Onion Culture Holds Third In Crops
The onion has long been valued and likely originated in southern Asia and around the Mediterranean. It thrives in varied soils, tolerates some salinity, and requires moist early growth with dry ripening. In 1908 U.S. production reached about 14 million bushels worth 10 million dollars, with Spain Egypt and Burma supplying imports.
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Asia
Mediterranean Sea
United States
Spain
Egypt
Berma
Pumpkins Boost Fall Feed For Hogs And Dairy Cattle
Pumpkins are a strong fall and winter green feed for most stock, with hogs and cows especially liking them. They mix well with dairy feed and help boost milk production.
Newton A Tale of Talent And Perseverance
Albert Payson Terhune recounts Isaac Newton’s early rebellion against farming life at Woolstrop England his schoolturn to Cambridge mathematics his plague era setback and the apple that sparked gravity discovery. It recalls his ascent to professor at Trinity and later mint master before his death at eighty five with a humbling reflection on wisdom.
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Dame Newton
Woolstrop
England
Isaac
Grantham Grammar School
Newton
Cambridge University
Trinity College
Galileo
Snaniel
Diamond
Ile
Royal Mint
Queen Anne
Samuel Johnson Crank and Dictionary Maker
In a mid eighteenth century rainstorm a towering shabby man muttered and cackled on a Lichfield street. Dr Samuel Johnson built the first real English dictionary in seven years earning 4200 dollars and transforming literature. He befriended Boswell, hosted a semi royal court at the Cheshire Cheese, received a pension from George III, and died December 13, 1784 leaving a lasting lexicographic legacy.
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Lichfield
England
Samuel Johnson
Johnson
Oxford
Iris
George III
James Boswell
Scotland
Boswell
Tumor of Four Years Growth Claims by Lindley Woman
Mrs May Fry of Lindley Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound with removing a cyst tumor four years growth after three doctors advised surgery. She promotes the remedy for female ailments and invites confidential letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Lindley
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dinah
May Fry
Lydia F
Profitable Work and Household Tips
A fragment describes an exchange about Jim's current activities, labeled as easy work. It advertises Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product in a 2 oz. package for five cents and includes a note about building a frame house requiring solid rocks.
Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad and Cigar Pitch
An old advertisement fragment offers Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children with claims of relief and a 25 cent price. It also includes a snappy barber shop quip and a prompt to tell the dealer to offer a Lewis Single Binder cigar for rich mellow quality.
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W. R. Beattie
South Sea Islands
Bermuda
Gulf Coast States
Union Field
Texas
By Albert Payson
Terhune
ISAAC + NEWTON
Lydia E
Jim
Dodds
AES
Carters
Bos
Clarence R. Griffin
Sheridan
New Mexico
Chas. T. Nixon
Chanute
Kansas
N. Y
Kansas City
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