FERTILIZER AND CAPONS New Potash Discovery
The Department of Agriculture reports a cheaper rock based potash fertilizer derived from ground rock to cut costs and reduce imports. Trials show rock powder with natural extraction may nourish crops like tobacco and tomatoes, potentially transforming US fertilization. Capons offer strong profits. details cover timing ages methods and benefits including calmer birds.
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Department of Agriculture
Ider
Ared Iu
Bureau of Red
Cushaun
Roads Office
Germany
Greerhouse
Connecticut
Virginia
Kentucky
Florida
Proper Instruments for Caponizing Cited as Humane Care
A fragment discusses the need for proper caponizing instruments and cautions inexperienced operators against cruel or unnecessary procedures. It argues caponizing should be humane, condemning any cruel methods and stressing careful preparation and restraint.
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Ite
Celery Planting Guide for the Home Garden
The article advises transplanting celery in late summer after April or May sowing, with deep soil and ample water. It describes making a deep furrow, filling with compost and soil, and choosing dwarf self blanching varieties for compact rows two and a half feet apart.
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Howe Garden
Shonts Battles Conductor Over Parlor Car Fare
Shonts head of the Panama Canal Commission and Clover Leaf President Shonts faced a railroad conductor demanding extra fare to occupy a drawing room parlor car. Shonts refused, produced his pays, and the conductor pressed for payment or removal. After a tense pause the conductor departed and returned, and Shonts paid the demanded fare.
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Shonta
Panama Canal Commission
Shoats
Clover Leaf System
Husky
Os Shonts
Shonts
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Pennsyllvania
Tata
Bronta
Determine Length of Day by Simple Rule
A historical note explains a method to compute day and night length by a simple rule. By doubling the dawn or sunrise time and doubling the setting time, the length of day is derived. The text mentions sunrise at five o'clock and night length as ten hours.
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Kerala
Capoulzing
Frontier
Delaware Ave
Buffalo, N.'s
Frocks for the Young Girl Fashion Notes
The piece catalogs fabrics and styles in children’s and young girls frocks. It details dressy and everyday garments using taffetas pique neas and neutral fabrics. It notes skirts with flounces embroidery tucks and knife plaiting plus jackets with short basques and age-based style limits for seven to sixteen year olds.
Coats and Hats Describe Young Girls Fashion
The piece discusses miniature outerwear and accessories for girls and women, detailing trim coats with bone fronts, narrow basques, and full sleeves. It notes shepherds plaid loose coats, pearl buttons, and preferred hat styles, highlighting capeline and fabric hats with wire frames as fashionable and versatile for various occasions.
Fragmentary rural jumbled note from early issue
A scrambled OCR snippet mentions Life, a woman, charcoal heat, and odd phrases about Standard Oil Trust controlling starch. It also notes office boys mourning grandmothers and other relatives after the season’s opening, with unclear context and many garbled terms.
Winona Lake scholarship offers youth aid in agriculture
Dean Hol lister of the Winona Agriculture Institute at Winona Lake Indiana offers a free two year tuition and living expense scholarship in scientific and practical agriculture. Applicants over sixteen must be of good character endorsed by two citizens and write by August 1 with life history and reasons for study.
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Hollister
Winona Agriculture Institute
Winona Lake
Indiana
Fife
Birthplace of Common Plants and Their Origins
Fragmentary notes trace plant origins: Ceary claims Germany as an origin for a common plant, Tealy cites a chestnut home, the onion from Egypt, tobacco linked to northern Africa, spinach to Arabia, radish from Calneva, and rye to Greece with related citrus.
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Ceary
Germany
Egypt
Nort Amazica
Epinach
Greece
Wit Hama Visits New York Politician and Old Retainer
An excerpt depicts Congressman Wit Hama meeting in New York with an elderly former WL ats family retainer who recalls being underpaid and mistreated. The exchange covers money disputes and personal hardship, including dental injuries and wage cuts, reflecting tension and dark humor.
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John Sharp
Hama
New York
Wlats
Lafer
Marie John
Mattah 'Nough
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Byron
Charles J. Fileing
Suis
Maryland
Coaman
Guy Elliott Mitchell
Plymouth Rock
Tokay
Andra Browning
Standard Oil Trust
Eason
Fres Farm
Charles F. Dole
United States
Hexwell
Talisman
Homecrofters
Matt Street
Watertawt
Mam
Lensti Capon
Bnifstos Capon
Pouty Aino & Aon
Aren At
Paila
Palisade
Ita Toma
IMM Oraver
Moruman—Cole, Lown
Wessgods
Drekernen
Manroe ‘Street
Broodyn
Arouad
Wale
Crete
Jos Butler CO
Battery Place
Brad MA
Ty Bertha Hrownlso
Fila
Drevamaaker
Brocks
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