Questioned Bushel Measure Sparks Trade Reform Talk
A letter argues grain should be sold by weight rather than by volume, noting misalignment between bushel definition and real selling practice. It proposes a national law to standardize weight and reduce state level fare rules amid produce pricing. Also mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla benefits and a brief note on Washington spelling, U S citrus consumption, and regional caterpillar outbreaks.
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U. S
C. W. Idell
Not as Young as He Looked in a Card Plot
A fragmentary piece describes a witty dialogue about marriage between a poor hopeful suitor and a rich father with a comic exchange about cards. It follows with a set of reader queries from the Pomeroy Telegraph asking about spinning flax meanings a riddle about evening height and general math and geography puzzles.
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Pomeroy Telegraph
Removal of Prof Sanborn Restores Health in New Mexico
The former incurable professor from New Hampshire who traveled from Las Vegas, New Mexico to his home after doctors deemed him beyond hope has been cured by Dr Harter’s Iron Tonic. Astronomers expect charts detailing 100 million stars. Union note: Grant leaves NY Steam to compile his father’s papers and public documents.
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Sanborn
N. H
Las Vegas
N. M
Fred. Grant
New York Steam Company
Annie admires herself in the mirror
A short vignette describes Annie, a small black eyed cat, perched on a bedpost gazing at her reflection. When asked why, she replies she likes the way she looks, revealing a playful personality and self confidence.
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Annie
The Woman’s Colors in Progressive Times
A compendium of early feminism notes raised ages for girls in Delaware and Connecticut, new suffrage league activity in Amesbury, and a collage of women in public life. It cites reforms, missionary trends, and education, with passages on modern women in journalism, temperance, and literature.
Literary notes on Daniel Boone and Kentucky pioneers
The June Harper's features John Mason Brown on the Kentucky pioneers centered in Frankfort, with illustrated portraits of Boone Kenton Clark and Patterson. It covers Bryant's Station Blue Licks Indian battles and Boone's hunts, plus six Julian Rix landscapes and two Pyle illustrations.
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Kentucky
John Mason Brown
Frankfort
Daniel Boone
Boone
Bryant’s Station
Blue Licks
Simon Kenton
John Brown
George Rogers Clark
Robert Patterson
Julian Rix
Howard Pyle
American Magazine
Emma C. Cooke
Washington
Chambersburgh
Ann
van Buren Denslow
House of Representatives
Z. I. White
Laura D. Bridgman
New Discovery Cures Consumption, Says Chattanooga Dealer
D A Radford of Chattanooga Tennessee reports a severe cold that attacked his lungs. He tried many remedies before using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption and was completely cured in a few bottles. He now uses it in his family with excellent results. This is the experience of thousands who have used the Wonderful Discovery.
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D. A. Radford
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dr. King
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