First Sensations Of The Battlefield Amid War Fire
An excerpt from the Fortnightly Review surveys early battlefield impressions by Voltaire era observers. It contrasts modern authors Zola Tolstoi and Stephen Crane with wartime testimonies. Soldiers describe bullet hiss, sudden pains, and cholera-like shakiness, while veteran accounts urge steady nerves and moral control.
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Zola
Tolstoi
Stepher Crane
Herbert
Plevna
Dietu
Lee Goss
Army of the Potomac
Wilkeson
North Star Fur Coats Offer Warm Protection
North Star Fur Coats feature soft durable skins and wide collars to shield the face and ears with full skirts to guard the legs. They are guaranteed for one year against defects and sold by Lanpher Pineh Skinner in St Paul Minnesota, urging shoppers to ask their clothier for them.
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North Star
Lanpher
Pineh & Skinner
Florida as Mecca for winter anglers and fisheries
The Jacksonville Times-Union argues Florida draws northern anglers each winter and spring, offering abundant pompano and trout and other table fish. It urges state action, noting expanding refrigeration will elevate Florida fisheries to national importance.
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Florida
Jacksonville Times-Union
Dogs Fad Fades As Pedalism Replaces Pet Carriage
A New York Letter reports dog dealers notice a drop in demand as women shift to cycling and men ride bicycles on the boulevards. Smaller lap dogs decline while large breeds like St Bernard fade from walks, though one Kennel owner offered a pup as a sign of lingering interest.
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Kennell
New York
Proper Crop Rotation for Truck Farming and General Agriculture
To maintain soil fertility and maximize yields crop rotation is essential. Do not plant melons cucumbers and squash successively. Group bee plants tomatoes and Irish potatoes together and beans and peas together. Alternate crops from different families and follow heavy torning with cabbages onions or Irish potatoes before returning to tomatoes or squashes.
A Hopeless Case in Sharpe Collection
The senior partner says they must give up seeking money from Sharpe after a prior collector was thrown from a window and the min fell through an awning. Now Sharpe sends in a claim for the damage to the awning in this Cincinnati Inquirer item.
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Sharpe
Ilis
Min
Cincinnati Inquirer
Language and currency notes in Australia and US echoed in letters
The excerpt mentions English coins valued in Australia with a sovereign worth twenty shillings and a shilling equal to twelve pence. It notes 280 000 French speakers in the United States, hints at T Hewitt Key and other writers on language origins crediting Adam with invention of language, and a cricket variety with ears on its hind legs.
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Australia
Bank of England
T. Hewitt Key
Adam
The Vanished Watch and Missing Purse Aboard a Train
Helen Mitford travels in a hot third class carriage toward Noelcombe with Mr Flight seeking an answer to his plea. Her purse and a jeweled watch vanish during the Exeter route, drawing police scrutiny to a companion while Helen defends him and faces a mounting mystery.
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Helen
Ilfelen
Noelcombe
Miss Mitford
Mr. Flight
Flight
South
Devonshire
Exeter
Meriton Station
Meriton
St. David's Station
Hill
Master and knight father appear in crowded platform scene
A policeman questions Adolphus Jones as he and Mr. Smithers search for Albert Jones. A tall young man with a furrowed brow passes the carriage, scanning for the person who should be found, claiming ownership of the master.
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Adolphus Jones
Bil
Albert Jones
Bill
Mr. Smithers
European Powers Test Petroleum Fuel In Naval Engines
A Revista Nautica writer notes major powers experiment with oil as ship fuel. Italy and torpedo boats used it. England leads, Russia close behind. Benefits include lighter fuel weight per horsepower, extended range, underwater storage, easier firing, and safer, cleaner boilers. Evaporative power of oil surpasses coal, with 15 200 pounds water evaporated per 1 pound oil at 212 F.
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Revista Nautica
England
Russia
Imaginary Ailments Expose Hidden Injury in Patient
A Philadelphia Telegraph report recounts a young woman bedridden for months with paralysis of the legs. Doctors suspected an imaginary illness until a needle cushion revealed sharp pins causing her symptoms. Once lifted from the couch she stood, proving the ailment was psychosomatic.
