Knights of Labor propose Minnesota farm experiment
The Knights of Labor plan a 600 acre community farm in Minnesota to model cooperative living, while concerns arise over harmony and subordinating personal gain to the common good amid existing religious and property bonds. A statistical note on hen egg production lists state averages, and a Boston Herald editorial defends New York State’s national importance against Galveston press claims.
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Knights of Labor
Northwest
United States
Knights
Minnesota
Boston
New York State
Empire State
Galveston
New York
Texas
Pottery Trade Shows Large Employment and Investment
A statement from the United States Potters Association notes about 175 operating kilns not counting decorative work. Roughly 15 000 employees and up to 80 000 deriving earnings from the trade, with $8 million invested and $8 million worth of goods produced. Key centers include Trenton New Jersey and East Liverpool Ohio with many other establishments nationwide.
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United States Potters’ Association
Trenton
N.J
East Liverpool
Ohio
Ingenious 1887 Exhibition Building to Rise in London
The American Exhibition in London plans a bolt together iron structure with no skilled labor. A 700 iron-post foundation supports a six span roof while main rafters, pillars, and girders are iron. Also describes Jumbo the elephant mounted skeleton and hide, with bones, bolts, and nails securing the display and transport details.
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London
Solomon's Temple
Atlantic
United States
Fumbo
Bridgeport
Aurmer
Jumbo
Juimbo
How Children Grow by Danish Doctor Findings
Rev Malling Hansen of the Danish institution for the Deaf and Dumb reports three years of measurements on 130 children. He finds that body size does not grow evenly. some months add bulk while height remains steady, others add height with little weight gain. Confirmed by other Danish institutions.
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Malling Hansen
For the Deaf and Dumb
Denmark
Folsom
Massachusetts Board of Health
Emnmacy and
Charity
Shelling Beans by the Firelight in a Rural Family Scene
A poem by Mary L. B. Branch in Good Husbandry depicts a farmer's family shelling a variety of beans beside a winter fire. Children lay out pods and the parents envision meals to come, while the toiling Ilo reflects on harvest and potential sales.
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Litthrefarmer
Mary L. B. Branch
torn scrap of paper spoils a ball night tale
A discarded note written by Helen to John Cunningham travels from a secret diary to a theatre box through a sequence of mishaps. The note’s blue monogram and affair with Captain Morse lead to mischief and a theater salvage by Miss Louise Hill, finally ending up among Mrs Malony’s scraps and a theater crowd. The torn paper becomes a prized relic for Mr and Mrs Cunningham.
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John Cunningham
Helen
John
Captain Morse
Louise Hill
Louise
Hill
Pource
Mary
Ifelen
Patti
Mesdames
Flannigan
O'Riley
Elvira
Mrs. Malony
Lucia
A. G. Warwick
Chicago News
Intermittent Lakes and Sinking Rivers Noted in German Gypsum
German scientist Prof Schwable reports to the Berlin Physical Society on two phenomena in the Southern Hartz gypsum. The first is river sinking with loud uproar. The second concerns intermittent lakes such as the peasants ditch near Rosslau. In past contracts the ditch acted as a lake for fishing or as dry land tilled by the neighboring village. Water accumulations reached 30 to 50 feet deep before vanishing, notably in 1876 77 and 78 when the lake filled then dried up.
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Schwable
Berlin Physical Society
Hartz
Rosslau
Ancient custom of hourly flower and fruit symbols
The text recounts a tale from St. Louis Magazine about an ancient practice using flowers and fruit to symbolize each hour of the day. It lists various blooms such as roses heliotrope hyacinth lemons lotus lupins oranges olive leaves marigolds heartsease and violets as hour emblems used to arrange meetings.
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St. Louis
The Famous Waterford Madstone and Its Claims
Mrs. B L Milam of Waterford Mississippi details the history and claimed cures of the china snakestone or madstone used on bites from dogs cats snakes and other creatures since 1810. She lists methods numbers of patients treated and notable attestations including Lamar Watson Morgan and others while asserting a guaranteed cure.
