The Boston Baby on a Lark
A long narrator recalls a Boston morning in which a three year old boy, Tommy St James, wanders from home with a street piper's music as backdrop. After a frantic search, a train conductor finds the child and safely returns him to his grateful mother. The tale unfolds with the boy's dreamy carriage voyage and a gentle ending as he promises a future outing to his sister.
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Chrissy
Queenie
Grandpa Boston
Back Bay
Buncey
Boston
Hamelin
Wren
Dolladine
Tnny Jack
Jimmy Jack
Hannah
St Jameses
Tommy
Holy Innocents
Kitty Green
Mr. Green
Mr. White
Vissy
Rhode Island
Tommy St. James
R.R Nowy
Tommy St James
General Grant
Piper
Miss Prim
Tom
Ommy
Conductor
Shools Island
Hearth
Hume
Help Your Neighbor and Open Polar Sea Question
A miscellany piece extols the Golden Rule urging helping others to ease burdens and lift spirits, followed by discussion of an open polar sea debated by Arctic explorers Perry and Kane with cautious notes on navigational dangers. Also a brief essay on kindness to animals and birds, noting fear in creatures from mistreatment and the value of gentle approaches.
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Tlow
Perry
Spitzbergen
Kane
Navy Department of the United States
Perry and
Phrenological Journal
Norane
Stedtien
tobacco antidote pamphlet offers gentian chew method
Rev Geo Trask of Fitchburg Mass publishes guidance for quitting tobacco urging a strict will, then chewing gentian root after meals as a substitute. He claims gentian acts as a tonic, calms nerves, and relieves cravings, aiding withdrawal and reducing dreaded withdrawal symptoms.
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Geo. Trask
Fitchburg
Mass
Gary
The West Indies Water Hunter Fish
This remarkable native fish uses a hollow cylindrical beak to shoot a single drop of water from its tube like mouth. It hunts insects on plants in shallow water by aiming from four to six feet away, knocking prey into the water before striking. This curious method illustrates nature's diverse feeding adaptations.
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West Indies
Rivera
Care of the Eyes in Poor Light Conditions
A historical notice warns that looking into fire injures eyes and reading in twilight strains vision. It advises avoiding side lighting when sewing, promotes equal light on both eyes, and emphasizes general health and proper work with appropriate lighting to protect sight.
Responsibility for newspaper subscriptions and discontinuations
The notice explains that anyone who receives a paper from the post office is responsible for payment whether or not subscribed. If a paper is ordered discontinued, all arrears must be paid or publishing may continue delivery and collect the full amount. Courts have ruled that refusing to take or abandoning uncalled-for papers implies intent to fraud.
Graves of Early Patriots Near Newburg Preserve Site Plan
The Newburg Journal notes a field four miles from Newburg where Washingtons army buried its dead after the Revolution. Many headstones have been removed for fences. A public subscription to purchase the field is proposed to erect a monument and maintain the grounds.
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Newburg
N.Y
Washington
There Are People Who Believe Everything But the Bible
The excerpt notes Napoleon’s remark about men who believe all sorts of unlikely tales yet doubt the Bible. It argues that many today show a paradoxical eagerness to accept far fetched stories that oppose scripture while dismissing biblical truth as unreliable.
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Napoleon
Marshal Duroc
Young Preacher Seeks Praise After Sermon
A young man who preached for the doctor sought applause for his effort. The grave doctor did not begin the subject, so the younger brother baited the awkward pause. “I hope, sir, I did not weary your people by the length of my sermon today.” “No, sir, not at all, nor by the depth either.” The young man stayed silent.
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Cummings
Bradford Street
Alene
Choice Family
Cieesa
Young Uyrvo
E &E
Fisoryu
Domestic economy fact and meteorite chemistry note
A small domestic tip explains that holding a blown-out candle wick above the flame can reignite it, while blowing downward prevents relighting. The text then notes no meteorite contains an unknown chemical element despite diverse origins from space.
Classified Advertisement Rates and Policies
Advertisements cost 1.0 per square for one week with 0.25 per square for each subsequent insertion. Twelve lines or less equal one square. Transient notices for marriages and deaths are consolidated as notices. Religious obituary and political notices are charged as ads. Ads must be prepaid and submitted by Thursday noon for inclusion in the next issue.
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Son
Walking Horses and Their Useful Gait Across States
The piece argues walking horses are the best gait for daily use, noting Kentucky and the Western states breed for walking, with historical appendix from Springfield 1860 and New York State Fair. It cites a Morrill mare as a top walker at five miles per hour and urges farmers to value walking horses for efficiency and economy.
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America
Kentucky
New England
Springfield
Mass
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Hone Journal
To Mase Cows Give MILK Article Tip
A writer claims a cow can yield more milk by feeding warm slightly salted water with bray three times daily. He reports twenty-five percent more milk and stronger attachment to the diet, with a water pall full each event. Butter yields of four hundred pounds are cited from good stock.
Hazel bush as soil digger and air drain creator
The Warri Bes-A correspondent explains hazel bushes improve soil by deep root expansion forming tiny drains for air and water, woody matter nourishes plants, foliage traps carbonic acid aiding plant uptake, leaves manure the sand as they fall. Clover is thought to perform a similar function.
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Warri Bes
Prairie Farmer
Soup-Sups as Fertilizer and Water Clarifier
The text extols soup suds as a fertilizer for grass and grapevines and advises against watering. claims alum improves sediment removal, yielding water suitable for washing. It recounts aging practice of clarifying Mississippi water by spinning alum on a string to settle clarity quickly.
How to measure corn in the crib and care for pruning wounds
The text explains measuring corn in feet by length, width and depth, multiplying, adjusting to get bushels, and also covers shelling ratios. It also advises pruning wound care with outer coverings using gum or shellac, discusses alcohol costs, and notes wood ashes as valuable manure for crops along with a misprint about Polish soil effects.
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