Notable Naval Ages and Old Adder Beliefs
The article notes senior ages of British navy leaders such as Lord Charles Beresford and Admiral Bosanquet, comparing to American officers, and recalls Farragut's age at flag rank and battle. It also describes the full grown adder, its length and body girth, and explains why its tail and head are confusable, debunking the two headed snake myth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Beresford
Bosanquet
Mediterranean
Charles Drury
Curzentiene
Bridgman
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Farragut Wos
Washington
Allcock's Plaster Promoted as Universal Pain Remedy
An advertisement extols Allcock's Plaster as a quick safe and certain outside remedy for local pains such as back cramps rheumatism and general soreness from cold. It claims prompt action, cleanliness and low cost, noting sixty years of use and worldwide recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allcock
Star Worn by Columbus and the Golden Fleece Insignia
Fragmented report notes the Star Worn by Columbus linked to the Golden Fleece and hereditary claim by the first Duke of Wellington, while a separate line mentions Spain's latitude insignia and claims of the discoverer of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Wellington
Colum
Spain
America
Feeding Platforms Improve Hog Health and Cleanliness
A Prairie Farmer correspondent notes year round yard feeding keeps hogs healthier and cleaner. A durable V shaped oak platform with a slanted feeding trough and 4 inch wide slats is designed to prevent access to rough boards and allow quick cleaning with a broom before each feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Prairie Farmer
Phin Jones's Peculiar Night Harnessing a Horse
In Vienna Maine a man known as Phineas Jones or Phin had a night of mischief after aught to drink. He mounted a horse at Avery stable and, by verbal bravado, faced a amused stable boy asking which way he was going, just as laughter erupted from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Phineas Jones
Phin
Dover Sunshine
Benton County
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Fred McNulty
McNulty
Minot
Duluth
Harvesting Corn With Swine And Related Feed Practices
Report discusses hogging down corn as labor-saving, suggests pairing corn with pumpkins for fattening pigs and digestion benefits, notes pumpkins require fertile soil and that combined yields boost overall productivity. Also covers warming feeds, silage heating costs, and cautions against cooking feeds due to reduced digestibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd
Sort Out the Pigs for Profit and Proper Feeding
The piece advises sorting young pigs into separate lots by size and feeding them apart to prevent fights with larger stock. It argues that even runt pigs can grow quickly with special attention and warns that surplus stock, if well fed, yields more peart than when underfed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peart
Fragmented Health and Finance Snippets Spill From Historical Pages
A garbled clipping mixes medical claims and literary quotes with notes on British banks and a South American correspondent. It mentions piles cured in 6 to 14 days, Pliny the Younger, a writer on South America, and rising British bank deposits, plus a Minot man nearly dying in a blizzard while isolated at a claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Marie Robinson Wright
London
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Chile
Peru
Argentina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lumbago Sciatica
ST. Jacobs Oil
New York City
France
DODDS
NPI
Thomas M. Rossiter
Prospect Street
East Orange
N. J
Chaugeur
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Belierabie
Srane
Kon Yeats der Mall
Louis Schneider
Marine Band
Imperial Band
Sedan
New York
Napoleon III
Italy
Belgium
Leo XIII
Sumatra
Pliny the Younger
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
U.S.A
Chesebrough Meg. CO
State Street
Carters
Defiance
Deance
Aecee
Howard E. Aeer
Ville
Colo
Thompson
N. U
Salt Lake City
California Fig Syrup Co
California
Das
Thornton & Minor
Sos
Eshetssennes
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