Insect Plague Threatens Farm and Orchard Crops Across Regions
An extended feature details the economic damage from pests like chinch, root aphids, corn rootworm, white grub, and scale insects. It explains Forbes’s entomology work, field trials with kerosene emulsions, plowing and crop rotation for control, and practical remedies for trees, corn, and livestock, emphasizing cost efficient methods and the need for sanitation.
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Stephen A. Forbes
Despall
Zfenco
Tuk
Nee
Ios
Harley
Forbes
Gore
Dr. Forbes
Dr. Forhes Jt
Aimid Aphis
Jimelf
Tindia
Thia
Forben
Uhen Siade
Dorbes
Stacles Azamat
Medieval shopkeeping in London and its survival in retail
A Victorian essay contrasts London merchants who custom fit goods to customers with the American mass market. It notes tailors seriously tailor shirts, hatters offer made to measure, and cigars are aerated to suit taste, while many shops remain cramped and constrained, hinting at a medieval persistence in retail.
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London
Jerniya Atreet
Mae
London Speska
Shopa
Scotland
Regent Street
Hlond Street
United States
Shade Color Atlas Aids Police by Hair Palette
A criminological figure named M Bertillon compiles a complete world hair color palette. He will classify specimens on a graduated scale from darkest to lightest and number each color. When ready, police worldwide will read a thief description like half from 27 to 2 to identify the suspect.
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M. Bertillon
M. Dertillon
Tian
Beware the Model Al Fresco Cheese Mixup
A bachelor mare hosts an outdoor luncheon where cheese in silvered wrapping is served. She unrolls the wrapper to reveal not cheese but a wood thermometer sample rod from the grocer. The grocer laments losing his sample while the party mourns a cheeseless platter.
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Fy Bertle
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Farkes
Stass
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