Menace to the Apple Tree in Futuristic Debate
A Holbrook News item discusses coreless apples and seedless fruit, citing New York Times mock commentary on King Edward's verdict and the potential extinction risk without cross-pollination. It notes risks to bananas and potatoes, and contrasts coreless fruit with practical uses of cores, plus a summary of French gardening methods for soil enrichment involving stable manure and deep loams.
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Colorado
Edward
New York Times
Mexico
Ernest Poole
Success Magazine
Day of Reckoning Among Boarders at the Parlor
A stout new boarder laments losing two vest buttons as the landlady, famed for Watchfulness and economy, eyes him with a chilling stare. The dining room is suggested as the likely place where the missing buttons lie, per Youth's Companion.
Quirky Echoes From A Distant Pageant Of Headlines
A collection of brief, satirical notes and oddities cites fashion trends, jokes about alcohol, a Minnesota cow, a New York trip with Willy, and Roosevelt’s rapid journalistic rise. It riffs on Spain’s king, camel origins, hens stolen, English ship laws, padded hips, a Colorado train robbery, Cleveland commissioners, bee stings for rheumatism, and whales’ milk as a food claim.
New York Farmers Propose City Youth Summer Farm Work
Farmers in New York urged the state Commission of Agriculture in New York City to persuade urban families to send their youths to the countryside for the summer. They urged that boys, even working for board and travel, would benefit from open air life away from crowded town months.
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New York
State Commision of Agriculture
New York City
Lonely envoys in distant lands toil for U S aid
Agents sent by minor nations on the world’s edge face loneliness among unfamiliar speech and customs. Their power is small and their duties mainly involve seeking American help to avoid trouble with larger powers, while home tensions at treasury or throne keep ministers on edge.
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State Department
United States
England safe from invasion warns of sea strength reality
A commentary argues that German invasion of England is unlikely given the need for naval victory and massive landings, noting Britain’s history and the current global desire for peace. It contends English people will defend their homes if needed and cites President Gomez recognizing his people's peaceable aims.
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England
Great Britain
Germany
Cuban politics stir debate on leadership and labor moral
The editorial critiques Cuban governance and social temperament, condemning aspirants who crave power and urging disciplined reform. It praises firm action against insurrection, notes Cuba's healthy finances, and cites Carlyle on labor while warning against excessive work without balance. It also describes practical farm equipment and hog water needs highlighting farm efficiency.
The Thirteen Superstition and Common Sense Debunked
A discussion cites Success Magazine saying fear of the number thirteen has no real power. It argues that causes produce effects, and a painted thirteen on a door is no more harmful than a simple ink drop. The piece adds that a friend strengthens weaknesses and a boy loves pie, though not always wisely.
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O. S. Marden
Success Magazine
Early potato scab cure and history notes
The article traces the origin of potato scab causes from a suspected parasite to a fungus identified by Bolley in 1890. It discusses temporary prevention and details a treatment using corrosive sublimate dissolved in hot water, with instructions to soak cleaned potatoes for ninety minutes before drying and planting.
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Bolley
Concerning Hogs and the Cleanliness Debate
A hog is often called dirty due to lack of opportunity for cleanliness. Some farmers argue mud and filth are needed for the hogs to survive, while others insist hogs deserve ample clean water and out-of-mud conditions.
Wool growers urged to stop using sisal twine on fleeces
Growers are warned to abandon sisal binder twine for tying wool fleeces as it harms dyeing and market appeal. Mills and dealers vow not to handle wool tied with sisal, urging buyers to sell in market where all buyers can bid. Strong emphasis on higher prices and competition for receipts in the coming season.
Nursery Stock Treatments and Lime Sulphur Advice
Inlime-sal- Insecticides have re peaked as a Sud ith hydrocrankc Geneva New York finds. Treatment, if used at all, requires care to avoid scale destruction. Sulphur wash exposure too long or high temperature injures trees, and root exposure to mixtures causes serious injury. Station recommends fumigation as most effective and least injurious, advises orchardists to spray lime-sulphur after trees are set rather than on arrival.
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Geneva
N.Y
To Hold the Gate Open Timber and Notched Bevel Work
A 4x6 timber two feet long with a 3x6 inch notch on one end joins a 2x4 two feet long with a beveled end and a 2x6 inch notch as shown in the sketch. The device serves to hold a gate open.
Gate Hardware and Cure for Blind Staggers
Instructions describe hinge and gate setup with a notch holder, bevel alignment, and post height. It notes checking gate drag and adjusting height. Then reports on Louisiana Experiment Station studies on blind staggers in horses, linking cause to feeding materials and mold or fungus effects with no definite cure found.
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Louisiana Experiment Station
Pig Eating Spvwn
Farmers should prevent sows from eating their pigs by two months or more before farrowing. Feed a wide variety of foods including some animal protein and ample salt to discourage consumption and protect newborn piglets.
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