Baumgartner's Pasture Awakens a Betrothal Tale
In a Pennsylvania frontier tale, Seffy Baumgartner and Sally Pressel pursue land and love amid family rivalries. Baumgartner plots to win Sally through marriage, while Seffy’s awkward courtship grows into a tentative romance marked by Sally’s fiery temper, playful flirtation, and a first, hesitant kiss that unsettles yet deepens their bond.
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Fis
Sarah
Seffy
Saral
Pressel
Leffy
Baumgartner
Wild Boar Fiercest Fighter Among Animals
Reercalton notes the wild boar as supreme in devilstry and ferocity, capable of bringing down an elephant and facing a tiger. Tigers respect it, and even fast horses fail to catch a boar on its initial charge, as observed with a thoroughbred Arab attempting to subdue one.
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Say
Sally
Leffy
Bull
Sefty
Pha
Beffy
Sam
Betty
Hope
Seffy
Mending Split Posts With a Lever and Bolt
Farmers recommend a method to close clefts in post and rail fences. A chain around the top of the post provides leverage to draw posts together, then a bolt through a hole secures the sides. The technique aims to extend fence life and prevent cattle access.
You Can Have Good Roads In The Corn Belt
H H Gross argues that hard roads are feasible in the corn belt with proper drainage. Side ditches or tiling can keep roads dry. fertile land allows tax funding for road material, and railroads will ship stone or gravel south. The land's flatness reduces earthmoving needs, making costs lower than in Massachusetts despite material transport.
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Mississippi Valley
Corn Belt
Ena
Massachusetts
H. H. Gross
Lergie
Hints on farm care and curbside wisdom from a rural guide
A rustic advice piece urges practical fixes for harness upkeep and weed control, warns about tax assessor honesty, and notes small profits from potatoes. It emphasizes quick corrective actions, clean farm buildings, air and sun for mows, and a stoic outlook despite misfortunes.
Corn is King in the Field Rotation Method
The article recounts a farmer, I P Andrews, detailing a 100 bushel per acre corn rotation and seed selection system. He describes hay first, a second crop, plowing down rye in spring, applying time and rock fertilizer, and planting four grains per hill with thinning to two. He favors thick cobs, mixes seed corn, clips tassels to favor bigger ears, and culls tassels with tools to ensure strong stalks. He notes clipping tassels on two acres daily and replanting after blades appear, aiming for thoroughness.
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I. BP. Andrews
Parm Journal
Aod
Farms Too Large for Profitable Ownership
A press circulating tale describes a 1200 acre farm owner who split land among his three daughters as they married. Each new 300 acre share proved equally profitable, while remaining 800 acres yielded similar profits, highlighting that larger farms require more skilled management and often benfit from being divided among individual owners rather than centralized control. The piece advocates intensive agriculture under individual ownership to avoid costly landlordism and to better utilize land for a growing population.
Removable buggy seat described as third seat aid
A compact device adds a fourth passenger by tucking an added cushion on a board under the buggy seat. A hinged framework supports the cushion and serves as a leg. When folded, the entire seat tucks under the buggy, staying out of the way.
The American Hen and Its Vast Exports
An observation on the American hen highlighting abundance in egg production. It notes Cuba received a million dollars worth of spring eggs last year, while large quantities were sent to England and other foreign markets.
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Cuba
England
Kangaroo Sketches and Patent Remedy Claims
A jumble of ad copy and notes describes a $100 reward claim and a cure claim for a medical preparation, plus consumer tips and a short digression on kangaroos. It mentions patent remedies, testimonials, and a Toledo company, with scattered tales about hunting and valuing kangaroo products.
Railway employes cautioned against revealing station names
An inarticulate cry hints at railway workers being warned not to disclose information to the public. The brakeman’s reluctance to name stations like Wishing ton and Star suggests a culture of guarded details amid curious inquiries.
Ask Your Grocer for Our Pie Free Pies Offer
Ask your grocer for Our Pie if they carry this ad. Send his name and 10 cents to D-Zerta Foot Co Rochester for a mail order full size two pie ces huge free three kinds de vous lemon chocolate custard pies.
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D-Zerta Foot Co
Rochester
The Rise and Fall of a Woman’s Love Epochs
The era of a woman’s life is described in three stages: first she dreams of love, then she experiences it, and finally she regrets it. Satut-Proeper notes the progression as a timeless moral arc.
Woman Credits Pinkham's Vegetable Compound With Life Saving Help
Mrs. T. C. Willadsen of Manning hails Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing years of severe female troubles after costly treatments failed. She praises the remedy, thanks Mrs Pinkham, and urges other women to try it, saying it saved her life.
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Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Town
Pinkhamy
Lydia
Pinksham
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Hadrotia— ' Don Wilson
Leify
Sef
Keer
Baily
Bergamot
Tane
Sey
Mabby
Mebby
Sam Prils
Bon
Peggy
Jaldaghar
Lefly
Sefffy
Bally
Kise
Mae Nie Ios
Ghaln
H.H. Gross
Egils
Sesle
Sean Burns
Senate
California Fic Syrup Co
Belen
Sauuren
R & CO
Toledo
Fulyreas
Toko Hall
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