Noelcombe social feasts invite the county’s gentry
Miss Mitford and niece Helen host a quiet night in at Carnation cottage while Noelcombe’s Jones family and guests prepare a grand ball. Bertie Jones pushes for broad invitations to include villagers and old ladies, sparking friction with Anastasia who fronts the party planning. Lady Jones and Mr Jones arrive for a formal visit disrupting the calm household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilil
Helen
Miss Mitford
Adolphus
Mermaid
Noelcombe
Elizabeth
Fielen
Sir Adolphus
Newton
Jones
Priory
Marjoribanks
Mr. Jones
Bertie
Anastasia
Mother
Lady Jones
Carnation Cottage
Julia
A rollicking manor party with Bertie and Anastasia
In a spacious drawing room of a grand house a lively gathering enjoys dinner and music while Bertie Jones and Anastasia tease each other. Helen, Miss Mitford, Lady Jones and guests mingle as they discuss polo, golf and a night shaped by the melodies of Killaloo as the moon glints over the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mitford
Helen
Lady Jones
Newton
Bones
Killaloo
Albert Jones
Anastasia
Bertie
Lucy
Papa
Aerial torpedo boat prototype explained in dramatic detail
A report describes experiments blending torpedo boats with aerial weapons. Details cover a submerged launch craft, air guided shells, and an aerial gun in the bow. The craft dives to depths up to seventy feet, then fires with no visible sign from enemy forces.
Raising Lowered Trolley Fares in Detroit
Detroit confronts a failed cheap fare experiment as eight tickets now cost a quarter after seven months of a six-for-a-quarter plan. The street railway managers report an $80,000 loss this year and favor maintaining fares while improving cars and roads. A European cumulative-ticket approach is noted but likely unpopular. Lowering fares did not significantly boost travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
America
Forage Plants Bulletin Describes 56 Desirable Fodder Species
The Department of Agriculture issues a bulletin by Prof F Lam son Scribner chief of agrostology listing fifty six forage plants with brief descriptions and key traits. It covers cultivated and native species including wild vetch Beckwiths clover buffalo pea winter fat prickly pear sotol and deer weed and appends an alphabetical list of common English names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
F. Lamson Scribner
Division of
Agrostology
United States
Beckwith
New Waterproof Fabric Coated With Impalpable Glass Powder
London Telegraph reports a waterproof fabric improved by applying a film of finely ground glass dust to the coated surface. The powder yields a soft silky luminous finish and can be printed or dyed before or after vulcanization. A second glass powder coating after ornamentation prevents water solubility and increases durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Noted Hotel Figure in City Funeral Procession
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item describes a large funeral procession for a man identified as one of the country's wealthiest hotel men. He is humorously misidentified as a hotel proprietor, but is clarified as a head waiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Top Rung Toast Sparks Talk of Upside-Down Ladder
A witty exchange from the Chicago Record notes celebration of reaching the peak of success with a sharp jab about climbing by turning the ladder upside down. The quip underscores rival views on merit and luck in advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mere Euphemism in a 19th Century Quotation
The Cincinnati Enquirer cites Willie Papa noting the king took the lion’s share as a polite phrase for acting the hog. The quotation reflects a debate over language precision and moral tone in political discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Papa
Mr. Ferry
Stacking corn fodder and corn breeding methods described
The text outlines careful fodder ricking techniques to minimize water exposure and preserve the main rick, including building from the far end and using center rows. It also describes selective plant breeding practices, delaying cross pollination, removing weak plants and tassels to ensure pollen comes from vigorous stalks for higher yields.
How to build a sunflower seed separator at home
Instructions describe constructing a hand driven seed separator from a grindstone frame. A wooden wheel studded with nails shells seeds quickly, with an alternate two handed method. A spike cylinder alternative exists and efficient storage cautions are given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd
Handy stone boat aids stable work and hauling chores
A store boat illustrated below proves handy for cleaning stables and hauling straw earth and other tasks. The piece describes its convenient runners and multiple uses across farm work.
