Time Weighs On A Courtship Breakfast Pact
Tom Dalton pursues Dorothy Lloyd in a melodramatic romance set around punctuality and breakfast in a household led by Dorothy’s permissive mother and wary father. The pair clash over rules, time, and a vow to share morning meals as marriage nears. Dorothy’s reluctance and Tom’s impatience collide, but a playful compromise emerges as love endures.
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Wisam Lloyd
Tom
Dorothy
Lloyd
Lioyd
Dorothy Gayly
Etta
Ray
Tom Detton
Abraham Lincoln
Lord Fauntlerey
Shaving Risks Highlighted by Micro Scope Display
A New York barber displays a pocket microscope with a framed note warning that close shaving can remove skin layers and expose blood vessels. The text cites potential dangers including colds, hoarseness, and sore throat, urging customers to bring a friend to see the effects.
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New York
Lim
New York Press
National bank note system and government guarantees
The government guarantees circulating notes issued by national banks but not deposits. Banks deposit with the treasury the notes issued and, if a bank fails, notes are redeemed from the proceeds. The government redeems notes but does not insure deposits, while close inspection aims to prevent bank failures.
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Washington
St Louis Republic
Telegraphs and Morse Inventions Sparked By Doubt and Delay
The piece recalls early struggles over telegraph use and the Morse idea. It notes capitalists resisting innovation, congressional funding delays, and skepticism about wire communications across rivers oceans and deserts. It mentions Silas Wright and a Baltimore Democratic convention dispatch as historical moments.
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Washington
Baltimore
Silas Wright
Benton
Bulliot's Bet on St Swithin's Day Rain
The banker Bulliot in England in 1725 started a public pool betting on continued rain after St Swithin's Day. The wager, written as a formal memorandum, attracted many stakes including gold capes and jewels. After twenty-two days of rain or shine, Bulliot was ruined when a clear day ended the run.
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England
Bulliot
St. Swithia
St. Swithin
Winter Drapery Trends and Curtain Craft Tips
The piece explores returning colonial style cornices and drapery trends for windows, highlighting brass and gilt cornices, lambrequin edging, and various fabric substitutes. It offers home sewing tips, including hem width, mitered corners, and handling shrinkage, with fabric options like Swiss, Madras, Calcutta net, and cream Madras priced 55 to 70 cents a yard.
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Bew
Nottingham
Madras
Calcutta
Brave Maricopa saves emigrants by warning pass
During the 1866 Apache war in Arizona a Maricopa rider rode a hundred miles between sun and sun to warn a wagon train that Apaches planned an ambush at a pass. He offered to guide them by another route and declined payment, saying he had no price and would not take gain from the danger.
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Arizona
Sun
Maricopa
The Best Beloved Beadle and Ministers of Nithsdale
William Stitt the beadle at Larrisdeer in Nithsdale, Scotland, stood six feet two with broad shoulders. Blackwood's Magazine notes a succession of ministers during his tenure, notably Hey Morrison, whose larger frame followed. A farmer asked which minister Stitt esteemed most, and he answered Morrison’s clothes fit him best.
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William Stitt
Beadle
Larrisdeer
Nithsdale
Scotland
Blackwood
Morrison
Tron Church
Edinburgh
Will
Pirates Beset Waters Off Hongkong Harbor
Historic note traces piracy around Hongkong from the thirteenth century, when Huong kong island served as a pirate stronghold. Chinese authorities struggled to drive sea raiders from the area as passing craft paid tribute before entering the harbor.
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Hongkong
Huongkong
Hongkong Harbor
Life of the Farmante: Rural Plenty in Houston Post
The Houston Post notes a farm’s abundance with corn hogs cows and dairy surplus. It highlights livestock poultry fruit season and year round good cheer reflecting rural prosperity and plenty on the farm.
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Houston
Tex Post
Humorous Exchange About Miss Short's Age
A light exchange jokes about Miss Short claiming to be thirty while others insist she is thirty six, noting she was six before she learned to count. The quip preserves a playful tone typical of period humor and social banter.
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Miss Short
Siz
A Guide to Happiness and Doing Sunshine Work
The piece extols laughter and storytelling as medicine and urges keeping troubles private while serving others. It encourages setting high aims, pursuing worthy national service, and becoming a memory of bright deeds for current and future generations.
Stuffed Sweet Peppers Recipe
Select mild green peppers and prepare five. Fill with cold chopped meat seasoned with salt and pepper. Remove tops and seeds, stuff peppers, place in a baking dish, add one cup stripped cooked touutyo, two tablespoons water, one tablespoon butter and half a teaspoon salt. Bake slowly, basting occasionally.
