Binding Of Grain Why McCormick Switched Binders
The text explains how binder hand motion required left hand binding and how the left hand position shifted with a machine. It cites J G Perry’s 1869 patent for roller bearings on harvesters and credits McCormick Harvesting Machine Company for practical roller bearing binders and mowers. It notes the 1882 McCormick patent and the importance of the roller bearing cage to keep rollers aligned.
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J. G. Perry
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
McCormick
McCormick Company
Roller bearings and Abe Paraony of Western Massachusetts
Text describes McCormick harvesting gear improvements reducing losses and saving farmers money, claims on roller bearing efficiency, and notes Abe Paraony, a centenarian resident, famed as a hunter and for a dramatic past as a slave who escaped in Andrew Jackson era, with a reputation for strength and past feats.
How they prepare tea in China classic land of tea
General Kehong-Ki-Tong notes in Tea that tea is the sole beverage of the people and highly valued by the upper classes for clearness of intellect. Green tea comes from tiny buds dried in the sun, while black tea is mature leaves dried by fire. Proper tea uses rain or spring water heated briefly until bubbles form, with Ni-hing unglazed bowls favored for heating vessels.
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China
Kehong-Ki-Tong
No-To-Bac Promises Easy Tobacco Cessation
An old advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a miracle quit aid from Ster Ung Hemody Co, with claims of guaranteed cure and nationwide availability in Chicago or New York druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ster Ung Hemody Co
Chicago
New York
Wines of Alfred Speer Reported Superior at Club Meeting
A committee from the American Institute Warmer's Club reports Speer of Passard, N J, has wines of high merit. The Oporto Gra makou h Port Wine is rated superior to any, with Hia Claret and Brandy noted as without superiors.
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American Institute Warmer's Club
Alfred Speer
Passard
N.J
Newsboys Fingertip Fisticuffs In Paper Club Game
In New York newsboys revived a peculiar game where a rolled newspaper serves as a club. Players strike with a shuddering blow, never flinching, then compare finger positions to form same combinations. The exchange of the paper marks new rounds as the lag continues.
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New York
Saturday Evening Post
Hoosier Boy Earns Penny for Wood Chopping Plan
A 12 year old Indiana boy works on a wood pile in his mother’s yard when two friends ask if there’s pay. He says his mother gives him a penny a day and plans to save for a new ax once he has enough. The tale from Youth’s Companion captures child labor era thrift and parental guidance.
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Pelle
Ben
The Little One Spoke on Bishop Doane Dinner
A historical clippings tone recounts Bishop Doane of Albany dining with a host family and noticing the boy’s playful gaze. The child cracks a joke about pants, and the bishop lightheartedly responds about propriety and manners amid a lively domestic scene.
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Doane
Albany
Mystery of the homecoming and a mother's fear
Amos returns to a dark house and finds his mother aged and frightened. He discovers his wife Mabel is missing and questions whether foul play or miscommunication hid letters he sent from China and Australia. The chapter ends with the revelation that Mabel is a mother and the child lives, though the mystery remains unresolved.
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Mace
Peraps
Mabel
Amos
Amog
Loird
Maure
China
Melbourne
Tsaid
Dame
Mabe
Ike
Australia
Mariel
Gorl
Snowy Window Reverie in a Quiet Morning
A narrator recalls a cold winter scene as snow falls heavily outside a cottage. White surfaces and the Virgin’s veil decorate the view while memories form a calm, dreamlike mood. The narrator desires to read with his mother awaiting morning for a shared moment.
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Amon
Mysterious Ways of Warts in Medical Advice
A Washington Star interview quotes a famed physician noting warts remain poorly understood by standard medical texts. He recounts advising patients to let warts disappear naturally rather than aggressive treatment and shares a curious tale of a wart transferring from a child to a senator’s wife after she wished it so, causing her pain.
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Washington Star
Anecdote of Nelson and the Denmark Truce Letter
Captain Mahon recounts Nelson writing a truce letter on deck with wax seals to show deliberate care. An officer copied the letter while Nelson oversaw wax sealing to avoid the impression of haste. Nelson explained wax preserved the sense of measured action despite hot fire and injuries nearby. The tale echoes his prudent signaling choices.
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Mahon
Lord Nelson
Crown Prince of
Denmark
Nelson
Col. Stewart
Parker
Pope Julius II Declines Record Offer for Hebrew Bible
Wealthy Jewish merchants of Venice offered 20 000 pounds to Pope Julius II for a very ancient Hebrew Bible believed to be an original Septuagint copy. The copy was prepared in 277 B C for seventy interpreters. The pope refused despite hard times funding the Holy League.
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Venice
Julius II
Julius
Holy League
France
Tea as currency and new log tea in Hankow
The article explains brick tea as a traditional standard of value in Mongolia with camel-loads measured in baskets and notes its use in daily sustenance. It then describes log tea packed in Bambuna latifolia leaves sent to Chinese ports, and compares bottle labeling practices in Germany to prevent external-use mix-ups, urging a legal standard for bottle shapes to reduce fatal errors.
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Mongolia
Hankow
New York
Germany
St. Loula Globe
Democrat
Drunk for Twenty Years Promises Anti-dag Cure
A correspondent recounts twenty plus years of drinking and decline, crediting his wife for administering a remedy called Anti-dag. He claims transformation to a sober, respected man and notes the product can be mailed in plain wrap for one dollar from the Renoval Chemical Co. at 66 Broadway New York, with full directions or free particulars.
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Massachusetta
Abe Paraony
Williametown
The
New York Sun
Ile
South Carolina
Andrew Jackson
North Star
New York State
New York
Abe Bus Ues
Doctora
Methleal Colleges
Abe
Reneval Hemical Co
Broadway
Omata
Lt Is
Medicat
Omnin
C.C
Passage of a shipboard love scheme and jest
A passenger mulls a romantic scheme while the wheelman contemplates courting the skipper's daughter and a plan to stay afloat. Amid chatter and ads, the passage merges playful dialogue with early 20th century commercial quips and social quips about marriage, brandy, and household cures.
One of Mrs Pinkham's Talks on Menstrual Health
Advertises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a fix for menstrual irregularity. Warns of dangers to youth from delayed treatment and claims a reader, Miss Marie Johnson, was cured after using the medicine. Includes a testimonial from Miss Manis I Johnson of Centralia, Pennsylvania.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Johnson
Pinkham
Manis
Jouxsox
Centralia
Remembering a stern New England schoolmaster
A Detroit teacher recalls a childhood memory of a strict New England headmaster who punished misbehavior with a rattan. The tale centers on a fight with a larger boy, the punishment given, and the stern admonition that followed, shaping the narrator's future conduct.
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Detroit
New England
Matty Grim
Fatty
Fragmentary Quackery Snippets and Social Ironies
A garbled OCR collage presents odd claims on travel money quick cures and social roles. It mentions cough remedies, constipation cures, and attire debates, with dismissive notes on a “new woman” and older women sewing on buttons, reflecting era-tinged humor and stereotypes.
What to Call It A symphony in color described as loud
A Detroit Journal fragment notes a man calling the gown loud for Sunday and musing that it would be a symphony in color. The other man laughs, hinting at a mix of mirth and sorrow in the exchange.
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Detroit Journal
Metallic Finished Comberle and Antahedecambrie Debut
A garbled advertising item promotes Metallic Finished Comberle and Antahedecambrie with luster like real eatin. Descriptions claim multiple colors, low price of 8s per yard, and a true four yard width, suggesting a fabric or novelty material for clothing or decor.
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Puck
Stobson
Liam
Myra Robson
Candy Cothertie
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Miss Marie Johnson
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Randall
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