Benefit from spraying fruit trees in worm control
An orchard study shows spraying reduces wormy fruit drops and wormy picks. Unsprayed trees lose about 26 percent wormy drops and 16.7 percent wormy picks, while sprayed plots show lower worminess. Overall, about one fourth to one third of the total crop may be saved as perfect fruit by spraying, depending on conditions.
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Esya
New Hampshire
Old Home Farm Cows Drink From Creek to Well
The text recalls cows at the old home farm crossing the creek to reach a well for water. The man trained the cows to appreciate a good drink, noting water abundance and its role in milk production.
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Cowa
Teo
Faults in chicken combs and bran feeding tips
The article discusses faults in single comb chicken breeds including side tempering, coarse or serrated combs and weak structures. It praises rose double combs like the Wyandotte when firmly set and fully textured. It also recommends keeping dry bran before fowls as a laxative and feeding option after chicks reach one month old.
Weeping Willow's Strange Story Roots in Europe and America
A tree tale tracing the Pope willow from Europe to America. Pope planted a twig by the Thames after receiving a fig graft from Smyrna. Curtis in Virginia and Gates on Manhattan Island later grew notable “Pope willow” offspring with roots in New England and New York.
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Europe
America
Alexander Pope
Thames Tiver
England
Smyrna
Pope
Boston
Mass
Mr. Curtis
General Washington
Curtis
Virginia
General Gates
Manhattan Island
New York
Gate
Prodigal Son and the Cowboy Jest
Judge Bou Lindsey of Denver's juvenile court cites charity as he warns against harsh judgments. An itinerant preacher tells a Prodigal Son tale to cowboys who respond with stark pragmatism, culminating in a punch line: the cowboy would shoot the prodigal and raise the calf.
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Bou BD. Lindsey
Denver
Detroit
Coca Cola promotion and tuberculosis cost study notice
Try This The Summer step up to a soda fountain for Coca Cola to cool and refresh you. Free booklet The Truth About Coca Cola and Baseball Record Book offered by sending 20 stamp. National TB study notes sanatorium costs and potential national savings by proper patient segregation.
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Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Casey
A Strange Coat In Northern New Hampshire
A notorious woman-hater in old northern New Hampshire sought a tailor for a new suit before ready-made clothing existed. The tailor cut seven yards of cloth with wide seams, and the man, despising women, wore the oversized coat without trying it on. He later told a post office loafer he had not bought a coat, merely wrapped in fabric.
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New Hampshire
Talloress
Obed
Castorla and assorted samples in advertising spread
An old advertising snippet urges careful use of CASTORLA with the branding that it bears the signature of in use for over 80 years. It mentions Allen’s foot remedy and Murine eye product with brief, jumbled promotional lines and a Chicago address.
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Pod Urine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Manic Notion Sparks Widespread Doubt of Sanity
A disruptive speaker argues that others are insane, claiming universal blindness stems from love and imagination. The remark fuels debate over perception and reality, highlighting tension between self and others in public discourse.
Why Do Top Ranks Lose Steam After Climbing High
A thoughtful examination questions the durability of success at the summit. It probes why leaders and high achievers often decline after reaching peak status, exploring factors like burnout, shifting incentives, and complacency while suggesting strategies to sustain performance.
Sumner’s London Dinner Reply Sparks Ashes Debate
At a London dinner in his honor Charles Sumner gave a witty reply to an Englishman who misquoted ashes of a hero. Sumner quoted Gray to say ashes still hold fire. The exchange ended with no further criticism that evening.
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Charles Sumner
London
Mr. Sumner
Gray
Yale
Caught In the Rush
A sympathetic woman asks a crippled beggar how he was injured. He recalls vacation at a summer hotel where he was trampled while rushing to enter the dining room after the first bell.
Fragmentary Aphorisms on Value and Ideas
A terse, obscure fragmentary note reflecting on value when faced with challenge. It mentions a friend’s worth at its best, an enemy testing strength, and references to Stoy ston and Lewis' Sin gle Binders with notes on beads and ideas.
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Stoyston
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