Thanksgiving Dinner Sparks New Hope in City Boarding Home
Blanche Philbrick, living in a shabby boarding house, accepts Blaisdell's invitation to Thanksgiving dinner at a New England–style restaurant. The dinner softens her loneliness and promises a possible future with Blaisdell, who jokes about a future marriage while she muses on home and companionship in the city.
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Guy Blaisdell
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Early Riser Pills Sold by local druggist Jungkunz
William I Jungkunz, a druggist at 85 Stephenson Street, advertises Early Riser Pills for sale. The notice highlights availability at his pharmacy and notes the product is offered to customers in the area.
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Stepheson
Reforming Her Vocabulary Quaker Dialect Story
A New York Sun account tells of a young Quaker woman who seeks to drop thees and thous from speech. She recalls clerks' mockery behind the store counter as she attempts to speak standard English while noting the curiosity her dialect provokes.
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New York Sun
Ame
The Burning Swiss Town and Winds of 1861
An 1861 Swiss catastrophe describes Glarus burning under a hot south wind, with the fohn lashed by Alps and a hundred miles distant glow seen in the Black Forest. Bells tolled as salvors fought, wooden crosses fed the dying flames, and local legends blamed a Sahara-origin wind driving heat through St Gothard.
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Klackwoad
Miuigazine
Devite’s Carberized Wateh Tragel Salve Sold by Drugstore
DeVit's carberized salve offered by Waa I Junekung, a druggist, at Stephen Bon Street for four dollars. The fragmentary item notes a medicinal salve product and a local seller with a historical style citation.
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Get DeVit’s
Waa I Junekung
Stephenbon Street
No One Type of Soil Holds Alfalfa Advantage, Ohio Study Finds
The Ohio experiment station reports alfalfa adaptation across diverse Ohio soils for seed, yield, and hay quality. Plant No. 298 shows hay yield and protein metrics. Plant No. 21 records 47.5 grams hay stems and 60.0 grams leaves with 12.50 percent protein in stems. Drained upland and bottom soils influence yields, while drainage, humus, and inoculation drive success or failure.
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National Stockman
Ohio
Ohio Experiment Station
Alfalfa Nursery
Vegetable yields with and without rotation at Cornell station
Mangels grown four years on the same land produced 9.6 tons of revots with 1 ton of dry matter, while rotated land yielded 34 tons of roots and 4 tons of dry matter per acre. Recommended stands range from 25 000 to 80 000 plants for mangels rutabagas and hybrid turnips and 40 000 to 60 000 for carrots per acre.
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New York
Cornell Experiment Station
Fertilizer Tests With Corn in Virginia
Fertilizer tests with Corn in Virginia show that plowing under green leguminous crops is not highly beneficial and that only moderate fertility increases yield when followed. When vegetable matter is scarce heavy fertilizer applications seem advisable.
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Virginia
Sugar Beets Develop on Alkali Soil Characteristics
Beet belts on alkali soil are described as very uneven in size with irregular plat areas and a prevalence of chlorosis in the elder leaves, indicating stress and reduced vigor in affected crops.
Retired practitioner and state expert address court briefs
Retired practitioner and state expert discussed the plea for potential plaintiffs today, noting the board’s concerns and the ongoing reads of the case. The event highlighted procedural steps and next actions in the docket.
Burdett Orders at Brown D O Qo All Never'nor
Burdett issues orders amid unclear notes involving Piase tuner and a contact at 380 1ddy Reid. The fragmentary text limits precise details but indicates instruction or directive activity within a local context.
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Piase
Origins and power of the English Jockey Club in Fry's Magazine
A Fry's Magazine writer traces the Jockey Club's rise as the sport's supreme, un elected authority. It highlights its feared influence, the Newmarket expulsion threat to Prince of Wales later George IV, and the Chifney case that nearly toppled royal support, prompting the prince to withdraw for nine years.
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Sam Chifney
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Charles Bunbury
The Fireplace As Home Centerpiece In Daily Life
The essay urged restoring the fireplace as a central, large brick or stone hearth to create a homely, peaceful home. It cautioned against fancy woodwork and emphasized the stove as a place for family unity, rest, and personal ties, noting the fireplace narrows yet completes domestic life.
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Itarry
Jessie
Powell
Outing Magazine
Drawing Room Draws Attention in a Parlor Debate
A New York Globe reader describes a lively scene where a woman boasts of a drawing room and a five room flat while a man jokes about space. The discussion touches on furniture, comfort, and appearances in a crowded parlor.
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New York Globe
The Game He Preferred at Dinner
A diners debate over game meats ends with a waiter humorously admitting he prefers an American eagle served on a silver dollar. The anecdote, attributed to the New York Tribune, captures a sharp, ironic quip about appetites and national symbols.
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Terry
New York
Pribune
Evening at the house with a hungry head of household
A household head arrives early and asks the maid to ask the cook to hasten dinner. The maid explains the cook has no food in the house but will send for some after a short wait.
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USA
Sle
Mear and Bowish Appetite Debate Disputed Advice
In a Philadelphia Press quip, Mr Sallow day laments hunger seeking a cure while his wife retorts appetite would worsen digestion. The exchange highlights a humorous clash over health and appetite notions.
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Mr Sallowday
Philadelphia Press
Two Hairs Realization in a Youthful Banter
A fragmentary dialogue shows a young man named Mr. Allen noting growing hair and a shift in self perception. Miss Pert teases about another change soon, implying a playful, evolving relationship.
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When a Cold Strikes The Quiet House
An old medical advertisement extols Bly’s Creamum Balin Hiaslers catarrh remedy and Ely Bros. patent nostrums. It urges prevention and salves for catarrh with a sales pitch aimed at nervous, congested throats and blocked noses. The copy lists a Warren Street New York address for purchase and promises relief from head colds.
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Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Bugler Dick Hero of the Sixth in Indian War
An account from 1907 recalls Bugler Dick of the Michigan Cavalry who earned his place after seizing a dying bugle to rally troops during a brutal pursuit of a war party. Despite capture and speculation on his fate, the story ends with his comrades believing he was alive, guiding a later rescue effort.
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Arrival times for Omaha and Sioux City trains
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