Demerite President Denounces Wheat Corners and Prices
Edward O'Neil, head of New York Master Butchers Association, criticizes wheat corner manipulation driving meat prices. He jokes about patriots and recalls John Stockton's domesticity in a wry anecdote, highlighting public frustration over shortages and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demerite
Edward O'Neil
Master’ ‘Butchers’ Association” of
New York
Mr. O'Neil
Washington
Lines
Europe
John Stockton
Stockton
Musket Found In Hollow Tree Linked To 1778 Battle
Lumbermen in Pike county Pennsylvania uncovered an old flintlock musket inside a hollowed tree trunk while removing a free cut log near Rhohola. The find, near a battlefield dated July 22 1778, suggests the weapon may have belonged to wounded patriots from the battle between white settlers and Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Lumber
Rhohola
Pike County
Pennsylvania
Diversified Farming and Practical Cattle Raking Notes
The article discusses valuing small, steady farming deeds, praising modest improvements over grand schemes. It outlines cattle economics from steer calves to feed lot age, stressing time, pasture costs, and market timing, and notes there is no cure for chronic horse heaves beyond selling the horse for its worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mail
Trap Nest Illustrations Show Three Poultryman Nests
The article describes three trap nest forms used by English poultrymen. It details a belting wire arrangement, a trap-wire released by the hen’s weight, and a front corner upright wire mechanism that releases the trap when a front gate drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imprlegna
Diversified farming urged to raise land fertility profits
The article argues for diversified farming to meet rising land demand, urging farmers to increase production, grow crops, breed livestock, and produce home fertilizer. It emphasizes using animal outputs for profit and notes the value of cattle and hay while advising practical tips on dairy gains and well water pumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biréns Side
American sweet corn introduced in Roumania amid watermelon discovery
A farm exchange notes introduction of sweet corn in Roumania where field corn thrives yet sweet corn was unknown. The introducer also reports a new watermelon variant in Roumania described as notably smaller than an ordinary orange with a wine-like trait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
Rowmania
Development of Central Canada Brightens Farmers Outlook
The article extols Central Canada Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as land of strong yields with 20 to 30 bushels per acre and up to 50 bushels for wheat. It notes rail lines and towns expanding, schools and churches rising, and wealth from soil rather than imported capital. It mentions Grand Trunk Pacific growth and encourages seeking government information for settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Come Unseen
Grand Trunk Pacific
Edmonton
Thia Ige
Central
Himsell
United States
Clock in Yorksh ire asylum slow by ten minutes
A visiting collier at a Yorkshire asylum remarks the hall clock is ten minutes slow. The inmate retorts in a terse exchange, noting the clock’s purpose and setting. The remark appears in a London Daily News clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
Ladk
London Daily News
Archimedes Lever Quote Sparks Women’s Suffrage Debate
In a historic quip Archimedes claims a lever can move the Earth, while a suffragette counters with a rallying demand. Reporters of that era note the clash of wit and gendered rhetoric as debate stirs public interest.
Frank J Cheney Copartner Oath In Toledo Firm
An oath by Frank J Cheney declares he is a senior partner of F J Cheney & Co doing business in Toledo. The document promises to pay one hundred dollars for each casfe of catarrh that cannot be cured by Geils Catarrh Cure. The notice lists dates and signatures and promotes patent medicines for catarrh and constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Inter Oction
Taca
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Frank
Pierce
Han Ile
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Weil
Local Remedies and Miscellany From a Faded Advertisement Page
An eclectic clipping mixes patent medicines, tonics, salves, and odd claims. It touts Harlins Wizard Oil and Dr. Flerte's Pleasant Pellets while promoting Avien's Foot Ease and various salves. A vague query about an elderly gentleman with a catfish tail in his hat closes the page.
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Menran
Advier
Jefferson
Farbingon
Price
Jacksot
Pioneer Implement Co
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Agenta
New York City
Mig. Co
St. Debi, Ma
Thompson
Department of Agriculture
Bert
Abbie Creek
Ohio
New
Aman
Development OF
Sorghum
Washington Star
London Street
Robert Pierpont
London Mendicity Society
London
Pierpont
Duke
Wellington
Waterloo
Alis
Reynolds
Puck
Tate
Archimedes
Glearon
Norargrt
Ind Neta
Dragetate
Vila
Werk
England
Great Britay
Transvaal
Dr. Flerte
Siberian
Avien
Sampie
Vikeress
Western
Canana
Wirwt
Tha Phree
Seine
Geeven
Ireeuze
Warted
Addrass
Rochester
ISO
Gueas
Ntion
N. U
Putnam
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