Destructive Plum Curculio Attacks Cultivated Fruits
A historical agricultural note describes the plum curculio, its range across the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, and its damage to apples pears plums peaches nectarines and other fruits. It outlines distinguishing features from the apple curculio and discusses control methods including arsenical spraying and habitat management around orchards.
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West Virginia University Agricultural
United States
Mocky
Dreharda
Popular Feed for Poultry by NY CE Brown
The article outlines feeding poultry with a daily wet mash and split grain meals. It discusses timing noon for mash, avoiding overfeeding, and provides two mash recipes using corn, oats, bran, shorts, cooked meat scraps, bone meal, clover and charcoal.
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Ny CE Brown
Milk-fed chickens endure cruel confinement before slaughter
A poultry line describes milk-fed chickens kept in a close coop with almost no space to move and no exercise. They are only released to be killed, implying the use of a guillotine for slaughter.
Incubator Chick Proves Thrifty Like Hatchling Cousin
It is stated that a properly incubated incubator chick with proper food and care can be as thrifty as its forty second cousin hatched and raised by a hen.
Praise for Plane Players and a Gardener's Job List
An essay praises plane players as a boon to music education despite past suspicion among professionals. A humorous dialogue follows with a gardener applicant asked to clean kennels parrot cages workshop and car, plus care for dogs.
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E Dickinson
Elo Lever
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills Promoted In Old Ad
An archaic advertisement touts Munyon's Paw Paw Pills as a cure all for digestive ailments. It claims to improve bowel function, liver health, and natural motivation, urging readers to buy the pill from apothecaries at five six cents per bottle.
Felsted Clerk Retires After Fifty-One Years Service
Mr Elian Taylor, Felsted parish clerk in England, retires at ninety after fifty one years of service. He climbed the clock tower daily to wind the clock, discharging the duty 18 500 times and covering 100 miles of stairs during his term.
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Elian Taylor
Felsted
England
Clearch Tower
Stalra
Kidney Remedy Praised Over Six Years Health Gain
Mrs. Margaret E. Anderson of Minneapolis testifies that Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cured her kidney trouble after three doctors advised surgery. She bought a bottle at Rose drugstore and remained free of trouble for over six years, endorsing the remedy and A O Ointment.
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Margaret E. Anderson
Minneapolis
Minn
M. M. Kerridge
Breakin Show Aims At Alwar Team Names Coach Pontitaes
Fragmentary notes describe an exhibition or show in Alwar with references to Atten ay Pontitaes Genie Liners and Hobie. Mentions of a seller, a person named Le Roy, and an apparent date or number 8 appear amid garbled text.
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Alwar
le Roy
Wanted A jive representative in the town
Short ad notes a job request for a sales or promotional rep amid garbled text. It lists several names and possible company hints, including Hansedy & Kim, Le Monadnock Make Sam Francinco, and Cad, with unclear contact details and duties. The fragmentary item reads like a classified want ad with no clear deadline or location.
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Jive
Harile
Bn Callters
la Literal Coerminaries
Hansedy & Kimseall
le Monadnock
Sam Francinco
Prompt for a Safe Cure: Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Ad
A vintage warning on personal integrity and health extols Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a laxative cure for constipation. The text argues constancy to oneself shields against injury and highlights the pellet product as a thorough remedy.
Unclear Quote by Samuel Garth Cited
A fragment attributes a statement to Samuel Garth about choosing right and condemning wrong. The text presents a moral reflection rather than a news event or report. No verifiable details beyond the attribution and general theme are available.
Truth About Bluing Talk No. 8
Advertises Red Cross Ball Bluing as the best blue for laundry. Warns against liquid bluing as expensive, urging customers to buy the product from grocers and noting its strong whitening effect on fabrics.
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RED Cross
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