Irrigation and moisture preservation in western farming
An analysis of moisture shortages and moisture-saving methods for western agriculture. Subsoiling and shallow surface cultivation are discussed as means to retain rainfall, with fall and spring timing, harrowing, and regular weekly cultivation highlighted. The piece cites practical experience from Nebraska and Wisconsin farmers, including Campbell method variants for corn and potatoes, and notes gains in wheat and strawberry crops through moisture management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leretofore
Simaller
Nebraska
John
Scheve
Gage County
Campbell
Wisconsin
E. I. Stephens
Successful irrigation in Castle Rock canal district
A Nebraska settler recounts founding the Castle Rock Irrigation Canal in Scott's Bluff County on the North Platte. Since 1893 the canal serves about 7,000 acres. early crops included wheat oats corn potatoes and vegetables with generally satisfactory yields and a notable alfalfa seed crop. He notes limited local market prospects and ongoing development needs fifty miles from the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte River
Scott's Bluff County
Wyoming Line
Castle Rock
Castle-Rock Canal
Irrigation Prospects Boost North Platte Valley Agriculture
J M Kina discusses canal systems Mitchell Minitare Winters Creek Chimney Rock and Kelmont, noting no crop failures in five years with irrigation. He advocates rail access, promotes alfalfa farming for six years, and claims irrigation yields higher returns, with soil in the valley suited for alfalfa production and lasting productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Winters Creek
Chimney Rock
Kelmont
Castle Rock
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Mississippi Valley
North Platte Valley
Iris Hands
J. M. Kina
Observers Uncover Sudden Flight Drama Among Flies
A Philadelphia Call writer notes a midnight scene where four large flies circle a burned fly on a desk. They repeatedly attack and defend, raising questions about potential aiding or killing, until the injured insect dies after hours of contention and sugar grains remain untouched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Call
In the Museum Skeletal Speak on Woman Franchise
A humorous exchange in a museum scene notes serious talk of granting voting rights to women in Kansas. The living skeleton and a bearded lady react as a joke about a woman running for Congress, framed by the Indianapolis Journal excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Jil
Congress
Indianapolis ‘Journal
Kissing Debate Triggers Witty Exchange in New York Sun
A brief exchange recalls a medical dictum that kissing is unhealthy. Mr. Huggins questions the claim, Mr. Hunker agrees, and Mr. Munn notes a kiss led to a week of illness, highlighting antique social quips from the New York Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Huggins
Hunker
Judges of the Olympian Games
A fragment outlines the Hellanodikai as ritual judges of the Olympian Games. They ranged from one to twelve, were elected by the Cretan city of Knossos, and had to prove spotless moral character and a crime free record to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedas
Ugt Ferris
St. Nicholas
Coe's Cough Balsam and Catarrh Cure Advertisements
An assortment of vintage medical ads tout Coe's Cough Balsam as oldest and best and Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for unresolved catarrh. Testimonials praise the products, while other notes lampoon charity appeals and a light fiction snippet references social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
ToleJo
Ohio
Moral courage and its comic co descent in old notes
A Cleveland Medical Gazette item recalls a 106 year old former infirmary inmate who smoked tobacco in a thrifty sequence. It contrasts moral courage with stinginess and mentions Welster and dictionaries of nobility in a playful editorial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Medical Gazette
Baby Teething Advice Counsels New Remedies
An old remedy cautionary piece suggests discarding Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup for Children Teeth and advises modern approaches for teething discomfort, noting concerns about safety and effectiveness.
Armless Signor Bagstock and a Patchwork Page
A dime museum orator touts Signor Bagstock as an armless, deaf and dumb performer. The text mocks his inability to speak or saw wood. The page also markets Dr Kline’s Crest Nerve Restorer with bold claims and a sales pitch. It notes anarchist papers in circulation and a quip about Speaker Reed and ministry studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dime Museum
Signor Bagstock
Chicago Tribune
Iowa Inventors Receive Patents For Feed Trough and Butter Purifier
Des Moines reports two Iowa inventors granted patents. H Mendenhall and F B Davis of Audubon win patent 339015 for feed trough improvements issued April 13, 1886. J W Terman of New Sharon receives a patent for a composition to purify and preserve butter and milk, destroying bacteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
H. Mendenhall
F. B. Davis
Audubon
Mendenhall
J. W. Terman
New Sharon
United States
Thomas G.ann
J. Ralph Onwie
Pilgrim- Baater Number Promises New Content in April
The Chicago Tribune notes the Pilgrim-Baater issue ready in early April with new original articles by Capt. Charles King U S A ex Gov Gen W Peck of Wisconsin and others. It will be entertaining and well illustrated and can be obtained for ten cents from Geo H Weafford publisher 415 Old Colony building Chicago Ill. It includes a humorous quote about the British lion and American eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim—Baater
Chas. King
U. S A
W. Peck
Wisconsin
Geo. H. Weafford
Old Colony Building
Chicago
Ill
Travel Tips and Patent Remedies Then and Now
An assortment of travel health pitches and ads including Syrup of Figs for kidneys and bowels, Parker’s Ginger Tea praise, and Wabash Railroad travel offers. Notes on banana imports by city, and a brief humorous exchange about prehistoric birds. Includes used billiard table for sale in Omaha and contact at 511 S 11th St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup, Company
H.C. Akty
S. 11Th St
Omaha
Neb
Imprudent Use of Library Pages and Old Torture Images
A fragment discusses women misusing circulating library pages as blotters and improper behavior. It notes a Philadelphia library copy showing a love inscription, then shifts to cruel devices once used and a warning about Hostetters Stomach Bitters for rheumatism and related ailments. It ends by contrasting two great crimes murder and slander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Ornone
Miss Aminta
Philadelphia
Thas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ile
Sto James
Coe
M. de Strop
Mary
Vere Brownkins
Pigo
Wille
Cincinnati Enquirer
Kline
England
America
Reed
Patent Office Report
South Pole
Prince
Baltimore
Boston
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Jamaica
Central America
Endercores
Ts. Loc
Detroit Tribune
Parker
Roumania
Wabash
St. Louis
National Educational Association
Buffalo
Christian Endeavor
Washington
National People and Silver
Farnam &T
Paxton Hotel
Gro. N. Clayton
Pass
Ontario
ST. Jacobs Oil
Ayer
Vatrvanks
Jivso
Cataogue
Fairbanks, Morse & CO
Farnam St
St. Omaha
Patrick O'Farrell
Waasgmatoi
D.C
Mechem Investment CO
Mining Exchange
Denver
Cole
Thompson
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
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