Upper berth misadventure on a Pullman car
Seeing Life recounts a travel piece about commercial travelers on a Pullman trip. The narrator chats with fellow passengers including Slim Dalrymple and Wedge Murray, watches roguish antics in the Reading Room, and endures a chaotic attempt to sleep in an upper berth ending with a fall and lingering aversion to the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman
Mr. Pullman
Slim
Nick Dalrymple
Columbus
Yonkers
Tod Gilpin
Newark
Tod
Matt Dawson
Dream Builders’ Association
Wedge Murray
Wedge
Shine Brothers
Pet Ca
Los Angeles
California
Eric
Logansport
Congress
Nix
George
Mendelssohn
Heaven
Earth
No. 4
TV Cultivation in an Orchard
The article explains weekly to ten day cultivation to conserve soil moisture and free nutrients during summer. It notes stopping mid July as fruit buds mature and to sow a cover crop, preferably legumes, buckwheat or vetches, to supply nitrogen for spring plowing. It discusses nitrates and debates on late cultivation effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Illinois Prairie
Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company
Missouri
Black Knot Disease in Plum Trees and Wild Cherry
Black knot is a common disease on plum trees and also affects wild cherry. To control it cut off and burn every small diseased branch. If large branches are infected and cannot be spared, pare off the cankers and cover wounds with coal tar to kill germs and prevent decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttinski
Kansas City
Willie
Providence
Gabby Jim
Protecting Cherries with Bird Deterrents
Two methods to keep birds from berries and cherries are described. One uses bright tin flappers 10 by 12 inches hung on a pole. The other ties a cord to a stuffed potato with large feathers and hung to sway over the fruit.
Classification of blackberry varieties by hardiness
The article lists 140 blackberry varieties grouped into hardy half hardy and tender classes. The hardy type tolerates down to 30 degrees Fahrenheit and rapid temperature shifts, the half hardy is more sensitive to cold and changes, and the tender variety requires mild winters to thrive.
Last Corn Land Write for Full Information and Free Map
Notice directs readers to contact Department A for complete details and a complimentary map regarding land parcels. It specifies a process to obtain the information and emphasizes free mapping resources.
Charity close to home in Cape Girardeau tale
A local tale notes philanthropy may hide self interest as Senator Morris Sheppard recalls a man named Smith collecting rent funds for a widow while owning the widow’s house. The anecdote is set against a social crowd in Missouri with humorous asides and society chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himmelberger-Harrison Land Selling Company
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Charity
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Smith
Pessimistic View on Kisses and Marriage
A poignant quip unfolds as a maid questions kissing microbes turning dangerous. The old bachelor answers with a grim verdict, linking the idea to marriage as a common result. The exchange blends social caution with humor about love and commitment.
Have a little patience in every stubborn moment
The speaker urges steady perseverance through delay and distraction, noting small measures of progress eventually lead to a clear point after patient effort. The tone is reflective and encourages calm persistence.
Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary Question Sparks Home Banter
A southern congressman named John Smith learns from his wife at the doorstep that their fifteenth wedding anniversary has arrived. He plans to bring roses, but she suggests frying oysters for supper instead, reflecting a quiet domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
John
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Plainfield
New Jersey
Soubrette Stinging Society
Bunch of Birds Burlesque Company
Millie
Tillie
Duse
Bernhardt
Ted
Nick
Appomattox
Mary
Kansas
Millie and
Denison
Hazel
Aimee
Fair Society
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