Odds and Ends from a Witty Boston Column
A satirical collation noting strange sayings and quips on aviation safety women and elevators, mis-spellings, a coffin joke, charity legal aid for the poor, moon plans, fly swatters, and a Welsh long village name with postal oddity.
Saving Ewe Udder Health Through Lambing Care
A farm writer urges proactive lambing season care to prevent caked udders. He advises milking to balance pressure, teaching lambs to nurse both sides, reducing pre lambing feed, and hot water treatments plus thorough rubbing to restore flow and prevent loss of milk. He warns cold, damp bedding worsens cases and stresses timely attention.
Attention Needed for Sheep Flock Health and Care
Sheep are dainty feeders and refuse hay or grain from spoiled sources. They need well ventilated dry sheds and freedom to roam in dry weather. Separate unthrifty ewes for extra feed and provide oats wheat bran linseed meal and clover hay. Dip sheep after shearing and again in three weeks to destroy ticks.
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Practical Farmer
Good treatment for grease heel by E. T. Baker
Grease heel or eczema is a chronic horse skin condition from dampness or dry mud irritation. Prompt care reduces blemish. clipping the fetlock and bland ointment often suffice in mild cases. consult a local veterinarian for proper treatment.
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E. T. Baker
Idaho Experiment Station
Straw Disposal Advises Farmers as Humus Goal
Old straw stacks decay in fields beside barns. Progressive farmers should remove the eyesore and haul straw away to convert it into humus for soil enrichment.
Early Plowing Benefits Compared to Frost Risk
Early plowing gives many seeds time to emerge and then be killed by frosts or by disk and harrow, a foremost advantage noted in agricultural observations.
Sweet Pepper Is Most Palatable Garden Crop
Sweet peppers are highly palatable and versatile with mild seed-free flesh. Varieties include Neapolitan Ruby King Dall Nose Sweet Belt and Chinese Giant, grown in light well drained soil with careful moisture. transplant after frost danger passes.
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L. M. Bennington
New York to receive cherry trees from Japan for next season
Japanese residents donate 1200 cherry trees to New York City as thanks for hospitality. Trees cared for by Japan's Imperial Agricultural Department in Tokyo.
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New York City
Japan
Imperial Agricultural Department
Tokyo
Percheron Price Record Shatters at Fifty-Four-Horse Sale
The world's record average price for Percheron horses was broken at a sale featuring fifty four head totaling 34093 dollars.
Grape Cultivation in Italy Reaches Vast Land Use
Italy devotes over 11 million acres to wine grape cultivation, highlighting the scale of viticulture across the country. The figure underscores the importance of the wine industry to Italian agriculture and regional economies.
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Italy
Cholera Loss Hits Illinois Hog Farmers
Hog cholera is estimated to cause more than two million dollars in annual losses to Illinois farmers, impacting livestock health and farm economies statewide.
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Illinois
Two Friends Observe Surprise Engagement
Two close friends meet by chance and rush into a warm embrace as one learns of an engagement. They recall hints and polite deception, noting the fiancé’s charm and the expected reaction, while a chill develops between them.
Ribbon for typewriter memorandum sparks Hicks domestic row
A tale from Lippincott's describes Hicks' wife discovering a memo reading Ribbon for typewriter in his coat pocket. Hicks struggles to explain, while the setting hints at marital trouble and a hidden liaison theme.
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Hicks
Lippincott's
Tennessee Ain’t and a Town Tale of Staged Silence
A Tennessee man recalls a dinner scene where a New Yorker boasted and a Tennessee town absorbed it. A playful exchange follows with a small girl and a grocer debating onions and the use of ain’t, highlighting regional speech quirks.
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Tennessee
Philadelphia
Visiting committee duties provoke mixed feelings among ladies
Mrs Flitterby-So you join the visiting committee of your social workers society. Mrs Hunter-Fadde-I'm willing to make the sacrifice for a good cause. Every visiting day I send my maid with my cards. Judge.
Notable Visitor Shown Courtesies At Home
Quote recalls a guest who proved unusually comfortable in a private home. The visitor, described as likable yet a fel low, arrived for dinner, removed his coat and collar, and lit a pipe after being told to feel at home.
Rumor of European trip sparks creditor talk
In a fragmentary dialogue two men discuss an alleged journey to Europe. One says it’s a common rumor, while the other hints creditors are a trigger for the talk. No concrete details emerge about dates or destinations.
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Bosh
Europe
Josh
Was George Washington a terrible liar
A short dialogue questions whether Washington lied and why his honesty caused a fuss. The mother and son debate truthfulness and the significance of telling the truth.
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George Washington
Left the Gay Life and the Dickens of a Fellow
A vignette recalls Bangs once lively with the girls. He has changed after marriage, with the speaker noting he has not seen him for a long time and that marriage cured his old ways.
What is a political leader says Senator Sorghum
A director explains that a political leader is like an orchestra conductor who provides gesturing and excitement while others perform the real work. The remark contrasts appearance and action in leadership.
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Senator Sorghum
Love Gush Over Epigrams Sparks Editorial Advice
A magazine editor urges starting the love interest early and a prominent author agrees, noting that writing love gush is easier than epigrams. The exchange highlights differing approaches to literary style and character development.
True to Principles in a Family Egg Debate
Mr Converse, a vegetarian, opposes eggs. Miss Wabble notes his children cannot eat eggs. He offers hand painted eggplants as a compromise in this lighthearted exchange.
