Practice of propagating pruning and training grape vines
The article outlines methods for grape propagation by seed cuttings layering and grafting. It covers cutting preparation from dormant vines length 8 to 20 inches, rooting care, pruning in first years, and various pruning strategies to improve fruit size and plant health. It also describes an overhead pruning system used in New York with canes and spurs tied to a canopy and annual head renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hussmann, Pomple ES
State Department of Agriculture
New York
Dairying Success Tied to Managerial Practice
The text argues dairy farming relies on the farmer’s character and smart management rather than herd size or quick dosing. It stresses careful feeding, daily care, observation, and clean, sanitary stables as essential. Reading and thinking farmers are most successful and content with their vocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oman Cap
They Put an End to It Kidney Pills Endorsement
Charles Sable of Rochester New York says Folly Kidney Pills gave prompt relief from a bad kidney trouble. The recommendation from Mr. Sable serves as convincing evidence of the Pills curative qualities as stated by B H Gorrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sable
Cook
Rochester
N. Y
Mr. Sable
B. H. Gorrell
Lela Lowa
Wiley Love
Covensa
Foley
Thrice Servants Opinion on Power and Freedom
A reflective meditation on how those in high positions serve three masters the sovereign fame and business, leaving little personal freedom. It laments the desire for power over others while surrendering control of oneself.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Certification Notice
A historical card asserts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound contains no opiates or soy and is a remedy for coughs and throat irritation. It urges asking for Foley's Honey and War Compound, warning against substitutes. It quotes virtue, Roman sayings, and proverbs about wealth and baggage to imply moral value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Gorrell
Help to Keep Down Expenses Mra J H Akron Mich
A fragment advises on pet care and poultry work mentioning kidney concerns, a remedy, and tips for birds. It includes references to saffron powder, feeding, water baths, and gravel, framed as a household remedy note from a local source.
Foley Kidney Pills Cited In Relief Claim
Mre M A McLaughlin of 512 Jay St LaCrosse Wisconsin reports palpitations and back pain caused by Kinney trouble. After several days on Foley Kidney Pills the pain in her back and hips disappeared and she praises the medicine. B H Gorrells
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Mre
M.A. Mclaughlin
Jay St
LaQross
Wis
Kinney
London hotel scare and old farmer quip in bed wake
An elderly north country farmer staying in a London hotel is jolted awake by hotel staff rushing in to switch on the electric lights. He quips that he will not pay for the bed if the idol wins and the bed turns out costly. The anecdote captures a humorous moment from a travel scene in a bustling city hotel.
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London
Life in the fourteenth century mud huts and smoke
A fragmented account describes fourteenth century life in mud tier huts with no chimney, smoke filling roofs, straw bedding, logs for pillows, poor cleanliness, and a notable remark about Thomas Becket keeping floors clean with straw.
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Thoms # Becket
Dr. Kings New Discovery Promised For Coughs And Colds
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. Kings New Discovery as a cure for coughs colds and bronchial troubles. It cites Mrs Geore W Place of Rawsonville Vermont praising its pneumonia prevention and notes price 50 cents and 1.00 with a free trial at BL H Gorrells.
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Poecumruia
Colt
Wrip
BL H. Gorrell’s
Curious geographic note on U S western coast distances
A New York Press item notes San Francisco lies far closer to Maine than to the far western United States. It adds that New York to Asia is about 7,000 miles, while the western United States to Asia is just twelve miles, measured along Alaska’s extreme western edge.
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San
Alaska
New York Press
Shout for Joy Credits Elixir by B Rader
A WV reader from Lewisburg praises Elwory Bitters for curing ten years of stomach trouble and rheumatism. The letter claims the tonic relieved severe dyspepsia and mentions Helectric Bitters as a no equal remedy for bile, jaundice, and kidney poisons. Available at B H Gorr is for 50 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Rader
Lewisburg
W.va
Elworiy
Tips From the Top and Its Practical Legacy
A Pearsons Weekly excerpt links the simple spinning top to modern devices. It notes grooves guiding toy tops inspired mechanisms in bullets and big guns torpedoes maintain course with spinning inertia and gyroscopic effects. The piece mentions compasses gyrostats railways and boomerangs as related applications across science and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson's Weekly
Bucklon’s Arnica Balm Promises Face Healing
Famous stage beauties suffered eruptions blotches sores and pimples until Bucklon’s Arnica Balm, advertised as perfection for eczema salt rheum and chapped lips. It claims to cure sore lips chilblains and heal sores. Available for 25 cents at B H Gorrell’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklon
B. H. Gorrell
Two Roads Reflect Duty and Ballast of Duty
A compact reflection contrasts harmful habits with virtuous labor. It argues that persistence in vice drains strength while faithful tasks and duties act as ballast, steadifying character and resilience through disciplined action.
Unclear Advertisement Claim About Health Pills
Fragmentary ad text describes Dr King s New Lith Pills promising to cleanse stomach liver and bowels and restore health but text is garbled and contains likely misprints and incorrect references to a 255 address or name B H Corrett.
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Dr. King
B. H. Corrett
New York Banker's Son Receives 20000 Draft Request
The New York Evening Sun reports a banker’s son studying art in Europe sent a sight draft for 20,000. The London bank asked if they should honor it, prompting the banker’s witty reply about pounds or “Nettle French things” and sending him home.
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Pounds
Frances
Europe
New York Evening Sun
London
When Buying Buy Only the Best Foley’s Hopsy end Tar Coppound
H. L Bromquigt of Bedalle Wisconsin says his wife considers Foley's Hopsy and Tar Compound the best cough remedy on the market. She has tried various kinds but Foley's gives the best result of all.
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Costa
H.L Bromquigt
Bedalle
Wis
Oley
Foley
B. H. Gorrell
Winslow's Soothing Syrup Notice Recalled As Harmful
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claimed to ease teething pain for mother and child. The text boasts long experience, cures wind colic, and stops diarrhea, urging readers to demand the product. The tone suggests medical authority, while warnings about potential harm appear in later contexts.
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Winslow
Dry farming rotation promises four crops in five years
The article argues rotation with careful timing will yield four crops in five years, detailing land preparation, moisture checks, and suitable crops such as potatoes, Canadian field peas, corn, and durum wheat. It praises Campbell and emphasizes summer tillage, moisture testing, and proper sequence starting with small grain.
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King
Campbell
Hilgard
West
Norman &. Holden
Beaverhead
Tidier Streets Initiative Seeks Public Help
City aims for clean streets and orderly upkeep with resident participation. Waste paper littering remains a major issue across areas, highlighting the need for collective effort to improve urban tidiness and curb untidy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meer
Manner of sticking fowls as a kitchen knife guide
An article instructs using a pocket knife to bleed and kill fowls at home. It prescribes tying the bird by the legs with a cord from a ceiling weight, catching feathers in a barrel, and cutting the roof of the mouth to sever the arteries and brain to loosen feathers before plucking. The method emphasizes speed and cleanliness.
The Distome and the Pearl Origins
Experts claim pearls arise from decay within mollusks. Free pearls form as tiny calcareous deposits encasing marine worms called distomes. In August mollusks show reddish yellow points where pearls form, leading to imprisonment of the creature as lime granules crystallize.
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