Inside the Worcester porcelain works craft and glaze processes
A readerly look at the Royal Porcelain Works near Worcester cathedral describes the porcelain making craft from clay preparation and throwing to plaster casts and firing. It details grinding, mixing, kneading, mold finishing, baking, glazing, and the care needed for gilt finishes and colorants, noting the skill and eye required.
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Worcester Cathedral
Royal Porcelain Works
Pic
Brittany
France
Cornwall
Sweden
America
Plaster of Paris
Tramps and Causes Cited in Urban Wanderers Essay
The piece lists four causes for tramp behavior: habit, affection, adverse effects of mixing country and city youths, and reformatories. It cites Rev. Alexander Lewis as leading figures among wanderers and observers, noting the larger public stance on the issue.
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Alexander Lewis
Ratabagas and Turnips Boost Fodder For Fall and Winter
The writer praises sowing rutabagas and turnips as green fodder in American farms. European practice uses broadcast sowing with foliage used as green food. A twenty acre field can yield substantial green fodder in August and September, rivaling oats. Also suggests sowing Salter’s LaCrosse Mammoth Russian or Milk Globe turnips in cornfields for dual crops of corn and roots. Sowing rutabagas anytime in summer provides green food. late July sowing yields large, sweet roots for winter storage.
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Salter
Wis
Congressional Hamer Debate Over Widow’s Pension
In a debt of words Mr Northway of Ohio sparked a Irish bull during debate on a bill to pension General Thomas Ewing’s widow. He argued against granting a pension while others pressed for a gratuity, citing service and need. The exchange touched on eligibility and the role of widows in postwar relief.
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Mr. Northway
Ohio
Pendon
Thomas Ewing
Norteway
Mwing
Avenger Service Restored on Gauley Division Railway Line
The South Park Line management restored service on the Gauley Division and now runs trains via Como and Hueva Vista. The renewed schedule improves access to Cottonwood Springs and Mount Princeton Station, linking communities with faster transit and scenic routes along Chalk Creek Canon. A note ends with a stray line about future candidates.
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Te Aed
Goonkson
South Park
Avenger & Sarvige
Gauleay
Como
Hueva Vista
Tou
Iste
Tamen
Comuntty
Nce
Cottonwood Springs
Buesa
Hotpritat
Mount Princeton
Chalk
Ris Creek
Gok Fells
Gamleon
All About Western Farm Lands Corn Belt promotional notice
An illustrated monthly by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy aims to inform about farm lands of the West. Subscriptions cost 25 cents in stamps and the issue will be mailed to readers at 200 Adams Street, Chicago for one year.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
West
Adams Street
Chicago
A Petrifying Water Near Franks Oklahoma Territory
A mile and a half from Franks Oklahoma Territory a spring feeds clear water that flows over falls and past the flouring mill at Franks. A mineral in the water adheres to mill buckets forming a hard stone that must be chipped off every six weeks. Objects left in the water become petrified and curious formations appear along the stream near the mill and a fallen tree root near the creek has turned to stone.
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Franks
Indian Territory
Sturd
Dallas
Ows
Lost in the Far Ways Stomach Hitters Endorsement
Yachtemen and sea captains praise Hostetters Stomach Hitters as the best accompaniment for voyages and touring. It is described as unrivaled for biliousness malaria dyspepsia and liver disorders among travelers and emigrants.
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Hlostetter
Poster judge’s verdict leaves Dabber in the shade
Dabber’s poster failed to win a prize as judges critiqued the work for missing the customary gir and offered little to divert from direct criticism.
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Dabber
Mall's Catered Care Price Listed and Market Outlook
The item notes Mall's Catered Care priced at 75e with a constitutional cure claim. It cites financial stringency across quarters and predicts summer resort engagement and usage patterns following last year’s trends.
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Price
Inventions and Wisdom From Old Advertisements
A collage of vintage lines touts Winsten’s fourm Sieer for Children and Dr. Kline cures. It jokes on youth linked to rheumatism and photographs, then hints at medical interventions and a quip about hay fever lore from an experienced narrator.
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Gildington
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Worcester
Mayland
Ratabagas
Congressional Hamer
Florida
Mires Co
Overland Park
Denver
Chas, G. Codman
Boston Building
Denver, Colo
W.N. Y. Denver
Winsten
Dr. Kline
Pete
Dante
Senate
Kier SH Arch
Phila
California Fig Syrup Co
Gosanko Med. Co
Phila. Pa
Columbia Bicycles
Columbias
New York
The
Journal
Tiffany's Sag Tiffany & Co
Columbia
United States
Pope Mfg. Co., Makers
Hartford, Conn
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