Phosphate Use in Potatoes and Grains in Spring Slides
The text discusses potato mulching failures due to heavy rain causing seed rot when mulch is applied too soon. It notes phosphates revert to insoluble forms in dry soil and must be wetted with rain. It warns against mixing phosphates with salt or potash, as moisture loss hinders drilling, and recommends spring or fall applications for phosphate with grain or clover, emphasizing salt in spring applications and avoiding fall washout.
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Sprlalia
Potato Sorting Framework With Adjustable Slats and Hopper
The description details a potato sorter with a long hard pine slat frame ten feet, two inch by three quarter inch slats, wet edges bolted to slotted sticks, adjustable slit spacing, and a four inch high hopper extending nine feet. The device suspends from an outside frame by iron hangers and aims to separate dirt from potatoes before they pass through the small bin.
Blanching and Storing Celery in Field and Cellar
Instructions on blanching celery by earth up in rows, beds, and trenches, with boards and sand or earth in boxes for winter storage. Describes cellar packing, spacing, and a near freezing temperature to avoid water exposure, plus notes on unsatisfactory winter preservation. Also mentions a potato sorter by Dwight Herrick of Illinois.
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Kinney
Rhoda Island Experiment Station
Resistediot Collery
Complete Potato Sorter for Field to Bin Transport
A description of a simple potato sorter device used to haul potatoes from the field to cellars or sheds. The sorter rests on a solid support and inclines, with suspension from a rope to lift one end. The method involves two bins, one for sorting potatoes during movement.
Vast Wheat Trade Moves Half a Billion Bushels Coast to Coast
Robert Hart notes the 1897 grain harvest may reach 600 million bushels, with 200 million to Europe, and outlines the sprawling logistics from fields to markets. Elevators in Buffalo and New York, new steel bins, electric equipment, and massive lake vessels propel a complex system that employs thousands and boosts transport costs across rail, canal, and ship routes.
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United States
Europa
New York
San Francisco
Europe
Erie Canal
Atlantic Seaboard
Costa
Commission
Atlantics
Aden
Redlands
Cal
Sooka
Kansas City
Duluth
Great Lakes
Erie
Buffalo
Atlantic
Boston
Great Northern
Amaller
Cara
Navy
Niggara Falls
New York Harbor
America
Plains of the Dakotas
Robert Hart
St. Louis
Potatoes Sorted by Violins Instantly in Field Sorter
A described device named iNaTOR SUAT PRAM OF SONTES uses six inch violins as sorter channels on an outer frame. A hopper pours potatoes, a shake sends them down the violins where they separate, enabling two men to unload and sort up to 1000 bushels daily. Materials cost about $1.50. adjustments for seed separation use closer slats and cloth to prevent drop through.
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Iwo
England Homestead
Ventilation in Stables by J. S. Woodward Rural New Yorker
J S Woodward argues on improving stable ventilation. He favors larger cupola vents, larger air chutes, and floor-reaching trunks to promote air flow, warning against windward inflow and undersized cowls. He urges cleanliness and absorbents to reduce odor and maintain air quality.
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Woodward
New Yorker
Fertilizing Sahara Desert Scheme Declared Impracticable
Parliament member Privat-Desshenel calls the plan to cover the Sahara with forests impractical as the arid plateaus remain deserts. He suggests limited scale plantings in valleys with water, using tamarial acacia eucalyptus and poplar, with fruit trees and vegetables thriving under shelter.
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Sahara
M. P. Privat-Desshenel
Riveting Methods Cut Labor Costs at Santa Fe Shops
The Santa Fe road chief cites 9 stationary riveters making 2000 rivets daily for 84.75, versus 200 rivets by hand at 7 dollars. Truck riveters with two workers cost 5 dollars daily for 8000 rivets. hand shot rivets 175 per day cost 6 dollars. Staybolt breaker and tank riveter average 8 and 10 dollars daily. Mud bag riveters offer even higher savings up to 16 dollars daily. The New York Sun backs the method for filling each rivet hole and tighter work, noting hand rivets often fail.
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Mashinory
Masta
Santa Fe Road
Santa Fe
New York Sun
Mennonite Courtship Traditions and Marriage Rite
The Philadelphia Record describes Mennonite courtship where a brother informs a minister of his intent to marry. If approved, the minister negotiates. Banns are read from the pulpit two weeks prior. No invitations are issued, couples may visit during the period, weddings occur in church, and a communal dinner follows. Postnuptial separation in groom and bride’s homes lasts several days. Marriages are reportedly stable and free from divorce suits.
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Iman
Philadelphia
Two-Story Tree House in Ratibor Germany
In Ratibor Silesia Germany a maple over a century old has been trained into a two room tree house. A trunk rises from the ground then steps lead to a first level whose branches form a solid floor. A second, smaller level above also has woven walls and eight leaf windows.
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Ratibar
Silesia
Germany
Oder
Lizards Thousands of Years Old Unearthed in Wyoming Finds
An expedition from the American Museum of Natural History sent May 1 to Wyoming unearths two gigantic fossil lizards about fifty feet long. Dr Wortman and Mr Brown report these extinct reptiles lived many thousand years ago, promising rich scientific value for the museum.
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Wyoming
American Museum of Natural History
Wortman
Mr. Brown
Mrs Lyness Escapes Hospital Through Lydia Pinkham's Compound
A testimonial from Mrs. Lyness in Rochester New York describes severe health decline after carriage and overwork. She credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring strength and avoiding a feared operation after weeks of medical treatment and daily distress.
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Thrace
Lydia BE
Pinitham
Chad Piveu
Thad
Lydia
Pinkham
Tiros
Trederiole St
Rochester
Teaching and Turk Manners in a Colonial Encounter
Excerpt from Sir John Drum mond Hay memo ir describes a governor in a tense audience. The representative corrects court etiquette by forcing the seated governor onto the floor divan, confronts guards, and restores dignity. The scene ends with an uneasy reconciliation as authorities acknowledge Hay’s critique.
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Kald Ben Tahir
Kaid
Hay
Sir John Drummond Hay
Horse racing without jockeys described at home event
A summer pastime features horse racing without riders. Horses are started by a gun and propelled by spiked balls on cords around their bodies acting as improvised spurs.
Dramatic Bath Scene Mention May Reflect Old Drama
Fragmentary Detroit Journal clipping describes a theatrical scene with a leading emotional figure drenched in tears and champagne while villains are referenced. It mentions a remedy sold as a 60 cent box at drug stores and payment via stamps, listing J. Z. Shupkring as distributor.
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Hal
Detroit Journal
J. Z. Shupkring
Baryannsh
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