New York City Seen From Fort George Vista
A Christian Science Monitor tribute describes New York City as more than skyscrapers and streets, noting rural farms, wooded hillsides, and broad river views within its 3800 square miles. The Fort George site offers elevated vistas, subway depth, and a contrast between urban life and country scenery, including truck farms on Broadway and Van Cortlandt Park nearby.
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New York City
Salvation Army
Wonder City
New York
Christian Science Monitor
Podunk Corners
America
Old Fort George
Upper Manhattan
191St Street
Tunnel Street
Upper Broadway
Fort George
Thillings Establishment
Fort Tron
Broadway
Rip van Winkle
van Cortlandt Park
Westchester County
Harlem River
Bronx
Hall of Fame
Old and Profitable Trade in Tatsienlu Tea Market
The Tatsienlu tea trade in Szechuan, near the Tibetan border, began about 200 years ago and is now state controlled. Licenses cost one tael and allow import of five bales, with a turnover near 1,000,000 taels annually. Over 100 firms participate as competition from India grows.
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Tatsienlu
Szechuan
Yang Cheng
Chengtu
India
Pests Threaten Garden Success From Crop Rotation to Spraying
USDA guidance urges deep soil preparation and loose cultivation, plant with good air, rotate crops to curb diseases and pests, and use clean cultivation and fertilizers. Monitor for insects, apply timely remedies, and cooperate locally. Methods include hand picking, brushing, cloth covers, and careful spraying with Bordeaux mix. write for Farmers' Bulletin 856 for full details.
Wanted Her Fish
Augustine Birrell in a north England third class carriage sat beside a girl who found him sitting on her newspaper. He apologized and returned the paper. The girl later asked meekly for her fried fish that had been in the paper.
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Augustine Birrell
England
Mr. Birrell
New Commonwealth
Profiteer jokes on wealth and aristocracy in clover years
In a Paris commentary from Le Pele-Mele, the piece humorously notes six months in clover for a profiteer while his wife jokes that a few months more will enroll them into the old aristocracy, reflecting social satire on wealth.
Camel commentary on thirst and private stocks
A remark contrasts camels with men, noting that camels can go days without water and that any man without a private stock or a friend with one can endure similar droughts. The exchange hints at self-sufficiency and shared resources in a rugged setting.
Depth of corn cultivation favors shallow methods
United States Department of Agriculture specialists note most tests favor shallow cultivation. Deep cultivation is rarely preferable, except when heavy rains compact soil, and roots should be spared to maintain vitality and food supply. After corn reaches two to eight feet, do not cultivate soil more than four inches deep and keep a loose 2 to 3 inch mulch to retain moisture and aid rainfall penetration.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Better Li res Local Color
A farmer from an undeveloped livestock region notes on improving cattle quality. He cites a nearby sawmill and carriage shop as likely spots for posters about better cattle sizes and mentions plans to head his herd with a pure bred Holstein bull.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Humus Drives Nitrogen Supply For Farmers And Gardens
Humus is the chief source of supply of nitrogen. The successful farmer is the business farmer. Gardens and small fruit always seem to go together. Growing vegetables for winter is a big part of the garden that is too often overlooked.
Why Farmers' Wives Grow Old Early in New Mexico
A United States Department of Agriculture and New Mexico extension survey details a farm wife on an 800 acre plot who walks 457 miles yearly to fetch water for a family of six. She bears 82 tons of water annually plus all housework, field labor, and livestock care, with no time off. The report argues improved equipment and farm housing are needed to prevent rural depopulation and to keep women on the farm.
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New Mexico
United States Department of Agriculture
State Extension Service
Jasis
Niles
Energy saving by proper table height in dish washing
A US Department of Agriculture home economics study shows energy output varies with work surface height. Dish washing performed at a low table increases energy use to 30 calories per hour, at a high table 25, and at the correct height only 21. Small adjustments to table height can halve effort.
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Office of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
HOUWCHOI Household Tips Oddities and Practical Adages
A collection of quaint kitchen and home care hints covers beefsteak and oysters in shepherd's pie, raffia as hanger covering, cautions against rich sauces and butter, fig paste for cake filling, weight over size for cabbage, and glycerin on bottle stoppers plus oilcloth aprons to protect clothing.
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Solitude
Broad River
Manhattan Island
Szechuan Province
United States Department of Agriculture—Of Farmers
Edwin T. Meredith
Secretary of Agriculture
Houwchoi
Raffia
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