Proper Husbandry for Mutton Sheep Select Rams and Ewes
Prof. Craig offers guidance on building a profitable mutton flock. Choose a high value ram with proven sire performance and avoid fictitious pricing. Prioritize milking ability and dense fleece in ewes, keep milk records, and cull slowly for consistently good producers. Grow lambs rapidly in year one to boost future growth and fleece size. Select rams to correct flock deficiencies. retain effective rams. Feeding and breeding together shape market-ready sheep.
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Prof
Craig
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Promote Liver Health
The paragraph extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the best liver corrective. It claims liver function disruption can be caused by chills, exposure, overeating, and excess drinking, and asserts the pills are leading with no superior comparable remedies.
What is women as described by a perker in audience
The quote records a man in the audience defining woman as an animate speaking being veiled by a dress that buttons up the back. It reflects a gendered stereotype embedded in the era and labeled speech from The Sufferer.
Fragmented request on marriage state and advice
The text appears as a fragmented, oblique inquiry about marriage and relationships. It references a “much-married man” and urges stepping outside, but provides no coherent events, dates, or identifiable persons to anchor a report.
Minard's Liniment Ad Circulates Through Town
Humorous exchange in Life magazine style features Mrs. Howard inviting a visit and Mrs. Coward noting a new meteor. The cartoonish dialogue hints at local commerce and social contact near readers’ homes.
Country Vicar Visits Family With Scarlet Fever
A visitor notes a child with scarlet fever kept isolated by a cautious household. The vicar asks about precautions, and the mother explains they stay behind a clothes-horse, only venturing out for meals.
Growth of a Young Woman in Scottish American Voice
A fragment depicts dialogues on girlhood and womanhood with Scottish American speaker tones, highlighting social perceptions of maturation and gender roles in a dated dialect. The text centers on contrasting views of youth becoming adults.
In Close Original Works Not Yet Published
The contributor states the pieces are original and unpublished prior to acceptance. The editor affirms belief in their originality citing Lippincott's as the source.
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Lippincott’s
No-Hit Day Quip by Judge Sparks Lively Exchange
A courtroom exchange yields a quip about a no-hit game as the judge sarcastically labels the moment a day of misfortune in sports. The back and forth emphasizes competitive bravado and jurisdictional humor.
Col Denison and Imperialism Spark Canada Debate
The Canadian Club heard Col. George T. Denison promote a broad Imperial creed including a federal empire, trade Zollverein, imperial navies, and an imperial parliament. Though the plan unsettles some, his honesty and zeal drew admiration as he outlined Canada’s role in the broader empire. The piece notes mixed agreement on Canada’s destiny as an imperial incubator of soldiers, yet respects his engaging oratory.
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Vancouver
Col. Denison
George T. Denison
Canada
Canadien Club
Imperialem
West
Col. George
London
War Office
Toronto
Berlin
Reichstag
Kaiser
Col
Denison
Prairies
Eskimos
Record Land Prices at Francis Saskatchewan Sale
Land sales near Francis Saskatchewan set a high average price of 17.17 per acre with total proceeds of 504000. Farmers from the surrounding area outbid speculators, securing earth they already till and rely on for education funds held by the Federal Government for provincial use in schooling.
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Francis
Saskatchewan
Public Tramps Abroad Chronicle A Season for Public Men
A moving season for public men abroad with six Canadian dignitaries cod fishing at The Hague. Sir Wilfrid Laurier leads a Westward tour to gauge public wishes and justify inaction about postage stamp province. Leaders distinct visits probe political aims and regional needs as figures like Bourassa Monk Oliver Grey travel to observe and report on interests and administration.
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Hague
Wilfrid Laurier
Borden
Ontario
Bourassa
Monk
Frank Oliver
Yukon
Portland Canal
Earl Grey
Lake Winnipeg
Hudson Bay
Labrador
Eskimo Candy and Tallow Treats of the Eskimo
Eskimos prize tallow as a candy. They wrap reindeer fat in red dovekie skin pouches after removing bones. Women prepare the fat from waterfowl feet into edible pouches. Explorers report Eskimos overeating on raw frozen meat and blubber, a common sight in Greenland.
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Greenland
Canada Holds Largest Railway Mileage Worldwide
Canada has about 26 000 miles of railways about one seventh of the United States total. The Dominion claims the largest railway mileage relative to its population of any country.
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Canada
United States
Dominion of Canadia
Fruit-a-tives Cure Promised For Indigestion Sufferers
A 1909 testimonial from Charles Barrett claims a fifteen year struggle with biliousness and dyspepsia ended after using Fruit-a-tives. He urges fellow sufferers to try the fruit medicine, noting price options and Ottawa distributors.
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Harbor Au Bouche
Charles Barrett
Fruit-a-tives Limited
Ottawa
Reporter Seeks Fast Confession From Father Ducey
An enterprising journalist recalls the late Father Ducey who deafened a line of penitents at his church to obtain a quick hearing. The reporter tells how he approached the priest who replied that even being a reporter might be forgiven.
