Fortune Hunters in Droves Pursue American Heiress
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt recounts how American heiresses attract persistent suitors abroad. Widowed chaperones often escort young women on European tours, with barons and amantes trailing through Venice, St Moritz, and London. The piece threads a vivid escape tale of a young heiress pursued across Europe.
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Europe
Venice
Rome
St. Morita
Engadine
Mamma
Thier Garten
Paris
St. Moritz
New Yorker
Enter
Wiesbaden
Germany
London
Jesus in Gethsemane Sunday School Lesson 1906
Theme centers on Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane on Mount of Olives with his disciples. It details his prayer, sorrow, and human longing for companionship, and contrasts his submission to God’s will with the disciples’ sleep. It cites Matthew 26 and Luke 23 to frame the passion scene and prayerful resolve.
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Garden of
Gethsemane
Mount of Olives
Aermiie Jenin Lohn
Jesus
Judas
Peter
Zebedee
James
John
Teat
Tegan
Mark
Luke
Father
Matt
Jina
Brom
Judin
Feieml
Ian Jodan
Society Journalism and the Heiress’s Trials in Paris
A widow recounts how wealth and status shaped her Paris society arc, from a convent life to a staged debut under a baron’s control and a string of suitors. The narrative traces travel from Havre to New York, Los Angeles, and Provida, ending with a marriage to a New Yorker and the baron’s echoing absence.
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Tuar Sear
Ladeon
Uma
Igaum
Becker
New York
Los Angeles
Provida
Tia
Mitelher Escuse
Ate
Condluet
Pyeeloein
At. Thomas
Pasturing Meadows and Seasonal Hay Crops Advice
Farmers increasingly pasture meadows after hay cutting, a practice cited as folly by Peterkin Wiley Jr. in American Agriculturist. Delays in grazing until September 1 can protect roots, soil, and future hay yields, while plentiful fodder corn and staged grazing help winters. Also notes on wool hats, steam, and Defiance Starch advertising.
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Peterkin Wiley, Jr
Ajtriculturist
Galinsoga Weed Spread Across United States
The Galinsoga parviflora plant has appeared in cultivated lands in scattered specimens. Introduced about 18 years ago from tropical South America, it is now widespread from Atlantic to Pacific said to be unlikely to become aggressive. It may have also been introduced in Europe as a weed.
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United States
South America
Atlanta
Pacific
Europe
Ingenious Cement Base Shields Barn Post From Frost
A farmer uses a cement base under a barn post with a surrounding board cover serving as a frost shield. The base is built by digging a foot deep hole and pouring cement, then capping with boards or other convenient material to protect the post.
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Prairie Farmer
Good Tree Protectors from Barrel Barrels
Good Tree Protectors. OW barrel staven woven together, top and bottom, with wire or stout twine, make excellent tree protectors to keep off young cnlves, lambs and sheep If you may use your orchard for Young stock occasionally. Also, any Farm Journal, useful to hud straw covering in glare in winter ground tender shrubs or rose bushes. The half of one barrel head, with a bracket placed underneath, makes 2 neat kitchen shelf.
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Anys Farm Journal
Scraps on Plaster, Chick Feed, and Farm Journal Notes
A fragment from a Farm Journal excerpt reflects on plaster remnants from old walls and the need to maintain a ready supply for chick rearing. It mentions time and remarks about eggshells and related feeding considerations.
Mexicans Claim Finest Pacific Harbor at Manzanillo
The Mexicans assert Manzanillo houses the Pacific coast's finest harbor. About $3,000,000 has been spent to date with a further $2,500,000 planned to perfect it.
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Pacific Coast
Manzanillo
They Cure Anemia with Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Cleveland area reader recounts severe anemia and weakness from early life. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills, she regains weight and strength, reporting recovery from nervous indigestion and inability to eat, sleep, or digest. The ad pitches Pink Pills as a remedy for stomach trouble, weakness, and general debility, selling for 60 cents per box plus postage.
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Williams
Aiya
Jessie Fink
East Mill Street
Akron
Ohio
Dr. Walthinus Mediemme Company
Schonyetady
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Mediterranean
Janiue Chambers
Brooklyn Eagle
Pasaion
Narrows
Tyrol
Christ
Jelight
Pirin
Ion Dianfer
Old Maida
Maske
Marge
Monte
Eta
Peiresy
Selly Islands
Lande
Havre
Hamma
Abe
Fe la Vain
Catie
Mie
API
Bapore
Pt RO
Putnam
Gete
Lowla
Peoria
Ane Winslow
Monza
Italy
Sime
Galinsoga
Jack Frost
Carters
Cartersea
Witla
5 Tower
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