Best Location for Grapes Grape Growing Tips for Home Gardens
For grape success plant on gentle eastern southern or southeastern slopes. Use two year old vines from a reliable nursery. space eight feet between rows and plants, plow deeply, mulch around each vine, train to a cane, and prune at four feet. Varieties Concord Niagara and Dela ware suit family use. Catawba helps warm sandy soils.
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Baltimore American
Concord
Niagara
Delaware
Liberal juries and verdicts raise Mississippi envy
Law Notes cites Mississippi juries as generous. Illinois Central railroad vs Dacus awarded $500 after a ticket agent used a slur. Alabama railroad company vs Morris shows a white woman awarded $15,000 for riding briefly with three Black men, later reduced to $2,000 by a stingy court.
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Mississippi
Ilinois Central Railroad
Dacus
Alabama
Railroad Company
Morris
A Diversion in a Shakespearean Dispute
YT shared a pleasant morning with Dorfling as two elderly acquaintances, after a long war, argued over a disputed point in Shakespeare. The exchange highlights lighthearted memory and literary quarrel among friends.
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Gasserby
Dorfling
Marine Eye Remedy Ad From Chicago Company
An advertises Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago product for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids claiming no smarting and eye comfort with a request to write for the Book of the Holy mail Free.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Akhoond of Swat Named for Fly-Killing Campaign
A humorous exchange suggests using the Akhoond of Swat as a superior figure to lead a campaign against flies, labeling him an Eastern potentate who surpasses a Panama expert in effectiveness.
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Panama
Akhoond
Swat
Laundress Prefers Red Cross Ball Blue for White Clothes
Advertisement notes the product as ideal for brightening white garments sold by grocers. Odd line about Noah and the flood appears as fragmented copy. The phrase And not a blessed place to intern is included as a stray insert.
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Noah
Sprays for Apple Orchard
The author reviews the ongoing search for the ideal spray for apples, noting lime sulfur and Bordeaux mixtures each have pros and cons. Climate in the northeast U S affects scab control, with lime sulfur sometimes injuring certain varieties yet often preferred, while Bordeaux remains effective for scab in others. Insecticides must accompany fungicides, and timing guidance remains incomplete.
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United States
Flow of Language and the Farmer’s Retort
A dialogue contrasts praise for flowing language with a farmer’s blunt joke. The speaker lauds language while the farmer quips that the flow serves little beyond drowning ideas, delivering a sharp regional sentiment.
Parachute Innovation Turns Planes Into Open Flight
An article notes a French inventor’s design for whole aircraft parachutes. Two folded chutes sit in cone receptacles on the wings and deploy via a hand lever. The airman would simply hold on as the plane descends.
Ear marks and humor from wartime lecturer in New York
War correspondent Alexander Powell jokes at a tea in New York about identifying British volunteers by ear marks. He quips that bookkeepers stand at ease and hide rifles behind their ears, illustrating his point with light satire.
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Alexander Powell
New York
Midlands
Manchester
London
Mr. Powell
My Brother the Printer Helps Boy Skirt Ball Game
A downtown office boy boasts his brother is a printer and admits using him to place a death notice to fool the boss into thinking he is attending a funeral for a ball game. The friend dismisses the brag but acknowledges the handy trick.
Hat swap leads to reveal of borrowed hat value
A witty exchange reveals Mrs Pinkey borrowed a $30 hat worn by Mrs Smith. The hat earns mixed reactions as contrasts between liking and ownership surface in a Cleveland Plain Dealer moment.
Plain People and the Crowd in Political Thought
Senator Sorgum speaks of trusting the plain people yet questions their consensus. He argues he will not be swayed by a thoughtless crowd, asserting independence from popular opinion.
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Sorghum
Proverbs Spark Dark Humor From Street Phrase
A terse quotation exchange evokes resilience and risk with lines about adversity and law. The remark “There’s nothing like adversity to bring a man out” contrasts with “Yes, out at the elbows” and a warning that surprise is better than encounter with the police.
One Sock For a One Legged Soldier
A brief courtly exchange reveals a child knitting socks for soldiers. Ethel recalls knitting a single sock while explaining why a pair was not completed. Her mother questions the count, and the girl explains the sock was for a one legged soldier.
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Ethel
Humorous Dinner Anecdote About Menu Absence
A husband explains his white waistcoat was spotted from a club outing. He says no menu cards were available, so his wife will want to know what they ate. The exchange ends with playful humor about dining details.
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Hubby
Big Rewards for Inventions At Army Ordnance Factories
The year to March 1914 saw large fees paid to inventors at army ordnance facilities. Col. C L Holden received £4 000 plus £500 for improvements to ordnance mountings and tools. W T Thomson at the Royal Gunpowder factory got £2 850 for nitro cellulose manufacture upgrades, plus £1 150 previously. Other payments include £250 to W H Turton and £100 to W Lambert for tooling and testing, with £25 each to Rogers and Pullar, and £20 to S Capon and the Royal Gun Factory for forge muffles.
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Army Ordnance Factories
Col
C. L. Holden
Royal Gun and Carriage Factories
W. T. Thomson
Royal Gunpowder Factory
W. H. Turton
Royal Gun Factory
Mr. W. Lambert
An Unmaker of History
Directory canvasser jokes about the husband’s occupation as a writer of historical novels. The exchange turns on a pun about unmaking history through fiction.
Speaking of War and Society in Wartime Gossip
The talk notes fewer American women engagements with foreigners while foreigners keep busy among themselves. It observes women plotting beyond norms and the neighbor’s judgment on such moves, reflecting wartime social pressure and gossip.
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Gotham
Why She Went to Church Joke
A deaf elderly woman, unable to hear the nearby minister’s sermon, explains she will attend the nearer church because all churches lead to heaven and she cannot hear the other men speaking. The anecdote preserves a gentle humor about faith and sound judgment.
Styles
Conversation depicts a humorous exchange about fashion choices and prison attire. The dialogue contrasts prison stripes with contemporary women's style trends and how clothing can signal social attitudes.
Shoes marked down by size at Blank's
A shopper notes marked down footwear at Blank's focusing on sizes rather than citywide price cuts. The exchange suggests the store normally avoids price cuts but is discounting inventory by size.
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Blank’s
Fragmented Notes Highlight Distrust and Doubt
In a brief exchange two women question a man’s trustworthiness, calling him treacherous. The dialogue hints at a broader theme of unreliable behavior and moral judgment, with a wry comparison to a fountain pen.
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