The Burned Will and Marie Richards Mystery
Marie Richards inherits through a burned will. Duncan Winthrop steals the document to cut her inheritance and plans to destroy it. Marie preserves a charcoal impression by transferring the ashes to paper, proving the original bequest to her, and Duncan vanishes after receiving his due. Marie later marries a neighbor and raises a large family. Also a brief gag about Mr. Mannings Grudge closes the piece.
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Marie Richards
New England
Winthrops
Mr. Winthrop
Lfe
Duncan
Marie
Duncan Winthrop
Maria
Father Winthrop
John Winthrop
Ferris
Winthrop
Slip Slap Game and Pieces From A Children’s Page
A classroom activity piece describes slip slap a short recess game using a twine loop spool and ring captains choose sides then players circle twice before a slap guesses determine points. Also included are brief notes on bondholders a dog care tip and short humorous verses.
American Farm Machinery Shown At Nantes Exposition
United States Consul Brittain notes a strong display of American mowers reapers and binders at the Nantes agricultural exposition in France. He highlights extensive steam thrashers and separators, says French and Swiss machinery dominate other lines, and reports growing use of American mowers with 700 to 800 machines delivered to Nantes last year for farmers buying reapers and binders.
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France
United States
Brittain
Nantes
Switzerland
Trance
French farmers prefer local plows over American models
In France American plows see limited use as manufacturers push patterns from the United States. The leading French plow features a double moldboard and paired shares that rest above the standard single-share setup. Farmers in ridged fields plant grain and vegetables on eight to twenty inch ridges with twelve to fourteen inch spacing. Peasant women move between ridges to weed crops.
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France
United States
Fattening Farm Stock with Fall Compost Heap Practice
A 19th century farming note extols October November as best for fattening stock with rich feed. It recommends building a compost heap using muck leaves weeds and kitchen waste to boost garden crops next year. Also outlines fodder stacking on hillsides and introduces a rural school tree planting bulletin from the agriculture department.
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Department of Agriculture
Local Institute Program at Anthony's schoolhouse
Local Institute to be held January 17 and 18 at Anthony's schoolhouse with topics on correlation in school work and schoolroom visitations led by R. E. Harbison Annie Carnahan Maude Couch H Kerr Alma Calhoun Bessie Craig J R Forsythe and others. Diplomatic Game for an Empire commentary notes Beveridge series in The Saturday Evening Post and reviews Russia's expansion moves across Manchuria with England France and Japan.
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Anthony’s
R. E. Harbison
Annie Carnahan
Maude Couch
H. Kerr
Alma Calhoun
Bessie Craig
J. R. Forsythe
J. C. White
Thomas Anderson
Vernie Johnston
County Institute
Friends of Education
J. R. Fogsgrun
Senator Beveridge
Saturday Evening Post
Review of Reviews
Manchura
Indiana
Philadelphia
Beveridge
Senate
Philippine
Far East
Mr. Beveridge
Russia
England
France
Japan
China
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promoted as Cure All
The piece promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the only medicine that cures indigestion dyspepsia constipation biliousness flatulency and nervousness. It claims the United States spent millions on war expenses and urges readers to try the remedy, offering almanac copies for 1902 through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hostetter
W and Daugherty’s mill hub for building materials
W and Daugherty operates a planing mill as the headquarters for all building materials. He receives yellow pine ceilings by the car load with prices unchanged from last year. He invites orders for porches and verandas including columns spindles and ornaments, and maintains a full line of doors sash banisters brackets and related items. Special attention to quick orders. mill handles delicate work enabling savings on orders in this line.
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W. &. Daugherty
Dr Kings New Life Pills Advertised as Harmless Purge Cure
A vintage drug ad proclaims Dr Kings New Life Pills safely cleanse the system and relieve constipation and headaches. The pill is described as a gentle stimulant for the liver and bowels and is offered for 25 cents at retailers in Indiana, W I Moore in Homer City and Blairsville, and M G Miller in Blairsville.
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Dr. King
T. H. Hildebrand
Indiana
W. I. Moore
Homer City
M. G. Miller
Blairaville
Farm newspaper promotion and probate notice
An aged notice advertises subscription offers for The New York Tribune Farmer and Tribune papers at $1.50 for one year, plus a legal notice announces letters of administration for Mrs A E Lowman of Jacksonville borough. The text lists magazine-type farm content and supplies for sale as part of a local promissory and marketing page.
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New York Tribune
RESS
The
Tribune
Irs
A. E. Lowman
Jacksonville’ ‘ Borough
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Mr. Manning
Mrs. Manning
Greyson
Martha
Boston Transcript
America
Mills
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Jakey
Pefore
Ves
Prank Foucar Mills
Asyen
Ohio
Local Institute
Belle Manges
R. E Russell
Institute
Wim, Anderson
Belle Devlin
Our Republic
N. M. Bethel
D. W. Anderson
Deny
D. W. Davis
B. RB. Peeler
Pittsburg’s
Popular Music House
Kleber & Bro
Fifth Avenue
KNABE
Henry F
Miller
Straube & Crown
OPERA
Gilmore
Burdett
Apollo
Washburn
Duquesne
Virgil
H. Kleber & Bro
Wand
Fifth Ave
Pittsburg
FREE
Supolio
Progress
Penn Run
G. E. Frantz
Pennsylvania
Clymer Manufacturing Co
McFarland's Foundry
McFarland &Turner
I. McFarland, Smith & MacCartney
A. L. Smith
Philadelphia St
Indiana, Pa
Vogel Bros
Sisth Street
Court House
McCcreight’s Grocery
Joe McCgreight
Church Street
Racketo
Raila
Ounningham & Fisher, Attormeys
James
Northoning Township
J.T. Stuchul
Peeler
Attorneys
Hamilton
Lee
Pine Flats
D. H. Tomb
Adminitratres ‘Notree
Nists County
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