Icy Fingers of Death Folly in Castilian Heiress
A young Spanish beauty at Dr Brier's Home Sanitarium experiences waking choking fits from her late husband's curse. The tale recounts a history from Castile of two marriages, a haunting warning, and a final fate deemed hopeless by a medical doctor. The curious visitors hear the tragic, fate-filled account of the inmate's condition and the crimson roses that anchor her heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Brier
Castile
Inez
England
America
Rainy Day Milk Run Hints at Wet Weather
A milkman tells a housekeeper a rain likely day as she checks the milk jug for signs, agreeing that weather often matches such observations. The exchange captures a brief domestic moment amid a damp forecast.
Cissy Seeks Youth Cure in Odd Pamphlet Claim
The excerpt notes a curious claim that an income of 5000 dollars yearly can restore youth to a woman, described as a nightly assurance by a watch finder. The fragment references a welfare of youth and money without providing verifiable context.
The Committee Verbs Debate on Meets or Meet
A bank cashier posts The bill committee meets at 10 o'clock every morning. Directors argue over singular versus plural agreement. A linguist concludes the committee, as a body, meets, while members meet each other individually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Line Railroad
Chicago News
A Trick With Coins
A small stage trick uses two waxed pennies and a borrowed coin. By placing wax on one side of each coin and bonding a second waxed coin to a card, the performer can seemingly reveal a coin under one card while the other remains empty. Spectators choose which card shows the coin.
Riddles and Wordplay From A Humble Page
A playful collection of punny questions and answers about dresses pictures tea police men chimney smoke shaving and a skating rink. The piece uses light humor and wordplay typical of a small town paper.
How to Pronounce Gladiolus and Clematis Correctly
The author notes common mispronunciations of Gladiolus and Clematis with wrong emphasis. The correct forms are Gladiolus with the second syllable stressed and Clematis with the first syllable stressed.
Timber and Cast Iron Strength of Woods and Iron
The article lists tested breaking weights for seasoned wood samples and a cast iron piece. White pine 135 pounds yellow pine 150 chestnut 170 ash 175 white oak 240 hickory 270 and iron 5781 pounds, with sample dimensions 12 by 1 inches.
Waterspouts Explained as Sea Whirlwinds
A waterspout is not a body of water sucked from the sea but a spray lifted into a pillar of cloud. It behaves like a wind whirlwind on the water, spinning on its axis and moving across the sea while the base churns the water intensely.
Home Made Economical Clothes Hanger
A simple hanger can be fashioned at home from a barrel hoop. Cut to length, install a screw eye in the center, wrap with cotton batting, cover with a dainty lawn or muslin, thread a ribbon loop through the eye, and hang on a hook.
Alphabet counts across languages raise historical questions
The New York American notes varying letter counts for many alphabets. English German Dutch total twenty six while Italian has twenty one and Hebrew twenty two. It lists French twenty five Spanish twenty seven Russian thirty three Persian forty five Latin twenty three and Greek twenty four.
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New York American
Hints for Farmers Balancing the Ration
The article analyzes dairy cow feed, estimating a cow giving eight quarts of milk daily requires twenty seven pounds of dry matter per thousand pounds of live weight. It compares four pounds of corn plus pasture, five pounds corn on the cob, bran, and pasture to meet protein and carbohydrate targets, noting protein deficits and carbohydrate excess, citing Chicago Inter Ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Ration for Driving Horses
The ration for driving horses differs from average work horses due to their unique demands. Feed less roughage relative to age and choose digestible roughage to maintain endurance without looseness. Timothy day forage is best, mixed hay suits light work, dusty clover hay causes wind trouble, and millet or small amounts of oat or barley straw may be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Day
Tobacco tea as a lice remedy for dairy cattle
A historical note describes boiling two pounds of tobacco in two gallons of water for several hours, then mixing with another two gallons of fresh water. The liquid is applied to cows with lice using a heavy fiber brush, rubbed under the hair. Reportedly one or two applications destroy even the worst cases, with special benefit for young stock.
Poultry Notes On Chicks Turkeys And Thanksgiving
Weather allows some outdoor time for chicks with close supervision until maturity. Feed must be fresh and not left to sour in dishes. Sweet milk offered briefly aids chicks but must not be left out long. Pay attention to turkeys as well as young poultry to prevent sickness. Thanksgiving market outlook hinted with no oversupply.
Hog farm tips on hog care and farrowing practices
The article emphasizes valuable farm assets like a dipping tank and notes clipping newborn pig tusks reduces sow irritation. It highlights the comfort of having marketable hogs and advises that forceps are rarely needed if sows are properly cared for and not too young at farrowing. It warns average farmers risk injuring pigs with improper tools.
The Farmer’s Resources and Self Help on the Farm
The farmer is the most resourceful person on earth when he helps himself. He need not seek outside sources for fenceposts or fuel. A grove of catalpas black locusts cottonwood and other quick growing trees will in a few years supply all the fence material and fuel needed on the farm.
Avoid Waste In Feeding On the Roadside Fodder
Passing along the roads one often sees barns with cornstalks litter wasted by feeding cattle outdoors. Building cheap racks for the cattle to eat from could save much of this waste, as many prefer saving a penny over saving a pound.
