Ireland Australia Ireland England as horse breeding cradles
The London Outlook argues that Ireland and Australia are premier horse breeding regions with England second best. It notes partridge soil analogy and links Irish descent to top human high jumpers and many horses in continental concours, suggesting climate aids strength alongside breeding skill.
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Ireland
Australian
Europe
England
America
Australia
London
Etiquette of the Punch in Social Encounters
The article outlines punch as a social standard in conflicts with an irreducible minimum required when provoked. It notes optional punches like the chivalrous strike for defending distressed women, while warning against excessive aggression.
Pared and Baked Apples and Alpine Lunch Trends
Instructions describe baking apples with sugar and butter, making a sweet syrup to pour over cooled fruit served with cream. The article shifts to notes on German commerce, US checks, and Swiss luncheons atop high Alpine locales with guests and edelweiss souvenirs at Moravia hospice and other peaks.
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Switzerland
Prince Ple
Savoy
Nicola
Greece
Moravia
St. Moritz
H. Murray
Chamantx
Revival of simplicity reshapes home decor and living
The text cites a shift toward uncluttered interiors with plain papers and minimal furniture as a new ideal in furnishing. It notes fewer, better chosen items and a broader social move toward simple, unornamented living. It also mentions Lady Paget’s public vegetarian conversion and her status as Mrs Arthur Paget, ex Mary Darin Stevens, joining a circle favoring fresh plant based diets.
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Chile
Lady Paget
Mra
Arthur Paget
Mary Darin Stevens
New York
Man’s Love Speech Becomes Monotony in Conversation
A man tells a woman he loves her as often as she wants to hear it, yet the repeated declarations render the dialogue tedious and draining, turning affectionate talk into a tedious routine.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Offer
A promotional notice extols Dr Kilmer and Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder trouble including Bright s Disease. It offers readers a free sample bottle and a book by mail and lists Binghamton New York as the address for requests.
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Aestor Root
Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Mark Twain Hides in Summer at Tuxedo Park
The famed author Mark Twain rented a colonial house at Tuxedo Park for the summer, avoiding head hunters and interviews. He wandered New York and country lanes, often in his white flannels, with a visitor noting him petting a kitten under a tree. He joked he rents the kitten since he cannot afford a cat. The tale ends with the quip about his pay. The Faculties of Justice.
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Mark Twain
Tuxedo Park
New York
Mr. Clemens
Judge Harlan Hears Light Talk and Blind Justice Quip
A Washington Star item notes Judge Harlan riding a Fourteenth Street car beside two clerks. One loudly discussed matters, drawing a wary glance from the other. The laughing verdict ends with a jab about justice being blind but not deaf. A separate quip credits Senator Platt with a cynical reply to a girl asking about political economy.
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Judge Harlan
Fourteenth Street
Washington Star
Senator Platt
Manhattan Beach
Platt
Right Food the Cause A Wisewoman Says
A Wisconsin woman claims long term illness and nervousness improved after regular use of Chape-Note this summer. She notes relief from headaches and nervousness and a 6 pound one week gain, attributing it to the product from Postum Co Battle Creek. Read The Road to Wellville and the line There’d a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pkga
Fattening Hogs and Feed Practices
A farmer explains hog fattening starts at selection and splits feeding into stages. Milk middlings and alfalfa or germ clover aid growth. warm separated milk mixed with malse is cited as a good season feed. Alfalfa hay with corn in the final six weeks boosts gains. Nebraska experiments support alfalfa hay as economical and profitable.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Nebraska Experiment Station
Sheep in the Orchard Proves Fruitful Pasture Practice
A farmer cites his orchard flourishing while neighbors struggle, crediting sheep grazing in the trees for weed control, soil enrichment, and pest reduction. The piece urges farmers to adopt orchard care, noting neglected groves suffer moss, dying branches, and overgrown ground.
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FE. L. Vincent
Farmers’ Review
Four Horses Abreast Drawing and Farm Care Hints
Diagram explains four horses abreast with reins and snaps. Hints for shepherding include water, avoiding snow, clean troughs, timely feeding, regular shelter, and foot care to prevent worn hooves.
Pigs with Cough and Remedies Described
An old note describes a spasmodic cough in pigs resembling whooping cough in children and suggests relief with pine tar placed down the throat or asafoetida tincture in milk.
Beebe Sees Relief From Kidney Troubles With Pills
Mrs Anna Beebe of Anoka Minnesota reports relief from rheumatic pain breathing and dizziness after using Deans Kidney Pills She says she can do her own work again and fears no recurrence The product is advertised as sold by FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
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Anna Beebe
River and
Monros
Anoka
Mina
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia
Pinkhom
Pinkham
Lyon
Mass
Lydia BH
Mia. Pinkham
Mads
When Money Was Scarce in Missouri History
A Missouri elder recalls a time when money was almost unobtainable and goods served as payment. He cites the wolf scalps as a dollar value and venison hams and deer skins as media of exchange, with fur bearers skins valued highly.
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Audrain County
Jefferson City
Columbia Herald
Cure for Baby Eczema Promises Quick Relief
A New York family credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a rapid, permanent cure for eczema in their six month old child after trying many doctors and hospitals. They spent $1.25 for one cake of soap and two boxes of ointment and report full improvement.
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C. F. Kara
East 66Th Street
New York
Careful Compromise and Courtroom Charade
Fragmented dialogue centers on shy Clarice seeking permission from her father through Clarence. A courtroom-tinged aside quotes Judge An Estimate and a Hope. The piece juxtaposes social tension with a celebrity claim and an unrelated medical advertisement for Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer promising cure and free treatment bottle.
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St. Vitus
Heart Throbs praised as friendly, moodful volume
A speaker recalls reading Heart Throbs with friends, noting its humor and pathos. He contrasts its warmth with other books, calling it a notable book of the times and second only to the Bible in personal value. Also mentions Philippine cigars described as long.
Mary and the lesson on walking honestly
A fragment recalls Mary learning to walk as her father taught slow steps and turned toes. In Sunday school a teacher cites the verse Teach me to walk honestly, and Mary answers with a playful misinterpretation. The passage closes with a reflective line on life and hunger.
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Mary
Little Mary
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