Self Made Merchant Tells of Pork Packing and Women
Excerpt from George Horace Lorimer’s Letters From a Self Made Merchant to His Son recounts a husband’s tale of starting small, taming a sociable pig named Toby, and arguing that women belong at home while men run the business. The narrator argues for decisive, hard driving sales and moral humor.
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Frontier
George Horace Lorimer
Small, Maynard & Co., Publishers
Boston
Dbelo
Atso
Mai
Toby
Crossing
Kham
George Horace Lormer
Old Gorgon on Colleges by George Horace Lorimer
In a dispatched school of thought piece Lorimer argues that college education yields two parts: classroom learning and social growth. He stresses character and judgment over mere academic prowess while noting education develops, not inevitably makes, a person.
Going the Whole Hog in Graham Brand Pork Advertising
A promotional monologue extols knowing every aspect of hogs from snout to tail and emphasizes pride in Graham branded pork. The passage likens expertise in meat to parental affection and urges confidence in product quality and branding.
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Izgard
Play and Pie Among Golf and Payday Parables
A self published letter bemoans time for golf and pie while likening spendthrift youths to complaints about dull jobs. The author jests on balls and daylight, drawing metallic imagery and social critique from a midwestern perspective.
God Versus Poor Beef: Feeding and Care of Cattle
A historical view argues economy in beef production means better feeding and shelter not shorter rations. It emphasizes well bred cattle, proper bulls, good barns, water, and informed feeding to improve calves and profits, noting many losses arise from poor breeding and shelter.
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Stockman and Farmés
Lucius Stockwell
Tle
Feeding for Wool and Mutton Boosts Profits for Sheep
A report explains feeding sheep for both wool and mutton yields better fleece quality and price. Consistent care keeps wool strong, while fattening lambs reduces fleece quality. Salt experiments in France show half an ounce daily boosts weight and fleece. Wool prices are expected higher next season due to tight supplies and strong markets.
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France
London
Australia
Toit States
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Warren St
Red Cross
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Dillon Tribune
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Bedrock, Salmon & Gibbonsville Stage Co
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Stookmen’s Directory
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
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