Binding of Grain and McCormick Roller Bearings
The article explains how binding shifted from left to right hand in harvesters, detailing how tucks and heads are managed. It notes J G Perry's 1869 roller bearing patent for reapers and credits McCormick Harvesting Machine Co with practical roller bearing applications in binders and mowers since 1882, including the cage design to keep rollers from crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Perry
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
McCormick
McCormick backs bearing design to prevent roller loss
The article argues that McCormick rollers are protected from falling out by a ring design at the ends, preventing loss or grit contamination. It claims rivals cut out metal to imitate bearings, but McCormick shows long trials before new devices appear, saving farmers thousands annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
Harvesting
McCormick Company
Tmick
Ick
Fragmented Ad Lacking Clear News Context
The readable portion shows a garbled dialogue about a telephone call and a clerk, with remarks from an implied employer. The text is incomplete and provides no identifiable people, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes.
Bottles Go Up Title Sparks Gravitational Inquiry
In a snippet discussing rising bottle prices a speaker questions the law of gravitation while another notes a paper titled Bottles Go Up. The exchange hints at curiosity over a consumer price surge and a humorous take on physics in everyday life.
Calinaux Becomes Father in Guessing Game
A playful exchange ends with Calinaux revealing the birth of a daughter after a friend challenges the guess. The moment centers on family news and a lighthearted bet.
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Calinaux
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets
A historical ad touts Cascarets as a cure for constipation with a money back offer from druggists. The copy mocks European railroads as failing to check their systems in comparison to American practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weorte
Coe. C
Sayings of Children in a Simple Evening
A humorous exchange among children recounts Davie asking why Edith talks so much and Johnny Chaffie prompting Mamie to play Adam and Eve. Laughs follow as jokes about double chins and silent watches spark playful answers from Gladys and Ethel.
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Johnny Chaffie
Mamie
Gladys
Ethel
Sordid suitors and a cousin heir in a parlor exchange
In this New York Tribune snippet Adolphus Softleigh warns Miss Edith that many men seek to marry her for money. Edith reveals she has a rich cousin with the same name and no own wealth. A. S. muses on the weather after a tense moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphus Softleigh
Miss Edith
A. S
New York Tribune
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Aids Atlantic Travelers
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for seafarers and travelers crossing the Atlantic. It claims the tonic softens misery at sea, easing stomach distress quickly so voyages end with a safe return to port. Emphasizes use by yachtsmen tourists and business travelers.
Fragmentary Quote Reveals Family Tensions
A partial newspaper fragment shows dialogue about a mother-in-law's help and a groom or husband’s behavior during an early visit, hinting at strained relationships and social expectations from the period.
Foot lights tragedian tours under wife management
The posters announce that the tragedian travels under his wife’s management, a detail noted in conversation about the theater scene. No unusual events are reported beyond this arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becker
Decker
Lake Totonka and Madison Lake Fishing Guide
Those seeking top fishing rounds are directed to Lake Totonka at Waterville and Madison Lake on the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad. Wall-eyed pike, bass and grappies are abundant, with good pasturing but not yet fished out. Hotels, boats, bait available. charges reasonable. For details contact A. B. Cutts, G. P. and T. A. M. & St. L. R. B., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Totonka
Waterville
Madison Lake
Minneapolis & St. Louis
A. B. Cutts
G. P
Minneapolis, Minn
A New Conjugation of the Verb Nove
Wilkins asks how to conjugate the verb nove. Harem replies with a conjugation: I move thou movest he she moves we swear you swear they swear. The dialogue playfully tests irregular endings.
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Wilkins
Allen's Foot-Ease heals sore feet and bunions
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for feet, cures painful swollen feet and instantly eases sting from coins and bunions. It makes tight shoes feel comfortable and treats sweating, callous, hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail 25 cents. trial package free. Le Roy New York address given.
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Allen
S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
English as She is Taught
A dialogue style exchange shows two speakers Mike and Pat arguing about work with “Oi” dialect. One asserts not working while the other recalls past expectations and city work. The excerpt captures informal speech patterns and regional vernacular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Pat
Cheap Rail Trip From Chicago to Nashville via Louisville
Advertises a low cost excursion from Chicago to Nashville on the Big Four Route with a stop at Mammoth Cave. Provides inquiries to J. C. Tucker, GN. A., or H. W. Sparks, T. P. A., Big Four Route, 244 Clark St., Chicago. Includes a quote about comfort and confidence from Dr Johnson and a testimonial from Amos Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ill., dated Nov. 23, 8. Mentions the jubilee of modern spiritualism to be held in Rochester in May 1593.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nashville
Big Four
Louisville
Mammoth Cave
J. C. Tucker
GN. A
H. W. Sparks
Clark St
Rochester
Winslow Syrup and Common Travel Realities Highlighted
An early ad copy touts Mrs Winslow Soothing Syrup for teething and colic, claiming gum softening and pain relief. A railway remark notes nine tenths of English passengers ride third class, alongside generic statements about Kalssam and cold remedies.
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England
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Advertising blurb promises a one day cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a money back guarantee if it fails. A second snippet notes the Greenland whale may reach 400 years of age.
