This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1902
Page
3
A Rural New Yorker feature from a successful apple shipper outlines the rise of boxed apples for market sale. The article describes today’s packed fruit boxes with illustrated diagrams and measurements, highlighting the shift in supply chain practices and consumer accessibility.
A discussion on boxing Baldwin apples describes grading to three sizes, packing in boxes with white paper, labeling bottom sections KAR HX X, and stacking for shipment. It notes box cost, alternative packing for white apples, and the potential market from boxed sales to city dwellers.
G Merman, authority on uptarian matters, describes observing bees through a glass observatory hive. The setup uses end pieces, glass sides, a 20 inch entrance tube, a wire netted cover, and a syrup feeder. Instructions cover brood frames, queen cells, porch screening, and garden trellises for honeysuckle. Also notes on apple tree spacing and hen manure absorbents.
The Vermont experiment station warns sour cream harms butter value and hurts dairymen financially. It urges creameries to reject sour cream and for patrons to keep cream sweet, with better sampling methods and regular tests to reveal herd efficiency and profit.
Dairymen stress careful milking to maximize milk volume and quality. A skilled milker avoids unnecessary handling, cleans hands before moving between cows, keeps hands dry, and places the pail close to the cow to prevent contamination. Wet hands are unacceptable and can ruin milk quality.
A Chicago Tribune fragment recounts a man recalling a mule incident and denying sharp words. He asserts he never said the blamed line about shooting a mule and stresses his frustration during the event. The passage reflects cartoonish speech and heated rhetoric from a public altercation.
A Holstein cow owned by T. S. Tompkins of White Bear Lake Minnesota set a new butter fat record. The dairy authorities and Minnesota Experiment Station personnel oversaw testing from December 17 to 23 1901, with milkings four times daily for three days and three times daily for four days. Aggregates and averages by day follow.
The dairy yield at Minnesota state farm supports balanced rations with ample winter protein and pasture in spring. Buckwheat hulls are discussed as a feed component, noted for high protein and carbohydrates but difficult digestibility and potential harm to animals. authors prefer using hulls as bedding and middlings for feed.
An elderly man asks a boy what he wants to be when grown. The boy responds he wants to be a bricklayer, explaining through a joke that many days bricklayers cannot work, highlighting humble ambition and workplace troubles.
The Fort Collins Tapress reports rising grain prices and scarcity affecting lamb feeders in Colorado. Corn at 1.32 per hundred, oats 1.25, barley 1.25, and wheat 1.10. feeders scour the countryside for wheat as competition rises with four vendors. Historical notes warn of past wheat seizures by Nebraskans and suggest speltz as a potential substitute, while discussing Alaska’s grazing potential and various sheep topics from the Pan-American exposition.
The article argues that horse shows drive adoption of high quality horse types across regions. It links shows to improved breeding, harness racing stimulus, and city market demand. Dealers buy farm horses, train them, and higher city demand yields better prices for farmers.
Farm and Ranch in Callas Texas promotes crude Beaumont oil as a tick remedy for cattle, claiming long protection and easy application. It also covers calf cholera care, blood wart removal for horses, worm treatment for sheep, and cracked heels care. A Benen story closes the column with a humorous anecdote.
In Jerusalem the apostles heal the sick and multitudes believe while the high priest and Sadducees imprison them. An angel frees them to continue preaching in the temple. Peter declares obedience to God over men, and they refuse to abandon Jesus. The council debates with Gamaliel-like wisdom and warns against opposing divine work. The apostles endure beatings and rejoice to suffer for Jesus while remaining steadfast in preaching.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.