Tobacco breeding for uniform strains in Connecticut station
The United States Department of Agriculture station in Connecticut reports striking results in breeding for uniformity of tobacco strains. The method reduces cross fertilization by insects, yielding larger, heavier seed pods and plants less susceptible to disease. Results are notable and will be expanded.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
New England
Timely Don’ts for Farm Life and Family Harmony
A guide from Farm Journal warns against careless barn practices and harsh speech. It urges greasing wheels to ease loads, proper manure and garden waste to deter pests, cautious investments overseas, avoiding fence disputes at Thanksgiving, and thinking before speaking to maintain a serene home and productive animals.
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Thousand Hills
Hints for Farmers and Farmyard Preparations
Practical advice on fall sod plowing to kill white grubs and soil aeration. Prepare firewood and dry earth for stables. Urges replacing unproductive fruit trees with vigorous nursery stock. Mentions Bulletins on cottony scale and fruit tree leaf-roller from state experiments. Emphasizes finishing year’s work and valuing soil humus over depth.
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Colorado Experiment Station
Fort Collins
Col
Missouri Experiment Station
Columbia
Soil Nutrients and Lime Influence Crop Yield
The article notes soil must contain potash nitrogen and phosphoric acid for fair yields. It states that less plant food is needed when lime content in the soil is high.
Patterned Misses costumes with waist and skirt patterns
Our Pattern Department offers Misses patterns Nos. 5494 and 5349 in tan cashmere trim with brown velvet. Includes waist No. 5494 for sizes 15 16 17 and skirt No. 5349 for sizes 13–17. Each pattern priced at ten cents. send 20 cents total with size and pattern numbers.
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Henrietta
Ten Years of Pain and a Kidney Cure Claim
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Ohio recounts fifteen years of kidney pain blurred vision dizziness and impaired mobility. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo with rapid relief and ultimate cure. Also mentions Hammocks in Sleeping Cars in Nova Scotia and Garfield Remedies under the Pure Food and Drugs Act with Garfield Tea for constipation.
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Margaret Emmerich
Clinton Street
Napoleon, O
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Nova Scotia
A Modish Little Coat Pattern No 5693
Pattern No 5693 shows a dark green broadcloth girl’s coat with shoulder and under-arm seams and a decorative front back facing. Notched collar, bishop sleeves with cuff shaping, and suitability for English suiting fabrics. For a nine year old, two yards of 54 inch material. sizes 4, 9, 10, 12, 14 years.
Brothers in law meet after fifty seven years at same site
C H Swain 76, still active, and A M Adlington, once brothers in law, unexpectedly reunited on a new temporary structure rising at Montgomery and Clay streets in San Francisco where they last worked together 57 years ago after finishing a building.
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San Francisco
Montgomery and
Clay Streets
C. H. Swain
A. M. Adlington
Lydia Pinkham and Her Vegetable Compound’s Rise
A historical profile of Lydia E. Pinkham born 1819 in Lynn Massachusetts a Quaker family educator who developed remedies from roots and herbs. It covers the 1873 financial crisis, the kitchen laboratory origin, pamphlet campaigns and the rise of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound guided by family effort and meticulous record keeping.
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Estes
Lynn
Mass
Isaac Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Pinkhams
Brandreth's Pills Promote Health for All Ages
Countless people worldwide attribute good health to Brandreth's Pills taken nightly. The vegetable laxative tonic cleanses the stomach and bowels, stimulates the kidneys and liver, and purifies the blood. Used for over a century, they suit children, adults, and seniors and are sold everywhere in plain or sugar-coated form.
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Brandreth
Chesbbrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Lord Rothschild’s Tart Reply to Jay Gould
Rothschild, a leading figure in Jewish colonization planning, reputedly refused Jay Gould’s visit with the sharp line Europe is not for sale. The anecdote highlights Rothschild’s status and blunt humor in high finance and global matters.
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Lord Rothschild
Jay Gould
Gould
Europe
Italian and Spanish Ambassadors Named for St James Court
Italy appoints Marquis di San Giuliano as ambassador to St James, a cultured young noble from a Norman Sicilian line who loves Dante and leads the Italian Geographical Society. Spain sends Senor Villa Uraitia, who traveled with King Alfonso to London for Princess Ena engagement and earned praise for tact and courtesy.
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Italy
Spain
Europe
St. James
Marquis di San Giuliano
Dante
Italian Geographical Society
Senor Villa Uraitia
Alfonso
London
Ena
New Year s Calls and Postum A New Year Habit
A nineteenth century note recalls New Year s calls with toasts and egg nog, contrasts old etiquette with improved habits, and endorses Postum as a wholesome alternative to coffee or spirits. A Staten Island doctor and his daughter promote Postum for Yuletide guests and offer demonstrations to callers.
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Staten Island
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