Farm and Garden advice on wheat, berries, and dairy costs
A long excerpt discusses plant breeding with a mother plant and pollen transfer, then shifts to wheat production trends. It cites P Pillsbury and arena claims that world consumption already exceeds production, predicting higher future wheat prices. It also touches dairy efficiency, pasture grasses, water quality, and farm economics across rural sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Augur
Charles A. Pillsbury
Minneapolis
America
United States
Wood Davis
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Davis
Pillsbury
Arena
Soundness in Horses and the Uncertain Truth of Sound
A discussion of horse soundness challenges the idea of a perfect animal. Authorities note internal organs unseen, diverse conformations, and the limits of diagnosis, with debates on whether disease must impair usefulness. The piece cites three authorities and concludes most warranties fail to guarantee soundness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sim Jay
Hupair
Guten Wilson
Horstman
Clover Makes Pork. The Sensible Argument of Farmer Stephen Faville
Stephen Faville argues clover in pasture boosts pork yields for hogs on sand-area farms. He notes corn yields average about 50 bushels per acre and claims one acre of clover pasture can support hogs from spring to fall, producing roughly 600 pounds of pork per acre. He favors regular light corn feeding to ease stomach issues and stresses water salt and shelter, plus timely turning of hogs to prevent overgrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prass
Ubccesia
Stephen Faville
Wheel Weeder Build From Old Farm Tools
A rough construction guide describes making a wheel weeder for cabbages and beds. It suggests sourcing handles from an old cultivator and a wheel from an old plow, with bolts, a wooden wedge, and a hoop to form a cutter. The plan includes attaching parts and sharpening the cutter for effective use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uci
Fragments of Vintage Kitchen Recipes and Tips
A collage of recipe fragments and household hints from various papers. Includes lemon butter sugar tea, custard and cake notes, preserved cherries, potato lemon pie, stewed cucumbers, plum pudding, and a tip on using soot dust as a polish for metal and tin surfaces. Includes sources such as Detroit Free Press and Boston Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putin
Detroit
Hoston Herald
Troston Mudget
Intentions Good Yet Gallant Only by Degrees in Odd Street Tale
A muttered social vignette recalls a man with good intentions who courts and assists a woman in a lively street walk, offering hats, satchel, and a book, while she notes his gallantry but logical missteps. The tale ends with a wry comment on his measured courtship and potential future overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flo
I Was on the Train When the Night Carried Fire
An account from a Boston Herald writer describes a winter night train delay, a wreck, and a passenger trapped among debris as flames engulfed a car. A conductor’s lantern finally reveals the escape, ending with the writer waking in a safer berth and declaring it the only railroad accident he ever experienced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andyte
Mont Torelbiy
Lwin Tinklar
Union Pacifi
Tapoke
Lely
Haly
Boston Herat
Squelching a Terror In Detroit From a Montana Visitor
A Western train passenger in Detroit wore a bearskin breast pin and a sawed-off gun rumor, prompting local talk of a dangerous man seeking trouble. Officers warned to watch for violence as townsfolk recall recent shootings. The witness reports suggest a tense, unsettling scene with a visitor intent on harming locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Colorado
Montana
Ehapa
Lin
Lilen
Pat Dows
Insects At Sea and Floating Butterflies During Voyage
During a voyage near land the crew faced a plague of insects filling the cabin and dark butterflies crossing the ship. Despite sweeping away hundreds, numbers remained high as dragons and large green moths hovered, and butterflies repeatedly glided across the vessel toward land about thirty miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingwood
Chines
Chitsan Islands
Ke-ling
Unclear text on Liver Pills and Dyes in 19th century ad
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Carter’s Lite Liver Pills and various tonics claiming digestion relief after meals. The garbled ad mentions deacon Pars, indigestion cures, and dyes like Blue Hilti and Whikker. No coherent narrative or verifiable facts emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health Restorations
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for torpid liver and blood impurities. It claims to prevent disease by removing the cause, invigorate the liver, purify blood, improve digestion, and restore strength and flesh. It targets dyspepsia liver complaint and blood taints with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
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Clover
Dee
Paris
Wable
Kew Vaork
Phiadel Pila Town
Wannila
DeWiht
Muusey
Hicks
Chicago Globe
Vinons PhD
Bottsetanapolis
Sim OaTe
Cnet
Louisviely
Lou Paints
Dean
A. M. Weed
Bellefontaine St
Indianapolis
Fed
Mioney
Pawellin
Vinaawen
Tarver
Swift
Swift Specific CO
Brower 8
Atlanta, Ga
Bupar
Jebing
Trengthening
Saeur
BAKER
Dorcheater
Mans
P Barty Meonget
Poe
Tela
Sinia
Dlonatia
Phila
Ing
Binghamton
Seo Jue
Frome
Fournal
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Tama
Iaetey
Ata
Aidtens
Betains
RSE
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