Judge Blackenham's Heroic Moment
A Kentucky judge recounts his failed courtship ploy to win Flossie Blake by posing as a heroic romantic, inspired by fictional novels. He fakes a newspaper clipping from Kansas and returns home as a modest suitor, only to reveal the ruse after marriage, with Flossie steering him toward law and practical housekeeping.
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Kansan
Iidn
Hergens
East Kentucky
School boys mock bottle making scam at glassworks
Hundreds of school board boys visited a glassworks where they could try bottle making by blowing through a pipe. Most complied eagerly, but one boy refused to participate, eyeing the others with humor and exposing the ruse. He quipped that the old man would profit by the effort.
Blatant Lying Sermon and the $3.75 Collection Tale
In a Southwestern Presbyterian sermon on lying Rev. Allison illustrated vanity with a tale of a young man in church who flaunted a $5 gold piece during the collection. His fiancée warned him and a deacon counted a modest total of $3.75 for the day, ending the anecdote with the couple's silence.
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Alexander Allison
Southwestern” Presbyterian Church
George
Catcee
Immense Sarcophagus Unearthed in Punic Necropolis
The most remarkable logic artifact dubbed Immense Sarcophagus was discovered by P. Delatre during Punic necropolis excavations near Saint Monica hill. M. Veronte Villefosse described the find at the French Academy meeting, noting it as the finest ancient Carthaginian art to date. Its future destination is uncertain, though likely French museum display.
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M. Veronte Villefosse
Fragmentary Thought Provokes Debate on Censorship
A cryptic idle riff questions who dares voice every thought, hinting at a broader clash over free expression and accountability. The fragment suggests anxiety about airing private ideas in public discourse.
Cornish Indian fowl praised by farmers in practical review
The article presents farmer Frank J. Thomas praising Cornish Indians as versatile, fast-maturing, and stylish poultry suitable for farm, market, and fancy purposes. It compares them favorably to Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks, notes gentle hens and pugnacious males, and discusses ideal color and pattern for breeding. It also includes a milk production table with monthly figures and notes July as peak consumption due to ice and summer spoilage.
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Plymouth Rocks
Frank J. Thomas
Morgan County
Ilinois
Jane
Spring Care of Ewes From Farmers' Review
A compact guide from Max Chapman urges proper spring care for flocks. Provide ample feed and exercise with storm protection, extend dry feed until grass matures, ensure salt and clean water, and plan rape cover with a creep fence to June. Shear early, monitor ewes at lambing, and keep pastures well manured and fenced.
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Farmers’ Review
Max Chapman
Union County
Olly
Farm Method for Rearing Turkeys Says Hen Must Test
Copeland of Vermilion County Illinois offers guidance on turkey care. He describes securing hens with a box and oil barrel setup, collecting eggs, and isolating hens once incubating. Young turkeys are fed milk and light bread with millet, then shifted to grasshoppers as they grow. Weather permitting, the hen is moved and fed similarly until the poults are independent.
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Farmers Review
Copeland
Vermilion County
Munois
New York Milk Supply Through 1907 Variation in Milk
New York required about 77 million gallons of milk to serve the city in 1907, with an additional 4.6 million gallons of cream and condensed milk. The text notes variation in milk yields across different periods and regions, reflecting supply fluctuations and processing outcomes.
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New York
City of
Durlope
Wormer Turkeys and Dairy Notes on Silage Prosperity
Letter from L L Phelps seeks practical cures for turkey intestinal worms while readers share remedies. Milk in New York rose to 3.25 cents per quart as February deliveries climbed 7.2 million gallons. Commentary urges silage adoption, highlighting Wisconsin and New Zealand trends and farm value gains from dairy and byproducts.
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New York
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