Enemy of the Grape Insect Is a Daytime Root Borer
The grapevine root borer, a clear winged moth resembling a wasp, has long been a grape enemy in the United States. It hides in ground cocoons near vines, attacking six inches from roots, with adults flying by day and larvae feeding underground. Thorough vineyard cultivation during mid to late summer destroys cocoons and boosts vine vigor.
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F. E. Brooks
United States
Minnesota
Missouri
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
North Carolina
American soil and climate praised as world’s granary
The article extols United States fertility noting crops yield 14 bushels of wheat per acre versus 28 in Germany and 2 in the UK, oats yield 27 per acre compared to 45 in the UK and 52 in the Netherlands, and France’s self sufficiency with dense population.
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United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Netherlands
France
Protection for Trees Against Rabbits in Orchards
Orchardists report success protecting trees by smearing trunks near the ground with distasteful mixtures such as whitewash glue copper quassia blood or grease. More permanent and effective is mechanical protection by wrapping trunks.
Demand for Horses Holds Steady as Automobiles Rise
The article notes that high quality horses retain strong prices despite cars gaining popularity. It emphasizes that draft, harness, and saddle horses all attract good bids, reflecting enduring equine value in changing times.
Protection for All Fruits in Paper Sacks
A Baltimore American writer notes sacks protect pears apples and grapes from worm damage and improve color and flavor. Experiments show light reduction in fruit formation can boost quality. copper sulfate spray before buds and Bordeaux mixture after blossoms help prevent moth eggs.
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Bordeaux
Paris
Henderson
Baltimore American
M. Lubimenko
Prevent Disease of Potato
Article by R G Weatherstone stresses storage as the key to potato health. It warns that disease spreads from stored seed and refuse, favors cool dry cellars or field pits, and urges selecting healthy seed and non infected soil for seed plots to ensure sound seed supply.
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R. G. Weatherstone
Rake Converts To Grass Friendly Tool In Montclair
H. H. Gray of Montclair New Jersey reports in Popular Mechanics how an ordinary iron rake was adapted to avoid damaging a lawn. Two spools of one and a half inches diameter were attached to each end tooth of the rake to guide action and protect grass.
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H. H. Gray
Montclair
N. J
Grass Rake Design Aids Smooth Ground Raking
A description of a grass rake with teeth set to skim the surface, preventing deep digging of grass. Ends of spools are rounded and smooth to reduce friction, allowing the rake to slide easily along the ground.
Campaign to Save Babies The Milk Question
Welfare workers are urged to promote mother care and breastfeeding as the best path to infant survival. Clean milk for all is ideal, but urgent action targets bad milk conditions. Inspect farms, transport, and shops, and regulate dipped or loose milk sales.
Face Disfigurement Healed by Cuticura Treatments
Edward V. Thomas of Baltimore reports five months of blisters and sores on his face neck and back. After using home remedies a Cuticura Soap and Ointment sample helped then full treatment cured him in two months. Ad claims Cuticura sold worldwide with free sample and skin book offer.
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Foster Ave
Baltimore
Edward V. Thomas
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Fall on Ice Near Home Sparks Help from Family and Child
A man returning home last spring slipped on ice and injured his ankle. His wife and son supported him while a freckle-faced boy urged them to give him black coffee, saying his mother does that for his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missis
Fadder
Vitalitas ad for remedies and star revival quip
An advertisement touts Vitalitas as a cure for indigestion rheumatism biliousness eczema and nervous debility available at druggists via Vital Remedies Co Houston Tex A humorous exchange about a comet and a star revival ends the snippet.
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Nature
Vital Remedies CO
Houston
Tex
Adv
After-dinner talk and gender norms questioned
The dialogue notes one man feeling confident in judging others while remarking he was once a tailor. It questions lack of female after-dinner speakers and suggests women reveal much information before dinner ends.
Fruit Thinning Reveals Best Shaped Apples On Limb
The article notes thinning of apples highlights best shaped and largest fruit on the underside of limbs due to gravity. It explains sap flows along the underside aiding growth and healing and that wounds on the under side heal faster than on the upper side.
Whitman and Alfred Noyes contrasted in Philadelphia tale
A Philadelphia editor recalls Walt Whitman living in Camden and working for George W. Childs. The poet earned $50 a month and rode city horse cars to gauge drivers and conductors’ clothing needs for winter overcoats.
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Walt Whitman
Alfred Noyes
Philadelphia
Wimuse
Mickle Street
Camden
Walt
George W. Childs
Childs
Break a Horse of Bad Habit By Pendulum Sack
Bay Shore farmer Noah Spears shares a method to stop a kicking horse. A sand filled gunny sack is hung behind the stall so every kick triggers a swinging pendulum that returns forceful blows, teaching the animal that kicking is fruitless. After a week of hanging, the horse stops kicking.
