Kaidger Hill revolt and master Ammi Bray triumphs
A chaotic winter at Kaidger Hill district ends with master Ammi Bray asserting authority over rough Kaidger boys Jad Day Jote Yates Nat Durfee Ziby Swan and Duffy Wyman. After a siege in the wood house he uses discipline and poetic justice to restore order and earns their respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jad Day
Yates
Ziby Swan
Duffy
Wyman
Nat Durfee
Kaidger
Sally Briggs
Mothin
Jate
Sally
Nat
Kaidger Hill
Gainsboro
Kaidger A
Yeriance
Kaidger-Hill
Jote Yates
Jad
Ziby
Duffy Wyman
Carrie
Long Hill
Methodist Church
Henks
Ammi Bray
Mr. Bray
Faidger
Bray
Ammi
New England
Yis
Joe
Hull
Asa Foster
Mr. Wentworth
Jote
Master Ammi
Companion
Carrying Milch Cows Improves Dairy Output and Quality
An 1890s farming note argues that carrying milch cows strengthens milk flow and butter quality by ten to twenty percent. It links regular care to profits, stressing periodical hair removal, udder washing, cleanliness, ventilation, light, and stress-free handling as key to purer milk and better butter color and flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steen Rt
San Francisco
Santa Cruz
Pacific Rural Press
Elgin
Harper's Magazine
Colman
Ear Color Test for Butter Cow Milk Quality
San Francisco Chronicle notes a claimed method using the inside ear color and oil secretions to judge a cow’s milk richness. It states yellow orange ear lining with oily secretions correlates with high butter fat, while pale secretions indicate poorer milk, a test simple and costless for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Old Boots Used in Cyanide Production
Old boots and shoes are used by chemical manufacturers in producing cyanides essential for color painting and photography.
Heavenly Home for the Sleeping Child
A reflective poem contemplates the soul's dwelling after death and the comfort of faith. It speaks of Heaven as a place where the sleeping child rests beyond waking, offering solace to grieving hearts and the belief that Christ's love will unfold sorrow and keep the loved ones in peace.
Captain Mayne Reid Keeps 60 Acre Farm In Herefordshire
Captain Mayne Reid, famed boys' author, manages a sixty acre Herefordshire farm as a hobby and income source. He walks with crutches after an old Mexico wound reopened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Mayne Reid
Herefordshire
Captain Reid
Mexico
Rheumatism Cure Claim By British Captain
Captain John J. Dawson of the British Army living on Love Street claims St Jacobs Oil gave him the greatest possible advantage in treating rheumatism. This remark appears in the New Orleans Times Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Dawson
Love Street
Mandeville
Spain
St. Jacobs
New Orleans
Believing People and Key Bible Lessons Schedule
A church study outline lists weekly topics from Acts and Revelation covering themes such as the birth of belief healing life and the risen Lord January to March with weeks on Christian courage Ananias and Sapphira Persecution Renewed The Seven Chosen The First Christian Martyr and a March review or mission temperance lesson choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Life
Ananias
Sapphira
Fashionable overcoat purchase ends in torn seams
Jim Callender visits Mose Schaumburg for a stylish overcoat. The tailor hurries the job to meet fashion demands, but the coat quickly falls apart, prompting a humorous exchange about rushed workmanship and goatlike fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Callender
Mose Schaumburg
Mose
Jim
Mr. Schaumburg
Texas Siftings
Is Life Worth Living During The New Year Debate
The piece contrasts pessimistic views on life with a Christian outlook. It argues life is a blessing when spent with eternity in mind, scenes of ancient writers are cited, and the author urges devotion to God as the path to meaning and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Schopenhaur
Byron
Kirk White
Malcock
Christ
Gratitude Tale From O’Connell Remembrance
In recounting Daniel O’Connell’s career at the Irish Bar a client’s jubilant line stands out. After an acquittal the man cried he wished to see the counsellor knocked down in his own parish to prove allegiance, lest a faction rescue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Daniel O'Connell
London Society
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Various Ailments
The ad touts Golden Medical Discovery as a potent alterative for skin eruptions and scrofulous conditions including consumption. It claims early consumption may be cured with free use and directs readers to Part III of the World's Dispensary Dime Series pamphlets from the Buffalo New York association.
Religion and worship in Christian life and practice
A fragmentary religious reflection cites Montalembert on worship and Sabbath, Ellen Oliver on mercy, W R Davis on uplift through loss, and Webber on love as essence of divine nature. It notes Parker and Justin Martyr on genuine Christianity and missionary baptism among Madagascar converts led by exemplary lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montalembert
Ellen Oliver
W. R. Davis
N. Webber
Poe
Joseph Parker
Justin Martyr
Madagascar
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AMES
the Intelligencer
Story Cunty
Iowa
Free
Talisman
Lappincott’s
Charithiai
Samuel Obreight
Sarah Burr
Stokes
New York State
West Albany
Utica
Henry Prowse Cooper
New York
Delphi
England
Wisconsin
Elysian
J. J. Jouxson
Richmond
Ind
Rochester
N. Y
Speckled Moon
M. O. Picayune
Mother Swan
Quinnie
Lydia E. Pinkham
Picayune
New Hampshire
Wuewn
Benson's
Food Pace Poo Ay Co
B. McDonald
Plantersville, Ala
Tur
ND Corps
Brown
Lic
Sprakre
Have
Gallon
Associated Charities OF Cincinnati
Board OF Directors
Nea West
Evewra Street
D. Anderson
D. Sure O
Dee
Thorne
Light
Warner
Bright
Anderson, M. D
Atlanta
Tue Vourahc Beut Co
Marshall, Mich
Wise
Eas Esecdas
Cor
Messian
Philodiphas
Gosteiter
Deland & CO
A. & L. J. Beland & CO
Farmvont
Jacobs Oj
Itty Centan
Charles A. Vogeler
Wessete
A. Yourler & CO
Baltimers
U.S
Toledo
Ohio
Gargant Oil Company
Lymm, Mass
Alpha
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Wrrmov
Melbourne
Mars
Hiram Bolts
Eale
DE Thomas
GaGa Bite
Foster, Milburn & CO
Buffalo
N.Y
U.S. A
Philadelgy
Meehan
Mose Sinners
Rene
Kentuc
Gorron
Gounod
Batra
Desad Vorite
Lon & Healy
Chicago
Oliver Pitson & CO
Boston
Dreemietet
Pensions
Ray Lineaae
Charles L. Cole
Milwauk
Wisconsin Ceatral RB
Lowsham
OwtTaRro Cme
Cleveland
York
Chrolithion Serer Se
Newburypors Ae
Seine
Agenta
ROTH
BRO
New Oxford, Pe
Dakota Se
Sahatt MinngaPoLis
Mixx
Aultman
Noaher Ceanee
P. W.zrecume & Co
Wairesicni
Gates
Suet Book Co
Beekman
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