Fables of Land Sales Tricks and Garden Hoaxes
A long summary of scams around land deals in Texans and odd horticultural frauds. It traces a huge land sale to western capitalists, critiquing fake seeds and plants sold by grandiose brokers, including blue roses and cockatelle bulbs. The piece contrasts credible horticulture with impostor schemes and urges readers to buy only from reputable seedsmen.
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Carlo Corella
Brazil
Dom Pedro
Case
N. Y. Tribune
Horticultural Marvels and a Newark Arrest
John Harrison, a persistent vendor in Newark, drew police attention for promising plants that would germinate on contact with water or soil and burst into blooms with a harvest of washings. The alleged deception targeted thrifty New Jersey housewives seeking spring gardening gear.
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Harrison
New Jerney
West Indies
Harrigan
Anyohs
New York Brevoorts' Heritage Questioned in Letter
A New York letter-writer cites official records to reveal the Brevoort family origins as tradesmen including a baker, wheelwright, blacksmith, saddler, and tailor. The piece notes the social tension as swelled circles resist admitting trades among the elite.
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Andrew J. Rowe
Broadway
Brevoorts
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Bram
Brevoort
Henry Brevoort
Elias Brevoort
Tsana ‘Brevoort
David Lawrence
Hus
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Wheelwright
The Dairy Butter Controversy and Winter Choler Suppression
A discussion on dairy butter purity notes that single farm creamery butter differs from mixed milk butter. Tips are offered for winter butter making, emphasizing cream temperature between sixty and sixty two degrees before churning. The piece cites a Washington Agricultural Congress report on cow economics, critiques professor Roberts figures, and describes methods to avoid churning issues and the spread of illicit butter. It also recounts Chicago Tribune findings on suppression efforts, winter cholera cases, and ongoing policing by Inspector Howe against adulterated butter trade.
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Washington
Loring
R. Roberts
Cornell University
New York
United States
Gepllemin
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Chicago Tribune
South Water
Kinzie
Howe
Butter-Making Tips Highlight Dairy Institute Talk
The North Adams district court filled for a Hoo sac Valley agricultural society institute on butter making and dairy care. Edwin Rogers argued Berkshire lags in butter quality while oleomargarine floods markets, with a sample dealer receiving fifty 50 pound tubs in a day. Samuel F. E. Lewis of Oxford, N Y explained oleomargarine’s effects and common butter defects. He urged cleanliness, optimal cream acidity, controlled handling friction, odor control, clean stables, and proved sweet cream can keep butter. He advised avoiding thick churns and recommended granulated butter to remove decomposed matter, brine treatment, and careful salt use for better flavor and texture. Richmond of Adavas showed fine butter samples and the meeting included Q A with other butter makers.
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Adavas
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