Up-to-date Hints on Cultivation and Soil Humus
A long discussion on soil fertility stresses nitrogen and humus roles. Legumes replenish soil nitrogen and humus, with Minnesota experiments showing limited yields from mere NPK fertilizers. Emphasizes clovering and manure to restore humus, plus cautions on overgrown maples and root competition near lawns and evergreens.
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Helreigel
WiI‘farth
Minnesota Agricultural ‘Experiment Station
Wallaces
Protecting Evergreens from Drouth in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Horticultural Society notes alarming evergreen death in southern Wisconsin due to drought and scarce rainfall. It urges conservation through planting, mulching, and pruning to block deciduous tree roots from robbing moisture, citing hemlock and balsam fir as vulnerable while arbor vitae endures.
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Wrouth
Wisconsin Horticultural Society Mulletin
Killing Weeds and Timely Cultivation
A farmer’s guide on early weed control in digging crops. Weeds attacked as soon as they sprout with shallow harrowing and hoeing, preventing root intertwining with crops like mangels. Delaying cultivation raises difficulty and costs, so prompt attention keeps fields weed free.
The Root Crop and Field Rootes Utility
The Root Crop notes mangels sugar beets and carrots store well until spring if kept properly though early autumn frosts harm the roots. It praises field roots for cattle milk yield and health benefits, despite labor, arguing farming by sweat is salutary and beneficial even for a lazy man.
Chicago Horse Market Receipts Signal Record Trade Ahead
First half year totals show 70 929 horses received and 56 889 dispatched, against 70 856 arrivals and 68 233 dispatched last year. Market activity hints at a new trade record as extraordinary 1895 receipts have been exceeded and demand remains steady amid light but ample grades. Eastern farmers concede westerns lead in draft horses while aiming to dominate coach and carriage stock.
Irrigation Inquiry Outlines Water Supply and Methods
The Kansas farming article emphasizes that irrigation success relies on accessible water supply, storage and pumping options, and thorough study of surface and underground waters. It notes government and university collaboration with F. H. Newell, Erasmus Haworth, and W. G. Russell. Recommendations include soil cultivation to improve moisture retention, furrow irrigation for rainfall use, and weed control to conserve moisture.
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Great Plains
Kansas
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
F. H. Newell
Congress
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Republic of Mexico
New England
Newell
Irrigating Board
The
State University
Geological Survey
Erasmus Haworth
Irrigation Board
W.G. Russell
Government Hydrographic Survey
RE. C. Murphy
Use of Water in Dry Season
The piece argues for economical water use during dry periods, noting limited supply and opportunities to transport waste water between farms with low cost. It discusses exploiting occasional cheap surplus rainwater and the need for ditching and infrastructure to convey it where needed, highlighting the balance of cost and benefit in scarce seasons.
Irrigation Myths and Realities in Colorado Farmins
Field and Farm editor notes that irrigation offers a path to comfort but warns many misapprehensions persist. Too much or too little water damages land, drainage costs rise, and newer ditches can limit water rights. Alluvial deposits vary, and irrigation alone does not restore fertility without rotation and manuring.
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Colorado
Wyoming
F. Il
Weather Bureau printing office gains new maps reveal
A fragment from a local page mentions a husband worried about his wife, a boast about leadership, and unexpectedly notes that the Lincoln weather bureau has installed new printing machinery for weather maps improving reporting and record-keeping at the station.
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Lincoln Weather Bureau
Wolf Hunt on Colonia Ranch Ends as Hounds Kill Wolf
An American Field writer recounts an exciting Colonia ranch wolf chase aided by mustang posies and two blooded hounds, Cyar and Shirock. The wolf races, the dogs close in, and Shirock finally sinks his fangs, choking the wolf to death after intense struggle. Cyar drives the chase with leadership as the wolves impasse ends in a fatal capture.
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Acrose
Connluggy
Czar
Shirock
Mr. Schaefer
Gilt edged paper in English history and royal accounts
A historical note traces gilt edged or cut paper used in England from 1604 to 1641. It cites James I and Charles I letters on gilt or equated paper, with shows of sign manuals and holographs. The text cites early racing date Peplingcoates and 1641 stationery accounts for Princes Charles and James.
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England
James I
John Stanhope
Royal Exchequer
Lord Cranborne
Earl of Salisbury
Paris
France
Henry
Lord Clifford
Thomas Fairfax
Peplingcoates
Charles I
Orleans
Charles
James
Bishop Duppa
Earl of Essex
Venice
British Camel Corps History and Deployment in Asia Africa
The British Government owns about 25,000 camels, mainly in India for army supply tasks and troop movements. A camel corps of 1,000 served in the Mahdi uprising, while 6,000 to 7,000 camels now aid the advance on Dongola with ongoing purchases to increase numbers before autumn campaigns. Camels are organized into 400 each and deployed across theaters including Egypt.
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India
Commissariat
Afghanistan
Egypt
Dongola
Soudan
The Rights of Friendship in a Night Encounter
A brief scene unfolds as Herr Awkward steps on a gentleman’s toes and apologizes. The old friend responds with recognition and light rebuke, calling Awkward a fool yet acknowledging the moment amid the social milieu.
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Awkward
Fortune tellers crowd Paria with over a thousand pros
A Paria report notes more than 1000 professional fortune tellers operate in the area, reflecting a bustling market for divination services and related industries. The figure underscores a dense ecosystem of practitioners and client demand in the locality.
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Paria
How to Handle Four Hard Boiled Eggs
A man sends his daughter to buy four eggs. She returns with eggs, which he places in a pan to boil and asks his wife to remove them when done. After half an hour the eggs remain boiling, so he cools them, adds cold water, dries them, and instructs his daughter to tell the sellers she wanted ducks eggs and to refund the money if they insist.
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Ife
A Wonderful Phesomenes and a Patent Remedy Claim
A humorous note praises a man as a wonderful phenomenon but asserts no real such person exists. It then extols Hostetter's Browach Bitters as a popular remedy relieving dyspepsia and a range of ailments including fever, debility, constipation, rheumatism, and kidney troubles.
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Hostet
Tor
Broken Chain Disrupts Chicago Street Railway System
A broken bicycle chain parted from a wheel and touched the trolley wire in Chicago, creating a short circuit that halted all streetcars. A track-walker spotted a blue flame where chain and track crossed, and once removed, car operation resumed. Also notes a testimonial for Piso's Cure for Consumption from Mrs. J Nichols of Princeton, Indiana dated March 2.
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Chicago
J. Nichols
Princeton
Ind
Census Confusion Over Owner’s Self Identified Home
In a London county census, a tenement occupier handed back a blank form and insisted the question did not apply. An enumerator pressed for her home, prompting a humorous exchange as she claimed this house was her home and denied sleeping there, while her husband would corroborate.
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London
Usband
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Wenmer
Schoernburgh
South Australia
Brewer
Palestine
America
California
Mexico
South America
Juan Fernandez
United States Hydrographic Survey
Coe Mjatts
Tebson
iGotts
Hall
Price
Australia
Chapman
Hood
Emma M. Hooper
Ladies’ Home Curnal
Tellain
P. O. Box
N. Y
Omaha Businesseceré
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Thoreegh
Béward
Fer
Morrissey
C. SB
Missouri
John M. Purdy
Missouri Land and Live Stock Company
Neosho
Newton Co
Stark Trees
Stark Brothers
Lovuruana
Roocmront
Ibi
JoHnn
Bea
Beatty
Krretchmer
Oe Manan
Quincy
Mich
Lindsey
W.N. U.s
Omaha
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