New Plants to American Farmers From World Tour
A remarkable collection of rare economic plants and seeds arrives in the United States through the Department of Agriculture. Barbour Lathrop of Chicago and David G. Watrefilid completed a two year world tour gathering specimens. Seeds from Argentina, Italy, China, and more are poised to aid American agriculture including spineless cactus for Arizona fodder, West Indian yams, Algarobillo shrub, desert fodder bamboo, Nile onion, Zuccini from Italy, and seedless Sultanina grapes for the Colorado desert raisin industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delby
Department of Agriculture
Barbour Lathrop
Chicago
David G. Watrefilid
Lathrop
United States
New York
Install
Triinica
Grenada
Bar
Wadoes
Trinidad
West Indies
Venezuela
Colombia
Eenador
Peru
Brazil
South America
Portugal
Tyrol
Bohemia
Austro-Hungary
Italy
Egypt
Arizona
Hie
Aoukhana
Chile
Nile
Padua
Colorado Desert
Sled Spurs Aids German Winter Reporting Device
A new winter report illustrates a German sled named Sled Spurs used extensively, with vertical rear runners connected by a horizontal bar forming a support. The device is mounted by fastening the spur components to the sled, enabling stability in the illustration.
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Germany
Agricultural marvels and new fodder crops listed for testing
The article catalogs diverse plant introductions including Egyptian clover for irrigated lands in the American West, Swedish barleys for brewing, West Indian mangoes, East Indian bananas for Puerto Rico, and Chilean alfalfa. It notes frost-hardy fruits, evergreen poplars, and Finnish oats, plus new leguminous fodder plants and the Jannoyitch Egyptian cotton. Also described is a novel six-row barley and a sled’s use in tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morida
Louisiana
Egypt
California
Arizona
Sweden
Porto Rico
Chile
Pacific
Worida
Lapland
Alaska
New Hybrid Fruit Shown to Royal Horticultural Society
A new hybrid fruit displayed in London to the Fellows of the Royal Horticultural Society. The plant is a cross between the raspberry and the common blackberry. The fruit blends dewberry and raspberry flavors and comes into bearing as raspberries decline.
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Royal Horticultural Society
London
Spring the Tine Death Reaps Its Largest Harvest
An old advertisement warns of springtime mortality and promotes Dr. Greene's Nervura as a blood and nerve remedy. It cites seasonal weakness, urges early use, and features testimonials from General Longstreet and others praising its benefits for fatigue, insomnia, and general vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Greene
General Longstreet
New Hampshire Avenue
Washington, D. C
Mr. Hynes
Greene
14Th St
New York City
New Teacher from the West Delights a Boston Youth
A Boston boy questions a new teacher about his knowledge of mathematics and is amused by the way he pronounces words like train and pass. The Washington Star reports the exchange highlighting the boy's playful reaction to the newcomer.
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Boston
Washington Star
The Inconsistent Maiden and a Teasing Bride Scene
An illustration from a natural history hour features a teacher asking for an example of a deceitful cat, with a witty reply about the cat posing as a rabbit. A poem line expresses a steadfast maiden and a suitor’s plea, ending with a playful note on her approval.
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Philadelphia Times
Supremely Restful Quote on Fishing Life
A Brooklyn Life quip muses on leisure and the dullness of watching others fish. The wry line suggests that even relaxing hobbies can feel tedious when observed rather than pursued.
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Brooklyn
Household Reflairs How to Wash Woolen Garments
Household guidance explains wool fibre differs from linen and cotton and requires gentler care. Do not rub or wring. instead sop and squeeze to remove dirt and press out water to avoid felting and shrinkage.
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Ladies' Home Journal
Decorations for a Formal Table Setting in Roses and Orchids
A Victorian style description details table decorations using La France roses, maid hair ferns, and striped grass with a wavy line of greenery. Holly berries with asparagus fern, candle shades in pint and red, plus an extravagant mauve orchid display including an open umbrella of orchids and orchid boutonnières at each place setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la France
Turpentine as Frontiers Household Remedy and Cleaner
The New York Herald notes spirits of turpentine serves as a rapid cough and burn salve, skin protection, and antiseptic for blister healing. It also markets turpentine as a versatile cleaner and polish for patent leather, clothes, moth control, whitening water for onions, starching aid, and furniture gloss when mixed with beeswax or sweet oil.
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New York Herald
Enol Recipes Potatoes and Hare Preparation Headnotes
Potato Souffle lightens mashed potatoes with whisked egg white folded in per pint, then baked. Turnip Cups hold heated peas, buttered with salt and pepper. Duchess Potatoes press mashed potato with egg yolk and cream, baked to brown. Panned Hare spiced with butter, pepper, salt, baked, then finished with pan gravy poured over.
Now Johnny cannot behave like a good little boy at church
A humorously framed family moment from a Chicago Tribune quote shows a four year old boy denying knowing any good little boy as his mother urges proper behavior on the way to church.
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Johnny
Chicago Tribune
Proposed Alliance with England Promoted by Health Claim
A regional note extols an alliance with England as vast enough to deter foes while praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive health measure. The ad asserts the remedy strengthens digestion, blood, and nerves, boosting appetite and guarding against disease.
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England
United States
The Prevailing Idea about Little Jefferson Davis Sogback
An obscure Arkansas note questions what defines an enterprising citizen and references Old Man Sogback as his father. The fragment hints at cultural labels and foreigner references in a local context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis Sogback
Arkansas
Help for Women Who Are Always Tired
An appeal relief for women with fatigue and pains cites Mrs. Ella Rice of Chelsea Wisconsin and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure. The ad urges readers to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass for advice claiming vast success and direct guidance for suffering women.
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Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wis
Pinkham
Mrs. Rice
Lydia B. Pinkham
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