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Phiadelphia Telegraph
Dry goods samples move by mail amid fashion trends
Merchants increasingly mail samples instead of giving them out in store. Customers request names and addresses to receive lines of samples, sometimes patterns from the same style. Dressmakers are favored and no return is required. firms spend large sums yearly on sample cutting and dispatch.
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New York
Bicycle Cleaners at Work in Government Departments
A Washington Star report notes a new service by a color man who cleans bicycles stored in the war and navy departments each Saturday. He charges 10 cents per wheel and may secure a weekly customer if the work satisfies the rider, even touching up chipped enamel to revive an old wheel.
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Navy
Washington Star
French Colonel Trials Creeping Charge Tactic
Col Bruneau of the Fifty ninth French infantry trains men to creep on hands and knees using hand pads to approach within 150 yards before leaping up to fix bayonets and charge. The method aims to outflank long range rifle fire and is said to be under consideration by French military authorities.
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Col. Bruneau
Fifty-Ninth
New York Recorder
Czar Alexander’s Little Joke In News Sketch
W S Harwood contributes a St Nicholas sketch about Joseph Francis the life boat inventor. The czar at dinner sees an exhibition of a new pump. He aims the nozzle toward the conservatory and lightly sprinkles the bystanders before apologizing for the mishap.
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W. S. Harwood
St. Nicholas
Joseph Francis
Mr. Harwood
Francis
Conservatory
Mr. Francis
Inischief
Clover Seed Crop and Harvesting Suggestions
A Michigan Farmer correspondent outlines top clover seed practices after harsh winters. Cut the stand in August to destroy weeds and boost root growth, then clip to protect seed yield. Manage clover midge by early clipping and sow extra clover for both hay and seed. The piece also covers harvesting beans with a modified sulky plow and wheat separator, stressing proper piling, dew, and equipment speeds.
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Michigan
Devices for threshing cow peas and practical harvest tips
Prof R J Redding notes the slow hand flail for cow peas and favors a low speed power thresher with a shaker followed by a grain mill. He warns peas are often split by spikes and urges mowing vines for hay or ensilage, with minimal hand picking to reduce costs.
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Hull
R. J.redding
Georgia Experiment Station
New Yorker
Experiment in Wheat Sowing Yields by Seed Quantity
Indiana experiment station reports eleven years of wheat sowing trials using velvet chaff wheat and oats stubble. Seeding began Sept 20 with seed amounts from two to ten pecks per acre. Yields ranged from 23 to 30 bushels per acre, peaking at three pecks in 1891.
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Indiana
Seed sowing rates for wheat in western states
The Indiana station reports wheat sown at least six pecks per acre is desirable, with two 1895 years cited where wheat survived winter well. Colorado growers typically plant five pecks or 75 pounds per acre, noting soil preparation and kernel size affect seed quantity decisions.
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Indiana
Colorado
Denver
Corn fodder harvest fuels new farm feeding and bedding
Farmers adopt shredders and huskers like Stevens Keystone and Melway to process corn hay. Experts estimate horses will consume 75 to 80 percent of the fodder, with the bulky stalk used for bedding due to its absorbent pith. Proper curing prevents mold. marketing grows as city stables adopt the feed and bedding value.
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Stevens
Keystone
Home Made Smoothing Harrow From Practical Farmer
A reader describes making a simple two piece 2x4 harrow with quarter inch holes spaced every three inches and steel wire spikes to mulch dust. Spikes are mounted to cleats and can be adjusted by removing a screw and turning the cleat. The device is claimed to protect a strawberry patch last summer and offers an inexpensive home made farming tool.
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C. HT. Groninger
Corn shredders and huskers face cost and storage issues
Farmers report shredders are costly and fodder molds during storage. Prices may drop as use expands and competition lowers charges for work by the zero. Knowledge on proper storage remains key, but patience and trials will improve drying and stacking methods. Some farmers praise shredder fodder for horses cattle and sheep.
