Dickens and the world he would see today in his hundredth birth
The piece ponders how Charles Dickens might view modern society and its characters if he were alive for his centenary on February 7, comparing today’s people with his famed figures like David Copperfield and Uriah Heep. It notes his deathbed wish for no monument and reflects on literary and social trends of the era.
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Narles Dickens
Simfmons
America
Martin Chunziewitz
Dickens
Westminster Abbey
Charles Dickens
David Copperfield
Humor in Verse The Critic on the Hearth
A fragment from humor verse presents a critic by a hearth noting two troubled clouds and the ire they provoke. The lines suggest satirical wit and playful misrendering of phrases.
Lost Child Found After Prolonged Search
Poem fragment recounts a child missing from a house and found by a mother who searches rooms and trunks. The piece contrasts parental anxiety with a final triumphant reunion, showing a household relieved as the child is discovered hidden behind the cat. The text mentions a New York Times Woman's Will section and includes a Bem D. reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chay
Chey
Abe
York Times
Domestic Scrambie: House Haunts and Curious Utensil Riddles
A satirical or playful text questions domestic rituals in a haunted house. It riffs on breakfast etiquette, household items, and kitchen implements as if conjuring a mystery about who uses what tool. The tone mixes whimsy with puzzle like inquiries about cups clocks and utensils.
Ayrshire Cow Described as Hardy Milk Producer
The Ayrshire is a medium sized red and white dairy cow prized for hardiness and steady milk. It features a compact head, dish face, strong muzzle, and upright horns with four healthy udder quarters ready for calving. Color varies by breeder. dairy quality remains the key trait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
United States
Ayrshire
Les
The Uses of Alfalfa in Farm Profit and Feeding
Denver Field and Farm discusses alfalfa value versus clover and timothy, feeding rates for cattle sheep and hogs, and pasture yields. It notes one acre of irrigated alfalfa can feed steers for 400 days, pasture acres support sheep and cattle differently, and alfalfa supports dairy and poultry feeding in winter.
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Wight
Steve
Cain Te Dona
Ark
Denver Field
Elephant attached as collateral for circus debt in Clementsville
Jones and Jones travel circus arrives with Abdul the elephant aging and irritable. A farmer creditor sues for $40, forcing Abdul’s seizure by a sheriff to settle debts. Abdul escapes captivity, wreaks havoc on the farm over three days, and the circus wins the case, with $7,000 awarded for losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones & Jones
Abdul
Clementsville
Junes & Jones
Taylor
Bern
New York Address Urges Higher Iowa Corn Yields
A speaker in New York urges farmers to boost grain per acre arguing the nation benefits from higher yields. He cites Iowa experiments increasing ear size and kernel count, claiming gains could lower living costs and add profits for farmers, railroads, churches, and schools.
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New York
Iowa
New York City
Rock Hill
Save Your Soil How to Prevent Your Land From Washing Away
An article adapts J G Means advice from Farm Progress on preventing gullies on hillsides and soil erosion. It discusses using rubbish to slow water in small ditches, protecting topsoil, and improving texture by adding organic matter to retain rainfall.
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J. G. Meaia
Sud
Do You Want Home Trade APPEAL to Ladies
An appeal urges women to support home merchants and local causes. It questions buying from mail order catalogs or outside suppliers and argues that shopping locally sustains the town, churches, hospitals, and streets.
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Richard A. Haste
Soap Club
Beng
Deceptive Catalogues Trick Shoppers With Pictures
A magazine contest criticizes catalogues for deceiving buyers by presenting pictures and descriptions that do not match real size and detail. The piece notes readers are drawn by elegant titles and images, then misled by inaccurate dimensions and specs.
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San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Golden Gate
Charles Moore
Moore
Walter Fisher
Manxon Square Garden
Hegen
Ogden Armour
Armour &C
Lamia J. Swift
Swift & Co
Edward F Swift
Charles i Swift
Edward Thies
National Carline Company
Edwant Morris
Storris & Co
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Co
Francis A. Fowler
Thomas J. Connors
Louis H. Heyman
Morris & Co
Taft
Columbus
Tippecanoe Club
Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce of Columbus
Lisbon
Cliotra
Mafra
Manuel
Republic
RL. Graham
John Sharp
Congress
Sumer
Senate
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House
Martin
Virginia
Williams
Vardaman
Percy
Jan C. Moore
United States Senate
Godfrey Bix
Pelvie
Matias
Howie
Charles B. Lewis
Jooks
Aldions
Wey
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