Agricultural Tips and Farm Notes from the Era
A scattered mix of farm advice covers Agcizalrarei tubes and epees for occasional use, weed control, and fertilizer ideas. It discusses chalks for soil, a corn-planting method, the role of copper or sulphur in crop protection, and cautions about overplanting trees and hedges. The piece reflects rural concerns with pests, soil health, and efficient cultivation practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasua
The
Hiabandman
Vermont
Goa
Ewald
Seagon
Germantown Telegraph
From Milk Mixtures to Mothers and Floors in Rural Life
A collage of agricultural notes and domestic advice discusses milk mixtures for coffee, window fabrics, and Turkish threads, then shifts to maternal patience and impatience. It covers floor refinishing with permanganate and wax, care for horses and livestock, and the role of proper nutrition and housing in rural households.
What Constitutes a Lady in Civilized Life
A discussion on what defines a lady, asserting that economical dress and sobriety reflect deeper civilized habits. It argues gentleness, good English, and polite behavior signify true gentility, noting differences between upper and lower classes and the public standards guiding behavior among the affluent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indy
Breference
Jadyh
Calling Etiquette and Gentle Departures in Social Visits
A Saturday column offers practical rules for timely and graceful departures after visits. Readers are advised to leave promptly when ready, avoid lingering conversations, and prevent awkward goodbyes. The piece also briefly mentions polite behavior after a guest leaves and cautions against abrupt endings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auiet
Water causes faulty crops in turkeys, farmer reports
A farmer notes last full thirty turkeys bought from others and about as many of his own. The purchased birds, arriving thirsty, did not drink and were killed after a night of digestion. Home birds had dry crops requiring breast incisions to remove grain. The finding suggests lack of water prevented grain passage to the gizzard.
Masonic Baptism in New York During La Sincerite Lodge rite
In the Grand Lodge room of Masonic Temple on Twenty third Street the La Sincerite lodge held a public ceremony baptizing eight blindfolded children aged three to ten. Sponsors pledged duties to educate and guard the youngsters in Free Masonry while the ritual washing of hands symbolized approaching grace. The event ended with the youngsters invested with aprons and jewels and a pledge to protect them from vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Masonic Temple
Twenty-third Street
Hordeb
Lia Sincerite Lodge
Lallemand
Charles T. McClenachan
la Sincerite Lodge Ad
N. Y
California Fruit Ranch Described in New York Post
The New York Evening Post cites A T Hatohi's California fruit ranch as one of the finest, with 52 500 trees across 07 acres valley and 163 hills. It lists almonds pears apples plums apricots nectarines and grapes among others, plus 60 000 gooseberries and 25 000 warrant bushes. Also notes the death of Mrs. Grimes and tribute to her long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New York Evening Post
A. T. Hatohi
Tate
Bartlett
Nellis
Henson
Hatel Tina
The Abbot of St Dalmas and a hidden grave
A Gothic tale recounts the Lord Abbot of St Dalmas di Tend and his mystery tied to a fountain mound near an abbey. A youthful nobleman Count Robert of Nice hides a past love, Maria de St Pallier, while a new novice harbors a secret about a lost life and a buried grave.
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Dalmaa di Londa
Jonas
Marie
Lave
Ahapa
Wolla
Jimaelf
Inother
Sarth
Bernabin
Robert of
Nice
Weny
Benedict
X Tak
Mademoiselle St Valerier
Nive
Lind Wellnigh
Milo
St Valker
Chiurch
Santas Reginata
Nizza la Fella
Toma
Ride
St. Reparata
Roya
Sebastian
Couat Hobert
Dom Sebastian
Lfe
St. Dalmas di Tends
Robert
Niece
St. Reparate
Uride
Maria de St. Pallier
Anon
Bos
Angelus
Life in Calcutta Described as Harsh Yet Tolerable Heat
The author surveys India’s heat season noting shade temperatures up to 150 degrees and sun reach near 180 degrees. Domestic cooling methods like punkalis mata and wind-driven tatti-muts are described along with ice trade shifts from Boston. Daily life shifts with altered meals and schedules reflect adaptation to blistering summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Boston
Fonr
Yankee Who Can Construct A Funnel Through From Here To Fourth Pole
Rejected Manuscripts and Publication Delays
A discussion on manuscript rejections in Thackeray style notes publishers’ resistance to Vanity Fair and Bronte adaptations. It recounts early failures of The Diary of a Late Physician and the turning point when Blackwood accepted a chapter after Warren, a young law student, impressed Sackwood of Blackwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers
Thackery
Vanity Fair
Yan
London
Warren
Blackwood
Washington Monument View From Capitol Hill
A fragment describes a high city overlook from a monument site, noting the Capitol below and a panoramic view of Washington and Maryland landmarks. The text mentions a scenic vista and a rapid ascent to the top, with distant mountains and the Potomac nearby.
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Washington Monument
Capitol
Washington
Panitimna
Potomac
Harper's Farey
Fireaway
Maryland
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Fare and Bousenold
Oktag
Bebby
Abero
Tosa
Imesane Wedalton Williams
USA
Bandacwe
Tras
Gaeta
Ponte
New Yorker
Allen
Grimes
Namu
Sipeanhe
Ted
Bianbard
Tne
St. Dal‘endu
Fiji
India
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