Winter Spraying as a Practical Winter Necessity
Winter graying is a necessity not a precaution and now is the time to begin work. Steam boiled lime-sulphur is a key winter spray for apples and peaches and is foolproof when applied during the dormant season. Clemson extension officials urge farmers to build or share small steam-boiling plants to cut costs and labor, offering assistance from the plant pathology and horticultural divisions.
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W. D. Moore
Clemson College
Paradichlorobenzene Controls Peach Borers In Orchards
Extension specialist A. Freeman Mason states that with peach tree borers nearly all eggs hatch by mid September, allowing paradichlorobenzene to be applied until October 10. Application rates vary by tree age, with methods describing soil mounding and careful placement to avoid direct contact with trunks, and complete control after about three weeks.
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A. Freeman Mason
New Jersey State College of Agriculture
Nut behind wheel cited as major accident cause
An aphorism from Linville Alabama’s Henilight warns that the nut securing the steering wheel is the part that causes more accidents than any other. The quote reflects local humor on car safety and mechanical maintenance.
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Linville
Ala
Where Many Fall Down The Forward Looker
A San Pease Chronicle item notes the difficulty in distinguishing new ideas from new idiocies, critiquing weak judgment and risk in forward-looking commentary. The piece emphasizes caution in adopting trends and highlights cautious innovation over reckless novelty.
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San Pease Chronicle
Never buy land without abstract or title insurance
Do not purchase a property without obtaining an abstract of title or a title insurance policy. A Torrented title is considered among the safest options.
Clock crafted with oyster shells in Rockland Maine
A Rockland Maine watchmaker created a clock using oyster shells for the hour marks and a knife and fork as clock hands, showcasing quirky workmanship in local craft.
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Rockland
Maine
When Sabbath Was Day of Rigid Observance Between Services
In Connecticut Sunday held rigid observance long after the Revolution, spurring the building of Sabbath-day houses. These small shanties on church greens sheltered families between services, with stalls for horses and meager interiors. Families lit fires, ate luncheon, and thawed after long services in Arctic meeting-house climates, sometimes sharing with another family.
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Connecticut
Meeting House
Massachusetts
Noontime House and Fireside Gatherings in Pastors’ Era
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that a shared noon house served all comers, with Sunday Fireside gatherings risking becoming too social. Pastors deployed readings of edifying books and similar activities to keep minds in a suitably irksome, pious frame between services.
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Philadelphia’ Inquirer
Harlequin beetle grubs arrive at London zoo
Logs eight feet long form the diet of tropical grubs from Trinidad. They are Harlequin beetle larvae four inches long kept in a greenhouse at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The colony has food supplies for years as the caterpillars mature into adult beetles for the final Harlequinade. Trinidad may be glad to be rid of them.
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Zoological Gardens
London
Trinidad
Investor returns profits to broker after cashing out
A man, who deposited 10000 and bought stocks on a firm's advice months earlier, requested his profits in cash. After confirmation of a 21000 approximate gain, he received 21000 in cash, carried it briefly, then told the partner to buy back all his stocks.
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Wall Street Journal
Growth of Law Library
A law library once calculated to hold 180 volumes of decisions and 0 of statutes would be complete in the same sense today with 18 500 decisions and 5 600 statutes. If growth continues, a century hence it would require 1 850 000 decisions and 550 000 statutes.
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Nation
Business Magazine
Volcano Heat Unveils Arctic Warm Valley Discovery
Goldseekers report a steam heated valley in northern British Columbia where lush vegetation mirrors the tropics. The explorers traveled by air and credit the story to their own expedition. Warm springs dispel cold of upper Canada, seen as incredible yet plausible.
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British Columbia
Upper Canada
Vesuvius
Popocatepetl
Krakatao
Arctic
Plenty of Time to Europe by Airship
A humorous dialogue where a man asks if he is leaving, he answers yes to Europe by airship, noting that the service will exist by the time his wife is ready. The banter hinges on imagined future travel.
