Ochiltree's Pay Defense Sparks House Action
The Texan congressman Tom Ochiltree faced a hold up of his pay by a Treasury clerk over a deficit in his past accounts. He planned a personal privilege speech but the House reacted swiftly, voting to release his funds and disabling the clerk's obstruction. Ochiltree, famed for wit, had won support as colleagues declared no clerk could block a member's pay.
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Tom Ochiltree
Galveston
Tex
Thomas Porterhouse Ochiltree
Washington
Ochiltree
Grant
General Grant
United States
Texas
Ton Ochiltree
Congress
House of Representatives
James B Belford
Colorado
Belford
Tom
Chamberlain's
Treasury Department
Tom Ochiltrey
Treasury
BE. J. Edwards
A Suotable Act
Publisher and author debate a scene set in Pittsburg where the heroine clutches the air and the next action is suggested as washing her hands in dialogue about a manuscript excerpt.
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Pittsburg
Couldn't Blame the Restorer Hair Joke in Brooklyn Life
A humorous note suggests a barber shop hair issue, with a quip about hair preparation and a customer’s retort, captured in Brooklyn Life. It reflects light social humor and period voice without technical details.
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Brooklyn
Tall Sycamore of the Wabash Delights Indiana Crowd
Daniel W Voorhees dominates a southern Indiana barbecue crowd as he is lauded by politicians including Hendricks and McDonald. A farmer’s call for “speechifyin” sparks riotous laughter from the vast audience, then Voorhees delivers a storied stump speech praised by McDonald as the greatest tribute he had seen.
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Ana
Daniel W. Voorhees
United States
Joseph R. McDonald
Democratic State Committee
Williams
Hendricks
Daniel W Voorhees
Voorhees
McDonald
Dan Voorhees
J Edwards
Carlisle panic of 1893 reveals faith as banking linchpin
In a 1911 retrospective, financier Frederick O. Tappan recalls the Carlisle panic as a money famine driven by fear the government would pay obligations in silver. He notes the Clearing House system's fragile confidence and credit the Sherman silver repeal with restoring liquidity and redeeming certificates.
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Frederick D. Tappan
Carlisle
Frederick O. Tappan
New York City
United States
the Treasury
Cleveland
Clearing House Association of
New York
New York Clearing House Association
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
An .Vigh
E. J. Edwards
His Grievance Weary Voice from a Doorway
A London Opinion fragment shows a speaker asking a visitor to stop ringing the bell and allow others to sleep. The doorway conversation centers on courtesy and shared home peace. The speaker requests the man move away from the door to spare the household late night disruption.
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London
Converting An Eight-Frame Bee Hive To Ten Or Twelve Frame
G W Joice argues it is possible to modify an eight-frame hive to hold ten or twelve frames. Practical steps include marking lines, sawing ends, adding a tongue and rabbet board, and replacing the hive end with a ten-frame rabbet. The piece also notes silage's superior forage preservation and value.
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G. W. Joice
Montpelier
Ohio
Bees yield profit from two swarms near Kansas State
Custodian Lewis of Kansas State Agricultural College reports two bee swarms produced honey worth 21 dollars from a 15.65 dollar investment. One hive yielded 16.25 dollars at 15 cents per pound from 109 pounds. He notes alfalfa may benefit farmers, stresses room for bees, sun exposure, and ten frame hives with large entrances to reduce swarming.
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Lewis
Kansas State Agricultural College
Care in Corn Cultivation
Deep cultivation after corn roots are formed harms growth as roots interlace between rows. A plow 5 to 8 inches deep cuts roots and reduces yield. Initial cultivation can be fairly deep, then surface stirring should be light but frequent to create a dust mulch and preserve soil moisture around roots.
Convenience in Open Gate
Illustration shows a top view of an open gateway handy for passing with hands full and for setting and guiding livestock. The design allows hogs and sheep to pass without turning. post B lies 214 feet from post A and extends about one foot past B, closing the fence for large stock.
Farm Advice for 160 Acre Tracts and Crop Management
Farmers are urged to mix manure and fertilizer, cure clover hay before hauling, grow vegetables for household use, and thin crowded plants. Deep ground and thorough pulverizing aid ears of corn, with a four horse team for 160 acres. The mixed farming system supplies table needs and stock feed, while locusts cut hay by about ten percent valued at seventy million dollars. Potatoes, lima beans, tomatoes, white potatoes are listed as standard vegetables for family and market.
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Bothiz
Potatoes Cultivation Note From An Old Farmer Log
Fragmentary entry describes potato cultivation efforts with terms like cultivate and hoe. The readable text emphasizes growing potatoes and basic tools. No clear date, location, or proper names are present.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Restores Sikeston Woman
Mrs. Dema Bethund of SikestonTestimonial claims seven years of monthly pain crippled her until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased cramps backache and nervous prostration She says she can work garden entertain and walk freely and urges other women to try the remedy It is praised as the most successful cure for female complaints including displacements inflammation and fibroids.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Bikeston
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Dema Bethund
Sikeston
Lydia H. Pinkham
Burglar Befriended Him Turns Up in Court
A burglar who robbed a house earlier is confronted by the victim who rushes to the magistrate seeking to see the accused. The victim declares he wants to kiss the burglar and give him $10, after noting the thief also stole his pre marriage love letters.
Ada-Cholly Saphedde in a Brown Study Offer Penny
A brief exchange shows Ada asking Cholly Saphedde for his thoughts and Edith retorting that he overvalues money as she chides his spendthrift ways.
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Ada—Cholly Saphedde
Edith
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