Indian progress and zinc mining boom in Indiana
The issue notes several topics including a Washington Star view on university extension aiding working men, the University of Michigan's record 2681 students, and opinions of Charles A. Berry on railroad colleges. It also covers a Pittsburgh street window damage mystery, a Buffalo Bayou relics story, Mrs. Mary Woodbury as a Revolutionary War survivor, and a zinc mining boom near Rock Creek in Carroll County Indiana with leased land, drilling shafts, and promising deposits.
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Indiana
Carroll County
Old Country
Rock Creek
Missouri
Costly Pocket Knives on View in New York City
A New York City shop displays 1500 kinds of knives from five cents to 25 dollars. The 25 dollar knife, the costliest known, has a solid gold handle and two blades. The largest American knife, in Cincinnati, features 56 blades and a chest of tools and sells for 500 dollars. The largest ever known, with 1821 blades, was made by Jonathan Crookes in Sheffield. Kauffmann, who shot at Ploce Biemarck in Kissingen, died recently in Amberg penitentiary.
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New York City
America
Cincinnati
Jonathan Crookes
Joseph Rodgers
Sheffield
St. Louis Republic
Salt as Fertilizer and Farm Management Notes
Salt as a fertilizer depends on soil fertility, with mineral fertilization unlocking stored soil nutrients. Connecticut creamery costs are examined, urging frugal building costs and improved curing rooms. Poultry care stresses cleanliness, dry floors, and proper floor surfaces for health. Variety in stock feed includes grasses, roots, and grain mixes, plus a safe, gentle family horse suited to handling children and chores.
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Louston Cultivator
Connecticut
Atablea
Timothy Bay
Indiana
Early harrowing for better seed beds and weed control
The article stresses thorough early harrowing to prepare soil, destroy weeds, and maintain tilth, enabling quicker cultivation and stronger plant growth. It notes benefits across crops, the harrow's advantage before cultivator use, and cautions on insufficient harrowing.
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St. Louis Republic
A Nursery Seashore Box Table for Child Play
A mother had a carpenter craft a stout table with box top and sliding cover filled with sand. The 27 inch high unit measures 50 by 25 inches with a five inch depth box, lined with zinc. The sand box becomes a toy world for geography and imaginative play, now used in children’s hospitals.
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New York Post
England’s farm land idle claim debunked in Commons
In the House of Commons, Henry Chaplin disputes American emigration figures that 22,000,000 acres in Britain are idle. He notes 1795 reports overstate uncultivated land and asserts modern data show far less idle land. He adds 1,000,000 acres may have shifted from arable to pasture in recent 15 years due to low farm prices.
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House of Commons
Henry Chaplin
Board of Agriculture
England
Great Britain
Chaplin
Washington Star
Potatoes and Early Global Spread Described
A fragment notes the potato’s discovery in America per Gerard's Herbal of 1597 and Britannica quotation, with Peru and Spain links via Cardan, Raleigh’s Virginia to Ireland path, and a 1610 American Encyclopedia claim on early Virginia emergence. It also briefly mentions watch size reductions after fusee invention and 16th century wristwatch contrasts.
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Houghton
Psuperi Panis
America
Gerard
Encyclopedia Britannica
Quito
Spain
Peru
Hieronymus Cardan
Italy
Belgium
Sir Walter Raleigh
Virginia
Ireland
Mexico
The Bad Bodice and Fashion Notes for Women
The piece describes the最新 fashion: a filmy chiffon bodice trimmed with rose buds, a plain chiffon fall skirt, and a ruche belt. It discusses lead thimbles versus safer silver or steel and notes women favoring literary education. A fashion notes section covers hats, coiffure, and new fabrics like Bengalines and cotton cord for gowns.
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St. Louis Republic
Whole Wheat Bread and Nutrition Debate in 19th Century
The piece argues that modern wheat bread loses essential nutrients by chasing whiteness. It contrasts bread with beer adulteration laws, notes wheat’s elemental content, and suggests a whole wheat loaf could revolutionize bread making and extend life, as London scientists consider.
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Germany
London
Digestibility of Beef and Fish Variously Prepared
Dr. Popoff finds that beef and fish digest more rapidly when raw than when cooked, suggesting cooking makes the viands harder to digest. Smoking affects digestibility, and fat content in fish influences ease of digestion. The passage reflects early medical discourse on diet and digestion with varied excerpts.
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Popoff
Deut
Med
Zeit
A Remarkable Success What Ability and Research Accomplish
There is a wide gap between studying a profession and practicing it. Experience and practical knowledge from real cases form essential material for building any profession. Physicians often disguise...
Thirteen as an unlucky omen in a New York Weekly tale
A flirtatious dialogue centers on superstitions and wedding fears. The belle of the season rejects a thirteenth suitor remarking that engagement might bring dreadful change. The suitor remains cautious, arguing that marriage could occur. The exchange unfolds with playful superstition and concern.
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Belle
New York Weekly
Millionaire Bachelor Seeks Chance to Wed
A stylish and confident millionaire bachelor declares he would marry if he had a chance, but a good looking girl counters that he never will. She smiles, implying the odds are against him in a witty exchange.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Chicago
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M. J
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New York Observer
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Geneva
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Hood
W. D. Wentz
Castle Street
Mhl Partridge
N.Y
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August Flower
Jussz Barker
Humboldt, Kas
Bradfield Regulator Co
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Oxford
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New York
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Walla
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Mayer
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan State Board of Health
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Remington
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Tlien
N. cd
Toledo
Philadelphia
California
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Lydia
E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Masa
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Kline
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Swidt
J. D. Rains
Martheville
W. L. Douglas
Jones
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