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Father Ducey
New York
Journal
Success Magazine
Woman Regains Health After Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Henry Britton of Winnipeg chronic anaemia and heart trouble improved after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. Her appetite returned, color came back, and she regained strength, with recovery lasting years. The medicine is claimed to cure anaemia and related symptoms in a week and is sold by dealers or The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Williams
Henry Britton
Alexander Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Britton
Dr. Williams
Wiliams
Jack
Sea-sickness Through History and a Sailor's Practical Advice
A feature explores ancient sea-sickness myths from Greece and Rome and notes a famous voyage by Cicero, then shifts to a humorous modern anecdote about a cruise boat operator advising a nervous passenger. The tale blends historical reference and lighthearted maritime instruction.
A Fool And His Money in Antique Trades Abroad
The American Consul at Dunfermline notes inflated prices paid for antiques by travelers. An antique dener bought a Dutch cabinet for a few shillings then sold it to an earl for 1460 dollars, later resold to an American for 4886 dollars. A Chinpendale table moved from 24.33 to 436.65 dollars through dealers.
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Dunfermlin
Scotland
London
Seatch
St. John Globe
A New Right For Women In Kansas
Attorney General Jackson rules that a Kansas woman may marry without surrendering her maiden name. The decision also notes that nothing in law prevents a husband from taking the wife’s surname if she insists on it.
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Kanses
Jackson
Succes Magazine
W'fe and Hubby Quarrel Prompted by Better Half
Cleve and Leeder recount a domestic scene where a husband admits fault after his wife teases him about being wrong. The exchange highlights a motherly lesson that yielding avoids longer conflict.
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns Misguided Youth Tale
A family physician on vacation leaves his son to practice. The son claims to have cured Miss Ferguson, an elderly wealthy spinster, of chronic indigestion. The elder jokes that Miss Ferguson’s indigestion is what he used to put him through college.
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Miss Ferguson
Cincinnati Enquirer
Parrot Care Sparks Comical Cablegram Tale
A jokey clash of control between a worried traveler and a caretaker unfolds as a brother’s parrot prompts a humorous cablegram from America. The exchange, relayed through a magazine blurb, highlights fussiness over routine duties and supervision.
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America
Atlantic
New York
Walking Honeymoon Tradition Drives Frugal Couples
In this excerpt from Collier's and Chicago Record-Herald material a walking honeymoon is described as a custom for young couples with little money. Couples travel by train with knapsacks, pausing at roadside taverns for a week long trip on their wedding day, while a Bavarian Alps tale recounts a man who tramp and mourns after marrying only the day before. Mr. Goodman may leave his fortune to charity rather than family.
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Collier’s
Rich picker huckleberries sparks debate on ambitions
A Chicago Record-Herald quip discusses a man who grew rich from huckleberries and whether his success was a wasted effort. The exchange notes such a talent could likely have prospered even more in another venture.
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Chicago Record-Herald
First Woman Confronts Missing Tenner Dispute
A brief exchange unfolds over a lost tenner as two women deny involvement. Jyniv notes assistance in the search possibly leading to the discovery, suggesting tension and ambiguity about ownership.
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Jyniv
Bashful man and gentle comfort by the seashore
In a seaside drive a shy man is comforted by a partner who reassures him with messages of love from God and family. She confesses feeling blue while his response urges faith and maternal love, ending with a practical line about sitting on hands.
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Success Magazine
Requisite on the Farm Promotes Eclectric Oil
The article urges every farmer to keep Dr. Thames Eclectric Oil on hand as a potent remedy for family ills and as a superior horse and cattle medicine for ailments treated with licit substitutes. It claims the oil surpasses sweet oil for equine and bovine health issues.
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Dr. Thames
Racegoer Avoids Bets Despite Frequent Outings
A New York Weekly snippet notes a husband who attends racing events but never places a bet, with his wife admitting she has searched his pockets for money without success.
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New York Weekly
Fragments and Quips From Newspaper Snippets
A collection of stray lines and jokes from era papers includes gag quotes about cough cures and flirtations. Witty exchanges feature misheard conversations and social quips from Cleveland and Boston papers, ending with a pickup line about a fish and a fighter.
Farmer Corntos Sel and the Dictionary Exchange
Farmer Corntos Sel discusses a dictionary with a correlation named Mander. He notes the book is for improving spelling, though his spelling remains erratic and untrustworthy, a joke on wary readers and printed words.
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Farmer Corntossel
Mander
Washington 5
Mrs X and Neighbor Debate Occupied Flat Offer
Dialogue shows Mrs X inviting the speaker to occupy the vacant flat above their home and the neighbor responding with a desire to maintain friendship and avoid quarrel in a Cleveland Leader context.
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Cleveland
Travel yarn puzzled by a pharaohs land name
A traveler from the Midwest marvels at the land of the Pharaohs and questions a local name. He compares it to a town called Kayro in America and muses on spelling and pronunciation in a humorous travel magazine tone.
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Middle West
Kirov
Hollowly Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief
In this brief blurb the Smart Set cites Hollowly Corn Cure as a speedy and satisfactory remedy for corn suffering. The saying contrasts cruelty in men with fear in women, framing the mood of the column.
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Deedtor
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Royal
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Mac
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Bright
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E.B. Eddy Co. Ltd
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Edmonton
Regina
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Vrash
Sens
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