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Greenland
No To-Bae for Fifty Cents Advertisement Claim
An old ad touts No-To-Bae as a guaranteed tobacco habit cure promising strength and pure blood with a ludicrous $1 lie. It also quips about human crowds in Pennsylvania and warns that excessive coffee drinking harms sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
London Nobility Explorer Heads Toward Arctic Quest
English aristocrat J Talbot Clifton arrives in New York with brother Arthur and valet Betts and heads to the north pole. The Duke of Norfolk cousin, once ultra rich, has debts and an annuity of eighty thousand dollars. Clifton’s San Francisco adventures with Dan McCarthy and a buckboard are recounted.
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J. Talbot Clifton
Duke of Norfolk
England
New York Journal
Lord” Talbot
Four
Globe
New York
North Pole
Arthur
Betts
Clifton
Talbot
San Francisco
White Hat
Dan) McCarthy
Lark
Dan
Burlingame Country Club
Metropolitan
Oscar Wilde
Lord Litchfield
Chinese Corruption and Flood Embankment Schemes Exposed
The piece cites Dr. Sun Yat Sen's warning on officials, the Hotaochung-tu, who guard rivers and profit from floods by corrupting embankments. It outlines schemes to cause or worsen floods for gains from repairs, skimmed wages, material costs, and food shortages.
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Sun Yat Sen
Eccentric world traveler and musk ox hunter in Arctic tales
A vivid portrait extols a bold explorer famed for world travel and fine writing while noting his Arctic ambitions to capture musk oxen alive or dead. The piece highlights his Royal Geographical Society ties, San Francisco fame, and humorous public image, ending with a Chinese proverb about officials and floods.
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San Francisco
Grosvenor Square
London
Russia
Siberia
Peru
Alaska
Old
Mexico
Lord Lonsdale
British America
Nimrod
Athabasca
Royal Geographical Society
England
Arctic
London Zoological Society
Arctic America
Greenland
Lord Ashburton and His Mother
John Dunning the great lawyer who became the first Lord Ashburton started with little money and died worth £150,000. He hosted a grand dinner at his Fulham home for his mother, who disapproved of the expense and warned of ill returns before leaving by the morning coach for Devonshire.
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Lord Ashburton
John Dunning
North End
Fulham
Devonshire
Critic and Painter Clash Over Original Idea
Critic questions the origin of a painting while the painter boasts it came from his head. The exchange highlights tension between reception and creation in a brief dialogue from a Tik Bits item.
Homilies on belief and social quirks
A reflective column cites quirks in belief and behavior. A little old man in a plug hat seeks impact while women ponder angels if not for men. Milkmen, whist players, and aging men are humorously contrasted with life insurance costs.
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The quoted reflection argues that virtue affects not only facial expressions but the entire body, with moral and intellectual faculties guiding movements and gestures in every moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trench
Gems of Thought and Maxims on Virtue and Patriotism
A collection of moral aphorisms and quotes on time freedom truth success modesty patriotism serenity passion and hope. Notable voices include Lavater Cowper George Eliot Blackie Seneca Acton Scott Sheridan and Street with brief reflections on character and virtue.
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Lavater
Cowper
George Eliot
John Stuart Blackie
Baptist Young People's Union Plans July Meeting Travel
Members planning to attend the national meeting should use the Popular Big Four Route via Cincinnati or Louisville. The line offers vestibuled cars, Buffet Sleepers, and day train dining cars. Cincinnati connects with Queen & Crescent to Chattanooga via High Bridge. Louisville links with Southern Railway and Louisville & Nashville via Mammoth Cave and Nashville. Fare from Chicago is expected low. for rates and time, contact Tucker G N A or H W Sparks T P A 284 Clark St Chicago.
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Baptist Young People's Union
Atheast
Cincinatti
Louisville
Queen & Crescent
Chattanooga
High Bridge
Southern Railway
Louisville & Nashville
Mammoth Cave
Nashville
Chicago
Tucker
H. W. Sparks
T. P A
Clark St
Grain-O Promoted as Coffee Substitute in Stores
A dialogue features Mrs Caustique and Mr Caustique ending with an ad about Grain-O a coffee substitute claimed to suit delicate stomachs and children with low price points of 15 and 25 cents per package. The note also mentions Philadelphia police officer George Fr Osborne at 6 feet tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
George Fr. Osborne
Hall's Catarrh Core and Pile Balm Adverts and Notes
An assortment of brief items including Hall's Catarrh Core taken internally, a claim of a physician denying pendicitis yet seeds taste with grapes, a free Pile Balm trial and cure for piles, a Kansas City address for orders, a remark on Eagles mating for life, a Castarets candy cathartic pill line, a Maine Methodist conference vote on admitting women, and a note that some Russian rail lines offer smoking cars for ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. H. Whittier
9Th St
Kansas City
Woman Cures Illness with Lydia E Pinkham Compound
Mrs J S McGimins of Rockford Illinois writes how severe heart pains fainting spells and monthly ovarian issues vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham's medicine. She credits the compound with her recovery and urges others to try it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mas
McGimins
Kilburn Avenue
Rockford
Til
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Acton
J. Scott
Phil Sheridan
Maine
Mrs. McGillas
Mrs. Pinkhers
Hires
Charles E. Hires Co
Ives
MS Greens Sons
Atlanta
Thompson
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ST. Jacobs
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
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Fanacut
Iowa
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H. B. Trullinger
United States
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Office Deare & Weaver
McGill
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