The Poet's Column: Thornbury On Faugh a Ballagh War Song
Walter Thornbury presents a martial poem recalling a clash with French forces. The speaker recounts brave soldiers under fire, the colonel being wounded yet rallying, and the refrain Faugh a ballagh clear the way echoing through battle ranks. The piece blends heroism, grit, and vivid action.
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Bedadour
Garry
Beyond the smiling and the weeping in Bonar poem
The text is a corrupted OCR of Horatio Bonar poetry titled A Little While. It repeats lines about being beyond waking and sleeping and awaits a soon arrival of love and rest. The fragment emphasizes enduring hope and a swift return or reunion.
Longing and Dreaming by the Window in Lonely Night
A young woman sits at her window under a moonlit night. She dreams of a distant love and recalls his touch while neighbors laugh outside. Her heart aches as she waits for him, listening to bees, wind, and distant doves beyond the city walls.
Wilde Poem Fragments on Decay and Winter Garden
A short verse fragment by Oscar Wilde apprises autumnal decay. Vivid natural imagery shows withered lilies, dusty gold stalks, a beech tree, a dying sunflower, and dead leaves scattered under wind and privet and rose remains.
The Tassel Swinging in the Alder Tree Poem
A lyrical fragment recalling seasonal change and summer promises. Images of lambs, sap, blossoms, and violets evoke renewal. the poem centers on the alder tree tassel as a symbol of nature waking after winter.
Chrome relief at Adams Express Office inspires a sufferer
In a New York office a chrome plaque shows a rustic temple scene with St Jacobs Oil. Edward J Douglass credits the image and Mr Hall with easing his sciatic rheumatism after weeks of worsening pain and failed remedies.
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Picture Inspires Cure for Rheumatism by Oil Remedy
A patient credits St. Jacob's Oil for rapid relief from a severe rheumatism attack after following a regimen advised by Mr. Hall and Jacob Oll. The account claims full recovery within days and urges others with stiffness to seek the oil through Mr. Hall's reference, noting drivers and others are directed to the pictured remedy.
Apple Advice and Health Notes From Historic Columns
An array of health tips and medical opinions cover apples as fever era nutrition, tobacco risks for youth, gymnastic myths, and general body facts. The piece promotes baked sweet apples as superior nourishment, cites a Philadelphia physician’s brain food claim, and includes modern cautions about tobacco and growth impacts, plus miscellaneous health trivia.
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Plato
Philadelphia
Flower Garden Notes on Vines Shrubs and Harsh Climate Planting
John G. Barker discusses flowering vines shrubs and evergreen flowering plants suited to shaded and wall spaces at Oak Hill Cemetery Gerrytown D C. He praises wistaria clematis trumpet creeper Bignonia varieties and honeysuckles with guidance on pine and hardy species plus August hydrangeas and altheas. The piece covers propagation and care from sowing to hardening off including Forsythia and climbing Forsythia Fortunei and Fortanei and practical tips for starting petunias and phlox drummondii and care of delphiniums and grasses.
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China
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How to Grow Carnations in Open Ground and Pots
The article explains planting carnations in open ground when soil is mild and moist, then lifting and potting clumps in autumn. It covers watering, soil mix with broken pots and charcoal, drainage, and winter care with minimal water while ensuring light moisture and air. It also notes bud removal for winter bloom and staking to prevent breakage.
Apportionment and celestial risk in late 19th century notes
The article outlines the 825 member House plan based on the 1880 census with quotas and state gains and losses, notes the debate over representation size, and mentions warnings from Professor Proctor about a potential sun-related catastrophe within fifteen years. It also covers leaf motion from Darwin and practical leather cleaning and shark products used in jewelry and weapons.
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How to transfer painting designs on glass with varnish
Step by step from selecting lithographs to laying the image on glass, pricking out air bubbles, and drying. Instructions cover demar varnish use, back painting, color mixtures, and materials. Includes specific color mixes for eyes, skin, drapery, landscapes, and backgrounds.
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Pierre
Dolgeville firm pioneers pension plan for workers
A New York State manufacturer in Dolgeville Herkimer county announces a formal pension system after ten years of continuous service. Employees gain 50 to 100 percent pensions by years of service with extra 50 percent during on duty accidents or sickness. The plan aims to reduce strikes and retain skilled labor while expanding production at the village’s soundboard and piano parts plant serving 480 workers and growing housing demand.
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Herkimer County
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Dolveville
New York
Brooklyn
Alfred Dolge
Fancy-Wok Tea Cosies Feature Practical Warmth
Tea cosies serve as ornamental yet useful items for households with members who prefer hot tea. Lined with cotton batting they trap steam and keep tea hot longer. Simple in construction, these cosies are designed for general use and ready to fit over the teapot.
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Redfern
Cowes
Jura
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