Farm Morse notes on draft horses and hawks guards
W J Overton of Illinois argues against draft horses on American farms noting he raised large draft stock yet found limited work value. He warns farmers to stick to American bred horses for general use and discusses protecting young chicks from hawks with a six foot wire netting run. He also covers drainage, renter vs buyer, a smokehouse design, and farming practices from various sources.
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Morse
W. J. Overton
Illinois
Breeders’ Gazette
Morgan
W. UD
Maine
New England
C. W. Minners
Buying or Renting a Farm Policy Advice
The piece argues that buying a farm is best for any farmer regardless of means. It cites similar overall costs to renting and notes renters gain liquidity but must adapt possessions to rental terms, like fencing, impacting convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Engineers' False Alarms Highlight Perception on Tracks
A Salt Lake Herald item recalls engineers misreading signals and lights, from a veteran on misjudged red shirts to electric headlights that appeared nearer than they were. The tale underlines how long service and bright lights can warp judgment, provoking cautious dread and near disasters.
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Jack
Salt Lake Herald
Words of Wisdom From Ram's Horn Mottoes
The excerpt presents aphorisms on struggle, cruelty, reclaimed behavior, opportunity, outlook, principle crafted policies, balancing work and heart, preparation before action, the role of thoughts in life, time and money, truth seekers, motive as the mainspring, and the value of foresight over timidity, attributed to Ram's Horn.
Brown defends wife as burglar tale shocks household
In a Detroit Free Press clipping Brown admits his wife’s joke offended him yet he suspects a real intruder. He recalls hearing odd noises, discovering a burglar examining silverware, and realizing he owns no firearm. He confronts his wife about a revolver as she denies its existence.
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Brown
John
Detroit Free Press
Longevity in Ife Across Centuries
The Baltimore Sun notes that gains in surgery, medicine, sanitation, and wholesome living have tended to extend life in Ife over the past two centuries. The piece reflects on how medical progress and improved living conditions contribute to longer lifespans.
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Baltimore Sum
Widely Sold Cures and Miscellaneous Ad Fragments
A scattered advertisement page notes Hull's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and price, plus Mother Gray's powders for children and Parame Faceless Dyes. It also lists various wholesale druggists in Toledo and a misquoted line about China beginning its year in February. The ad tone is promotional with multiple product mentions and unrelated aphorisms.
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Hull
F J
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
Mother Gray
New York
Addreas Allen
Olmstead
LeRoy
N. Y
Windom
Lion Heads and Irony in a Lion Coffee Wrapper Parody
A fragmentary ad like verse from a 19th century paper riffing on Lion Coffee wrappers. It mentions Lion Heads repeatedly and likens coffee packaging to clever gifts, noting trappers and papas, and praising inventive, useful goods for domestic tastes without repentance.
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Tite
Ippin
Ion
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G. I. Johnson
New York Tribune
Argentina
Words OF
Arsene d'Arsonval
French Academy of Sciences
d'Arsonval
d’Arsonval
Japan
China
Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mags
Hensio Joh Morees
D.C
Ory
Lzer
Ensse
Seed CO
Wis
Agrhea
Tidal Automatic Neadle Co
Nussia 3
Gregory He Se
Alifsrna
Woolson Spice CO
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