Industrial Bridelts and Agricultural Notes
Dr. Wiley warns sorghum fodder can carry nitrates especially in the lower stalk. cut high and silo properly to avoid danger. Soraner explains how bending twigs affects fruit bud development. Cosson notes fires from heat and cautions on fire cleanup. Ontario tests show varied seed germination. charcoal aiding digestion aids cows. beef and horse fat tested by James Bell. Maine fruit notes praise blackberry and raspberry yields. Louisiana fish propagation laws and winter fishing interest. Seth Green urges experiential fish-raising. cattle land fencing ruled illegal. Sage and thyme for sausages. nut locking technique with check-nut. Missouri Wool-Growers set sheep-shearing, May 11-13 with prizes. Massachusetts Grange growth claimed daily.
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Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Berthelot
Andre
Soraner
France
M. Cosson
Ontario Agricultural College
James Bell
Ttioch
Maine
Louisiana
Minnesota
Great Britain
Seth Green
Missouri Wool-Growers’ Association
St. Louis
H. C. West
Massachusetts
the Patrons of Husbandry
Early English Coal Mining Explosions and Depths
The article traces coal mining in England from Norman times through the seven centuries beginnings of fatal explosions. It notes shallow early pits not exceeding 60 fathoms, later depths reaching about 450 fathoms at Audenshaw, and explains choking damp as a major hazard before gas explosions became common.
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England
Mostyn
Dee
Philosophical Transactions
Royal Society
Ashton Moss
Audenshaw
Bid to reassure about burial timing
Mrs Goodweather worries about being buried too soon. Mr Goodweather responds that it will not happen to her and assures she will not be buried prematurely. The exchange ends with a reaffirmation of his belief.
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Mrs. Goodweather
Mr. Goodweather
Night in a Drug Store Turns Into a Wordy Menagerie
In a Texas Siftings vignette, Tuain 2 Drug Store becomes a stage as bottles and tools speak. Rhubarb, Calomel, and others trade banter with puns and parlor chatter while customers await a lunchtime spread of strawberries, cream of tartar, and stomach remedies.
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Tuain 2
Rube
Rhubrab
Cal
Cale
Calomel
Herni
Congress Water
Vicky
Pam
Cigar Stand
Bergamot
Bergy
Texas
Ink Bottle Boy Feeds Gag About Flying End
A whimsical note from New Liaven News recounts a boy who drank ink and died oddly soon after, claiming he was all write inside. The item mixes morbid humor with a pun on literacy.
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Liaven News
Embryo Colored Statesmen at the Jacksonville Station
An African American woman and two children wait for the Jacksonville train. She exclaims Bless de Lor while urging her children to take hold of Jeff. Davis's hand, as the era's namesakes walk away together despite opposing aims, per the Palatka Herald.
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Jacksonville
Abraham Lincoln
Jeff
Davis
Palatka
Fla
Ivy the molasses loving servant in southern mansion
A Boston woman in Georgia with a grand house employs black servants who tell odd stories. Ivy, a rough spirited young helper, adores molasses and decorates his face with it. At lunch he asks for more molasses despite bread and honey. His mother exclaims in dialect and jokes about an angel Gabriel serving the table.
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Boston
Georgia
Ivy
The Beautiful Lobbyist at the Senate Scandal
A Washington correspondent describes a striking young woman who captivated several senators during the recent session. She brokered introductions, sold a prominent book, and lingered in the marble room, prompting gossip, flirtations, and concerns over senate dignity as her influence and plans unfold.
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Washington
Detroit Evening News
Senate
Democratic Party
Capitol Building
Capitol
House
Busy Author John Habberton of New Rochelle
John Habberton is a prolific writer based in New Rochelle. He spends long days at the Herald office and composes stories on trains and on a small reporter's pad. Once lived in Brooklyn near Henry Ward Beecher and now writes on demand, at forty with a frank cordial manner.
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John Habberton
Herald Office
New Rochelle
New York
Mr. Habberton
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Habberton
New York Mail and Express
Shine request ends with haircut dare from Judge Bleckley
Judge Bleckley, en route to the supreme court, declines a dime but offers to pay for a street gamin’s haircut after the boy washes his face at an artesian hydrant. The witty exchange concludes with the boy urging the judge to spend the money on a haircut and scampering away.
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Bleckley
Supreme Court
Agusta Chronicle
Sharing Profits Plan Gains Attention in Employers
The plan to share profits among employers of productive establishments draws increasing attention as announcements to adopt this basis rise. If trends continue, within two to three years it may address several vexing labor problems, according to the Baston Herald.
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Baston Herald
The Results of Beer Reader Cartoon Panel
A clerical man points to a saloon street scene and a brewer’s residence to illustrate beer’s impact. A red nosed observer echoes the sentiment as onlookers react to the urban display.
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Norristown Heraite
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