Vendetta in Corsica and other tales from a torn page
Reports on Corsican vendetta culture with warnings carved on doors and family feuds leaving villages fortified and violence recurring. Included are notes on the Rocchini Tafan feud, executions, and the reach of vendetta across families with women bearing their due. Additional items describe spider parenting, a comic anecdote about a Boston architect plan, and other humorous clippings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Antoine
Sanfranchi
Antoine
Sartene
Edwin And Angelina Exchange Promises Amid Doubt
A fragmentary dialogue shows Edwin pledging faith to Angelina who questions his devotion. The terse exchange hints at affection and doubt in a melodramatic mood.
Life History of a Destructive Insect Slug Fly
Agricultural hints describe the wintering pupa, May to June winged adults, and a second brood by July. The female lays eggs in leaf skin, larvae hatch white then become olive coated, later yellow after molts, and ground burrowing to form a chrysalis before reemerging as flies. Remedies include hellebore spray, lime dust, and a parasitic ichneumon fly.
Soave Poultrymen Grow Cabbages to Feed Hens in Winter
Farmers advise growing cabbages safely to feed laying hens through winter. The piece notes cabbage crops should be large, pigs eat surplus, and avoid feeding corn to hogs too early. It mentions using waste for pig feed, and emphasizes market access and transport time as key cost factors.
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Canada
Cleaning a Pork Barrel Before Salting
The article advises thorough cleaning of an old pork barrel before salting. It suggests washing with strong water and washing soda, cheap and common. For tainted barrels, fill with dry earth and let stand a week to absorb grease and odor, then complete with soda washing.
Fruitful Improvement and the Charm of Rural Beautification
Hollister Sage argues that transforming disorder into order and beauty benefits individuals and communities. He urges readers to begin local improvement, noting urban buyers increasingly invest in rural real estate, boosting wealth, ethics, and market demand while supplying urban markets with farm products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Hollister Sage
N. Y. Tribune
Winter Stabling and Stable Cleaning Tips
Farmers' Voice offers practical advice on winter stabling. Clear and scrape floors after turning out cows, leave stalls bare to dry and avoid frozen litter. Coat floors with straw or chaff, prevent slipping, and add bedding to loosen frozen manure during extreme cold. Maintain daily cleaning for easier work.
Durable zinc botanic labels for gardens
A permanent zinc label designed to endure years and resist defacement is described. The item measures Buxby inches, with two soldered wire legs for mounting, currently used in Washington botanic gardens and other places.
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Botanic Gardens
Washington
Indiana Tales of Sudden Death and Crime in Cities
Indiana news items report Dick the fast fire horse killed after a runaway and gangrene, a South Bend emery wheel accident fatally injuring Charles Anderson, Ep Anyreer killed in a mine slate collapse, and theft by Mrs. VanLittner ONeall who died after a self-administered poison. Other reports note a fatal runaway, a fatal head wound by a shotgun blast near Clinton, a skull fracture from a hammer attack at Studebaker works, a farmer found dead from paralysis, a missing man, a child found frozen on the St Marys River, a school fire, and gamblers warned to leave Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ile
Charles Anderson
Oiver
South Bend
Ep AnyrEer
Leeper
VanLtTern O'Neall
Ballengertown
Daniel Bain
New Kentucky Coal Co
Clinton
Miles
Studebaker
South Head
WinLiam Heprick
Stinesville
Monroe County
Samuel Forgleman
Plainfield
St. Mary’s River
Ft. Wayne
First Ward
Nokome
Warsaw
Campbell
Matthews
Carr
James W. Prost
Jim Montgomery
Bethlehem
Aladison
Ripley
O. Vandall
Hall
Mra
Minerva Wrient
Cathe Hutchinson
Richmond
Gus Andrews
Ft. McPherson
Mervyn-Dallas
Marsh Company
Ryder
Clinton House
Kokomo
Michael Heenan
Logansport
Cass County
Heenan
Mary Remley
Ribbens
Civil Service Board
Woodward
Railway
Oscar Martin
Tom Lambert
Evansville
Lambert
Martin
James Crane
Huntington
Ein
TRE
John
Pate
Bloomfield
William T. Greenman
Batesville
Henry A. Snepp
Bourbon
Jeffersonville
Nkeigwin
al Lee
Sarah Kare
Kentucky
Twain
Bane Hawkins
Shelbyville
James
Anton
C. W. Moore
Graham
Columbus
Newton Canrieto
Colfax
Walkerton
Johnson Township
Knox County
National Protective Retail Clerks’ Association
Crawfordsville
Making a labeled sign with white lead and oil
The process describes painting a label white with white lead and linseed oil and letting it dry. It then uses ivory or drop black mixed with varnish to inscribe the name in white letters on the label. The label can be tied to a tree limb with wire or rolled zinc for attachment. Some people spread information as hedgehogs shed quills.
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James Pyle
New York
Youth's Companion 1893 prospectus promises varied content
The Youth's Companion announces a rich 1893 program including 13 articles by successful men in diverse pursuits and a series titled The Bravest Deed I Ever Saw by United States Generals. Subscriptions offer free issues to Jan 1, 1893 and 1.75 dollars per year thereafter. A Puck quote notes the value of chasing ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
YotutH’s Companion
Boston
Mass
Ostellers Stomach Bitters Promises Vigor and Digestion
A Boston Transcript ad touts Osteller's Stomach Bitters as a remedy that strengthens the body, aids digestion, and improves sleep. It claims benefits against malaria constipation liver and kidney complaints and rheumatism while promoting zest for food and better assimilation.
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Osteller
Patent Cure Advertisements and Quips in 19th Century Press
A jumble of ads and satirical quips from a Shelbyville Indiana newspaper page. It cites Uiull's Cataurrh Cure cheering testimonials, Hale's Honey of Horehand, Pike's Toothache Drops, Breckhamys Wills, and other touts. Mentions testimo nials, druggists, and various humorous lines from period publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Prinst
Drugg’ St
Shelbyville
Ind
Hale
Pike
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vendetta
Corsica
Wes Wan Methodist
Absha
Petrait Free Press
Eisigwo
Maia
Yonath
Heans Horn
Edwin
Angelina
Byrup
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Lourbyille
Tom
Farming World
Indiana State News
Puck
Boston Transcript
Jrators
Ick
Mamie
Alamic
Jewelers’ Weekly
Whart
Rhode Island
Jimson
Vian
N. O. Picayune
Cincinnati
Western Steam Tee
Chicago
Indi
Napol
Grorn
Louisville
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Sage
Scort & Bows
South 5Th Avenue
Scote
Baio
Salvation Oil
Boschee
W. H. Haggerty
Martinsville
N.J
5Noses the Great
Shiloh
W. Baker & CO
Grovers Everywiery
W. Baker &Coo
Dorchester
Massa
Ely
ELY Bros
Warren St
N.Y
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Ohio
Chem. CO
Fest Phits
Garfield
Piso
E. T. Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
A. N. KE
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