Worcester team harness leader and long coaching career noted
The article traces a Worcester baseball figure’s rise from league batting leader in 1895 and 1896 to managing and developing talent with the Worcester club. It covers his stints with Cleveland, St Louis, and New York affiliations, his coaching tenure, and the team’s pennant runs under his leadership, highlighting his influence on players and his view of the old National League era.
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Yes
Na Ee Tatters
Severay
New England
Seabm
Wicly
Sldom
Iseason
Bleacherites Toss Balls to Fans at Sportsman's Park
A noisy scene at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis features fans and players, with Joe Jackson of Cleveland spotlighted as an idol. The piece notes players tossing balls to spectators between innings and includes remarks on baseball legends and managers of the era.
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Sportsi's
Sportsman's Park
Joe Jackson
Atrens
Effective Remedy for the Potato Bugs
W Milton Kelly explains a pest control method using Paris green mixed with flour and water. A barrel yields about two acres. spray thoroughly as hatchings begin to prevent further infestations.
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W. Milton Kelly
Summer Quarters For The Pullets
Comfortable summer quarters for pullets aid profitable poultry. An eight by ten movable house of two by fours with wire netting and burlap cover uses minimal framing, no floor, weatherboarded base, and open front for fresh air. The design balances light weight and strength, allowing easy relocation on a sled.
Cowpeas Provide Easy Egg Boost for Hens
A poultryman reports cowpeas as superior egg food. After harvest and storage, they fed peas to fowls in scratching pens and saw egg production nearly double in weeks. Hens enjoyed the pods and leaves, with no health issues observed through winter.
Trees Grow Fast
Trees grow quickly allowing quicker enjoyment of their benefits. The passage notes rapid growth and reduced wait time for tangible results from planting trees.
Leakage Erodes Profits Across Dairying Businesses
A fragmented note warns that leakages will destroy profits in dairying and related businesses. The text implies financial losses and a need for control to protect margins amid operational inefficiencies.
Undesirable Doge. 5. os, The dog that b ites
Fragmentary OCR text references a dog that bites and a cow deprives the owner of free something and cash. Details are unclear and names or locations are not readable.
How to Care for Young Seedlings
A local guide explains transplanting seedlings from home and greenhouse. It notes Earliana plants grown at home ripen earlier and warns one greenhouse specimen may wilt after transplant. It recommends soaking roots, transplanting on cloudy days, watering each hill, firming soil, and shielding with leaves or a paper cap to prevent wilt.
Preventing Injury From Cutworms and Army Worms
When cutworms and army worms threaten crops, fields may be flooded and trenches plowed to trap and drown them. Methods include deep furrows, brush dragging, and kerosene-treated water to form a surface scum. Preventive steps emphasize clean culture, crop rotation, fall plowing, and overflow where possible.
Pig feed using rye grind and soak mix
The article explains rye as pig feed should be ground and fed as slop. It notes soaking between feeds improves results and recommends combining rye with other grains rather than feeding rye alone.
Economy in Silo The large sheep feeders adopt silo basis
In Silo the sheep feeders have adopted the silo as the basis of economical production of mutton and wool. Owners of a few sheep have embraced this method, noting advantages for poultry and related farming.
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Silo
Hummelstown Pike Model Road by Tel ford Macadam Experts
A Northwestern Agriculturist writer notes the Hummelstown Pike near Harrisburg PA built in 1908 using telford macadam with native Homestone and Birdsboro trap rock. The top surface was partly washed away and repaired with cement sand grout, tar treatments faded, and a later resurfacing added four inches of crushed stone along the road between Rutherford Subway and Swatara Creek.
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Hummelstown Pike
Telford-Macadam
Harrisburg
Telford
Birdsboro
Northwestern Agriculturist
Rutherford Subway
Swatara Creek
Experts Must Build Roads From Census Findings
A census on a London area road shows 3 percent horse drawn vehicles, 16 of 500 vehicles. The shift explains poor road maintenance and highlights the move of heavy traffic from steel railroads to ordinary roads. Engineering now serves both rail and road construction authorities amid rising tonnage and costs.
