Farming Tips for Corn, Turnips, Potatoes and Alfalfa
Practical advice from Farm Journal on growing sweet corn in Fourth of July gardens, refining potato spraying before blight, and boosting alfalfa with lime inoculation. Instructions cover seed beds for turnips, shallow sowing for corn, and using tobacco extract or whale oil soap to kill plant lice, plus the value of alfalfa inoculation and soil bacteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Timothy Sod
E. H. Jenkins
Connecticut Experiment Station
Farm Journal
The Vampire Bats Menace Beyond Fairy Tales
A New York Press summary explains the vampire bat as a small winged creature found in South America and elsewhere. It does not slay but bloodsucks, causing wounds on toes feet and even faces. Surgeons claim painless bites, while locals note occasional daytime biting and a guardian cat protecting a household.
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South America
New York Press
A Circulating Medium
A village grocer explains he reads big weeklies and city dailies to learn about world events but ignores the home paper trusting his wife and daughters to keep him informed about local affairs in this Judge authored quip.
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Woman’s Club
A Trying Time. Judge Question Ends In Cheese Picture
A courtroom fragment shows a prisoner asked why he struck a man and the judge presses for motive. The exchange includes a humorous line about a grocer asked to allow a moving picture of cheese, underscoring the oddity of the cross examination.
Rest as Work and the Balance of Mind and Body
A Victorian reflection notes that rest comes from varied labors and that recreation is not idle but purposeful. It counsels shifting from physical effort to mental work and back, urging a balanced routine to pursue long life and peace.
All the Same Gunner Dialog About Wills and Clients
A dialogue fragment contrasts lawyers and doctors. Gunner notes lawyers draw up many wills and have many clients while Landon questions the notion of patients. The exchange hints at estates and the roles of professionals in care or legal matters.
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Gunner
Old Skinem
Landon
A Mahogany Bridge Spanning Chiapas Rio Michel
A rugged 150 foot long and 15 foot wide mahogany bridge in Chiapas connects teams and pedestrians. Built without sawed timbers, it was hewn from logs using axes due to no local sawmill. Valued at around $200,000 in New York assessments for its material richness and sturdy construction.
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Chiapas
Mexico
Rio Michel
New York
Ways of the Gray Wagtail in Conservatism of Flight
A writer notes the gray wagtail as a symbol of conservative birds behavior. The species winters in central Africa and summers across Europe Asia and Greenland, following established migratory routes laid out by its lineage.
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Africa
Europe
Asia
Greenland
Fragmented New York reminiscence on a muddy road
A narrator recalls a ride through a remote country in New York with a talkative driver and his horses. The story centers on stalling in mud and a brief, humorous exchange about a youth’s misstep on a muddy lane.
Correction: Venezuela’s Blanco exile and Paris claim
Fragmentary report describes President Blanco’s ouster, wealth alleged in office, his move to Paris, a boulevard encounter, a theft of money, and a corrected figure of five million dollars amid the confusion.
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Blanco
Venezuela
Paris
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DR. Geo. Larkin
First Nat'l Bank
DR. A. M. Davis
Union Brook
Littlefield & Romig
Physicians & Surgeons
First Nat’ Bank
Rankin & Doolittle
Physicians and Surgeons
U. S. National Bank
G. E. Stuart
Ferguson
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
Clarence Butt
Newberg
Oregon
Bank of Newberg Building
Robt
W. James Herbert J. Flagg
McMinnville National
McMinnville
William M. Ramsey
Elsia Wright Building
Third Street
E. A. Ellis
General
Yamhill County Abstract Co
J. H. Gibson
Mgr
Yamhill County
E. S. Greer
Chase & Linton Gravel Company
R. B. Linnville
Vampire
Griffon
J.C. Porter & CO
C. A. Morris
Post Office
F.O.B
MO. N. Crosby & Company
First Street
Black
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