Janet Ware Plans European Trip Through Frugal Year
Janet, oldest of seven, resolves to earn her own funds by running a household. She fires the kitchen staff, hires a Finnish girl and a gardener, and keeps a detailed ledger tracking savings toward a London to Windsor trip and Paris plans. John Wilson, still hopeful, counteroffers a shared journey as Janet learns hard lessons in economy.
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Janet Ware
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Ware
Finland
eBesides
Lena
Meid
China
John Wilson
London
Windsor
Paris
Sis
Martha
Tom
Bess
Europe
Made His Demands Definite in a Pock et Money Letter
An English boy, asked to write to his father for more pocket money, argues for a minimum sum. He cites large funds needed, lack of enough taffy, and no papers to read as reasons for the increase in allowance.
Sadness of Unbelief and Its Consequences
A dated reflection on disbelief describing unbelief as loss of virtue, power over temptation, and knowledge of God. It argues that even the unbeliever would gain greatly by embracing the truth and forsaking doubts or rejection.
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William Etlery Channing
Real Road to Human Prosperity in Walter Long Quote
A fragmented quotation argues there is only one road to human prosperity for nations and individuals, the honest path of hard work and sound institutions. It suggests critics sought to mislead people toward wealth through dishonest means.
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Walter
Observatory Hive for Bee Observation by Walter Chitty
The article describes a two circular inch wood hive with central holes and grooves for foundation and glass. Bees enter from a bottom opening, allowing rapid center access, with feeding or supers atop and options for wiring thick foundation. It highlights low cost and usefulness for indoor observation and queen-bee behavior.
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Observatory
Walter Chitty
Many Fakes With Bees and the Shook Swarm Method
A Farm and Home explanation by Dr. D Everett Lyon outlines artificial swarm using the shook swarm plan. When bees show swarming signs, place an empty hive beside the swarm, shake almost all bees including the queen from brood frames into the new hive, then move the old hive away.
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D. Everett Lyon
Ells
Covering Alfalfa in Corn Between Rows
Farmers try sowing alfalfa between standing corn to boost yields. A homemade plank drag 34 inches wide and 22 inches long guides seed burial. The Ohio station notes experiments in southeastern Ohio show practical methods for small farm plots.
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Ohias
Ohio
Fighting Pests in Gardens Tips for Insect Control
The article explains how to distinguish chewing from sucking pests and tailor treatments. It cites squash vine beetles and squash bugs, recommending lime or ashes for beetles and hand picking for sap-sucking squash bugs, stressing early removal.
Imported Potatoes Warn Farmers Against Seed Use
The secretary of agriculture warns American farmers not to use imported potatoes for home production. Europe has several diseases unknown here and using imported seed could introduce them. Foreign-grown potatoes are acceptable for table use but pose risks for cultivation.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Europe
Bees and Farm Notes for Orchard and Field
Soil humus content affects orchard vigor and alfalfa needs nitrogen. Weekly mowing keeps lawns in good condition and water should reach horses in hot weather. Millet prompts soil exhaustion, while sandy and hairy vetch offer good cow fodder. Hoeing daily yields returns. corn fodder baling saves hard feed.
Cows in Water Shaped a North Country Painter Tale
In a north of England town a bumbling artist avoided painting hoofs. He filled rural scenes with cows knee deep in water, explaining he never learned to paint hoofs while boasting of his landscape work and a benevolent aunt who hired him to decorate walls.
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North of
England
al Priddy
Millie
Jorvey
Porch baby prompts husband to note bare boards
A West End woman points out a baby sleeping on bare porch boards across the street. The husband notes the lack of a rug and even missing paint on the boards, prompting a brief, humorous exchange reported by the Youngstown Telegram.
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Youngstown (O
Exclamatory Rheumatism Quoted in Judge Dialogue
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Mason's washerwoman Martha explaining her husband’s illness as exclamatory rheumatism. Martha insists he hollers constantly while the patron corrects her to inflammatory rheumatism.
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Martha
Her Engagements Revel in Flirtatious Matchmaking
Miss Vivian, famed for rapid engagements, tells her father she has a new admirer. He replies with a wry wish for happiness now and with the next partner, underscoring her long-running courting history.
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Vivian
Prize Fighter Confrontation at Schoolyard
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a prize fighter taunts a nervous schoolmaster after a conflict with a pupil, claiming victory and pressing for acknowledgement. The schoolmaster stammers, unsure how to respond amid the tension and crowd.
Do You Believe in Ghosts Willie A Dark Joke
A witty exchange contrasts belief in ghosts with fear and loneliness. The dialogue threads a skeptical line as a girl mocks appearances with a sly comment on how clothes cannot mask truth.
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Willie
Kansas Man Credits Coffee Switch to Postum Health Change
A Kansas man narrates family health problems attributed to coffee over thirty years. He and relatives improved after replacing coffee with Postum, noting regained strength and weight. He urges others with coffee-related issues to try Postum, citing a cousin who also benefited.
Irrigation Mixup Sparks Humorous Exchange On Roadside
Two hobos swap a misheard word tale about irrigation causing a headful of hot water from a cottage woman. The dialogue plays on sound alike terms and rural portrayals.
In Practice. Husband and Wife Dialogue
A London Opinion quip contrasts a wife and husband about spending and virtue in a witty exchange. The wife notes she will fare better after death than a poor woman who never practiced.
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London
Where Doctors Failed to Help
Covington Missouri woman recounts relief from hemorrhages and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes months of bed rest and back pain but says she can now stay up and work.
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Covington
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jennis Green
Covington, Mo
How Mrs Cline Avoided Operation Brownsville Ind
Mrs O M Cuing of Brownsville Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with avoiding a surgical operation for a serious female trouble. She suffered hemorrhages and weakness and nearly died before using the tonic, then improved greatly and thanked the product for restoring health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Green
Brownsville
Ind
Lydia E.pinkham
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