Agriculture notes on diverse farm practices and care
The article discusses tailored farm management for different soils and markets, emphasizing individual judgment over universal systems. It covers grapevine pruning, flour storage and baking, use of coal ash in gardens, keeping walks dry, training bulls, wheat yields from manure and harrows, egg fertility checks, ammonia effects on leather, farm implements weather exposure, poultry feeding, cattle diseases, walnut grafts, and orchard value from waste land, plus breeding and sorgum feeding notes and rat deterrence with pine tar. It ends with a note on chloroform risk and alcohol effects on criminals.
Old Time Cookery and Household Tips Roundup
A long list of kitchen recipes and household hacks appears in fragmentary form. The items include chicken salad prep with lettuce and mayonnaise style dressing, layered cakes, lemon water ice, lobster shell stuffing, apple and banana desserts, hominy croquettes, love knots tea biscuits, self holding spoon, and various sauces and puddings. Also included are instructions for preserving fruit, cleaning with gum arabic, and a note on an antiseptic Berlin Society compound for purifying sick rooms.
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Lithia Askes
Touching incident aboard a New York Central train
An elderly man and his daughter ride a crowded New York Central line train. The daughter pleads with the conductor not to take her to an asylum, revealing she is distressed after attending a distant seminary. The father explains she is being sent for treatment due to mental strain from overwork and worry. The scene evokes Ophelia as the pair depart at the next station.
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New York Central Road
Shakepeare
America
Warner
Harrison
Lightning rods and guarantees and a cow in a love scene
Disjointed humorous clippings tell of lightning rods and a stubborn claim about guarantees, a Postmaster praising St Jacob's Oil for rheumatism and swelling, a country romance interrupted by a cow, Kidney-Wort as kidney support, a lung disease testimonial for Dr William Hall's Balsam, and a pun about Atlas and support from a student's father.
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Nature
Kiev
Gruggiete
Lop Piaster Co
Propristore
Mann- Pla
Acbarers
Boston
Maseem
Sten Ieee
Radway
Drozgiste
Druguinis
Pat Hottie
Patchwork Health Ads and Quirky Snippets
A collage of old advert snippets and vignettes includes patent cure-alls for kidney and bladder ailments, humorous exchanges about marriage and bread, crude oil lampooning, dye advertisements, jokes about laughter, and notes on ship canal ideas and the Bartholdi statue.
Enterprising citizen returns from South American trip
A prominent Mexican citizen came back from a three month journey into South America last week. He reported revolutions, a new president, and notable events abroad, including the death of a figure named Miaz and the transport status of Bt Badier, while Zignal was noted as transported. He remains a figure of curiosity on his return.
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Mexico
South America
Irisnd
Miaz
Zignal
Why the Earth Quakes Prof Merriman Explains Earth Crust Theory
Prof Merriman of New Brunswick discusses a 3 August quake and current scientific ideas. He suggests the crust floats on a dense hot water substance beneath, with immense pressure causing crustal shifts and earthquakes, plus a cooling crust thickening and deep fissures pushing the interior mass.
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Merriman
New Brunswick
William Thompson
Sir William
Britain’s Largest Fish Breeding Establishment Unveiled
A British fish breeder named Trowelloun runs a vast operation begun ten years ago with about 50 breeding fish. It now houses over 40,000 breeding fish, 590,000 fry, and 6,000,000 eggs across 11 acres. Ponds are terraced in a lawn-like enclosure with artificial feeding and centralized viewing from a summer-house. The stock includes salon and trout, not for eating, shipped to Australia and New Zealand. The business nets 10 percent on $60,000 investment, with potential 20 percent dividend if cut to half the cost. Interest in ash-breeding grows post London exhibition.
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Trowelloun
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
London
Europe
Ornamental Norway Spruce Used For Hedges And Windbreaks
The text notes the Norway spruce makes ornamental hedges and windbreaks. It claims proper growth yields attractive features and tolerates cattle. A bizarre court remark follows about a judge refusing a same home marriage due to fear of coupling cars.
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Uarr
Quieting Noise at Work with Rubber Cushions and Sand
Chambers' Journal cites methods to dampen hammering in workshops. Rubber cushions under each bench leg reduce noise and vibration so sappersmiths can work with minimal disturbance. Sand or sawdust around legs further insulates, letting an ordinary anvil be used in homes without disturbing inhabitants.
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Chambers’ Journal
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