Beets and garden crops and beetroot uses in kitchen and field
Spectator notes describe beet varieties for leaves and roots used in salads, spinach substitutes, and preserves. It covers soil, manuring, planting times, spacing, watering, and cautions cutting roots to retain color, plus remarks on beet sugar potential and decorative leaved varieties. Also mentions beetroots in soups stews and pickles, and garden equipment ideas and a stray agricultural anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Short
Notting
Boeing
Beekeeping Tips For Season Prep And Honey Canning
Practical notes on preparing bee hives and benches for swarm capture, insulating stands to deter ants, and using kerosene water for protection. Guidance on storing honey in glass jars or tins, cleaning and waxing containers, and accounting for expansion during transit. Canning setup advised as a business opening. Take care to prevent bee stings during hive work.
Rainmaking by artificial means proposed for the colony
A letter to the editor argues for government trial of artificial rain production. The author cites historical observations linking thunderclouds and rain, urges use of dynamite charges at altitude to trigger showers, and proposes a government demonstration using local explosive manufacturers to test feasibility and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grek
Eich
Terrible tumble down 1A Mountain Side near Hamm's place
Solon Sharpe recounts a violent stage accident on a steep grade between Hamm's place and Comptoorille. A wagon and team plunged down a canyon hillside, buggy wrecked, horses injured but alive, Sharpe climbing down to aid, with debris and blood noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon Sharpe
Downbville
Thin City
Hamm's Place
Comptoorille
Brie
Mr. Sharps
Alors
boRey
Doreen
Himerl
Sharpe
Mr. Sharpe
Afurgpeilie Olppead
Daly Leb
Advertising a Minister in a Brooklyn Teaser
An advertising agent offers a Brooklyn theologian a manipulative scheme to boost church funds. The plan involves preaching a controversial sermon and placing an article in the press to attract donations, with the parsonage and salary funded by inflated contributions. The theologian recoils, sensing the ethical trap and suggests testing another preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar Goured
Solemely
Brooklyn
Ole
Hamburg
Lollon
Joaaph Goaper
Theo
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Beetroot
Philo
Lemene
J. A. Joos
Cource
Whey Iron
Baleway Road
Uhie Wey
Mir
J. B. Angas
Coneieta Io
CIA
MacKenzie Bros
Dalmore Distillery
Bell, Broce and CO
Melbourne
Victoria
Jatechass Perfectaer Pnt ST Faglane
Crnppyinen
Lord Edward
Fred
Dam Fawn
Dom Ue
At Charles
Bir Charlee
Girwtis
Dan
Lorkwe
Bindepeke
King Alfred
Pyrchuw
Marligll
Ory Bey
Grwewn
Johnathan Vint & Son
Young Bea
Mountain Side
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