The Newcombes by William M Thackeray
Biographical sketch of William Makepeace Thackeray tracing his life from birth in Calcutta to London, citing his early career, literary range, and major works. The piece recounts Thackeray’s family links, a whirlwind of marriages and affairs within the Newcome circle, and culminates with a dramatic family decline, ending with Colonel Newcome’s death and a note on inheritances and Leonore.
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William Makepeace Thackeray
India
Calcutta
London
Dickens
Thackeray
Hfe
Eaven
Cambridge
Weimar
Paris
England
America
Esmond
Newcombes
Dennis Duval
Argom
Bhartpour
Leonore de Blois
Casey
Clive
Sengland
Brian
Ann
Earl of
Ethel
Sepoys
Newcome
Hobson Newcome’s
Mr. Binnie
Binnie
Mrs. Mackenzie
Rosey
Arthur Pendennis
Havana
Grandmamma
Lady Ken
Belsize
Barnes
Lord Kew
Miss Mackenzie
Thomas Newcome
Kew
Clyvye
Ken
Colonel
James Bennie
Clara
Jack Belsize
Lord Highgate
Lady Clara
Marquis of Furintosh
Aleady
Clire
Sir Barnes
Colonel Newcome
Clite
Raine
Bundelennd Banking Company
Newcomes
Poulogne
Panie
Tommy
Leonore
Adsum
Post Publishing Co
The
Boston Post
Shakespeare's Greenwood Forest Inspires Midsummer Fame
The article notes the forest of Arden, close to London, as Shakespeare's source of woodland inspiration for his magical scenes in A Midsummer Night's Dream. It highlights the great oaks where fairies danced and the enduring beauty of the shadowed turf.
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London
Forest of Arden
California inventor touts device for gathering nuts
A Californian claims a newly invented device will ease nut gathering. The matter is discussed alongside promoting a meeting to harmonize opinions on the peace treaty and to explain how to shoot tourists into Mars.
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Mars
Modern Humor Decadence and Ancient Jokes, A Comment
As an English observer, the writer notes today’s decadent humor mocks nothing or recycles timeless biblical quips. He cites Adam amusing Eve and Cain slaying Abel as archetypes behind modern jests.
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Cain
Abel
Ann Tunkins Prefers Quiet Piano Viewing
Ann Tunkins says he would not object to a man playing piano as a rule if he could avoid watching the pianist's facial expression.
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Juda
Jud Tunkins
Prevent Melon Loss by Spray
The United States Department of Agriculture reports spraying melons with Bordeaux mixture to prevent anthracnose disease. Florida shows rising use from 1691 to 1919 with 3,400 sprayed acres under agent supervision, at an average cost of 94 cents per acre per application. Severe weather aided disease spread. market cars carried 80 to 90 percent affected melons with sunken rind spots.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Florida
Department of Agriculture
New York
Garden and truck patches on the farm
The USDA notes the garden as the most intensively worked field near homes and truck patches grown alongside regular crops. Potatoes, corn, cabbage, tomatoes, squash, and cucumbers are common crops. Irish potatoes dominate vegetable value, while in the South sweet potatoes are more used.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Small flocks of chickens urged for urban families
The United States Department of Agriculture calls for expansion of poultry keeping by families in villages towns and suburban areas where conditions allow and prices for poultry products are high. It emphasizes extending poultry raising where consumption exceeds production to ease costs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Best Vermin Exterminators for Lice in Hens
Advises using sodium fluoride powder to dust hens or chicks and a mixture of blue ointment and lard around the vent as effective lice killers. Warns against applying the paste to sitting hens as it may spoil eggs. Prepared by United States authorities.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Seed Corn Selection Emphasized by Agriculture Experts
Seed corn selection, per specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture, is as important as choosing sires and dams in livestock breeding.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Early Potatoes and Sugar Corn Planting Tips
The article advised planting at least one peck of seed potatoes per garden, with two eyes per piece, to yield four bushels or more under right conditions. It suggested interplanting sugar corn between potato rows and hoeing soil as potatoes are dug, noting cabbage can follow after harvest.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Tobacco revenue surge from internal taxes dominates
The United States Department of Agriculture notes internal revenue from tobacco far exceeds customs receipts. From 1868 to 1870 internal revenue rose from 3,000,000 to 31,000,000, then to 47,000,000 by 1882, with later spikes to 52,000,000 in 1899 and 71,000,000 in 1912, amid a general decline after 1884.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Revenue Receipts Growth Through Selected Years
The figures show internal revenue and customs receipts rising across the years 1865 1897 1900 1913 1917 and 1918 with amounts reaching 13 million 52 million 75 million 104 million 132 million and 175 million respectively. This highlights escalating federal revenue during that period.
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Internal Revenue and Customs
Quick Perishable Crops and Market Uncertainty
The USDA notes quick perishable crops like strawberries peaches and melons have unstable markets. Irregular pricing across cities stems from short seasons and limited storage ability, with demand tied to public buying power which varies by season.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Study of Fruit Trees in Orchard Propagation
Observe fruit trees to identify heavy bloomers and timely ripening varieties. Note shy bearers and trees prone to disease or insect damage. Growers should understand tree tendencies to improve care, replace poor performers, and propagate from the best bearing stock.
Pasture Upgrades Cut Feed Costs, Soil Ready Needed
A good pasture lowers feed costs but reseeding an old pasture yields little unless the land is plowed and prepared. Proper soil treatment and field readiness boost gains.
Settlement tale of Tontitown’s Italian pioneers in Arkansas
The Century recounts Towntown, later Tontitown, born from Austin Corbin’s Sunnyside plan. Italian settlers fled malaria, walked north with Father Bandini’s aid, and carved homes and a chapel on lands near Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. They named the settlement for Tonti, Arkansas’s first Italian explorer.
