Barbara Rutherford and Brice in Croylouils Love Turmoil
Barbara finds romance brewing as Brice Dewan courts her while Miss Wentworth schemes. Benson Rutherford falls gravely ill and entrusts Barbara with two letters to shape his daughter's future, asking her to read one only after marriage proposals or burn the other unread. Barbara counsels Benson with faith and scripture, seeking a hopeful outcome before daybreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
Price
Charlie Cowan
Carolind Wentworth
Jirlen
Efe
Burt
Brice
Beles
Carbon County
Charlie Dewan
Pere
Croyluais
Mika Barbara
Croy-landa
Arlee
Leang
Ila
Tau
Mr. Dowab
Nial
Mins
Misa Bradleigh
Mrs. Rutherford
Garbara
Ms. Rutherford
Croylands
Ale
Philadelphia
Meing
Benson
Enid
Hatona
Ile
Buribara
Tagong
Emnean
Darbara
Ant
Croylouils
Benet
Sam
M Rutherford
Cating
Proming
Faith
Hoon
Backsliding Tale At Midnight Deacon Converts After Shotgun Mercy
A humorous deacon recounts a backsliding episode told through dialect, describing temptation, a possum coop, a moonlit night, and Mistah Johnson with a shotgun. Elders and congregants react with exclamations as Providence guides the backslider away from sin and toward mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodren
Deacon Snowball
John
Lund
New York Mal and Express
Coop
The Shaft of Bad Luck and a Quarrel at the Blockade
In a comic exchange a woman protests a man’s embrace and grants him a brief three hour reprieve. A Baltimore American note cites a circuit judge friend drawing juries, illustrating a wider sense of luck and legality in lottery terms.
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Nagesby
Wageeby
Ming
Baltimore
Folding Skatoton Stairs and Movable Fences for Farms
A Farm and Home excerpt describes folding wagon stairs with hinged lower ends and a counterweight to lift and stow them. It also outlines a portable carriage jack built from common timber, plus movable fences or hurdles for sheep to improve soil fertility and crop management on English and American farms.
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Stalus
D. B. Smith
England
Seeds and feeds reveal wide fraud risks in markets
An American Cultivator summary notes diverse feeds claim high fiber content and varied prices, with common adulterants like hulls and cobs raising fiber percentages and reducing energy value. It cites New York station tests showing 10 to 16 percent fiber in corn and oat mixes, price disparities from $20 to $80 per ton, and urges consulting station bulletins Nos. 217 and 95 for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Geneva
Amherst
Mass
Six million farmers receive 140 subject bulletins
The Department of Agriculture printed six million two hundred thousand bulletins on about 140 topics for the nation’s six million farmers. Most copies went to Congress for free distribution. The bulletins cover feeding animals, cholera, weed control, poultry care, mill care, garden work, roads, dairy cattle, bread making, fruit growing, tomato culture, sugar as food, pests, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Congress
Demand for Horaca Express Horses Surges in Markets
Demand for Horaca and Express horses drives the brisk activity in Chicago and other wholesale horse markets. Forwarding corporations report immense business as buyers seek horses in strong demand amid shortages of desirable mounts in the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horaca
Chicago
United Kingdom
Farm Notes on Weeds and Salt Brine Challenges
The article urges farmers to unite against weeds for three years to cut costs from weed destruction and labor. It explains cold water absorbs salt, creating a brine that affects salinity. It notes difficulties keeping pure varieties on small farms due to cross pollination and windborne pollen from neighboring fields.
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Alwayn
Oroper Ceat
Walt
Mina
Historic Cookbook Mishmash of Rich Stews and Breads
Recipes describe complex meats and gravies with onions peppers and spices, mixed with beef, raisins, and citrus. Techniques include boiling, soaking, and packing into jars, plus buns baked from eggs sugar rice and currants. Also notes on pickles, broth, and fried oysters with crumb coats.
Practical Household Tips and Recipes From A Daily Brief
A collection of old housecare tips and simple recipes includes squeaky door lubrication with lard or butter, onion storage guidance, and cleaning methods for kerosene and coal ranges. It also features a pyramidal fruit tart method and ant prevention via borax packets. Cream of celery soup is detailed with celery pulp, cream, milk, and a lemon finish.
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H. Stauffer
Fortuns
Aoop
Ing
Denver
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