Method of setting grapes beat system of training
Massey describes a grape setting and training method modifying the Munson trellis. Nine vines eight feet apart in rows ten feet apart. first year two eyes on a stake, grow a single stem. Erect five foot posts with crossbar and three wires. two arms extend from the stem along the central wire, shortened next season, with canes replacing arms. Fruitful branches hang over outer wires. grapes under are better protected. Do not manure at planting. surface manure later. Fertilizer rich in phosphoric acid and potash plus some nitrogen for young vines.
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Massey
Cures for Rabbit Nuisance
The article offers two home remedies to deter rabbits from trees. First, a thick manure slurry brushed on trunks up to two feet high, applied with a whitewash brush and stirred before use. Second, a box trap built by a handy person, as an effective pest control alternative.
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B. L. Stearns
Protection of Apple Trees Shows Effect of Winter Shielding
A writer notes a Fameuse apple tree near a shed thrives, while a sun-exposed nearby tree of the same variety withers. The contrast, observed over years, supports that winter protection and proximity to shelter influence health and longevity, a principle guiding northern orchardists to close planting in Iowa.
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Iowa
Fight San Jose Scale Next In Garden Watch
Dr T J Headlee Kansas Agricultural College warns San Jose scale is spreading rapidly and can be checked by dormant spraying with lime and sulphur solution. Best results come before buds swell. spray before spring. Mix 20 pounds lime 15 pounds sulphur per 50 gallons water. One spray yearly usually suffices unless infestation is heavy.
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San Jose
T. J. Headlee
Kansas Agricultural College
Headlee
Dr. Headlee
New Cross Of Small Fruits From Accidental Berry
An Illinois grower reports an accidental cross between red raspberry and strawberry producing a plant with very large berries. Bees carried pollen from strawberries to a nearby red raspberry patch and the resulting berry grew from a seed that fell. The fruit resembles a strawberry in shape and can reach walnut size.
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Illinois
Raspberry Strawberry Fruit Description From A Bush
The Raspberry-Strawberry resembles a hollow raspberry, grows on a three foot high thorny bush, bears a bright red fruit needing sugar and cream to bring out its unique flavor. It slightly resembles a mulberry with a delicate aftertaste and is said to be a large producer requiring little cultivation. Vines are mowed near the ground in fall or spring, and new shoots sprout the same season.
Orchard Tips From the Farm Almanac
A former farm column offers gardening advice on pears, apples, grapes, and potatoes. It warns about woolly aphids on young trees, oyster shell scale, and potato scab, and promotes lime sulfur spray, clean cultivation, fall plowing, and seed selection. It favors protective paper or sacks during cold weather, crimson clover or rye cover crops, wood ashes around plant bases, and careful manure placement away from trunks. It also urges prevention of rabbit damage and regular orchard maintenance.
Norway Divorce Law Said to Solve Civil War of Love
A London report quotes Fru Ella Anker of Norway praising recent divorce statutes. The law allows separation before divorce, with a year’s gap, and has low costs, little need for lawyers, and aims to keep marriage humane. Grounds include neglect, alcoholism, bodily mistreatment, grave discord, and grave faults. Infidelity and crime can also justify divorce with varying conditions. After divorce, both parents must support children, and former spouses may remarry.
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London
Norway
Fru
Ella Anker
Ry Anker
Conciliation Board
Judlcia
Minister of Justice
Ministry of Justice
Steeplejack Climbs City Hall Flagstaff In Cold Safety Feat
Chicago reports Edmond Von Kaenel the steeplejack scaled the city hall flagstaff using a five-eighths inch rope, fixed the leaning brass ball, and descended to the roof sixty five feet below. He noted the top was four degrees colder, married two years with his wife accompanying him. Insurance is unavailable for steeplejacks, yet he is privately insured. He claims vast rope-using capability and recalls a prior fall at Cleveland’s Buclid Avenue Baptist church.
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Chicago
Edmond von Kaenel
Steeviejack
City Hall
von Kaenel
Bia
Yoo Kaenel
Singer
New York
Buclid Avenue Baptist Church
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Princess Victoria Luise to Marry Grand Duke in Germany
Berlin reports that Princess Victoria Luise daughter of Emperor William will wed Grand Duke Adolph Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The Kaiser favors a match fitting his daughter’s choice, while the grand duke is noted for exploration and a 1908 Branca crater rescue amid lava, leaving several rescuers unconscious.
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Grand Duke
Albert Frederick of
Mecklenberg-Strelitz
Berlin
Victoria Luise
William
Adolph Frederick
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Branca
German East Africa
Sled Plans for Erection of Been Pole Building in New York
Samuel Trees drafts plans for a 18 story Been Pole building costing 150000 dollars on a tiny lot tied to the Wendels who own a 2000000 dollar lot near Fifth Avenue and Third Street used as a dog playground. A 1200 dollar brick spire fence is proposed alongside a property valued at 12000 dollars per tax assessors.