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Towntown
Arkansas
Austin Corbin
New York
Bruno Roselli
Corbin
Lower
Mississippi
Rome
Sunnyside
Father Bandini
Kansas
Oklahoma
Tontitown
Tonti
Lack of Exercise Tied to Digestive Ailments
A professor argues excessive car riding harms the digestive tract and overall health. He notes Americans eat hastily and lack walking, weakening heart and lungs and blood nourishment. He would choose the digestive system as the most remunerative medical field if starting again.
Boorish Youths Spark Frustration in Festus Pester Rant
Festus Pester voices scorn at youth and motorized mischief in a Kansas City Star excerpt. He recalls his own reckless years and laments the continued pattern of brash behavior among boys and men, wishing misfortune on the rowdy crowd.
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Festus
Kansas City Star
Calves as bait for prank ends in lesson for youths
A 15 year old delivering calves to market faced a prank by a group of youths who imitated calf bleats. The boy, unhesitating, called out that he knew what they were, ending the incident as his car passed by.
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Harper’s Magazine
Dentist and Patient A War of Nerves Waiting Room
A man delays a dentist as he complains of forty five minutes in the chair and recalls wartime fear. The dentist urges him to enter the operating room while the patient reflects on dwindling courage and a jumble of emotions.
congress debate on barberry bush eradication
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a bill aims to exterminate the barberry bush to halt the spread of black rust. The discussion centers on the measure and its potential impact, with wry commentary about the topic.
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Congress
Louisville Courier-Journal
War Correspondent’s High Word Toll Censorship Claim
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a war correspondent who says he was paid 10 cents a word and that censorship deleted at least 400000 words from his reports, highlighting tensions between journalists and military censors.
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Louiisville
All Fixed for Rain
Weather forecast notes preparation for rain with warnings about equipment and supplies. Drivers discuss humor and readiness as they claim essentials like tires and chains are already secured.
Origins of April Fools' Day Explained
A discussion of April Fools' Day origins outlines medieval miracle plays at Easter and possible Celtic roots. It notes cross national traditions with terms like April fish in France and gowk in Scotland, reflecting the long history of practical jokes.
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Annas
Caiaphas
Pilate
Herod
England
Germany
France
Scotland
Sculptor Uses Candy to Calm Temperamental Horse
Paul W. Bartlett sought a regal horse for Lafayette’s Metz statue. After door alterations, the horse entered the studio and knocked over plaster casts until caramel calmed him. The artist then shaped the animal into the final figure with the horse contentedly chewing as a tranquil model.
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Paul W. Bartlett
West Fourth Street
New York
King Sun
Lafayette
Metz
France
Knights of Columbus
Bartlett
Mars signals via Sperryscope light beam considered
Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz estimates a wireless Mars transmitter would cost about a billion dollars, far beyond enthusiasts’ reach for a remote link. The Sperryscope proposes light transmission, claiming 150 to 200 high intensity Sperry lights, each over a billion candlepower, could appear as a seventh magnitude star to Mars observers in clear weather.
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Charles P. Steinmetz
Mars
Sperryscope
Brooklyn
Sperry
Martinique A Paradise With a Perilous Serpent
The article describes Martinique as a beautiful French island in the West Indies famed for its picturesque Fort-de-France and perpetual summer. It notes a deadly history including a volcanic disaster 18 years ago and warns of the fer de lance, a venomous snake reaching six feet that inhabits the region.
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Martinique
West Indies
France
Fort-de-France
Trinidad
Saltpeter From Sugar Mills In Bohemia
Sugar mills at Pecky Bohemia report successful experiments turning mill waste liquids into saltpeter. Under normal conditions Czech factories could yield 6,000 to 7,000 tons annually for explosives. A Prague corporation with 15 million crowns is formed to produce explosives, to be based at Pardubice with offices in Prague.
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Pecky
Bohemia
Czecho-Slovakia
Prague
Pardubice
Shell could orbit Earth if fired at right angle
A Journal of the Royal Artillery note states a shell with a muzzle velocity of five miles per second fired at the correct angle would orbit Earth and complete a lap in just under an hour and a half. Increasing speed to seven miles per second would send the shell into space.
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Earth
Moon
Journal of the Royal Artillery
Votes for Women Idea Angers and Delights Local Leader
In a brief town exchange Mr. Meekton weighs the women suffrage question. He hopes for a positive outcome but warns Henrietta may blame him if her polling experience is unpleasant.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
We’ll Take the Case in Whisky Involved Suit
A senior law firm member says we’ll take the case after a client states they have no money in a whisky related matter. The Columbus Dispatch notes the firm’s readiness to proceed despite financial limits.
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Columbus Dispatch
Remarkable Recovery After Vegetable Compound Use
Philadelphia woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from chronic pain and symptoms during the Change of Life after doctors failed. Margaret Danz of 743 N 25th St reports rapid improvement from the first dose and encourages others to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
E. Pinkham’s
Tor
Alony Peice
Margaret Danz
N. 25Th Street
Phila
Prayed for Cure Finds It After Ten Years
Berlin resident Herbert Moo recounts a decade of stomach distress relief after using EATONIC. He describes souring and boiling foods, chalky teeth, and severe pain before a box eased symptoms and led to lasting recovery.
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Herbert Moo
Berlin
Eatonic
Teamster's Life Saved By Peterson Ointment
William Haase of West Park Ohio described a years long leg sore cured by Peterson's Ointment after doctors failed. The testimonial notes the product treats eczema and skin diseases and is sold for 35 cents a box with mail orders via Peterson Ointment Co Buffalo.
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Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Peterson
William Haase
West Park
Ohio
Care
P. G. Rei
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