Gospel of good corn preached by Prof Holden in Iowa
Des Moines Register-Leader reports Prof Holden promoting seed corn testing as a proven method to raise yields. He cites farm trials showing 30 bushels per acre gains, urges using locally grown seed and thorough germination tests, and argues four weeks of testing could outpace broader political reform.
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Des Moines Register-Leader
Porch Roses and Honeysuckles for Shaded Porches
For a shaded porch, Prairie Rose and Belle or Tennessee Belle offer satisfactory blooming roses that are hardy and fast growing. They bloom across several weeks in loose clusters. A handsome evergreen vine is Hall’s Japanese honeysuckle, rapid growing, foliage most of the year, fragrant summer and autumn blooms, pest free, with variegated honeysuckle also desirable. Both vines are hardy.
Bucket Trolley Line Serves Whitman County Farmers
A bucket trolley line in Whitman County Washington transports grain over a 1700 foot bluff in wheeled buckets along a cable to a steamboat landing. It saves farmers a twenty mile haul to the nearest railway for marketing grain and produce.
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Whitman
Washington
Matinee Girl Sees Idol Boiling Frankfurters at Home
A fragment notes a matinee girl pondering her idol and whether she will care for him again after witnessing him boil his own frankfurters and chase his own growler.
Eggs and Their Uses in Household Cooking
A prize article from Michigan outlines practical egg tips for housekeepers. It covers yolk and white use for invalids and frosting, crusts and pies, frosting when warm, preventing curdling, using leftovers, shell recycling, substitutes when eggs are scarce, stain removal, cleaning bottles, repairing china, and remedies for burns and eye irritation. It compares eggs from hens, turkeys, geese, ducks, and guinea fowl for various culinary and health applications.
Raising Ducks Profitably and Care Tips
Practical guide on duck house placement drainage and predator protection. Details nest size feeding, water, and ventilation for ducklings and adults. Advises on mash diets, milk additions, and warm coops. Suggests combining duck and chicken farming and using artificial incubation for year round production.
It Is Not Wise to Copy Others Actions
A reflective note warns against imitating others simply because they acted first. It urges consideration of different circumstances and contexts before deciding to follow suit. The statement underscores prudent judgment over rash imitation.
Hints for the Housewife on cleanups and crafts
Practical domestic guidance covers fronting laundry tasks by grouping items for airing, crafting tulip paper lamp shades, organizing room dusters, washing clothes and drying in the open air, preserving polished plate with linings, knitting soft rugs from old textiles, and assembling an emergency bag with everyday first aid and sewing supplies for a lively family.
Pigeons Trail Vast Swarms Over Baker's Bay and Columbia
Billions of sea pigeons fed on sardines moving from sea in a column that darkens the water. They swept over Baker's Bay and the Lower Columbia in a shifting, impenetrable mass. Speeds likely exceed fifty miles an hour with flocks lingering over the bay for hours. Entanglement with fishing gear risks damage to traps and gear. The birds follow sardine schools seasonally.
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Columbia
Fresh Air Fund solicitation at your doorstep
A visitor asks a charitable suburbanite to contribute to the Fresh Air Fund for the city’s poor children. The host agrees to give as much as possible from his residence but wonders how to carry it all, as reported by the Catholic Standard.
Reflection sparks gift of money in joyous revival
At Christmas or a birthday a man contemplates how part of his money returns as a present, bringing pleasure through the anticipation of a financial gift. The notion frames personal gratitude and the cheerful vibe of giving.
Welsh Rarebit for a Party of Four
A recipe instructs beating a pound of full cream American cheese with a walnut of butter in a chafing dish. Stir as it melts, add a spoonful of ale until smooth, then mix in a spoonful of paprika. Spoon onto hot dry toast and serve on sizzling plates. The ale amount varies with cheese quality, about one and a half gill.
Hamiltons Trees and the Elm Tribute at Hamilton Grange
The New York Sun recalls Hamilton Grange where thirteen elm trees he planted symbolized the original states. Nine died after being planted too close, and the first to die was South Carolina. Of the four survivors, the New York tree thrives best near One Hundred and Forty-first Street and Convent Avenue.
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Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton Grange
the Grange
One Hundred and Forty-first Street
Convent Avenue
South Carolina
New York
New York Sun
Johnson’s borrowing request sparks caution among friends
A dialogue quoted in the New Yorker shows Johnson seeking a loan while a confidant refuses, warning against lending money. The exchange highlights trust concerns and financial caution.
The Czar In Proverb From Paris Fedoros
A Paris fable collection lists proverbs about the Czar and his rule with biting satire. Lines compare the Czar’s power to fragile pride, the reach of his arm and influence, medical woes, and the limits of ministers and state.
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Paris
Engaged to a Theological Student This Autumn
A country carriage delivers a young woman to Anson King Stationer where she buys thin stationery and asks about clergy discounts. She denies being a clergyman’s wife or daughter, then whispers she will be engaged to a theological student as soon as he returns this autumn.
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Anson King
Unique Politician Miles Crowley of Galveston
Miles Crowley rose from cotton jamming on Galveston docks to the House of Representatives and later county attorney of Galveston County. After losing his congressional bid he returned to the docks earning seven dollars daily, deferring promises to pay while he jetted back into public service.
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Miles Crowley
Galvestons
Miles
Galveston
House of Representatives
Washington
Galveston County
The Rosetta Stone Found Near Rosetta Egypt History
The Rosetta stone, discovered in 1799 by M. Boussard, a French engineer officer, at Fort St. Julian near Rosetta, contains hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek inscriptions. Erected around 195 B.C. to honor Ptolemy Epiphanes, it provided the key to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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M. Boussard
Fort St. Julian
Egypt
Ptolemy Epiphanes
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