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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1890
Page
4
A Scottish naturalist notes birds display high intelligence through clever feeding and nest behavior. Water hens adapt to climate, tame to humans, and use tools or cooperation to access food, with examples from Staffordshire and remarks on gulls ravens and pheasants.
A vivid portrait notes thrift in New York Chinese boarding houses with shared bunks kitchen tables and private corner rooms. It describes furnishings meals and daily routines including breakfast of rice tripe and fish and supper of rice with light meat. It highlights hospitality and social games, plus widespread smoking.
A backstage remark contrasts a Chinese custom with American norms as the hostess jokes about notifying the caller when it is time to depart. The exchange captures a moment of cross cultural perception and humor.
A satirical piece from Texas Siftings imagines a “model” boarder who would never lie about meals or conduct, would avoid sniffy pretensions, and would not exploit landladies. It contrasts ideal behavior with petty miserliness, urging decency, fair treatment of workers, and responsible parenting within shared housing.
A Detroit scene shows Miss Shopper entering a dry goods store seeking a gray and maroon suit for under forty dollars. Sales ladies steer her toward tan and green, insisting the new pattern better suits her, with patterns priced at sixty five and up. After a quarter hour she leaves, defeated, feeling she never considered the gray and maroon option.
A judge records a conversation where Jones and a friend discuss disciplining a dissolute nephew and heir. The friend laments his nephew’s behavior, while Jones jokes that only a few words from him might trigger change.
A satirical note on a department store salesman refusing to perjure himself and a senior partner offering higher pay. The accompanying record shows English salmon catches declining in size and number this past season, despite many fish weighing forty to sixty pounds.
A local advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a cure for coughs and colds highlighting its proven merit. It urges readers to ask friends who have used it and notes large bottles cost 50 cents to 1 dollar with a free sample bottle available at druggists.
A witty exchange repeats the line about being “a chip of the old block” and questions whether Ty resembles his father. The brief remark hints at family likeness and cultural legacy in a light, conversational tone.
A simple device fastens to a gate with a ring and staple. Pull to set the sharpened prop into the ground to hold the gate open against wind. To close, loosen, carry when possible, drop to ground, and push to close, easing weight on hinges. Also notes an institute debate on warming water for cows in winter, with cautious skepticism.
The Rural New Yorker argues against the idea that chicken manure is a complete fertilizer for all crops. It cites a New Jersey farm experiment using chicken manure as a base for a homemade mix with bone-black muriate of potash and plaster, saving about 9 20 in costs. It notes stable manure may be complete or not and urges growers to assess soil needs and consider additions.
In 1864 a Pennsylvania recruit condemned for sleeping on post received a three day presidential reprieve from Lincoln after aid from Mr. Kelley. Kelley investigated, found mitigating facts, secured a pardon, and the man returned to duty later losing an arm at Petersburg in a final assault.
The Country Gentleman describes an improved cleft grafting technique using a specialized grafting shear. The tool, with a draw-out blade and concave bed, cuts squarely and cleanly to ensure full contact and strong union between stock and graft, increasing speed and success in nursery grafting.
Instructions describe building a hog fence from 1 inch by 4 inch by 14 foot boards and panel assembly against a post. It also suggests feeding bones from kitchen scraps to pigs and poultry, and using a stone and frame to grind larger bones. It notes hens should be housed at night and during storms to improve manure and egg quality through better feed.
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