Farming Notes On Crops Hogs And Birds In May
A summary of agricultural observations discusses soil fertility, crop yields in dry versus wet seasons, strawberries in North Carolina extending northern markets, and wood density. It notes hog profitability, barbed wire costs, blackberry issues, arid lands storing plant food, and corn costs in Illinois. Also covers rape seed benefits, poultry care, meat prices, cedar tree seedlings, May floods and ditching, and a May cyclone bringing migrating birds and perils to birds.
The Weed War and Farm Life Echoes of 1857
A reader’s sampler surveys agricultural issues and rural life from the West and Northwest. It notes weed control, animal care, fence costs, olive oil adulteration concerns, milk economics, insurance coops, strawberry potential, Japan’s flour imports, and livestock feeding practices, with stray remarks on crops, climate, and rural modernization.
Unhealthy Stockyard Odor Declared Harmless by Scientists
Scientists announce that the odor from old stockyards is not health threatening though it remains merely unpleasant. The statement notes boards of health have treated it as a public health menace, yet asserts no danger to community health, while acknowledging potential public irritation.
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Boards of Health
The Best Things Attract Enemies In Garden Wars
A garden contrast shows roses beset by slugs aphids spiders mildew and other pests while burdock thrives untended. Apples face borers moths and canker worms, yet wild crab grows untouched. Beetles target Hubbard squash but spare pumpkin vines as pursiane quack grass and cockleburs resist pests. A community of interest exists among the moenn things of the world.
The Beef Trust and Centralization in American Business
Analyzes why independent butchers struggle against centralized meat packing. Argues economies of scale, byproducts use, and government inspected meats favor large combines. Questions profits shared with retailers and consumers, noting broader shifts toward cooperation, trusts, and potential tyranny. Ends with "Quo Vadis."
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Beef Trust
America
Combine
Water Witch debated as water finder in the region
An inquiry questions the practical use of the water witch in locating underground supplies. The piece dismisses the method as superstition rooted in past beliefs, compares it to weather prophecy, and argues modern science renders such practices obsolete.
Just A Common Boy
A Western state farm boy with poor beginnings becomes a factory head at twenty eight. He worked on his father’s farm after high school, studied mechanics, earned a three year college course in agricultural college, invented and patented a valuable device, and now runs a manufacturing plant with about 100 workers and potential wealth.
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Agricultural College of the State
Shortsighted plan to drain 15000 acres faces owner protests
A western state seeks to drain a swamp tract of 15000 acres valued at about 60 dollars per acre. Landowners resist but state laws protect their rights, and the ditch will be dug despite protests from farmers whose land lies in the path.
Barbed wire phone lines link Montana ranches to Fort Benton
Northern Montana ranchers back a barbed wire telephone exchange to connect ranches from the Missouri River to the Canadian line and Highwood mountains. An operator at Benton will alert creeks when trains run late and share weather updates during lambing, with emergency access to doctors or ministers as needed.
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Montana
Fort Benton
Butte Inter Mountain
Missouri River
Canadian Line
Highwood Mountains
Benton
Weather Bureau
Shankin Creek
Llighwood Mountains
Old Jack Connolly
Eagle Head
Highwood
Judith Basin
Bear Paw
Little Rocky
Sky
Central
Made Dolls for a Duke from Philadelphia Artist
Miss Virginia McDowell of Philadelphia, an artist known for paper dolls, received a commission to craft thirty unique dolls for the two granddaughters of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The dolls were sent to Castle Koenigstein near Wiesbaden, each in a distinct costume for different daily occasions, featuring the duchy’s yellow and blue hues.
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Philadelphia
Germany
Virginia McDowell
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Philadelphia Times
Castle Koenigstein
Wiesbaden
Miss McDowell
Miss Jones
Wildwood
Go to Sea in Coffins Club Forms in Shelburne Falls
An aquatic club with a fleet of coffin boats forms in Shelburne Falls Massachusetts as a nod to a vanished coffin factory. Citizens subscribed two years ago, the plant left town after selling souvenirs for 25 cents each, and locals discovered the coffin boats’ nautical use, establishing the town’s first boat club.