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Sason
Beets and Mangels For Winter Feed Tips From Shaw County
John N. Henshaw of Shaw County explains pit storage for beets and mangels. Dry pits kept frost out allow four foot piles, with straw cover in spring. Do not cut tops too short and yellow mangels store best.
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John N. Henshaw
Shaw County
Double Action Gates For Farm Use
Practical farmer W B Riley explains a simple two way gate setup for daily use. Fit front post with three inches of space from the gate and attach two 2x4 blocks ten inches long as anchors to keep the gate secure. If hogs do not force gates, omit the bottom back block.
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W. B. Riley
Winter Oats Adaptability in Northern States
Inquiries about winter oats and their suitability for Northern states. The crop performs well in border states around Virginia but northward its reliability remains uncertain. Gradual acclimation might make it viable where winter wheat prospers, though no certainty has been achieved yet.
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Virginia
Watering cows to boost dairy profits in Newell’s advice
George E. Newell urges d etchers to provide ample water for cows with multiple watering points and a reliable well and windmill. He argues enough forage corn and water access keep herds content and farmers financially competitive.
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George E. Newell
Man Saves Life After Street Confrontation Over Watch
A Detroit Free Press item describes Puffy recounting a street encounter where a man threatened to shoot him unless he handed over his watch. Puffy refused to back down but ultimately surrendered the watch to avoid harm. The account highlights street danger and quick moral choices.
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Puffy
Guffy
Detroit Free Press
The Old Salt Doctor of Twenty fourth and Franklin
An elderly Omaha resident nicknamed The Old Salt Doctor recounts his recovery from dizziness memory loss and nerve weakness after using Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the remedy for improved memory and restored vigor and notes the product is sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady New York.
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World-Herald
Omaha
William C. Hart
Twenty-fourth and
Franklin Streets
Nebraska
Hart
Mr. Shrader
Clark Streets
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Denim and household tips for nursery floors and cleaning
This passage offers practical advice for homemaking. It suggests denim as flooring for nurseries with double carpet lining for warmth, a pantry pad on a kitchen table to avoid forgotten items, careful jar storage to protect silver, and kerosene oil for cleaning a zinc bath tub with a woolen cloth and bath brick polish.
Amusing Portsmou th naval tale of phantom torpedo boats
During a Portsmouth visit MPs heard a naval officer recount a night alarm at Lough Foyle. Admirals asked captains to report torpedo boat sightings and ammunition use, but none saw real boats. crews fired heavily at a coal barge mistaken for torpedo boats.
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Portsmouth
Lough Foyle
London World
North Star Fur Coats Offered Through Lanpher Finch & Skinner
All First Class Clothiers Are Supposed to Have Them The ad urges patrons to contact Lanpher Finch & Skinner of St Paul if their clothier lacks the celebrated North Star Fur Coats They promise guaranteed quality and free repairs if defects are found.
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North Star
Lanpher, Finch & Skinner
St. Paw
Wickshire's Ride Worries About Payments
A brief mock exchange in the Indianapolis Journal notes Wickshire riding habits and Madge II’s remark that riding isn’t required to cover payments, reflecting a light, humorous newspaper snippet from the era.
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Wickshire
Madge—Ii
Indianapolis Journal
Home Life Insurance seeks energetic local agent in St. Louis
The Home Life Insurance Company of New York offers attractive old line policies with guaranteed cash value and loan privileges. They seek an energetic local agent in the area with special territory and liberal contract. References required. Apply to Fred F. Loomis, general manager, 806-90 Pioneer Press building, St. Louis.
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The
Home Life Insurance Company of
New York
Fred F. Loomis
Pioneer Press
St. Laut
Parrot-like Dealer and Customer Exchange in York Town Topics
A brief dialogue shows a dealer admitting the parrot will swear, and a customer accepting a parrot that is no better than he is, reflecting a quirky exchange in York Town Topics.
