Farm column praises corn stalk shredder and egg profits
Northern Middlesex readers are urged to share brief farming notes. The Maine Farmer editor praises a corn stalk shredder for turning stalks into stock feed and cites eggs as a highly marketable farm product. Meat inspection data from 1897 shows thousands of cattle and hogs inspected with hundreds condemned, and a dairy milk cost and profit example from New England Farmer highlights milk, feed costs, and potential rural profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Maine
New England
Congress
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau
D. E. Salmon
New England Farmer
W. P. Edwards
Dedham
Brighton
Boston
Barre
Fruit and mushroom notes and dairy yield from Augusta
The article discusses horticultural tips from salt for cabbages to managing fruit and vegetables. It notes the vast variety of mushrooms and the value of a cool cellar for pricing fruit. It highlights two Augusta cows producing high butter fat and 40 pounds daily milk, though breed is unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.E. Webb
Augusta
Orchard notes and home hints from a New England correspondent
Correspondent discusses apple prices from $1.50 to $3, noting early sales and potential gains from waiting. He advocates grafting better varieties, cites King-of-Tompkins County, Baldwin dominance, and qualities of Yellow Belle Flower, Northern Spy, Rhode Island Greening, and Roxbury Russet. Additional tips cover hoe and shears sharpening, wheel designs, and a plan to try dynamite for woodchucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
King-of-Tompkins County
Rhode Island
Baldwin
T. D
Orchard Pruning And Fruit Methods On Display
A collection of farm notes discusses pruning timing for orchards, water sprouts removal, and shaping for easier harvests. It includes tips on low headed trees to resist storms and eye appeal in apples like Ben Davis, plus a poultry study comparing diets with charcoal adding slight weight and tenderness.
Vision of the future and farm waste wisdom
A hopeful forecast describes transportation advances and societal progress shaping civilization, with improved education, land use, currency stability, and peaceful global norms. It contrasts with practical farming tips on burning bones for ash, extracting phosphoric acid and lime while losing nitrogen, and combining bone ash with wood ash for soil fertilization.
Profit in Poultry Scheme Seeks to Foil Father's Objections
A young woman converts her aunt’s hen into a dream of wealth using a poultry multiplication plan. She explains to her father that 20 chicks per hen each season, compounding yearly, could yield vast sums at 50 cents each. The tale, from New York Weekly, contrasts with a stat about San Francisco’s 20,000 schoolage children not attending school.
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New York Weekly
Lawton Returns General on Sixty Day Sick Leave
Brigadier General H W Lawton arrives in New York on leave from Cuba for sixty days. He plans a report on eastern Cuba operations and notes improving conditions under Gen Wood. The Michigan transport carried Lawton aides and several wounded. on board were the bodies of Col Wikoff and Capt Wetherell.
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New York
H. W. Lawton
Military Department
Cuba
New Haven
Washington
United States
Michigan
Liberty Island
Lawton
Santiago
Cuba, Gen. Lawton
Wood
Calixto Garcia
Garcia
Raymond Mendoza
Mendoza
L. A. Faner
Philadelphia
Havana
Long Island College Hospital
Brooklyn
Charles Wikoff
22D Infantry
L. M. Wetherell
6Th Cavalry
San Juan Hill
New York Election Bets Market Poised Across State
On October 19 bets on New York State results surfaced from Brooklyn to Buffalo. Wagers included Van Wyck by 100000, Roosevelt by 50000, with prominent firms like Bell & Co and Seligman staking thousands. The New York Stock Exchange barred further public floor betting, discipline for brokers pending.
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New York
Brooklyn
van Wyck
New York Stock Exchange
Roosevelt
W. G. Connors
Buffalo
Harry Reed
Erie
Charles Reed
Reed
Bell & Co
Henry P. Toler
Washington Seligman
J. S. Bearns
Dick Bros. & Co
Philadelphia
McClure
Board of Governors
Garcia Plans Conservative Bid Before Cuban Convention
Gen Calixto Garcia sailed from Santa Cruz del Sur to attend the Cuban convention where delegates elected by the revolutionary party meet under provisional government guidance. He travels with his son Captain Antonio Garcia Brig. Gen. Portuondo and Cols. Arango and Valiente. The extreme Republicans control the assembly and may push their agenda. Garcia announced he would present a conservative proposal.
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Calixto Garcia
Santa Cruz del Sur
Revolutionary Party
Camaguey
Antonio Garcia
Portuondo
Eduardo Arango
Valiente
Garcia
Sition
Havana
Friends
Santa Cruz
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Public Cure in Lowell Case
A Lowell reader, H. E. Richardson of Dexter's wholesale grocery, reports two years of back pain eased by Doan's Kidney Pills after buying them at Ellington wood Co. Promotions urge public notice, with Foster Milburn Co. as U.S. agent. The piece mixes testimonial with political Cuba convention rumors and impending conflicts.
