Posts and Fences Show Stormproof Iron Posts for Stronger Bounds
A design uses ten inch row iron posts set in stone blocks with drillings to receive them, forming sturdy fences that resist frost heave. The article notes straight picket and arch-fence styles, rails joined at posts for even spacing, and added back pieces to keep rails aligned. It also discusses poultry care and breeding vigor for winter laying, warning against overfeeding ducks and stressing careful stock selection before March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sven
Poultry Farming Economics and Feeding Trends
The article discusses how interest in poultry drives profit, noting that dedicated farmers learn every flock member and adjust feed to maximize eggs and balance costs. It covers economics of food choice, cold storage effects on prices, and how warmth affects egg production with seasonal shifts in supply and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sian
Perone
Breer
Nena Jy Hevin
Tor
Martake
Care of sows and early pig thinning guidance in Canada
A Canadian speaker at a wine breeders association outlines swine care from farrowing to weaning. Advice covers feeding after farrowing, gradual transition to ground and boiled feeds, peas and milk until seven to eight weeks, then advancing to mixed feeds. Also discusses castration timing, anesthesia concerns, surgical method, and post operative care, with cautions on timing relative to slaughter and carcass quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ela
Eliror
Farm Improvisations for Wet Weather Work
A pastiche of farm hints explains using common tools and ingenuity to stay productive. The guide describes making iron hoops from strip iron and cutting cat pieces with holes punched and reamed, illustrating a practical approach to rural tasks when weather limits field labor.
Vig bor with hinges and hospital staple hardware description
The American Agriculturist describes a three cornered iron hinged box fastener using thick wire staples driven at each end, with a clisp and hasp fashioned to fit a box cover. Two half inch apart tides are formed at one end, a slot cut by file, and a larger staple projects through the lower end slot to secure the cover.
Blackberry Sherbet Recipe From Aged Kitchen Note
A historic note describes making a blackberry sherbet using three quarts of blackberries one quart of water one pint of sugar and the juice of four lemons. Mash fruit and sugar together let stand one hour then add water simmer twenty minutes strain and cook until ready to freeze.
House Gown and Walking Etiquette in Fashion Advice
This fashion column surveys gowns in satin or silk with box-pleated skirts and heavy fabrics, noting the cost and craft of New Designs. It also offers guidance on walking well, posture, and grooming, praising poised, graceful carriage and practicable accessories.
Familiar Hymns by Charlotte Elliott
A fractured biographical sketch recounts Charlotte Elliott born in Yorkshire, daughter of Charles Elliott, with noble lineage. It traces illness, religious awakening, and prolific hymn writing, ending with her death at a young age and lines of faith from her lips.
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Charlotte Hiliott
Charles Elliott
Henry Venn
Wesley
Frivelans
Gay
Lylphia
Duvald
Towne Norest
Moenes
Enty
Clhisiee
Ge Mi Tee
Rey der, Madar
Freneva
Jess
Fae
Edward Diving
Wilberforce
Pather
Henney
Wordsworth Dyee
Miss the Ffoot
Lee
Reid
Park Rule Laughs at Bride and Groom in Jail-like Night
A wedding couple at a quiet springs hotel park are questioned by a watchman who enforces no couples after 7 pm rule. The groom explains they are married, yet the man admits no rule covers such cases. The bride and groom are allowed to stay as the park’s rules lack marital exceptions. A second tale recalls western freighters hiding whisky in barrels with gravel to dodge weights and tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treapnasser
Aoman
Far West
Lewisville
Fragmentary note hints at names and informal speech
A partial dated line references two names, an old man, and a greeting. The tone suggests casual dialogue or a stray excerpt from a larger piece, with no clear event, date, or location to anchor a full item.
Palmetto Trees of Florida Cherished For Longevity
Text describes palmetto trees along the Indian River Florida as decades to centuries old with smooth trunks and cabbage like tops. It notes their height around forty to fifty feet, trunk diameter, and remarkable bend and springback in gales. Also mentions a German sea heroism tale from Schleswig-Holstein with a wrecked vessel and a rescuer who saved a crewmate at great risk.
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Galt
Cine
Delsarte
America
Paris
Greece
Florida
South
Indian River
Gil
Sud
Schleswig-Holstein
Harro
Ucro
Uwe
Jove
Harra
Ioan
New York Sun
Revival of the Hosking Ben and the nineh shaped legend
A vivid reminiscence of the revival of the husking bee across rural communities. The piece paints the festive scene with lantern light, cider, dancing, and the shared memory of a farm gathering. It notes state exchanges echo the trend yet print coverage remains sparse for a broader boom.
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Mast Hartford
Hartard Courant
Ordinary dog with extraordinary record goes missing
Mr George Brooks of Holleville Comn offers a reward for the recovery of a mixed fate listed terrier nicknamed Nic. The dog survived poisoning four times and being run over twice, endured a butcher knife thrust and a sixty feet fall from a locomotive. A near burial was averted when treatment revived him and he remains missing, with neighbors eager for news.
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George Brooks
Holleville
Comn
Lin
Das
Nic
Brooks
New York Sun
Rumors On Snodgrass And Night Work At The Paper
In a Boston Transcript tone the dialogue discusses Snodgrass, a working newspaper staffer, who reportedly spends nights out. Remarks suggest questions about his conduct and possible motives including a supposed excise to be away nights, with general disbelief at his pattern.
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Young Ress
York
Mim
Pops
Shere
Snodgrass
Boston Transcript
Men as Lovers and Material Wealth Critique
Miss Zillan Bell argues in February Ladies' Name Journal that men misunderstand women priorities. She asserts women care little for material displays despite having comforts, noting lovers and husbands provide clothing and bills while women feel mentally cold and hungry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iss Bell
Zillan Bell
Ladies’ Name Journal
A New Cure for Insomnia Suggests A Ride On A Streetcar
A Philadelphia Record excerpt relays an old doctor’s remedy for sleeplessness. He tells a despondent young man that nerves cause sleepless nights and not drugs. The suggested cure is a mild mental stimulant via riding a streetcar to lift the nervous system, with the ride continuing until exhaustion ends the vigil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
Philadelphia
Humor at the Attar wedding service gaffs recounted
The piece recounts wedding day mishaps where grooms refuse to answer vows and brides urge them on. An elderly suitor sits silent as the clergyman repeats the responses, while the bride prods with biting sarcasm. A bride claims previous marriages kept her from answering.
Body as a Water Engine in Ward Richardson Address
Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson reprints his address from the National Temperance League on the physical foundations of temperance. He argues life depends on water as a nonalcoholic engine, criticizes alcohol, and outlines conceptual mechanisms, noting contrasting qualities in living systems and the need for manifest truth.
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Longuim
Benjamin Ward Richardson
Maine
Corks reused in insulation and tires from waste to utility
A discussion on cork waste finds uses from steam pipe insulation, ice boxes, and bath mats to filling pneumatic tires and horse collars. It notes cork’s versatility and cites a passage by Phillips Brooks on transforming death into victory through Christ.
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Lineleton
Scientific American
Jesus
Jess
Earth
Christ
Phillips Brooks
City carved from a cherry seed inspires grand miniature
During the French Crystal Palace Exposition a Nuremberg tower displayed a cherry stone housing a meticulous model of Sevastopol with streets, railways, and bridges. A powerful microscope wowed crowds as 500000 plus visitors viewed the tiny city, each dropping one franc to the craftsman, amassing a modest fortune.
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Nuremberg
Sevastopol
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