Tall Brooklyn Giant Seeks Wife Taller Than Him
Aug ust Barth a seven foot Brooklyn bachelor both wealthy and handsome cannot find a bride tall enough to meet his six feet seven inch standard. He has canvassed eligible women including show girls but finds none tall enough. He once met Miss Rosa Wedsted the Finnish giantess seven feet tall but balked at advertising schemes. He travels widely and owns substantial property while hoping a tall woman will emerge.
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August Barth
Brooklyn
Mr. Barth
Chicago
Rudyard Kipling
Desert
New York
America
Rosa Wedsted
Circus
Miss Wedsted
George Auger
Barth
Bronx
Jersey
Plainfield
Riverhead
L. I
London
Scotland
Ireland
France
Col
Barnum & Bailey
England
Peebles
Col. Auger
An Italian Envoy Recalls a Rude English Lesson in Politeness
An Italian attached to the U S embassy recounts learning English through mishaps caused by American politeness. He describes mispronounced words and a famous trousers incident at Newport, where a hostess’ calm reaction left him amused and embarrassed. He ends by asking if a kind correction would have helped.
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Washington
America
Newport
Bellevue Avenue
Lion Attacks Trainer in Toledo Zoo
A hybrid lion cat attacked animal trainer Princess Pauline as she prepared a lion leopard jaguar cross in Toledo Ohio. The beast mauled her breast and arm and chewed her hand before Head Trainer Mac Pherson and Col Ferrari drove it off with hot iron pikes. She lies near death with slim chances of recovery.
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Toledo
Pauline
MacPherson
Col. Ferrari
Deer In Dry Goods Store Breaks Window In Winsted
Two white tail deer crashed through John S. Mycock’s Main Street window in Winsted waking residents. The animals fled up Main Street after vaulting a fence and crossing Mad River toward Highland Lake, with eight others seen near Highland Lake Farm before leaving. Glass damage valued at $65. state may cover the loss. Mrs Hall and William Sullivan witnessed the incident near Main and Lake streets.
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Winsted, Conn
Wakefield Boulevard
Highland Lake
Winsted
John S. Mycock
Main Street
Mad River
Highland Lake Farm
M. B. Hall
William Sullivan
Main
Lake Streets
Exodus Plagues Tested Faith as Goshen Holds Safe
In Goshen the Hebrews endure Moses and Aaron's warnings while Pharaoh battles pride. A sudden darkness, then a deadly cattle murrain tests belief as Jannes and Jambres rush to appease gods. Despite Egyptian calamity, the Israelites trust that the God of Israel preserves the hollow of His hand.
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Moses
Aaron
Goshen
Egypt
Pharaoh
Memphis
Gosien
God
Osiris
Apis
Mnevis
Ammon
Sais
Mendes
Israel
Jannes and
Jambres
Temple
Jamnes and
Jannes
Copper Boiler Melted into Coins at Calcutta Mint
Engineers at the Calcutta mint found a nineteenth century copper boiler of purest copper among old machinery. Its value, higher now due to copper demand for electrical devices, led to the boiler being melted down and converted into copper coins.
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Calcutta
Child's Simple Faith in a Prairie Storm
Rev. C. B. Mitchell recounts a New York Observer tale of a mother grandmother and three children sheltering from a violent prairie wind. Eleven year old Walter slept peacefully when found by his mother, explaining that grandmother said God would care for them and he could go back to bed.
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Anoka
Minn
Henry Pehling
Roundlake
Rev
C. B. Mitchell
New York Observer
Walter
Mistress reproaches Mary over punctual meals
In a crowded kitchen scene a mistress scolds Mary for late meals and hints the master would blame the speaker. Mary jokes she can go but calls herself a prisoner for life in a humorous Punch snippet.
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Mary
ChildWhose Wage Talks Break Household Peace
Dialogue highlights mother scolding Bridget for broken china and wages. Bridget responds that only higher wages could prevent further breakage, signaling a domestic dispute over income and blame.
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Bridget
China
Multivalent nicknames mark a self-styled male archetype
In a Metropolitan Magazine feature a man is described through a cascade of animal labels reflecting roles from childhood to business. Terms range from kitten and calf to bull tiger lion fox and wolf, with others calling him donkey, bear, puppy, ass, and beast across social, financial, and romantic spheres.
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Wall Street
Metropolitan Magazine
Death anniversary rites of Basques in the Pyrenees
A traveler in Spain notes Basque piety at San Sebastian where a fisherman's daughter prays for a deceased relative in a church. The scene features baskets of fruit and bread and corn, with worshippers kneeling at the tomb of their ancestors.
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Pyrenees
Spain
San Sebastian
Woman with 27 years confined walks, breaks ankles
In Seaford California Mrs Ann Milligan, bedridden since 1879, attempted to walk in the yard and fell. Her daughter-in-law found her on the floor, ankles broken, ending a long period of immobility. The patient later stated she felt she could walk and enjoy the sunshine for the first time in decades.
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Seaford
Cal
Ann Milligan
Honest candor and the cost of blunt honesty
A reflection on speaking plainly without becoming disliked. The piece examines how brutal honesty can alienate while preserving truth, urging mindful communication to balance candor with tact.
Proper Pruning Methods for Fruit Trees in Prairie Farmhouse Style
A detailed guide on pruning fruit trees to achieve ideal form. It explains leaf surface balance, timing from nursery to mature trees, and the best cutting angles to promote rapid healing. It covers tools from knives to pruning saws and lever shears, plus staged thinning and head back for open habit trees.
The Profitable Cow: measuring milk for herd value
The article argues profitability depends on total butter fat, not fat percentage. It prescribes daily weighing, sampling, and two weekly composite tests per cow, recording total butter fat, and setting annual fat targets of 200 to 300 pounds, with progressive culling to reach 300 pounds.
Cleft grafting method for fruit trees explained
The article describes the cleft graft technique for stocks over three quarters of an inch. It covers making a right angled cut, splitting the stock to two inches, preparing two three inch scions, inserting them with inner barks aligned, and securing with wrap and grafting wax or similar. It notes ideal stock diameters and advises multi year grafting for larger trees.
Honest Farmer Comments On Apple Prices And Demand
The Farm Journal notes apples remain golden this year with high prices unlikely to rise much. It warns that if quotations climb, many people cut consumption and switch to cheaper fruit, while wholesalers secure larger share of the load before reaching stores.
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Farm Journal
Pest control tip for cabbage seed treatment
If troubled with black rot in cabbage, soak the seed fifteen minutes in a one to 1 000 solution of corrosive sublimate and then spread out to dry. Get tablets at the drug store, but remember it is poison.
Cleaning Moldboard Before Plowing
Farm Journal advises scrubbing the moldboard with coarse gravel and bran sack before starting to plow. This removes rust and helps the steel turn, ensuring the moldboard will scour properly after use.
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Farm Journal
Use Rake with Large Handle for Gardener Comfort
Thousands of gardeners blister their hands from garden hoes with small handles. A handle that fits the hand prevents finger cramping. a better grip reduces friction and blistering.
Market Wisdom for Vegetables on Harvest and Sale
When a vegetable is plentiful on the market gather the best and leave the common on the farm. If scarce prune the surplus and sell each kind and size for its true value.
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Ation
Yucust Barth
Connecticut
W. S. Edson
Pana
Ill
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