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Noah Spears
Bay Shore
Milford
Wilmington
Del
Spears
Comet Dreamer in Moonlit Moment
A romantic exchange unfolds as a man and woman discuss wishes and distance. He longs for stardom while she imagines a comet passing only once every fifteen years, prompting his quiet departure into the night.
Six-Sixty-Six Patent Malaria Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Six-Sixty-Six as a malaria and fever remedy. It promises five or six doses will break a case and as a tonic will prevent fever recurrence. An 18th or 19th century tone includes a Scots anecdote about a minister and a beadle with a humorous critique.
Unusual Exchange Highlights Reporter Lunch Snag
A cordial stranger questions newspaper fund constraints and shares a chat with a reporter about unusual news as a lunch conversation unfolds. The anecdote ends with a witty punchline about the day’s scoop.
Willing to Oblige Conductor Shows Wit on Broadway Car
A New Yorker recalls a Broadway car scene where a woman orders the conductor to let her off at 931. The conductor pauses, then politely asks which floor she means, eliciting amused grins from other passengers.
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Gotham
Two Ice Cream Dilemma for a Horse Tale
A grandmother warns Robbie against a second ice cream serving causing stomach pain. While walking with his uncle, they see a sick horse and the boy asks if the horse also had two plates of ice cream, highlighting a humorous comparison.
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Robbie
Castoria Reminder Emphasizes 80 Years of Trust
Public notice urges caregivers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the genuine Fletcher’s signature confirming a safe remedy used for infants and children for over eight decades. It underscores the product’s long history and child health claim.
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Fletcher
Honest Silk Sale Sparks Sharp Bargain
In a brief exchange a deaf old lady tests a shopman's price for silk. The clerk sticks to seven shillings, the price posted, while the customer negotiates up and down offering five and seventeen and ultimately settles at seven shillings.
Golf sand pit mishap on southern course draws crowd
A New York man played into a famous sand pit, cursed loudly yet futilely, taking six strokes as sand erupted around his ball. An intrigued observer asks what he is attempting, noting the stubborn effort and puzzling scene.
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New York
Darky
Complication of Woman's Ills Advertisement in Athens
An Athens Texas testimonial touts Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from women's ailments. The notice quotes Mrs. Satan R. Wuattey praising health improvements and mentions the Pinkham Laboratory in Massachusetts with thousands of letters from women. It invites confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn.
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Athens
Texas
Pinkham
Irs
Satan R. Wuattey
Lydia Pinkham
L Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Public gatherings and the Star Spangled Banner
A speaker questions why one man dominates public gatherings and notes his knowledge of the Star Spangled Banner is a public trait. The dialogue hints at social pressure and the humor of seeking approval through performance.
No clear headline from quoted dialogue on personal conflict
A fragmentary passage presents a character asking to call his wife about bringing a man to dinner and fearing her reaction. It adds a line of terse advice about needing business with a man or love with a woman to know that you do not know them.
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Solomon
Dr. Portera Anesthetic Healing Oil Advertises Relief
An old reliable remedy for sore and tender feet is promoted as Dr Portera Anesthetic Healing Oil 256 ic. The ad urges readers to apply this cure based on trusted formulation.
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Portera
Kansas Judge Rules Husband Owns Wife’s Clothes
A Kansas judge rules that a husband owns his wife’s clothing and may wear or dispose of it if he deems the cost of her bonnet excessive. The decision hinges on the notion of ownership tied to the marriage and financial control.
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Kansas
If Wishes Were Automobiles Phrase from Opinion
A pondering line suggesting desires outpace resources hinting at scarcity as wishes resemble cars and gasoline would run dry. The remark frames a metaphor on limits and practicality.
Well Prepared Seedbed For Small Grain Crops
The roots of wheat and oats are more fibrous than corn and largely confined to the furrow slice. Thus a well prepared seedbed is essential for small grain crops to ensure good establishment and growth.
Oldest Inhabitant Remembrance Sparks Debate
A claim from the old est inhabitant about memories of events that supposedly never occurred draws scrutiny. Neighbors question the reliability of age related recollections and debate the nature of memory in longtime residents.
Man Seeks Divine Inspiration in His Backyard
A man tries to find poetical inspiration in his own yard, seeking spiritual guidance and a moment of creative renewal amid everyday surroundings.
Castle Dreams and Airfield Parodies
A playful note imagines a fellow building airage flights from castles in the air transforming daydreams into makeshift aeroplane garages. The line teases whimsical aeronautical schemes and light whimsy.
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