Aggravating Buck Dominates Indian Run Woods Feud
A five prong buck roams near Indian Run headwaters Pa provoking fear among hunters. Farmer Joseph Baker spots the antics as the deer nibbles rye, jaws the farmer, and flees from shots. Jackson Sourbeer and Phil Sourbeer pursue through woods as a bear and wildcat intrude, leading to a comic, dangerous chase and a warning about the buck’s mischief.
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Indian Run
Joseph Baker
Farmer Baker
Baker
Jackson
Phil Sourbeer
Partridge
Phil
Belix
Indian Run Woods
Buck
Governor Mortons Road Building Hint In His Inaugural Message
Gov Morton urges good roads as a key reform and proposes convict labor as a potential channel for road construction. He notes New York’s own constitutional limits on convict labor and suggests the state could set an example for western states while addressing the nation’s roadless landscape.
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Gov. Morton
Assembly of New York
Coxey
England
Germany
France
Illinois
New York
Chicago Evening Post
Boy Calls Hagenbeck Show Animals Unimpressive
The narrator quotes Bobbie and his uncle after a visit to the Hagenbeck exhibition. Uncle asks for opinions on the wild animals, and Bobbie dismisses the show as lacking danger saying no one got bit.
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Bobbie
Hagenbeck
Harper's Buzar
Dairy versus beef cows and the value of proper care
The Farmers' Voice argues dairy focus should favor cows suited to butter or milk production rather than large beefy cows. It notes overproduction and careless dairying undercuts farmer incentives, while well trained dogs or boys can be valuable when properly guided.
Changing garden location to refresh soil health
Rural World notes a practical plan for gardeners to rotate plots and plow under a clover sod. Heavy manuring on continually used land makes soil heavy and weeds more persistent. A fall dressing of clover with careful spring plowing yields a friable, moisture-holding seedbed for diverse vegetables.
Small fruit culture pays for the home gardener
A Connecticut farmer tracked small fruit grown on half an acre used by his family last year and found the produce valued at $65, more than 70 per acre, at market rates. The practice yields financial return and healthful outdoor habits, as noted by the Michigan Horticultural Report.
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Connecticut
Michigan Horticultural Report
State duty to regulate highway use for public safety
The text argues that owners may control property but governments must regulate road use. It asserts that a state has a duty to ensure highways are not misused, framing road management as a governmental obligation, not a privilege. It frames control rights across skating rinks and billiard tables as analogy for public roads.
The Farm Mechanic Icehouse Construction Tips
The article explains economical yet effective icehouse design for farms. It describes using pole walls, a raised floor, sawdust insulation, open gables for ventilation, and drainage. It notes building with local timber, filling blocks solidly, avoiding rain entry, and keeping water sources pure for ice quality. It cites R. H. McCready from Farm and Home.
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R. H. McCready
Butter from Whey and Farm Butter Making Tips
The article explains a whey based butter method with acid treatment to separate caseine, heating to 210 degrees, skimming cream, and churning at 56 to 68 degrees to yield about one pound per 150 pounds of milk. It contrasts factory creamery butter with farm butter, urges testing cow milk yield, and advises balanced rations and proper shelter. It also notes shade tolerant begonias for sunless yards and blooms on north walls.
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Wall
Meechan
Deafness cure claims and rapid train to Florida
An assorted page item mix cites Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back promise for deafness caused by catarrh, then touts Monon Route service as the fastest Chicago to Jacksonville schedule with vented, lighted, fully equipped trains and through sleeping car service. It includes light jokes and ads for travel and medicines from Toledo and Chicago.
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Hall
F_ J, Cirsary & Co
Toledo
Drauggista
Tie
Ware
Chicago
Jacksonville
Pla
Monon
Fla
Interior
Florida
St. Augustine
Palatka
Ocala
Orlando
Sanford
Winter Park
Tiarton
Tampa
Titusville
Rockledge
Lake Worth
Frank J. Reep
California
Ft. Worth
el Paso
Phillips & Co
Clark St
Joan Sebastian
Mrs Scnarceton Chides Saturday Poker Losses
Mrs Scnarceton angrily accuses of losses every Saturday night at poker while Mr Scrapleigh calmly notes ongoing losses from morning bargain buys as described by Puck in a cartoon caption. The exchange highlights recurring financial strains from gambling and thrifty purchases.
The Nicaragua Canal Debate and Public Health Remedies
The item reviews Senate debate on the Nicaragua Canal and notes dangers to foreigners and workers. It extolls St Jacobs Oil and Hostetter's Bitters as remedies for rheumatism and fatigue, cites jokes and ads, and mentions travel details for California train excursions and a quip about remaining young by staying single.
Shore Acres to Open in Four Week Run in Chicago
James A. Herne’s Shore Acres, produced in Chicago, booked for a four weeks run starting January 27 with mail order seats. The fragment mentions Mrs Slice and a dialogue exchange, and notes the Queen & Crescent Route as a direct line with 99 miles to Cincinnati and solid vestibuled trains.
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Tur
Queen & Crescent
Florida
Shore Acres
Chicago
James A. Herne
Slice
Puck
New
Onneass
Cincinnati
Taxe the Queen and Crescent Route to Knoxville and Asheville
Fragmentary note mentions travel by car from Cincinnati to Asheville and jokes about heat expanding bodies. References to names like Clark and Hale appear amid garbled text. Includes stray product names such as Pike's Toothache Drops and outdated phrases.
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Queen & Crescent
Knoxville
Asheville
Cincinnati
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Pushkin
Levi P. Morton
Tift
South Eastern Railway
Caenee
Tar Jenon
Washington Star
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Rue Dovenass
LeRoy, Mich
Worth's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
U.S
Nicaragua Canal
U. S. Senate
Panama Railroad
St. Jacobs
America
Treacnen
College Truster
Indianapolis Journal
McVicker's Theater
Desrinavo
Colorado
Heera
Desperado
Harlem
Manenast
Clark
Hale
Pike
California Fig Syrup Co
I. Alle
Nkfairbank Company
Cticege
Scribner's
Scribner’s Magazine
Rudyard Kipling
H.C
Robert Grant
George W. Cable
Octave Thanet
Philip Gilbert
Harriet Pre
Marlon Crawford Thomas Nelson Page
Joel Chandler Harris James Russell Lowel
James T. Fields
A. B. Frost
W. T
Shediey
C. 'S. Reine
Robert Granthart
A. B. Sterner
A. Castaigne
Irving R. Wiles
A. Robida
Albert Lynch
C. Delort
Scribner’s
George Meredith
Charles Scribner’s Sons Publishers
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