Real Estate Ads Span States and Provinces for Sale
A long list of farm and acreage sales across numerous counties and towns. Properties include 70 to 640 acres with cultivable land, houses, barns, outbuildings, orchards, and machinery. Listings mention Albany Minnesota. Elm Dala Cham Co. St Joseph Missouri. Curlew Nebraska. Brandon Manitoba. Medora North Dakota. Curtis and more. Names such as A P Barnes J B Collier Martin and I. Grinnidge appear alongside locations in Iowa Kansas Manitoba and Ontario.
Bob Sled For Heavy Work
The Country Gentleman describes a bob sled used for logging and heavy hauling. It features a flexible tongue joint that turns sharply, enabling a team to pull more load and navigate tight spaces.
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D. B. Raymond
Chain Bob Sleds Improve Draft Chain and Seat Design
Describes draft chain independence from the tongue for bob sleds. Details forked cable chain setup with grab-hooks and rings, adjustable lengths from 8 to 25 feet. Outlines wooden runners, rear and front bolsters, and saddle plank dimensions for load support.
Nitrogen and Soil Bacteria Keep Crops in Food
Nitrogen is vital for plants and tree crops and is supplied by fertilizers. Air holds nitrogen but in unusable form. soil bacteria convert it into plant food. Cultivation brings bacteria into contact with air, boosting nutrient availability, moisture retention, and fruit quality. Uncultivated orchards lack these benefits.
Livestock Means Success In Farming
The article argues livestock should be the main focus on farms not a side line. Feeding 60 cent corn to good hogs at 50 cents returns profit through market value and soil fertility. It advocates gradual shift to breeding and improving common stock toward pure bred cattle and notes livestock is essential for a permanent agriculture system.
Floodgate Is Very Simple Plan From Railway Stock Guard
Missouri man TH SS Perrell describes a floodgate built like a railway stock guard. Two logs extend downstream with lower ends in the creek bed and upper ends braced by trees or posts, joined with a bolt. It costs little, stays put, and channels debris downstream.
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Missouri
Perrell
Latine County
The
Breeders Gazette
Rheumatic Advice Best Prescription Mixed at Home
From your druggist obtain one ounce of Toris compound in sealed package and one ounce of syrup of arsaparilla. Mix into a half pint of whiskey and take a spoonful before meals and at bedtime. Quick results claimed. warns against patent medicines. promotes genuine Toris compound. Published by Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Chicago.
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Aio
Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of
Chicago
The Flying Age and New York Flats
The piece weighs on aging in flight and city living. It notes De Swift’s youngest child is under a year and learning to fly while discussing cramped New York flats and high rents. It recalls Brander Matthews at a luncheon and a quip about dogs in tiny dwellings. The excerpt also argues against insincere smiling.
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New York
Brander Matthews
Functions of Tile Drains
Drainage limits on farms where nature cannot remove free water. Farmers dig 2.5 to 3 feet trenches to lay tile drains above impervious strata. Tiles remove water rising to the stratum, expanding root systems for larger crops and better drought resilience.
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Farm Press
Nature
Marriage Invitation From the Richmond Couple
A Richmond man recalls an invitation to the marriage of Trenry Clay Barker and Josephine Mortimer Dixon at the bride's mother's house. The note states all who cannot attend may send their regards, reflecting attitudes toward a mixed-race union in the period.
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Richmond
Trenry Clay Barker
Josephine Mortimer Dixon
Lippincott’s Magazine
Fish diet for sailors sparks playful question Roo response
In a light exchange, someone asks about the ideal fish diet for sailors. The reply is Roo, presented with a wink to the nautical humor.
Silent Breakfast Sparks Bitter Banter
A domestic scene opens with a strained breakfast exchange as a husband asks for thoughts and a wife replies with a dangerous gleam. The page then shifts to a jumble of vintage ads and misprinted contact lines from brokers and agents seeking opportunities and product pitches across multiple cities.
Poultry Care Tips From Podery Notes
A historic poultry article advises yearly flock culling to prevent deterioration and stresses attention to detail for success. It covers incubation readiness, overcrowding dangers, dust baths, feed boxes with netting, humane culling of unattractive birds, sexing guinea fowl by wattles, factors causing poor soup stock, and the value of industrious, confident poultrymen. It also recommends taming fowls to boost egg production and proper pen separation with partitions and boards.
