Emancipation of the Chaperons Christmas at The Pines
Merriwether, a retired bachelor, spends a stormy Christmas at The Pines with Roy and Gertrude Angell. He battles age and jealousy while Gertrude's youthful charm drags him toward renewed affection, ending with a pact to grow old together at the end of the holiday.
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Merriwether
the Pines
Roy
Mrs. Angell
Bertha
Monte
Thistle
Gertrude
Bertha Monroe
Brute
Gertrude Angell
Bruce Merriwether
Bruce
Bear Frozen in Ice Reveals Hidden Cave Wonder
An Alaska miner exploring a mountain cave found a glittering ice chamber with hundreds of ice stalactites. A dead bear sat partly upright inside a large ice block. striking the block released a spear fragment and the leg crumbled to dust.
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Loe
Alaska
Trick With Gains Tricks for a Coin Turnabout
A boy magician is described as a welcome addition to an evening company. The piece explains a coin trick using wax and a table edge to transform a penny into two, detailing preparation and misdirection to avoid detection.
Fox bites boy after catching sleeping fox in woods
Charles Williams of northern Michigan climbed down a bank to seize a fox seen at the foot. The fox woke and bit him seventy one times in a brief struggle. After medical care the boy learned a hard lesson about foxes and their biting.
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Charles Williams
Michigan
U Bank
Reynard
God bless you across history after a sneeze
The Chicago News notes how saying God bless you after a sneeze traces to St. Gregory during pestilence and echoes in Greek, Roman, and native traditions, showing an ancient custom persisting through centuries.
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St. Gregory
Aristotle
Thucydides
Chicago News
Trading Rat Gives Honest Trade In California Tale
An inventor tale from California tells of a rat nicknamed the trade rat. The creature steals a pan of paste left on a chair and returns a varied payment of a long stick rope paper nails and an unbroken glass funnel beside the paste.
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California
A Candy Tip for Party Snacks
Toast figs until soft then slit and insert a marshmallow. Dip the stuffed figs in lightly sweetened hot chocolate icing and cool on buttered plates for a simple party treat.
Congressional Light Illuminates Capitol With 23000 Lamps
The capitol at Washington is lit by 23000 incandescent lights with 1600 on the roof of the house of representatives. During busy hours, power for these lights requires one ton of coal per hour to keep the engines running.
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Congressional
Washington
House of Representatives
Tet at School Poem About a Little Girl Learns to Spell
A playful verse recounts a young girl begging to attend school and earn a first prize with a copy plate Like Sister's She studies a primer picture book half a day then returns proudly claiming she spelled a word herself Her eyes shine with pride as classmates react with laughter and encouragement
Best Hog Fattening Rations From Missouri Station
Professor Forbes reports corn plus wheat middlings and oilmeal yield the best cheap hog ration. Experiments show pork at $2.75 per hundredweight with mixed feed, $2.88 with corn and wheat middlings, and $3.63 with corn alone. Pasture can lower costs further with blue grass or alfalfa and rape.
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Missouri Experiment ‘Station
Forbes
Missouri Station
Missouri Agricultural College
Cure for Scaly Legs in Poultry Tales from Ohio
An Ohio poultry raiser describes scaly leg treatment using salt grease or kerogene emulsion. A cure involved dipping hens in a kerosene mix for a moment, which cured the condition without harming the birds.
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Ohio
Dairy Gossip on Cow Productivity and Profits
The piece notes a cow should be fed generously if she efficiently converts feed into milk and butter. It views pork as a profitable addition to dairy operations and stresses the cow as a machine turning food into milk with profits tied to digestion and assimilation.
The Farm Workshop for Efficient Farm Repairs
The article outlines the ideal farm workshop placed near the horse barn for quick harness repairs. It should have a solid bench and vise, tools for iron wood and feather work, nails bolts rivets and irons for trimming harnesses with leather straps neck yokes single trees and wood. It emphasizes ready access to repair materials and sturdy equipment.
Kansas experiment station corn rotation yields summary
The Kansas experiment station reports corn yields under rotation. After potatoes average 69.98 bushels per acre over four years. After soybeans 67.55. After corn 60.74. After small grains wheat barley oats and emmer yields were lower than after corn, with Kaffir corn and sorghum giving the lowest corn yields.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Watering Horses Ensures Recovery After Work
In horse care it is wise to keep a vessel of water within reach in the stable. This is especially essential in summer as a hot sweating horse cannot drink enough at quitting time to meet nighttime needs. After eating dry food and drying out, the horse will want more water and should have it.
Ready to Plow When Land Is Dry
Farm Journal stresses grit to wait for soil to dry before plowing. Wet fields spoil long term yields. delaying work prevents baked hard soil and unprofitable results, urging timely preparation and perseverance.
The Profitable Cow Dairy Insight
The best dairy cow is the one that yields the most milk for the longest period. Some cows produce high amounts briefly, others lower amounts longer into calving. The profitable cow pays for feed and care by doing both, making dairying worthwhile with enough of that cow.
Push the Pigs Along and Profit in Hog Farming
Opinion argues that pushing pigs hard from birth to fatten them by six months yields faster weight gain. The writer says sustained daily effort is essential to achieve 200 pounds and make hogs profitable, implying there is little value in delaying weight gain or easing off.
Breaking the Colt Requires Patience and Steady Handling
The piece urges calm, steady training to break a colt. It warns against rushing or using harsh methods and advises avoiding harness attachment until the animal is fully acclimated. Emphasizes careful, patient work over several days to achieve proper conditioning.
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Mrs Minor Mann
A testimonial from Mrs Minor Mann of South Street Caray Ohio claims Dean's Kidney Pills cured years of kidney disease back pain and nervous symptoms after a severe attack. The ad urges readers to buy from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents for the United States and to remember the Dean's name. The piece closes with a moral about action over talk in New York.
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Minor Mann
South Street
Caray
Ohio
Dean
Donn
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
WN. Y
United States
Odd Patent Cure Claims and Economic Ponderings
The note mentions a mild actinide remedy for constipation and a dealer advising a single dose of Dean's Reguleis. It cites a nickel slot machine for granting divorces and references Dr Thomas’ Secret Recipe as a remedy with mixed success noted by Mrs. L. Whiteacre of Buffalo. It ends with a caution to a poor man with a large family about budgeting resources.
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Dean
le Man
Thomas
L. Whiteacre
Foley's Kidney Remedy Proclaimed For Women’s Health
A testimonial from Miss Carrie Harden of Bowling Green Kentucky praises Foley's Kidney Remedy for kidney and bladder irregularities. The note claims first relief after initial use and complete recovery after a second course. A second item notes England spends about 40 million dollars annually on eggs and poultry with half imported.
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Foley
Carrie Harden
Bowling Green
J. D. Ewing
England
Dean's Ointment Promises Quick Itch Relief
A short ad claims Dean's Ointment stops itching instantly and cures piles eczema salt beum tetter itch hives herpes scables. It urges purchase at any drug store and notes a Wisconsin son eloped with his father's wife.
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Dean
Wisconsin
Hera
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Peter
Lear
Bones
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Fellows
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Lam
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