The Red Signal Flag New Years Story
Desire Drummond and Delight Wetherill reunite after four years of estrangement on New Year’s Day. A red signal flag rekindles their friendship as Rheumatism and pride fade, and they forgive, with Roxy the cat mediating in a quiet, hopeful ending.
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Namie Hamilton Donnelll
Desire Drummond
Roxy
Desire
Delight
Rowe
Deerie
She
Isabel
Ethelind
Jeannette
Maude Mathilde
New England
Deacon Bling
Todd
Jeffy Rand
Jeffy
Tolly Wallace
Tolly
Jelly
Weill
Red
Delight Wetherill
Wetherill
Desired
No Time for Discussion on Sailor Shark Bite
Fragmentary sea yarn has a sailor recounting a mishap at sea. He says he fell over the bulwarks and a shark grabbed his leg. He fed the shark the leg to escape, claiming he did not die aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Carlisle
Long Island
Frank
Fragmented Isle History Sparks Rumor and Decay
A distorted text fragment references Kelug returning to an isle of public discussion and questions a proper method for a disease to end, mentioning Lule Republin in a cryptic political or historical context. The content is unclear and appears to be corrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelug
Republin
Question of Temperature in a Scotch Doctor Tale
A Scottish doctor attending Weird records his master’s temperature with a thermometer. Returning to the house, he meets the sandals and says, I hope the bird's temperature is no higher today. The man pauses, pondering the moment and the implied concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weird
Towse
John T
Fred
Aldrich System Promises Higher Returns For Twelve Acre Farm
Alfred Aldrich outlines a full soil building and crop rotation plan for twelve acres emphasizing plowing sequence, manure and fertilizer application, corn and cotton rows, and incorporating peas to improve humus and nitrogen. He claims the method yields ten bales of cotton or 860 bushels of corn plus cotton with better long term soil health and profit, urging immediate adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Aldrich
Let Go Of Useless Farm Lessons From The Past
A reflective piece urges farmers to clear cluttered yards and ruins, remove obsolete tools and decayed trees, salvage usable parts, and replace old practices with newer, profitable methods. It calls for letting go of past mistakes and embracing efficient, sustainable farm management.
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Tme
Valves
Prolific Cotton Bolls Surprise South Carolina Planters
H J Peeples of Savannah reports seven lock cotton bolls found in several localities across South Carolina. He notes larger open bolls, unusually high yield, good season and rapid harvest. Negro laborers paid up to 75 cents daily with 300 to 800 pounds per hand per day. Peeples says Carolina plantations faced no labor shortages and overall conditions surpassed prior seasons. August Herald (Ga) notes widespread optimism and high prices benefiting workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Peeples
Savannah
South Carolina
Peeples
Mr. Peeples
Return to the soil as farming modernizes and prospers
The Farm and Fireside article notes the shift back to agriculture as farmers gain professional status with college training, turning to science for efficient farming. It highlights affordable meat like roast duck and pork, the value of poultry eggs, and the domestic market for farm products, urging farmers to balance family consumption with selling surplus.
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Beth
Tampa
Fis
Tribune
United States
HERE AND THERE ON FARMING AND BUTTER MAKING
A fragmented note discusses butter making with lime for quality and warns time constraints. It mentions shepherds caring for ewes, lambing prep, and feeding affects flavor in fowl and vegetables. Also notes onions and celery influence taste and price of ducks.
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Sant Eien Sa
Bits by the Babes and Folksy Thanksgiving Laughs
A column of quick anecdotes and quips from everyday life. A boy explains a locomotives’ drawing trick while a turkey’s tendon causes a choke during Thanksgiving. A child learns family ties are oddly related and a funeral crowd jokes about no complaint. An Irishman and Frenchman duel with guillotines, showcasing light humor.
Educational Items Show Global Education Trends
The piece surveys Italy’s plan for 3,450 adult evening schools, Germany’s early polytechnic schools after 1821, and advocacy for women’s education by Lady Frances Balfour. It notes 1,000 American teachers in the Philippines and 2,000 primary schools with 4,000 native teachers. It also mentions a London fellowship for National Eugenics and critiques of English in business by UC professor Charles Gayley, plus unrelated literary quotes and a jailhouse joke.
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Italy
Berlin
Germany
Frances Balfour
Philippines
Francis Galdon
London University
Charles Gayley
University of California
San Francisco
Judging Wealth by Womens Apparel Sparks Social Gaze
A New York note recalls how women are judged by dress and manner, while people fear covert criticism and assume strangers observe every detail of appearance. It lists New York Citys seven surviving mayors Greoy Ely Grant Cooper Eason Van Wyck and Low as a point of civic context.
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New York
Greoy
Ely
Grant
Cooper
Eason
van Wyck
Low
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Jetty
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Carolinina
THE
Bolder
America
Anaweei
Tommy
Jimmy
Pop
Small Bessie
Sexton
France
Chicago Record-Herald
Ott
Howston Post
ST. Jacobs Oil
Elizabeth H. Thompson
Lilly-Ldale
N. Y
Wise Templar
W.C.T.U
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eviza Beth
Thompson
Box
Lillydale
Tiyt Dia E Pinkham
M. Tita
Habersteen St
Savinnah
Pinkham
Lyon
Mas
Winchester
U. S
Ball
Mir
Miracle
Ini
Oy Pena
Piso
Clark and
Liberty Streets
Warren
Apier
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