Budding Peaches A Practical Grafting Guide
Budding peaches should occur when sap is moderate and the stock is at least three eighths of an inch in diameter. The graft uses a T cut on the stock, a one inch bud from the current season, and raffia binding to secure growth. Proper timing, handling, and post graft care ensure a successful union and strong first season growth.
New Plums Under Development At South Dakota Station
The South Dakota station led by Prof. N. E. Hansen reports progress in crossing native Prunus Americana with European and Asian plums. New varieties Tokeya Hansaka Sapa and Skuya aim for hardiness and size suited to the northwest, with trees reaching 12 feet in three years and fruit described as dark red and flavorful.
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Northwest
Farmers’ Review
Lake Michigan
British Line
Garden and Orchard Tips on Weeds Runners and Sprays
Keep weeds out of the strawberry beds and cut surplus runners. An acre of blackberries can yield up to 10 000 quarts, with average yields around 3 158 quarts. A strong bolt through a split crotch can save a fruit tree. Summer spraying with whale oil soap helps San Jose scale before lime sulfur in fall or early spring.
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San Jose
Corn Root Worms A Guide For Farmers
The northern corn root worm is a white slender worm about a quarter inch long with a brown head and tiny legs. It attacks corn roots in May and June causing wilting and possible death. later it becomes a green beetle feeding on pollen and grain. Eggs are laid in September on dying roots. rotation and rich soil help, but may not fully solve the problem.
Tools that Help You Manage Any Project
Practical guide highlights versatile tools for organizing work and collaborating with teammates. Emphasizes efficiency, accessibility, and practical tips to boost productivity in daily tasks and larger projects.
Boy Who Became General Recalls First Civil War Battle
Frederick Dent Grant, eldest son of a famed Civil War commander, recounts his first battle near Port Gibson. He left Memphis to find his father on a gunboat, walked 17 miles to join a skirmish, saw hospital scenes, and was guided back to his father by an orderly. Grant’s father approved his trek with quiet acknowledgment. Charles A. Dana accompanied Grant on the ride back to the gunboat.
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Frederick Dent Grant
Philadelphia
Memphis
Father
Mississippi River
Lorenzo Thomas
Port Gibson
Gen. Thomas
Charles A. Dana
War Department
New York Sun
Statue of Gen Spinner Erected in Herkimer
A statue of Gen Francis J Spinner will be erected opposite his home in Herkimer New York. Spinner who served as United States treasurer from 1861 to 1875 urged filling Treasury clerks’ positions with women during the Civil War opening self support paths for many women. He also created a distinctive signature on national currency. He is remembered for urging women to fill roles abandoned by men at the front.
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Gen. Spinner
Francis J. Spinner
Spinner
Herkimer
N. Y
United States
Treasury Department
Looking Out for Number One During War Training
Admiral Dewey lauds bravery of both sides and recruits in the Civil War era tale. A Connecticut recruit, nervous at first engagement, is remembered when a comrade dodges and the rookie shouts, Don't duck, I'm behind you.
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Admiral Dewey
St. Louis Republic
Connecticut
Jim
Gifts of God to Man by George Herbert
Verse excerpt reflects on how God distributes blessings to mankind. It contrasts riches beauty wisdom honor and pleasure with the caution that people may worship the gifts rather than the giver. The poem ends with wealth and weariness guiding one toward spiritual dependence on God.
A Song for August Remembered in Catholic Standard Verse
A poem fragmente d lines laments summer’s fading with death in dawn and fever in noon. Leaves and flowers bless the breeze with benedictions as the dead rest, and voices rise under star tapers. The katydid cries till the summer returns.
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T. A. Daly
Catholic Standard and Times
Rebuke to the cruel world in Coolbrith’s verse
Poem by Ina D. Coolbrith laments a cold, harsh world yet glows with images of sunshine, birds, and a child's innocence. The speaker contrasts a bleak world with dreamlike pastoral scenes and the tender hope found in family and nature.
Summer Hymn by Paul Hamilton Hayne
A poem reflects on summer’s beauty and grace while pondering mortality. The speaker contrasts nature’s radiant scene with questions about life after death and God's summer beyond straits.
