Scrub cows and milk prices plague New York supply
A travelogue through Orange, Sullivan, Dutchess and surrounding counties exposes the scrub cow problem in New York State dairy. The writer details low payouts for farmers, reliance on aging mixed herds, and brutal work delivering milk to creameries while middlemen profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Orange
Sullivan
Dister
Dutchess
F. A. Willard
Newburg Register
J. W. F. Ruttenber
Newbrg Sandsr Telegram
Frank Drake
Goshen Independent Republican
Charles Seare
Montgomery
New York State
Siso
Koffman
Sunnyside Farm
Jersey
Sodom
Sullivan County
Notable Japan Tour of Small Wonders and Gentle Customs
A vivid voyage through Japan's streets and courts as pictured abroad, describing paper houses, tiny shops, Jiprikshas, and children in elegant dress. It highlights polite manners, playful street games in Tokyo, tame animals in bamboo cages, and acts of freeing captured creatures as a window into imagined daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toko
Sir Eden Arnold
Ran Who Has Just Beagut Two Kirds ,Row Their Deasart
Fiewery Forest
Talmage's Habits of Study and Appetite
The speaker recalls years of intensive study and a steady routine of long hours at books. He notes a growing appetite and a preference for plain foods, while emphasizing discipline, moderation, and reliable daily rituals amid a challenging environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Talmage
Lfe
Allerbane
Joelock
Mall Siver
Glenjey
Lumagein Ladies
Honedour
Fragmentary notice from a regional religious meeting
The readable fragments describe Savery in Christ's Service and a gathering at an establishment, mentioning regions and staff. It references a parish or parish-like group and discussions about a future event or meeting, with a tone suggesting organizational matters and personal commitments.
Storied Gem Varieties Describe Alumina Colors
A Boston Globe note discusses alumina based stones and their color varieties. It mentions ruby and other stones with color differences caused by minute amounts of metal oxides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Montreal longitude commission findings reveal telegraph delay
The Montreal commission assessing exact longitude concluded it required sending a message from Montreal to London and receiving a reply. The distance traveled by the electric current measured 8,000 miles, explaining delays in telegraph communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
London
St. Louis Republic
Atmospheric Pressure Fun and Humorous Hemispheres
An illustrated piece uses amusing feats to demonstrate atmospheric pressure with playful science. It notes resemble advertising for cement and crockery but emphasizes practical demonstrations of air pressure through the hemispheres of Magdeburg and related classic experiments.
Curious Atmospheric Experiments and Comet Notes
The article describes two hemispheric copper apparatuses creating vacuum effects with stopcocks and greased edges. It explains bottle and plate experiments using steam and condensation to suspend objects, and notes atmospheric pressure measurements. It also discusses Holmes comet debates, its past appearance, and meteoric activity tied to the Earth’s passage, with conjecture on the comet’s size and visibility.
Care for Bedrophobia and Ramd Dots Bites Cured
London Graphic reports a claimed cure for bedrophobia using a Firopdropse extract from Palmime leaves. The treatment allegedly cures 67 farmers bitten by ramd dots with 65 recoveries and 2 deaths, noting efficacy for snake bites too. It also mentions Michael Soha, claimed as the world’s oldest man at 150, living in Bogota near San Salvador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnre
London Graphic
Michael Soha
Bogota
San Salvador
Railroads and roads push for national highway reform
An appeal led by Colonel A A Pope urges railroads to form road departments to improve country roads. Letters to presidents claim good roads boost railroad prosperity, reduce freight delays, and support suburban land sales, with Congress memorials and notable railroad leaders backing the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Pope
Pope Manufacturing Company
Boston
Leach Company
Jin
Dean Sim
United States
Railroad Corporation
Congress
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
M. E. Ingalls
Cleveland, Cirezatina
Chicago and St. Loui
C. J. Ives
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
WC. van Horne
Canaan Pacific Railway
New York Recorder
Fashionable English wedding dress and attendant costumes detailed
An English wedding description highlights the bride in cream satin with orange blossoms and a long veil, surrounded by eight children in Van Dyke inspired outfits. Page and maid costumes feature pale yellows and white satins. The piece discusses fur trims popular for the season, including mink, sable, and astrakhan, with stylistic notes on edging and bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Dyke
Charles
Pretty Page
Cos- Page
Harpers Barnr
Astrakhan
Parisian Fashion Notes From A Frosty Season
Parisian novelties describe a trend among grand ladies wearing purplish net and gauze veils. Cosmetic use rises, while snow and rose makeup fades in cold winds. ash-gray admixed skin tones become the proper complexion. Large hats trend toward shorter brims with turbans and toques, colored with contrasting borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pans
Herce
Fashion and Household Tips From Ashnon's Echoes
The article describes fur muffs, cravats, and sable or sea skin stoles with 2d shape hanging to the hip. It notes hair combs in gold and silver, colored jewelry, and decorative handles with miniatures. It also offers kitchen donts about eggs, fishing powder, carrots, and eggs in baking.
Chicago’s Population and St Jacobs Oil Endorsements
Chicago’s population is described as about 1,200,000 after a great fire. Merchants including Peter Van Schaack tout St Jacobs Oil as highly effective for rheumatism neuralgia sciatica backache bruises burns and swellings. An illustrated portfolio of the World’s Columbian Exposition is offered by a Baltimore firm for stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Peter van Schaack
Northwest
St. Jacobs
Tae Cuantes A. VoceLtr Co
Baltimore
A Thorough Guide to Roasting a Good Turkey
A detailed 19th century method describes preparing an eight to ten pound turkey with smoke free singeing washing and drying. The dressing blends stale bread pepper salt sage marjoram and fat pork or butter plus water to form a thick batter. The bird is stuffed sewed tied and roasted with frequent baste baste often with flour and butter for a crisp brown finish and rich gravy made from liver and gizzard.
Floral Decorations and New Tableware Trends
The piece describes artificial heating limiting sweet arrangements, with fern and foliage clusters, hanging creepers, dried grasses, palms, and chazer to enhance decor. Chrysanthemums thrive with daily water changes and charcoal or salt, while acorns berries and other natural elements ornament spaces. It notes cut glass and silver tableware, crystal vases, and novelty items like flower cups and ornate decanters.
Dresden china and ornate tableware described in detail
The article details porcelain and glass tableware with Dresden china handles and raised edges in ivory tones and turquoise accents. It notes gilt knives and spoons, and ornamental vegetal motifs on platters and salvers. A Texas hunting report follows describing James Weems pursued by wild hogs and then bears encountered on the return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caalport 2
Dresden
Texas
Restoring Loss of Bone Through Sponge Grafts
A New York report cites French surgeons Duplay and Cazin testing sterilized gauze and sponge grafts to fill bone cavities. In fourteen experiments sponge material filled defects with new cellular tissue by day five, suggesting a method to repair bone loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Duplay
Cazin
Acad. Des Sciences de Peris
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Liza Arch
Aed Corver
Lew South Wales
Japan
Do Savery
Eoorm
Brurwaos
Ceriecesam
Caisone Review
Amos
Holmes
Biela
Sitiger
Faridiy
Tagn Hownes
Matiaz
Sgures
John M. Stahl
Union
Di-Pontiou
Mars
Sociao Jesuits
Chicago Graphic
Danish Academy
Cape Farewell
Spitzenberg
Lone
Stade
Biscory
Marguere Cnisonna
Guthura
Mosey
Tim
J. W. Portis
Davie Mivtacy School
Winston
Iim
John & Shofner
Nashville
Bovey Ge
Mariel Hoys
Atistic Printing and Engraving
Ordera of Danes
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