Mulching and pruning guide for transplanted trees
The NY Tribune urges mulching immediately after planting to protect roots for six months, retain moisture, and stabilize soil temperature. Use three to four inches of ashes sawdust or loose manure, avoid rich manure, tanbark or weeds as alternatives, and keep roots moist without overwatering. In the first year, pinch new buds, prune one third to one half in October, and limit sap flow to foster fruit buds and healthy trees.
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Ny, Tribune
Idea For Kansas Farmers On Cyclone Safe Rooms
A Kansas proposal suggests safe cave refuges are impractical for farmers. A safer plan keeps the family near the home with quick access during spring and summer warnings, allowing rapid shelter without exposure to wind rain or hail outside.
A Gyclones Safety Refuge Built In Cellar
In heavy rain the safety is built in the cellar beneath the house to guard against crushed by falling chimneys and debris. It uses oak planks bolted to sturdy posts four feet apart with shoulder-cut tops to form a protected floor. Side guards and extra posts shield against rebound timbers, with tools and seating boxes stored inside.
Wide-tired wagons to save the roadbed debate
The piece argues for improving roads by using wide-tired low-wheeled wagons rather than narrow tires. It cites French practice with four to ten inch tires and suggests continuous rolling to keep roadbeds in good condition, predicting better roads if such wagons become common here.
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France
Tree planting urged for western irrigation districts
W L Hall of the division of forestry recently in New Mexico urges belts of trees along ditches and reservoirs to cut evaporation and alkali buildup while shading and sheltering water sources. Dairy calf retention advised as calves rise in price, promising future dairy cows, with emphasis on profitability of keeping young stock. Overfeeding dairy heifers discouraged. breed at 16 to 20 months so milk begins a little after two years.
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W. L. Hall
Division of Forestry
New Mexico
Hall
T. M. Roberts’ Supply House
Minneapolis
Minn
T. M. Roberts
Kane
Squash Vine Borer Life Cycle Note
A moth lays up to 212 eggs across hills with one egg per plant. Eggs hatch in six to 15 days. larvae mature in four to six weeks. The insect flies hill to hill then burrows into soil to form a cocoon and pupa. Never
Ron Teers Squash Vinh Borer In Farm Practice
A Farm and Home note advises rotating squash crops to reduce borers, and using early plantings to trap pests. It recommends light fall harrowing to expose cocoons, six inch spring deep plowing, partial soil coverage to encourage secondary roots, and removing or burying badly infested vines.
Sheep Better Than Pigs For Orchard Protection
In Rural New Yorker J. F. Woodward argues that while pigs may eat fallen apples, they sleep through danger and miss worms, whereas sheep react quickly to falling fruit. He claims sheep deter worm damage, making them far superior orchard guardians.
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Bourne
J. 5
Woodward
New Yorker
Grafting Wax Recipe With Tallow Bees Wax Resin
To make grafting wax, mix one pound tallow, two pounds bees wax, and four pounds resin. Melt and stir, pour into moistened pans after partial cooling, then cool and break into pieces. Apply over exposed graft cuts with a small brush, warming slightly but avoiding near boiling temperatures.
Farmer's long rows show labor in homestead plow plan
An western farmer plowed land 100 rods wide and a half mile long, creating three fields of 33 by 160 rods. Planting corn revealed his man could cultivate long rows in three days, but the transverse path took four days, with three extra turning days per harvest due to extra turning.
Butter-Making Hints From Ohio Farmer
The article stresses absolute cleanliness in dairy work from cow stable to churn. It outlines steps for handling milk, cream, and butter including timing, temperature around 60 degrees, proper churning, saltworking, and optional coloring to improve market appeal. It concludes that clean, well-made butter earns good prices and rewards careful, persistent effort.
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Ohio
Barnyard Adjunct Promises All Year Shelter For Farm Animals
An open shed beside the barnyard is praised as a low cost, high benefit structure. Cows stay protected from night showers, sheep fed in winter, and teams sheltered in rain. Rape as fodder is favored by many, with favorable notes from American Agriculturist though some crops face faults.
The Spread of Tuberculosis and Transmission Methods
Tuberculosis is not generally inherited and spreads through coughing where dried particles become airborne. It can also pass via tuberculous milk from infected udders, with germs spreading through milk. Avoid mixing tuberculous cows with others to prevent herd infection.
