Alamo Stock and Cotton Letter
The week in cotton shows Liverpool up 22 to 24 points on contracts and 24 on spots while New York rises about 10 on futures and 15 on spots. The south is sluggish with futures flat and spots down 1 16 cents amid improving but unsatisfactory crop conditions and tight visible supply.
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Liverpool
New York
Morocco
Paris
Bremen
Liverpool Authority
Manchester
Chicago
Miller
Snow
The Quest of Helen Ends in Reunion and Renewal
Herbert Scanlan, a worldly city man, deserts a country girl named Helen after a summer romance. She endures years of hardship to find him across Europe and Africa, learning languages and trades, while he falters through failed marriages and illness abroad. In Melbourne, Helen finally locates him in a charity hospital, where she declares love and forgiveness. He resolves to reclaim life for her sake, and they depart together.
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Herbert Scanlan
Helen
Experence i Beau
Continents
Scanlan
Hudson
Maud Muller
Prairie Farm
Knights of Chivalry
Germany
Berlin
Italy
Asoth
Agin
Transvaal
City
South Africa
Australia
Melbourne
Herbert
The Wallflower Perennial in England
The wallflower is a fragrant herbaceous perennial valued for spring and early summer blooms. It thrives in moist England climates more than in America, with many dwarf and double yellow varieties and a display shown in American Agriculturist. Seed propagation is best yearly or every other year, as blooming declines after the second bloom.
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England
America
American Agriculturist
Spraying Gains Ground Among New York Fruit Growers
A Rural New Yorker note by H. B. Van Alstyne reports that up to date farmers in northwestern Columbia and southern Rensselaer counties increasingly practice spraying. He notes the work is hard and often misdirected by weak equipment, yet signals rising adoption due to San Jose scale pressure and the belief that thorough spraying attracts better buyers.
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Columbia
Rensselaer
San Jose
H. B. van Alstyne
New Yorker
Spraying Apples For Scab Pests In Rhode Island
Garden notes advise early copper sulphate or Bordeaux mix before buds open to fight scab and rust. Second spray after blossoms fall, then two to three later sprays every three to four weeks. For lead moth and codling moth, add paris green or lead arsenate to Bordeaux mix at specific sprays. Use a coarse spray nozzle to deposit poison in calyx end for codling moth.
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Stene
Rhode Island
Proper care for rubber plants from Country Life in America
The article warns against extreme remedies for sick rubber plants such as beef steak, castsor oil, or milk coatings. It urges proper soil with grit and daily dusting with a soft cloth to remove dust scale or insects.
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America
Peony Noted for Freedom From Pests and Fungus
The peony is praised as a garden plant for its remarkable freedom from pests insects and fungus. This hardy feature helps the gardener when surrounding plants are damaged by many insects that attack classic garden beds.
Winter Killing of the Peach Season Study Findings
Ohio horticulturists at the state station conclude after a season long study that the winter killing hit orchards of low vitality hardest. Conservatism among growers aligns on the assessment that trees with weak vigor suffered the most severe damage.
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Ohio
The Tempest Poem Excerpt From June Recreation
A poem by Spacown B. Lyman titled The Tempest depicts a mighty storm rising with dust and wind. It follows birds fleeing and buildings groaning as lightning and rain lash the landscape, then ends with a robin singing at dusk after the storm subsides.
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Hell's Gates
Spacown B. Lyman
When Pa Gets Sick in the Household Tale
A distressed narrator describes ailing Pa with stomach pains and frantic household reactions. Old Towser the dog and a wary cat sense trouble as Ma bottles hot water and the clock ticks loudly. The piece ends with a frantic call for a doctor and a sense of growing fear.
Casting For Bass By Night In Moonlit Water
The author extols night bass fishing using a lance wood bait casting rod five to six feet long, a double multiplying reel, fifty yards of No 5 Kingfisher silk, and a surface bait. He argues bait casting offers more skill and variety than fly fishing, noting bass strike from the bait’s commotion rather than hunger.
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C. L. Dewey
Johnson starts North Bend cemetery after burying horse
Mr. Johnson, an undertaker, opened a cemetery in North Bend after burying a horse, noting the town's three year infancy and lack of a graveyard. He laments no board of health to prevent dead animals near the city limits.
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Johnson
North Bend
Board of Health
Ore
Have You Painted or Papered Your House Yet
Advertisement urging homeowners to hire a painting and paperhanging service for spring work. Claims skilled corps will keep busy during the neated term and promises complete stock. Encourages readers to call to arrange service.
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