Homemade Stone Boat for Heavy Lifts in Dodge County
A description by E. G. Allen of Dodge County Wisconsin outlines a stone boat built from 4x4 oak and 2-inch boards forming a platform with ends bolted by 4x4 supports. Runners allow bidirectional pulling and a side chain or eye bolt enables loading leverage, designed to save labor on moving heavy loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Dodge County
Wis
Homemade greenhouse of brick and wood features for a warm edible garden
J. M. Aker of Bayfield County Wisconsin describes a flexible greenhouse design. Front measures 18 inches, back 5 feet or taller, posts on north side to admit noon sun. East west orientation with variable length, roof on north portion, south end can be glazed with glass muslin or parchment. Parchment roll costs 2.50 for 900 sq ft. lumber version would need about 1500 ft ship lap at about 20 dollars. Bedding on ground heated by stove and central pipe. Harvest includes cabbage cauliflower tomato cress rhubarb radishes valued around 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Aker
Bayfield County
Wis
Value of Silage in Dairy Farming
Silage is increasingly valued by dairymen for feeding efficiency and pasture support. About 80 percent of harvested corn in silage is available for feeding, outperforming same corn cut and shocked. A hundred tons can feed 25 cows at forty pounds daily for 200 days, often from 10 acres, sustaining milk during dry seasons.
Better Farming Fights Weeds Says Farmer Advice
Farmers can curb weeds like daisies by keeping land busy with a strong, continuous crop. He notes that neglect allows daisies to gain ground, while a good stand of grass excludes weeds and requires persistent, attentive land management.
Proper winter storage of onions and grading methods
The article explains that onions must be mature, thoroughly cured, undamaged, and dormant for winter storage. It recommends topping with shear shearers, and sorting via a screen into three grades to reduce losses from sprouting and decay.
Protection Against Army Worm
Advice to farmers for next year includes clearing and burning infested lands, searching for chrysalides under stones grass and boards, and using plowing rolling or targeted poisoning to curb spread. A New York experiment station bulletin No. 104 from Geneva is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Geneva
Farm Notes on Crops and Soil Management
The article urges thorough plowing after harvest to remove Canada thistle, drain low wheat-field areas before freeze, and choose next season crops suited to land. It notes fall rains for substitute crops if breuth affected forage, highlights fall feed crop options, and emphasizes raising feed first then profitable market crops with careful planning and prudent judgment.
Mitigating Circ Jinks on Marrying Two Couples
A light court sketch notes a minister should receive a modest fee for marrying two couples. Filkins suggests a six month sentence if the clergyman is wholly unfamiliar with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filkins
His Point of View in a Chicago Record Quotation
A brief Chicago Record quotation contrasts generations in a debate over parenting competence. It features a witty exchange where a son asserts knowledge and a father concedes, highlighting mutual respect and humor across ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The Schatchen and a New York Marriage Market
A New York East Side correspondent describes the schatchen a busy matchmaking broker who profits from arranging marriages and knowing families and finances. A new group the Society for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseases aims to bar marriages to avoid hereditary illness with twenty members growing. its leaders are a young president and a young vice president in the Stewart studio building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Side
Hven
Schatchen
Schutchen
Gotham
Society For the Prevention of
Stewart Studio
Fifty-ninth Street
Pittsburg Dispatch
X rays aid veterinary surgery with moving animals
A New York Journal report describes Roentgen rays used on living animals in England and Germany. Radiographs of moving horses show sharp lines, promising to ease veterinary diagnostics without anesthesia. The technique aims to image circus horses and wild animals at the London Zoo, with a commercial apparatus expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roentgen
Germany
England
London Zoo
London
New York Journal
Ancient Rome tools rival modern gear in Pompeii findings
Prof. Goodman notes surprising parallels between ancient Roman implements and modern tools seen in Pompeii. Ironwork resembles today’s shelves from hammers to spades, while remarkable surgery instruments mirror recent patents. Bronzework shows skilled artistry. water pipes and fountains feature advanced layouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Goodman
Goodman
Pompeii
Pompeiians
Kitchener
How the Monkey Won
A race between a monkey and a foxhound ends with the monkey riding the dog to the finish line. The judges permit any method to win, and the monkey suddenly jumps free near the end, landing the final bound to win. The tale ends noting wit outweighs sheer strength.
