Ashes and Bones Prove Profitable for Farm Soils
Rampton Halls and H. W. Brown describe experiments using leached ashes and bone as manure from 1866 onward. They report improved soil texture and increased hay yields, with prices rising to 30 dollars per ton by 1870 71. The practice spread to Salisbury Massachusetts and is deemed beneficial for proper grass lands, though some shifted to bone based manure.
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Germantown Telegraph
Salisbury
Mass
Rampton Halls
N. H
Judicious Farming and Soil Fertility in New Jersey
The piece argues persistent soil fertility secures enduring yields, citing Jersey’s improved soils through systematic tillage. It highlights how lands once barren have become productive, increasing value from five to a hundred dollars per acre, with New Jersey’s grain fruit and vegetable output rising as tillage advances.
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Jersey
New Jersey
Germantown
Sheep Raising Prospects in Texas and West
The United States shows growing interest in sheep raising in Texas New Mexico and Colorado with letters from practitioners in Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun. The essay argues these regions will become wool producing centers and that with thrift and small capital sheep raising can yield rapid, reliable profits, suggesting Texas as the best base until railroads expand.
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Texas
United States
New Mexico
Colorado
Oyster Shells for Laying Hens Use Now
Begin feeding oyster shells to hens to provide lime for eggs. Break the shells into small pieces near the feeding place, about a pound daily for twenty to twenty five hens. Provide shells from available sources and feed daily for better eggshell quality.
Domestic miscellany and household tips from The Ledger
A compilation of advice and notes on cleanliness, cooking, and health. Topics include preserving brass with oxalic acid and rotten stone, making diamond cement for glass repair, butter making guidance, hair care and prevention of hair loss, earache remedies, and stewing as an economical cooking method.
One Legged Railroad and 1878 Eclipse Findings
An Oil City Derrick report details General Stone’s elevated one- legged railroad in the Bradford region with a saddle car and double deck gondola, plus the construction method using logs and timbers. Also listed are four eclipses for 1878 including a solar near February two and a total lunar path across North America with August moon phases.
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Oil City
General Stone
Bradford Oil Region
Bradford
Tarport
Eurface
Australia
Asia
Africa
United States
North America
Kamischalka
Behrings Strait
Alaska
British America
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Denver City
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston City
Remarkable Virtality of Gunpowder and Dampness Debate
A London Field discussion compares paper shells and dampness effects on gunpowder and debates Schultz wood powder versus Dittmar powder. Pijou Wilks and Lawrence of Dartford Gunpowder Factory state pure ingredients resist ordinary dampness if kept dry, and heating to 100 to 190 Fahy restores strength. They report centuries old canisters in a brick magazine remain strong, despite rusted tins, moisture blocked from reaching the powder.
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London
Pijou
Wilks & Lawrences
Dartford
Burano Lace School Revives Island Craft
A group of Italian women started a lace work school on Burano near Venice to revive the town’s lace fame. An elderly poor woman trained the students who grew from twelve to about 130, with two thirds deemed proficient.
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Burano
Venice
American Gold Pens Dominate Global Market
American gold pens are exported worldwide with English stationers highlighting their superiority in catalogs. The article notes U.S. manufacturers lead in pen variety and elegance, asserting the general quality of their wares.
Olive oil like products from cotton seed oil in trade
The source notes cotton seed oil is largely processed into olive oil both in this country and Europe. It adds that Porgie oil is also converted into olive oil for table use, indicating common practice of mislabeling as olive oil.
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Europe
Train Dog Saga Sparks Carriage Chaos at Wedding
A humorous tale aboard a New Jersey train ends with a newlywed couple relocating their dog to a day coach after clashes with a hearty, outspoken passenger. The scene quotes a theatrical chorus of passengers opposing the dog in the sleeper car.
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Elizabeth
New Jersey
Toklon
Leaguera
United States Post Fice Department
Burlington
Hawkeye
Krupp Works Featured In Berlin Congress Of Riveted Artillery
A Berlin correspondent reports at Bredelar in Rhenish Prussia an international Krupp gathering to view the plated cannon or panzer canon experiments. Fifty five officers tested a nonrecoil gun in a protective earth covered box with heavy armor and a single firing hole. The Essen factory, founded by Alfred Krupp, has grown from ten workers in 1810 to a vast industrial complex with thousands employed, steam power, and extensive production facilities.
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Berlin Bls
Bredelar
Rhenish
Prussia
Krupp
Essen
Kruppgan
Messrs. Krupp
Basen
Po- Hayat
Alfred Karpp
England
Brea
A Tarantula Nest Described by the Galena Gazette
The Galena Gazette describes a tarantula nest made of clay and stones four inches long by two wide with a circular trap door and hinged top. The spider reportedly enters the nest and secures it with a leg through a nearly invisible staple. The piece also mentions medical cures and tonics marketed by druggists.
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Galena
ITI
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Danviry News
Krupp’s Great Gun Factory
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Green
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Filbert St
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Uncle Sam” Press and Outfit
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Chase
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Jachin and
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John Bartain
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Supreme Court
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PHB
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