Up to Date Horticultural Hints for Farms and Gardens
The article urges readers to join horticultural associations for guidance in cultivation and yields. It covers winter protection for tender plants, orchard cleanup before leaves fall, removing old trees to curb pests, careful meadow management for spring growth, and the value of hay farms with proper manures and crop rotation to sustain fertility and profitability.
Conditions for Successful Orcharding in Severe Winter
The past winter tested orchard practices by striking a deeper frost in tilled ground. Deep frost harmed trees, especially younger plantings, while older orchards in clover or grass fared better due to deeper root systems. Cultivation improves crops and survival, but should not set future cold expectations.
Temptation to turn stock into meadows for grazing
The text notes the temptation this fall to convert stock into meadow plots and let them graze extensively. It discusses seasonal pasture use and potential impacts on feed resources and land management.
Plants for Our Arid Plains and The Tripod of Agriculture
The piece discusses drought resistant plants like Australian salt bush and Atriplex Semibaccata to improve arid farming, warns against overhype, and compares soil nutrients to the tripod of agriculture nitrogen potash and phosphoric acid. It also covers waste in farming, ropy milk causes, a short fiction excerpt about a dinner, and an anecdote of Ruskin introductions.
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The Courting Coat Turns a Bachelor to Husband
Ned Moore seeks a cheap second hand coat at a seaside town. The wrong coat and a jealous lover expose a planned deception. A clumsy scene on the veranda leads to romance as Nell reveals a prior attachment and Ned reforms. He leaves as a changed man and soon marries.
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Just Like a Bachelor Dress Remark
A young society belle declares I do love dress at a reception. A middle aged bachelor retorts I should think you would wear more of it. Ohio State Journal.
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Ohio State Journal
Syrup of Figs Proclaimed a World Famous Laxative
The California Fig Syrup Company promotes Syrup of Figs as an ethical, effective laxative praised by physicians. It notes wide recognition in US medical journals and global distribution across Great Britain, its colonies, and major ports. The ad stresses genuine Syrup of Figs is produced only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
California
United States
California Fig Syrup Co
Good Intentions and Duty Across Faiths and Society
A compact collage notes that good intentions must be acted on or lost and recalls moral duties from Sunday School teachings. It cites faith in action, then shifts to diverse items on child marriages in India and public health cures. It mentions a medical laxative product and quotes from John J. Father regarding liquid air and its power potential.
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Sunday School Times
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Wisconsin State University
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