Native Tracks In the Snow A Civil War Deserter Story
A narrator recalls finding a Union soldier Dan Scott in a barn while his wife Jennie confronts the deserter upon his return home. Jennie drives him away with a shotgun and begs the narrator to keep silent about the event. The couple later reconciles in memory, while the man earns an honorable later life.
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G. K. Daniels
Dan Scott
John
Dancon
Jennie
Scott
Joan
Mrs. Scott
Tate
Farm Furrows and Stable Horsemanship Note
A rustic Iowa Homestead piece urges farmers to break crusts around young plants to curb weeds and save moisture using a tooth harrow. It offers a quirky horsemanship tip about ear twitching and warns against mixing poultry with garden crops on the same land, advising a single fence to separate garden from poultry.
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Iowa Homestead
Alfalfa Seed Crop Linked To Irrigation And Cutting
A writer in Orange Judd Farmer notes alfalfa under irrigation produces dense growth with limited seed set. Farmers often select the third crop for seed on fertile valley land since later-season moisture is scarcer and yields from the third cutting surpass those from the first or second cuttings.
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Orange Judd
Farm Derrick for Lifting Carcasses Described
A neighbor uses a simple derrick to lift heavy weights such as hogs or steers. The post is chestnut, eight inches at the base tapering to three and a half inches top, and an iron bearing arm attaches to a wheel salvaged from an old chain pump. The device can operate with or without a wheel by wrapping the rope around a post peg to hold position.
Pigs and Cats Used for Summer Handling and Breeding
Summer routines favor cotting and yarding for most pig classes. Cats are prized for dry brood sows and young breeding stock. They offer improved air circulation, sun exposure, and exercise benefits.
A Sure Return in Savings Department Offer
A promotion urges putting money in a reliable bank for a safe return and recommends the Savings Dept. of the State Bank. It touts sound business principles, large capital, and public favor, claiming the bank can meet any contingency.
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State Bank
European and American note briefings in 1900s clutter
A survey of diverse facts includes tourists spending 1.11 million in Lucerne and 27 000 ships entering London's port, along with various historical notes. Mentions range from tobacco origins in Magland to Maine’s oldest dog allegedly aged 32, plus Irish emigration, U S cocoa imports, and other scattered items across politics, industry, and science.
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Lucerne
London
Maine
Jack
C. BE. Freeman
Norway
Freeman
Ireland
England
United States
Spain
Isabella I
Seville
Lfe
Fitzgerald
Boston Common
Cambridge
Jackson Dawson
Arnold Arboretum
William Blount
Bayonne
N. J
Paul Prager
Vienna
New York
Portsmouth
Button Gwinnett
Australia
Queensland
Canning
Sinaloa
Mexico
Memorial Day origins and national recognition
The piece traces Memorial Day from its Confederate origins through to 1868 when General Logan ordered nationwide ceremonies on May 30. It notes later legislative adoption, making Memorial Day a legal holiday in most states, per the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Julio A. Logan
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dr Pierce and Fignee Medicines Endorsement Claims
The article promotes Dr Pierce's and Dr Fignee's medicines as made from native roots with no alcohol and says their bottles list ingredients under oath. It touts Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic that helps with catarrhal conditions and weak lungs when used patiently.
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Dr. Pierce
Fignee
Pierce
Deadhead Logs Pulled From Mississippi River Bay
The Minneapolis Journal reports about 30 857 deadheads totaling 1 800 900 feet of lumber removed from a bay just above Minneapolis. Log recovery uses bateau poles to snag sunken ends, iron spikes, ropes, and shore horsepower to haul and skid the logs to dry land. A prior jam years ago backed the river for miles, leaving thousands of logs in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Journal
The Superstitious Eskimos
The Eskimos at Ramah and nearby stations are said to be Christians yet hold ancestral superstitions. They will not inhabit a house after a death, fearing haunting spirits, sometimes moving or rebuilding houses. A wife fell seriously ill and delirious, tied by her husband and neighbors who believed she was possessed, and died alone from cold and neglect far from the station.
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Bolton Tall
Charles Doolittle Walcott
Smithsonian Institution For Scientific Research
New York
London
Carnegie Institute
Washington
Keats
Piazza di Spagni
Rome
Shelley
Nelson Gay
Boston
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
Shelbyville
Combs PP
Parrish
Indiana
Adams
Maxteh
Wenry Vantress
Rockville
Conn
New York, New Ufaven and Hartford Railroad
Anni PL Costen
Staten Island
Addert Laboratory
Aml
Army
Navy
Revenue Service
Life Saving and
Fichthouse
Ramah
Absentminded Magnate Comedy Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a railroad magnate, distracted, initially refuses a butter pass then quickly apologizes and grants it. A judge presides over the cartoon dialogue.
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Gunbusta
His Only Chance. Dreamer and Visitor Dialogues
A Detroit Tribune captioned exchange features a Dreamer longing for airships and castles in the air while a Visitor seeks a high bred dog. The attendant clarifies the dog as a Skye terrier in a humorous vignette.