Calf Slaughter Ban Aims to Boost Breeding and Stock
A proposed law to ban selling calves for meat before three months argues it would push breeders to improve stock. The Prairie Farmer notes that current practice sells many calves at three days old, making them unfit for human food and prompting farmer gains under such a ban.
Senator Sullivan Praises Peruna For Catarrh Cure
Hon W V Sullivan United States Senator from Mississippi writes from Oxford praising Peruna as an effective remedy for catarrh. He notes improvement and calls it the best tonic, urging others to use Peruna and obtain a free book on catarrh from The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Q.
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W. V. Sullivan
A. S
Mississippi
W. V Sullivan
United States
Hartman
Oxford
Miss
Peruna
V. Sullivan
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Gin Sling for Ginger in a Paris Confectionery
Americans in Paris entered a shop asking for candled ginger, a familiar New York treat. Clerks puzzled, ginger was not in stock yet would be sent for. A dramatic delay ended with ginger served as a gin sling in liqueur glasses with crushed ice.
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Pars
New York
Gardener Fired After Two Years of Fruit Theft
A kindly clergyman dismissed a clever gardener who stole his produce to support his wife and family. The master praised the man’s effort, stating he had never employed anyone who yielded more from the garden than this worker. The tale appears in Colhir's Weekly. Grain-O ad promotes a grain beverage as a coffee substitute that aids sleep.
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A. B
Colhir's Weekly
Bronx Tube Works Job Mentioned in Court Ruling
Judge notes Mrs Grogin-Pat secured a position in the tube works on the Bronx. The court references Mrs Dugan-Arrah and remarks on bronchial tubes in the case context.
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Bronx
Grogin
Pat
Inside price on bind er in twine notice
Wordy ad text from the Philadelphia Press resembles a discontinued notice inviting readers to mail a cutout to Sears Roebuck for binders twine price deals. It promises savings by pressuring suppliers to offer lower prices, with casual dialogue about nerves during a prior exchange.
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Standard
Manila
Sears, Roebuck& Co
Binder Twine Departures
Chicago
Local Tales Mix Humour And High Tones In NYC Nights
A jumble of short sketches and vignettes recalls a poker game banter with Dan Daly, a tailor call, a Waldorf Astoria visit, a church minister and a tomboy Anna who refuses a kiss. The snippet ends with a quip about a falling glass triggering a domestic storm.
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Anna
Harper's Bazar
Chicago Daily Ews
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Cure for Catarrh
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy taken internally to reach the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims to cure catarrh in all stages and offers a $100 reward for any case that fails to cure, with contact details for F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
The Elasticity of Our Currency
A concise financial reflection notes currency’s strain across paydays and living costs. It argues economic pressure grows tighter for workers while wages lag, urging prudent monetary reform and longer term stability.
Cure a Cold in One Day Exaggerated Drug Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a five cent refund if the remedy fails. The blurb includes testimonials and claims and mentions other products and a teacup kitchen incident. The passage reflects early 20th century patent medicine marketing tactics with dubious efficacy statements.
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Promises Daily Bowel Movement Benefits
An old Chicago Daly News ad promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movements aid health. It touts gentle liver and kidney effects, cures sick headaches, and lists prices at 25 and 50 cents. It adds a quip about a child misrouted by a misplaced switch.
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Lane
Chicago
Daly News
Allen's Foot Ease advertised powder for sore feet
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease powder to relieve burning tight shoes corns itching swollen feet and sweating feet with free samples and distribution through druggists and shoe stores. A brief quote from Boston Transcript references a racehorse remark and army salt meat.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Cough Remedy Ad And Interleaved Jokes From 1900s Press
Coughing leads to consumption prompts readers to buy Kemp's Balea m with a free bottle offer via druggist. Large bottles priced 25 and 50 cents. The page also includes quips about organ lessons and a Beeman's Pepsin Gum advertisement noting dyspepsia risks.
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Kemp
Market summaries across multiple cities on June 5
Wheat prices steady across New York Cleveland and Toledo with No 2 red near 73 78 cents and cash oats around 23 27 cents. Cattle and hog values varied by city with steers 4 50 to 5 60 and hogs 4 20 to 5 25, reflecting mixed demand.
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Utter
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Liberty
Etra
Cincinnati
Clara Kopp Details Mrs Pinkham’s Advice Benefit
Clara Kopp writes about her experience with Mrs Pinkham’s Advice and what it did for her health and well being. She explains how the guidance helped relieve her symptoms and restored confidence in daily life.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cuara Kopp
Ruckport, Ind
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