Standing The Test in a Graft Era Convention
Robert Woodham faces a party graft crisis as Foster and Bailey battle for governor. Crosby county votes eleven for Foster but Howard Graves switches under Marian Woodham’s honest influence. Graves confesses he acted as a trustee to the people not as a bought ally. Marian vows to marry Graves. Woodham admits reform and cooperation win the day.
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Escument
Ting
Robert Woodham
Ring
Dudley
Reform
Foster
Graham Bailey
Woodham
Tie
Bailey
Cooporters
Crosby County
Crosby
Howard Graves
Graves
Marian Woodham
Skeene County
Smad
Maple Street
Woodham, Calla & Reach
Grates
Dudley Foster
Marian
Jim
Cannon County
Mr. Bailey
Dad
Wooflham
Breezy Exchange Reveals Breach of Promise Twist
In a casual street scene two men discuss a breach of promise suit in which one was the defendant's attorney. A third man, a friend, joins and jokes that the verdict forces him to marry Miss Blank next month, prompting surprised reactions.
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Ake Erie
Poe
Miss Blank
Regular Newspaper Delivery Notice Requested
Patrons are asked to inform the office if they do not receive their paper regularly so the circulation service can correct delivery.
Proper Wheat Harvesting and Shock Building Practices
The article details careful wheat harvest methods from cutting to binding and shocking. It emphasizes even bundle gathering, correct binding position, and sturdy caps to protect heads, plus thrashing soon after harvest and selling promptly to maximize price and minimize losses.
Beekeeping Basics: How Bees Gather Nectar to Make Honey
The article explains how bees collect nectar from flowers using their long tongues, store it in a honey stomach, and regurgitate it into hive cells. It notes the role of heat and dew in nectar production and the bee’s natural ability to exude honey from storage to feed itself and the colony.
Care of Apple Trees for Beginners and Farmers
Apple trees thrive in fertile clayey soil with white oak characteristics on southeastern slopes. Use 24 feet spacing, pack soil, and practice cultivation for years. Clear culture prevents pests and diseases. prune low, shade trunks, and spray after blossoms fall and three weeks later to control codling moth and fungi.
Sheep to rid sumac says correspondent
A correspondent advises using a flock of sheep to eat and destroy sumac after flowering but before berry set. Persistent cutting also works, yet sheep offer a cheaper, less troublesome method to clear the area.
Forcing Effect of Fresh Manure in Gardens
Fresh manure has a forcing effect, producing stems and leaves at the expense of fruit and grain. It favors early garden truck, grasses, and forage plants more than cereals or fruit crops.
Golf Illustrated compared dourly across nations
The piece notes that Scots once reproached for taking golf too seriously, while now the English are said to play with a dourness unmatched by the Scots and perhaps only surpassed by Americans.
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Golf Illustrated
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup Promises Prompt Relief
A historic ad promotes Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for all ages claiming quick relief from coughs croup hoarseness and whooping cough. The product is described as gently laxative with a guaranteed effect and lists H J Moork and C P Guep er as manufacturers.
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H. J. Moork
C. P. Gueper
Inez and the Choking Curse at Dr Briers Home Sanitarium
A Spanish beauty at Dr Briers Home Sanitarium is haunted by her former husband's deathbed threat of returning from the grave to choke her with icy fingers. The doctor recounts her tale to a curious visitor as she lies asleep on a bench, her fate deemed hopeless. The piece shifts to a medical reflection on mind and health, linking thoughts to illness and recovery.
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Dr. Brier
Joe
Castile
Inez
Isngland
America
Rainy Day Milk Supply Exchange
A milkman notes today's rain while delivering to a housekeeper who checks the milk jug and agrees the rain pattern is typical for the day. The exchange captures a brief domestic scene set against wet weather.
Will Bring Youth Woman Questioned by Pathfinder
A quoted Pathfinder note asks if youth can be restored to a woman and answers yes with a refrain about an income of 3000 dollars a year bringing youth every night of the week.
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Pathfinder
Kindness to Animals Taught in Schools
A Countryside quote by E Ray Robinson links nature study with kindness to animals, predicting that future generations may look on cruelty to creatures as rare as illiteracy in boys.
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E. Ray Robinson
ManZan Pila Remedy Advertises Piles Relief
One application claims to reduce inflammation soreness and itching for all forms of piles. Priced at 50 cents with guarantee and sold by H J Moogk and C P Guen or.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenor
Quaker Poet Whittier Linked To Name Pun Trend
A London Chronicle note recalls how John Greenleaf Whittier inspired name puns in social games. The piece cites Whittier’s 1871 poem How Mary Grew written for anti slavery lecturer Mary Grew in Boston.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Mary Grew
Boston
Whittier
Mary
London Chronicle
Not In Any County City Independent of County System
The city of St. Louis stands alone not in any county with its own crime courts grand jury jail and prosecuting attorney. Since 1875 it is an independent subdivision. Clayton is now the county courthouse town of St. Louis County.
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St. Louis
Eli. Cit
Clayton
St. Louis County
St. Louis Republic
The Jersey Cow in Profit and Lifespan
The Jersey cow needs a small maintenance ration and yields a large profit from her milk. She often milks continuously, with brief dry periods of six to eight weeks yearly, and remains productive up to fifteen years, with many profitable into ages eighteen to twenty one.
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Jersey
Parmve
Aren't you afraid that horse will run away with somebody
Broncho Bob answers a reporter with a wry line about danger in Crimson Gulch. He notes it is common for a boss to run off with a man, but warns of the risk when a man tries to run away with a boss in frontier territory.
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Broncho Bob
Crimson Gulch
Washington Star
Sorrow of It Husband spat interview in Detroit Tribune
A brief exchange quotes a husband and wife during a domestic spat as reported in the Detroit Tribune. The dialogue shows tension and admonition about fear and shame.
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Detroit Tribune
Howell and Powell exchange money talk in NY Press
A brief dialogue from the New York Press notes a question about money and a witty answer, followed by a tease about a wife being taller than Howell. The exchange underscores a lighthearted urban gossip tone.
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Howell
Powell
New York Press
Clockmaker’s Business Joke Reflected in Local Wit
A Baltimore American quotation sketches a clockmaker’s trade as uncertain with a pun on tick and strike. The remark notes the business “rung on tick” and implies a constant windup, reflecting a daily risk and resilience in a small crafts market.
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Baltimore American
Pilea Operation Averted by ManZap Pile Remedy
Advertisement claims no operation needed for pile issues when using ManZap Pile Remedy priced at 60 cents. Promotion credited to H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guen.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guener
Sex determination in eggs noted in early experiments
Observations describe two eggs laid by a peon or per son and claim that one egg yields a male and the other a female. The text notes experiments suggesting the first egg tends to produce the female and the second the male.
Work fort the jaws and a silent pause
A seventeenth century writer John Bulner presents three diner phrases with translations claiming the lines read Work fort the jaws a silent pause and frequent ba ha s. The text reflects archaic word forms and a playful cryptic framing.
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John Bulner
Quaint Wrier
Strider Dentura
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