Best Farm Horses for Profit The Carriage and Draught Types
The article argues farmers should favor carriage and heavy draught horses over trotters for profitability. It notes carriage horses need thoroughbred blood for style and endurance, while draught horses require import of large stallions, with Yorkshire or Scottish breeds like the l grated lyndes or ly────— the text emphasizes the lyddesdale as the preferred imported type. It claims shipments to Eastern and Western states are common, Ohio rarely receiving them, and that heavy draught stock remains highly valuable for farm work and improving native stock.
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Ohio
Horses Shoes and a Case to Let Horses Go Unshod
Frazer's Magazine cites Sir George W. Cox arguing shoeing costs the nation up to 44 million dollars and that many savings could occur if horses ran barefoot. He cites Xenophon and modern examples, claiming longer horse lifespans, safer travel on rough streets, and reduced farrier bills, though figures are questioned.
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Frazer's Magazine
George W. Cox
Xenophon
Cunaxa
Trebizond
Free Lancers
London
Waterbury
Conn
Cultivation of Onion Crops and Yields
The article outlines growing red Weathers field and yellow Danvers onions. About 12 pounds of seed per acre, spring sowing after soil preparation, nine inch rows, thorough plowing and manuring, weed control mainly by hoeing. Labor varies with weed pressure. average yield 400 to 600 bushels per acre.
Night shades include potato tomato eggplant pepper and tobacco
Botanists classify potato tomato eggplant pepper and tobacco as Solanaceous nightshades. Some in this family are poisonous like belladonna and jimson weed, while others provide nutrition after ripening and cooking. Sweet corn fodder is harvested young and stored in field shocks for best preservation.
Fire warmed tobacco seed beds with ashes and insect control
Preparing bed crops uses rich old manure mixed with surface soil. After forming the bed, cover with dry straw or brush and set it on fire to warm the ground destroy insect pests and seed weed. Burning ash coats the surface and helps deter plant eating insects. This follows the traditional practice of burning brush heaps to start tobacco and cabbage plants.
Compressed Air Drive Planned for Rochester Street Cars
Rochester street cars to run on compressed air via a hydraulic motor invented by J. M. Boss. Air compression will be supplied by Genesee Falls, with a tall iron tower over one hundred feet high now being erected at the falls’ foot.
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Rochester
J. M. Boss
Genesee Falls
BurTrERMILK Incident Described In Unclear Text
A fragmentary line mentions BurTrERMILK poured over the back of a scurvy pig and a scarf. No coherent events or dates are evident.
Luncheon Tips for Mothers and Care in the School Lunch
Practical guidance to improve school lunches with attractive wrapping, clean napkins, and pretty baskets. Also contains household tips on making whitewash, black bean soup, cleaning musty barrels, pin safety for children, and a ginger bread recipe. Reads as a period domestic instruction piece with multiple kitchen and craft notes.
HovussHOLD WEIGHTS AND MEasURES AND COOKING TIPS
A mixed column lists standard measures for flour sugar eggs and liquids. It includes baker's conversions, butter candy instructions, pastry tips for fruity pies, marble cleaning methods, and practical household guidance on ice, cookies, grenadine, silk stockings care, cors-staron cake, plant watering, and cooking meat.
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Hovusshold
German Wire Mills Supply to Allied Nations
Last year German wire mills supplied England with 380000 tons of wire and Russia with 40000 tons. France received 12000 to 16000 tons of steel wire for sofa springs, and America not less than 80000 tons from the same source.
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England
Russia
France
Germany
America
Mine safety forecast using microseismographs
M de Rossi in Les Mondes notes that fire damp explosions are signaled by feeble undulations invisible to the ear. He proposes installing microseismographs and microphones in coal mines to detect approaching danger in suitable localities.
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M. de Rossi
Oils for lubricants discussed by Mr. A Thiellier
Mr. A Thiellier states that lubricating oils should not oxidize nor oxidize other substances and should contain no mucilage or free fatty acids. The text notes that no method for preparing the best lubricants is provided.
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Mr. A. Thiellier
American tourists discover Paris cafe prices
A Philadelphia gentleman and companion visit a Paris suburban cafe for a light repast of tea toast and eggs. The bill astonishes them at nine francs with the waiter explaining two francs for tea and toast seven francs for eggs. The punchline notes Americans are to blame for the high price.
