Man chester Canal Project And World News Roundup
The Indiana Progress notes a canal to connect Manchester England with the sea, outlining vast dimensions and costs. It highlights observations on Belgian field artillery ladders, a crop-reporting innovator, church property debts in Brooklyn, and U.S. presidential salary payments. It also covers a railroad cow dispute in Indiana, French Republic sentiment, a China strike near the Forbidden City, and St. Charles Missouri promoting marriages with a matrimony bureau.
McKee Hero of the Picnic Train Rescue in Daleville
A train picnic from Daleville to Freehill grove ends in disaster when a runaway engine threatens the crowd. Engineer John McKee coolly dashes to avert disaster, saving passengers and earning Jenny’s admiration as the drummer is injured. Two months later McKee and Jenny marry, with a wedding gift from grateful villagers. The tale closes with a humorous Texas cow anecdote.
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Daleville
Freehill Spring
John McKee
McKee
Jenny
John
Jeannie
Jennie
McHee
Atlanta Constitution
Mountain Bear Duel Ends in Woman Heroic Rescue
A Woodstock N Y letter describes a dramatic she bear attack near Mink Hollow. Mrs Eldredge shoots the bear with a rifle then uses a scythe to save her pigs and cubs, skinning the bear and keeping the cubs safe. Her husband returns to a bear skin drying on the cabin. The 200 pound carcass weighs heavily as the cubs are sold for ten dollars each.
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Woodstock
N. Y
Catskill Range
Ben Edredge
Mink Hollow
Overlook
Ben
Mrs. Eldredge
Brain
Mra. Eldredge
Philadelphia
Eldredge
Novel Eifel scarecrow nets birds with ringing wires
Farmers in the Eifel devise a telegraph like system to deter birds from wheat. Poles with bells hang from which a wire runs above the fields. A moving current from a brook turns a small wheel, jolting the wire to ring bells and frighten birds, a curious and effective method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eifel
Belgium
Rhine
Loudon
It is Funny This World Is Very Funny Poem
A poem on the futility of wealth and debt. It laments how increasing income never eases pressure, as expenses rise with earnings. The piece traces the cycle from striving to debt to ruin, ending with a grim note about a life spent chasing unattainable luxury.
They Are Very Numerous In Opinion Of The Editor
A clipped, satirical remark runs through a crowd, noting many claim to outtalk a lawyer, doctor, and minister while acknowledging the editor’s own edge in commentary. The quip hints at public overconfidence and media intrigue in a local arena.
Nuisance Overpriced Flats Triggers Trombone Dispute
After months of haggling over a Ninety-seventh Street flat the owner and buyer could not agree on a price. When a new tenant moved in a trombone enthusiast filled the rooms for six hours daily, prompting others to leave. The owner then threatened to take the buyer at his figure and the music abruptly stopped amid suspicions of a shady bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny
John
McKee
Ninety-seventh Street
Moses Israelsky
New York
Russia
Goldemith
Elden Hayden
Ilsydon
Serselsky
Israeisky
Oates Amlergent
Israefsky
Tombs
Justice
America
Chicago Post
Millet Cutting and Bran Feeding Tips for Farmers
Millet should be cut at full bloom before seed hardens to avoid rapid fodder deterioration. German millet has less harmful awns than Hungarian millet. Bran is a beneficial forage supplement, rich in phosphates and minerals, and can regulate bowels with linseed meal. In summer, a small amount fed three times weekly suffices. No grain is needed if bran is used. if fed, keep it modest. A method to kill cabbage worms combines red pepper in water or dry dust with stacked lime for a crust. Our reader shares that dust sticks to juicy worms, aiding control.
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Washington
Government Fish Commission
Florida
Keys
Gulf Coast
Adriatic Sea
South Florida
Adriatic
Bahamas
Key Wet
Atlanta Constitution
New York Times
Tinois
Wisconsin
Calf Scour Remedy and Historical Feeding Then Corn Topping
A French practitioner shares a cheap calf scour remedy using ice and strawberry root tea, claiming one day treatment clears symptoms by the next day. Advice covers isolation, warm dry care, milk adjustments, and carbolic spray to curb odor and spread. The piece also recalls past belief in topping corn and contrasts it with later insights on stalk value and feeding efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvert
Duairyman
Light in the barn boosts dairy cows and fattening notes
An article excerpts a Hoard's Dairyman tale of a New York dairy herd kept in a sunlit, well lit stable. It notes brighter butter color and lower feed needs from increased light. The column offers farm tips on shade, water, pasture, and hay feeding, plus cautions on rust remedies and breeding age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Tie
Tomato Mayonnaise and Vintage Household Tips
A scattered collection from Prairie Farmer and New York Tribune items covers kitchen hacks and recipes. It describes a tomato mayonnaise served with chicken, and methods to prepare and chill tomatoes with a creamy dressing. It also includes household remedies for eye strain, sore throats, skin care, and a note on a blossom of cranberry jelly layers.
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New York Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indiana Progress
Manchester
England
Union
Brooklyn
New York Herald
F Protestanta
Treasury Department
Columbia Bank
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Indiana
Fermec
Supreme Court of the State
Ton
French Republic
St. Louis
Yance
Tincely Peetendera
Republic
France
Muliarda
Tee
China
Hehe Palace
Geer
Carrera
Rifle Brigade
Yuenmine Yuen
St. Charles
Missouri
Paul Grant
Tor
Tanton
Gil
Boma
Texas
New York Ledger
Grose Quarters
Mersey
Liverpool
Mersey Volunteer Division
Montgomery
War Office
Lady Heathfield
Red Noses
Perch Rock
Boston Transcript
Maine
Buffalo Express
Frank E. Holliday
Paris
Bidel
Neuilly
Epider
Dane
Auf
Heran
Immenia
Sherman
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