Peas To Be Planted Deep For Dry Spell Resilience
Guidance notes that late peas should be planted deeply to withstand dry spells, ensuring better germination and growth during periods without rain.
Taft Successor General Luke Wright Named Secretary of War
General Luke B D Wright of Memphis Tennessee, former governor general of the Philippines and former ambassador to Tokyo, is chosen to succeed Taft as secretary of war in Roosevelt's cabinet. Wright, a Democrat who served under Roosevelt, is noted for Confederate service and for marrying Raphael Semmes daughter.
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Taft
Luke BD. Wright
Memphis
Tenn
Willam H. Taft
Philippines
Roosevelt
Wright
General Wright
Raphael Semmes
Alabama
Kearsarge
France
Tokyo
A Mere Fad Economy Talk by Rockefeller Jr
John D. Rockefeller Jr discusses economy and warns against turning thrift into a fad. A Cleveland-area farmer supposedly uses a hen tied to his buggy to manage waste, feeding it at lunch to consume spilled horse feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mr. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Henry Miller's Yacht Scene Draws Sparse Brooklyn Crowd
An old Henry Miller actor manager revival shows an almost empty matinee in Brooklyn. A schoolgirl sits in the orchestra, a young man in balcony front row. On deck the actor speaks the line about the sea being purple as a balcony voice replies.
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Henry Miller
Brooklyn
Bryan's Only Son Pursues Journalism at Nebraska State
William J. Bryan Jr., sole son of the Democratic standard bearer, studies at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and shows greater interest in journalism than politics.
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Mr. Bryan
William J. Bryan, Jr
Nebraska State University At
Lincoln
Young Bryan Plans Journalistic Career After Studies
An eighteen year old youth with pleasant appearance and athletic ability intends to pursue journalism after completing his studies. He has traveled widely with his father and visited Russia meeting Count Tolstoy and family and was received by the pope in Rome. He has hobnobbed with royalty and recalls these meetings as a keen observer with a retentive memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Russia
Count Tolstoy
Rome
Petits Fours From Home Baking Guide
Simple sponge cake base baked inch thick in a shallow lined tin. Cut into diamonds dominos and squares, split and fillings added with jelly frosting or preserves. Ice in assorted colors almond pink rose pistache orange yellow brown and decorate with candied fruit and leaves.
Ginger Beer Made At Home For Family Enjoyment
This simple home recipe makes a refreshing beverage. Squeeze fresh lemon juice and pour into a gallon vessel, add a pound of leaf sugar one and a quarter ounces sliced ginger and a gallon of boiling water. When lukewarm mix a teaspoonful of liquid yeast with a little of the liquid and stir in. Cover and let stand until morning. Remove peel and ginger, skim froth, then bottle in half pint jars with patent stoppers or tight corks.
Horseradish Sauce Recipe Versus Boiled Meat Pairing
A simple horseradish sauce method combines melted butter with flour, then adds sweet milk simmered in a double boiler. Finish with egg, grated horseradish, mustard, salt, and cayenne for hot accompaniment to boiled meats.
Spoon and Fork Combined Utensil Patented in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts inventor patents a combined mixing spoon and fork for beating eggs and preparing batters. The device merges a spoon with fork prongs inserted across the bowl to lift and mix ingredients more efficiently than a standard fork, reducing the need to switch implements.
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Massachusetts
Cabbage preparation with lard cream and vinegar
Cut cabbage thin on a slow cutter with salt and pepper and let stand five minutes. Heat a kettle with lard, add cabbage and stir briskly until tender. Serve immediately with a sauce of sweet cream and vinegar added after the cream is stirred.
Tooth Wash Dissuade Tartar With Borax Camphor Mix
Dissolve two ounces borax in one quart of boiling water. When cool, add one teaspoonful of spirits of camphor and bottle for use. Apply daily with an equal quantity of water and a soft brush to whiten teeth and remove tartarous adhesion.
Velvet Renovation Technique Described for Nap Renewal
A restoration method uses a velvet brush dipped in damp sand to rub the surface gently. The moisture loosens dust while sandy friction revives the nap, restoring fabric sheen and texture as if new.
Destroy Moths In Carpets With Steam Iron Method
This home care note advises locating moth hiding spots in carpets, applying a wet coarse cloth, and ironing it with a hot iron. The steam from the damp cloth is said to kill moths and eggs.
Caramel Filling Recipe for Cake Layers
A simple caramel filling made with two cups brown sugar and half cup milk boiled until thick, then cooled with vanilla. Spread between cake layers for a rich, glossy center.
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Luke &. Wright
William J. Beyan, JE
Eatres
Big Four
Cincinnati
Toledo
Arriva
Springfeld
Sandusky
Sandhaky
Prt Gield Dally
Asf
Forway
Excey
Consult Agant
Inorthern
Carey
Hocking Valley Railway
No. A.m
E. O. Walker
Agt
Harrison Fisher
Christy Gibson
Elza Jacobs
North American Accident InSurance Co
Michigan
Texas
Iron
Hart & Son
Genasco Rubber
Peninsular
O. C. Bowlby Carey, Ohio
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