How to Stop Runaway Horses in a Wagon or Horseback
The Christian Union offers practical tips for halting runaway horses whether in a wagon or on horseback. It covers bracing against the bit, using the road or a fence as a last resort, passing over the dash to reins, and cautions about danger, while noting a boy once stopped a runaway by mounting the horse. It also discusses the advantage of an equestrian, the issue of mane interference, and stresses staying by the carriage until control is regained.
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The
Christian Union
Walker
Dr. Pierce
Two Thirds Butter Pastry Method For Light Flaky Pastry
A housekeeper guide explains pastry making with two thirds butter to flour, using cold water, crumbling one third of butter into flour, layering butter, rolling, flour dusting, and baking in a hot oven without opening the door to peek. It emphasizes quality ingredients and careful handling for a delicious wholesome crust.
Filberts for Middle and Southern States urged as profitable crop
The Turf Field and Farm advocates expanding filbert cultivation in the Middle and Southern States. They note Kent imported filberts fetch 50 cents per pound with green husks, and argue peaches and light tobacco lands in the Chesapeake basin suit filberts, citing Virginia homesteads where they have grown for over a century.
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Broadway
Kent
England
Chesapeake
New York
Middle States
Virginia
Recipe for cider fermentation by a Cleveland gentleman
A Cleveland Leader note attributes a cider fermentation recipe to a well known city gentleman. It instructs using five eggs per barrel, beating yolks and whites, pouring into the bunthole, stirring with a stick, and adding coarse salt. After about two weeks the cider becomes clear and light amber. Fermentation can occur sooner if preferred.
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Cleveland
Agricultural Oddities and Crop News Snapshots
A Nevada farmer owns a herd of 26 camels and Costa Rica ships 280 million pounds of coffee annually. In Wisconsin yields 1,500 bushels from 15 acres of corn while Sharon region reports two umprep bushels per acre of peachblow potatoes. Livestock values span Onto at 100 million dollars and Dallas cattle around 18 per head with corn 40 to 50 cents per bushel. A Los Angeles lady holds 6,000 acres and 4,000 cattle while a Dayton epizootic afflicts all horses. The piece notes Britain’s wheat deficit of 10.5 million pounds and 27.2 million poorer due to crop shortfalls. A comic note describes a cow drafted into light wagon work after horses fail.
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Dallas
Texas
Los Angeles
Cal
Great Britain
Christmas Recollections Bring Nostalgia and Joy
Recollections of Christmas speak to hospitality and merriment as the old year fades. Dickens’s lines evoke reunion, memory, and far distant firesides, celebrating how the season awakens dormant sympathies and brightens hearts, even as some loved ones are gone.
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Gay
Merry
Charles Dickens
Disinfectants Compared by Public Health Study Dresden
Central Chemical Department of Public Health in Dresden reports comparative disinfectant values. Chloride of lime with sulphuric acid set as 100 with substitutes ranging from 99.0 to 51.3 across products like Souder and Sviedloff powder carbolic acid powder alum and various iron and sulfate compounds.
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Central Chemical Department of Public Health
Dresden
Souder
Night Before Christmas illustrated by D Scattergood
An illustrated version of the classic poem features garbled text with many misprints and copied lines. The compilation includes stray notes about notable figures, editors, and various ad-like paragraphs on cures, remedies, and poems, reflecting a miscellany page from a 19th century newspaper.
Cotton Crop Estimate Reaches 3,610,000 Bales
The latest crop estimate puts the U S cotton harvest at 3,610,000 bales. Analysts expect year end figures to reflect strong production as market demand remains steady and weather conditions support yields.
Verona Tragedy Ends In Double Suicide Draw
In Verona two Austrian cavalry officers quarrelled over a wife affair. The husband and his friend drew lots to decide who would kill himself. The lover lost the draw and shot himself in his apartment, dying instantly.
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Verona
Signor
S. M
Toronto Builds $2 Million Worth of Structures This Season
Toronto reports completing buildings valued at 2 012 725 dollars in the past season. A separate notice titled Mormon Secrets Sent Free gives address details for Andrew Henley in Umaba Nebraska.
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Toronto
Andrew Henley
Umaba
Nebraska
Frankfort-on-the Maine Marks a Century Since Last Murder
A hundred years have passed in Frankfort on the Maine since a murder last occurred, a milestone noted by local residents and officials. The quiet anniversary underscores a century without bloodshed in the town.
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Frankfort-on-the
Maine
A Hundred Elmwood Dollars Gift Offer and Goods Ads
An omnibus of holiday sale lines touts a handsome Christmas present of a hundred Elmwood Dollars lasting a year. The page promotes first class fur nishings, Queen's Toilet cosmetics, metal tipped shoes, and Dooley's Yeast Powder as economical baking aid, urging readers to compare value and quality across items.
Dr Jayne’s Expectorant Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Jayne’s Expectorant as a speedy remedy for line complaints bronchitis and asthma warning of permanent cure if used early. It claims relief for coughs and colds and promotes the product as a general health tonic.
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Jayne
Proven Remedies for Coughs and Throat Disorders
The article advertises Brown's Bronchial Troches as effective for coughs colds and throat disorders. It also mentions Johnson's Anodyne Liniment as a quick remedy to restore circulation in persons chilled by any cause when taken with cold water and sweetened.
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Com
Johnson
Cable Screw Wire Boots Promise Strong Soles
The American Agriculturist lauds Cable Screw Wire Boots as a durable footwear innovation. It reports months of tests and dealer testimony showing the wire fastening prevents ripping and holds until the sole is worn out.
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Com
Cough Remedy Urged Before It Is Too Late
An urging reminder advises readers to seek cure for a lingering cough and restore health promptly before conditions worsen, warning that delay may cost vitality and well being.
Invariable remedy promises quick relief for coughs
The text touts a universal cough remedy claimed to cure most cases within hours or days. It references thousands of cured users and urges immediate trial without trying unproven mixtures, promising satisfaction for throat and chest troubles.
Lungs Balgam praised by Marine City Druggist
A 1872 letter from Druggist L. Cottrell of Marine City Michigan reports positive results from Allen's Lung Balgam. He notes customers with coughs benefit and claims the medicine is harmless to delicate children and contains no opium.
J N Harris & Co Proprietors Cincinnati
J N Harris & Co of Cincinnati advertise a medicine sold by all medicine dealers. The brief notice notes proprietary status and distribution through various outlets.
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J.N. Harris & CO
Cincinnati, C
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Dasher
Dancer
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Blixen
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Elly
Taomaas Cartye
Trenre
Wisconsin
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Egypt
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Turkey
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Christian Leader
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Bereuer
State Constitutional Convention of
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George Eliot
Ida Greeley
Missouri
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Cornell University
Ithaca
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Edegar
House of Representatives
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Hooper
Kelley
Randall
Scofield
Garfield
Eldridge
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Ward Hunt
Sone
Prnneylovania
Dooley
Gom
Allen
Haru
Springfield
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