Child Shocked by Bloomers Mention in Cincinnati Enquirer
A country girl witnesses bloomers for the first time and fears divine judgment, saying she fears God will think she knows the woman, in a remark cited by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinizati Roquirer
Cobra Crushed by Slipper in Fever Ward Tale
A fever patient’s wife in India spots a hooded cobra entering the bungalow during the crisis. She stomps the serpent with her slipper to save her husband, leaving her unconscious as the doctor arrives. the husband recovers and the blue silk slipper is kept as a treasured memento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer Meel
Cobre
India
The Municipal Authority and the Indignant Committee
A Detroit Free Press tale portrays a small town mayor facing a protest from citizens who demand more say in governance. The mayor humorously deflects blame by invoking family dynamics to explain power within the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Unprevaricated Proverbs from the Boston Home Journal
A brief collection of aphorisms about reading, heartbreak, appearances, soul, marriage, and love. The witticisms critique social norms with ironic observations on women, wealth, and relationships.
Scrap notes mix science whimsy and old war memory
A fragmentary item mentions Dr. Omanza of Vienna unveiling a pulse recording method, notes brain sidedness in life, sun spot openings in the photosphere, and a ninety nine year old ex body servant Ben Jones in San Antonio. It closes with a quip on Portland Ore water sprinkling after 5 PM by a street car company as a reportedly satisfactory arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omanza
Vienna
Ben Jones
San Antonio
Tex
Lucifer
Puck
Harper’s Bazar
City of
Portland Ore
Miss Barton Welcomed Home in Washington
Special-Miss Clara Barton head of the Red Cross was greeted on returning from Turkey with a Shoreham hotel reception in her honor. Assistants included Mrs John A Logan and George Pullman. A banquet followed with speeches by District Commissioner Ross Supt. Wilson Loyal Legion Mrs Fannie Pomeroy and Bishop Hurst. Secretary of the Navy Herbert attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Barton
Washington
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
Turkey
Shoreham Hotel
John A. Logan
George Pullman
Commissioner Ross
Thomas Wilson
The
Loyal Legion
Fannie Pomeroy
the Loyal Legon Woen
Bishop Hurst
Herbert
Rev Lang Charged With Immorality Sermon Sparks Mob
Guthrie Oklahoma special: evangelist Rev Lang in Seward delivers sermon condemning dancing as immoral. A mob of about fifty church members chases him to the Santa Fe station where two farmers and several women beat him. he is tarred and feathered before rescue by Santa Fe train crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lang
Guthrie
Okla
Seward
Here
Santa Fe Road
Santa Fe
Norwegian Bark Ariaine Runs Ashore in Gale
Halifax reports the Norwegian bark Ariaine, Captain Pulson, from Gronick, ran ashore between Green Cove and Ingomish during a morning easterly gale and broke up. Eleven aboard perished, including the captain and nine crewmen, with only Christian Johnson the second mate and a youth named Johnnie Ravenburg surviving from a twelve man crew.
