A Fairy Afloat A Cincinnati Commercial Description
The fairy vessel, 64 feet long, 14 feet wide, 2 feet deep, draws twenty inches. Built by A Vogeler & Co Baltimore for exclusive use distributing their printed matter in river towns. It features a tubular boiler two engines dining room with Queen Anne furnishings pilot house main salon and gilded saloon with Brussels rugs and damask curtains. The four state rooms house two berths each. Uses Fastlake fresco and Turkish carpet in the saloon.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Machine Co
Middleport
Messrs A Vogeler & Co
Baltimore
Oho
Mississippi
ST Jacoss
Politeness Wars Between Americans and Europeans
A reflective piece compares American bluntness with British and Continental politeness. It cites incidents in trains, towers, and streets where courtesy or its absence shapes interactions, noting Americans often misread modest courtesy as degradation and Europeans prize formal restraint.
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Birmingham
Germany
Sparler
Onerof
F’renchman
Thackeray
Losign
Barber Customs Across Europe and Paris Guns for Schools
A travel note recalls barber rites from Scotland to Naples with soaps, water bowls, and self washing while outfits vary by city. Separately France plans 1,000,000 francs to equip elementary schools with rifles for teaching firearm construction. The French program funds three rifles per school with one disassemblable for instruction.
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Scotland
Naples
Glasgow
London
Victor Emmanuel
Juliet
W. 4
Croffut
France
Uase
Early stock, homestead farming tips, and household recipes
The notice compiles farming advice on breeding and money saving for homesteads, with notes on training youth in grafting and fruit growing. It includes recipes for ginger loaf and cream cakes, mustards pickles, and a salve for chapped hands, plus a poultry tip about tarred rats and curtain cleaning methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irl
Poultry Monthly
The Water Supply in Pastures
The article notes drought causing scarce water across regions, harming livestock and laborers. It urges farmers to dig wells with windmills for a steady supply, warns wells depend on ground conditions, and suggests combining wells with tile drains to improve water delivery for livestock.
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Eink. koThalswater
Jare Stork Journal
Weeds in Highways Raised as Enforcement Lapses
A Farmer's Review critique argues roadside weed growth across regions shows laws on sightliness often ignored. It calls for stronger enforcement against highway officials who fail to uphold road-side maintenance standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer’s Review
Eggs From Different Breeds Of Poultry In Ohio
A correspondent lists laying rates for many poultry breeds with annual egg outputs per bird. It notes Brahmas, Cochins, Rocks, Houdans, Leghorns, Hambourgs, Polish, Bantams and others, plus brief inserts on remedies and advertisements for Dr. Pierce and other products.
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Ohio
Eges
Plymouth
la Fleche
Fragmented 19th century clipping with stray quotes
A jumbled OCR fragment mentions a man challenging a tailor over credit and quotes a New York News line. It also references self treatment for dyspepsia and liver issues and advertises the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo. A Boston Post blurb notes a drunk brakeman in Chicago shouting as he fell into a sewer and demanded changing cars in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Boston Post
Chicago
St. Louis
Prolific Patent Remedies Advertised in Historic Papernotes
A diverse array of 19th century patent medicines and household cures are promoted. Highlights include Hop Bittera claimed to cure a baby’s bowels and restore the mother, Scrofula and blood disorders treated by Scovil’s BARSAPARILLA, and Worm Syrup touted to expel intestinal parasites. Also advertised are Baker’s Pain Panacea, Dr Roger's VEGETABLE Worm Syrave, Rough on Hats, and National Yeast as popular tonics and remedies.
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Buli
John Bull
John J. Smith
Louisville
Té Parenta
Rochester
N. Y
Lufalo Express
Baker
Dr. Roger
Syave
Punt E. Pinemann
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mase
Morrison, Plummer &G
Chicago
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Smith
I. KY
Syruf
Mary Clemmer
Washington
James A. Garfield
Tacheld
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Excelsior Pub. Co
Clarkst
Mark Twain
The
Heinderley
Canal Street
Chicate
Garfield Peepee
Gar
Galteanu
Ourdt Goc. Korsk Quick Devbdardyd Beos
Garfield
Addreen P
Zaegler &Co
Adams
Chicago, Il
ARS
WY Price Unifree Tansits & Co
Bratest
Barbers In
Europe
Dahomey
Homesard Farm
Elkton, Md
T. Deonen
St. Jacobs
Anapolis ( Ind
Ind
J. F Mogeers
Kansas
Pierce
John Witla
Elyria
Z. T. Phelpas
Cuthbert
New York
Aeh
Indolphias
N.Y
N. C. Picdyune
Druggista
National Yeast
Wells, Richardson &Co
Irep
Bunlingtos
Whitson & Co
Herald OF Praise
New Church
Emerson
IDEAL
Sond
Beag
Lyon & Hfaly
Oliver Ditson & CO
Loston
Chas H Ditson& CO
JE Ditson&co
Broadway
How York
Chestnut Bt Phil
Taxi Notions
Oaly Fulton Loo
BO Saimner Bleatra
Mass
Cs Triumph Se Ns
Lydia E. Finciam
Lywk, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
le Ath Post
Pee Rutze
Ridgrh
Woolrich & CO
Mt Wonte Mo
ANEY
Wat
Jerbe Haney &Co
Nassau G. NY
Mumateini
California
Uuatrations
Scum Aetautek
Bryan Pubileher
St Louis Mo
M. R.R
Lincoln, Neb
Audi
Mall Fur
Ieller Stampa TB
JumNeoné Co
Boston
Bangor
RR Leawes
Ano
McCommick
Mettaurscie
Wisconsin
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Dr. Chase
Chase Pub'g Co
Toledo
SDE Aneds Ants van St Re Y Brenton Berro
Spencer
Milwaukee
Wis
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Kye
Ionnimerina
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