Storm Sinks Crew Adrift and Sights Land at Alphonso Island
Ten men in an open boat battle hunger and thirst after faring from a wreck. Tom Lambourne steadies the crew as they drift toward a landfall thought to be Alphonso de Albuquerque Island. Hislop identifies likely geography while debate over the region continues before landing at a sheltered bay hidden by mangroves.
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Tom Lambourne
Tom
Brazil
Hislop
Probart
Lambourne
Dot
Sybil
Carlton
Marc Hislop
Henry Warren
Island Grando
Port San Giorgio
Trinidad
Tristan da Cunha
Martin Vaz
la Perrouse
Alphonso de Albuquerque
Alphonso
Tenny Reef
Santa Cruz
Billy
Discover Land Chapter XXVI Escaped Crew In Open Boat
The narrative lists escapees Marc Hislop and crew from the long boat including Thomas Lambourne Francis Probart John Thomas Burnett Edward Carlton Henry Warren Hugh Chute Matthew Hipkin and William Wilkins known as Boy Bill. Morning mist tinted the sky as they row westward and share rum and biscuit for breakfast amid hopeful spirits.
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Marc Hislop
Thomas Lambourne
Francis Probart
John Thomas Burnett
Edward Carlton
Henry Warren
Hugh Chute
Matthew Hipkin
William Wilkins
Bill
Weeping at the Theater Keeps Me Immune to Tears
A Philadelphia Times essay quotes a woman noting mood dictates crying at plays. She cites blue days, genuine comedies, and crowd emotion, but says a companion's overt emotion can block tears and keep her dry eyed and amused.
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Philadelphia Times
Eye of the Awful Storm Revealed by Royal Navy Captain
Captain Carpenter of the Royal Navy reports the Barbados and St Vincent hurricane last September had a calm eye four miles across at the center. The eye lies within a larger 35 mile storm ring, with winds surrounding it. After passing St Vincent the center expanded to about 170 miles in diameter.
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Carpenter
Royal Navy
Barbados
St. Vincent
Special Delivery Letters Spark Royal Care Through Time
The special delivery service began in 1886 and by 1898 issued over 6 million stamps. New York City led with about 683,000 letters, followed by Boston with 275,000. Nationwide delivery averaged seventeen minutes from post office to addressee.
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New York City
Boston
Dairy and Poultry Mow Successful Farmers Guide
A brief Department of the Farm column offers practical hints for dairy and poultry care. It covers essential daily routines, feeding, housing, and health checks to keep live stock productive and healthy on a homestead or farm setup.
Ringing Cane Vines Boosts Early Ripening and Size
A Farmers' Review report details experiments from late June to early July measuring bark ring targets on several grape varieties. It notes Concord Cambridge and Columbian Imperial show larger fruit or earlier ripening on ringed canes, while Herbert and Moore's Early show little or no benefit. Best results occur when bark regrows over the ring and excess food materials shift downward. Vary ring width by cane vigor. strong canes tolerate three quarters of an inch, feeble ones about a quarter inch.
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Concord
Cambridge
Brighton
Agawath
Herbert
Moore
Niagara
Delaware
Light Oat Seeding Proves Favorable In English Style Fields
An American Cultivator article argues that thinning oats to one and a half bushels per acre, with early drilling and light harrowing, yields stronger roots and fuller grain. It cites higher yields on rich land and notes that dense seeding can produce only straw on moderate soils.
Irrigating Strawberries What a grower should know
S W Fletcher argues in Rural New Yorker that irrigation during the first season boosts crown strength and winter reserves, while frequent watering during fruiting can soften fruit and delay harvest. He notes irrigation in the summer before fruiting avoids these issues and can triple yields for some commercial growers.
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S. W. Fletcher
New Yorker
Meat for Growing Chicks Feeding Ration Benefits Chicks
An agricultural note from a station reports meat in growing chick rations boosts growth and lowers overall costs despite higher price per pound. Meat scraps fed for a few weeks start chicks with vigorous constitutions, contrasting with grain-only diets and aligning with insects as natural poultry food.
Vitriolizing Seed Wheat for Small Lots and Large Loads
C F Lester of the Dakota Farmer explains a method to vitriolize seed wheat. For small lots a wagon tank with drainage works, using screens and barrels, with careful handling of vitriol and rapid soaking. For large quantities a battened grain tank holding about 100 bushels is recommended to speed processing and drying.
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C. Fr. Lester
Dakota Farmer
Stock Melon Promises Value in Oklahoma Agriculture
A large stock melon is touted for broader cultivation in Oklahoma. It is easy to grow, yields generously, and is favored by cattle, hogs, and poultry. Though high in water and not suitable for sale as animal food, it makes an attractive late fall or early winter addition to ration.
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Oklahoma
Potatoes and Soil Practice for Higher Yields
The article argues potatoes offer high profit but low per acre yields due to poor soil handling. It emphasizes deep plowing to deepen roots, moisture access from porous soil, and varying opinions on hilling dependent on moisture, with a cautionary tale of a flat-bed, overwatered season.
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Ireland
Illinois Orchards Put Under State Inspection System
The Illinois legislature ordered annual inspections of all nurseries by the state entomologist and issued certificates to nurserymen paying inspection costs if no dangerous insects or fungous disease are found. After July 1 nursery stock without certification becomes illegal. The entomologist will disinfect infested Illinois orchards at the cost of appropriations. The entomologist’s office remains at the University of Illinois, now permanently established there by law.
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Illinois
San Jose
University of Ilinois
San Jose Scale Debate and Clover Hay Notes
German scientist Dr. Frank argues only one San Jose scale generation exists in Europe and questions its survival there. He suggests observers visit America for firsthand knowledge while noting differing views on breeding. The piece also explains clover and timothy hay albuminoid content and notes second- growth clover is richer.
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San Jose
Frank
Germany
Berlin Horticultural Society
France
Europe
America
Clover
Timothy Hay
Timothy
Science of Cheesemaking Reveals Complex Cheddar Craft
D M McPherson notes cheese production is among the hardest sciences with rennet action fermentation bacterial effects and milk variability at factories, all combining to shape the final product and challenge the cheesemaker.
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D. M. McPherson
Cleanliness in Livestock and Housing Emphasized
Advice stresses cleanliness in poultry and cows to prevent disease. It urges keeping cows clean and comfortable and whitewashing stables twice yearly to promote health and success.
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