For a Child Named Ermyntruda Marmaduke Simmons
A tale of Bill Simmons and his partner as they argue over their newborn son’s name. A registrar reveals the birth was registered as Ermyntruda Marmaduke Simmons, sparking comedy and tension between the couple and their friends.
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Bill
Gal
Tamme
Pill Simmons
Mrs. Simmons
Garibaldi
Ermyntruda Marmaduke
Ermyntroda Marmaduke
Pippleton
Blue Gulch
Ermyn
Marmonduke
Ernyn
Harriet
Shakespeare
Fay
Ermingtrooda
Pinpleton
Pip
Bill Simons
William
Big Simmons
Fountain Court
Shareditch
Tater
Opus
Publc
Ermyntrud
Mermaduke Simmons
Homemade Barrel Press Described in Illustrative Cut
An article describes a home made barrel barreling press using a bent iron rod and lever mechanism. A blacksmith can craft the device quickly to press covers into place, with the lever working to secure the head until nailed, offering performance comparable to commercial presses.
Strawberry Beds Renewal Method Boosts Next Year’s Crop
A farmer explains renewing an old strawberry patch rather than replanting every two years. After harvest, he plows through rows tearing out most old plants, keeps outer edge shoots, harrows, thins remaining plants to a foot apart, and adds barnyard manure. Winter brings new plants, ensuring the following year’s yield remains strong.
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Tris
Timely Garden Notes and Bird Facts Highlight Farming
A Farmer's Voice column offers practical tips for celery beet and rutabaga care, seed stalk removal and weed control plus a nitrate boost for slow melons. It also notes an ornithologist warning that a birdless world would be uninhabitable in nine years, stressing birds as vital insect eaters for agriculture.
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Mas
Cabbage Disease and Soil Management Advice
The piece notes cabbage pests thrive on the same land yearly and recommends relocating crops. It praises wood ashes as a remedy, noting ash potash kills maggots and suggests soaking ashes in water and applying around plants, though this works best on small plots.
Automobiles Conquer Atlas Heights In North Africa Desert Ride
Baron Kerre and Baron Joseph de Crawhes drive an auto through Algeria from Brussels via Paris and Spain to Algiers, entering the desert at Sakkemodi. They endure floods, cliffs, and snowdrifts up to 6520 feet as authorities welcome the pioneering motor journey through rugged terrain.
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North Africa
Baron Kerre
Joseph de Crawhes
Haron Juerre
Africa
Brussels
Paris
Spain
Algiers
Aved Djemma
Sakkemodi
Aursale
Bonira
Atlas Mountains
Selecting a Cat for Children and Pet Advice
The piece discusses how most pet cats are adopted as strays, with advice from a cat fancier on choosing a good natured cat. It notes traits like a round nose, sturdy head, and poised cheeks, warns against overfeeding, and mentions cats’ temperament and weather effects on appetite.
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N.Y. Heralt
Swift Specific Company Cure Claim for Cancer to Contagious Blood Poison
An advertisement promotes an all vegetable remedy guaranteed to cure cancer eczema scrofula rheumatism contagious blood poison tetter boils carbuncles and sores with no minerals or chemicals. Free books offered by Swift Specific Company Atlanta Georgia.
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B.S
Ag S
T. W. Lee
Montgomery
Ala
Swift
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Asiatic Squadron Plans Navy Redeployment to Philippines
Secretary Long will reduce the fleet to Philippine waters with Admiral Watson in command. The aim is to reestablish the European station, add ships to the Pacific squadron, and let officers and men recuperate from China coast climates. Smaller craft will watch Philippine coasts, while Charleston and Concord remain on station.
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Secretary Long
Admiral Watson
Philippine
China Sea
Ecosst
Philippine Archipelago
Serpt
Navy
Charleston
Concord
Liquid air at low cost and in county first
The article describes a new liquefied air plant in New York City operated by Oscar Ostergren and Moriz Burger. It reports a 105 horsepower steam-driven setup producing about 1,500 gallons of liquid air in 24 hours, at roughly one cent per gallon in power cost, claiming threefold speed advantage over Linde's apparatus.
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Prac- Gealy
Oscar I. Ostergren
Moriz Bureer
Si Wese
Eet
New York City
Linde
Munich
Ostergren
Bureger
New Life Pills Promise Appetite and Health Benefits
The piece touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a cure for poor appetite and digestive issues and claims a regular body habit and perfect health with energy for 25 cents at drug stores. It also notes patent office trends with 3647 applications last month, a May 1898 excess, and shifts in mechanical chemical and bicycle invention activity.
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Dr. King
Patent Office
Ted Watry
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Attorney At Law
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United States
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Uashter
Windgosket CO
Boston
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Board of Examiners
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Prask Broynaron
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