Saving the Harness
Harness upkeep prevents sudden failures that cause trouble and losses. It explains that neglected harness becomes hard and uncomfortable for horses, leading to cracks and warps, making it unfit for use. regular attention avoids these issues.
Preserving Timbers With Carbolic Acid Treatment
The article describes applying crude carbolic acid to timbers to prevent dry rot and decay. Multiple coats are used for timbers in damp areas to ensure all wood absorbs treatment, expected to prolong life of the timber for many years.
Hens Relish Cinders Feed Practice
A note on poultry feeding claims hens enjoy coal cinders and that adding a load to the chicken yard yields observable results. The text advises trialing cinders as a supplement for hens.
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New York Farms
Billings Farm Agency
Ala
H. H. Wefel
Bebne
Hells.borough
Albany
Etearns Co
Maun
F. Glatz
Albany, Minn
Elmdala Cham Co
Kun
A. P. Barnes
ST ST Joseph, MO
Lenawee CO
Micers
A. Cult
Ifr
Ene Fine
Y Dior Tealm
J. B. Collier
Thecumseh, Mich
Maeatora
Dew
Martin
Mituad
Ouala
Benae
Outohiina
Euan de Oes Fuarmere
Hasamond
Miriam
Bern
Cuthbidges
Vindtman
Norman Cro NG
Beat Dee
Hendra
Mint
Pine Co
Oribe
ALD Nar Bourtonnats
Whankahes Co
Tastor
Cartwright
Maan
Brandon Man
Medora
Man
Cam
Chiteagee
Cher
Bate
Curlew
boTin
Brigaefren Ete
Reeder Prawnaville
Aocmin
Alta
Longhei
Dearne
KR. Robinson
No Hattheford
Sask
Dackson
Busiuim
Bienty
Kry
Altus
Okta
Solsoirth
Cah
Hotwse
Kianaiden
AlUo McArthur
Solegirth
Mary
Edmond
Nott Ton Co
Bulew Automobile
Dim Trade Shurte & Pasnes
Logan
Aoan
Dovelaston
Susgk
Hoo Fisher
Douglaston
Grant Rapids
Wood Co
Wiss
Burn
M. Haeilon
Cedarburg
Wie
Leo A Randolph CO
Drouse
Hurne
Orchard
Vlersman
Water Valley
Ark
NO Viehnon
Jennings Co
Ind
Ombidga
Orchard Suterbaugh
Bigmouth
Endo, Ma
Leppon
Can
Sackson
Barnia
S Jo
BOA. Qult
Fargaln
Murrstam
Miller
Ted A Franken
Barn
Orch
Solomon
Belvidere
Tenn
MT Henry CO
Denbigh
DE Wut
Perking Co
Opdahti
Coakdegar, Bocan
Mont
Bewsea
Outbridge
Horger Machinery
PD McAlagter
Hilger
Tsmay
Custer To
Peace de Ber
Grinnicie
Lanny
Washington
Minnesota Land Co
Stillwater
Minnesota
Ford Baind
Prodice
J.-M. Moen
Carmel
Frank Atannard
Springville
Lawrence Co
Saskatchewan
Canada
Manitoba
Alburta
Geo. W. Aird
Traction Terminal
Indianapolis
Inc
Dresa
Ottawa
Caseda
Bob
de Swift
Fido
Wn. A. Rogers Silverware
Johnson
Wm. A. Rogers
B. J. Johnson Soap Co
Milwaukee, Wis
Sloan
Gro. Buentanan
Welch, Okla
R. D. Burcoyne
Maysville
Warren Ave
Ill
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Hubby
Wifey
Hanger Magazine
Evansville
Ike
River
Breoklys
N.Y
Ashbery Craig Co
Howard Ave
Joneston Hales CO
Toledo
Tella
Carlson
Livingston, Peoria, Mi
W. ON. U
Podery Notes
R. V. Pierce
Oregon
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
Invalids Hotel
N. Y
Jan
Livery
Washburn
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