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Halifax
N. S
Pulson
Gronick
Green Cove
Ingomish
Christian Johnson
Johnnie Ravenburg
Patents Valued for Northwestern Inventors List
Last week patent issuances include John C Barber St Paul Minn car truck Charles O Halling Minneapolis Minn device for transporting trees Karl A Klose Richfield Minn pump Sewell M Parker Robbinsdale Minn constable appliance Casper Zimmer man Big Stone City SD design David W Cesseday Minneapolis Minn badge Charles A Roach St Paul Minn trade mark Remedies for threat and lung affections Patent lawyer T D Merwin 10 11 and 912 Pioneer Press building St Paul Minn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
John C. Barber
St. Paul
Minn
Charles O. Halling
Minneapolis
Karl A. Klose
Richfield
Sewell M. Parker
Robbinsdale
Constable
Casper Zimmerman
Big
Stone City
David W. Cesseday
Charles A. Roach
T. D. Merwin
Pioneer Press
Watched Woodsaws Plague Drifter in Air
Perry Patellc asks for more liquor while Wayworn Watson recoils after a long spell of seeing woodsaws floating in the air. The exchange hints at a delirious or hallucinatory episode observed in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Patellc
Wayworn Watson
Cincinnati Enquirer
Notable Quote From Chicago Post Cites Troubled Cradle
Three days out the speaker feels unwell while a female narrator laments the cradle of the deep. She adds she wishes it were not an automatic rocker. The line reflects nautical distress and a sorrowful mood from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Courtroom Echoes On Summer Romance Case
A courtroom exchange probes a summer affair between Merritt and De Garry. The judge notes the lovers’ passion was as sublime as Eden but questions why it could not endure beyond the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Garry
Garden of Eden
Merritt
Judge
City sports quarrel sparks odd debate on retirements
A playful exchange features the Base Ball objecting to retirement from the field and the Foot Ball-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph replying about a kick coming. The terse dialogue hints at a rivalry between two sports entities in a period-appropriate newspaper voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
No-To-Bac Ad Promises Quick Health Boost
A vintage advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a remedy to quit tobacco and regain vitality. It claims dozens of benefits, including weight gain and rapid cures, and invites readers to obtain booklets mailed free from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ad. Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Silly Mr Smilax’s trousers turned up at the bottom
A humorous aside notes the young Mr Smilax with trousers turned up at the bottom while a social exchange mentions Windsor Castle and civil service estimates. The Times cites an annual repairs figure around $30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor Castle
Civil Service
Hay Structure Planned for National Exposition in Toronto
Directors of the national exposition approve a mammoth hay bale building to advertise the West’s hay production at the Toronto fair. Large compressed hay blocks will form the walls and visiting exhibitors will showcase grain sheaves inside and outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Poultry Feed Fragments Inspire Hen Labor in Litter
The best litter in the poultry-house comes from hay-loft refuse and hay seeds. Hens scratch and labor all day to obtain the seeds, which act as an invigorating change. Clover hay leaves also appeal to hens and rank among top foods for winter.
Untitled fragment hints at trousers alteration
A clipped line notes trousers being turned up at the bottom with a question about where to have them altered, attributed to a Washington Times context. The terse fragment suggests a casual or humorous aside in a broader piece.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promoted for Constipation Aid
Early treatment with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advised for constipation and related ailments. The product is claimed to relieve fever and ague, kidney issues, nervousness, debility and rheumatism, emphasized as especially suitable for improving general health.
Cockrobin and His Self-Importance Highlighted in Rail Fare
In a Buff alo Courier excerpt a character named Cockrobin is mocked for vanity, as the passage notes he pays two fares when riding a street car, reflecting his inflated self view. The dialogue underscores his exaggerated self-importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cockrobin
Buffalo Courier
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Promise One Day Cure
An old advertisement claims to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It offers a refund if the medicine fails to cure, and targets general readers seeking quick relief from colds.
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Beatrice Whitby
Marseillas
Continent
Destrae
Progressive Farmer
John M. Jamison
Ohio
Willett M. Hays
Minnesota
Middle West
Breuth
Pompelii
Sheek
the Municipal Authority
Boston Home Journal
Mr. Smilax
Washington Times
Warner
Ag Aa
Aaa A
Ayer
King Chewbutts
Ensio
Joan W. Morris
Washington, D.C
Ad. T
Deane
Prin
Ua Pat
Ottice Deane & Weaver
McGill Tldg
Wash.d
Une
Rook
Dr. B
Woolley
Atlanta, Ga
Osborn, Crosby & Co., Flour Exchance
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
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