Birds versus Insects and the balance of nature
An essay argues that marsh birds once kept insect pests in check, and their decline due to hunting and fashion harms agriculture. It praises predatory birds and condemns sparrows, owls, and hawks as misjudged allies, while noting the Princess of Wales’ stand against bird trimming. The piece also explains honey production and bees’ role, debunking artificial honeycomb myths and praising natural wax assembly. It concludes with Montana potatoes described as unusually large and prized for fine dining.
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Thurlow
Princess of Wales
Philadelphia Farm Journal
Popular Science Monthly
H. W. Wiley
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Native Plums and the Weaver Plum Variety Overview
The article outlines native plum Prunus Americana varieties with thick glaucous skin and large flattened stones, grown across northern states and pressed for western growth. Weaver plum details include large round elongate fruit, orange flesh, thick skin, and late September Minnesota ripening, with origin traced to Mr. Weaver in Palo, Indiana, and introduction in 1875.
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Mysterious Phrenological Masks and a Long Search
Laurence Hutton recalls a quest sparked by a boy who sold phrenological casts to a dealer, revealing a nucleus for a growing collection. The origin of the masks remains largely unknown, linked to Combe’s lectures and a winter era, with a donor left in the hands of a disciple.
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Combe
Laurence Hutton
Harper’s
Toys and Greatnes
A contemplation on genius and childish wonder by Mary E. Spencer. The writer asks whether large minds compare to toys or to real achievements as she reflects on an astronomer enjoying a garden and small flowers alongside vast cosmic thoughts.
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Arrested Development
Mary E. Spencer
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Wealthy Scotsman Prizes Daughters With Banknote Shares
A Bank of Scotland official figures legacy shares for two daughters. The elder would receive 55 344 pounds in one pound notes and the younger 51 200 pounds, as reported by St Louis Republic.
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Republic
What do we get from wo pota toes
A speaker at a Nobleboro Maine Sunday school mass meeting asks what we get from potatoes and a small boy replies with potatoes bug humor, quoted from the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
Economy in feeding stock and farm hay strategy debate
The article argues for heavy reliance on pasture and clover hay to raise hogs and cattle at lower cost. It cites Joshua Wheeler’s Kansas findings on corn’s value with grass, notes summer gains and wintering on timothy and clover, and recommends less corn acreage in favor of hay. It also covers efficient feed mixes and straw use, plus a snippet listing Ohio congressional electors and election notice.
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Preizie Bay
York
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