Practical Hay Stacking Devices And Farmers Practices
A Rural Reader notes suggest stacking hay after harvest to reduce spoilage, with a ladder bracket device to lift hay onto stacks. It covers humane care for balky horses, Jersey butter reliability, and cautions about sloppy hay handling that wastes value and harmed by weather. It also mentions Wagner’s flat pea fodder, its high sugar content, drought tolerance, and dual use for stock feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Benton
American Agricultntist
Fiz
Mounted Policeman Recalls Gentle Horse Cure Method
An officer recalls a mounted patrol experience where a man practiced a method to cure a troubled horse without pain. The technique involves restraining the horse’s leg at the knee, holding for three minutes, then lowering the limb, claimed to be painless and always effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prtice
Damaged Text On Household Remedies And Techniques
Fragmented OCR notes list various home remedies and tips. It mentions using banana peels, salt and water solutions for stings, borax with cold starch for shines, coat coffee on hot coals to remove odors, and general cautions about applying cover coats to bruised wounds. It also includes advice on cleaning, phrasing, and arranging flowers in damp sand.
Tax Reform Studies Attract Wide Interest In Buffalo
Studies aim to inform on taxation not tariffs and cover topics touching many social questions. Landowners should note that benefits from improvements or social advances flow to them through increased land value. Submit opinions briefly to P.O. Box 5S, Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O
Buffalo
New York
Vox Popul
United States
Les
Arkansas Farmer
Taxation Debate in New York State Assembly Speech
Ex Speaker Sulzer argues for home rule taxing real and personal property, criticizes rural opposition, and urges city voters to shape tax policy. He cites farm struggles, personal property taxes, and a proposed broad tax approach as essential for farmers and urban districts alike. He defends enforcement against evasion and compares reform to historic state improvements and broader economic needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulzer
Board of Aldermen
City of
New York
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Rochester
J. T
Sain Hs
Tereliag
Jersey City
Mr. Howe
Mr. Sulzer
Grand Jury
Gerry
Elianes
DeWitt Clinton
Excelsior
The Spanish Theater Life In Madrid And Its Opulent Stage
A North American Review note extols Spain as the theater’s center, tracing Spanish devotion to drama from bullfights to family tertulias. It highlights Madrid theaters built in a uniform model, opulent boxes, and bright opera houses with admiring details of the royal box and a moment of royal news via telephone during an opera performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spale
Countey
Spain
North American Review
Lise
Madrid
Paleus
Lange
Paraiso
Paradise
Madrid Opera House
Grand Opera
Covent Garden
Montpensier
The Ozone Process in Meat Preservation
A dinner of newspaper men showcased a beef roast preserved by the ozone process. Hosts explained ozone purifies and preserves by permeating meat, preventing decomposition. The method, used by hotels and transport firms, is new to the Northwest, prompting surprised reactions about the meat's sun exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sora Jong
Minneapolis Times
W. A. Barnes
Ingenious Smuggling Exposed in Russian Note Plot
In St Petersburg O L Rato viteh discusses a clever smuggling scheme of false bank notes. A series of Enari pencils from England revealed the ruse when a Customs officer used a pencil and discovered a hidden paper roll inside the hollow shaft. The find uncovered the counterfeit currency operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
O. L. Ratoviteh
St. Petersburg
England
Custom House
Consignee
Ile
Fragmentary note hints at smuggling into country
The readable text suggests a reference to a smuggling incident involving false notes and border entry, but details are unclear. No names, dates, or places are recoverable from the fragment to specify who, where, or when.
Phosphorescent Ghost in Ghent Hotel Tale
An Irish student with Oxford scholarship travels abroad and, in Ghent, experiences a spooky hotel night. After a silent evening, a dimly lit figure admits him. In darkness he flicks a taper, but phosphorescent fumes from matches coat him and make him glow. A sudden cry and a fall lead to rescue by English staff as the guest exits with a startling, eerie light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Ghent
Ovise
Somene
Toglish
Origins of The Old Oaken Bucket by Samuel Woodworth
The Brooklyn Eagle recounts how Samuel Woodworth, a New York printer, was inspired by a tavern drink at Mallory’s near Chatham and Chambers streets. After a boast about the old oaken bucket’s water and a short walk, he wrote The Old Oaken Bucket within half an hour, creating a classic piece of our language. The well lies in Greenbush Scituate Plymouth County about twelve miles from Mansfield Massachusetts, with some families claiming possession of the original bucket handle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Woodworth
Woodworth
Chatham and
Chambers Streets
New York
Krankfort Street
Mallors
Mallory
Sertuate
Greenbush
Scituate
Plymouth County
Mansfield
Mass
Brooklyn Eagle
He Knows Beans Origin Story Rumor
A retold anecdote attributes the origin of the phrase to Sergeant Frank Manchester of Rhode Island. While serving under General Burnside, Manchester allegedly improvised a savory beans dish, then Burnside praised his cooking, declaring that at least one man in the army knows beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoe
Tteans
New Yorker
Beans
Geo
Ambrose E Burn
Frank JL
Manchester
Burnside
Iere
Sergu Manchester
Rhode Island
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Humane Societies
Beard
Dairysoan
Liis
Jersey
Tartiold Coupe
Warner
Herr Wagner
Munich
Germany
Devel
Latserur
Sant
TAX Reform Studies
Bolton Hall
Dermonal Faron
Spon Hisec
Inne
Lever Beas
Suplight Soap” Works
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Callie
London
Paris
Hatzel
Se Anen
Supar Trust
Gromnsburg
Ind
Canada
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