Peach culture tips from Michigan horticultural leader
T. T. Lyon, president of the Michigan State Horticultural Society, advises on peach cultivation in Michigan and similar latitudes. He emphasizes well drained soil and porous subsoil, rich loam soils, air circulation with wind breaks, pruning to one bud per branch and 3 to 3.5 feet trunk height, winter or early spring thinning, and keeping soil rich to prevent small fruit. He also recommends thinning heavy crops and selecting varieties aligned with planting goals, citing the society catalogue as a key aid.
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T.T. Lyon
Michigan State Horticultural Society
Michigan
Lyon
Professor Lyons
England
California
Garden Without Weeds Guides Seasonal Plan and Seed Testing
An article urges gardeners to prevent weed seeds by thorough season end care and row planting. It covers crop rotation, timing from June onward, and using later crops to keep soil clean, plus methods to test seed quality and store grain to avoid poor germination.
Farm and Garden Notes Featuring Pigs Onions and Soil
Brine in the barn makes butter rise and not run with buttermilk. A horse was cured by suspending a hay filled sack behind him. Begonias thrive in light shade and moist air. German potash salts substitute ashes for tree health. Scrape trunks and lime soot and clay to curb moss or scale. Linseed oil helps bark washes. Young pigs need non fermenting feed like dry oats and chew grass for digestion. Weaning should be gradual to avoid stunt. Sand topdressing improves heavy soils and aids melons and early vegetables.
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Rex
Swimming Lesson in Venice Shows Canals and Curious Boys
A warm day in Venice brings many boys to the canals where they swim in light trousers. One scene shows a small boy with a cord tied at the waist, pulled in when tired, as a woman appears to fish with a child as bait. Separate note mentions Japanese fluent in English in Tokyo with English bookstores along a street and university lectures in both languages.
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Tonce
St. Nicholas
Tokio
Shaker People and Piety in New Hampshire Settlement
A New York Star reporter visits a Shaker settlement in Canterbury New Hampshire. Sister Elizabeth greets guests in simple Shaker attire and the women, numerous and refined, direct household duties while the men stay in separate quarters. The article describes rooms, furniture, singing, and a silent meals custom. It notes strong musical education and distinctive hymns, and profiles Elder Henry Blinn as leader. Also includes a column on weather lore about pigs and sticks and an 1884 science meeting reference.
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Canterbury
New Hampshire
New York Star
M Ore
Society
Elizabeth
Sister Elizabeth
Henry
Henry Blinn
Amos W. Butler
American Association
the Advancement of Science
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Advertising Growth and the Power of Newspapers
J H Bates argues that newspaper advertising has grown thirtyfold over thirty years driven by population and wider use of ads by the public. He highlights Robert Bonner’s bold campaigns and notes many advertisers profit from sustained, judicious newspaper placements, while careless spending can ruin fortunes.
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Tais
Robert Bonner
Bonner
J. H. Bates
Pie as Civilisation Sign by Beecher Quoted
Chicago article notes Henry Ward Beecher’s remark that pie signals civilization and cites a large Chicago bakery. It describes daily capacity up to 12,000 pies, popular varieties like apple and whortleberry, winter favorites such as mince and cranberry, and a workforce of about thirty-five with forty-five horses and eighteen wagons.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Chicago
A Blade of Grass and Ruskin's Quiet Inquiry
A fragment reflects on Ruskin urging readers to study a single blade of grass to ponder nature's beauty and value. It muses on meadow grass, ground cover, and the contrast with flowers and trees, hinting at the Latin roots of terms for food in a United context.
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Ruskin
Scientific News And Remedies Of The Day
A French scientist compares telephone sensitivity to frog nerves. Prof A A Donaldson of Louisville is linked to rheumatism cures and crutches. The Marseilles Geographical Society estimates world Jewry at 6,377,602 with regional totals. Delaware’s Chas P Williams endorses Red Star Cough Cure as safe and narcotic free at 25 cents. The term chinook refers to a thawing breeze after the blizzard. Allen’s Long Balsam advertised as safe for children’s coughs with prices listed. Several German generals reach fifty years of service this year.
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The
Geographical Society of
Marseilles
World
Europe
America
Asia
Africa
Oceanica
Delaware
Chas. P. Williams
Allen
Vince
Florida Homes and Ladies Trusted to Dr Pierce Remedies
Florida praised as a health haven for consumptives with Dr. Pierce remedies touted. Golden Medical Discovery for throat bronchial and lung diseases. Favorite Prescription for women’s ailments. both priced at one dollar. Mentions pension rolls listing 172122 women. Mississippi Washington County jail holds thirteen murder suspects.
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Florida
Land of Flowers
R. V. Pierce
Medical quack cures and patent remedies advertise in old paper
An assortment of patent medicines and tonics claim to renew youth, cure fever and dyspepsia, aid digestion, and restore health. Products promoted include Ayers Pills, Kerr phosphorus elixir, Caswell Hazan Co. bitters, Frazer Axle Grease, Dr Bigelow’s Positive Cure, Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic, and Lyon’s Heel Stiffeners. Also mentions trial prizes and affordable prices for children’s cough relief.
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Male
Caswell, Hazanj & Co
New York
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Hubbard
Cincinnati
Vick’s
Venice
Shakers
United
A. A. Donaldson
Louisville, By
St. Jacobs
Servic
Pension Bureau
Dr. Perce
New Zealand
Washington County
Mississippi
Ely
Ely Bros
Owepo
M. A. Jackson
Portsmouth
N. H
C. B. Soo
Henning
Lauderdale Co
Tenn
Wm. J. Loughlin
Somerville
Mass
WM. Hawn
Isaac Thompson
Publirber
Polson
Jacobs
E. B. Lambert
Swirt Spectfic Co
Atlanta
DADB
Per Heath
Etapeek
Wanal Pert
Standard Silverware Co
Blair
Anne Qenckerz
Ety
Eria Medical Cot
Eria Med Cal
Penny Roy
Mehichester
Estes
Lea
Lo, N
Aaa
Ayers
Hetter
Dr. Jones
Hood
Coral Street
Worcester
Masa
Frank C
Turner, Hook&,Ladder No
Friend Street
Boston
Wu Li
Passaleity
N. J
Mao Hood
L Hood & CO
Lowell
C.J. Hood & CO
Frice
HOP Flaster CO
Ayr Ec
Arcara & Pancoast Manufacturing Co
West Street
W. L. Ireland
NASA
Dr. A. F. Evory &C
Greenwich
Pullman Palace Car Co
Mason Organ
Fiano Co
New Orleans
London
Bussla Cement CO
Gloucester
Lex Vena
Tapt
Draggiets
Dr. Taft Bros
Mochester, N.Y
A.m.duquer & Co
Kanex St
Piso
AL. L. Witrue
Kintner, Mich
C. B. Laninen
Kirkwood
Repturson
Brandywine
O. L. Roren
Avicene
Kans
Pigo
H. H Sransky
Newark
Druggista
Neo
Poe
Portlandy
Maine
Vicks
File
Dye
Ode
Marshall
Ae Wolfman
Jefferson
Wisconsin
Ana
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