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Newark
N. J
B. L. Milam
Waterford
George Neall
Paris
Pasteur
China
Madison County
Alabama
William Barker
James Milam
Marshall County
Grizzly Attacks Highlight Roosevelt’s Hunting Tales
In The Hunting Trips of a Ranchman Theodore Roosevelt recalls two fatal grizzly encounters. A wounded bear killed a hunter at the foot of the Big Horns after a missed second shot, and a German prospector near the Little Missouri was killed when a grizzly crushed his skull despite a rifle held as a shield.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Little Missouri
Ile
Little
Missouri
Black Hills
Idaho Judge Warns Jury On Self Defense Charge
An Idaho judge told jurors in a murder trial to consider that the deceased reached for a hip pocket before the defendant fired. He argued territorial law allows a man to respond with a gun and bombardment when another makes that motion, dismissing a handkerchief as irrelevant. The judge urged careful weighing of all facts before verdict.
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Idaho
Katelline
Dak
Bell
Braxfield’s Quick Courtship Ends In Patience and Pacing
Chambers Journal recalls Lord Braxfield, famed for brevity and business sense, choosing a wife with a blunt proposal to decide quickly. He granted an answer tomorrow and, after marriage, his butler quit, unable to endure the lady’s constant scolding. Braxfield responded that the servant had little to complain of since he wasn’t married to her.
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Braxfield
Chambers’ Journal
Lizzie
Training for Severe Mental Labor Warned By Fortnightly Review
The Fortnightly Review notes that many cannot withstand heavy mental strain and that proper training, rest, and steady work enable the brain to endure high levels of mental labor. It compares untrained minds to those attempting strenuous physical trials without preparation, risking fatigue and illness.
South African Diamonds in Early South Africa
Early 1867 stories tell of the first diamond found at Colesberg by a hunter named O Reilly from a Jacobs family child. By 1869 the African Kohinoor valued at 159000 dollars was found and by 1870 capitalists invest as public interest grows with 40000 people along the Vaal River.
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Colesberg
O'Reilly
Jacobs
Vaal River
West Griqualand
Orange River Free State
Inventions Wanted List Of Machinery And Materials
The article lists diverse requests from mechanics including macaroni machinery separators for mica and graphite good red lead pencils comb-grailing machinery a portable dynamometer type writers for ledgers and records stamp-canceling ink a practical car-starter ventilation devices for rail cars better horseshoes rail axles independent car wheels locomotive headlight wind speed instrument depth measuring apparatus piano lid hinge flush type fluid India ink for draftsmen locomotive counters aluminium solder alloying copper and iron and other advanced materials for iron and brass casting and reuseable peas.
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India
Locust and Chestnut Trees for Durable Farm Posts
The locust yields the most durable posts and grows quickly. Plant eight feet apart to obtain about 680 trees per acre, producing 1300 to 2000 posts per acre at 25 cents each. Chestnut trades durability for faster growth and two crops per locust year. seeds can be planted in fall with nuts dropped four feet apart and covered two inches deep.
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New York Times
When to seed grass and farm hygiene advice
The article discusses spring versus autumn grass seeding depending on weather and pests, noting spring seeding avoids fall damage from crickets and grasshoppers. It also shares seven farmer maxims, plus warnings about well water safety, pollution sources, and sanitary measures on farms with practical steps for clean water and drainage.
Purchasing Farm Implements and Cooperation
Farmers face a wide range of agricultural implements making choice hard. Buying a full improved set is costly, pushing small farmers toward older tools. Joint purchases help but risk inner conflicts. alternative is each farmer owning distinct equipment and lending usage. Storage costs and taxes add to the burden, influencing decisions on purchases and cooperation.
Question of Farm implements funding in spring
A spring question for farmers concerns how many improved implements to buy. Decisions hinge on cash or credit rather than the real savings possible, as noted by a ploughman.
Practical tips for using stale bread and cakes
The note recommends heating a knife to cut warm bread or cake and suggests frying apples for a spring breakfast. It describes using stale bread for toast, puddings, and dressings, baking half loaves for families, cooling bread before storage, and cautions against mold. It also mentions limewashed whitewash made from salt water and skim milk for wood preservation.
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Hrouteheld
Broiled Potatoes and Stewed Steak Recipes
A collection of tested kitchen instructions detailing broiled sliced cold potatoes with butter and seasonings, a stewed steak method with celery and optional mushrooms, and an apples with rice dessert with a spiced syrup and molded rice presentation.
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