The Editors Leisure Hours Reflect on Frost, Farming and History
A Greensboro correspondent notes early September frost forecasts and urges timely cotton harvest. The piece cites Dr. J B Killebrew on Southern farm independence post Civil War, contrasting Southern self-reliance with Western debt. It ends with a grim NC episode from 1865 describing a Black man killed by Sherman’s troops and buried in a road.
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Greensboro
Charlotte Observer
Dr. Killebrew
Sherman
Raleigh
Archer’s Lodge
Johnson and
Wake Counties
Botanic Blood Balm claims cures for blood troubles
An advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm or B B B as a universal cure for blood poison eczema cancer and related ailments. It promises dramatic results from a one dollar treatment and offers free medical advice from Dr Gillam of Atlanta detailing distress and a long curing history with many prior failures of doctors and patent medicines.
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Gillam
Mitchell Street
Atlanta
Proper saddle and handlebar fit for women riders
An eastern writer urges women cyclists to adjust saddle height and seatpost for reach, lean slightly forward, and avoid swaying on descents. He argues correct setup prevents awkward riding, promotes grace, and makes riding safer and more attractive for women.
Bicycle in the Air and a New Carriage Definition
An Elberfeld bicycle inspector rides a suspended railway using a frame that carries a pedal powered by a single line, keeping safe above ground. The New York law expands carriage to include bicycles and other pedal propelled vehicles, plus the idea of baby carriages and push carts.
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Elberfeld
Germany
N. Y. Herald
New York State
Wash Water and Butter Quality in Dairying
Ohio Farmer discusses butter washing, weighing flavor versus shelf life. It advises two to three washes depending on flavor, with salt in each wash, and emphasizes relying on judgment rather than fixed rules. Temperature guidance suggests chilling butter and water around 50 52 degrees in summer to aid washing.
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Ohio
Ten Valuable Hints For Creamery Patrons In Minnesota
A Glenville Minnesota creamery issues a list of ten strict cleanliness and handling rules to patrons to ensure premium butter. Instructions cover milking prep, milk handling, cooling, can washing, and reporting violations, attributed to Codman’s Rural World. A separate Farm and Home note describes dog kennel post and chain setup for near kennel use, adaptable for bulls calves colts and sheep, credited to B G Black.
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Glenville
Minn
Codman
B. G. Black
Treating Sandy Soil for Garden Use at Small Expense
Sandy soil can be improved to retain moisture and nutrients by adding abundant barnyard manure and clay. Fall or winter application of clay, weathering to pulverize, enhances water retention and fertilizer uptake. Gardeners report better berries and vegetables where clay has been used, with road scrapings and leaf rubbish also aiding long term soil conditioning.
The New Pea Aphis Destructive to Peas in Several States
The new pea aphis has caused significant losses in Maryland Delaware New Jersey New York and Connecticut over the past two years with Michigan and Wisconsin also affected. Some scientists say it favors clover more than peas but in Canada parasitic enemies attack it. The brush and cultivator method is noted as an effective control, requiring rows and brushing vines to cover and destroy many aphids.
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Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Michigan
Wisconsin
Canada
Orchard and Garden Care for Fruit Trees and Shrubs
The guide urges rich weed-free soil for strawberries and mulching with coal ashes to deter pests. It advises manure for pear trees, warns against continual mulching, stresses proper transplanting root-soil contact, and suggests tying forked limbs for support. It notes pruning shrubs with early spring growth and washing trees with soapsuda to kill lice.
Fragmentary note on northern wood bales and comets
Fragmented OCR text mentions bales from the northern wood and an octaln cure for comet. Details are unclear due to garbled handwriting and missing context.
Florida and West India Short Line Service Expanded
Double daily service announced between New York Tampa Atlanta New Orleans and points South and West effective May 26 1901.
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Florida and West India
New York
Tampa
Atlanta
New Orleans
Daily Rail Schedule Across Wilmington to Clinton Nodes
Daily train timetable lists Wilmington to Fayetteville Sanford and back with connections at Fayetteville Maxton Red Springs and Maxton to Bennettsville via Bennettaville branch. Also covers Washington Parmele Kinston Halifax Weldon and other branch lines with daily except Sunday service and multiple transfer points. Officials named include EMERSON KEENLY and title lines indicate general passenger and traffic managers.
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Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Yadkin Division Main Line
Wilmington
Fayetteville
Sanford
Bennettaville
Maxton
Red Springs
Milla
Hope Mills
Bennettsville
Carolina Central Railroad
Bowmore
Seaboard Ai Line and Southern Railway
Gulf
Durham
Greenville
Kinaston
Kinston
Halifax
Weldon
Dsly
Washirton
Washington
Parmele
Tarboro
N.C
Plymouth
Midland N. C
Goldaboro
Smithfield
Goldsboro
Nashville
Rocky Mount
Spring Hope
Nashvill
Stocky Mount
Clinton Brich
Warsaw
Clinton
Riesmond
M. Emerson
J.B. Keenly
T. M. Emerson
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D. P. Jolly
Avoca
N.Y
A.C. Livermon
Whithead
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Scotland Neck
N.C. K
J. P. Wimberley
Lawrence
Scotland Neck, N. C
H. S. Clark
Claude Kitchin
Main Street
N. C
W. J. Ward
Harrison
W. A. Dunn
Pore L. Travis
Halifax, N. C
B. HY
R. C. Brown
Malaria
E. W. Grove
John E. Goslee
Vine Hill
Male Academy
Scotland
Neck, N. C
Dr. J. B. Killebrew
South
Yankees
North Carolina
the News and Observer
Joseph Blake
Wake County
Grace ON the Wheel
E C. Dewitt
Chicago
St. AL
Richmond
Norlina
Southern Piss
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Columbia
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New York N. Pb
Philadelphi
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Wash’ton
Chester
Charlotte
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Sal. Ry
Postsmouth
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Philadelphia
Tampa S. A. L. Ry
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Taylor’s Grocery Store
Wilmington & Weldon R. R
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
South Carolina
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J. J. Mitchell
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