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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1906
Page
11
A reflective verse from a magazine celebrates laughter as a remedy for trouble. It extols mirth as benevolent, urges cheerful living, and claims laughter dispels cares, with a lighthearted chorus praising joy and resilience.
Sallie Meadows, a sixteen year old village girl, seeks farm work at Bruce Conklin’s farm. Aunt Miss Collins doubts her, but Sallie proves capable and endears herself with gentle work and a singing voice. Bruce plans marriage to a city debutante, but a village rumor reveals Sallie’s hidden feelings and a surprise two years later.
Fragmentary lines discuss an aunt and a girl claiming eighteen, with a playful exchange about age and imagination. The text appears as a quotation within a toy magazine feature, reflecting a domestic conversational vignette.
Dorinda and Phyllis seek happiness on a modest Mount Washington trip paying five dollars a week. They endure a plain farm stay with brown bread and thrift, learning that simple pleasures yield priceless rewards. The tale ends with shared understanding and humor about frugal living.
A college graduate recalls extreme poverty in childhood with scarce meat and raw crusts. He recounts a harsh, funny memory of siblings fighting over crusts from the white folks’ table, a moment ending with a dog theft and a boy’s scramble for survival.
A tea caddy carved from mnk berry wood and linked to a Stratford garden tree once owned by William Shakespeare sold at a New York auction for 650 dollars to George D. Smith. The item was among items in the library of the late Frederick Tall Madge.
The article discusses optimal hog market weights from 170 to 200 pounds for corn fed pigs, with heavier hogs favored for bacon and profit in certain market conditions. It notes scenarios where carrying to 250 or 350 pounds may be profitable, and cautions against overpaying feed when prices are low. It also compares digestible protein in feeds, favoring cotton seed meal over gluten meal for butterfat production and discusses protein content in wheat bran versus cotton seed meal.
The Prairie Farmer discusses rising mutton and wool demand, shrinking western ranges, and growing sheep value. It urges cautious farmer preparation, noting high prices may ease and advising timely flock purchases only when prices are affordable. It also highlights feeding timothy hay for dairy cows as investigated at the Station.
The Indianapolis News warns feeders of swine rely too much on kitchen dishwater for mixing grains. Rich slop with soap powders harms pigs especially their floats. Adding charcoal offers a preventive medicine for possible dyspepsia. Clear warm water proves often better than dishwater for grinding feed.
If a horse has tender feet from hard road travel, place a thin soft calfskin layer between hoof and shoe before nailing on. If feet are already sore, heat pine tar and apply between the sole and leather, pressing to seal and soak into the foot, a method claimed effective by an Epistolist.
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A former pupil recalls Dr George Moberly head master of Winchester School England. He inspired respect through fear and humor and once publicly rebuked a boy over health letters from his mother. A smoker’s note triggered a sharp quip about the mother smoking.
In Germany traveling schools educate farming daughters over sixteen in housekeeping cooking poultry care and vegetable cultivation. The plan adds nursing cooking for the sick sewing and mending. Teachers, graduates of housework schools, carry stoves and utensils to class in village schoolhouses. six week terms, tuition kept very low.
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