Stranger on a Wisconsin Train Ends in Bold Robbery
A passenger narrator recalls befriending a well dressed stranger on a Wisconsin train in a tale of trust and danger. The man, George Raleigh, lures the narrator into a trap to steal money tied in three bank bundles for a mortgage payoff. After drugging and binding the narrator, a young girl witnesses the crime, enabling farmers to intervene and seize Raleigh. The story ends with Raleigh’s capture and the mortgage’s resolution.
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Grafton
Thad
Raleigh
George Raleigh
Vevey
Luming
Raleizh
Rey
Inventor Strong claims wireless earth polarity telephony
A Chicago Telegraph report summarizes Henry C. Strong’s claim that telephony can operate without wires or diaphragms by polarity, enabling ground currents and earth as a telegraph wire. He asserts experiments on tracks and water confirm his method, with patent efforts for railroad and water applications.
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Inter-State Telephone Company
Henry C. Strong
Strong
Bell
West Side
Arvana
Chicago Trilmne
Home and Garden Tips From a Long-ago Column
A 19th century homemaker guide covers dust removal from oil paintings, drying stale bread for crumbling into croquettes, wintering fruit trees with soil mounds, steaming flannel uses, homemade crackers, protecting window plants from cold, smothered steak prep, quail on toast, and sheep scab treatment. It also discusses winter manure spreading versus spring, and horse feeding to prevent colic.
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N. Y
National Live Stock Journal
Curious Northern visitors and battlefield pipes tale
A fragment from the Tenn. News describes visitors from the Northern States trading locally in pipes said to be from battlefield wood. The vendor claims the wood grew on the field, while the merchant suspects deception as Danes in Leadville follow a ritualistic cult with historic blood rites.
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Tenn
Leadville
Léadville
Proper care for farm horses in winter conditions
Prairie Farmer argues horses should be kept in sound condition year round. It warns against underfed or poorly housed stock and emphasizes steady feeding, ventilation, and protection from cold, with focus on the risks of letting stock slim down and the benefits of early proper care from birth.
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Tarve
Do Your Own Workshop On The Farm
The Germantown Telegraph argues every farmer should have a workshop to learn repairs. Apprenticeship of a year or two builds skill to tackle repairing primary machines on site, saving time and money by avoiding distant specialists. A dedicated space, warmed year round, aids tasks from wheelbarrow parts to fences and roofs, fostering self-reliance and efficiency.
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Germantown
Household stain removals from a handbook excerpt
The article summarizes stain treatments for fruit wine coffee and ink, detailing methods with soap and sour buttermilk sun drying starch mixtures and varying chemical steps. It notes oxidizing agents like sulphurous acid and oxalic acid for tough stains and cautions on fiber corrosion while mentioning indelible ink removing with nitrate of silver and ammonia. It also notes wintering bees indoors may improve survival and health.
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Handbook of Household Science
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