Farm and Household Tips From Old Newspapers
Practical notes on farming and household care including wheat seeding depth and seed covering, shoe care with castor oil, meadow shelter with a north wall, lamb and sheep feed ratios, nose rings for sows, water softening with ashes, and a doughnut recipe from the era.
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Post
Detroit
Cincinnati
N. Y. Herald
National Live Stock Journal
Chicago Journal
Chicago Herald
Lecture on the Horse draws Tremont Temple crowd
Prof J G Wood lectured at Tremont Temple on the horse in a science based talk. He warned that horses are mishandled by ignorant shoeing and urged exams for drivers. He argued horses require proper hoof care and criticized common shoeing as harmful. The presentation included blackboard drawings and historical remarks. A separate note recalls a hat theft incident on East Genesee Street and a judge ruling on silver certificates not being money.
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J G. Wood
Tremont Temple
Theodore
Abyssinia
Central Asia
J. W. Wood
Boston Globe
Wolves chase by night to reach ranch in Cheyenne tale
A Denver News account relays James Austin’s harrowing escape from a pack of wolves after camping east of Cheyenne. The hunter, stranded alone, describes a brutal chase through cold darkness, losing gear as wolves closed in, and finally reaching a ranch at dawn. He recuperates in Denver after the ordeal.
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James Austin
Cheyenne’ Wells
Mr. Austin
Nore
Shang
Denver
Denver News
A Florida Funeral and a Loyal, Troubled Southland
A vivid recollection of a Florida funeral for a patriarch Sammil, who built a wealth on the St. Johns River near Jacksonville. The narrative recounts his mixed-race family facing social exclusion in the North, the honoring of his memory by black mourners and Masons, and a somber, forested grave that left a lasting impression of solemnity and sorrow.
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Florida
United States
Sammi
Southland
Cow’s Ford
Jacksonville
St. John’s River
Sammil
Aboat
Clark's Wharf
Sammil Mansion
Fla
Col
Kansas City Times
England Coroner Voices Child Suffocation Alarm
Dr Danforth led an inquest at St Pancras London into two children found suffocated in bed with their parents The coroner estimated about 150 children suffocated yearly in England under similar circumstances He noted in Germany parents may not have their children in bed with them
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Danforth
St. Pancras
London
England
Germany
Knee breeches not popular until America lowers draft intake
The Boston Globe notes that knee breeches will not regain popularity while the nation continues to produce many lanky, spindle shanked men eligible for military service.
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Boston Globe
Boston
America
Wreckers and the rise of organized financial fraud
The piece describes a class of criminals dubbed wreckers who capture incorporated bodies such as railroads and savings banks to siphon funds. It highlights a method where small donors gain voting rights to elect loyalists who gradually seize control, then commit theft and falsify accounts, exposing charitable societies as rotten from within.
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Wall Street
Helping Mother. early domestic training for children
A Harper's Bazaar excerpt argues that children, even young girls, should assist in daily housework to form good habits. It outlines practical steps for organizing a home, classroom play, and teaching dusting and cleaning routines, emphasizing repetition and shared chores to foster future competence and comfort in motherhood.
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Harper's Bazar
Beating a Deaf Man Kieth’s Clever Drug Clerk Deeds
A Chicago News item describes Will Kieth a sharp drug clerk on Washington Street who scams customers with cross-bone prescriptions. When a deaf man paid five cents of a twenty five cent charge Kieth insisted on twenty five cents. The clerk dismisses the five cents and jokes about three cents profit as he lets the customer go.
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Will Kieth
Washington Street
Manu
W. K
D.m
Deary
D. c
Chicago News
The
Tog
Camphor Matinees Set As New Fashionable Pastime
The Detroit Free Press notes a club trend where semi invalid women host gatherings inviting guests to sniff camphor from bottles. Hosts wear negligee and begin with a sniff then guests follow, eyes fixed on elegant bottles, with debates over bottle color and the alleged soothing or exhilarating effects.
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Detroit Free Press
Tramps barred from Trenton in punishment by chain
A New York Sun note describes a harsh practice in Trenton where an adult male vagrant is bound with a ball and chain and put to breaking stone for subsistence. In Birmingham Alabama a cave with twenty convicts collapsed two hundred four feet in the Pratt coal mine, killing one man.
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Trenton
N. J
N. Y
Pratt
Birmingham
Ala
Texas Growth and Education Drive Vast State Prospects
Texas shows explosive population gains per Governor Ireland with 2,000,000 residents today and a future where 60,000,000 could live within New York levels. Railway expansion jumps to 6,500 miles by 1883. Education lands and school funds rise, with reserve, asylum, and university lands set aside, plus strong public school funding and a new constitutional stance on race and education.
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Texas
New York
Ireland
Republic
United States
Texas Pacific Eighty-Mile
Hundredth Meridian
Pan-Handle
University of Texas
State University
Permanent School
A Tongthoo Wedding Observed By Invitee
Early morning visit to a Tongthoo marriage reveals inviting hosts offering lemonade plantains betel leaves nuts and a vegetable mixture before passage to the house. Guests sit on mats in smoky kitchens while a tray centers the feast and payment gesture precedes the ceremony.
Pair of bootleggers recount recruiting scam across cities
In a Detroit saloon a couple describe a fraud scheme from twenty years ago in which they used counterfeit recruiting officers to milk money from gullible recruits. They tell how they financed a ring moving fake Canuck recruits through multiple cities, netting large sums before the scheme collapsed.
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England
Buffalo
Bill
Sules
Eric
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Milwaukee
Madison
St. Paul
Des Moines
Chicago
Alderman
Detroit Free Press
Lark on Toast Prompts Parisian Table Debate
A note highlights lark on toast as a favored Parisian dish, spotlighting its appeal in local dining culture. The remark underscores traditional flavors and the charm of simple preparations in Parisian cuisine.
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Seago Herald
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le Bro
Rome
Regrublican
Cordbuny Argus
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