Improvements for Farmers Roads and How to Build Them
Discussion urges farmers clubs to study road improvements using Rudolph Hering’s figures on horse power for different surfaces and methods. It calls for practical debate on drainage, foundations, materials, highway repair, straightening routes, weed control, seeding adjacent land, and how to apply funds for seasonable road work.
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Rudolph Hering
Ukers’ Club
Philadelphia
Farmer's Club
Feeding Swine Profitably in Cold Weather Practices
Advice from the National Live-Stock Journal on winter pig feeding urges more frequent meals, with the first feed earlier and the evening meal around 6 30. It warns against long gaps between feeds, stresses digestion capacity, and warns careless management reduces growth and profits in cold weather.
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Ivis
Tien
National
Russian Embroidery Trends Highlight Red Blue Silk Patterns
The Herald notes lace like nets on silk ground and red and blue cross stitches in Russian embroidery. Blue and red embellish many fancy items including aprons with striped embroidery and oxford faille tones. Poudre de Riz nets gain popularity for ceilings over Russian ceilings.
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Herald
Punishing Children and Cause in Effect in Parenting
In Babyhood, the author argues that punishment alone fails to teach children cause and effect. A six year old boy’s scribbling leads to a lesson where he notices his sisters have pencils with caps, while his own pencil lacks a cap. The anecdote highlights limited rational understanding in children and questions the value of certain punitive methods.
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Spencer
Euchre war at home ends in threats and resentment
A domestic euchre game between Mr Bowser and his wife escalates into accusations of cheating and insults. He threatens to leave, questions her temper, and cites her alleged tricks as the cause of discord. The scene ends with him preparing to depart, noting his departure may extend a week. The Washington Critic notes Lucy Stone predicts a woman president by 2000.
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Mr. Bowser
Mr.Bowser
Syells
Chicago
Jean
Lucy Stone
United States
Angelina
Henry
Lucy
Heating railway cars by electric and chemical means proposed
In response to recent railway accidents the Electrical Recueil discusses combining electrical and chemical heating for rail cars. It weighs steam from engine boilers, independent chemical boilers, and storage-battery limits, then suggests a salt of alum boiler heated by electricity and aided by caustic soda if needed, with a dynamo to recharge.
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Honigmann
Angelina's Secret Monoply On Earthly Joys
A fragmented tale unfolds with Angelina and Henry urging elopement for shared happiness while a hidden treasure tests loyalty. A curious chamber scene reveals a tan Chinese pug as the treasure, prompting a solitary departure by Henry. The piece shifts to commentary about the Hoosac tunnel sale and a child's astonished steamboat visit.
Puritan Sermon in Early New England Text Revealed
The Portland Press reports the discovery of Robert Cushman's 1621 Plymouth sermon in the Seara Library. It presents Cushman urging colonists to avoid self love, with examples from Standish, Bradford, Winslow, Prince, Brewster and others. The sermon emphasizes humility, unselfish duty, and care for settlers and natives amid hardship.
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New England
Seara
Robert Cushman
Plymouth
Cushman
Miles Standish
William Bradford
Edward Winslow
Thomas Prince
William Brewster
Isaac Allerton
Nathaniel Morton
John Bradford
John Winslow
Thomas Cushman
Constant
Thomas Southworth
Paul
Christ
Heaven
Corinthians
Virginis
Virginia
England
Scarsport Cor
Portland Press
Jewelry Pins and Rings Make Bold Fashion Statements
A leading Broadway jewelry store showcases jeweled pins with a morning glory design in transparent dark enamel and pave diamonds. Variegated gold work appears in a scarf pin with an engraved bird and wings. A curved shark shaped ring with ampanids and emerald ends stands out as a novelty. The piece notes monograms on coins have faded and comments on wealth estimates and taxable property.
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Broadway
Baltimore American
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Bowser
Washington
Hoosac
Afarida’s Vineyard
Charlotte
Rochester Union
Puritan
Brooklyn Eagle
Foston
Eldridge Houses
Lawrence, Kusinets
Losnaon
Jacob
Massachusetts Street
Dundee Goods
Cross & Blackwels Goods
Girkins
Epp
Whitcomb
Nancy J. McConaughey
Ashe Grove
Tippecanoe Co
Ind
Swift
Everthing
Weber's
Mass
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