Miscellaneous late 19th century US and world items
The Shamrock arrives Clyde bound from New York. An Italian earthquake shocks Vernon. Cavalry departs Wallace for San Francisco. Transports Sail for Manila with Forty-fifth Infantry. A Kansas volunteer killed by a train near Santa Paula. Navy replaces Lee rifles with Krag Jorgensen. large stamp shipments to Philippines Porto Rico Cuba and Samoa. Lebannon steel plant suspends mills for fuel. US-China tariff talks to expand American wheat and flour markets in Brazil. Adelaide Bagley granted pension. Dewey bounty claim seeks $482,500. Texas Baptists split at Dallas. Saltrama steamer feared overdue. Navy to seek three Olympia-type cruisers. Willem Huff hanged in Missouri. McKinley to speak at Mount Vernon on Dec 14. Havana papers defend Sunday racing. Populist Dr. Prewitt challenges Judge Long. Columbia arrives San Francisco from Manila. Meade sails for Manila after mud delay. Oklahoma statehood memorial committee named. London Times reports storming of Tasmanian hill. Symons mortally wounded. Pearl Hart acquitted in Arizona. J W Taylor steamer story ends.
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Senator
Ben Mohr
San Francisco
Manilla
Forty-fifth Infantry
Marty S. Ettinger
Company H
Kansas
Santa Paula
Cal
Navy
Philippines
Porto Rico
Cuba
Suam
Lebannon
American Tron and Steel Manufacturing Company
Brazil
Evans
Adelaide E. Bagley
Worth Bagley
Spain
Admiral Dewey
Meno
Washington
Court of Claims
Baptist Church of Texas
Dallas
Saltrama
Philadelphia
Havana
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Willem Huff
Bloomfield Mo
Huff
Andrew Mellon
McKinley
Mount Verton
R. Prewitt
Mississippi
Long
United States Army
Columbia
Manila
Nagasaki
Meade
United States Volunteer Infantry
New York
Del
Guthrie
O. T
Oklahoma
London Time
Tasmana Hill
Symons
Pearl Hart
Joe Boot
Florence
Northwest Notes recounts Nevada cattle purchases and Idaho crimes
John Sibbald buys over fifty thousand dollars of cattle near Austin Nevada in eight weeks. A court will decide if the county can tax property not listed by the assessor. A Boise gambling den raid ends with fines and possible weapon charges. A hunting accident in Cheyenne kills a boy, and a Seattle storm disrupts vessels including the Marguerite and Roukoke. Idaho thieves, miners, and officials feature in several reports.
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John Sibbald
Austin
Nevada
Tobacco crop tips from a National Stockman guest
An article outlines soil preparation with disk and drag tools, proper manuring using rotted stable manure, and the use of ammoniated fertilizers sparingly. It covers planting distances for cigar leaf and white Burley, hill formation, setting methods, and careful handling to avoid harming remaining plants. It also notes feeding pumpkins to pigs and small livestock in autumn.
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National Stockman
Wire Fences and Vines on the Farm Landscape
The author notes the shift from hedges to wire fences and predicts lasting fencing, with wild grape and Virginia creeper thriving on the new structures. He cites John Chamberlain and argues for planting vines like bittersweet if wires can bear them, while acknowledging birds may benefit. He asks farmers for their view on sheltering birds through vines.
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John Chamberlain
Virginia
Pumpkins for Swine Feed Across Thirty Years of Practice
A writer in an exchange says pumpkins can be fed to both young hogs and old hogs without fear if done judiciously. The author notes thirty years of successful pumpkin feeding with the best results, but mentions changes in recent years.
Gas lime controls wild onions in farm plots
Rural New Yorker contributor from Orange County explains a method used in England to exterminate wild onions. Apply gas lime around mid September after heat subsides. it killed the pests and improved grass, though garden use may cause injury. Gas lime is free except for cartage.
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New Yorker
Dakon radish seed from Japan may suit southern growers
The Agriculture Department received seeds of the Dakon radish from the Japanese legation, noting it matures in southern climates and could be a fall or winter crop in the south. The radish reportedly grows up to three feet in circumference in Japan and is valued for its flavor, with potential for importation if it thrives in the U S south.
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Department of Agriculture
Legation
Washington
Japan
Sakurejima
Kagoshima Bay
Kinsha
Florida
Georgia
Osohira
Witty Sayings From Lovers Echoed In Poetic Gibe
A humorous collection titled Witty Sayings from Lovers features verses about farewell and romance. The scene centers on a man singing to a woman above his window, ending when a pitcher is hurled from above, cutting the serenade short. Chicago Times-Herald via E. Kiser.
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Goodby
E. Kiser
Chicago Times-Herald
The Only Significan Percy Dreamt of Marriage
The fragment presents a playful exchange where Puck teases about marriage, mentioning a dream of being wed to the speaker. The lines reveal whimsy and a magical, mischief-filled tone without additional context or人物 details.
A Colston Sam Sparks-Neath Speak On Narrow Path Meeting
Sam Sparks asks Brudder Sassafras-Coase what will happen when stout members meet on the narrow path coming from opposite directions. Sparks-Nufin answers only that he wonders about the outcome of such a meeting.
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Sam Sparks
Brudder
Brudder Sassafras
A Croel Joke Skits Sandy Pikes and Ball Trim Wish
In a playful exchange Sandy Pikes complains of the world’s wickedness while Billy Coalgate asks what’s the matter. Sandy explains he asked Indy for a quarter to trim his ball and Indy inquired whether he preferred ribbon or lace for the trim.
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Sandy
Billy Coalgate
War on the cigarette evil subscription pitch ends abruptly
A caller asks a Philadelphia business man for a 25 cent subscription to fund a war on the cigarette evil, claiming broad societal support. The businessman replies with a curt, no quarter response ending the exchange. The fragment also notes a humorous line about a bathing suit that never gets wet.
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Philadelphia Record
Questionable Height in a Ring Promise
A Chicago Tribune fragment shows a character asking for a partner’s hand, pointing to a ringed hand. The dialogue hints at a proposal moment between two named figures in a tender, literary exchange.
Breaking to Gealty He Lets Get Engaged
New York World reports a dramatic exchange as Gealty proposes and his partner responds with cautious enthusiasm. The brief note captures a personal milestone amid tabloid style chatter.
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Gealty
New York World
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Roukoke
Patterson
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Lewiston
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Twyman
George Wiggins
Fairfield
Wiggins
Twymanguot
Marshall Lake
Mountain Chief
Bond
Clark & Sweeney
C. E. Bessey
Green Mountains
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China
Origins! Sud
Homor
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Puck
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Sone
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Sathel
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