Immigration and misc notes from a late 19th century page
The article lists Germany as housing 25.4 percent of foreign-born immigrants to the country, with Ireland next at 15.6 percent and England at 1 percent. It mentions German book issuance figures for 1896 and 1899, references to a New York Children's Home, and a string of disparate notices and anecdotes including a tragedy of a boy struck by a car, a bearded lady anecdote, and various patent medicine ads. It also notes Melanesian or Australian references and retail drug claims, ending with carriages and mail distribution remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ireland
England
Woman Credits Vegetabie Compound For Health Recovery
A Lansing Michigan resident testifies to dramatic health improvement after two years of illness and ovarian trouble. She attributes recovery to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash after months of rest and medical advice. She urges others to write for confidential guidance and notes admiration from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Lewave
Lydian
B. Pinkham
Jose
Mat
Bocce
Lansing
Mich
Bodo Ferfait
Crop outlook for fruit trees and cultivation facts in Addison county
Column surveys orchard prospects across multiple states noting apples peaches plums and pears with varying success. Vermont Addison county studies emphasize cultivation as profitable, recommending early plowing spring surface work and cover crops, plus lime and phosphates for better yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
W. He Wrile
Ohio
Hi. M. Dunlap
Central
Ilinois
KH. L. Holman
Applerot
H. C. Price
Luwa
T. B. Goodrich
Illinois
John T. Stinson
Missouri
Kashkonong
Albert Dickens
Kansas
Vermont
Addison County
Grand Inte
Missouri Fruit Experiment Station reports first year results
The Missouri Fruit Experiment Station under Prof John T Stinson outlines first year progress. About forty acres cultivated with twenty in test orchards. Experiments in crossing strawberries and large scale spraying for apple scab and bitter rot show Bordeaux mixture reducing rot and scab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Missouri Fruit Experiment Station
John T. Stinson
Ben Davis
Huntsman
Loss of nitrogen and humus from wheat near St Anthony Park
A long note on soil depletion cites a study near St Anthony Park Minnesota showing eight years of continuous wheat growing leaching 1700 pounds of nitrogen, with only 300 absorbed by crops and 1400 lost to soil. Humus declined by 2000 pounds yearly, jeopardizing future wheat yields and soil recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony's Park
Minnesota
Eoll
Ali Ae
Variabiennes in Cow Peas and Oleomargarine Legislation
Readable fragments describe variation in cow pea seed color shape and ripening times under different planting and soil conditions. Also notes oleomargarine legislation passing the Senate with a ten cent tax and state police power provisions, plus a stray line about a philosopher. The text is fragmentary and unstructured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Stock Potential in the South as Beef Cattle Powerhouse
Andrew M. Soule argues the middle south can boost beef cattle output from 700000 to 1000000 annually with 75 percent land improvement. He cites current 40 percent cultivated and less than 20 percent highly improved, urging southerners to keep stockers at home to feed and manufacture raw products, strengthening soil, fertilizer use, and cotton product efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tock Halsing
Andrew M. Soule
Middle South
Gwna
Central West
America
South
Live Stock Census Shows 1900 Animal Totals by Farm and Town
Washington census figures list calves 15,880,383 horses 16,962,664 cattle and sheep totals, with goats and mules also noted. Sheep dropped since 1890 except in the west, horses up on farms, and total domestic animal value rising to 2,981,054,115 despite declines in North Atlantic states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Ust
North Atlantic
North Atlantic States
Silo building advice and wild onion concerns for dairymen
A Farmers' Review note criticizes poor silos and urges durable construction to avoid community discouragement. It cites Buff Jersey as a careful, experimental farmer while warning average growers to select sturdy designs. The piece also addresses wild onions as a milk odor risk and recommends deep plowing to eradicate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Farmers’ Review
Sald
Structure of the Egg and the Chalaza Band
The white of the egg is albumen that coagulates when beaten. It has three layers, with a hardened spiral chalaza band running through it that supports the yolk.
How Cheap Baking Powder Is Made
New York Health Department found a cheap baking powder sold in city stores to be an alum powder mainly composed of alum and pulverized rock. Officials destroyed several thousand pounds at the offal dock and warned against unsafe cheap food products, noting that cream of tartar brands are both economical and healthful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department of
New York
Health Department
Richest Man in Turkey A Trusted Yet Corrupt Official
Hassan Pasha is described as the richest and most corrupt official in the Turkish government with an estimated fortune of 40 to 50 million dollars earned through his service. He wields significant influence with the sultan, who views him as loyal and efficient and trusts him implicitly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Hassan Pasha
Prosperous Smyrna Leads Turkish Trade Hub
Prosperous Smyrna stands out as Turkey’s top trade center, surpassing Constantinople in business. It serves as the main headquarters for wool, rug, and carpet trades in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna
Turkey
Constantinople
Allen's Foot Ease powder ad a remedy for sore feet
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake Into your shoes Allen's Foot E ase a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet At all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample sent free Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Fluctuating Art Values and Rail Excursions Listed
Fluctuations in canvas values for a Gerome piece show a sale for 4000 dollars after a 17000 purchase while a Degas work rose to 16000 from a 500 original. Also advertised are cheap Atchison Topeka Santa Fe excursion fares from Ogden and Salt Lake City to St. Louis and Chicago with final return September 8, 1902. The Pope’s fondness for sweets is noted as he carries bonbons and recalls lasting health since his papal accession.
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Gerome
Degas
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Ogien
Salt Lake City
Utah
Missouri River
St. Louis
Chicago
C.F. Warren
Dooly Block
Pops
Pope
Mall cures and old time beauty claims in odd clipping
A fragmented newspaper snippet shows an advertisement for Mall’s Catarrh Cure priced 7 cents, alongside a 1900s note about women over thirty and beauty ideals. The text also references a sensational Newport death coincidence and Sydney expansion talks, with stray lines on dyes and peace ideologies.
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EELS
Bee Beaton
Orer
Willie
Montague, N. Y
Eoce
George TH
Hansell
Fifth Avenue Baptiss Church of
Eleen
Hrig
Paull Meadarp
Javelie Mig Co
Cael
Caalpardie
Western Australia
Yivahe Segger
Dean Mus
Piva
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Tennessee
Aed & Fons
South Carolina
Mall
Exostar
Vanburen
Ind
Newport
Charles Anstee
Potter's Arms Hotel
Sydney
New South Wales
Putnam
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