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York Town
A Singular Form of Monomania
A class of people, rational in other respects, are mono maniacs in dosing themselves with trashy nostrums. They fry their stomachs bowels livers and kidneys with useless remedies. If they used Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, they would see its superiority.
New Doctors Added Last Night and Public Curiosities
Brown reports over 100 new doctors entering the profession last night while Brooklyn Life wonders about their future roles. A New Haven tale notes a whistling larynx in a young woman. An aluminum boat for sportsmen weighs thirty pounds and seats two. The first Roman Catholic camp meeting in America opened at Atlantic Highlands on July 20, 1882.
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Brown
Smith
Brooklyn Life
America
Atlantic Highlands
Patents Issued This Week To Northwestern Inventors
Northwestern inventors receive several patents this week. Notables include Peter J Caesar of Duluth Minnesota for a combined cigar cutter and lighter, James Ss Holt and W W Eldred of Seattle Washington for suspenders, and William Huitnants of Blue Earth City Minnesota for a display device. Also listed are Homer 8S Smythe of Woonsocket South Dakota for a Busey wrench, William J Woods of Minneapolis Minnesota for a dough kneader, John I Paul of Pipestone Montana for trade mark mineral waters and medicinal preparations, Chris Knudson of Port Townsend Washington for ale sign guitar.
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Northwestern
Peter J. Caesar
Duluth
Minn
James Ss. Holt
W. W. Eldred
Seattle
Wash
William Huitnants
Blue Earth City
Homer
Smythe
William J. Woods
Minneapolis
John I. Paul
Pipestone
Mont
Chris Knudson
Port Townsend
T. TD. Merwin
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Athletic girl advised on skin scrubbing routine
A historical guide urges athletic young women to scrub the face and throat nightly with a soap lather and a soft brush, avoid rubber brushes, and apply night cream. It recommends opaque soap, hot then cold water rinses, and drying with a soft towel for improved complexion.
Baby Teething Remedy Cited As Old Cure Prompted
An item notes Mrs WesLow’s SooT ing Syaur for Children Teething as a traditional remedy. The short blurb emphasizes its use to ease teething discomfort and promote relief for infants.
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Mra WesLow
News Travels Fast in the Wilder N hill reporters note swift info flow
Western North Carolina correspondent recalls how news travels in mountain regions. A lost cape triggers a relay as Adams five miles away learns it and promises to bring it to town on Saturday. Boarded notices on trees announce public matters, though many mountaineers cannot read.
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Postettice
Carolina
Adams
North Carolina
The
New York Post
Hall's Catarrh Cure and a False Report
A brief mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with price 7T5e. A false report is noted about Mr Hilltop studying for the ministry. Manchester comments on the report and a playful exchange about divinity. Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph notes language curiosities and a remark on football in England.
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Binningham
Hilltop
Manchester
Miss Northside
Pittsburg
Essays on Tacitus Authenticity Stir Scholarly Debate
The piece discusses Father Hardouin’s claim that many classics are forgeries and cites recent revival around Tacitus. It notes English writer Ross’s argument that the Annals and Histories may be Bracciolini’s patrotrophs and that Hochrat’s two volumes defend authenticity. observers claim a conspiracy of silence among professors.
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Father Hardouin
Tacitus
el’ Ermitage
Marek
Ross
Tacitus and
Bracciolini
Cornelius Tacitus
Germany
Martin V
Poggio Bracciotini
Din
Prench Savant
M. Hochrat
M. Hobart
Literry Digest
Vessel tipping quip echoes on Detroit voyage
Detroit Free Press notes a traveler asks if stewards were tipped after returning from Purepe. The reply jokes that the vessel did enough tipping for all on board.
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Purepe
Detroit Free Press
Tim claims lawn mower ruined by mosquito incident
First Jerseyite says a mosquito got caught in the mower and caused damage. Second Jerseyite asks why, noting the unusual cause cited by the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit
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Tam
Smithers
William Smithers
Barford
Warwick
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North Devon
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