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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1901
Page
7
Fred Bistrim explains correct tile drainage construction in Farm and Home. Emphasizes proper head end filling, durable outlets, surrounding gravel, large outlet stones, and keeping roots and vermin barriers clear to ensure water flows freely and farmers avoid tile dissatisfaction.
Smithsonian chief Ridgway publishes The Birds of North and Middle America presenting English names for about 5000 species. He aims to popularize ornithology by replacing Latin terms with short descriptive names like canvasback duck and blue jay, sparking interest among non specialists. Washington scientists see potential to apply the method to zoology geology and paleontology.
John Lanning argues in Prairie Farmer that surface cultivation with a lasting mulch, fall deep plowing to retain moisture, and spreading barnyard manure help soils hold water for droughts. He notes humus, friability, and shading are key, with clover as a remedy when soils harden.
The article argues that many potato varieties fail due to careless seed selection. It urges keeping only the largest tubers from the strongest plants for seed to improve quality, warning that high prices for seed encourage inferior stock.
An advertising claim states that any ailment from headache to cancer can improve once bowels are balanced. Cascarets candy cathartic is advertised as a natural, painless remedy costing 10 cents to start, with genuine metal box packaging and C. C. C. stamps. imitators are warned.
A rush at a Charleston bargain counter left several women injured while racing for marked-down goods. The incident suggests that crowd dynamics in feminine pursuits can mirror danger seen in male sports.
An old style medicinal ad promises a rapid cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It claims all druggists refund money if the remedy fails to cure, pricing the package at 25 cents.
A Baltimore American item recalls a professor and donkey in a class with a joke about electricity. The snippet also includes a 1900 Minneapolis letter praising Piso’s Cure as a cough remedy.
A quip from Puck compares gastron ermy to plain cooking. It hints at novelty in culinary science by joking that gastronomy uses gas, while plain cooking does not. The line is a playful mock distinction between fancy and ordinary methods.
The advertisement promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes claiming no spotting or streaking, ensuring goods achieve an evenly dyed appearance without uneven patches.
A humorous quip from Uncle Eph m echoes a tough attitude about wisdom and speech. The line playfully contrasts knowing it all with the chance to speak, reflecting ragtime era streetwise wit in a Chicago Daily Tribune feature.
New York values show flour market barely steady with wheat at 80 cents for No 2 red and corn at 66 34 cents. Cleveland reports varied prices for wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs and livestock with steers calves sheep and hogs cited at multiple ranges. Toledo East Liberty and East Buffalo list cash and December futures for wheat corn oats and cattle hogs and sheep with regional price bands.
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