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Dreaamer
Dreamer
Detroit Tribune
Mystery Surrounds Unknown Man Found in Factory Furnace
Cincinnati detectives wrestle with murder or suicide theory after an unknown man’s mutilated body is discovered in a Lyam Snap plant furnace. Deputy Coroner Coe notes skull fracture as evidence of foul play while police lean toward death by own action.
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Cincinnati
Lyan Snap Company
Coe
Michard Wits
Praitview
Aomat
Wilson
Lady in the House Sparks Suffragist Fears at Commons
A mysterious demure woman in a fawn coat enters the House of Commons as Sir John Keawahey leads a crowd to the bar. Onlookers fear a suffragist plot to gain access to parliamentary spaces.
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House of Commons
Sir Joan Keahaway
Sir John Mennaway
Indy
Two
Door
Humphreys Veterinary Specifics Promote Broad Animal Cure Claims
Advertisement for Humphreys Veterinary Specifics listing cures for horses cattle sheep dogs hogs and poultry. Claims cover fevers inflammations lameness colic diarrhea dysentery pneumonia worms mange ulcers and other ailments. Priced 60 cents per item or two dollars for the set, available at druggists or by mail from Humphreys Medicine Co New York.
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Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Cor
William and John Streets
New York
Michigan Agricultural College grants honorary degrees
The Michigan Agricultural College in Lansing on June 1 awarded honorary doctorates during commencement. President Angell received a Doctor of Laws, and Cofford Pinchot the Doctor of Science. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson was awarded a Doctor of Laws.
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Lansing, Mich
Michigan Agricultural College
Angell
Deaths Rise to Seven in Electric Road Collision
Elyria Ohio June 1 reports seven deaths from the electric road collision. The list includes HL O'Donnell crockery merchant MM Billings 65 W C Alten Lake Shore railway claim agent Donald Sliathn 6 years old C Porter Homer Aten and Eunice Wurst among the deceased.
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Elyria
HL O'Donnell
Crockery
Ey MM. Billings
W. C. Alten
Lake Shore Railway
Donald Siathn
C. Porter
Homer Aten
Eunice Wurst
Iroquois Club targets Democratic and Republican conventions
The Iroquois Club in Chicago on June 1 appointed a committee to press national party leaders to favorably consider the city as a convention site for next year. The move aims to secure both major parties’ national gatherings in Chicago.
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Chicago
Iroquois Club
National Committee
Son of an Outlaw Graduated from Kansas City Law School
Jesse James, son of the noted bandit, graduates from the Kansas City School of Law with the highest grade in a class of thirty eight. He will practice law in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Jesse James
Iron workers strike in San Francisco ends with return to work
The San Francisco iron workers strike is settled and workers will return to their jobs on the same terms as before the stoppage. About ten thousand workers had been involved in the dispute as talks concluded.
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San Francisco
Iron Workers
Chicago Board of Trade Quotations May Markets Report
Quotations from the Chicago Board of Trade show mixed results across Wheat Corn and Pork with May and July futures listed. Live Stock figures include cattle hogs and sheep with receipts around 1 000 to 5 000 head and prices for prime cattle and lambs noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Togo
S.nztu
aTake Adteks
Miy-Chofeethor
Netedy’s Lauxative Cough Syrup Sold Here
An 19th century druggist advertises Netedy’s Lauxative Cough Syrup on Stephenson Street claiming it cures a cold or cough by moving the bowels and removing the illness from the system. It states compliance with the National Pure Food and Drug Law and lists Wm. Fl Jungkuuz as the seller.
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FL Jungkuuz
Stephenson Street
Burdett Piano Tuner Receives Orders at Brown and Dollmeyer
J Burdett, a piano tuner, takes orders at Brown and Dollmeyer on the telephone 39 lddte, revealing a local service detail in the shop window.
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J. Burdett
Brown & Dollmeyer
Harriet M. Burbank Piano Teacher at Grove Street Studio
Harriet M. Burbank, noted piano teacher, operates a studio at 3 Grove Street. Details truncated, listed person and location amid local notices.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Intruder Interrupted by Attendant at St James Lobby
An attendant sleeping in a corner sprang up to block an intruder in a St James lobby. Deputy sergeant at arms Conach seized his sword, while a frightened female intruder hurried in. Members resumed their murmured seating and quiet posture.
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Mr. Conach
Pellmell Wag
St. James
Bishop Brooks Describes Inspiring College Service
In Cambridge Bishop Phillips Brooks recalls a college service where many young men sang with full hearts. He notes even Dr X the college president joined in, though not out of belief but inquiry about the contagion of inspiration.
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Cambridge
Phillips Brooks
Dr. X
Bishop Brooks
Act of Heroism By Generals Lee And Gracie
Narrative describes General Lee exposing himself briefly for a better view as General Gracie stepped forward to shield him. Gracie remained in place until the fieldglass was lowered, displaying cool bravery and self sacrificing spirit under danger.
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Lee
Gracie
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