Books on Character Science and Moral Philosophy Catalog
A catalog listing works by R Wells including The NEW PHYSIOLOGY or Signs of Character, Genesis and Geology, Look to Read Character, Education, Family Physician, Food and Diet, Hand-Book for Home Improvement, Constitution of Man, Moral Philosophy, Mental Science, Management of Infancy, Henry, Fables, Pope’s Essay on Man, Natural Laws of Man, Fruit Culture for the Million. Gleaned lines show titles, authors, and prices with a call for orders from Wells, 349 Broadway, New York.
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R. Wella
Joseph Po Thomson
D D
Igmo
R Wells
Pisarethe Albyak
G Spurzbean
Agendy
Jorl Siew
H .L. Maslin
Jonathan Pereira
Charles A. Lee
Hekare
Bassuuss
George Cone
Ty George Combery
Edinburgh Holiden
Memtal
Pharopology Society
Roy
Weaver
Andrew Combe
Marlin
Benry
Anna Chambers
Ketchurs
Enoch Arden
Pope
Xan
P.O. Onter
R. Wells
Gaulict
Broadway
New York
The Idiot's Farm Ends in Coal Riches and Retribution
A wealthy farmer John Mosgar disinherits his idiotic nephew Daniel. Uncle Robert seizes most land, leaving Daniel destitute until a stormy rescue by Daniel and the later coal discovery under Daniel's waste turns fortune around. Mr Fentley backs Daniel, profits flow to Daniel, and Robert's ruin follows as moral justice.
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John Mosgar
Daleford
Robert
John
Daniel
Daviel
Twistwell
Moogar
King Solomon
Rovert Mosgar
Ile
Heaven
Mosgar
Tam
Mil
Helven
Daniel Mosgar
Mr. Fentley
Fontley
Helen Fontley
Fentley
Sttorm
Robert Mosgur
Kentley
Daniel Mosezar
Robert Mosgar
Murrain
Une
Robert Moscar
New England
British Army Enlistment Reform Briefly Explained
The British government plans six-year terms of service in India or three years at home with a trade training during the first term. After discharge soldiers may return to civilian life to earn a living, with only reserve service obligations. The change aims to turn the army into a school for discipline and skills.
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India
Dr Dio Lewis Attacks Tomatoes In Diet Advice
Dr. Dio Lewis condemns tomatoes as an article of diet claiming they cause bleed up of the gums loosening of the teeth and irritation of the membranes lining the intestinal canals. He says a spoonful at a meal may benefit a bilious person.
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Dio Lewis
Spring Health Close to Home Remedies and Diet
The article urges spring dietary changes to prevent ailments. It favors lighter meals, brown bread, fruit, fresh potatoes with cream, and avoidance of fat meats and rich desserts. Strawberries are highlighted as a key remedy, with anecdotes and hygiene tips for home care and floor maintenance.
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Wilson
Slate pencil business born from Vermont youth
A West Rutland Vermont youth, eighteen, discovered slate pencil stone four miles north of Castleton near Bomoseen Lake. He started by hand carving pencils sold to children, later expanding to a joint stock company valued around three hundred thousand dollars. Daily production ranges from fifty to one hundred thousand pencils with over a hundred workers.
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Germany
West Rutland
Castleton
Bomoseen Lake
Oil Floors for Kitchens A Practical Guide
The article promotes oiling sunlit kitchen floors as a cheaper, easier option than scrubbing. It outlines applying a thin coat of cheap oil with a brush, overnight drying, and reapplying every six months to a year. It notes oiled floors resist dust tracks, require less mopping, and are gentler on hands and backs.
Canary Birds Dominate Imported Avian Trade In New York Market
The New York Mail reports Canary birds from Hartz Mountain Hanover and the Canary Islands dominate imports. Males cost 75 cents to 81.30 each in Germany, females 3 to 10 cents. freight 35 to 40 dollars per time, 20 percent government tax. Breeders in Europe and the city yield high mortality and rising prices as birds reach New York stores.
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Hartz Mountain
Hanover
Germany
Atlantic
New York
Canaries
Canary
Hoboken
Canary Islands
Europe
New York Mail
Trick Upon Travelers Robbery By French Bandit King
A famed French bandit, dubbed the king of bandits for a single daring feat, hijacked a diligence on a hill. He used carved gunlike sticks as decoys, ordered passengers to surrender purses, and lined them on the grass. The robber was later captured with most of the loot recovered.
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Parsons
Pasenger
Cautions on Coal Oil Lamps and Fire Safety
A historic guidance warns lamp users to fill lamps in daylight and keep them clean. Do not operate with under half full oil, avoid filling near flames, lower the wick before extinguishing, and store oil cans in cool places as coal oil can explode when heated. Do not allow children near oil or lamps.
Rates for Advertisements and Insertion Rules
Advertising rates set at 1 000 square for a week and 25 cents per millisecond insertion. Twelve lines equal 4 square. Special notices before marriages and deaths double rates. Yearly ads available on favorable terms with limits to immediate business. Ads must be handed in by Thursday noon. religious obituary and political notices incur no charge.
New Kind of Paper For Clothing Invented in England
A new paper material, blending animal and plant fibers from New Zealand flax jute hemp and cotton with wool silk and skins, is described as strong flexible and easily sewn. Intended uses include quilts table cloths curtains shirts and leatherlike furniture coverings with potential waterproofing via oil and India rubber integration.
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England
New Zealand
Marry for Love Not Wealth Sayings echo across ball
A rhymed social admonition urges girls to marry for love rather than wealth or status. It warns against marrying a vain fop and praises the virtue of choosing a sober, earnest partner, suggesting lasting happiness comes from genuine affection.
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Croesus
Job
Practical Guide to Cooking Nutritious Soup at Home
Rural notes detail a thrifty method for making nourishing soup using beef shank bone and affordable ingredients. Soak the bone, simmer slowly for five to six hours, skim fat, add rice for thickening, and finish with vegetables. Alternatives include soups from rum? fowls, mutton, or veal with arrowroot or corn starch.
Cabbage Feeding for Cattle Says English Writer
An English writer advocates cabbage as a key forage for cattle, noting its milk yield, palatability, and stabilizing effects on herd calmness. It warns against overfeeding greens, cites frost handling, and gives a seven month calf a ten pound daily intake.
Mutton Favored Over Pork For Health and Cost
Physicians tout mutton as wholesome easy to digest and best for invalids while pork is seen as least wholesome. The article notes England favors mutton for health, claims mutton costs less to produce and offers more nourishment per pound, and that sheep farming is less resource intensive than pig farming.
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England
Great Tratus in Agriculture and Soil Fertility
The quote argues that prudent farming requires proper fertilization and manure use. It warns that skimping on soil care halves crop value and depletes soil capital. A farmer must reinvest fertility to maintain productivity and wealth in farming operations.
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Alaine Farmer
Advice to Treat Swollen-Legged Horse by Western Farmer
A Western Farmer correspondent suggests feeding the horse roots carrots cabbages turnips and flax seed boiled to ease swelling. He warns to feed bran as well and keep the animal well groomed for grain.
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