Impostors in a Masquerade Cashes Out in A Cellar Escape
In a masked 1905 disguise party, a sabre of misdirection leads the narrator to fear exposure as an impostor after a jewel theft is announced. He and Miss Hawthorne flee toward a cellar with matches, only to find an unexpected lock and a dangerous twist.
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Tam
Romeo
Teddy Hamilton
Sahara
Jove
Old Friard
Blankshire
Mr. Caesar
Caesar
Hamilton
Anne of Austria
Queen Elizabeth
Julius Caesar
Seina
Miss Hawthorne
Mask
Signor Fantoccini
Hawthorne
Monsieur Friard
Willing to Overlook It Dialogue Sparks Family Dispute
An indignant elder confronts a man proposing to marry his daughter. He recalls the man once served as his caddy, underscoring a fallen social tie and complicating the betrothal. The exchange highlights class and personal history within a domestic scene.
Bad Golfer as Possible Father-in-Law
A young man asserts resolve despite obstacles and jokes about being a philosopher enough to understand that a very bad golfer may still become a good father-in-law. The remark appears in the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Deserter Battalions at Cherubusco and the San Patricios
A dramatic account of the Mexican War siege around Cherubusco where Mexican deserters and American deserters clashed indirectly. The San Patricio battalion fought with Valenica and Rincon’s forces, endured heavy losses, and were captured or executed after harsh courts martial and punitive sentences.
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City of
Mexico
Scott
Cherubusco
New Orleans
Marcus J. Wright
Puebla
Scot
Contreras
Padierna
Valencia
San Patricio
Santa Ana
Rincon
Anaya
Smith
Israel
Belen
San Patricios
Contra
Reilly
Pal
Manuel
San Angel
Mixccac
Gem Stterman
Have You Heard the News Pro-Blue Cards for Identification
A fragment from a narrative describes a tense moment as a character flees and encounters a voice asking for identification. The Blue Dom resurfaces, prompting a cautious exchange and a plan to reach a secluded club cellar nook through a door near the band platform.
Falcon Mascot Fred Captured Aboard Ship In Unimak Pass
Chief Officer F G Mills wrestled with a large curved beaked foxed hawk named Fred to bring him from the foretop of the steamship about 160 miles inside Unimak Pass. The bird became the ship's mascot after a perilous descent to the deck. Only Mills and a mate could approach the bird without threat. A Seattle paper records the incident.
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Ohio
F. G. Mills
Unimak Pass
Mills
Aleft
Fred
Fed
Mr. Mills
War Time Letter from Union Soldier Reveals Vicksburg Capture
Uncle Monroe Bishop shares a 1868 letter from Camp Big Black River Bridge Mississippi describing the capture of Vicksburg with about 40 000 rebels 50 000 arms and 603 artillery pieces. He notes General Grant Sherman Osterhaus Johnston and a bold Union army marching toward further action and predicts the 4th of July memory.
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Monroe Bishop
Company E
Third Illinois Cavalry
Ridgeway
Vicksburg
National Tribune
Big Black River Bridge
Miss
Johnston
General Sherman
Texas Rangers
J. M. Bishop
Hog Butchering Derrick Plan for Small Weighing Hog Curing
A Prairie Farmer correspondent describes a simple hog butchering derrick using a nine foot ground pole and a fourteen foot top pole with a swingle to turn hogs. A second post six feet away supports two wagon tires mortised to hold four hogs. The setup promises convenience for small scale butchering with limited help.
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Prairie Farmer
Friend Heater
Boarding Horses Requires Reputation and Stable Care
A long time farmer explains that boarding horses has been the core of his farming for over 30 years, yielding steady income of more than $10,000 annually in recent years. He describes summer and winter clients, the need for reliable stables and skilled attendants, and the importance of trust for attracting and keeping customers.
