Chinch bug fight spurs farm field trials and tips
Readers in the state consider methods to curb chinch bugs with burning crop debris and straw, flax strips to deter pests, plowed furrows with a dragging pole, and hand collection. Reports cite experiments from Beardstown and Bond County showing reductions in infestations and potential crop savings for proactive growers.
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Bestroy
St. Louis
Beardstown
Tere
D. G. Newson
Bates County
Missouri
St. Louis Democrat
Ile
Coleman
Bond County
Ill
Winter feeding tips to keep horses fit through hard weather
Farmers neglect winter grain, risking heaves and weak muscles. Feed some grain daily, use oats before hard work, provide roots occasionally, and keep salt available three times a week. Avoid shell corn and dust, as heating feeds injure the horse. Ohio Farmer advises balanced care for market-ready horses.
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Ohio
The Great Difficulty in Women’s Education and Marriage
A Nation article notes that marriage remains the dominant life path for most women, hindering educational aims as reliance on a husband’s labor creates a disincentive for training. It argues high education for women is unlikely to revolutionize habits, sharing a Chicago clergyman anecdote about marriage and congratulations. A great object in life appears a giant.
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Chicago
Bald Headed Butter From Washoe Sage Hair Cure
In a Virginia City dinner tale the fastidious foreign mine owner and Dondreary discuss butter with hair in it. The Enterprise recounts their banter about butter origin. A Nevada farmer explains that white sage from Washoe valleys feeds cows and inspires a popular hair restorative, making bald butter unlikely.
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Virginia City
Dondreary
Comatock
Mstocker
A Minnesota Girl's Little Trick
A Hutchinson woman of middling looks used a staged plan to lure a stranger into leaving her home. She aimed to appear respectable and then lured him toward a fine residence near her own, hiding to avoid betraying her ruse as she sent him away. The incident appears in the Hutchinson Minn Enterprise.
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Hutchison
Hutchison, Minn
Enterprise
Allen County Fair at Iola October 7 to 10
A. W. Howland, president of the Allen County Agricultural Society, announced the fair will be held in Iola from October 7 to 10. Woodson residents are invited to attend and enjoy the premiums. The article endorses the district fair movement and its positive impact on county fairs.
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A. W. Howland
Allen County Agricultural Society
Iola
Woodson
Alen
Gur
Woodson County
Veoshe Falia Post
Grange Index
Michigan
Egg hatched in field after sun warmth near Indianapolis
A man replanting corn nine miles north of the city found a hatched chicken in a twenty acre field egg. He moved it, then later heard a peep and discovered the chick alive, still partly in shell. The house awaits its fate as health worries loom over the new arrival.
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The
Indianapolis News
Peter Dodd
Leavenworth and Alves On Railroad Line Service Details
Rail line expansion promises steady growth and passenger comfort as trains increase along the Leavenworth and Alves route. Timetables show southbound and northbound departures with multiple stops, connections, and stage links to Pomona Lyndon Osage City Parsons Elk City Longton Elk Falls Winfield and Arkansas City.
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Bola Ambuidt
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Cherryvale
Ottawa
Garnett Ry al m
Bumpholdt Silo P. Chanute
Ayer
Cherryvalleo
S P
Independence
Colleyville
City
Dar
Parker
Cotteyville
Chianute
A. m
Jolylois A.m
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Coffeyville
Independence i
Sale
Thayer
Humboldt
Ios
Arnett
Ottaway
Orrand
Pomona
Quenemo
Lyndon
Osage City
Eureka
Ehlorado
Augusta
Douglas
Atchas
Points North
Auth
Fredoula
New Albany
Tuares
Neodesha
Parsons
AL Independence
Elk City
Longton
Ler
Elk Falls
Tisdale
Winfield
Arkansas City
Chetopa
St Louis Kansas City and Northern Short Line touted as fastest route East
The St Louis Kansas City and Northern Short Line taxes travelers with six fast express trains daily between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. It highlights new steel rails, reclining chair coaches with dressing rooms, toilet amenities, and a safety focus with day and night watchmen. Ticket agents can issue through tickets via connections to the East North or South. maps and time cards available from Lyman McCarty in Kansas City or P. B. Great in St. Louis.
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Great West
St. Louis
Kanoas City
Missouri
Mississippi
Kansas City
Lyman McCarty
P. B. Great
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Boosts Bridges and Service
The completion of the iron bridge over the Missouri river at Boonville enables the line to offer better facilities between the Northeast and the Southwest. Two daily trains will run between Hannibal and the Netowsho Valley and between St. Louis and Southern Kansas. For the Texas trade rates are reduced and through Pullman sleeping cars run from Chicago Quincy Hannibal and St. Louis to Galveston. Contact Thomas Darwin, Sedalia, Mo, for maps, timetables and fares.
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Missouri River
Boonville
Northeast
Great Southwest
Hannibal
Points
Great Netosho Valley
St. Louis
Kansas
Chicago
Quincy
Galveston
Missouri
Texas
Thomas Darwin
Sedalia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Service Update
The item notes the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad route via Parkersburg with a May 31 schedule from Cincinnati to Washington Richmond and Balti Express, indicating a turn/transfer service and turnover adjustments. Routes and times reflect a railroad timetable notice for the period.
Missouri Pacific Through Line Promises Fast East Travel
In the era of rail competition the Missouri Pacific Through Line from the West to the East offers unmatched speed and comfort. The Miller Platform Westinghouse Air Brake Pullman Sleepers and Reclining Chair Coaches ensure safe pleasant trips. Express trains from Kansas City Topeka and other cities deliver passengers to St Louis at convenient hours for direct connections nationwide. For maps timetables and through ticket details contact G Baxter in Kansas City or E A Ford in St Louis.
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