Forest fires threat and public opinion delay protection
A long 19th century article discusses vast forest losses in the United States, urging organized fire control and stronger public backing for forest protection. It cites studies on acres burned, property value losses, and the need for state laws and forest police. It notes fires near New York and Philadelphia and recounts a local incident of a man fighting a large snake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden and
United States
Tas Press
Europe
New York
Philadelphia
Mali
Blind Death in Black Hills Panther Encounter
In the Black Hills a hunter describes a near-fatal fall during a cedar thicket trek. He is hurt, alone miles from camp, when a blind panther emerges from a cliff den. The beast stalks him, unseen due to blindness, as the wind shifts and the hunter quietly waits, fearing the animal could scent him and attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Thad
Craigit
Tove
David Death
New York World
Limitless Love Core to Human Hope and God
A meditation on love as the universal source sustaining humanity beyond decay and time. The speaker asserts the universe rests on limitless love, stronger than power or force, a divine drop that outlasts kingdoms and stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighta
God
Huddleston
Picayune
The Blind Death and a Daring Escape
A hunter recalls a feral predator known as the Blind Death near a cave. The creature, blind and cautious, hesitates as wind shifts, sparing the narrator from a fateful spring. The reminiscence shifts to a World article on early Sunday schools and a domestic scene of a baby enchanted by sunbeams.
Watch Glasses Describe Production Details and Labor
The article explains the making of watch glasses showing glass blown into a sphere about a meter in diameter with metal added for thickness. Disks are cut from the sphere using compasses tipped with a diamond, detailing the labor involved in forming these laboratory adjuncts.
Pale but Honest Butter and Stormhouses on Farms
A compilation of farm notes covers pale butter from Jersey cows fed on carrots, stormhouses as shelter for workers and stock, and cheese curing temperatures. It cites Professor Harris on curing rooms, and notes risks of improper care. It also reports on the value of wood ashes for pig digestion and a method to grow sweet potatoes from plantings and hot beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Jersey Bulletin
Harris
Swire
Wisconsin Experiment Station
P Revent
Bulletin
New York Times
Doubling the Crop by Cultivation and Farm Notes
Practical farming tips on planting sweet potatoes, corn cultivation, and general farm management. Guidance covers timing for bedding and frost risk, ridge planting methods, weed control, and plant spacing. The notes stress regular cultivation for corn yields, machinery and animal care, fuel economy, and keeping hot water available in the kitchen.
Chinese Water Craft and the Boatmen of Amoy
A Balti more American letter from Amoy describes Chinese water craft excluding steamers, noting floating villages and boat families. Women command boats in Hong Kong, children sail by age six, and boatmen are described as hardy, intelligent and prolific with significant wealth. many own boats and land. Pirates are mentioned as a potential fate for some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amoy
Baltimore American
Hong Kong
China
Ink Stain Remedies and Home Recipes in Prairie Farmer
The excerpt outlines household tips from Prairie Farmer including bicarbonate of soda and milk to remove ink stains, salt and sun for deeply set marks, and an omelet method with butter and cream. It also describes ironing improvements with an oil stove, and simple confection recipes. It notes Challenger expedition depths in the Atlantic and Pacific, and the Tuscarora Deep discovery during a 1890s cable route survey.
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New York Tribune
New York Sun
Pacific
Globe
Ladrome Islands
East Longtitude
Tuscarora
Japan
United States
Tuscarora Deep
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Indiana Progress
Boston
England
Tleshiida
Walter Besant
Rider Clageard
Beet Harte
Rudyard Kipline
Lord Lytton
Manine
Illingsworth
Centennial Board of Finances
Panadelphia
Penn
Butler
Yeuus
Jie
Venusylvansia Museu
Torica
New Oseans Times-Democrateluies
Foi Wing
FL Anstey
Revue de Deux Mondes
France
Mr. Anstey
Hort
Mr. Atstey
Jerry White
Archard’s Mill
Teno
Gum Swamp
Jerry
M. Quad
Robert Raikes
Raikes
Gloucester
Tertullian
Martin Luther
Wittenberg
John Knox
Scotland
Borromeo
Milan
Netherlands
Timies
Joseph Alleine
Ireland
Bishop Asbury
Hanover
Bishop White
Bolton
St. Louis Republic
Baby
Tiny
Puck
Cileese
Henry Stewart
New York Voice
Chicago News
THE
Rousewite
Repide
Atlantic
Challenger
Virgin Islands
Castori
Castoria
da J. F. Execumos
Conaway
Ark
Saeed
Ners
Pope
Bamton Wagon Co
Binghamton, N. Y
J. M. Cunningham
Selle
Selle, Anson, O. EN
NYS
Fry
Battie
Geldly
Ilia
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