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Farmers’ Review
Chicago
Europe
Bar Harbor
Care of Young Pigs Promotes Healthy Litters
A Farm and Home writer advises starting a balanced ration before farrowing and continuing after. The brood sow should be kept in good condition, with milk, wheat middlings, oats, and corn as core feeds. Pigs are weaned at six to eight weeks and kept in warm, roomy housing through winter.
Feeding the Beef Cow Ration for breeding stock and wintering
The article explains rations for breeding beef cows including maintaining body and calf growth. It notes beef cows can winter without grain with oat straw and corn stover, suggests early spring clover hay, and argues silage with small clover hay supplements yields greater weight gain than dry fodder.
Memorial Day Mixup at Rural Cemetery
A Civil War era tale recounts grave markers rotted and were misidentified by G A R delegates on Memorial day. Hannah Ericson lies beside Captain Blodget and the widower Ericson, mistaken for her, places flowers and flags before realizing the error with mirth.
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Captain Blodget
Hannah Ericson
Hannah
Ericson
The Human Moulting and Social Mirth
A cheeky Yonkers Statesman quip about hair loss and grooming. A hairdresser notes mankind moults twice yearly with male and female differences. The dialogue includes a joke about youth and beauty and a playful aside on a woman’s face and money.
Sheep scabies in Wyoming and southwestern states decline
The article reports Wyoming sees scattered sheep scabies complaints but notes prompt dipping and quarantine have reduced infections. It cites federal inspections, dipping programs, and improved conditions in Arizona New Mexico and other states, with isolated outbreaks remaining contained. It also offers farm tips on pig bedding and a swinging door pen design.
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Arizona
Bureau of Animal Industry
Sanitary Board of
New Mexico
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
NOTES ON HOG LOTS AND COUNTRY CONDITIONS
Selected notes advise choosing large roomy sows, avoiding slow maturing types, and using woven wire fences with strong gates. Emphasizes space over confinement, quality of bone and constitution, and superior fence construction. Also comments on country soil versus city dust and briefly notes a Cape parliament bill requiring traders to keep books and show capital for licenses.
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Cape
South Africa
Overfeeding Hay Causes Heaves In Horses
Don’t overfeed. Avoid keeping hay in the manger constantly. Excess hay, especially coarse clover, can trigger heaves by harming digestive and respiratory systems. A horse with the heaves resembles a person with dyspepsia, often from indigestible hay. Dipping Hogs For Health And Profit. Dipping hogs twice yearly prevents mites and scab diseases, improves thrift and returns. Requires proper yard and fencing to manage hogs and keep them from being a nuisance.
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Farm Journal
Bees droppings catchers using paired boards under roosts
The Farm Journal describes a method to manage bee droppings by placing two wide boards in front of and behind the roosts. Droppings fall onto the boards which can be emptied easily or directed into a basket on the floor. A loose two-board setup helps guard against vermin.
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Farm Journal
Good Poultrymen Standards for a Quality Yard
A thorough guide outlines that a good poultryman keeps yards and houses neat and clean with warm comfortable housing and scratching sheds. He uses pure breeds, culls poor specimens, feeds appropriately, prevents mites, and provides separate houses for pullets ensuring roosting is not done in trees or on fences.
Poultry Wisdom And Farm Notes From Early 1900s
Collage of agri tips from Farm Journal and Journal of Agriculture on hens, ducks, grit for chicks, venting poultry houses, clean water, and ethical care. Notes on meat famine in Germany and eggs exported to Britain, plus a humorous vignette about a professor’s wife.
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Journal of Agriculture
Germany
Farmers’ Tribune
United States
Great Britain
Farm Journal
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Ipod Macgretn
Harrison Fisher
Ren. Vale
Magruder
Convent of
San Pablo
Tete-De-Pont
Tete-Depont
Tetedepont
Franklin Pierce
Pierce
Tetede Pont
Princeton
von Meyyn
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Ireland
Derrick
Lake County, Ill
Bill
Jil
Yonkers Statesman
Wyoming
Montana
Canada
Orange Judd
Albany County
State Board of Sheep
Commonwealth
Mrs. Neish
M. AP
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