Little Ones Learn From Wasps and a Mouse Story
Nellie and Carrie discover a large paper wasps nest and learn how wasps make it from fibers and saliva. Aunt Mary explains wasp diet and habits, ending with the lesson that great things are built by many small efforts. Johnny buys a pet mouse but loses it to a greedy cat, remorseful afterward.
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Mary
Carrie
Nellie Graham
Nellie
Nsei
Finander
Aunt Mary
England
Jonesville Fair Visit With Johnny and Family
A rural family outing to a Jonesville fair unfolds with Uncle Will Aunt Mary grandma and Johnny arriving at noon. Johnny savors sights from prize squashes to live stock while choosing between a bantam pair or doves with a half dollar. He admires pet mice shown aboard a hat.
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Jonesville
Johnny Smith
Will
Mary
Grandma
Johnny
Mamma
Window Etiquette on Trains Sparks Passenger Debate
A reader complains about open windows in hot dusty trains and favors keeping parlor cars closed to avoid smoke and dust. The piece notes the friction between conductors and passengers and recalls how some travelers ignore rules, while parlor cars offer relief from discomfort.
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Michigan Christian Advocate
Stocking a stream with young trout aids immediate results
Seth Green argues stocking streams is easier than pond farming as young trout self manage after protection for about forty five days. Place stock in headwaters or springs, then fish move downstream as they grow, avoiding sudden temperature changes for best survival.
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Seth Green
A Guide for Hunters and Their Dogs from Estelline Bell
A terse critique of hunting dogs and gear. The author jokes about dog features and tips, including nose brass tips to prevent wear, and tying ears with rosettes to avoid damage. The piece ends by claiming attention to these points saves time, money, and even theft-related travel.
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Estelline
Eatelline Bell
New Belting Form With Flexible Side Flanges
A new belting form uses flexible rubber side flanges attached to one face near the edge. It consists of hollow tubes permanently fixed to the band, creating a belt suited for ore concentrators and systems conveying water or pulp without leakage.
Desert Willow Could Suit Western Prairie Plantings
Professor Budd of Iowa State College suggests the desert willow, Salix acutifolia, may be valuable for shade shelter belts and timber on dry prairies in western Kansas Nebraska Dakota and Manitoba. He notes its performance in varied climates and cites leaf structure and pubescent branches as evaporation controls, warning planters to be cautious of hype from money-driven plant promotions.
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Iowa Agricultural College
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakota
Manitoba
Iowa
Russia
Agricultural College
Ames
Halstead
Mitigating Circumstance Arises In Comical Exchange
Gus De Smith under tonic influence reopens old affair with Mrs. Pete Sniverly now married to Sniverly. He asks her to be his dove while she insists she is a married woman and deserves respect from her husband. Gus quips that he is also married, a remark treated as a mitigating circumstance.
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Gus de Smith
Pete Sniverly
Sniverly
Gus
Voice and aging in public speaking noted by experts
The London World cites Dr Morell Mackenzie’s claim that the speaking voice fades between ages fifty and sixty. It also references John Bright’s Dublin Ro tunda speech of November 2 1886 where at age 55 he lamented his reduced voice and the fast approach of aging.
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Morell Mackenzie
Mackenzie
John Bright
Dublin
Bright
London World
Indian Sacrifices to Kali Described in Jeypore Temple
A Jeypore correspondent to the London Telegraph recounts a daily goat sacrifice before Kali in a temple beneath a palace ramp. A priest and two attendants perform the ritual, decapitating the animal in one stroke, with the head offered to the goddess and the flesh eaten by priests who also sell the remainder in the bazar.
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Devi
Jeypore Cor
London Telegraph
Old and New Fashioned Love
A Harper's Bazar excerpt argues that romance persists in modern society despite realism. It recalls two Virginia brothers wooing sisters, sneaking nightly rides to glimpse lovers dreaming, and questions if literature captures youthful passion, praising Mrs. Howe for insight into romance and social mores.
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Mr. Howells
Virginia
Mr. James
T. W. Higginson
Harper's Bazar
Bad for the Young and Other Notions
A collection of aphoristic snippets contrasts prudence with youth, notes on self restraint, action over reflection, and a remark on hydraulic lime concrete as a successful mix. The tone echoes moralizing columns and social commentary.
How to Punish Children by Professor Adler
Professor Adler argues punishment methods shape state and society. He urges calm discipline not anger, citing Socrates to guide parental influence and warn against discouragement that crushes a child’s ambition.
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Prof. Adler
Socrates
Too Many Railways Said to Flood the Nation
A New York Commercial Advertiser critique argues the United States overshoots in railroad construction. It cites 125000 miles of track, rapid past growth from 23 miles in 1830 to 20000 in 1861, and forecasts a possible 250000 miles by century's end. It blames overbuilding and self serving builders harming stockholders and the public.
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United States
Republic
Enterprise
New York Commercial Advertiser
Prolific Spiders Prophesy War in North Carolina
A quotation outlines educated spiders predicting war in a summer scene. The piece notes their large size about honey bee, eight legs, and ability to write messages on webs including War and Indian War. It calls for suppression of the prophetic spiders amid many prophets.
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North Carolina
India
Atlanta Constitution
Outwalked but Not Reached by Side of the Body
A cryptic note describes a body's side that tends to outwalk the other yet fails to arrive at a destination. The text uses metaphor to explore imbalance and pursuit without fulfillment, leaving interpretation to readers.
Advertisement Triumphs in Medical Cure Claims
The piece extols advertising as sweet for adversity and touts Dr. Pierce's Medical Discovery. It cites testimonials of healing lung disease bronchial ailments ulcers and liver complaints as proof of its efficacy.
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Segre
Deseen
Upen
Tel Aon
Dr. Pierce
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