Seffy and Sally: a sidewise dog of a tale in summer porch
On a Pennsylvania store porch at about 10 in a bright summer morning, Old Baumgartner muses on marriage and land, while his shy son Seffy and Sally rival for affection. The crowd cheers as Sally buys Seffy with a dollar, and the tale shifts to a pastoral, comic long view of courtship, land greed, and family pride.
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Maryland
Bill Hisenkrout
Baltzer
Baltz
Henry Wasserman
Alexander Althoff
Bate
Qld Baumgartner
Fetlere
Moek
Leffy
Sarah Pressel
Gaumgartner
Walter
Old Gaumgartner
Baumgartner
Sarah
Betty
Pressel
Dauwin- Barber
Seffy
Sally
Bam Pritz
Jose
Sam Pritz
Sefy
Daumgartier
Yassir
Sam
Jefferson
Lefly
Fat Men and Jobs
Employment agents say it is nearly as hard for a fat man to get work as for a gray haired one. Employers view fat men as less capable, while fit, energetic applicants are preferred. Agents even advise dieting before canvassing for work. Dr Osler has not commented on adipose related hiring issues.
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Osler
Air powered water supply proposed for farm wells
A Millon ltd farmer suggests a novel compressed air water service using an airtight reservoir submerged in shallow wells. Water would be forced out by pumping air into the reservoir. wind or gasoline pumps could drive the air, with two reservoirs for continuous flow and a separate air reservoir to cover windless times. The Breeders' Gazette notes practical hurdles like drilling costs and pumping air efficiently.
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Millon,ltd
Breeders' Gazette
Dragging Roads and Farm Advice From Early Practical Guide
Instructions on dragging roads to center earth, keeping width 18 to 20 feet, and timing after rain. Also tips on wagon gear, rolling meadows, plowing cleanup, grease wear parts, and poultry indigestion remedies. Includes scattered agricultural guidance and cautions about cold spells and manure use.
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Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
Principles of corn growing and cultivation technique
A Missouri correspondent shares practical methods for early corn planting, depth adjustment, and repeated cultivation. Advice covers weed control, soil warming, shallow versus deep cultivation, harrowing, and when to plow deep after wet seasons. Emphasis on keeping soil moisture, preventing weed competition, and maintaining a smooth seedbed for strong germination.
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Missouri
Orange Judd Palmer
Timothy
Jevel
New Road Drag Plan From Home and Farm
The Home and Farm proposes a novel road drag using a four by four oak front piece ten feet long with harrow teeth set three inches apart. A two by six oak timer forms the rear with three inches of metal facing to project beyond the pattern a. Wooden blocks and top strips keep parts apart, creating a level road that harrows and scrapes the surface.
Lima Beans and Pole Lima Variety Insights
The note compares Lima bush beans and pole Limas, highlighting faster growth but lower productivity of bush types. It discusses seed yield, suggests starting early in cold frames by pining on surveyed sods, and notes cold time requirements and cost implications for family supply.
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Pola Linas
Uwone
Sensible Chap and the Two Girls Scene
A fragment shows dialogue where a man is told he must not see the speaker again. The response from the second girl is abrupt she says she turned the lights out. The text reads as a sensory snapshot of flirtation and retreat in a stagey exchange.
No Skin Left on Body to Cure with Cuticura
Six month old baby suffered extreme eczema with no skin and oozing blood. After two doctors and failed remedies, Cuticura soap and ointment were used as advised by doctors C and G. Now nearly three years old with no sign of the trouble. James J. Smith of Durmid Virginia reports this cure in 1906.
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James J. Smith
Durmid
Paralyzed Oakland woman credits Sloan's Liniment recovery
Mrs Louis McKey of 913 Seventh Street Oakland California recounts a rheumatic paralysis episode lasting weeks. After trying Sloan's Liniment from a long-ago sample she reports rapid improvement, regaining ability to move and walk within three days and claims no other medicine was used.
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Louis McKey
Seventh Street
Oakland
Cal
Sloan
Peruna Cures 25 Year Catarrh Case Claim
Miss Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston Illinois writes that a twenty five year catarrh and chronic cough left her after using Peruna. She notes throat soreness and poor health improved dramatically and recommends Peruna to friends. The ad promotes Peruna tablets and mentions the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company of Columbus Ohio.
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Sophia Kittlesen
Evanston
Clais
U. A
Egen
Bou
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Pennsylvania
John Luther Long
Don Wilson
Man-Aslin
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Obie
Miss, Sophia, Kittlesen
Healtie
Pe-Ru-Na
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