How to hire a good saleswoman in a store
A manager details the ideal saleswoman qualities and hiring tests, emphasizing composure, confidence, politeness, and a touch of firmness. Beauty is secondary to other high traits, with dress and department needs shaping pay and placement. The piece also includes humorous, unrelated street scene dialogue about a young man and a mother, ending with plans to confront him.
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Calon
Lasseure
Putin Bay
Indies
Madjame
Fred
George
Cara
Melvina
Melyma
Mexico
Mother
Daugster
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Old Patin
Snide
Reading man describes curious urga tree from Australia
A Reading, Pennsylvania resident details an urga tree said to originate in Australia. The plant grows large with deep red foliage, leaves fold at sunset, and stems break into pieces as if asleep. When removed from its pot, leaves spread and the whole plant trembles, emitting a sickening perfume.
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Reading
Australia
Ibe
Ile Hoyer
Agriculture notes on poultry and wheat in Pennsylvania
An agricultural column argues American poultry breeds fail as prime table fowls, noting groups like Dorking and Plymouth Rock are impractical for market. It questions wheat culture viability, cites water as wheat’s main enemy, and shares practical anecdotes on hog care, daisies suppression, and corn drilling direction.
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Pennsylvania
Rome
Isilate
Sowing buckwheat guidance and early plowing tips
Agricultural advice discusses sowing buckwheat to mature before frost, with recommended timing: plow before mid June, cultivate ten days later, sow by July 10, and expect growth to finish by mid September. It also notes wheat and barley stubble management after harvest and mentions a Paris patent for instant steam formation in engines with a refined pumping mechanism.
Domestic hints and recipes from a 19th century periodical
Practical advice spans pest control with pennyroyal oil for a dog, cloth disinfection using sulfur water, curtain hanging methods, and apron designs. It covers lamp wick care, medical claims about a tonic, roast pork with sage, fried pork strips, and curing pork with strong brine. Entities include Pennyroyal, Lames, Kensington, and American Queen.
Madame Parasol and a Lingering Lunatic Tale
A humorous dialogue contrasts a stylish woman with a parasol and a surgeon’s aide, describing exaggerated misdeeds and skewed kindness. Anxious guests discuss mental illness, then a tax assessor questions a Black man about property and voting. Market talk and technical notes follow, ending with cholera risk insights from Edwin Chadwick.
Stet Steel Rail Legacy and Novel Felon Care Tips
The article recalls a Stet Steel rail rolled in Chicago on May 26, 1865, noting its $600000 experimental cost and eventual dominance of American rails over European, while also presenting an odd Felon care tip advising onion poultices as a tested remedy.
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Stet
America
North Chicago Rolling Mill Companys Worls
Chicago
Europe
Humorous Snippets and Advertisements From 1888
A collage of late 19th century clutter featuring scattered anecdotes, odd exchanges at a post office, and multiple medicine adverts. Items mention St Jacob's Oil, Hunt's Remedy for kidney issues, and topical tonics, plus curious quips about horses, beery travelers, and a wedding gift parody. Distinct names include James, Voorhees, and H.5,OLLER, with mentions of Orange Massachusetts and New York suppliers.
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Lewisg Machine Industry
H.5
Oller
New Home Machine Company
Orange
Mass
Hunt
Blood Searcher trade mark case and odd clippings
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania sustains district ruling granting R E Sollera Co exclusive right to Blood Searcher trade mark. Warning to sellers bearing their name. penalties include 1000 dollar fine and two years in prison. Also assorted advertisements and odd notes about tonics and pest controls.
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Deregelnias Lake Nottes
Supreme Court of Pennsylvana
District Court of
Allegheny County
R. E. Sollera & Co
Washington, D. C
Ke, Servees & Co
Pittsburg
Remarkable Testing Machine and Patent Inventions
In an era of rapid invention, a new Binary testing machine now under government possession enables large section material testing from one pound to four hundred tons, promising unprecedented accuracy for engineers. Also described are electric lamp patents, medical potions claims, wood hardening formulas, and various consumer notices, with testimonials on cures and product announcements from firms in Buffalo, Cincinnati, Manchester, and Cleveland.
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Driaera
Berlin
Lyon
United States
Chartes Lever
Manchester
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Illinois
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N.Y
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World's Dispensary Medical Association
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Cincinnati
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Albany
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