Millions Wasted Farm and Garden Reform Verdict
Opinion piece argues against public spending for hood reform and road improvements. Cites Miller report showing Americans spend vast sums on alcohol and tobacco, totaling over a billion dollars annually. Claims hard times and constituencies resist reforms while lamenting state of roads and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sum
Miller
Internal Revenue Department
Congress
The
Atlanta Constitution
United States
Reliable Testimony on Wide Tires for Wagons and Roads
A Brouders Gazette correspondent reports observations on wide versus narrow wagon tires. He notes broader tires perform better in wet fields, unload first, and cause less road damage, while narrow tires struggle, especially on clay roads. He cites farm trials, draft teams, and large sawmill operations supporting wide tires as safer and more travelable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brouders’ Gazette
Meland
Winwood Farm
Sullman
Indiana
Sam
Food for the Dairy Use of Legumes in Cow Feed
A Farm and Home note argues most hay substitutes lack nutrition for high milk yields. It favors using corn residues and especially legumes like clover and vetch to boost protein, fat, and overall dairy output. Legumes provide higher protein than grasses and enrich soil, making them valuable for repeating crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm
Hesse
Useful Implement for Onion Ground Planting Highlighted
A practical guide outlines soil prep and manure needs for onions. Deep plowing not required, surface should stay well stirred. Describes a row marker device and dibbling onion sets twelve inches apart, spacing about three inches between plants, needing roughly one thousand plants per square rod.
Fresh Dairy Notes From American Agriculturies
A historical note warns dairykeepers about proper feeding and management to keep cows productive. It emphasizes pedigree, hay quality, and avoiding cold milk handling, while advising economic feeding, stable comfort, and cautious veal calf rearing to prevent welfare and efficiency issues. It reflects period agricultural guidance on dairy herd care.
The Winthrop Wintheap Proposal and Witty Exchanges
A flustered Boston scene unfolds with Miss Winthrop Winthrop refusing a marriage proposal from a suitor who exalts his lineage. Humorous quips follow on wealth, ancestors, and social rank, interspersed with brief quips from various lighthearted items from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Lowe
Winthrop Wintheap
China
Miss Winthrop-Winthrop
Boston Common
Easter Lily and Gift Ideas for Home Craft Projects
Two feature articles offer pretty yet practical Easter craft ideas. From a lily motif on linen or Gobelin cloth to a compact shaving case, the pieces suggest commemorative tokens of friendship, stitched details, and careful pressing as keys to polished home handiwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pang
Squash Pie and Pound Cake Recipes Mixed in Byline
A jumble of kitchen instructions and snippets describes squash pie preparation with steps and measures for crust and filling, then shifts to a white pound cake recipe with sugar butter and milk, followed by cautions about carpet salt water and a brief exchange of verses and jokes reflecting everyday life.
Useful chatelaine for schoolgirls and busy women
A practical chatelaine design described by the Youth's Companion. It uses a half yard of brown ribbon, a leather or kid pouch, and ribbon loop. The construction features two stitched rows along the pouch, a center belt loop, and pockets for pencils and a small memo pad. Variations include black watered ribbon with initials and using glove wrists for pencil pockets.
Bagy Easter Gift Unites Trinity and Beauty
A quaint Easter craft urges using a small gilded basket with pink or blue ribbons and rosettes. Fill with white swansdown and prepared eggs, then dust with powder for tender skin. Also includes social critique on poverty and crime, mentioning protection and reform.
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Arrke Pont
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Ivers
Oateale
Triotent Ivera
Puck
Mr. Longear
Monty
ATER
Murray Hill
Paradise
Texas Siftings
Alex E. Sweet
Texas
Mamma
Yin
Tucker
Little Amy
Mr. Enpoele
Chicago
Stokes—Prwell
Detroit
Tie
Ilo
Pye
Brooklyn
Dame
Tlallo
Nerlox Fido
Crooklyn
Demorest
Calvio
Courier de l’ Euro
Tin Rememdervn Public Library
Orleinl
Chicago ‘Tribune
Scott
Lim
Atlanta
Muadge
Cart
Indianapolis Journal
Devoe
Tornow
N. Y
Chivayi
Kks
Turmy
Indianspolls Journal
Graimmin
L'a
Indianapelle Journal
Finnigan
Chloe
Tommy
Molly
Watt
Ile
Ted
Ned
Frew Press
Maude
Twickenham
Origge
Briggs
Griggs
Freddie
Washington
Bagy
Gebrone
Dolly
Polly
Love
Seedeigh
Stuart
Beott
Raymond
Bar's Aster Basket
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