Oddities and Advertisements in a 19th Century Column
A fragmented chronicle of curiosities and quirky ads features animal behavior notes, gender contrasts, and early marketing. It includes observations on how horses cows sheep and goats move, hints of social norms, a Cayuga Chief ad reference, and odd job requests seeking capital for a beefsteak purchase. It also mentions a bewitching beverage recipe and a late exchange with a geodome figure about life paths.
Small Farms Offer Profitable Path for City Dwellers
A New York Tribune summary urges city residents, especially women, to consider small plots of one to ten acres for profitable farming. It cites Census figures showing 189,241 farms under ten acres and discusses cucumbers, berries, pears, grapes, flower and herb farming, beekeeping, mushroom growing, and poultry as viable, with emphasis on personal effort and market access. It notes England’s villa farming as a model and warns that success requires constant care, skill, and ownership, not delegation.
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Minnesota
Teas
Colorado
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Gladstone
England
New York Tribune
The Indian as He Realyse and Other Excerpts
A collage of period notes and reprinted items contrasts a harsh portrait of American Indian stereotypes with curious medical and domestic curiosities. It cites The Times and The British Medical Journal, ranging from racial tropes to insect killers and digestively themed quips, ending with household tips and obscure anecdotes.
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Med Jacket
Sitting Bull
Banda
Caning
Talkia
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Heine Phingy
Deave
Apeman
Woodsport
J. Yz
Kitas Feres
Dr. Uall
Journal of Wealth
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Powell
Insurance Companies
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Powells
Aml Music Store
Milla Lasurredt
Georgia Home Insurance Co
Columbus
Prrittish America Fire Aamrance Co
Toronto
Canada
Western Assurance Co
Presbyterian Mutual Life Rssurance Fund
Louisville
Parker’s
Prrogermuiny Srestores West
A. L. Mapp
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North West Corner Public Square
Cuthbert
Georgia
H. B. Mathew
My Nation
C & Parsons & Son
Tno Jarter
Allison
A. W. Gillespie
Galtara
Drugutet
Firaverly’s
Druguiet and Bookseller
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Landreth &Sons
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Swift
Meaneox
Literarateel
J. P. Toomes
Quitman County
Quitman Sheriff Sales
Georgetown
W. Garwer
Tolke
School Books
Bristol
Powell, Dengsist and Bookseller
New York
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Farmer's
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Bovestise
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Rhodes Copton Planter
Brown
J.P. Toomer
Dr. Benson
J.P. Toombs
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Warner
Mursford
Ikkam
Vidi
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Powell, Diuggiat
Coxtly Co
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Cours
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