The Life of a Farmer
Douglas Jerrold sketches the life of the husbandman as one fed by earth’s bounty and brightened by heaven’s air, presenting a reflective portrait of rural toil and plenty.
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Douglas Jerrold
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
4
Tailor’s Cutter MP and a Royal Witty Exchange
An Australian Labor MP lists his occupation as tailor’s cutter. The London Chronicle recalls a witty tailor who rose to minister and was quipped about by a governor. The ad promotes RED CROSS BALL BLUE laundry use claiming cleanliness, economy, and no leakage in a solid package ashine.
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RED Cross
Martial mix of quotes and oddities from a late 19th century issue
A collage of aphorisms previews, ad chatters, and curious anecdotes. It includes a plea for readers to write Marine Eye Remedies, a boast about a record newspaper in New York 1868, stray notes on an Essex captive eagle, teething advice from Mrs. Winslow, and a tale of Alexander the Great and Ajax the elephant.
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Meadors
Marine Hye Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
New World
Aix-la-Chapalle
Maldon
Essex
Leadenhall Market
Dundee Courier
Pure-Bred Sire Profitable Says Amite Farmers
An article argues pure-bred sires boost crop yields and livestock value. It notes higher service fees for pure-bred stallions pay back via superior offspring and stronger demand, while grade and scrub horses fetch less. It cites progress in cattle sheep hogs and seed quality and calls for breeders to embrace pure bloodlines to raise overall farm profitability. It also discusses dynamite use in agriculture for land improvement and mentions a rise of professional blasters, safety concerns, and the growing public interest in expanding cultivated land through blasting and ditching techniques.
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As & Business
Amusing Four Handed Game for All Players
A playful four handed game can be enjoyed with partners or played solo. The board contains 100 squares arranged for quick rounds and easy play.
Lydia Pinkham Sells Help For Women Suffering
Suffered everything from female complaints until health restored by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Letters from Mrs Henry Leiseder and Mrs G B Waitington praise relief and urge others to seek advice from the Lynn Mass company. Confidential advice available by mail.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Mra
Henry Leisederg
Adams St
Kearneysville
W. Va
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Lynn Ee Pinkham Medicine Co
Italian Winters and Florence Homes Without Fireplaces
The people of Florence endure cold winters without fires as most houses lack fireplaces. Residents rely on devices like the scaldino with glowing ashes, though this heating method is viewed as effeminate by some observers. The tramontane wind adds to the chill in unheated interiors.
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Florence
Italy
Years of ASQSTU RMSE In Nothing to Worry About
In Hampton's Magazine a boarder questions safety of a cistern while a child remains curious about drinking water. The piece satirizes persistent power in government. A fragment cites John C. Calhoun noting a rising, diverse set of Interests backed by bank surplus.
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Hampton's Magazine
Banka
John OC. Calhoun
One Little Sin and the Slow Unraveling of Confidence
A fragmented quotation chain discusses how a small flaw can unravel trust and recovery, referencing Charles Buxton and intertwined ideas on art, recovery, and the sublime. Also notes on life’s pleasures, friendship, and the rarity of true friends due to busyness.
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Charles Buxton
Butterfly Seen Through Wings in Beebe's Wilderness Tale
In Our Search for a Wilderness William Beebe of the New York Zoological Park recounts observing a transparent butterfly Hoetera ptera in British Guiana. He describes the moment when sunlight revealed three azure spots on the margin and shows how the scarlet flower and green leaf appeared clearly through the insect’s nearly invisible wings.
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William Beebe
New York Zoological Park
British Guiana
New Machine Destroys Weeds by Fire and Steam
A novel weed killer uses crude oil heated with steam to burn weeds at the roots. Multiple burners can be mounted on a cart for gutters and light traffic streets. After burning, a water spray extinguishes remaining flames. Also notes on shoe laces and a tale of a horse choking on a swallowed bird.
Careful with horses says temperamental chauffeur warning
A reader warns that a man with an ungovernable temper should not be trusted with a horse or chaffeur. The caution underscores the risk of assigning volatile drivers to equine duties.
Young Beaver's Day's Work in Regent's Park Gardens
A young beaver in Regent's Park Gardens London begins at noon on a twelve foot log. It works by barking the tree then gnaws it down slips into a pond and returns to finish. It segments the fallen trunk into three parts rolls two portions into water and saves one for shelter.
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Regent's Park Gardens
London
Aerate Your Boiled Water and Soda Bonbons
Advice on improving boiled water by aeration in a bottle for better taste. A note on soda bonbons from Bohemia to make soda water. Opinions claim apathy and idleness foster harm and sin within society.
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