Various Farmhouse Tips From N Y Times and Prairie Farmer
A collection of domestic guidance on preserving silver with oatmeal and notes on wheat quality among the Maricopa Indians at Salt River Arizona Territory. Recipes for shirred eggs and jelly rolls, plus instructions on Paris green use for rose bugs, safe canning solder, and cattle feeding, all drawn from period sources. Guidance on curing clover by sun and stacking with salt is included from New England Farmer.
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Salt River
Arizona Territory
N. Y
Gentemaine
Paris
Manufacturer's Gazette
Boston Transcript
New England
Poultry Health Remedies From Canker to Egg Bindings
Ways to treat canker with chlorate or potash and lunar caustic for stubborn cases. Keep affected fowls isolated and cleanse drinking vessels. Treat bumble foot by draining the lump and proper foot care. Manage crop bound by warm water, kneading, castor oil, or surgical relief if needed. Watch hens, provide clean nests, and ensure ample, soft feed and clean water.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Lambs for the Market and Wool Tariff Pressures
Farmers in Chicago and Illinois debate sheep raising as wool tariffs drop. National Wool Growers Association head advocates pressure to curb further cuts while lambs near cities fetch 85 to 8 dollars, signaling a potential profitable shift to mutton and early lambs for markets as land near towns lies idle or pasture suitable.
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A. M. Garland
National
Wool-Growers’ Association
Chicago
Mevino
Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Lawn Tennis versus Croquet in American sport history
The piece traces lawn tennis rising as the fashionable, expensive rival to croquet, arguing its vigor, dress code, and mental demands while noting croquet’s nostalgia and continued value. It predicts both games will coexist as enthusiasts shift from croquet to tennis.
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Mail and Express
Food and Drink for Children Dinner Rules and Dosing
Guidance from American Register on age appropriate meals for children. Emphasizes early dinners, finely cut meats, slow eating, varied menus, and avoidance of indigestible foods. Recommends mild drinks, limited salt, and cautions against alcohol. suggests mashed vegetables, puddings, and milk or water. Mentions mild laxatives only with caution and advises medical advice for serious cases.
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American Register
Such an Awful Liar Lillie at Westchester Summer Resort
A seven year old girl at a Westchester summer resort near New Rochelle tells a hostess the sweetest compliment, then jokes that her mother calls her an awful liar and never believes her. The anecdote, recounted by N F Star, preserves a playful child’s mischief.
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Westchester County
New Rochelle
Lillie
N. F. Star
If every one had the same idea of a good time
A Rochester Democrat quote notes a dull world if all shared one notion of enjoyment. It counsels a varied street life, moderation in eating and drinking, and keeping temper. It argues that passion is fueled less by weather and more by what a man puts into his body and how he exercises his mind.
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Rochester Democrat
Fernando Wood
Clover as a soil renovator and forage crop
Clover helps restore soil fertility and provides abundant fodder for sheep and cattle. Red clover increases stock feed, loosens soil, and leaves rich residues when cut in full bloom. For best hay quality and yield, cut early, avoid lodging, and stagger harvests for a second crop when possible.
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England
Clover Pastures and Soil Needs in 19th Century Farming
The article discusses using clover to feed and fatten livestock, noting two acres of clover for hay plus grazing can rival corn in value. It details varieties red Alsike Swedish white clover, soil lime requirements, and fertilizer options like quicklime and plaster. It also covers hog feeding efficiency and long term soil benefits from clover. Chicago Times.
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Wisconsin
Chicago Times
Country Fashion Contrast in Rural Dressing Debated
A Chicago Evening Journal piece describes country visitors and rural cousins, noting color clashes and fabric quality. It details polonaise gowns with embroidered trims, flouncing, and needlework, criticizes large checkered outfits, and mentions hanai wares and seaside Newport social buzz over a cottage without carriages.
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Ecru
Sandwich Islands
Jennie June
Chicago Evening Journal
Cholera and Yellow Fever and the World’s Interest
The piece argues cholera and yellow fever reveal global sanitary stakes as Egypt becomes pivotal with a cholera surge and ships from Bombay bring cases to Havre and Ship Island. It discusses theories on origins, burial practices, and how decomposing bodies in crowded ports like New Orleans may fuel outbreaks, urging inquiry into ultimate causes before cures.
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Damietta
Egypt
Havre
Bombay
Suéz
Ship Island
New Orleans
India
Arabia
Benares
Mecca
Secretary For War
Amazon
West Indies
Mississippi
London
Chicago
Inter Ocean
The Midnight Trumpeter Snoring Rites
The essay ridicules snoring as a moral failing and social nuisance. It contrasts harsh, loud snores with milder ones, mocking any snore as a deadly affront to sleep and sanity. It likens quiet, continual sounds to torture and weighs snoring against health, manners, and restraint.
Snoring Inferno and a Mock Court Martial
A verbose satirical piece rails at the menace of loud snoring, likening it to a public harm that drives neighbors to madness. It imagines a drum major in Peekskill facing court martial for snoring loudly enough to reveal troop positions, lampooning military discipline and public safety.
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Peekskill
Fish Supply and Market Dynamics in New York City
The article details the New York wholesale fish market on South Street near Fulton Market, noting weekly and seasonal volumes and the vast annual intake exceeding 60 million pounds. It outlines origin sources from lakes, Eastern states, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic coasts, with 150 vessels plus rail and steamboat shipments sustaining year round supply. It highlights shad and lobster shortages, rising lobster prices, and frogs legs as a plentiful but seasonal luxury, with continuous ice-packed rail transport during winter.
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South Street
Fulton Market
New York
Gulf of Mexico
North Carolina
Atlantic States
Savanna
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Jersey
New England
Hessian fly again menaces Pennsylvania wheat
A note from Philadelphia references the Hessian fly as a wheat destroyer in Pennsylvania, aided by a small green worm. The item recalls a historical outbreak from about 1920s times, marking a recurring vermicular curse noted in the state.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
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Lambs Fer
Barly Market
Newport
N. Y. Ail
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