First Sensations in Bailie of War Reflections
The piece quotes soldiers and observers on the instant experiences of battle. It cites Lieut. Bert of Plevna, Mr. Lee Goss, and Wilkeson to illustrate the fear, physical weakness, and moral resolve sparked by bullets and shellfire. It notes impatience against French lines in 1870 71 and the drum and gunfire sequence.
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Bailie
Zola
Tolstoi
Stepher Crane
Herbert
Plevna
Lee Goss
Army of the Potomac
Wilkeson
Bent They Cost No More Pur Coat Ad
North Star Pur Coats offer soft durable skins with wide collar protection for face and ears and full skirts for leg coverage. Guaranteed one year against defects. Ask your clothier for them and avoid other makes. Lanpher Finch Skinner St Paul Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Star
Lanpher, Finch & Skinner
Florida fisheries could become national institutions
The Jacksonville Times-Union urges Florida residents to seize the fishing opportunity as the North seeks winter and spring angling in Florida. It praises abundant pompano and trout on the Florida coast, arguing that improved refrigeration will make state fisheries nationally significant and urges local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Jacksonville Times-Union
Demand for Dogs Decreasing in New York Letter
Dog dealers report falling demand as a woman stops fondling puppies for amusement and shifts to bicycling. Large dogs lose appeal as walkers switch to wheels. Boulevard riders are followed by dogs but it is not a fad. A kennel owner offered a St Bernard pup, indicating lower prices for popular breeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard
New York
Proper crop rotation for truck farming guidance
Farm and Home notes urge rotating crops to maintain soil fertility. Melons cucumbers and squash share a family and should not follow each other, while egg plants tomatoes and Irish potatoes form another group. Beans and peas form a third, with roots following fibrous roots and top rotters following fibrous-rooted plants. After warm periods plant cabbage onions Irish potatoes and egg plants, then tomatoes and squash, followed by beans or peas.
A Hopeless Case in Cincinnati Inquirer
A dialog about pursuing money from Sharm ends with the claim for damage to an awning after a collector was thrown out a window. The Senior Partner notes Ilis office is on the second story and recalls the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharm
Ilis
Cincinnati Inquirer
Language origins and currency notes in Kilburn society
The Buffalo Courier quotes a conversational exchange about English coins in Australia and the value of a sovereign. It cites historical figures on language origin debate and notes a quirky cricket fact. The piece references Della Ware and Mr Galen in a casual dialogue with scattered historical trivia.
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Della Ware
Mr. Galen
Galen
Buffalo Courier
Australia
Bank of Engcland
A Matter of Skill Story of a Reluctant Bride
Helen Mitford travels with a distraught lover on a hot Devon train. She loses her watch and purse to a thief, faces police scrutiny, and defends a fellow passenger as innocent while her plan to visit Noelcombe unfolds amid family pressure and romantic tension.
Master’s Arrival Sparks Smart Exchange at Platform
A policeman questions a man about Adolphus Jones as a tall young man hurriedly scans the crowd seeking his master. Mr. Smithers proclaims the man as his master with a confident tone as the carriage window passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphus Jones
Bill
Albert Jones
Mr. Smithers
European Powers Experiment with Petroleum Fuel in Naval Ships
A Revista Nautica writer notes major powers testing oil for navies. Italy used astaii to supplement fuel. Britain leads, Russia second, oil improves range, storage, and safety. Oil reduces weight and volume of fuel, eases firing, lowers boiler strain, and evaporates more efficiently than coal, with 15 200 pounds of water evaporated per pound of oil at 212 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revista Nautica
England
Russia
Imaginary Ailments Revealed by Needle Cushion Incident
A Philadelphia Telegraph report discusses a young woman who believed herself bedridden for months. Examinations found no real illness, and a staffer noted she could stand when moved from a couch onto a needle cushion, revealing her ailment was imaginary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phiadelphia Telegraph
Dry Goods House Sample Policy Shifts to Mail Submissions
The New York letter notes shops now favor mailed samples over in-store requests, requiring name and address for delivery. Large stores allocate staff to cut and send patterns, and annual sample costs reach two thousand five hundred dollars or more. Dressmakers receive favored treatment with no return of samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bicycle cleaner sparks new trade in city wheels
A Washington Star report notes a new service, the bicycle cleaner, who visits the word state and navy departments each Saturday. A colored worker cleans wheels for 10 cents, touching up chipped enamel and giving old bicycles a like new appearance, building a steady weekly clientele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Navy
Washington Star
French Colonel Trains Infantry in Ground Creep Tactic
Col Bruneau of the Fifty-Ninth French infantry has begun teaching troops to crawl on hands and knees with padded surfaces. The plan aims to close to 154 yards before ambush and bayonet charging, hoping for adoption by French military authorities after promising results.
