Indiana Progress Blends Facts From Across the Nation
A 1932 digest cites population trends in the United States with 3715 places over 3000, Maine's wood supply, rising murder and crime coverage, Boston University women’s attendance, and New Mexico January temperatures. It notes sailing ships' continued rise in 1891, Brown University lectures on James River mansions, and Russia's flexible free-pass rules for relatives of railroad staff. It also describes a Seattle bicycle railroad concept with detailed construction notes and mentions the Pope's Christmas distribution in Rome.
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United States
Russia
Railroad Gazette
Atlantic
Great
Farm and Garden Notes on Worms Hedges and Training a Colt
A collection of tips from Farm and Field and Stockman and New York sources covers worm and pest control for pots with warm decoctions of gnassia and wormwood plus horse chestnuts, Osage hedge pruning for dense fences, training a colt from birth with owner familiarity and gentle handling, grafting wax recipes for open air and root grafting, and a remark on poultry value on the farm amid traditional attitudes.
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New York World
Farm and garden notes on stock care and poultry
Practical guidance on keeping chickens, horses, and cows near cities. Advice covers housing, feeding, water, manure, and milk value, plus a legend of a clever fox outwitting hounds on the Kennebec.
Origin of the dollar and its historic path to English
The word dollar traces to the German thal meaning valley. It began as Joachimsthaler from Joachimsthal in Bohemia, shifted to thaler then daler in Germany and Denmark, and entered English with spelling changes. The Mexican dollar is often called piastre, a use also misapplied to the US dollar. piaster proper refers to a small silver coin used in Turkey and Egypt worth five to six cents.
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Thal
Bohemia
Joachimsthal
Joachim’s Valley
Joachimsthaler
Germany
Denmark
France
Fragrant Orange Perfume and Vintage Cookery Notes
A column mixes household tips on making orange blossom perfume from citrus petals and a practical guide to liver preparation and simple baked confections. It lists methods for calf and lamb liver, followed by recipes for cocoanut jumbles macaroons dimples tea cakes and other treats with steps and ingredients.
Denudation in the Desert Reveals Erosion Dynamics
Professor Johannes Walther notes that despite aridity, the African desert undergoes active denudation. Rare, heavy rains, large daily and annual temperature ranges drive rock split, erosion, and sculpted landforms. Wind, sand, and sun accelerate surface decay and pillar shaping similar to other climates.
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Johannes Walther
Boston Transcript
Rival Endorsement Sparks Light Romance Tale
A fragment depicts Mr Richfello praising Miss Beauti and rival Belle-Yea as perfect, self sacrificing, with a hint of a spring event involving engagement rings and charity. The tone suggests a serialized society or gossip item focused on romantic intrigue.
Echoes of Home and Faith Across a Family Page
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century periodical intertwines a sentimental poem about homeland and memory with devotional reflections. It blends verses on beloved home and mortality with short excerpts from religious writers and noted speakers, including Purify Your Thoughts and Faith's Office. The page emphasizes personal holiness, biblical reading, and physical health in a moral lifestyle.
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Christ
God
Channing
Trst
Rome
Jerusalem
Galilee
Talmaze
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Indiana Progress
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Arkansas ‘Traveler
Boston University
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la Luz
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Dulce
Rio Arriba
New Weyland
New York Tribune
England
Jameson
Brown University
James River
Virginia
Shirley
Westover
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Tacoama
OSAGE
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Norrie
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Kennebec
South
Chicago News
Courier- Journal
California
Philadelphia
New York
Isaac Thompson
S. G. Derry
Providence
Derry
Hood
Bradford Street
B. F
PMIL
Johnson
Crarapa
Jake Re Hieves
I. & Johnson & CO
Muss
August Flower
L. C. Frost
Springfield
Mass
Dr.kilmers
Bright
Kowa & Co
Branamaton, N. Y
ELY Bros
Warren &J
N.Y
Colvin
Julia BH. Blay
Jesus
Holy Rutherford
T. L. Cuyler
Faith
Abraham
Upham
Spurgeon
Mason
Chalmers
Summerfield
Alleize
Matthew Henry
Doddridge
John Knox
Scotland
Mary
Robert
MacArthur
Texas
Mr. Ardent
Council of State
Gugel
Europe
Beate OF Veto
Toledo
Ae Frank FC
Ceney
Teta
Hall
Frank J. CuEner
Aj . Gleasom
F.J. Coznny & Co
Druggista, Toc
Lydia E. Pinkham
Brazil
Beecham
Exrve
Kine
Scott
S.S.S
R. N. Mitchell
Jiacom
S. S. Hammon
Aftcom
Swift
Swift Specific
W. L. Douglas
Ming
Rae
Ora
Suntecrese
Mackinansas
Fenreth
Argent Hazype
Fitler
Snd Cor
P.O
U.S
Steel
North Set
Sirest
Hazeltine
Warren
Hoss & CO
Speetr
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