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Philadelphia
Paris
Messieurs
A Boy's Luck and St Jacobs Oil Publicity
The Norristown Herald notes family cases of interest. Samuel Nyce of 808 Marshall Street, a Pennsylvania Legislature clerk in Harrisburg, reports his three year old son broke a leg and later recovered after rubbing with St Jacobs Oil, reducing stiffness. Nyce used Creat German Remedy for toothache and rheumatic pains with good effect. His wife praises the Oil as a splendid staple.
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Norristown
Samuel
Nyce
Marshall Street
Pennsylvania
Harnsburg
St. Jacobs
Visitor Enters Quiet Parlor Reunion with Minnie
A young man arrives unannounced and sits in an easy chair, greeting a shadowed figure on the sofa. They converse about Minnie and the mother, noting Minnie’s frequent absences and the mother’s continued presence at home.
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Jovel
Jove
Minnie
Fenelon’s Sermon on Court Flattery at Louis XIV’s Chapel
The king learned that only he and the priest attended Sunday worship because Fenelon had spread word that Louis XIV should not attend to reveal who truly worships God versus who flatters the king.
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Fenelon
Louis XIV
Man about to marry sixth time leads horse to altar
The man, about to wed for a sixth time, told the minister he would stand. He recently guided No. 7 to the altar and quipped that he had married six without a ring and would try to remember next time.
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No. 7
Parson
Belmon t Hotel proprietor finds relief with St Jacobs Oil
Lowell Mass paper cites P H Short owner of the Belmont Hotel who suffered rheumatism for seventeen years without relief until using St Jacobs Oil. He reports it produced remarkable and instantaneous relief, a claim echoed by Lyons Ja Mirror.
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Lowell
Mass
P. H. Short
Belmont Hotel
St. Jacobs
Mir. Short
Lyons (Ja
Election defeat echoes Lazarus joke on hit response
A defeated candidate makes a quip after the election about Lazarus, noting he feels “pretty much as Lazarus did.” The exchange shifts from a jab about defeat to a pun on Lazarus being “licked by dogs,” reflecting a light political day-after banter.
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Lazarus
How to Catch a Wasp for Scientific Study
A reader asks for a method to capture a wasp without harming it. The instruction suggests squeezing near the tail tip as a means to trap the insect, with a promise to reimburse any damaged wasps.
Tot’s Early Morning Milestone at Breakfast Table
A three and a half year old girl proudly declares at breakfast that she has had her ears pierced and was vaccinated yesterday. Her mother asks why she thinks she is finished, and the child responds with delight at her new milestones.
Young gold and matrimonial plans quoted in dialogue
In a playful exchange, Matilda notes Clara’s suitor Mr. Brown as pure gold though older. Sarah agrees, highlighting a preference to take her gold while it is young, reflecting a cheeky view of suitors and timing in marriage.
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Sue
Taaffe Faces Challenge With Austrian Reichsrat
In a cautious forecast, Count Taaffe is expected to struggle to steer the Austrian Reichsrath through the current session. The writer urges careful attention to naming and clear terms in political maneuvering.
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Wuar
Count Taaffe
Deodorized CARBOLINE Hair Remedy Revolutionizes Hair Health
Discoverer of CARBOLINE improves the deodorized extract of petroleum, making its dense oils more active while retaining tonic and curative properties. Promoted as the only real cure for baldness and scalp diseases, it is shaved of minerals and artificial color and claimed to restore hair vitality without staining hats. A Boston anecdote underscores social misdirection and humor about self-knowledge.
Quips and Contradictions on Heat and Motion
A collection of satirical lines linking science to daily life. Observations mix humorous takes on temperature, behavior, and social norms in a brisk, period voice. The items invoke common phrases about heat, order, progress, time, virtue, and perception.
Warm bath effects on skin and body systems
The text explains how warm baths dilate cutaneous vessels and raise body temperature, enabling life to be sustained with less internal heat production. It contrasts warm and cold baths, noting cold baths quicken pulse and respiration and may stiffen muscles, while moderate temperatures yield similar final outcomes but via different mechanisms.
