New England Horses Face Slowing Traditional Farm Use
Massachusetts Agricultural Society discussion warns horses suited for farm work can no longer be profitably raised in New England. Demand shifts to dairy, lumber, and urban markets, with oats and corn diverted to feeding. Eastern soils are less favorable than western lands for draft stock, and barbed wire fencing emerges as the dominant solution to control stock despite drawbacks.
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Massachusetts Agricultural Society
New England
Middle States
Maine
Kentucky
Missouri
Dakota
Iowa
Canada
England
Chicago Times
Fences and Hedges in American Farming and the Rise of Wire
A Washington writer close to the Agricultural Bureau argues the fence question is vital as the U S harbors six million miles of fences costing about 1 9 billion dollars and needing renewal every fifteen years. He discusses timber use for fences, hedge failures, climate limits on hedges, and the gradual triumph of wire fencing, noting the slow decline of wooden fences and the wary reception of early wire designs.
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Washington
Agricultural Bureau
United States
Kentucky
Virginia
America
England
Atlanta
Wrightsville
Dublin
Jerusalem
Atlanta Constitution
Currants thrive in cool northern climates for best returns
The fruit's origin in dim damp northern woods explains its needs for cool moist soil and partial shade. It tolerates fall or spring planting, rich well drained soil, and can be grown among trees on northern walls. The piece urges currants as a healthful, lifestyle-promoting plant, noting regional limits and propagation tips.
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New Jersey
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Z. P. Roe
Harper's Magazine
Tenmonth old dog chews hot iron sparks in forge
Frank Moore of Barnesville Ohio owns a bull terrier famed for salamander antics. The ten month old pup has chewed red hot iron and coal in the forge since six months old, yet shows no burning injury nor distress, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Frank Moore
Barnesville
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dora Schroder Falls From Roof in South Holyoke
Dora Schroder a 12 year old girl in South Holyoke Mass climbed a three story building roof wall and slid around a chimney. A brick gave way sending her down about sixty feet. Passers by rushed to help and she merely broke her ankle.
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Dora Schroder
South Holyoke
Mass
Dora
Annie
Restigouche
Louise
England
Marquis of Lorne
Canada
Causapscal
Quebec
John Hawkins
Awe
London
Ripley Hitchcock
St. Nicholas
Unselfish Wives Behind Great Men’s Fame
The New York World notes women’s hidden labor shaping famous works. Fan ny Mendelssohn, Wordsworth’s sister, and Mrs Linley aided husbands’ writings and speeches. Marian Tuttle Stockton acts as juvenile oracle, dictating tales as Frank Stockton writes. They summer at Lego near Monticello in Virginia.
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New York
General Fund
Mendelssohn
Fanny
Wordsworth
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Miss Linley
Frank R. Stockton
Marian Tuttle
Amelia County
Virginia
Mr. Stockton
Virginia Mountains
Lego
Jefferson
Monticello
Mill
Hermetical Sealing with Paraffin for Fermenting Liquids
A German writer recommends paraffin as a hermetic stopper instead of corks for bottles containing saccharine juices. The hot juice is poured into dry bottles nearly to the lip, allowed to cool to drive out air, then melted paraffin is poured over the top to form a tenth inch coat. The paraffin seal is removable and reusable for later use.
Decline of English Brewers Shrinks Industry
The number of brewers in the United Kingdom has fallen from 32,000 sixteen years ago to 13,000 today, a rapid drop driven by a beer duty policy that shifts taxation from malt. Despite fewer brewers, beer consumption remains high, aided by temperance pressures and consolidation in the industry.
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England
United Kingdom
Cheapest Flour Highlight in Local Market
Local market notes highlight the cheapest flour option as a value pick for shoppers. Sale signs tout price cuts and stock is limited, drawing bargain seekers to aisles.
Opposite Suspension Bridge Advertises Farm Machinery Deals
A local catalog highlights Walter A. Wood enclosed gear mowing machines from 63 to 65 dollars, plus Meadow King Mower at 60 dollars and various farming implements. It touts Chilled Plows, cultivators, harrows, rakes, drills, wagons, wire, pipes, paints, stoves, and the new Hartford sewing machine at low cash prices.
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Walter A. Wood
W. Anson Wood
Chase Taylor & Co
Gowanda
Curtis
Remington
Pittsburg
Buford
Buckeye
Jackson
Wetherill
Paris
NEW Hartford
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National
Simond
Dupont Powder Co
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A.h.rogers & CO
Eneseo.n
Traveler's Directory
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Warren Pa
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Warren County
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Corry,Pa
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Variety Hall
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Main Street
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Market St
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Newport, N. IL
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Atchison, Kans
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Dwight St
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Winterpock
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U.S. A
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Merton
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