Victory in Soul Race by Lucius Withers
Poem excerpt from Harper's magazine celebrates steadfast resolve and personal triumph. The speaker rejects yesterday's wrath and ghosts, choosing a determined march toward a distant, sunlit peak. The lines praise inner courage, self-reliance, and the will to wrest victory despite doubt and night.
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Lucius Withers
Harper’s
Dear Brother William Everett Poem of Remembrance
A War era verse prays for a fallen brother, urging endurance and unity. The speaker calls for the young soldier to persevere, with brothers awaiting him in ranks, while acknowledging losses and the looming goal. The poem honors courage, sacrifice, and the red cross banner as a symbol of aid.
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Red-Cross
William Everett
To-Day and To-Morrow Poem Excerpt From Pall Mall Gagette
A lyrical excerpt from Pall Mall Gagette urges surrender of tears rose eyes and kiss to unite hearts for to day and for eternity. The verse offers intimate imagery of sharing emotions and binding futures in a period voice.
Practical Fashions LADIES' BELL SKIRT Pattern No 2125
Paris Pattern No 2125 offers a seven gore bell skirt without plaits or gathers, finishing with a deep hem. Cut in round or ankle length, best in serge mohair Panama cloth tweed and cheviot across eight sizes 22 to 36 inches. Material requirements listed with nap and non nap yardages. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with size, number and address.
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Paris
Paris Pattern 1556 Girls Dress Features Velvet Trim
Pattern No 1556 offers a plaid worsted school dress for girls aged six to twelve with full waistline fullness, pleated skirt, velvet ribbon trim on cuffs collar and shield, and silk accent. Sizes six to twelve. material yardages for 10 year old fit shown, with contrasting fabric and ribbon requirements. Pattern Department of this paper.
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Paris
Rivalry in Room 4 Between Two Ten-Year-Old Maids
The Delineator recounts Henrietta and Louise, both ten, as rivals for class honors in Room 4. Louise’s parents were teachers, a perceived edge Henrietta notes when Louise’s background is cited after Henrietta is reproached for bringing home a worse report.
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Henrietta
Louise
Maryland's Counties Largely Sit On Navigable Waters
A report notes that among Maryland's 23 counties all but seven lie on navigable waters, highlighting a strong hydrological influence on regional boundaries and development.
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Maryland
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsed by Physicians
A promotional note extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe pleasant laxative that cleanses the internal organs without debilitating effects. It asserts physicians approve its components and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Willies whistle sought after fall into pond
A minor child calls to a stranger in the water asking him to look for Willie’s whistle after a horse threw him into a pond. The incident centers on the prompt search and the child’s plea for aid.
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Major
Willie
Prescribed Cuticura Healed Baby Eczema, Kan Note
Mrs M L Harris reports her one month old baby developed eczema on the face with a raw nickel sized area. After three months with a doctor only, Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent provided rapid improvement. by now at two and a half years old the skin is smooth and eczema has not returned. May 14 and June 12, 1907.
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M. L. Harris
Alton
Kan
Youngster An Apt Pupil In Playroom Politics
A playful tale of Tommy and siblings acting out politics. The children mimic a convention as Tommy chairs the delegation and votes on whether to share apples, illustrating precocious curiosity about governance.
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Tommy
Nawthin
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered In Toledo Ad
State of Onto Toledo Lucas County firm of F J Curary Co will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure Frank J Cheney swears to this December 6 1886 Notary A W Gleason. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts upon blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists 75c Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Curary & Co
Toledo
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
The Smart Set Quip About Colorado Rain Belt
A distressed town woman asked an ex senator to define the phrase smart set. He replied with a quip about a vast rain belt in eastern Colorado and western Nebraska that never rains.
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Rockies
United States
Colorado
Nebraska
Hoax Dialogue Prompts Fear and Fever Theme
A short dialogue frames a chilling exchange about illness. Hoax speaks of chills and fever as the lingering, unsettling presence that accompanies fear. The exchange hints at a tainted belief or rumor spreading unease.
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