Angora Goats Prove Profitable For Brush Land Clearing
A Country Gentleman correspondent shares that Angora goats thrive on cascade mountain brush land, fetch high mohair prices, and require little care. goats defend against coyotes while sheep scatter, making them ideal for homesteads and mountain farms. Mohair demand remains strong with Asia Minor supply ongoing. Also notes large corn stalks as useful plant supports and a Sacramento river milk boat cutting marketing costs by half.
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Cascade Mountains
California Line
Country Gentleman
Asia Minor
Farming Gospel on Soil Nutrient Loss and Restorative Returns
The article stresses that each bushel of apples potatoes corn and grain removes nitrogen phosphorus and potash from the soil and warns that without returning these nutrients the yield will decline. It emphasizes the need for soil replenishment to sustain future harvests.
Little Farm Hints From a Practical Gardener
Advice on preserving hay stacks with tarpaulins and rake dressing. Sour sorrel indicates soil acidity. applying 500 to 600 pounds of basic slag per acre helps reduce sorrel and improve pasture for fattening and milk. Rope coiling technique to relieve twist. Do not fasten fencing wire to growing trees. use a sound board strip to prevent permanent injury.
County News Update From Whatcom County Reports
County documents note marriage licenses issued, and a January warrant call to pay about 10,000 in debts. Horticultural records show 7,685 trees imported in fall 1911 led by apples and pears. Judge Kellogg rules the Bellingham Brewery exempt from local option prohibitions for private deliveries. Next Ferndale Lood Fellowship Fair set for Sept 26 27 28 1912 with a berry culture mass meeting January 9. Hunting seasons: pheasants close January 1 and duck season closes February 1 to October 1.
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Wilson
Flint
Whatcom County
Superior Court
Kellogg
Bellingham
Aitkens
Free Lecture Angers Meanest Man in Town
A book agent born down by a house faced a stern reply from a man who never buys books. The purchaser-to-be simply read the descriptions and leafed through the plates while the agent pitched a long lecture. The incident ends with the man mocking the sales pitch and preferring to wait for others to reveal the book’s contents.
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Epworth Herald
Satire on minister and coal death critique
The excerpt mockingly questions a minister's rhetoric about a man killed by coal shortage. It notes he spoke with feeling yet failed to show deeper thought, suggesting the dead man did not feel the need for coal. The passage uses sharp irony to critique leadership and public concerns.
Competent Judge Dialogue Sketch Mentioning Aristotle
A voice praises a man as well read and knowledgeable about Aristotle. The speaker notes the man’s supposed extensive insight and hints at skepticism about his experiences with a place he has not visited.
Naming Her and Pinhead Exchange in Yonkers Dialogue
In Yonkers, a witty exchange from the York newspaper mocks a church remark about a woman with five hatpins. The Gotham reply labels her a fool, and the church retorts a “pinhead” would be fitting.
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Church
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Parrot Keeps Jones Safe at Home in Domestic Peace
Becker notes a trained parrot at Jones home that yells cuckoo ten times when he returns. This quirky defense adds a humorous twist to the domestic peace column in the New York Sun.
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Knicker
Jones
Becker
New York Sun
Fragmentary Quote Reflects Personal Notes and Parody
A muddled brief appears with insinuations about marriage or divorce and a satirical line on public publicity. It hints at political life and public officials, but the readable text remains fragmentary and unclear in context.
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California
Sacramento
American Press Association
Farming Gospel
Ferndale
KUM
NATHAN @ FISCHER
Everett Best
Olympia
Peach Blossom
Hammond’s
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