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Lowell
Dean
H. E. Richardson
Dexter
Doan
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Faith Is Pledged. Porto Rico Emblems United States Rule
In Ponce Puerto Rico on October 19 celebrations marked the formal surrender of the island. Gen Henry praised the US flag as a symbol of protection and liberty while urging unity and mutual respect. Col Castleman and local officials spoke of prosperity under the republic, with the town decorated in American flags.
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Ponce
P. R
Porto Rico
Gen. Henry
United States
Lberty
Col
John B .Castleman
America
Republic
Dewey to Return for San Francisco Visit in December
A letter carried by the Doric in San Francisco reveals Rear Admiral Dewey plans to arrive around December 6 for a visit unless hostilities flare. Captain Smith of the City of Peking had anticipated the trip, and a prior Dewey note from Yokohama confirms plans to rejoin his ship. Tankton is mentioned in a gossip item quoted from Brooklyn Life.
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Henry Ward Beecher
San Francisco
Cal
Doric
Dewey
Capt. Smith
Pacific Mail
City of Peking
Peking
Yokohama
Smith
Admiral Dewey
Unitarian Fair and Local News From Middlesex County
Middlesex County notes report A J Lamphere confined by feebleness and Mrs Arthur Reed returning from Acton. Unitarian fair set for Wednesday and Thursday 26th and 27th with music readings and a comedy. Crowds attended chestnut-seeking in town. Harry Merrill ill and at aunt’s home receives sympathy gift from former schoolmates. Cemetery site examinations proceed. proposals welcomed. J Elliott Snow and Miss L Addie Upham wed at the Upham home. Rev Riley Vose officiates. couple to travel to New York and Washington before settling in Somerville. Franklin M Upham noted as Chelmsford native.
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A. J. Lamphere
Arthur E. Reed
Acton
Chelmsford
Harry L. Merrill
F. A.russell
Worthen Street
J. Elliott Snow
L. Addie Upham
Franklin M. Upham
Dover Street
Somerville
Riley A. Vose
North Adams Baptist Church
Snow
New York
Washington
Willow Avenue
Boston Journal
Bedford News Highlights Go or Send Topic and Oct. 12 Wedding
In Bedford on Oct 23 the C. E. subject Go or Send was led by the missionary committee. A peace jubilee by the ladies added $80 to the United Workers treasury. Mrs. Loomis showcased Cape Cod Corner with shells and sea relics while the choir under Mr. Gleason sang Tenting Tonight. The wedding of Frank H. Mills and Edwina M Blake occurred Oct 12 at the bride’s home with Rev. William J. Batt officiating. The event drew four generations, including 89-year-old John Quincy Blake. Mr. Mills works at Paine, Webber & Co., Boston. The Woburn conference meets Oct 25 with Orthodox Bedford church. dinner at Bedford House. 23 churches represented. Prison Sunday observances are planned for the fourth Sabbath of October with a Massachusetts Prison Association speaker invited.
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C. E
Treasury
The
United Workers
E. G. Loomis
Cape Cod Corner
Edwin H. Blake
South Street
William J. Batt
Blake
A. Elmer Blake
Master Forrest
Helen
Blakes
John Quincy Blake
Boston
Mills
Paine, Webber & Co
State Street
Orthodox Church of
Bedford
E. Smith
C. F. Carter
Lexington
Bedford House
Massachusetts Prison Association
Congregational Church
Cough Remedy Booms at Local Drugstore
Citizens rush to Carter's Cough Balsam priced at 25 cents as a quick cure for lingering coughs and colds. Carter & Sherburne, low priced druggists, Merrimak at Bridge Street, report high sales with patrons seeking fast relief.
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Carter
Carter & Sherburne
Merrimak
Corner Bridge Street
Ely's Cream Balm for Nasal Catarrh and Cold
Fully demonstrated as a specific for nasal catarrh and head cold. Continued use has achieved the distinction. Cures morbid nasal membrane conditions through purifying healing treatment. Sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Ely Brothers New York. Spreads over the membrane, is absorbed, relief is immediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
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ORTS
L. E. Phillips
A. F. Stone
W. S. Stinson
Nubbins
Ben Davis
H. E. van Deman
Poultry World
General
Ae de Cuba
Carter & Sherburn P
Tankton
Middlesex County
J. T. Rhodes & Sons
Arthur Rhodes
Man Air Importer
Meriimack Street
Courier-Citizen Building
Lowele
Sewall G. Mack
Jacob Rogers
Saml E. Raymond
Sewal G Mack
Levi Brgue
Jacob Ayers
Alexander G.cumnock
Georges. Motley
Edward M. Tucke
James Francis
Courier-Citizen Co
Middle Street
Morriauack Street
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