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London
Easton
New York City
Tankage for Hogs and Its Feed Value
Tankage is a prepared, cooked and dried hog feed product from slaughterhouses. Rich in protein, it balances feeds. using one or two parts tankage with eight or nine parts corn improves growth and fattening efficiency, delivering quicker, cheaper results.
Pruning Guide for Large Tree Limbs
Instructional note on pruning large limbs. Cut from underneath a foot from the main limb, then saw from above until the branch drops. Remove the stub close to the trunk and paint the wound to seal.
Nitrogen and Crops: Field Peas Barley and Clovers
Field peas barley and clovers show strong nitrogen fixation and are well suited to orchard soils. The text highlights nitrogen use and crop adaptation for maintaining soil health in orchard settings.
Eccentric 77 year old in western France chronicled life in costs
An obituary notice recounts a peculiar man in western France who kept a personal expense book from age eighteen for 62 years. He smoked 628 713 cigars, donated 43 692, spent 2 040 on the rest, bought 86 trousers 75 jackets 160, 63 pairs shoes 66, 300 shirts 354 collars 53, paid 52 in fares, and drank 28 875 beers and 40 303 small glasses costing 1 104 plus 249 tips.
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Mane
France
Glasgow Evening News
Cure for psoriasis on limbs praised in World War I ad
Walter Mahony of Troop H 6th A S Cavalry at Camp McCoy Wisconsin reports suffering psoriasis for two years. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a complete three month cure after trying other treatments, and notes samples and a skin book offer.
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A. S. Cavalry
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Wis
Walter Mahony
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Family Fox Fur Heirloom Confusion and Grandmother Tale
Mrs Farthingale wears red fox furs from her mother as a birthday gift. Little Walter toys with the tail and asks if grandma formerly had a tail. The mother warns and Walter expresses surprise about his grandmother having a tail in the past.
Snifkins Crew Tightens Up In Joking Quip
In a brief exchange a speaker teases Snifkins about a rumored looseness of screws and suggests humor in his efforts to stay tight, reflecting light banter during a casual moment. The remark appears as a quick aside with no further context or consequence.
Dark Mystery Encounter Sparks Unease
A fragment shows a teasing exchange about hair color and a warning about bad habits. The dialogue contrasts rudeness with a defense of privacy as a broader theme of social friction appears. The text hints at moral lessons about truth and consequence.
Bear attacks farmer in Hyner barnyard near Hyner
McCloskey a farmer near Hyner was attacked by a bear in his barnyard and seriously wounded. He fired with a small gun, the bear mangled his left arm and leg, and Mrs. McCloskey drove it off with a club. A posse led by B B McCloskey hunted the mountains but found no trace. the same bear is said to have carried off a live calf recently. Williamsport Dispatch reports Philadelphia Record.
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Adob. McCloskey
Hyner
McCloskey
Williamsport
Philadelphia
Visitors Learn Mexico’s Ancient Cities and Fine Public Buildings
Correspondents with the army at Vera Cruz gain insights into Mexico, noting cities founded by Spaniards rival early American towns in architecture. Public buildings in Vera Cruz impress, a Puebla library of 100000 volumes awaits, and Mexico City offers architecturally notable structures beyond military life.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Jamestown
Plymouth
Spain
Puebla
City of
Boston Transcript
Postcards Found Behind Stanley Road Letter Box
During removal of an enamel plate at the Stanley Road post office in Tedington England, three postcards dated October 1891 were discovered wedged between the plate and the frame. Discolored after 23 years, two addresses could be deciphered and have been delivered.
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Stanley Road
Teddington
England
Floral Tributes Urge Timely Offerings to Friends
A poetic advisory urges giving flowers to friends before fragrance fades and nerves snap like a string, emphasizing care and timing in affection.
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