Science and Industry in a Patchwork of Inventions
A survey of early 20th century science notes various topics: iron in potash solutions resists oxidation. potato fat used as cheese adulterant. iodide of starch proposed as a poison antidote. Reports on Rochester street cars using compressed air, a Brazilian submarine cable failing at insulation, and a North Carolina incident mention air and fall machinery. Also notes on ozone germs, nitrous gases for disinfection, and straw as a bonanza versus cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Bellini
Florence
Rochester
J M Bois
Geneseo
Para
Cayenne
Amazon
Wilmington
N.C
Las
M. E. Chappuis
Gotton
M. Suillot
Jokes and Quips From Various Papers
A collage of wry snippets and jokes from newspapers including lines about the Canadian Indiana brass bands, a double bass joke near Fortsmouth, Buffalo Bills and Wild Bill compared to a plumber's bill, an oyster versus ice cream gag, a thief’s riddle about losing a knife, and quips on virtue, buttermilk, and Mrs Tittletattle.
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Indiana
Detroit Free, Press
Fortsmouth
Lowell Courier
Buffalo
Bill
Wild Bill
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Texas
Boston
N. Y. Express
Onna Lovett
Erie
Mr. Brown
Boston Transcript
Florida Indians in Fort Myers Census and Exposition Plans
Florida correspondent reports the Seminoles in South Florida numbered about 203 at a census a year or two ago, with growth since then. Capt Hendry notes the population could reach around 24 225, and a council enacts laws during green corn season. The piece suggests bringing a party to Atlanta expositon to showcase dances and culture, calling the Seminoles the only eastern tribes retaining traditional customs and urging delegation from Jacksonville and Savannah News correspondence.
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South Florida
Hendry
Fort Myers
Hapdry
Smnrt
Atlanta
Florida
Mississippi
Chippo
Dleate
Atlasta
Jacksonville
Fila. Cor
Savannah News
Grass-Seeding Methods for Autumn and Spring Planting
A 19th century irrigation on seed down outlines three methods for reseeding grass either with winter grain, by plowing and sowing seed alone, or by scarifying. It discusses soil suitability for rye and wheat, timing for rot recovery, use of barnyard manure and phosphates, and the shift toward fall seeding to avert drought and summer drought losses. It notes autumn seedings with oats or greensward, and the value of clover and timothy for pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
F. D. Curtis
N. Y. Tribune
A Day That is Dead Reflects on Time and Joy
The passage contrasts the living present with the imagined past and future. It laments humanity’s fixation on what was or will be, noting people rarely pause to savor today. The writer remarks on a lack of contentment and the constant chase of pleasant memories and future pleasures.
Home and Farm Notes on Poultry and Beekeeping
Sunlight and weather waste manure under stable eaves. Pumpkins aid hogs against parasites when fed raw. A fig pudding recipe uses figs and bread crusts. Beekeeping advice from Maine recommends movable hives for specialists but warns against patent hives for general use. Curculio control noted from Illinois horticultural reports with fruit protection by poultry and pigs.
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Darmer
Plymouth Rocks
Maine
Beas
V. FY Sun
Curculios
J D Viper
Iinois Horticultural Society
Daniel Billig
Peter Myers
Reform in Cotton Planting System Proves Economic Shift
Henry Grady reports in Harper's Magazine on South farming reform urging self-sufficiency. He cites corn-raisers profitably reducing cotton acreage, tenants on 50-acre Capeheart estates in North Carolina, and tenant rents tied to crop shares.
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South
Masure
Oglethorpe
Georgia
Capeheart Estate
North Carolina
Henry W. Grady
Harper's Magazine
A Poor Traveling Dress and Lessons for Girls
A speaker warns against sending girls on life’s journeys with only social polish, urging practical training in housekeeping, budgeting, and self-reliance. The piece promotes using experience, modern methods, and thrift to prepare for domestic life and work, with anecdotes and home economy tips.
Dr Pierce Remedies and Tonics Featured in Ad Copy
The ad touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets and Favorite Prescription as rejuvenating tonics for debility and nerving women. It claims long shelf life in glass bottles, no cheap packaging, and reliability across climates. Also notes a misfired joke about a doctor of divinity and a stray remark about a horse and hay value.
Set Back 42 Years and Still Strong at 72
An elderly man recalls long trouble with Kid ey Complaint Gravel and general debility. After using Hop Bitters his vitality returned, claiming blood and kidneys improved and energy restored to that of a man thirty years younger. The tale appears in Sunday Mercury. A brief weather note mentions banana skins on the sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kidey
Sunday Mercury
Health Tonics and Remedies Advertised in 19th Century Copy
A garbled advertisement listing various patent medicines and cures for blood disorders liver and kidney ailments, nervous complaints and skin issues. Mentions Boovilla, Bahsapahilla, Loop and Liver Syrup, Baken's Pure Paracea, Beed the proprietors Lewbaitardor Co., Rough on Rats and Repplnoe’s Rasalve. Claims universal cures and domestic use.
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Welle, Richardson & Co
Prep’s
CWI
Burlingtox, Vr
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M. A.R
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Agenta Orat
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Chicngo
Railroad Gazette
A Journal OF Transportation, Engineering and Railroad News
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Chicago
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Massausl
N.Y
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Lydia E. Pinkiam
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