Asparagus Beetle Damages Plants and Control Tips
An article describes the red asparagus beetle with 12 black spots infesting asparagus in the Midwest. It outlines life stages from egg to pupa, and suggests control methods including plaster of Paris mixed with arsenical poison on young plants, brushing larvae off, and allowing fowls to roam beds. It also notes leaving a few beetle host plants for beetles to lay eggs to be destroyed.
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Middle West
Department of
Agri
Well fed trees yield longer productive life in orchards
The Wisconsin Experiment Station director HL J Waters notes that well nourished fruit trees on fertile land bear longer and more abundantly than those on thin soils. An New Jersey trial confirms unmanured trees decline after eight years while manured trees maintain and even increase yield through the productive period.
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HL. J. Waters
Wisconsin Experiment Station
New Jersey
Aging trees before planting in orchard trial
A Connecticut grower, A. Sulley, reports a method of growing orchard trees in a nursery row for two years, trimming, then planting with wider spacing after two more years. He claims 1,000 trees can be produced on a quarter acre at lower cost than field planting and emphasizes keeping stock near where used.
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A. Sulley
Connecticut
Blight on Strawberries Insect Disease Noted
Leaf blight or rust on strawberries is widespread across the country with early sprigs showing whitish or purplish spots on leaves. If attacked previously, spray early. after fruiting, clean beds, burn leaves and cultivate to control.
Cultivation Needs For Raspberry Plantation And New Canes
The ell and the newly set raspberry plantation require cultivation. We plan to plow the red canes with a bar plow, throw the dirt to the sides, then work the middle with a cultivator.
First in America Maids Annamite Nurse Arrives With Sauvalle Family
Maj Edouard Sauvalle of the Garde Indigene Cochin China arrives in America with his wife and three children. The maid Ha The Than is tested by immigration, declared Annamite and French subject, and accompanies the family to South Orange.
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Edouard Sauvaile
Garde Inde
Cochin China
New York
Sauvalles
Maj. Sauvalle
America
Annam
Sauvalle
Maj. Sauvaile
Mme. Sauvalle
South Orange
Savalles
New Jersey
Mas. Sauvalle
Mme. Lavalle
Oranges
Inexpensive and Very Pretty Welling Dress Described
A detailed 1900s dress description highlights a two piece gown with a light gray voile base, cream mull yoke and puffed sleeves, lace trims, and inset embroidery. It notes a linen button center strip, white linen buttons, and velvet ribbon accents on a striped chambray option priced at 15 to 20 cents per yard.
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Valle
Little Annie’s Cold Brings Humble Verse
A five year old girl visits her aunt while ill with a cold and recites school wins, bragging she can read better than an eight year old. The aunt offers a corrective nudge, and Annie replies with earnest humor that her cold hinders her speech.
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Annie
Sabida
All Over The House Cleaning Tips From The Era
Practical home care guidance covers removing paint and mortar with strong hot vinegar from glass, greasing tinware seams to prevent rust, starching lampwicks, not washing wooden breadplates in hot water, and cleaning milk bottles and telephone mouthpieces with care. It also suggests carbolic acid on damp cloths and washing curtains with dry meal to dry quickly in winter.
Harvest reflections and proverbs on work and life
A collage of verse and aphorisms on harvest, labor, and daily duty. It links seasonal agriculture to personal effort, urging steady toil, prudent sowing, and moral reflection. Notable lines compare life to fields and caution against laziness while praising perseverance and restraint.
Wordplay and Whims in a Patchwork of Jokes
A collage of light verse and quirky quips from multiple papers pokes fun at love, manners, and modern life. Snappy exchanges feature a vaudeville style banter about engagement rings, mistaken motives, and flirtatious misreadings amid playful lines from The Chicago Chronicle and rival outlets.
How to Keep Pink Wash Goods Bright After Laundry
Color guidance for wash fabrics explains that pinks fade less if the final rinse water is tinted with a drop of red calla. A pink dress should pass through water colored by red stained water to stay bright, and lavender fabrics benefit from bluing until a violet tint appears.
Cleaning and care for fresh greens and porcelain
The text advises thorough cleansing of green salads including lettuce cabbage celery chicory and cress to remove small bugs, notes watercress needs extra care for hidden specks, and recommends common house ammonia for porcelain cleaning. It warns rubbing porcelain with sandscaps roughens the surface and can make stains permanent.
Time preserving cellar plan for atmospherics and pests
A quirky note promoting the cellar as a constant time purifier and habitat that keeps the space atmospherically clean and discourages mice. Mentions it as a good plan and describes mice fleeing from the area.
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