Home and Garden Tips From Historic Papers
This compilation notes practical household advice on keeping flies away from gilt frames with onion boilings, beating egg whites with salt, baking eggs with cream, and selecting berries, plus cooking asparagus with cream. It includes farming tips on pig feed from Glover, patch grazing, and a method for water proof stencil ink using shellac borax and lampblack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Minnesota Horticulturiste
Wilson
Chicago Tribune
Toledo Blade
Scientific American
Alligator Leather at Chambers Street Show Case
A Chambers street showcase displays pocket-books card cases and bags made from mottled alligator leather. A reporter notes rising use of alligator skin, explains tanning history and process, cites Florida supply and price sixty dollars a dozen, and discusses quality and imitation risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers Street
Florida
Gulf States
Brooklyn
W. Y. Sun
Transplanting Trees in Japan
A detailed guide to Japanese tree transplanting covers tying branches with paper or cloth to align toward sun, careful root pruning, and supporting posts. It explains digging, wrapping the stem, replanting depth, soil packing, wind protection, and timing with February favored. watering and wheat bran at the bottom are noted as helping growth. The author cites S. Arakawa and N. E. Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
S. Arakawa
Rin N. E. Farmer
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific R’y
Inllinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Washington
Keokuk
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Fairfield
Des Moines
West Liberty
Iowa City
Atlantia
Avoca
Audubon
Harlan
Guthrie Center
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Ballatin
Trenton
Cameron
Kansas City
Missouri
Leavenworth
Atchison
Kansas
Great Rock Island
Pullman
Missouri River
Minneapolis
T. Paul
Albert Sea
Seneca
Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
la Fayette
Council Gluffs
St. Paul
United States
Canada
R. R. Cable
E. ST. John
T & Qen
Thinning Plants A Gardener's Difficult Yet Essential Task
The Massachusetts Ploughman urges timely thinning of crops to avoid crowded stands. Beets carrots onions and squashes demand careful removal of excess seedlings to ensure proper spacing and a satisfactory harvest. The article notes the physical strain and courage required, especially for squash varieties, and jokes about a future machine to perform thinning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
The Darby and Dairy Advices on Cattle Health
An eclectic note on cattle feeding and dairy practice from American Dairyman and Western Rural. It cites digestibility and dieting to prevent illness, warns against overfeeding, and recounts a Missouri court ruling on oleomargarine. It also details “hoven” or blown gas in cattle and a practical alum remedy, with a veterinary note for sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court For
Missouri
Miller
John Brosnahan
Southern Dairy Company
Louisville
United States Court
United States
Ilgin
American Cheese Abroad: A Tale Of Taste Across The Atlantic
The Wall Mall Gazette contrasts English and American cheese noting Americans make cheap mild cheese in factories versus England’s stationary craft. It recalls Lancashire workers favoring American cheese, cites improvements from early barrels to modern Cheddar varieties, and compares flavor, texture, and display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wall Mall Gazette
Atlantic
Lancashire Cotton
Cheshire
England
Texas
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the Darby
Thos. Lowe, JR
J. O, Eingeley
H. Lowe
Chas
H. Isele
Peoria Steam Granite and Marble Works
Jobbery
Adams Street
Peoria
Illinois
Apendix
John Linden
Cleveland
Ohio
Express C.O.D
State St
Bend
Addresa H. L Kurtz
Sansom &I
Philadelphia
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Wise
Wm. Garretson & Co
Souah Clark St
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