How 10 Tell Good Butter
A historical feature on butter production in the United States tracing the rise of creamery science from Denmark. It covers dairy farming practices, pasture effects, June as peak butter month, quality controls, pasteurization, and the shift to large scale, scientifically managed creameries in the West with growing New York and Eastern involvement. It notes pricing, adulteration laws, and export volumes to Europe and the Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
United States
New York
Sun
Orange County
Pennsylvania
West
Ilinois
Iowa
Minneola
Nebraska
Chicago Board of Trade
New York City
Farners
Mississippi States
New York Inn
Buttr
Eclentista
Sie
He West
Laurela
Europe
West Indies
South America
Kraals
Transvaal
Park Worcester
Kimberley
Johannesburg
Free State
Natal
South Africa
Robert Buchanan
New York Observer
Odd Jobs and Unusual Trades In New York
Census takers discover a host of odd occupations from professional discipliners to cockroach killers and cork collectors. Stories reveal quirky livelihoods like a man who bites dogs tails, a bottle seller near Bellevue, and a speech writer who also crafts plays and monologues, all highlighting curious urban work in the era.
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Greater
New York
Seventh Avenue
East Vorty-fifth Street
Abunson
Yale
Fort Greene Park
Brooklyn
Brenner
United States Navy
Prince of Wales
Pensacola
Navy Department
McCalla
Enterprise
Bellevue Hospital
Lom” Brennan
East Side
West Side
Broadway
Fifty-seventh Street
Bob Watt
Keley
Marlem
N. Y. Mail and Express
Eta
Consul Reports Pearl-Renderings Venture in U S
John C. Covert, consul at Lyons, reports an interview with M Leuret, a fish-scale pearl maker. He aims to erect U S works after locating a suitable site on the Saint Lawrence River to harvest scales from alive fish, promising prices around 135 dollars per pound and a potential output of twenty‑five thousand pounds to start.
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John C. Covert
Lyons
France
State Department
M. Leuret
United States
Lawrence
The Caddy and the Love Game on the Links
A fraught golf outing features a couple in a tense courtship as a caddy's silent witness, drawing in flirtation, bets, and a confessional debate on love versus principles. The scene shifts to a romantic quarrel and a pledge to part from passion for moral stands.
While a Man Lives Dramatic Exchange Ends in Parting
In a tense domestic moment T and Phyllis confront their inability to agree on thoughts and plans. T proposes a quick farewell as they decide to part, while Phyllis remains cold and unyielding, signaling an abrupt goodbye. The scene centers on strained affection and unresolved futures.
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Matilda Jerkins
Phyllis
Matilda
Chicago Tribune
Gotham Church Parade Marks New York Society Shift
The Times notes a rising New York trend to imitate London's church parade as society gathers on Sundays along East Seventieth Street and nearby, turning Central Park into a fashionably social promenade after church. The scene recalls Hyde Park rituals and signals a prestige linked to an English custom.
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New York
Paris
London
New York Times
Central Park
Hyde
St. James’ Park
Church Parade
Hyde Park
Seventieth
Hightieth
Ninth
Local Bowling Green ad claims ointment cures skin pain
A fragment from a 19th century notice shows W. Lenhart of Bowling Green endorsing Dean's Ointment. It describes a sufferer with an itching sore that burned and was relieved by the medicine, claimed to cure permanently.
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Dean
W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
Fragmentary Note About a Marriage Talk
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions a wedding and age remarks. It references a widow and a man named Sirookiye kate, with unclear context and no clear events or locations to confirm.
Boston and Maine Railroads Train Schedules 1899 Listing
Corrected to October 2 1899 trains depart Merrimack Street Lowell and other stations for Boston Salem Verily and Ports mouth with many times listed. Additional routes include Exeter Dover New Hampshire Manchester Street connections to Bangor Belfast St Johns Halifax and Montreal with Sunday and weekday services.
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Merrimack Street
Epot
Lowell
Boston
Esex
Wee
Wiss
Poe
Lawrence
Wid
Wilh. & m
Ieneee
Portsmouth
Exeter
Dover
Aeto
Watervill
Au Usta
St. Johns
N. B
Halifax
N. Montreal
Gebec
Foe Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgewick
Car Harbor
Jonespore
Machiasport
Frank Jones
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Hood
John Roberts
Ford
Marm
Chicago
Jerald
Gotham
T. H. Elliott
Central Street
Sxur Sales
Bunting
Faulkner’s
Bolt, Cartridge
Gorham Street
Belt Shop
Stott’s
J.C. Bachelder
FL. Vance
Central ST
The
Geo. B. Coburn
Merrimack St
Pawtucketville
Moody Street Bridge
Centralville
Bath
Wigginville
W. H. Wiggin & CO
H. A. King
Billerica
L. A
Claire Street
L. B L
Highlands
B. L. Centralville
O. B. Pawtucketville
Lowell Line
K. Dodge
Market ST
Trinidad Pitch
C. F. Coburn
Agt
City Hall
Lewis D. Sah
T. UH. Elliott
Moertr
Marlboro Street
George E. Stanley Generat
the Courier-Citizen
Railroads
Fitchburg Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Albany
Niagara Falls
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Lake Champlain
Burlington
Montreal
Ottawa
Palace
Craine
Mgr
C. M. Bart
Mass
New York, New Haven & Hartford
R. R
Middlesex Street
Taunton
New Bedford
Newport
Providence
Pawtucket
Marlboro
South Framingham
Way
Albany R. R
Worcester
Springfield
Concord Junction
Fitchburg R. R
Stonington
Mansfield
Peter Clark
A. D. Kendall
Pass
Boston & Maine
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast
D. J. Flanders
Woburn
Ayens
Iiton
Aus
A. m
Pranklin
Lebanon
Rives Junction
Warn
Warner Va Lifor Pit
N. Srt. ii
Remont
Ewe Senguon
Claremont
Seexpress
Divoomington Junction
Py “Vlanders
Toker
Lowel
History of
Elegamly
Courier-Cin Zen Offive
Fimo Prosead
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