The Chinese yam as a hardy perennial crop in America
A Burlington Hawkeye correspondent extols the Chinese yam, praising its hardiness, drought tolerance, and potential for large yields. The plant thrives in deep rich soil, propagates from small tubers, and can be grown in most U S. and Canadian regions. Prominent statements from growers advocate its culinary uses, ornamental value, and long-term productivity, suggesting six to seven tons per acre with proper cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Hawkeye
United States
Canada
M. H. Rose
Dore Ghestereouny
Maryland
BE. £. Petitt
Porter County
Taliana
Agricultural notes urge careful cattle selection and fattening
Fatten beef animals benefits when selecting for fast fattening, beef quality, and minimal offal. Advice from American Agriculturist warns against patent drinking fountains for fowls and endorses common buckets. Castor oil is praised for iron axles and agricultural economy.
Improper Eating and Tea Practice Warned by Health Writer
A health note warns against eating while fatigued, explaining digestion falters if vital forces are directed to the brain or muscles. It also critiques common tea making, urging proper steeping, avoiding post-brew water, and detailing correct quantities and timing for best flavor and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Poultry Cooking Tips From An Early Guide
Instructions on handling poultry in winter, steaming versus boiling, prep tips for roast birds and stuffing, checking doneness with visual cues, and a method for boiling eggs to achieve a tender texture. The text mixes culinary advice with inconsistent spellings and antiquated phrasing, reflecting an old household manual tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adis
Winter Rules for Staying Warm and Healthy
Ancient homely medical guidance advises against cold damp feet and exposure. It warns never to sleep with cold feet, to toast them, avoid sudden transitions to cold air, keep the back and chest covered, hesitate to speak when hoarse, and eat before travel. It also prescribes regular bathing, drying wet boots with oat filling, and careful leather care as a reminder of how moisture affects the body and items.
Diet and home remedies for health and corn treatment
The column suggests a coarse diet with graham, cracked wheat or rye, berries or fruits to aid digestion and avoid laxatives. It also describes a corn treatment using coal tar saltpeter and brown sugar plaster applied with a glove, binding for two to three days for removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-Ocean
Grandfather Clock Ballad Echoes Through Chorus
A garbled reminiscence blends folk whimsy with a long lyric about a grandfather clock, a choir, and a beleaguered parish. It juxtaposes clipped anecdotes, fashion quips, and a mule pun in a collage of older newspaper humor and verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anan
Erickots
Nan
Olympus
The Dervish and the Lost Camel Tale
In a desert tale from Penny Magazine a solitary dervish outsmarts two merchants who claim a camel was lost. He recounts how he inferred the camel’s condition from its empty footprints and the uneven burden, proving no theft but clever observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dervish
Ceaci
Cervish
Penny Magazine
Normandy Caps And Their Rich Heirlooms On Festive Heads
The article celebrates Normandy headwear, noting vast variety and family heirloom caps valued for lace and materials. Some cost over 3000 francs, passed down generations. In villages, caps with flaps parade during holidays while wearers carry a heavy red umbrella when weather is doubtful, a nod to Jonas Hanway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fermieres
Normandy
Jonas Hanway
London
Tobacco Poisoning of Infants At Work Factories
The article warns that indoor tobacco smoke poisons infants and harms their health, citing Dr Estral from a Vienna factory. It notes high tobacco exposure among workers’ families, with many infants showing poisoning symptoms and two-fifths dying before four months. A call for clean air and avoidance of tobacco around babies follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estral
Royal Toyalty Factory
Lian
Vienna
Kestral
Toalaria
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Zjumorous
Honokeye
Norr
Binghamtor
Norman Caps
Andress
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Bez
Vandel
Asrhma
Bassouarte
de Partia
Dress Rey B. A
Wilson
Igd
Penn
Heisburgh
Addravsish
John Brogden
New York
DR. Bruce
Universal Aid
C. Corgas
Draewiets Gaberall Centre
Fee
Price
Woodbull
Futlou St
A. B. Mutual Aid Society of
Penna
Lebanon
Kinner's
A. Mark
Seo
Alida
Bunty
Joyce
Hinel
Hindasih
Agmnia
H. H
Jyfby
qeHuDys Litiz
Zala
Tshudy
Isaac Buch
Broad Street
Litiz, PA
Johnson, Clark & Co
BO Union Square
Funchal
Madeira
Upser Timson
Newburg
Hudson River
Ward Brothers
the National Publishing CQ
Philadelphia
Bryprry, &c
Newhirectry
Cherry Street
Bribie
L.terary
Iewold
Anlesi
Avrois
Geb
Aid Ao Beyfier
Mension
Stanley—Inafrican Hentia
America
Hubbard Brothels
Beau Mefol
Kent
Alyan OF Loveiny
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Mat
Addres J
M. Sloddart & GO
Abestant S
Puila
Ube
Europe
Pight
Arddroh
NASA Pvegisting CO
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