Motherhood in Talmage Sermon on Samuel and Hannah
In a St Louis stop of his Marriage Ring series, Rev. Talmage extols Hannah as an industrious and intelligent mother who garments Samuel yearly and shapes a child’s character. He contrasts ordinary mothers with industrious ones, urging daily maternal care, restraint, and guidance to raise capable, virtuous sons.
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T. de Witt Talmage
D. D
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Maoreover
Emi
Samuel Ti
Dr. Talmage
Deborah
Abigail
Terer
William Tell
Hannah
Elkanah
Samuel
Shiloh
Sammael
Ministry of the Temple
Elkansh
Ible
Jeroboam
Elihu
John
Zaph
Hsennah
Samuel Johnson
Alfred the Great
Isaac Newton
St. Augustine
Richard Cecil
Edwards
George
Philip Doddidge
Eunice
Timothy
The Christian Mother Hannah and the Power of Mothers
A sermon extols Christian mothers guiding children through prayer and discipline. Hannah and Samuel, and the impact of parental faith, discipline, and example are highlighted as vital to shaping future leaders and nations through religious nurture.
Christian Mother In Her Last Days Reflects on Family
The piece portrays an elderly mother whose faith and reading of scripture sustain her as eyesight fails and years weigh on her. She recalls her children and the Christian discipline shaping their lives while awaiting the celestial light of heaven. Her peaceful, quiet dignity marks the nearing of eternal springtime.
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Celestial City
Heaven
House of God
Maine Indians Fade as Penobscot Basket Trade Thrives
The Tarratine or Penobscot tribe near Oldtown Island decline in numbers while sustaining culture through river driving and basket making. Annual income supports 390 survivors, with an $8000 state annuity and basket sales totaling about $12000 a year. Catholic guidance and island nuns help shape their improved conduct.
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Lockbesin Swasson
Oldtown Island
Bangor
Gov
Swasson
Maine
Maine Historical Society
Penobscot Indiana
West
Betsy Francis
New York
Hydrophobia Inoculation Sparks Public Doubt Across Nations
The piece questions Pasteur's rabies inoculation conclusions and stresses the need to prove a dog bite carried actual rabies. It notes public panic in England, past measures like confining and destroying dogs, and compares to Australia. It warns inoculation might risk latent disease persistence.
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Europe
America
M. Pasteur
England
Australia
The Girl He Kissed
A young lawyer married to a beauty is plagued by an anonymous letter claiming improper conduct with a woman in his office. The husband recalls the kiss in his own office on Wednesday morning clearing the misunderstanding and restoring peace.
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Lewisville
Parm and Household: Dairy Stable Parlor and Kitchen
A roundup of advice and notes on dairy industry practices and kitchen routines. Includes tips on parlor hygiene, stable management, and household food handling to improve efficiency and safety.
English Farmers Cut Grain For Hay Due To Low Prices
English farmers have harvested wheat and oats for hay because forage fetches higher prices than grain. The practice is described as an unnatural condition of affairs and is not expected to continue long.
Sucker removal in corn shows doubtful grain gain
The article notes that midseason attempts to clear corn of suckers have limited grain benefits, with labor costs and fodder loss outweighing any gains. It emphasizes that suckers are the most valuable corn fodder and can yield substantial grain in good seasons.
Weeds Compete with Crops for Space and Food
The article states two bodies cannot share the same space and applies this to agriculture. Weeds encroach on crops, occupying valuable room and absorbing nutrients that could produce valuable yields.
Sturtevant backs slower silo filling plan at New York experiment station
Pr Sturtevant director of the New York Experiment Station endorses a slower approach to silo filling. He notes that corn and sorghum were cut to fill silos over three days August 15 19 and 20. Plank weights left for a month then opened for a new sorghum load. The silage quality in June was as good as the prior year when filling was done as rapidly as possible.
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Pr. Sturtevant
New York Experiment Station
Ensilage and Root Crops in Western Cattle Feeding
The Chicago Tribune surveys ensilage as a winter feed substitute for summer pastures in the West, arguing roots like beets may be limitedly profitable for breeding stock. It describes pit silos of earth or stone, methods for loading fodder, and notes green corn fodder as a good silage source while urging economical, well-drained sites.
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United States
West
Pratt
Elgin
Chicago Tribune
Orchard Treatment Concepts for Apple Varieties
The article explains why apple orchards vary in productivity. Northern Spy grows slowly to bearing due to vigorous young growth, while Pippin and Spitzenberg tolerate high culture and manure. Baldwin suits common practice, and varied treatment could raise profits with different varieties. When replacing in old orchards, plant vigorous varieties to fill vacancies.
Fruit Growing Advice From The Field And Garden
A field and garden column offers practical tips. It covers tree sprays using lime wash and salt, raspberry planting in hills with stakes, pruning guidance to boost fruit, and preserving apples with coal ash. It also discusses variety diversification, purchasing strategies for strawberry plants, and transplant timing.
Growth of weak shoots at expense of stronger ones
A fragment states that growing shoots show that weaker plants gain while stronger ones lose ground. The line hints at competitive dynamics in plant growth without further details.
The Stock Ranch Calving and Gestation Notes
A cow normally calves after nine months with longer gestation in old cows. Predicted延 prolongation occurs if the latter gestation occurs in winter. Proper records show extra feed and care is needed from around the eighth month after gestation begins.
Importance of the Pig in American Agriculture
Mr. J. R. Dodge of the Department of Agriculture notes swine breeding as a vital American agricultural sector. U.S. swine numbers hover around 43 to 45 million in summer, with about 28 million slaughtered yearly, a slight drop from four years earlier. Exports have fallen by about 2 million, while European demand remains small. higher foreign production could dampen American pork demand.
