Repairing a Beech Tree After Breakage by a Stake and Wax
A gardener describes saving a damaged beech by staking the trunk, fitting the broken parts, and sealing with grafting wax. Laths and wire supported the union as the bark healed, yielding a strong tree years later. Also notes a mobile spraying outfit for orchards and updates on Pennsylvania College Chautauqua courses and tobacco experiments, plus a warning about climbing cutworms harming vines in New York.
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Ian
Pennsylvania College and Station
J. A Woodward
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture
New York
Poisoned Bait and Agricultural Fears Hit New York Markets
A scrambled passage details poisoned bran baits with arsenic or Paris green and water, warnings about tainted hay and crops, and concerns over marketable potatoes and orchard plants. It mentions New York state agriculture, experts, and recent investigations, with references to garden and farming practices affecting prices and safety.
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Paris
Florist
Engand Panier
Artilletes
Gandeners Sud
New Jersey
Profecur Lintner & Us
Aspure
Agus Beytle
Neva
Sertus
Bop
New York State
Musichuserts
Frutts
Tow
Aire
Windmill Irrigation for Private Water Supply
A Country Gentleman correspondent urges windmill pumped irrigation as practical and profitable for arid regions east of the Missouri River. The method taps deep aquifers, fills reservoirs, and supports gardens and fields with cold water warmed in storage. Windmill pumps have improved and tested in Illinois and Wisconsin with favorable results. A brief Rural New Yorker note suggests using a straw hat to shade horses in hot weather.
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Missouri River
Union
Kansas
Colorado
Ilinois
Wisconsin
How to Ride Swimming Horses in Rough Water
Instructions describe horse behavior when entering water and rider technique to stay aboard. They explain that a horse lifts shoulders, sinks hindquarters, and may tilt vertical if reins are pulled. The rider should grasp the mane, lean forward, press knees to sides, hold reins loosely to keep balance and allow the horse to run.
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Pearson
Diplomatic Agent Ootomski Trail of Li Hung Chang
Wean Diplomacy Prince Ootomski, confidential adviser of the czar, is entrusted to follow Li Hung Chang across Europe. His role centers in Berlin and Egypt, quietly unwinding the old Chinaman’s diplomacy as he moves from court to court.
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Ootomski
Li Hung Chang
Anothe
Berlin
Egypt
Webster's Spelling Book in Early America
Noah Webster printed The American Spelling Book in 1783 as the first spelling book in this country. It soon became the standard work used in American schools for more than fifty years.
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Webster
Noah Webster
Rural New Yorker Barn Stability and Butter Transport
A fragmented excerpt describes farm barn construction with fire checks and stable layout, plus a detailed note on exporting butter. It emphasizes keeping butter firm during shipment in refrigerated cars and avoiding heat exposure on platforms. It mentions a stone wall partition and interior features, plus dangers of fire and structural design for cows.
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Wien
Stable layout and ventilation design in dairy farm sheds
Describes a large cattle shed with 15 foot clear width between stanchions, 114 g feet margins, 13 foot side widths divided into 5 foot cow floor 2 foot gutter and walk. Details on construction woodwork iron vents swing windows circulating air through a central passage and a frost control target around 56 degrees. Includes manure handling under slats and brick tanks, plus roof design steel coverings and monitor ventilation.
Pigs and Worms Control Methods From the Farm Gazette
A Breeder's Gazette note details old fashioned remedies for pig worm infestations. It discusses heating fumes with sulfur candles, carbolic acid, and copperas, with advice to supervise pigs and avoid accidents. It also mentions using milk mixtures and confined spaces to inhalation therapy and warns of dangers from fumes and mishandling.
Insurance on Stock and Horses in American Horse Trade
The article discusses live stock insurance, focusing on racing horses and cattle. It notes premiums, limits, and the practice of fire and accident insurers in covering stock valued up to $2,500 per policy, with rare higher insurances like $50,000 for exceptional animals, and explains why high valued stock faces higher risk and less frequent coverage.
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American Horse Exchange
Ve Einema Sax
Dre Insurance
Peter
Alestice
Oliver
Anoyther
Cuppauy Caid
AUP
New York Tribune
Insurance talk and stock farming notes from the era
An anonymous column discusses fire insurance for prized horses and cattle, noting limits and intercompany sharing, then shifts to farm management advice. It covers weaning lambs, horse handling, fly control, grain feeding, and stock judging, followed by remarks on English Devon sheep and large cattle herds, ending with reflections on German empire origins and Britain's global role.
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Brandenburg
Prussia
Austria
France
Great Britain
England
Peculiarities of Anointing at Coronations Across Nations
The piece discusses the use of chrism in coronations and confirms that only Russia and England presently anoint their sovereigns. It notes that Eastern rites confer gifts of the Holy Ghost through chrism, while Western rites rarely use it for consecration. A 1519 note cited shows many western kingdoms did not anoint their kings, including Poland. London Times.
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Russia
Gongary
Austria
East
Chris
England
France
Wickham Legg
Fears of American Rail Travel Debunked
Rev Francis E Clark writes in North American Review that despite London papers full of railway disasters, his English and Australian friends overestimate danger. He recalls personal travel across the United States with few serious incidents, noting one robberies by road agents and a Chicago World’s Fair visit that ended with a train stoppage and theft.
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United States
Atlantic
Chicago
Axt
London
Francis E. Clark
North American Review
Heat and politics mix in a weary wartime press excerpt
A Washington Post letter criticizes calendar quirks and heat while mocking public attention to the war. The writer laments long months and extreme weather, complains about neglect of rational planning, and notes Nebraska politics as a factional tilt toward bolting in November.
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Washington Post
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Lemg Nelle
Cammy
New Yorker
Jenny
Lara
Aly Eaperiice
Cew
Statchink
Alidis
Boston
Denmark
J. Moldenhower
Creamery Journal
Canada
Argentina
New Zealand
Hellas
T. Ferris
Nicholas
Napoleon Iie
Stati
Baur Te Ucariy Alt Rotia
Oeara
Ntare Cf
Ryan Agate
Pigu
Devon
ST. Michael the Weigher
Ava
Broaest
Marvaier
Anqintmint
Mow & Bolt Fa
Nebraska
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