Bowery harmonica boy crowned local stage star
Pete a crippled newsboy on the Bowery wins a turn on a theater stage with his harmonica, earning praise and a night of glamor before returning to the alley to face poverty and his forgotten job. The tale follows his misfit ascent from hunger to fleeting fame in a muddy urban twilight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theater
Pete
Vete
Ells
Calvary Cemetery
America
Peto
Daisy
Snorcher
Wrankfort Street
Snoreher
Beekman Street
Bowery
Marie
Paradise Park
Peta
Flore
Aga Hottentot
Firmmgelf
Ina
Catel
Jim
Mollie and I
Baby
Molle
Pate
Staga
Pele
Ulm
Snotcher
Snorch
Harper's Weekly
Line of wit at court between Barrow and Rochester
A court scene records Barrow, Rochester, and Harrow exchanging quips. Rochester teases Barrow as a "most old piece of divinity," Barrow replies with wit about being "yours to the ground" and "to the antipodes," ending with a sharp retort from Jarrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrow
Lord Rochester
Rochester
Lin
Harrow
Jarrow
Francisco Argonaut
Kograsige Mountain Sign Named in Maine
A garbled prompt references a Maine mountain sign with the phrase She Ping Moony tain and an unclear name Kograsige. The readable fragment hints at a local landmark or signage issue but lacks verifiable details or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kograsige
Maine
Household brevities and kitchen tips from early journalism
A collage of domestic recipes and tips including Raithern Silver Cake with butter sugar and grapes, gum arabic cement for china repairs, baked apples with cinnamon, cream salad dressing, Virginia Molasses Coke cake, and chicken patties. Includes instructional notes and various regional recipe snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malaga
N.Y
China
Paris
Leeds Mercury
Virginia
Boston
Handkerchief fashion shifts from bordered to plain in season
New York shoppers beware ornate borders as fashion spurns edged handkerchiefs this season. White linen and sheer batistes dominate stores with initials and delicate embroideries remaining popular. Paris imports offer tiny lace trims while silk versions fall out of favor. country buyers still cling to older trends amid evolving tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennyson
Paris
Sweer Batiste
Thy Batiste
N. Y. Worl
Humane Society card teaches policemen humane horse euthanasia
The San Francisco Chronicle reports the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued a card with a diagram showing how to humanely kill a horse. An injured truck horse at Eddy and Taylor streets died after assistance finally arrived, illustrating the need for police and citizens to know quick, painless methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallet
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Solbrooh
John Morton
Eddy and
Taylor Streets
Morton
Society
Mr. Rathrook
San Francisco
COST AND QUALITY In the Wintering of Stock From A Farmer View
This article argues winter feeding greatly affects profits by balancing cost and quality. It urges prudent, seasonally appropriate rations rather than cutting quality to save money, noting farmers control production cost and product quality more than market prices. It stresses planning dry feed strategies now to maximize returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Shepherd
Prairje Furmer
Points for Horsemen in a Changing Market
The piece notes Isinglass owner Hugh McCalmant refused 945,000 for the horse. It discusses demand for heavy draught horses and roadsters, rising horse meat slaughter in Chicago, and a large drop in values totaling about 20,000,000 with further declines. It mentions Suntech and English plowing, and shifts in horse exports between the U.S. and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isinglass
Hugh McCalmant
Chicago
Lois
Europe
Ormerly
Mutton in Demand and Prospects Ahead
The World essay argues Americans are adopting tastier, tender mutton as quality improves. Demand has tripled in a decade and could rise twentyfold, aided by better killing, skinning, and preparation. English herd losses curb supply, but high prices at sales show strong faith in breeding top rams. Quality over quantity, with investment in superior genetics, could transform U.S. mutton commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sone
America
World
Hanging Stable Doors and a Simple Counterweight Device
A sketch by J L Townsend of Utah shows a wind resistant hanging method for stable doors. It uses a 3 by 8 ft door with a balanced pair of sash weights, sash cords, and pulleys mounted in a frame to guide the door up and down. The design, cheaper and more durable than overhead hangers, suits doors or shutters and can be built by a handy farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
J. L.townshend
Utah
Oranga Dudd
Meck of Soda and Potash in Haile Experiment Station Study
Prot Marker of Haile Experiment Station reports experiments on sugar beets showing nitrate soda reduces sugar content while potash supports sugar and starch formation. Plants absorb little soda from nitrate, increasing dependence on potash for fertility. soda may not replace potash. Coal ashes outperform wood gal as a soil amendment.
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Marker
Haile
Seus
Niliae
Iainit
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LEG Feeser
Feesy
INOS
Pote
TI Warmonica
Uys Tipe
Herculaneum
Pompeii
Dagalus
Farming World
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