Old Waddy the vender learns respect and earns pension
A mob of schoolboys mock a frail veteran, Barton Wadsworth, until Herbert Page intervenes. The crowd pays for smashed bottles and learns to honor a living soldier. The tale links Decoration Day patriotism to Wadsworth’s earned pension and kindness from youth and fathers. It also notes Civil War battles near Hagerstown and the origin of Memorial Day for Confederate dead.
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Waddy
Herbert Page
Charlie
Serbert
Herbert
Fellows
Wadsworth
Charlie Page
Memorial Day in the City of Silence
A Des Moines News记 memorial tribute by Margaret M. Darling describes Memorial Day observances with veterans and comrades gathering, honoring dead soldiers who served on land and sea. The piece recalls taps, bivouac, and enduring patriotism as veterans age and the nation keeps the Red White and Blue alive.
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Margaret M. Darling
Des Moines
When Antietam Was Red with Blood
When Antietam Was Red with Blood describes the Civil War battle's bloodshed and reverence among western families. It notes the waters at Antietam were stained by fathers brothers husbands and sons and references sketches of special interest to veterans of the Eighth Illinois cavalry and the First regiment and others.
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Antietam
Eighth Illinois Cavalry
Hoosier Twentieth Indiana in Battle with the Merrimac
Soldiers of the Twentieth Indiana Infantry faced Confederates on the Merrimac river. They wintered at Fort Monroe and camped at Newport News during the clash with the Congress. Hoosiers held the beach under fire preventing Confederate gain before moving to Norfolk in May 1862.
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Michigan Infantry
Indiana Volunteers
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
Antietam
Hakerstown
Sharpsburg
Sedgwick
Dunker Church
Dr. Fahrney
Stone Bridge
Hagerstown
Chicago
Board of Trade
Washington and
Potomac Streets
Eighth Illinois Cavalry
Col. W. Gamble
Twentieth Indiana Infantry
Fort Monroe
Newport News
Congress
Norfolk
Training grape vines for strong upright growth and irrigation gains
A 19th century guide explains training grape vines in a single upright system, from year one anchoring with a short stake to year two arm canes along two wires, and year three selecting fruiting buds. It notes labor, higher yields, and soil fertility compared with field crops, plus irrigation statistics and a pasture crossing method with a large ditch and plank bridge by Lewis Olsen.
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Lewis Olsen
Kandiyohi
Cost Breakdown for Strawberry Bed Creation
A Rural New Yorker article lists farming costs per acre for the first year including Kor plowing 38 dollars harrowing 8 dollars marking 0.50 plants 8000 dollars 25 average price plants scarce. Totals reach about 100 dollars with variations for expansion in following years and notes fourfold gross sales relative to initial cost.
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New Yorker
Blindfold Device for Frightened Horses Appeals in Nebraska Plan
A Nebraska inventor proposes a curtain blinder for horses to curb fright and prevent runaways. A cord operates a leather housing over the eyes, shutting out approaching objects until the danger passes, after which the curtain lifts and travel resumes.
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Nebraska
Agricultural Notes on Crops and Beekeeping Practices
The note discusses cultivation tips for eggplant, apples, parsnips, strawberries, and beets, plus starting lima beans in cold frames. It warns dairy dust as a infection carrier in butter and cheese making and highlights bees as essential pollinators. It also covers feed variety for weight gain and disease control via burning diseased wood to destroy spores.
Free Medical Advice For Working Girls From Lydia E Pinkham
A solicitation encourages working girls to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free medical guidance. A testimonial from Miss Janet Paine of New York City claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her period pain and backache after doctors advised stopping work. The ad warns against substitutes and offers a $5000 forfeit if authenticity cannot be produced.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Janet Paine
West 25Th St
New York City
Of Course. Cook Negotiations Drop In Deserted Wife Scene
A fragmented dialogue shows a deserted wife named Lady gracefully yielding during negotiations. The exchange hints at ongoing tension and cautious consent as terms fail to solidify.
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Cook
Ma'am
One Tsar Reed and a Newsboys Jest
A New York Times note recalls Thomas B. Reed’s amusement at being called a tsar while he led Congress. An anecdote follows of a新聞 wagon announcing a fake bomb and a Maine man cited as the sole tsar. Also includes a celery cream recipe practice.
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Thomas B. Reed
Congress
Reed
New York Times
Mr. Reed
Pennsylvania Avenue
Maine
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Wugmly uTaue Wright
J. W. Muller
Adrian Kraal
Barton Wadsworth
Gettysburg
South
Ladies’ Aid Society
Columbus
Lizzie Rutherford
Stence
Territory of Hawaii
United States
California
Colorado
Miss Paine
Y.iydia E. Pinkham
Ayer
J. C. Williams
Attica, N.Y
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Maes
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