Timetable of childhood disease symptoms by exposure
A cautionary list notes when diseases typically show symptoms after exposure. Chickenpox may appear on day 14, diphtheria day 2, measles day 14, mumps day 19, scarlet fever day 4, smallpox day 12, typhoid fever day 21, and whooping cough day 14.
The Waeb Lady Contributes A Day’s Work Tale
A Waeb Lady quote describes a servant tearing through her day’s tasks at a house, prompting a remark that it must be their washwoman. The exchange highlights a domestic helper’s brisk efficiency.
Ear Care Myths and Safe Cleaning Guidelines
The article explains proper ear care and warns against improper cleaning. It notes natural wax cerumen exit, dangers of poking or over cleaning, and advises gentle irrigation with warm water if needed. It also cautions against excessive cotton plugs and emphasizes consulting a physician for persistent ear issues.
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Daly Resperter
Destiny of the Jew says Zionism aims for a barren dream
Walter Hurt argues inCulturist that Zionism is a beautiful but barren dream born from grand minds and deep hearts. He views Jewish blood as the strongest bond forging a future where race barriers dissolve and a homogeneous humanity emerges.
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Theodore Herz
Pls
Freemasonry
Walter Hurt
Shrinking Flannel Process Detailed by Experienced Workers
The London Graphic describes flannel shrinking by veteran cloth workers. Long lengths are wrapped between heavy wet sheets for 24 to 36 hours then dried on steam heated rails. They are folded between glossy paper and pressed hydraulically. more pressure yields heavier flannel.
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London Graphic
Absentee Scots Judge Quips Over Excuse for Death
In a Scotland court scene the absent judges face fines but are seldom punished. Lord Stovefield sends a standard excuse and the president notes it. Lord J Justice Clerk Brackfield quips about a stout man losing his wife as a rude but accepted excuse.
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Court of Sessions
Scotland
Lord Stovefield
Jnstice
Brackfield
Objection by father over suitor's foresight
The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes a father objecting to a young man who proposes to his daughter saying he lacks foresight. The mother counters that the suitor has as much sense as the father had when he asked for the mother's hand, prompting a sharp retort about judgment.
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Philadelphia Lnquirer
Four watches stolen but thief caught at pawn shop
In a brief joke, the speaker notes a watch theft occurred while the thief was quickly recognized and detained at a pawn shop, leading to the capture. The exchange, published in Fliegende Blatter, frames the incident with humor about recognition.
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Rummel
Bohemian Hates and Scribbler Exchange Rent Quote
A clipped dialogue quotes Van Dauber asking about weekly board and room costs. Scribbler replies that expressmen charged him $1 or 75 cents, noting no moment in life can be afforded to lose. The excerpt presents a street conversation with sharp, skeptical tone.
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van Dauber
Expressmen
Goulburm
Paraffining Cheese Cuts Weight Loss and Fly Risk
Farmers can par affinal cheese by brushing melted paraffin onto 3 to 10 day old cheese. A thin layer about half a dime thick reduces weight loss during curing, raises heat tolerance, and prevents mold and fly egg deposition. Method is inexpensive and easy with a small kettle.
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Hoard
How to Make an Effective Butter Worker From Wood
Directions describe crafting a butter worker from maple strips forming a wide shallow trough on three legs, with a 30 inch body and a four inch roller. A 12 inch extra section becomes a ban die, octagonal shaping and staples secure a projecting iron nail to hold the roller in place for efficient butter making.
Dairy Herd Testing Methods And Bacteria Study
The article discusses why measuring yearly cow yield and profitability matters and notes test associations forming for herd improvement. It describes cleaning udders before milking, wiping with a damp cloth, and summarizes Cornell research showing rapid bacterial growth in milk from cow flank hair and hay in milk, warning these bacteria harm milk quality.
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Cornell Agricultural College
Hoard
Silage for Sheep in Indiana Farm Advice
A Pidiana sheep grower reports mixed views on corn silage as sheep feed. Moderate, well cured silage is praised, but excessive amounts cause heating. Feeding once daily to breeding flocks is advised with clover hay or alfalfa for balance, and noon feeding in cold weather. Silage offers cheap nutrition when well made.
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Pidiana
Indiana
Farm Mechanics Drill For Repair Work On Steel Or Iron
A contributor describes a homemade drill machine built on a 4 by 4 frame with oak legs and mortised standards. The design includes a 15 inch bolt shaft, heat squared head, a spring feed system, and a sliding 4 by 4 working piece to adjust drilling depth for various iron sizes.
Dry and Wet Feeding Compared for Poultry Revealed
The study finds dry feeding as effective as wet mash when properly prepared. Limited meat scrap improves results for inexperienced or overworked poultrymen, with no special advantage for dry mash in yard flocks. Dry feeding can save labor in colony flocks and may boost profitability, though chick feeding differs and will be discussed later. National Stockman and Farmer.
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Stockwan
Farwes
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