Uncle Reuben's Letter On Cadet Snobbery At Annapolis
The author derides naval and army officers who look down on social mixing at the Annapolis academy. He cites Indiana representative Korbly backing Miss Beers a Yale instructor's daughter who attended a dance as governess. He notes Navy and Congress tensions, and mocks class pretensions among military officers and lawmakers.
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Indiana
Korbly
Miss Beers
Yale
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Miss
Navy
Massachusetts
Mebby
Whipper Snapper
Army
House of Representatives
Farm and tariff musings blend with homely advice
The piece mixes comments on tariff debates with rural guidance. It cites Congressman Ashbrook of Ohio opposing a wool bill and urges farmers to grow their own gardens, consider projects carefully, and keep a cheerful, self reliant outlook. It urges practical farming improvements and personal frugality.
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Ashbrook
Ohio
Tobacco Trust
BOLAR BOLAR Percheron Stallion Listed at 1800 Pounds
Bolar Bolar is a six year old Percheron stallion weighing 1800 pounds with a dark coat and a facial stripe. Pedigree includes sire King a Percheron from Linzmaster's Iowa barn. 1st dam by Riddle a Belgian English draft. 2nd dam by Babe with sire Old Whitey imported from France to Ohio. 3rd dam by Broxdgage.
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Bolar
King
Linzmaster’s Barn
Iowa
Riddle Horse
Babe
Old Whitey
Brown Co
France
Ohio
Broxdgage
Seed Potato Treating and Asparagus Growing Tips
A 2 hour soak of seed potatoes in one half pint formalin per 15 gallons of water aids scab prevention. Dry, plant in fresh ground. For asparagus, sow seed when soil is workable, plant Palmetto variety from a reliable grower, wide drills, two inch thinning, and shallow cultivation for strong fall roots. From April Farm Journal.
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Farm Journal
For Sale Pure Bred Short Horn Bulls
For sale two pure bred short horn bulls advertised by A. L. Knifong of Browning Missouri.
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A. L. Knifong, R
Browning, Mo
From May to Mistaken Mirth in a Ginger Jar
A playful collection of wordplay and puns about daily life, marriage, labor, and common phrases. It weaves jokes on sleep, travel, finance, and farming through humorous misreadings and linguistic twists, ending with a fragment referencing May.
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Browning, Missouri
Joseph Nickell
Reuben
Reuben Hardscrabble
J. J. Knifong
Browning
J. J. Knifong, J. R. Kenley
Philadelphia
W. T. Moore
May Farm Journal
Melville
Peter
Son & Moore’s Feed
Browninger
Filis de Dominant
Dominant
Bienfaisant
Vermouth
Vidoco
Coco II
Vieux-Chaslin
Coco
Mignon
Jean-Le-Blanc
Helena
Vermouth II
Picador I
Bayard
Estrada
L.C. Lantz
J. J. Harmon
Milt Moore
Valerius No
Botin
Giron
Besigue
Brilliant III
Fenelon
Brilliant
Valtine
Reve D’or
Briard
Kruger
General Kruger
Remeo, Jr
Remeo
Governor St. John
Tom Keen
Beauty
Hannibal
Gen. Scott
Brignolia
Prince
Catalonia
Spain
Romeo, Jr
Missouri
My Farm
Purdin
Valerius
Gen. Krueger
Romeo Jr
Tel
Chas. Taylor
P.s.—I
Hunter
Dr. Fleming
Browning Rebekah Lodge
D.B. Hunter
Kathryn Knifong
Austin Brothers
South Side
Browning Lodge
R. M. Calhoun
N. G
Jas. D. Lay
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