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New York
Samuel Trees
Wendels
Fifth Avenue
Simplify Domestic Service to End Drudgery
A columnist urges retrenchment of household requirements to minimal essentials. By cutting excess courses and fancy tableware, the domestic workload becomes lighter, suggesting wealthy leaders model simple living and rehire trusted servants, from kitchen to parlor, for a humane new standard.
Ham Balls Recipe From Old Carded Cookery Note
Simple old fashioned ham balls recipe with bread crumbs stock onion and parsley forming a paste then mixed with paprika mustard egg and chopped ham. Shape into balls coat with crumbs and fry in deep fat, drain and serve with cabbage salad.
Resting While Working in the Kitchen Chair Comfort
A kitchen rocking chair or a couch can ease fatigue for housewives by allowing them to sit while waiting for cooking tasks. The rocker or couch provides a comfortable place to rest during moments when standing is not needed, aiding in easier meal preparation.
Apple Pickle Recipe Scrape From Old Family Page
Three large tart apples, 12 large green tomatoes, one large head celery, four large onions, four large red peppers, one cup light brown sugar, one pint cider vinegar, white mustard seed. Chop tomatoes then salt and let stand overnight. Drain, mix with others, bring to boil, heat thoroughly, bottle and seal.
Breakfast Muffins Recipe Summary
A vintage muffin recipe lists ingredients: one cup flour, half cup sugar, a heaping teaspoon baking powder, a tablespoon lard, a pinch of salt, and enough milk or water to form a stiff batter. It yields eight muffins, mixed, baked until light brown.
Eggnog Preparation Note from Recipe Fragment
Beat egg white to stiff froth then blend in egg yolk. Whisk vigorously and heat milk to boiling. Pour milk over eggs, add sugar and flavoring. Stir and serve.
Importance of the Kitchen
The kitchen tops our home’s importance whether used by residents or a maid. Cleanliness and brightness are essential with washable walls and light worn linoleum. Avoid clutter and cheap fabrics. invest in light floors and a bright table cover for practical, pleasant kitchen use.
Prize Grand Duke Cake Receives First Prize and Ribbon
A Grand Duke cake won first prize at the Montana fair and the ribbon at the Illinois fair. The recipe lists two cups sugar, butter, sweet milk, egg whites, flour, baking powder, vanilla, and a three-layer bake. Filling uses almond, raisins, figs, vanilla, and almond icing with sugar and water.
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Montana
Tlinois
National Food Magazine
Maple Moose Dessert From Vintage Double Boiler Method
Recipe describes cooking maple syrup with gelatin and egg yolks, then folding in stiffly beaten egg whites and whipped cream. Heat, cool, flavor, mold in snow or ice for a rich maple mousse dessert with light texture. Includes steps to whip components and set the dessert in chilly surroundings.
Sugar Racks for Delicate Sugar Servings
Autumn brides receive small silver sugar racks described as seven to eight inches long with a curved handle and carved legs. They hold oblong sugar slabs, about 30 bits per rack, allowing one to lift a single piece without touching the others.
Cocoanut Buns Recipe from Historic Notebook
A simple old fashioned bun recipe uses one pint flour half cup butter half cup sugar one teaspoon baking powder one eel one half cup finely chopped coconut quarter teaspoon salt milk to make stiff batter. Rub butter into flour add dry ingredients and egg with milk. Shape small pieces on a greased pan brush with milk top with coconut and bake in hot oven about nineteen minutes.
Peanut Eiases Biscuit Recipe Card
Peel and skin peanuts then chop. Beat egg whites to stiff froth not dry. Stir in two cups sugar and the peanuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls on oiled paper. Bake in a moderate oven until golden brown.
Small Oyster Pies From Oyster and Butter Mixture
A kitchen note describes making small oyster pies. Chop one quart oysters, mix with half pint rich drawn butter seasoned with salt and ray enone, stir in oysters and boil five minutes. Fill pastry shapes in small pie dishes, bake briefly, then serve immediately.
Pan Roasted Oysters on Toast with Butter
Melt butter then add a dozen large oysters with a cup of their liquor. Season with salt and pepper and cook two minutes. Place toast slices on hot plates, arrange a few oysters on each, and pour enough liquor to moisten.
Plain Wallies Waffle Batter Notes
A compact recipe fragment lists ingredients for waffle batter: two cups milk two eggs beaten and sour, one teaspoon baking powder one teaspoon salt one tablespoon melted butter and paleto well beaten waffle trons.
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