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Mr. Converse
Miss Wabble
Swank Phrase Explained By Harvard Freshman
A Harvard freshman asks about the meaning of swank and its usage at the Harvard club. His big brother explains swank as putting on side and ties the term to the Missouri phrase throwing the dog, urging quiet discussion.
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Harvard
Harvard Club
Brother
Inmate’s Time Puzzle Provokes Judge Mockery
An Irish inmate at a New York asylum was sent to check the time. He returned saying “Twenty minutes to twelve.” The judge questioned the clock’s accuracy and the inmate replied that it wouldn’t be right in this place if it were.
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New York
Burglary Alarm Turns On Husband in Bed Scene
Mrs Hicks described a scare at home after a noise. She saw a man's leg under the bed but realized it was her husband’s legs who heard the sound too. The incident was recounted to a woman friend in the Ladies' Home Journal style.
Confidence Shaken After Fishing Trip Confession
A brief dialogue reveals Mrs Jones losing trust in a man after she learns he joined her husband on a fishing trip. Mrs Smith questions the lack of confidence and prompts further discussion.
Credits and Debits Among Dais Favor Some Purchases
The note suggests some buys are credits to their dais while others are liabilities, marking a mix of favorable and unfavorable purchases. It contrasts valued expenditures with costly setbacks among the group.
Pebbles author claims he could write as well
A satirical exchange in Punch portrays a bookseller and a customer sizing up a new note paper order and discussing the author of Pebbles, humorously suggesting the speaker could rival the book.
Maud Why Ends With A Remark About Drugs and Cash
In a playful exchange Maud Why jokes that someone is indebted to the druggist for her complexion while Ethel notes you always pay cash. The light banter captures social habits and wit in a domestic moment.
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Maud
Ethel
Twobbersly Lacks Sense of Humor at Meeting
A humorous exchange notes Twobbersly’s failure to smile at a vice commission meeting. The dialogue suggests his solemn demeanor.
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Twobbersly
Grocer’s Patience Tested by Customer Gripes
A humorous exchange shows a grocer recounting a troublesome customer who complained about the long wait and, the day before, about short weight, illustrating the refrain you can’t please some people.
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Grocer
Baptism Twist Sparks Quip on Church Sprinkling
A playful exchange contrasts Baptists and Episcopalians as Mose jokes about being sprinkled into the Episcopal church while awaiting summer's baptism. The remark captures a regional tonal flavor and church identity clash.
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Mose
The
Baptist Church
Home Made Spring Dress Comment Sparks Wombat Banter
In a playful exchange Mr. Wombat compliments Mrs. Wombat on her fresh appearance in a spring dress. She retorts with a wry joke that she made it herself, likening the effort to growing a tree. The banter highlights domestic humor and self sufficiency.
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Mr. Wombat
Mrs. Wombat
Gown Fitting Sparks Royal Reception Mockup
Dialogue portrays a maid briefing a mistress about a new gown during preparations for a reception. The exchange reveals social anxiety and anticipation as guests prepare to be impressed with her appearance.
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Nora
Joseph and Jacob before Pharaoh in Goshen's frame
A devotional study on Joseph guiding his family to Goshen and presenting them to Pharaoh. It highlights Joseph's wisdom in securing land, preserving bloodline, and Jacob blessing Pharaoh, framing their lives as types of faith, providence, and divine purpose for Israel.
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Jacob
Judah
Goshen
Egypt
Pharaoh
Gorhei
Phr.aoh
Phraoh
Siepherd
Deeen
Avery
God
Christ
Lie
Earth
Jesus Christ
John
Tenderfeet Win World Championship
City bred in the world's greatest metropolis and untrained as to things agricultural, J. C. Hill and his three sons settled on homesteads at Lloydminster in Saskatchewan eight years ago. They won the Fifth National Corn exposition silver cup for a best bushel of oats, amid keen competition from U S and Canadian farmers.
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J. C. Hill
Lloydminster
Saskatchewan
Canada
Columbia
S. C
Hill
United States
Hampstead Heath
London
Alberta
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Last Civil War Veteran May Live To A Century
The Philadelphia Ledger notes the pension office’s estimate that the last Civil War soldier could die in 1955 at age about 90 after Lee s surrender. It recalls Kronk of the War of 1812 and Bake man of the Revolution as examples of long lives after wars.
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United States Pension Office
Lee
Kronk
New York State
Bakeman
Pension Office
Appomattox
Philadelphia Ledger
Loneliness in a Waking Night Home Truth
A man confesses to his friend that his wife warned she would never speak to him again if he returned home after ten. He admits failing to come by ten and laments the result, revealing his loneliness. The exchange ends with a dark wish for companionship.
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San Francisco
Landlord Quips About Water Temperature In Humble Inn
A guest complains about lack of hot and cold water while the landlord admits conditions. The exchange turns into a humorously blunt remark that water is hot in summer and cold in winter, highlighting the rough charm of lodging.
Like Magic Grape Nuts Ease Long Standing Digestive Trouble
A Chicago man credits Grape Nuts with restoring digestion after years of dyspepsia and loss of appetite. He says after four packages his stomach is normal, he can eat relish again, and he feels stronger overall. The ad notes the product builds the body and brain and points to The Road to Wellville for explanation.
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Chicago
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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