Agricultural tips and farm notes from 1910 era issues
A mixed bag of rural life guidance and farming insights, including safe handling of chemicals in poultry water, child safety around machinery, gas burner precautions, odor causes, and bee farming by David Rankin of Tarkio. It covers alfalfa and grasshopper issues, rising food prices affecting farmers, ginseng trading via druggists, seed potato selection, a new pure food law boosting butter quality, and grafting techniques for russet apples and Duchess stock.
Moral and farming notes from a rural paper column
A rural column covers debts and prudence in money, dog safety, beef and hay prices, milk and butter quality, yard safety for children, muskmelons and rutabagas yields, a Jersey cow mishap, mail order perils, farming experiments with corn and rape, and a fatal fence accident involving a boy with a shotgun.
Salvation of Russia and the fight for bread
The piece argues Russia’s suffering stems from economic distress, not just political rights. It notes a proposed 7 million dollar relief plan and a plan to divide feudal lands for farmers and workers. It argues economic independence and remunerative work are essential, with political rights following.
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Russia
Czars Domain
Care of Orchards Warns of Root Borers In Orchard
Practical experience shows root borers attack both young and mature trees. Keep grass away from trunks, remove waterspouts, and inspect trees twice yearly. Many deaths blamed on sun scald or blight are due to borers feeding under bark. If you own an orchard, dig out the borers wherever found.
Moral Hogs and the Tale of a Little Garden
A five year old grows a garden and learns about straight rows after visiting a grander one. The tale leads into a discussion of hog temperaments, contrasting nervous hogs with phlegmatic ones. It explains fat and lean distribution in pork from different hog types.
Comparison of farming drains and circus town wealth
The passage compares a farm yielding crops for markets without soil fertility returns to a town hosting a circus, arguing both lose value: soil and wealth dwindle as crops are produced or money is spent without reciprocal growth.
Sugar Barrel Bin Idea For Grain Storage
An enterprising farmer built bins from sugar barrels set on a firm foundation to stay dry. Cracks were filled to be mouse proof and a heavy square board cover hinged over the top. The bins are clean, accessible, and expandable with little effort, inspiring readers to try the idea during barn cleanup.
Arranging Curios in a Plain Cabinet for Display
The article urges simple cabinet display for curios from past eras. Avoid plush eastward or oceanic motifs, favor a plain mahogany or oak cabinet. Keep items uncrowded, allow each piece space, and substitute extras later with a deliberately arranged, uncluttered presentation.
Flower Vase Shapes For Best Floral Displays
The piece discusses vase selection focusing on wide necks for bouquet support and water uptake. It recommends dark green glass for narcis s es and daffodils, a fat wide rim bowl for short stems, and notes roses suit tall vases while white glass may extend flower life by allowing more light. New York Post.
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Moses
New York
Post
The Home Doctor Advices On Home Remedies
A home remedy guide notes that charcoal can absorb gases and impurities in the stomach and intestines and carry them out of the system. An onion poultice is recommended for burns to reduce pain and heat. The first stages of tonsillitis may be helped by hourly gargling with a hot water baking soda and listerine mix. A hot vinegar application is suggested for gum and tooth pain, while packing the cavity with absorbent cotton may provide relief. For itchy skin, bromide or potassium lotions are advised at one part salt to sixty parts water.
Danger of Lead Poisoning From Overnight Water in Lead Pipes
Lead poisoning can be mild yet serious. Run fresh water from pipes before boiling for breakfast to avoid water that has sat in lead pipes overnight. Though harm is unlikely, safety favors ensuring water standing in pipes is flushed prior to use.
Little Mirrors Are Beat and the Science of Glass
The article discusses mirror quality, noting today’s reflections use silver or tin amalgam with light loss, making images less luminous. It explains thicker glass is not better, as it distorts outlines, and that ideal mirrors require perfectly flat surfaces, achievable only in small glasses.
Invented Tool Aids Curtain and Picture Adjustments
An adjuster for curtains and pictures has been invented to prevent falls and injuries. It features a long wooden handle with a hooklike iron projection for removing pictures from molding and adjusting curtain poles without climbing onto chairs or ladders.
How to Treat Sensitive Skins from Sun and Ink Removal
The New York American warns about sun exposure causing sunburn and potential bacterial spread, advising tarry preparations and a specific ointment recipe. It also provides a method to remove ink from carpets using milk soaked cotton, fresh cotton, and soap, with lemon or soft soap as a last resort on white spots.
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Wilk
The
New York Journal
How to Care For House Plants
House plants may be placed outdoors on a veranda sheltered from afternoon sun. Keep in pots and allow free air circulation. Do not bloom summer plants destined for winter indoor use. Nipa side branches by pinching end growth to form a bushy compact plant with flowering points. Train plants now during development for symmetry.