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Shelburne Falls
Mass
New York World
Drawing For Partners At Dinner From Flowers
The Pittsburgh Dispatch describes a Parisian method to pair off dinner guests. Guests blind select numbered tickets from blue forget me not baskets for men and pink rose baskets for ladies. The matching numbers then pair off and proceed to dinner.
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Tittsburg
George Eliots Face Said to Combine Dante and Savonarola
A close friend describes George Eliot’s appearance as not handsome yet striking. Her long face, gray blue eyes, light brown hair streaked with gray, and robust figure are noted, with lips expressive and a head finely formed. Comparisons to Savonarola and Dante are discussed, and a bystander quips Dante’s aunt.
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Dante
Savonarola
George Eliot
Lewes
George Lewes
Dairy Notes From An Early Farm Page
Clover is better than timothy for cows. Regular feeding and milking regularity matter. Butter quantity depends on uniformly ripened cream. Teat squeezing should be firm but not harsh. Rich milk comes from rich cows fed rich foods. Cottonseed meal helps in small amounts but injures butter in excess. Kicking a cow does not increase milk. Rock salt in daily access prevents sudden overconsumption. Cream churn depends on proper temperature. Use of a thermometer is essential.
Judge Davis Wit From New York Supreme Court
The late Noah Davis, a New York supreme court justice, is remembered for witty courtroom exchanges. A lawyer’s bid to submit was met with Davis’s quip that he should always submit, then crier, adjourn court. In a case with 220 offenses, Davis compared counts to those of a German principality.
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Davis
Scalloped Bananas Dessert Method
Half a dozen bananas sliced half inch, bread pieces, sugar, and lemon juice layered in a pudding dish. Alternate layers of bread and bananas, finish with bread. Top with melted butter and sugar. Bake thirty minutes in a quick oven.
Society Molara Dentist Conversation
A playful dialogue in Chi cago News notes a dentist explaining new teeth that bite each other. The patient says they eat the others, and the dentist replies that they do not belong to the same set.
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Society
Molara
Chicago News
The Puzzling Patient and His Strong Constitution
A doctor tells a patient that his excellent constitution has kept him through many illnesses while the patient asks why he remains sick despite his strength. The Chicago Tribune framing notes the paradox of illness despite robust health.
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Chicago Tribune
Weddings with Mrs Dearborn and Mrs Wabash in Yonkers
A Yonkers Statesman dialogue notes three weddings during June with Mrs Dearborn and Mrs Wabash confirming the event series. The brief urban exchange signals multiple nuptials in a single month.
Notable man hunts in lengthy global manhunt stories
Chicago Chronicle recounts relentless police pursuit of two famed criminals. South Africa’s Sergeant Wood tracks a Pie Town embezzler across London to New York, totaling about 21 000 miles. Elsewhere detective Dupuy trails Loys Darrell from Cuba to Beira, covering 31 000 miles and $4 250, ending with a New York jail and a fatal jump. Benson, a London swindler, flees across Europe to America and Mexico before final capture in Rio, dying after a prison fall. forgers Hastings and Ellfer clash in a tense chase across the United States.
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Sergeant Wood
Natal
South Africa
Wood
Pietermaritzburg
New York
London
America
United States
Maritzburg
Loys Darrell
Seventh United States Cavalry
Darrell
Cuba
Crouch
Dupuy
New Orleans
Southampton
Europe
Beira
England
Benson
Isle of Wight
Lnn
Portsmouth
Switzerland
Ihe
Bremen
Atlantic
Mexico
Patti
Rio
Colner
Lim
Slastings
Secret Service
Hastings
Ellfer
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North Carolina
Illneis
Biddy
Meat Trust
Moir
Eri
Ilinois
California
South
Old Bossy
Japan
Dairy Notes
Earth
Mme. Patti
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