Be a Good Boy Good-Bye in the Saturday Evening Post
A reflective piece recalling a boy’s first day at school and the enduring refrain be a good boy good-bye. The poem traces parental guidance shaping lifelong fears and resolve as siblings face life’s battles with hopeful perseverance.
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Tony and the Wyoming Hound Stop a Chicago Burglar
Tony uses a lariat and her hound Rattles to trap a thief in her uncle’s study in Chicago. She wakes her uncle, tells him she caught the intruder, and the burglar is found restrained by the rope with the dog guarding him.
Lariat Captures Burglar as Family Honors Hero
The incident ends with Ty lassoing the burglar, Rattles watching, and Aunt Henriette praising the rescue. Mgr. Collingsworth orders rest, but the twins insist on hearing the tale. The police remove the limp burglar, and Tony is embraced by the family as the lariat earns a place of honor in the library.
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Great jump by a horse over a twenty one foot chasm
A cowboy George King rode through a dense thicket toward a grizzly feeding on a yearling. His horse leaped twenty one feet across a gulch to safety at the edge of the opposite bank. The accompanying Indian Juan Machado had warned him the bear would hear the boast. St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Makes Old Clothes Do Woman’s Profitable Business in Lil Remnants
A Chicago drummer recalls a widow with two children who built a thriving sewing business from rummaged silk skirts and ruined garments. She renovated stock, expanded to shirtwaists and silks, and grew her trade to earn 500 to 600 dollars monthly, securing a good home and schooling for her children. The story illustrates bold thrift and streetwise entrepreneurship.
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Chicago Chronicle
The Farmer's Dinner Horn and Dairy Guidance
A poetic ode praises the kitchen dinner horn and farm sounds as comforting signals of rest. The article then outlines dairy cow form, cattle feeding profitability, cases of extraordinary honey deposits, tree spraying for pests, building a chicken coop, census farming questions, and methods for making sweet butter with clean milk and Jersey cows highlighted.
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Bee Mountain and Swarm Behavior
A Bee Mountain discusses bee colonies expanding in unlimited space and notes bees form new colonies nearby instead of migrating far, implying swarming is less likely when ample room remains.
A Housewife’s Soft Hands Secret Uses Tomatoes
A Kansas City Journal tip shares how a housewife keeps hands soft and white after housework. She notes tomato juice removes fruit stains, especially from apple paring, and recommends gloves when washing dishes and sweeping. Winter use can rely on canned tomatoes.
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Kansas City Journal
Best Way to Make Sausage From Scrappy Meats
Instructions describe grinding Trinxy scraps from hams and shoulders with tenderloin and optional head meat to create sausage. Season with salt sage black pepper and cayenne per gallon of meat. Pack in jars for immediate use or in casings for long storage and possible smoking. Optional onion juice adds flavor.
Indian Crumptea and Pantry Tips From Kitchen Deck
A collection of simple recipes and household tricks including Indian Crumptea batter, ink stain rescue on moquette carpet, head cheese preparation, sauerkraut cooking, and kitchen wisdom notes. Also offers advice on tea, cleaning, and avoiding common pantry waste.
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