Roosevelt Era Grid Iron Door Mockery and Kansas Weather Debate
Washington dispatch reports on Western Kansas crop weather and wind trends refuting a government forecast. The piece also covers a Gridiron club skit on the White House door sizing for Taft Fairbanks Beveridge and others, plus a delayed Supreme Court session amid a provincial lawyer's plea for time.
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Roosevelt
White House
Elib
Taft
Fairbanks
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the
United States
Washington
Wayer
Dodder In Clover Seed a Growing Problem Says Bureau
Dodder, a parasitic plant, is found in 116 of 121 samples of commercial red clover seed tested. The bureau of plant industry notes its spread, likely from imported low grade seed, and urges removing dodder seed by sieving seed through a mesh finer than one eighteenth inch.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
The Apple Orchard and Sheep as Orchard Helpers
A writer extols keeping a flock of sheep in apple orchards to control weeds and fallen fruit, boost soil fertility, and combat pests. While spraying helps, the maggot borer trypeta remains hard to reach, so fallen apples containing it must be removed promptly. The sheep are presented as the orchard grower’s best assistant.
Orchard Stocking with Sheep and Soil Health
Alicia proposing ten acre orchard requires a hundred sheep and smaller stock proportion. Twice as many sheep as pasture plus grain or bran, weeds eaten, soil enriched by droppings. A Mr Woodward reports an orchard unplowed seventeen years, stock with sheep, grows fifteen inches per year on limbs, leaves dark green. bark protection with wire netting. Manure applied every two years at Holmdestead.
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Alicia Spos
Woodward
Lown Llomestead
Apples For Home Use In Colorado Climate
A Denver Field and Farm listing recommends home orchard apples suited for a constant year round supply. It names Yellow Transparent, Astrakan, Early Harvest, Chenango, Longfield, Maiden Blush, McIntosh, Fameuse, Wealthy, Grimes Golden, Bellflower, Jonathan, Whaesap, White Winter Pearmain and Gano as successful varieties to ripen or store in sequence.
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Colorado
Astrakhan
Chenango
Longfield
Jonathan
Denver Field
Protect Cold Frames With Mats In Freezing Weather
Guide advises covering cold frames with mats blankets or shields when temperatures drop. If ground freezes keep covers for several days then remove and air by lifting upper edge slightly. Close cabinet before evening. If ground not frozen do not leave snow or mats on the sash.
Bordeaux spraying advised as buds swell on apples
Beginning sprays of bordeaux on apple trees as buds swell and continuing about every two weeks for up to eight applications can prevent attacks of apple scab leaf blotch and sooty mold on the trees.
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Bordeaux
Beecher Stowe's Daughter Harriet Stowe Dies in Simsbury
Miss Harriet Beecher Stowe, daughter of the famed author, died aged ten after a stroke of paralysis on January 17 in Simsbury. She had lived here for many years and was a niece of Mrs Isabella Beecher Hooker.
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Simsbury
Coon
Jan
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Miss Stowe
Isabella Heecher Hooker
Oil Salesman Arrested in Fourth Degree Slaughter Charge
Hartford Friday report says Daniel D. Jones an oil salesman was arrested on a bench warrant after an indictment by the grand jury charging murder in the fourth degree. The case involves a sale to Mrs Tim Longley and a lamp explosion that caused fatal injuries the following day.
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Se. Louis
Daniel D. Jones
Grand
Jones
Tim Longley
Water on coal speeds burning in small amounts says Scientific American
The article explains that a light dampness on large lump coal increases surface area as water turns to steam and the coal splits, aiding combustion. Excess water slows burning, and for fine coal a small dampness helps by separating particles to improve air access.
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Scientific American
Selecting a gown color scheme for day and evening wear
The text advises limiting colors, choosing near face tones for brilliance, avoiding excessive red or yellow, and matching to skin hair or eyes under lighting. It warns two reds with blue are impossible, forbids cereus and crimson with scarlet, and recommends slight contrast in selections.
A Simple Mending Method to Ease Household Weariness
The article advises dedicating a shelf corner as a small repair station with needles, thimble, scissors, threads, and buttons. As garments are sorted for ironing, quick fixes like sewing rips and reattaching buttons prevent a overflowing mending basket and reduce daily fatigue.
Pantry Laundry Bag from Kitchen Linen Care
A capacious pantry laundry bag can be quickly sewn from two circular or square pieces of strong material. Cut an X in the center of one piece to form a square opening. bind the points and add a cord for handles. Sew pieces together, turn through opening, and hang on the kitchen door for towels.
Bargain Bulk Buys for Small Necessaries
A dressmaker urges saving by buying wholesale. Shields ribbons and mystic lace cost far less than retail. Purchases are often sold in packets by the dozen or by the length, with halves possible if friends share.
Firing on North Orange Streets Prompts Cattle of Guns Note
The Orange Tribune reports repeated gunfire in North Orange this week by unknown parties. Officers sometimes catch those handling a gun and administer the punishment, highlighting a drift toward lawlessness amid a civilized citizenry.
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North Orange
Orange Tribune
Rexall Remedies Touted For Open Formulas And Honest Dealings
An advertising pitch promotes Rexall Remedies as openly known formulas not secrets. It asserts strict adherence to Pure Food laws, a money back guarantee, and four years of compliant, transparent manufacturing and selling practices.
No Need
A mother instructs a nurse to use a thermometer for baby’s bath but the nurse jokes that she trusts color cues to judge water temperature. The exchange, presented as a light moment, reflects domestic humor in the Life section.
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Jane
Wise Counsel From The South Propounds Electrical Cure
J R Blankenship of Beck Tennessee touts Electric Bitters as a cure for back and kidney trouble after using several bottles. He claims complete relief and urges others to try the remedy sold under guarantee at Stewart's Pharmacy for 50 cents.
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J. R. Blankenship
Beck, Tenn
Stewart’s Pharmacy
Frank Sherbeck Passenger West on Rock Island Train
Frank Sherbeck was a passenger traveling west on the Rock Island line yesterday morning, according to a brief transportation item.
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Frank Sherbeck
Rock Island
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