Picnic of Indios Ended in Humorous Escape
In Galena Illinois, a planned May party and picnic for ladies faced panic when a band of Indians appeared near Smith's Ferry on the Bellevue road. The wagon withdrew the party, the ladies fled on foot, and later male friends prepared a rival feast along the road while the women were escorted to a fresh spread with ample eats and blankets.
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Smith's Ferry
Bellevue Road
Mississippi
Smith’s Ferry
Willings
Galena
Ill
Great New York Fire of 1835 Inspires Hartford Insurer
From the Philadelphia Underwriter this account recalls the Etna Insurance Company of Hartford and its bold resolve after a devastating fire. The president urged paying all losses in New York with the company’s capital and his own fortune, and the board supported him. Within a year profits and premiums rebuilt their capital and enhanced reputation.
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Philadelphia
Etna ‘Insurance’ Company
Hartford
Conn
Zztna
America
New York
United States
Plant fruit trees and gardens despite excuses
A neglected season argument urges owners with land to plant fruit, vegetables, and flowers now. Procrastination costs families meals and joy, but late planting can still yield abundant harvests next year with careful pruning, watering, and prudent timing.
Sword Fish Attack Sperm Whale in Shoreline Battle
A Petaluma correspondent reports a remarkable clash off Kodega Bay where five swordfish harassed a sperm whale for nearly an hour. The whale suffered deep gashes and died after beaching on rocks, with onlookers viewing the scene before the carcass floated away.
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Petaluma Journal and Argus
Gaffeny
Kodega Bay
Rum talk on the Boston & Albany rail line
A passenger named Moran aboard the Boston & Albany train near Springfield tried to exit the smoking car. The conductor stopped him, joking Moran would own the railroad if he could drink two more glasses. The exchange features Moran's boast and the conductor's quick retort.
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Boston & Albany
Billy Moran
Springfield
Moran
Howson
Teaching Calves How to Drink by Gentle Hand
Drik Van Fleet shares a calf training method used for years to teach young calves to drink. The process involves separating the calf after 24 hours, guiding its reach to a milked pail, and using a finger dipped in milk to entice lapping. Repeated steps and a taut rope in a box stall prevent nipping or spills, with success in teaching calves to drink.
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van ‘Fleet
Calvyeg
Harness and carriage care tips from 19th century advice column
A Lamar area column advises careful maintenance of harnesses and carriages to prevent soiling. It recommends washing leather with soft water, drying properly, oiling with neats foot oil, and avoid leather varnish. For carriages, soak dry mud before rinsing, clean corners, rinse with cold water, and finish with chamoise to avoid scratching paint.
How to Market Butter by a Boston Cultivator
A Boston cultivator explains how Philadelphia farmers fetch high prices for butter by delivering a first class product presented attractively. Butter is packed in a specialized tin vessel with ice at both ends, placed on shelves in layers, kept away from dust and heat, and sold in pristine condition, convincing Philadelphians to pay premium prices.
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Boston
Philadelphia
S Ring
Various Farmhouse Tips and Remedies in Hearth and Home Style
This selection compiles farm and kitchen advice from Hearth and Home and American Stock Journal. It covers chicken cholera dosing, an omelet recipe with veal and crackers, crop rotation guidance, cabbage pest control, mulching trees with lye and grease to deter caterpillars, strawberry remedies for sick children, and early morning chicken feeding schedules with scalable concurrent feeding. It also notes a yeast preparation for hot climates and cautions about moth prevention for furs and stored goods.
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Candace-FiEas
Peter Henderson
J. Crane
New Jersey
Fruit-Growers’ Club
Niagara River
New York
Hia.rees
American Stock Journal
The Hammer and Other June Magazine Contents
The June issue of The Nursery features a five act tragedy titled The Hammer by A. Papa with a boy and his sister, plus related content in The Youre-Forms and Riverstool magazines. Steady items include school days sketches and stories, Joan of Arc, and a varied lineup in Atlantic for June, all promoting subscriptions and sample offers.
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A. Papa
Jonx L. Snowey
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
T. B. Aldrich
T. Bailey
Rivermouth
South End
Tom Bailey
Lawrence
Rene Menard
Fixius, Oscopy & Co
Tor Riverstooh
MaGcazini
Stepheny
Fox
Joan of Arc
George M. Towle
Jacob Abbott
Hayne
the Post
Bobby Singleton
Constantinople
Algo
South Africa
Cana
Hans ‘Anderson
M. L. Stone
Munn & Novae
New York
T. W. Higginson
Norembega
John G. Whittier
Shaler
Victor
Jacqueline
Celia Thaxter
John Burrougha
James Freeman Clarke
Pennsylvania
J. T. Trowbridge
China
C.C. Coffin
Pacific Railroad
Samuel Bowles
Fretns, Osaoon & Co
Tremont Street
How to store furs to prevent moths and damage
The guide advises keeping furs out of sight from the air and drying slowly if damp. After season end, do not seal in tight chests for long. air them every few days. Regularly open drawers, airing and shaking, with camphor as a key preventive measure to preserve furs without moths.
Musical Questions Stir Peace Festival Panel
The Boston Commercial Bulletin poses humorous queries to the Peace Festival Committee asking if animals, instruments, or ages influence music. The lively volley covers whether snoring is music, if twenty four sheets suffice, if bars compare to sugar barrels, and who may enter free with band boxes.
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Tm Boston Commercial Bulletin
Dewate
Haydn
Let Us Protect Ourselves Against Epidemics
A health advisory urges fortifying the body against illness with a preventive tonic. It extols nature’s protection yet warns its limits in danger or unhealthy regions, recommending MOSTETLEI'S STOMACH BIP TENRS as a complete safeguard against epidemic and endemic diseases.
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Mostetlei
Dyspepsia Cure Promoted By Stomach Bitters
Advertisement touts TUSTATTER'S STOMACH BITTERS as a universal remedy for indigestion and constipation. It claims superiority to quinine for bilious fever and assures nervous and digestive relief, urging early use and promising permanent improvement.
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Tustatter
MISSILER'S HERB BITTERS Promoted as Blood Purifier
An 1908 advertisement touts MISSILER'S HERB BITTERS as a superior blood purifier. It claims to remove Morbillo related impurities, guard against diseases, and act as a compound of alteratives tonics diuretics and diaphoretics. It notes over a million bottles sold in 1908 with speedy, agreeable relief for blood related ailments.
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Missiler
Autumn's Lord BALsam Heals Lungs and Purifies Blood
An archaic remedy claims to loosen phlegm from the lungs and improve breathing while purifying the blood and strengthening the body. It mentions boosting digestive tone and stabilizing life and health, with a note to buy from druggists.
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Balsam
Mor Eale
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