PHEASANT TALE Reflects on Introduced Birds and Breeding
A fragment from a Riverside column discusses pheasants, their introduction from Asia and Europe, and how climate, habitat, and management affected survival. It notes neglect of food and care, and contrasts well adapted English and Chinese crosses with failures from improper release. It includes farmer tips and a Q A section on incubators and chick care.
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Mackie
Oregon
Europe
Phiine
de Ramuel
Riverside
Poultry Lore and Legal Mirth Across States
A sprawling reminiscence on poultry laws and farming life notes Pennsylvania fines for rotten eggs and legal snags, while praising New Jersey’s poultry industry. It recalls two headed chicks, cockfights, and farmers traveling eastern Pennsylvania on rail for lectures, urging sanitary, No. 1 quality eggs and chicks amid market hustle.
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Pennsylvania
China
State Department
Sherman
Windsor
Philadelphia
New.Jersey
Cabbage Wilt Trials Amid Heavy Rain and Salt Effects
A garden report describes cabbage plants wilting and dying after heavy rains and sun, with only a small portion surviving in a clay patch. Trials on an old field tested compost, lime, nitrates, and potash across 15 varieties, but uniform wilting occurred, tied to drainage and possible soluble salts in the soil.
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Sery
Hints for Beekeepers on Production and Labeling
Advice to bee farmers emphasizes learning from journals, proper honey production with frame counts, delaying supers until bees are ready, neat labeling with producer address, and using top bars and dimensions for old hives. It notes bees’ role in fruit fertilization and cautions against unprofitable colonies by managing brood and hive conditions.
Potato Disease in Potatoes and Famine Echoes
The article discusses a potato ailment causing brownish black foliage and tuber streaking. It traces a disease likely from Ireland and Europe, noting wet seasons and a late 19th century spread. recommends avoiding affected tubers, using resistant varieties, and applying Bordeaux spray every ten to twelve days.
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Itai
Ireland
England
Bordeaux
Growing English walnuts in the eastern United States
A New England correspondent shares two photographs and a note from Norman Pomeroy of Lockport New York on English walnuts thriving in the eastern U S. He recalls his father gathering nuts from a tree at the Centennial Exposition, how seven nuts survived, and how acclimated stock produced a young orchard. The piece discusses soil stirring, aeration, and general farming tips alongside investment ideas in home grounds and drainage.
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Doug Wall
New England
New
United States
Norway
Philadelphia
Tim
Humility and Forgiveness in Kingdom Teachings
A Sunday School lesson analyzes Jesus teachings on humility, forgiveness, and the Kingdom of heaven. It links the miracle of grace to true readiness for the kingdom, urging continued forgiveness, dependence on God, and the need to avoid self righteousness while highlighting key verses from Matthew and Luke.
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Heaven
Annie Atrife
Ford
Sue Iene
Ula Kingdom
Roe Vers
Joel Leep
Peter
Johnny
Gabriel
Daniel
Dan
R.Y
Fragments From A Quaint Remedy Text
Patchy OCR reads as a medieval charm or remedy list. The fragment mentions pacifying enemies with a drink, phrases about Judea, and bizarre actions like sowing three thistles and forcing a drink. It also references religious wording and a cryptic directive to write “in the beginning was the word.”
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Judea
Mara
Tate
Bohemian Evening Sparks Sardonic Service Comments
The Washington Herald quotes a listener's quip during a church offertory about Pimp Birdie and Miss Addie Pose singing Made the wings of a dove. A 1200 pounder image and four inch wings are mocked as overwhelming. Epigrams and sandwiches are described as stale.
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Birdie
Addie
Bohemia
Washington Herald
Detroit Free Press Fragment Asks If Theyre Married
A fragmented Detroit Free Press snippet questions a couple's marriage status with a playful exchange about wedding certainty and personal records, reflecting light local chatter. It mentions a woman waiting on her own records and a casual remark about marriage.
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Detroit Free Press
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