Enormous Sums Paid to Tea Tasters in United States
A San Francisco Examiner report features a tall man identified as C Smyth of New York describing the tea tasting trade. He explains the profession’s scarcity, methods to detect adulteration, and the high earnings of top tasters, noting government work and global sourcing from China, Japan, and Ceylon. He compares a taster’s condition to a champion’s preparation.
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United
California
C Smyth
New York
United States
Vancouver
Immenac
China
Japan
Ceylon
Derby
Corbett
Jackson
Elena
My Cove
Europe
San Francisco Examiner
Southern Hoe Sake Receipts Highlight Home Baking
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Tennessee style hoe cake and corn meal themes. The text references sweet corn field corn and grinding at a mill with scattered lines about recipes and local cooking terms.
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Tennessee
North
Elise
Final Reckoning In the World Beyond
A letter by Sam Jones urges resilience for jobless and debt beset youth. He praises industrious youths and condemns debt as a hard master while urging frugal living, moral integrity, and perseverance to rise through adversity in America. The piece notes unequal pay for women and calls for steadfast character to reach prosperity.
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Celines
Anon
Xeon
Elias
Pat
Europe
America
Lin Ward
Moving In Rome A Tale Of A Movers Service
A narrator recalls moving into the Palzzo Santa Croce in Rome at dawn as five strong men packed glass, paintings, and breakables into straw baskets. The mobile workers endured a long stair climb, handled heavy furniture like pig iron, and maintained cheerful patience through the day as they moved items and shared wine. The memory centers on a graphed moment of honest labor and a brief farewell toast to the narrator’s health.
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Hanlon
Persexsiin
Ife
Rome
Wn Herald
Line at May Reflects Rural Food Chains and Migration
A Lewiston Journal excerpt retells a Southern migrant tale of a darky who, after a season of greens and forage, laments hunger and declares his return to Carolina. The piece contrasts Southern hospitality with northern fodder and the pull of home.
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Brent
Maine
Marae K
Massa
Ole Carlina
Lewinton
Parrot Memory Probed by Napier Observations
A late Napier note details an inter parrot memory test. The bird learns a tune and struggles to recall the middle, producing stuttered repetitions before offering the end phrase. It then attempts to fill gaps by substituting successive words and sounds.
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Ady Napier
Dan Tucker
Lucy Tucker
Bessy Tooleyer
Farm and Planter Flow Many Profits From Orchard By Lea
The article urges farmers to seal leaks in profits during fair or bad seasons by diversifying and reusing byproducts. It recommends turning fallen fruit into hog feed or cider, grinding fruit with a hand press, producing vinegar, and using crop residues as fodder and bedding. It stresses manure value, efficient forage, and turning waste into usable farm products to balance accounts and increase returns. It also discusses sheep breeding aims and balancing wool and mutton profit by selecting well adapted animals and improving management.
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Nationale
Thany
Fara
Runeh
New Inegtigide Discovery for Pest Control in Malden
A garbled report describes a purported new insecticide by Fr. Moulton of the gypsy math commission in Malden Massachusetts. The prepared lead arsenate appears stronger than Paris Green yet reportedly safer for foliage, with ad hoc additives like pineose or molasses to aid adherence.
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Fr. Moulton
Gypsy Math Commission
Malden
Muss
Hixnelving d
Paris
Fernald
Florida
Humorous Medical Ad Parodies a Willing Patient
A fragmented humor piece mocks patent medicines and a stubborn patient. Puns mix medical claims with a will reading scene. Characters discuss remedies like Hustetter’s Stomach Hitters and a comic misunderstanding of a will. Local newspaper flavor carries the satirical tone.
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T. B. Dudley
Mississippi
Ben
Billy
Alvay
Neightahod
St. Nicholan
Sam Jones
Kory
Cedars
Dewi
Indy Plain
Sam
Joyra
Guareriah
Jay
Allsiow
Cusehon
Deen
Ennbonot
Phaonae
Herald
Mall
Texas
Boon
Wurapet
Hood
Tvo
Boston
Mass
Polsoley
Louis Cook
New
Ontacawa
Cove
J. L. Lyons & CO
Walter Baker & CO
I Cou | Pauli
Ongoerg Everywheene
Walter Baker & GO
Dorchester
Douglas Ae
Douglas
Brockton
Wearl Beonnee
Ely
Tulu
Sol Coleman
Pepsin
Memphis
Calerman
Laker
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