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Col. Bruneau
Fifty-Ninth
New York Recorder
Czar Alexander's Little Joke
Mr W S Harwood contributes a St Nicholas sketch of Joseph Francis the life boat inventor. He recalls a dinner with the czar who watched an inventor's pump demonstration and, with a sly wink, turned a pipe toward the ladies of the court, hinting at a playful trick.
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Alexander
Harwood
St. Nicholas
Joseph Francis
Mr. Harwood
Ford
Francis
Nischief
Clover seed crop how to secure a profitable harvest
A Michigan Farmer correspondent outlines steps to maximize clover seed yields. Prevent weed seed, promote root growth by late summer mowing, and protect fields from frost heave. Manage clover midge by clipping before June 1, and balance hay versus seed by clipping portions for hay while preserving seed ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Harvesting and Threshing Beans Techniques
Practical guidance from Frank Rivers on bean harvesting using a sulky plow with the mold-board removed. He covers plowing each row, shaking to remove dirt while dew settles, stacking foundations to keep beans off the ground, and threshing with a wheat separator by adjusting cylinder and separator speeds for best cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rivers
Machines for threshing cow peas improve speed at station
Prof. R. J. Redding notes hand flails are slow and cites a low speed power thresher as effective though spikes break some peas. He suggests using vines for hay or ensilage and harvesting pods early to minimize costly finger picking.
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Hull
R. J.redding
Georgia Experiment Station
New Yorker
Experiment in Wheat Sowing Yields by Seed Amount
Indiana experiment station reports eleven years of data on sowing wheat seed. Sept. 20 planting used velvet chaff wheat on prepared stubble. Yields average from two to six pecks per acre, pecks corresponding to 23 to 29 bushels.
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Indiana
Seed for Wheat Crops Across Regions in 1895
The Indiana station findings favor sowing at least six pecks per acre while Colorado growers commonly plant five pecks or seventy five pounds per acre. Factors such as sowing time soil prep fertility and grain size influence seed quantity decisions. Historical note references two pecks per person in 1895 and wheat surviving winter without loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Colorado
Denver
Corn fodder hay boosts wealth with new harvesting machines
The article praises corn fodder hay as a growing farm product and reports mills have developed shredders and huskers like Stevens Keystone and Melwan to process corn for feed and bedding. It notes horses eat 75 to 80 percent of shredded fodder and the bulky stalk makes good bedding, urging proper curing to avoid mold.
Homemade Smoothing Harrow From Scrap Beams
A Practical Farmer reader offers a DIY breath fighter tool built from two 2x4s with quarter inch holes and steel wire spikes to create fine dust mulch. Spikes are installed and cleats adjust with screws to narrow and control depth, claimed to save strawberry patches last summer.
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C. H. Groninger
Farmers weigh shredders against stored fodder quality
Last season's experience shows corn shredders are costly and fodder often moldy when baled. As adoption grows, first costs will fall and rates drop. The key issue is learning how to store fodder properly. patience and trials will improve drying, with many farmers pleased by shredder fodder for horses, cattle and sheep.