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Braun
Can a Democrat Get to Heaven Says Indian Evangelist
An Indian evangelist asserts a Democrat can reach heaven if he handles the returns. The remark is presented as a provocative claim amid political commentary.
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Proclaimed Best Remedy
The advertisement claims Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup is the best remedy for coughs and colds based on experience. It notes the price is 25 cents per bottle.
Temperance tale of a Cornish Squire and brandy
A brief old Cornish tale recounts a squire who drank brandy only on two occasions one at goose dinner and the other when he had not.
Atlanta Man Credits Warner's Safe Kidney Cure for Life
A resident of Atlanta Georgia says he owes his life to Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure claiming the tonic saved him from a serious illness.
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Atlanta, Ga
Warner
Generous to a fault in Butler's Analogy tale
A wry note on generosity misapplied to faults. A professor calls Mr. T. to pass to the Future Life while Mr. T. replies he is not prepared. The line blends humor with a critique of readiness and virtue.
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Butler
Mr. T
Lady’s Ills and Health Restored by Favorite Prescription
A Victorian tone note cites Lord Byron and touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for feminine weaknesses. The ad claims it banishes ailments and restores health, urging purchase from druggists.
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Lord Byron
Allen's Brain Food Cures Nervous Debility Ad
A vintage drug advertisement from Allen's Pharmacy offers Allen's Brain Food as a cure for nervous debility and weakness of generative organs. The ad promotes a $1 price and urges readers to request a circular from the shop at 818 First Ave. N. 2.
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Allen’s Pharmacy
Friction Machine Turns Waste Power Into Heat Source
A new friction engine uses an iron cylinder with fixed and rotating plates. Water heated by plate friction provides steam for heating, powered by minimal input. A 1ft by 1ft unit needs about one HP, while a 36 to 225 square inch setup uses up to six HP, suited for mills factories and public buildings.
Patent remedy promoted for weak lungs and consumption
An old ad copy promotes R. V. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery for weak lungs coughing spitting blood night sweats and early consumption. Sold by all druggists.
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R. V. Pierce
Beetroot wine as vine substitute sparks French trials
French Agricultural Society member M A Deleuil argues red beetroot can replace lost wine, claiming its pulp ferments into a high quality beverage suitable for diverse soils and climates, though American drinkers may prefer grape juice. The text also reviews a metal refining process removing arsenic via copper alloy methods.
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France
M. A. Deleuil
Agricultural Society of France
Oriental Dream Beautifier Praised By Society
The Evening Express notes Sancho Panza blessing invention and praises Dr T F Gouraud who taught beauty methods. It extols using Oriental Dream to improve freckled or blemished skin. physicians endorse it, Board of Health finds it harmless, and it is sold at drugstores and fancy shops for easy trial and societal favor.
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T. Felix Gouraud
Sancho Panza
Bellef
T. F. Gouraud
T. F. Gouraurd
Board of Health
Evening Express
Magnetic estimates of cobalt and population decline in Ufa province
Survey data from the Ufa region show the former forest area of 17,577,000 acres reduced by over 3,500,000 acres. The population is described as three to the square mile. M Gaiffe asserts cobalt is much more magnetic than nickel.
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Ufa
Russia
M. Gaiffe
Cobalt
Nickel
Catarrh of the Bladder Cured by Buchupaiba
Stinging smarting irritation of urinary passages and diseased discharges described. Cure claimed by Buchupaiba sold by Wells of Jersey City NJ. Prepaid by express, prices listed: $1, $1.25, or six for $5. Advertising copy notes direct purchase through Wells.
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Express
Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Voltaic Belt Co Offers 30 Day Trial for Nerve Debility
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers Electro-Voltaic Belts and other electric appliances on trial for thirty days to anyone afflicted with nervous debility and related troubles. They guarantee complete restoration of vigor and manhood. Address as above. No risk is incurred with an eighty day trial.
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The
Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
Unclear Promotional Copy From Mutual Life Building Ad
Fragmentary advertisement listing stock items and quality notes for a supplier. Mentions Morgan and HBaDLy at Mutual Life Building and references to Dia- Rapes and gold tone products. Text is incomplete and lacks a clear event or outcome.
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