Summer Pageant of Decorated Wagons in Bethlehem
Scores of decorated wagons parade from Maplewood toward Bethlehem street and back for eight prizes. Prizes honor prettiest girls coach, most beautiful coach, finest horses and equipment, and greatest distance traveled, with governor’s silk premiums for winners. crowds line streets, banners fly, riders and drivers in festive attire amid flowers and draperies.
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Maplewood
Bethlehem
Governor of
New Hampshire
Orth
Bethlehem Streat
Warts on a Cow Teat and Veal and Poultry Notes
Warts on a cow teat are hard to remove during milking. if not interfering, leave them until dry, then treat with caustic or tie with thread to kill the wart. Veal quality depends on milk feeding. two months old yields white meat, younger calves often be red and fatty. Practical notes compare Cochin and Langshan breeds. Langshan favored for utility and white flesh.
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New York
Cochin
Religious prayer fragment on devotion and contentment
A devotional verse expresses a prayerful wish to stay in God's grace. The speaker seeks only to perform this duty for the Lord and finds contentment in obedience rather than any other task.
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE A KNIFE CLEANER
A recipe from the New York Tribune describes making a knife cleaner using two 18 inch by 6 inch boards joined by a leather belt and hinges. The knife is rubbed rapidly between the boards spread with bath brick, with emery powder and sweet oil forming a fine paste for sharpening.
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New York Tribune
We Need A Man With A Heart And Willing Hands
A fragmented speech laments the lack of a suitable leader or worker. It calls for a strong, practical man with spiritual vigor to guide, as a pastor or superintendent, and pleads for divine aid to send such a person to fulfill the place.
Boiling Rice and Antique Paper Use from a New York Telegraph
Instructions on boiling rice for soups describe washing grains then boiling in salted water for 15 minutes before drying them in a towel and resting in a warm setup to separate each grain. The piece also touts old newspapers as a home aid from vermin control to preserving ice in a pitcher with paper and rubber bands.
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Nousenold
New York Telegram
New England Towns Debate Rural Reform and Church Impact
The article surveys New England towns weighing rural reform and religious influence. It notes seasonal work at resorts, public enthusiasm for education, and tensions between traditional church structures and modern science while weighing economic and moral effects on communities.
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New England
Cher
Best way to dress salsify for cooking
Instructional notes explain trimming salsify by removing top leaves but keeping the crown, washing and scraping the dark skin, then placing each root in cold water to prevent darkening, and having a pot of boiling water ready.
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Wales
Servian Drum Regiments Travel by Cart Drawn by Dog
London Tit-Bits notes that Serbian regiments use small two wheeled carts drawn by trained dogs to carry drums. The drum bearer plays from behind the cart as it moves along. Each regiment has two or three drummers, but most lack a full band.
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London
Vibrant Claims Of Medicines And Patent Cures
An assortment of ads tout tonics and nostrums claiming cures for fits aches pains and ailments. Prominent lines advertise Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer and Venetian Lintment with trial offers and price points. also mention would be worth $10 per bottle and a free treatise. The Indianapolis Ram’s Horn is noted as a trial publication. readers are invited to try Lyman Thompson’s Lye-water and other items, with recommended use by druggists.
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Tovias
Kiiye
Kline
Arch St
Pha
Indianapolis
Ind
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription touted as restorative tonic
An old advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a powerful nervine and tonic for women. It claims to strengthen the entire system and specifically uterine organs, appealing to debilitated and delicate women with a money back guarantee.
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Dr. Pierce
Spd
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