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Sason
Acre
Storing Beets and Mangels by John N. Henshaw
Beets and mangels keep well in a dry pit that blocks frost and can be stacked four feet high in a four to five foot wide pit. Straw atop helps prevent frost escape. feed can extend to September frosts. Leave tops on mangels about three quarters of an inch. Yellow mangels stored best.
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John N. Henshaw
Shaw County
Gates That Open Both Ways For Everyday Use
Practical farmer advice from W B Riley on building dual opening gates. Install front post with three inches space and use 2x4 ten inch blocks for supports. Keep bottom gate back if hogs are unlikely to push through to prevent wear and breakage.
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W. B. Riley
Winter oats adaptability in northern states
Inquiries on winter oats and their suitability for Northern states. They perform well in border states around Virginia latitude, but northward climate adaptability remains doubtful. Gradual acclimation might make winter oats a reliable crop where winter wheat succeeds, but this point has not yet been reached.
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Virginia
Adequate Watering Boosts Dairies Says George E Newell
A dairy expert stresses plentiful water for cows. Well and wind mill provide ready supply, preventing long treks for drinking. Plentiful fodder and liberal watering provisions help dairies stay financially competitive.
Life-Saver Returns Watch to Threatened Stranger
A man reported he met a stranger on the street who threatened to shoot him if he did not surrender his watch. The rescuer, Puffy, gave up his own timepiece to avert violence and save the man's life, according to the Detroit Free Press account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puffy
Guffy
Detroit Free Press
The Old Salt Doctor Recovers with Pink Pills
An elderly Omaha resident known as The Old Salt Doctor recounts recovery from dizziness memory loss and nerve weakness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the remedy for restoration of his health and memory, praising the blood builder and nerve restorer properties. The pills cost 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 and are sold or mailed by Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
World-Herald
Omaha
William C. Hart
Twenty-fourth
Franklin Streets
Nebraska
Hart
Mr. Shrader
Twenty-fourth and
Clark Streets
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Housekeeping Tips From a Past Era
Denim coverings on nursery floors offer easy brushing and warm rugs with double carpet lining. A hanging paper pad beside the kitchen aids memory for shopping lists. Avoid storing fruit jars with silver to prevent tarnish. kerosene oil cleans zinc tubs effectively with a wool cloth.
Amusing naval tale from Portsmouth MPs visit
During a visit by members of parliament to Portsmouth a naval officer recounted a humorous event from last year’s maneuvers. In Lough Foyle ships fired at a non existent torpedo threat, while captains reported sightings and ammunition usage that proved the supposed torpedo boats were merely a coal barge.
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Portsmouth
Lough Foyle
Lough
London World
North Star Fur Coats Offered Through Lanpher Finch
All First Class Clothiers carry the celebrated North Star Fur Coats. If a clothier lacks them and will not order, write Lanpher Finch Skinner St. Paul to locate one. They guarantee repairs if defects appear at no charge.
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North Star
Lanpher, Finch & Skinner
St. Pauli
Trained Down
The Indianapolis Journal quote depicts a character named Wickshire teased for not riding while Madge jokes about riding causing worry over payments, highlighting thrift and concern over expenses.
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Wickshire
Madge
Indianapolis Journal
Patents Issued This Week To Northwestern Inventors
List of patents issued this week to Northwestern inventors including Peter J Caesar Duluth Minnesota for a combined cigar cutter and lighter James S Holt and W W Eldred Seattle Washington for suspenders William H Knauts Blue Earth City Minnesota for a display device Homer B Smythe Woonsocket South Dakota for a Buggywrench William J Woods Minneapolis Minnesota for a dough kneader John E Paul Pipestone Montana for a trademark mineral waters and medicinal preparations containing the same Chris Koudson Port Townsend Washington for a design guitar T D Merwin Patent Lawyer shows address at Pioneer Press Building St Paul Minnesota.
