The Rise of Small Farms in the Central West
A Western correspondent argues that monopolistic trends will not crush small farmers. Growth in urban demand and westward settlement favor intensive, small-plot farming, with better methods and disciplined accounting. Apple growing and hardy Russian varieties are explored, urging gradual adoption and top grafting to improve resilience.
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Iewa
Amerfcga
Wilingis
Jonathan
Minkler
Janet
Ben Davis
Willow
Grimes
Hen Davis
Duchesa
O. W. Barnard
Farus
Hume
Making Country Life Attractive With Simple Farm Repayments
A New York Voice piece argues farm life can be vastly improved by applying conveniences used in other trades. It cites remote wells and woodsheds that force extra labor, and a pantry separated from the kitchen that wastes steps. The article calls for better planning and cheaper, labor saving devices to reduce drudgery and boost farmer happiness.
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New York Voice
Households Remedies and Odd Tips from inky pages
The excerpt offers miscellaneous home hints from a bygone era. It suggests using copperas in whitewash to deter vermin, rubbing walls with vinegar or sulcratus for redecoration, SWEETHURIER leaves for sachets and pillows, and an old tale about oilcloth strips waking a sleeper. It also mentions tenderizing tough meat with gyrod vinegar.
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Nuor
Boy fends off grizzly and mountain lion in Idaho hunt
Holter Kennett son of Col. Percy Kennett of Helena Montana bags his first bear after a dramatic riverbank encounter in Devil's Canyon Idaho. A mountain lion attacks as the bear falls, Col Collins helps, and Kennett survives the perilous sequence unhurt.
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Troet
Bet
Holter Kennett
Percy Kennett
Helena, Mont
Salmon River
Idaho
Devil's Canyon Country
Holter
Ole
Colling
Collins
Col. Kennett
New York Sun
No Forgery for Him in Police Appointment Tale
In Duplin the police vacancy process features Patrick Murphy who is taunted as unable to write. The Mayor pressures him to sign his name while officials doubt his literacy. Murphy impressively writes in bold round hand proving his honesty and is urged to write another name.
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Duplin
Patrick Murphy
Murphy
Pat
The Divorce Evil In The United States
The Chatauquan laments the divorce evil and its enormous growth. The article notes a fifty percent increase in divorces granted over twenty years ending 1986 and warns that continuing the same rate would lead to a dramatic rise after fifty years.
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United States
Egyptian wedding mirrors progress amid strict tradition
A fifteen year old bride in Egypt receives lavish gifts including three diamond tiaras and forty six shawls while her bedroom displays European goods. The ceremony lacks a church rite. the groom goes to the mosque and the bride waits on a throne as eunuchs and guests watch. The groom, 22, educated in France, kisses the veiled bride after a formal entrance and the feast begins.
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France
Remarkable Butter Market Debate in Elgin
A New York commission merchant cites a remarkable market letter praising butter prices, while the Daily World questions his view. It argues Elgin's district shows 8 050 000 dollars in yearly butter sales with top quality grades and leadership in the market, challenging other regions to match it.
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Mr. Waterbury
Elgin
Trie
Clever optical illusion turns wood swing into human pendulum act
The Clever Suaton and Antogenious Frenchman stage an illusion in a tall wooden building. A painted woodland interior hides a swing that appears to rotate at high speed while spectators feel they are in danger. An attendant traps riders in a box seat and simulates motion to thrill and deceive the audience.
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Walla
New York Mail
Fort Wayne Branch Air Line and Main Line Train Schedule
Time Card for L and M railroad shows Fort Wayne Branch schedules with Air Line Division leaving Waterloo and Hillsdale for east and west bounds. Trains include Chicago Express and Pacific Express with listed departure and arrival times. All trains run daily except Sunday.
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Rb’y
Fort Wayne
AIR Line
Waterloo
Chicago
Ny&ber
Pacific
C& B
Hillsdale
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Hilton House
Fremest, Ind
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D &I
Mail Central Time
Jackson Ar
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