and fur accents plus embroidery and passementerie on bodices. It answers questions for Gloria about fourteen year olds, advising dresses closed at the back, hair crimped front and braided back, and spring heel shoes for developing feet.
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Gloria
The Art of the Club Sandwich Prevalent and Prominent
A historical note extols the club sandwich as an elite menu item and social staple. It praises lettuce as a recent gain, dressed with mayonnaise and meat between toast, and asserts toast as the base for this celebrated creation.
Sandwich Etiquette From A Gourmet Era
Instructions for preparing multiple sandwiches with caviar, buttered toast, brown bread, and crustless forms. Includes lemon juice, coraline pepper, caviar, celery whipped cream and parmesan, tomato cucumber salads with mayonnaise or French dressing, sardines and anchovy paste, sweet biscuit fillings, jam with whipped cream, nut and chocolate variants, and fresh fruit pressed with sweetened cream for summer sandwiches.
Styles of Bolero Fashion For Late Fall And Winter
Fashion notes explore bolero variations for cold weather including round or square shapes high or low necks sleeves or sleeveless designs and house or street wear. Fur boleros rumored for outerwear and elegant versions use braided cloth velvet or heavy broche silk with silk lining and ornate fasteners.
Preserving Feast Amaryllis Seeks Safer Fruit Methods
Amaryllis asks about non cooking methods to preserve fruit. Response notes some claim to use chemicals or other processes but warns they are untested. Advises selecting ripe fruit, cooking quickly and thoroughly, sealing in hot cans, screwing lids tightly, and storing in a cool dark cellar for best long term quality.
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Amaryllis
A Crepon Costume Sketch of a Stalking Gown
A sketch describes a nickel-gray crepon stalking gown with a left side closing godet skirt, velvet and steel embroidered edge, a back close fitting bodice and front open bolero, a pink silk lined white lace chemisette, black velvet belt and collar with steel buttons, pink silk sleeves, velvet bracelets, and white lace epaulets.
Excited His Admiration in Rural Exchange
A Cleveland leader quotes a humorous rural dialogue about nuts and a dog that ate a calf. The farmer jokes about starting life anew and wishing for the boy’s chance, delivering a light, rustic moment.
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Farmer
Cleveland
Fragmentary dialogue yields a wry nightyard moment
A terse excerpt shows a flirtatious exchange where one character teases the other about thinness and future appearances in knickerbockers, followed by the man wandering outside and knocking six fence picks into the moonlit night.
Parson Report Praised by Local Boys in Arizona
The Chicago Tribune recounts Mr. Roundup asking if his yesterday’s discourse left a favorable impression and notes that over forty boys swear the sermon was the dangdest best ever heard in town.
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Arizona
Roundup
Coyote Jake
Chicago Tribune
Almost Betrayed Himself Johnny-Pa and the Bushy Bazooks
A Cleveland Leader fragment shows Johnny-Pa begging for a quarter to visit a show called the Bushy Bazooks while Pa warns against going this week. Pa recalls a friend’s warning about the show’s quality.
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Johnny
Cleveland
Melancholy Days Shadow City News
A reflective verse captures sadness as winter presses on. The speaker wonders when the landlady will offer warmth beneath a winter quilt while contrasting city sights with dreariness. The piece alludes to press commentary on bomb threats and public discourse.
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Detroit Tribune
Dr Williams Pink Pills Credited With Cure for Chronic Ailments
Mr. Clement of Freeport Illinois credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing rheumatism liver and kidney trouble dropsy and heart region pain after years of illness and travel. The testimony is verified by local druggists and the manufacturer markets pills at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from Schenectady New York.
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William O'sment
Freeport
Illinois
Chicago
Reed, Welsh & Lange
Clement
West
Colorado
Plains
Arkansas
Suc
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Sehenectady
N. Y
Exasperated customer in Pittsburg dress dispute hits dressmaker
A Pittsburgh justice court trial features a woman who struck the dressmaker after repeated delays in finishing a gown. The judge dismissed the case, prompting commentary on potential legal reforms and the idea of compensating vexation in such disputes.
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Pittsburg
Novel guard for cash box uses blue dye powder
A Buda Pest merchant claims a powder sprinkles turn the skin blue to deter theft. The item is promoted amid unrelated quips and advertisements while writer notes Daisy spelling her name differently.
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Buda-Pesth
Daisy
Daicey
First Frost Triggers Catarrh Recur After Incomplete Cure
An ad essay warns that catarrh may recur with the first frost if Peruna is stopped too soon after partial spring relief. It urges starting treatment early, notes Peruna’s claimed broad effectiveness, and promotes free literature from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio. It ends with promotional lines for Casearet candy and party tips.
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Peruna
A. Otto
Dowagine
Mich
Man-alin
Hartman
Surgical
Columbus
Ohio
Mermod and Jaccard Holiday Catalogue Offer
Send 25 cents in silver or stamps to Mermod and Jaccard at Broadway corner Locust Street 8 LOW. They will mail prepaid a solid silver thimble and their Grand New Holiday Catalogue with 8000 engravings of fine silverware jewelry and watches. Christmas is coming.
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Mermod &Jaccard Broadway
Locust Street
A Broker Named for Easing Customers Into Broke
A philosophical quip frames a broker as one whose main aim is to leave clients financially broke while a line about ants resents butterflies reveals a satirical mood about attention and value in life.
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Papa
Harry
The Soup Mishap in a Dark Kitchen
An impatient old man rushed to the kitchen seized the first pan and carried it to his dark room. He dipped his hands in what he thought was water and found it soup spoiling his first course. He accused his wife and, upon being told it was soup, exclaimed I could smell in the dark.
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Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Elephant's Park
Pittsburg Dispatch
Abused Witt Struggles With Husband and Demanding Son/Daughter
A distressed wife vents about her abusive husband who keeps her busy with trivial tasks. The daughter recalls how the husband orders her to go upstairs to thread a needle so he can mend his clothes, leaving the mother with no peace in her home.
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