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Northwestern
Peter J.‘Caesar
Duluth
Minn
James S. Holt
W. W. Eldred
Seattle
Wash
William H.knauts
Blue Earth City
Homer
Smythe
Woonsocket
William J. Woods
Minneapolis
John E Paul
Pipestone
Mont
Chris Koudson
Port Townsend
T. D. Merwin
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Nightly Skin Scrub Routine for an Athletic Girl
The article prescribes a detailed skin care regimen for a fit girl. It advocates scrubbing the face and throat nightly with a soap and brush, avoiding rubber brushes, using opaque soap, rinsing with hot water, drying, applying a cream overnight, and washing the cream off with hot water and rinsing with cold water each morning.
Teething Tip Promotes Maa Wixalow Remedy for Children
An old and trusted teething remedy Maa Wixalow's Soothmix Synur is recommended for infants. The notice urges caregivers to use the product during early tooth eruption and discomfort.
News Travels Fast in the Wilder Nesses
A Western North Carolina cor respondent notes how fast news spreads in the mountains via sightings and wooden boards with notices. He recalls losing a cape on a two day trip and learning Adams five miles away has it, carried to the owner on Saturday. The piece contrasts readers’ literacy with frontier communications in remote areas.
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Arabia
Carolina
Adams
Cape
North Carolina
The
New York Post
Mall’s Catarrh Cure Listed as Constitutional Remedy
Falrae Report notes Hilltop studying for the ministry while Manchester reports a false rumor about divinity studies. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quotes gossip about Miss Northside being the divinity and a faithful attendee.
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Birminghaw
Hilltop
Manchester
Northside
Pittsburg
Language sounds: German and Spanish share uniform letter pronunciation
The statement notes a linguistic fact about German and Spanish where each letter roughly yields a consistent sound. It contrasts with languages having irregular spelling. The remark emphasizes phonetic regularity in both languages.
Hebrew word tied to blessing or cursing in ancient lore
A remark notes that Hebrew scholars claim a single ancient word signified both blessing and cursing. The statement adds that football has a history in England spanning over five centuries.
Ancient forgeries blamed on medieval monks debated by scholars
The piece reviews a revived claim that many Greek and Latin classics are medieval forgeries. It cites Father Hamdouin and Rosa arguing Tacitus works are anonymous pamphlets by Poggio Bracciolini, with Hochrat defending the authenticity debate and provoking scholarly backlash as critics resist reassessment.
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Hamdouin
Tacitus
L’ermitage
March
Rosa
Tacitus and
Bracciolini
Cornelius Tacitus
Germany
Martin V
Poggio Bracciolini
M. Hochrat
Lea
M. Hobart
Literary Digest
Vessel Tipping Echoes From Europe Return
A Detroit Free Press line recalls a traveler asking if tips were given to stewards on returning from Europe. The reply suggests the vessel itself provided ample tipping for the group.
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Europe
Detroit Free Press
Out of Gear First Jerseyite Lawn Mower Ruined
Two Jersey residents exchange a quip about a lawn mower wrecked by a mosquito caught in the machine. The Detroit Free Press records a light moment of humor between speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Agents Wanted For Home Life Insurance Of New York
An active local agent is sought by the Home Life Insurance Company of New York. Policies feature guaranteed cash value and annual loan privileges. Liberal contract and special territory offered. References required. Apply to Fred F. Loomis general manager 8060 Pioneer Press building St. Paul.
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Home Life Insurance Company of
New York
Fred F. Loomis
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Parrot as Reflective Quip in New York Town Topics
A brief exchange notes a parrot that swears, with a wry comeback from a customer who prefers a mirror of his own bluntness. The item captures a witty, everyday humor tone from the periodical.
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New York Town
A Singular Form the Monomania
A brief critique notes a class of people who overuse cheap remedies harming their stomachs bowels and livers. It suggests Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a superior option to restore health and sanity through cautious use of a restorative tonic.
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Susane
Growing Field Adds 100 New Doctors Last Night
In a Brooklyn Life column the growth of the medical profession is noted with over 100 new doctors joining the field. The piece ponders their future roles as the era unfolds.
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Brown
Smith
Brooklyn Life
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