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Europe
Ghost Town Rhyolite Writes Its Own Western Tale
The piece recalls the rise and fall of mining boom towns across the West, noting how ghost towns like Rhyolite, once home to over 10,000 people and two railroads, now sit deserted with torn interiors and missing rails. The lure of quick wealth drew traders and adventurers, but many towns vanished when deposits failed to materialize.
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Popular Mechanics
New
Bottle House Mystery amid Deserted School and Homes
Reinforced concrete and a fine eight room schoolhouse were erected, then razed for salvage. Remaining structures decay while in residence districts a famed bottle house survives as a curious landmark made of empty glass bottles set in cement with bases outward. The bottle house will be kept as a local curiosity.
Perilous Goodwin Sands Near Dover Entrance
Dreaded Goodwin sands lie at the Strait of Dover entrance six miles from Kent, a shifting treacherous shoal. Attempts to place lighthouses have failed, though lights and lightships exist. Many wrecks occurred, most famously 18 ships in November 1703. Tradition links sands to Earl Goodwin era lands. An 11th century lapse led to inland inundation at Canterbury.
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Goodwin Sands
Strait of Dover
North Sea
Kent
Lomea
Earl Goodwin
St. Augustine
Canterbury
London Fire Brigade unveils foam and cutter unit
London firefighting equipment now includes a 6000 gallon foam tank system with a jet reach of 150 feet and electric cutters drills searchlights and group lights. The unit, kept at fire brigade headquarters, tackles all district calls and can breach steel ship hulls.
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London
Bachelor club in Berlin vows marriage only after wealth
Plan Ideal Marriages reports the latest Berlin club, the Bachelor club, pledging not to marry until amassing 100000 marks, then marry only poorer girls. Members argue social unrest stems from misery, and an ideal marriage needs a comfortable husband and a woman he loves.
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Berlin
All Out for Teal and Tea Habit Aboard The Train
A humorous note about New Zealand tea drinking recounts trains stopping for tea to avert tea starvation. The anecdote features a conductor rushing to tell the engineer has not had his tea, delaying departure until the engineer is refreshed and everyone proceeds satisfied.
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John T. McCutcheon
Héarat
Hard Winter Foretells Changes in Wildlife Behavior
The Banff National Park in Alberta reports wildlife growing less wary of humans amid a hard winter. Trappers and mountaineers note premonitory signs of severe climate, including summit gophers and ground squirrels caching winter stores, a sign of looming hardship and possible future blessings. Source cites the Montreal Herald.
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Banff National Park
Alberta
Montreal Herald
Great Master of Music Under Heavy Handicap
Spohr describes Beethoven's piano playing after loss of hearing as poor from the first notes at a rehearsal. He notes a false belief that Beethoven could still play beautifully despite deafness and presents Spohr's account as a friend of Beethoven.
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Beethoven
Ludwig Spohr
Spohr
Beethoven Deafness Denies Hearing Virtuosity and Power
A historical note reflects on Beethoven’s deafness, describing how he heard nothing as his powers waned. Fore passages clashed due to blasting loudness, while later piano sections faded to inaudible, illustrating the tragedy of a master whose sense of sound was lost.
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Beethoven
Why He Asks to Marry the Old Man’s Daughter
Robert faces a tense interview at Mr Green’s home as the elder questions his motive for marriage. The scene unfolds in a drawing room and library where the old man, suffering indigestion, bluntly presses for a clear reason. Robert falters, admitting he has none, prompting a pointed exchange about his intentions.
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Robert
Mr. Green
Mr Green
When London Trembled Earthquake in Shakespearean Era
A fragment recalls an 1580 earthquake in Shoreditch during Burbage’s theater play at the Curtain. Reporters and ballad sellers rushed to spread word as audiences fled in panic and fear of collapsing houses. The incident is noted as an early English earthquake verse.
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London
Canada
Great Britain
Burbage
Shoreditch
Monger
Bond Street
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