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J. R. Dodge
Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Baroge
Corned mutton and better markets urged for sheep
An article argues for expanding mutton commerce and processing in the United States. It notes low wool prices and weak mutton demand, praises fine mutton and summer lambs, and suggests corning, packing, and shipping mutton like beef. It calls for improved transport, markets, and cooking education.
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England
Canada
The Dairy Greed of Corrs and Cow Feeding
The Live-Stock Journal notes domestic cows are heavy feeders and that overfeeding with grain or apples can cause harmful rumen distension. Proper, regular feeding trains cows to manage appetite and allows safe use of various foods including apples when introduced gradually.
Jerseys Prove Superior Dairy Breed In Multi-Breed Trials
A seven month trial by Professor William Brown at the Ontario Experimental Farm tested twelve cow breeds under fair conditions. Jerseys led in butter and cheese production, producing nearly 2.5 times more butter and about one third more cheese than Holsteins. Ayrshires ranked second, with Holsteins yielding largest milk quantity but poorest quality. Trials at fairs in London and Toronto corroborated Jerseys first, Ayrshires second, with Short Horns third and Holsteins fourth.
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William Brown
Ontario Experimental Farm
London
Toronto
Jerseys
Management of Chickens In The Poultry Yard
The article advises water from a pure source and warns against surface or pond water. It recommends shallow ungalvanized iron dishes and notes that gapes often stem from impure water or overcrowding. Tar water used as a disinfectant is described, with a tar-treated barrel kept ready for mixing with drinking water. Early broods can be housed in two-area rearing coops for day run and night shelter.
Building a chick brooder and nursery yard setup
The article describes a wood brood coop with a hot coal tar coat, dimensions twenty four by twenty inches, front twenty inches, back twelve inches, with a hinged front run of five to six feet by eighteen inches to two feet, covered by wire netting. It covers whitewashing, roof cooling, moving daily, and semi confinement to prevent loss in wet grass. It also details brood separation, brooder health, and feeding, plus a method to cure broody hens using castor oil and outdoor rest.
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Farmers’ Gazette
Ireland
Old Lace Patterns Weave Through Time From Revolution Loss
The article explains why old lace remains highly valued. It links pattern loss during the French Revolution to lace makers in France and Belgium, noting oaths to work for certain dealers and the preservation of patterns through generations. Some patterns were never recovered and today are priceless.
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France
Belgium
Robespierre
A Bag for Everything and Every Place
A 19th century style piece describes the diverse range of bags from delicate silk and velvet to sturdy utilitarian designs. It explains decorative uses, lining materials, and practical construction details for dress storage bags to protect delicate fabrics in closets, ending with sewing tips from Good Housekeeping attributed to L. A. France.
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L. A
France
Useful Mints and Household Cures From an Old Page
Practical remedies compiled, including corn treatment with soda solution to soften skin and remove the corn, camphor in spirit and water to deter ants, tar circles to stop climbing trees, scouring paste from soap and Fuller's earth for grease, and scented sachets using ribbon and basket weave techniques.
Rough Handling of Children Causes Joint Diseases
A historical notice warns that rough handling by parents and nurses contributes to childhood joint diseases. It cites examples on busy streets where a child is hurried, lifted abruptly, or jolted, risking shoulder injuries and strained joints as mothers or caregivers rush to keep pace with faster adults.
Childbirth Manual Warns Against Improper Handling
The text warns that mishandling a baby can result in risky adjustments during sudden movements by a nurse. It notes that sometimes a newborn's body may appear misaligned during rapid advances and requires strong trunk and neck muscle action to correct. It claims perhaps one in a hundred children are improperly managed.
Caring for an Infant in Early Caregivers Advice
Mothers and guardians advised to vary an infant’s position, avoid constant carrying on one side, and shift sides to aid development and circulation. Warns against resting on street corners and stresses shade in heat and sunlit wall exposure in cold. Emphasizes careful feeding, minimal soothing syrups, and maintaining newborn warmth to prevent death risk.
Lady Cake Recipe from The Kitchen
Instructions for a cake with four, baking soda, sugar, butter, eggs, milk, and almond essence. Preheat oven and bake a rich batter for about forty five minutes.
Rice and Onion Flavored Soup Dish
A historic kitchen instruction calls for one ounce batter in a hot iron kettle, browning a small onion for flavor, then toasting four spoonfuls of raw rice until pale, adding three cups of clear stock, cooking slowly until tender and absorbed, and serving hot with grated cheese. It notes this as a favored dish in French and Italian city restaurants.
Meek Terravin Liver Stew Recipe
Meek Terravin describes a method to prepare calt's liver. Soak half a pound in salt water, boil, mince, and simmer with two quarts water butter flour mustard nutmeg salt and pepper. Add two hard boiled eggs and finish with a Madeira wine optional.
Stewed Steak with Celery and Mushrooms Method
A small saucepan cooks half a pound of thick steak in boiling water with finely shredded onion and seasonings. Celery pieces top the steak and the pan stays covered for about thirty minutes. Mushrooms may replace or accompany the celery for improvement.
Tender Roasting Guide for Modern Ovens
For tender meat the rule is fifteen minutes per pound in a modern oven and twenty minutes per pound for less tender cuts. Prepare pan with fat, rub the meat with salt and pepper, dredge with flour, place lean side on a trivet, baste frequently, and add water to prevent burning. Cook until browned, rest hot, then make gravy from pan drippings.
What to Do When Dress Catches Fire
Practical guidance from a medical professional on immediate actions for a dress fire. Lie the victim flat, then crawl to safety or smother flames with available coverings. Rescue should act quickly to minimize burns and control flames before help arrives.
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London Times
Atain
Warshall
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