True Way of a Wife and Mother in Law Strife
John Marcy leads Nellie to a new home while his mother resists intrusion. Nellie longs for her to visit and fears losing her place in the couple’s life. John trusts his mother’s judgment and plans to follow it, awaiting his wife’s reaction.
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Satellie
John Marcy
Nellie
Pat John
Bread woes and a wife who learns to cook
Nellie and John quarrel over meals until Nellie asks for her mother to stay and teach cooking. Mrs. Marey arrives, and John discovers Nellie's progress as homemade meals restore harmony and warmth in their home.
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Celebration planned for poet George Crabbe at Trowbridge
Preparations are under way in June at Trowbridge Wiltshire England to honor the poet George Crabbe who held the rectory for many years and gained fame after The Village. Crabbe lived a disciplined life in a traditional rectory and wrote by night with snuff and brandy nearby despite a cluttered room.
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Republican Sheriff Candidate’s Cow Milking Tale Stirs Colorado
In Colorado a Republican sheriff candidate named Smith told a farmer a story about his opponent Jane, claiming the opponent was indoors holding the farmer's baby. The anecdote was shared during a 1910s style political setting and described as a humorous campaign moment.
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Relative Yields of Farms in Germany and Pennsylvania
A Philadelphia Ledger comparison notes that Pennsylvania Dutch farmers yield by bushels per acre: wheat two fifths of German yields, potatoes half of Rhine methods, oats and barley higher with Kaiserdom and President contrasts. It highlights Germans outperforming by factors across crops and suggests relative efficiency differences.
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Hog deaths and bereaved dog in Maine tale
In Frou Manset Maine a dog sent from New Hampshire after its master's death shows grief and sickness. The animal refuses food and howls by the sea wall before wandering to a rocky ledge and leaping into the breakers, never to be seen again.
Silo Growth Promises Big Gains for Indiana Farms
Historical article extols corn silage as top solution to forage waste on Indiana farms. It cites Purdue data showing silage lowers feed costs, boosts cattle gains, and increases milk production, while noting proper silage quality and proximity to feed manger matter for year round feed efficiency.
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Home Grounds Planting by Purdue Horticulture
Purdue University horticulture bulletin urges farm households to improve home surroundings with hardy trees, shrubs, annuals, and smart layouts. Key rules favor open centered spaces, mass plantings, curved edges, border shrubbery, and neat yards. Emphasizes bulbs for early color and using annuals to support the garden.
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Best Way to Raise Turkey
A Poultry Journal writer shares practical tips from a small turkey operation. The narrator notes keeping 12 hens last year, selling several birds, and using fixed nests for hatchlings. They describe brooding strategy, feeding timing, curd treatment, and profit of about 126 dollars from hens and gobblers.
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Oddities of Jersey Climate and Its Potent Produce
The Channel Islands, especially Jersey, boast a mild winter climate letting flowers and plants from Florida or Southern California flourish. Jersey tops in five products cattle fruits flowers potatoes and cabbages. Cabbages on stalks eight to ten feet high astonish readers and tempt ideas of a cabbage tree tall enough to provide shade.
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Beauty heir to $10,000,000 in Boston estate
Francis Skinner’s widow Sadie Carr Auston shopgirl becomes heir to a large estate after his death aboard the Caronia en route from England to New York. Skinner was a Boston chairman and yachtsman, nephew of Mrs. Gardner. The couple met in Marblehead where he invited Carr and friends aboard the yacht Constellation.
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Child Mutilated by Hog Attack in Harmon District
Three year old son of L. C. Ayers was attacked by a sow guarding piglets in a hog pen. The injuries, mainly to the face and head, included a scalp wound four inches long. If infection is avoided, the boy will recover but likely bear scars. A baby sister alerted his mother and rescue saved him from a fatal outcome. Alleged footbath causes trouble in St Louis divorce suit.
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Nelie
Laker
Nellie
Ellie
Evetist
Curiosity Sparks Joy in Daily Life and Odd Advertisements
A collection of quirky lines and product blurbs from a bygone era features playful quips about helping others, health notices in Alabama requiring city health department registrations, and humorous exchanges about fashion, wigs, shoes, and slang. The items mix sales pitches with social curiosities and domestic humor.
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