Rapid Ocean Flight With Five Day Crossing Predicted
In 1889 reports claim future ships will cross the Atlantic in five days. The City of Paris on trial reached twenty one knots per hour, possibly five days thirteen hours for the voyage. White Star plans two 580 footers to be the largest regular liners, surpassing the Great Eastern in size.
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Noere
America
Sandy Hook
Roche's Point
Inman Line
Paris
White Star Line
Great Eastern
Avoiding Railroad Strikes Proposed by Adams
Charles Francis Adams proposes a plan to prevent rail strikes citing Union Pacific as a model. He suggests separate permanent and temporary staff with promotions from the temporary group and a five year ladder to higher pay, plus a joint pension and health fund funded by both employees and the company. A bipartisan arbitration board would hear disputes with a permanent arbitrator whose decision is final.
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Charles Francis Adams
Union Pacific Railroad
Adams
Xjeensen
Fragmented Science Notice on Electrical Apparatus Trial
A garbled OCR item describes a scientific device trial in New York involving electrical apparatus. The text mentions testing, a possible prize, and a bill of sale. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a competition or demonstration of a device.
New Fringe Petunia Showcases White and Crimson Varieties
An article highlighting the Petunia varieties from the Grandigera class with a promising fringed petunia named Favorite. It describes showy bedding appeal and introduces Vick Roches, a well known florist, who presents the fringed flowers in pure white with crimson markings and striped patterns.
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Vick
Roches A Y
Florist
Pe Seeerere Sark
Weldon mix for plant aphid control described by Rural New Yorker editor
The article explains preparing a dilution that thickens with water to wet aphid clusters on young shoots. Use a closed can, stir time, avoid free oil, and employ a force pump to churn and ensure complete wetting.
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Rural
New Yorker
Precautions in Tree Planting for Healthy Transplants
Advice from Southern Planter on handling bare root trees during transport and planting. Emphasizes smooth cuts to wounds, guarding against lacerated wood, and quick healing. Warns that dry air and loose soil cause root desiccation. recommends temporary trenches, well distributed roots, and avoiding air pockets for better establishment.
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Joweleigh
Vegetables Worthy of Note From Early Garden Report
A murky read describes corn, melons, and potatoes as notable garden crops. It mentions white headed ice cream watermelon and a sweet corn variety with early Cory naming, plus issues from black fungi affecting crops.
Orchard Irrigation Plans Urged by Members
Readable portions indicate Y Y members discuss early and evergreen measures and urge the motivation to build extensive irrigating works, which are seldom truly required.
Heating material for hot beds and manure mixtures
The piece discusses hot beds as a forcing method for lettuce tomatoes peppers and other crops using horse manure with leaves or pine needles added for better heat control. It notes the need to mix and trodden manure with litter, cites advice from Peter Henderson and Prairie Farmer on additives and alternatives, and mentions strawberry bed spacing and clover sod for melons.
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Peter Henderson
Prairie Farmer
Seed Germination and Heat Requirements Across Species
The text notes that heat needed for seed germination varies by species and environment. It mentions onions as an example of seeds likely germinating at lower temperatures, with other factors such as soil and conditions affecting outcomes.
Potato cultivation notes on tuber depth and surface reach
A report discusses adjusting potato planting depth to keep tubers nearer the surface. It notes a trial last spring with a five to six inch dig to reach tubers and seeks sufficient space between crop and ground surface for level cultivation.
Livingston's Method Described For New Tonistoes
A fragmentary note presents W A Livingston discussing his approach to producing new tonistoes. He emphasizes keeping perfect seeders and maintaining revival techniques, though the garbled text limits precise interpretation of his process.
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W.A. Livingston
Market gardening notes on crops and profits
The passage discusses peas requiring less manure than many crops, Boston market gardeners growing onions and celery together, and profitable celery yields for experienced growers in favorable seasons. It mentions the importance of variety for keeping and lists tree-related considerations, with references to Lyon and Professor Bodds beer.
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Boston
Renovating Old Orchards Describes Treating Healthy Yet Unproductive Trees
Planting practice discussed for seemingly healthy trees that have stopped bearing. Advice includes heavy manure dressing, soil covering, turning and scraping, and winter washing with a lye solution or mild soap.
Depth to Plant Beans Guides Seed Depth Choices
An experiment at Michigan compares bean germination at 3 inch 1 inch and 0.75 inch sowing depths with 3 and 4 inch depths. Deeper sowing boosts plant vigor though germination drops, and four inch depth yields more plants overall. A note mentions a tropical plant called pounce as a folk cure after a bite.
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Michigan Stars
la Ayacucho
Cera
Sewatap
Bocge
Confectioner Endorses Yellow Owl Remedy
A St Thomas Ont confectioner H Dickinson signs a testimonial praising Hayward's Yellow O for rheumatism. He states personal improvement and offers the remedy to readers. The letter is printed as a consumer endorsement in the local paper.
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Hayward
H. Dickinson
St Thomas
Ont
Four new states lure settlers to Montana route
A historical ad extols a dream rail line from Butte through Helena to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast, promising free land and abundant resources. It highlights Wood, water, coal, and a vast farming country, urging settlers to apply for rates and publications through the Lexotrore of the four new state.
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Devil's Seeker
Fargo
Forks
Devil, Lake
Boltinesa
All the Golden
Koeckr Neustdas
Cireat Keerva
Milk River
Helena
Cit Amenocentre
Montana
Uite
San Francisco
Columbia River Valley
Portland
Shasta
California
Butte
Washington
Puget Soand
Mediterraean
Pacific
St. Paul
Mineapolis & M Railway
Ese Ae
Mahitets Pacific
Sengers
Tanta
Sant Pranciacs Wren
Tn Out
Seattle
Uletance
Gut Pricce
Tooketa
Ara Lees
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