Secondhand coffins ad triggers a Bradford outburst
A disorderly notice offering Wara secondhand coffins is refused by the careful Bradford business office. A persistent petitioner with a troubled mental state later reveals a fixation on premature burial through a long tale of a drowned love and a graveyard obsession.
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Peona
Wara
Saylum
Shakepeare
Iady
Waa
United States
Alao
Kes
Aur
Sam
Harry
Abe
Seavens
Weeds and pests threaten crops and trees in August
The article warns that letting weeds seed after harvest endangers future crops and stresses careful fall and winter work. It covers garden weed control, tree feeding and overfeeding risks, mulching, stable cleaning with lime wash, clover seeding, and practical farm tips. It notes orchard protection from codling moths, fence care, paint choices, salt for infested land, and healthful water for livestock.
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Train Wreck Fear Averted by Instinctive Stop
An Albany railroad engineer halted a westward move during a snowbound night after sensing danger. He spotted nospiked rails at a joint, averting likely wreck. He credits Warners Tippecanoe as key to his recovery from long standing dyspepsia and nervous debility, urging others to seek the same cure.
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Russian cavalry to play field role in future war, article says
In Pesth a noted Eungatian writer argues the Russian army can mobilize 300000 cavalry soldiers while modern firearms render traditional charges obsolete. He says Russians will use mounted infantry with horses only for transport, aiding rapid French troop concentration and frontier disruption. He cites Berdan rifles, increased drill, and rail networks as key factors.
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Pesth
Russia
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Fragmented 19th century column of anecdotes and adverts
A long, fragmented clipping mixes gossip about marriages and reconciliations with pasted advertisements and notices. It mentions a Syracuse reader praising Hunt’s Remedy for kidney and liver troubles, a malarial warning from Fogg and Brown, and several scattered dialogues about trades, soil worth, and a fire chief’s sister suffering from rheumatism.
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Hunt
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Bishop Bowman in Idaho conference and a curious children’s lesson
1877 report of Bishop Bowman touring Buise Cy Idaho to hold a conference. A Sunday afternoon Bible school lesson had Bowman engaging with children as he attempted to explain mind and brain, culminating in a boy’s humorously simple reply Nothin. The piece intersperses social scenes and brief humorous vignettes from hotel life and street chatter.
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Bowman
Buise Cy
Idahia
Baby Bath School
Portly barber shop caper ends with choking scare
A rich old gentleman in a St Louis five cent barber shop is accused of swallowing a sewing button that fell from a barber’s sleeve during a shave. An attempted choke and a comic rescue ensued as the barber crew and a disguised onlooker doctor forcibly held him to inspect the throat. The button, still attached to the sleeve, emerges as the shocking culprit.
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