How to Judge Melons From Pittsburg Dispatch
The article describes selecting melons by weight as a sign of quality and ripeness. A ripe melon should be fragrant and spicy, with muskmelons showing deep furrows and rough surfaces indicating sweetness. Green furrows suggest underripe fruit while very smooth surfaces imply overripe and overly dry flesh.
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Pittsburg
How to Manage an Oil Stove
Practical guidance for stove care. Clean and refill after use to prevent swelling and odor. Do not cut the wick. rub off charred parts. Turn wick down before extinguishing and keep the wick track clean. Rub the entire top area inside and outside and scrape crusts as needed for safe operation.
How to Clean Japanese Furniture
Instructional note outlines a home cleaning recipe mixing strong cold tea Jinseed oil eye whites and spirits of salt in a bottle. After shaking, apply with a pad of old soft linen and polish with an old silk handkerchief.
Management of Servants Bow to Engage Maid and Instruct Her
Guidance on engaging and directing a maid from the New York Journal. Emphasizes clear daily orders, praising good work, avoiding public rebuke, and maintaining temper. Details dress, visiting hours, door responses, and script for callers, noting "Mrs Brown is not at home" versus "Mrs Brown begs to be excused."
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New York Journal
Abe
Brown
How to Clean Matting from Old Households Row
Cleaning matting starts with a thorough grain follow through sweeping, then across grain with a soft broom dipped in warm water. Salt in warm water brightens matting and helps prevent fading. light colors require borax. Grease spots may need chalk paste with valpentidl, then soap wash. A yearly sweet mill treatment preserves matting.
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New York Telegram
Sleep Remedies From Historical Wheatfield Wisdom
A fragment discusses sleep cures from the past, citing cold cloths on the head and neck, hot foot or hip soaks to dilate veins, gentle exercises to reduce fatigue, and light rubbing of the limbs as remedies. It references a World’s Work writer and blends miscellaneous methods with outdated phrasing.
Care For A Molting Canary In Cold Weather
Maintain warm conditions around 70 degrees and shield from drafts. Feed a richer diet with egg or yolk, cracker crumbs, and a touch of cayenne or sugar, plus a daily bath with the child removed first. A bird may stop singing during molt. provide quiet rest and health-boosting tonics from a druggist.
How to Make Lemon Sherbet from New York Telegram
How to prepare lemon sherbet by mixing water and sugar, juicing six lemons with lemon zest, then dissolving gelatin in cold water and folding into the lemon mixture before heating, cooling, and freezing. Egg whites can substitute gelatin for a lighter body if desired.
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Sava
New York Telegram
How to Prepare Plants For Winter From Window Garden
Do not let geraniums or other plants bloom in summer. Nip off every bud to divert strength to branch development. Regularly shorten branches to encourage side growth, producing a bushy compact plant with many blossoming points for next winter.
How to Make Homemade Paste
A traditional guide describes making a shelf stable paste by combining a well cooked smooth paste with one teaspoon of powdered alum and ten Ops of olive oil. The mixture aims to resist souring and drying, yielding a durable spread.
Fear of Consumption Not Based on Facts Says Doctor
Dr John B Huber of the New York Academy of Medicine ridicules popular fears of consumption or tuberculosis as unfounded He explains infection mainly spreads via sputum requires frequent contact and long exposure to transmit He urges knowledge to dispel phthisiphobia and promotes fresh air sunlight cleanliness and good health as cures He states consumption is not inherited.
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John B. Huber
New York Academy of Medicine
Huber
Comfort for Horses Tie Tackles Hame and Dutch Collar
Grant BE Bennett of Cleveland proposes a combined home collar and breast collar for horses. Two adjustable tug straps distribute weight, aiming to protect the lower shoulder from sores and reduce friction. Proponents say it lets the horse exert strength at the lowest bearing surface with easier effort.
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Grant BE. Bennett
Cleveland
Bending Large Pipe to Meet Boiler Connection
A large eight inch main pipe was bent slightly more than expected to join flanges. The pipe was secured overhead with a hanger anchored to a beam. Heat was applied via a charcoal basket placed at the joint to soften the metal so the joint could be drawn up by a block and fall. The basket hung from a sheet iron cradle on the pipe, and the chain was secured to a strong column.
New Tenting Mantle Promises Efficient Gas Heating
A new gas mantle device uses rare earth cerium to emit a dull red glow with intense heat. Each mantle in a stove burner radiates significant warmth, allowing independent control of multiple burners for efficient heating.
Folding Seat Adapts Brass Bedstead For Use
A description explains a folding seat added to the side rail of a brass bedstead. The seat has an adjustable leg that becomes a support when in use and folds away neatly when not needed.
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