Farm Tips from a Century Ago on Cattle, Crops and Poultry
Practical notes on farming includes feeding cows and horses, fertilizing with barnyard manure, raspberry and berry propagation, corn silos, cabbage and root crops, poultry care, egg and milk production, and early advice on tractors and trees. It covers soil, plant health, pest control, and livestock management with emphasis on timely care and efficiency.
Review Methods for Bible Class Lessons and Essays
The article outlines varied Bible study review forms for different ages, including six-student essays, question slips with a drawing game, picture boxes for primary classes, split-team Q A contests, and adult class essay sessions with suggested topic lists. It emphasizes fairness, clear questions, and engaging formats to reinforce quarterly lessons.
Have a Purpose and Live for Kindness and Mercy
Motivational exhortation urging individuals to act with virtue and leave a lasting impression of kindness on others. It emphasizes doing good, loving others, and serving as a monument to virtue that endures beyond time.
Trick of the Devil and the Counted Sinner
A fragment notes a devilish trick in a church scene involving butter on bread and a sinner being counted. The text suggests a moral or allegorical vignette without clear names or dates.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Promoted By Mrs Tillman
Mrs C Tillman of Franklin Pike Lewisburg Tennessee reports severe kidney trouble with backache and weight loss. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills she improves greatly and says she is nearly cured, urging others to remember the name. Sold by druggists and general stores at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Bard of Odon pastor George Culmer turns eighty six
The Rev. George F. Culmer known as the bard of Odon celebrated his eighty sixth birthday. Born May 22, 1825 in Kent England, he served as a Methodist Episcopal minister for many years before retiring. He is a noted scholar and poet with poems published in magazines and newspapers.
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Odon
George F. Culmer
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Kent
England
George Frederick
George IV
John Quincy Adams
United States
Culmer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington Correspondence
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Fatherly Advice and Eye Remedies in Public Notices
A collage of old advertisements and ad jibes appears, including Marine Eye Remedy Co. eye care pitches promising relief and a 48 page eye book, plus a fatherly marital quip and a moral gag about business courtesy and a Denver dinner remark. The piece ends with satire about the harem skirt menace and a scam line urging a dollar payment to learn garment care.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Billian B. Rowe
Denver
Not in the Face Uncle Jim Says Miss Harmon
A humorous note from the Cleveland Leader recounts Assistant Treasurer James A. Mathews rejected taunts about resembling President Taft until a dinner with Mr and Mrs Frank Harmon and their daughter. Dorothy Harmon, asked if he looked like the president, replied she did not think so in the face.
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James A. Mathews
Taft
Mathews
Uncle Jim
Cleveland
Prank Caller Delivers Deaf Applicant Appeal in Milwaukee
A Milwaukee flat dweller recalls a humorous late night incident when a robed resident reacted to a knocking stranger who handed a note seeking aid for a deaf and dumb applicant. The resident laughed after slamming the door and returning to bed.
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Milwaukee
Intrigue in a Letter from a Wife While Husband Is Away
While Bilkins is on a prolonged business trip he receives a puzzling letter from his wife. The closing line reads Baby is well and lots brighter than she used to be. Hoping you are the same, I remain, your loving wife. The fragment raises questions about a hidden meaning or new development at home.
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Jim
Jim Jenkins
Bilkins
Fish Story Sparks Banter in Harper's Bazaar
The line mocks a rival tale as Parker humorously comments on Thompson's latest fish story. The exchange reflects light tone and social chatter typical of the period's magazine humor.
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Parker
Thompson
Harper’s Bazar
Mind inantic digestion influenced by anticipation and mood
A lecture-like text explains how mental state governs digestion. It recounts Pavlovian experiments with dogs showing that anticipation triggers digestive juices even without food entering the stomach, and argues that a peaceful mindset enhances digestion while worry suppresses it.
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Pavlov
Pavloff
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