Brownsville Chronicles Hint at Local School and Horse Thieves
In Brownsville, Dick Brayton and Nannie Boone navigate romance amid tensions with Wayne the singing teacher. Uncle Josiah brings news of Philander and horse thieves, hinting at wider regional trouble as the town contends with social shifts and farm life challenges.
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Mr. Boone
Mrs. Boone
Mr. Porter
Nannie
Wayne
Singing School
Sol
Deacon Snyder
Nannie Ws
Dick Brayton
Ada
Timdly
Mr. Wayne
Rhoda Stevens
Rhoda
Josiah Wilkins
Mr. Tioune
Josi
Brownsville
Daily Mail
Jones
Philander
Mr. Warne
Catfish Corners
Solomon
Uncle Josi
Uncle Joss
Beliefs in Witchcraft and Charms Among the Malay
The Malay relies on amulets and written charms to ward off disease and danger. He recites spells to calm storms and guide hunts, calls elephants grandfather, and uses objects like tiger claws. Witches and the Polong are cited as blood feeding spirits, while Penagalan haunts women.
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Thompson
Grandfather
Maxwell
Kingsley’s Love of Animals Highlighted in Family Memoir
Mrs. Kingsley recalls Charles Kingsley’s deep affection for all creatures from rum toads in Bre Bank to sand wasps in his drawing room crack. He cared for a white and black cat and a faithful Dandy Dinmont who accompanied lectures and lessons, beloved by locals and animals alike.
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Charles Kingsley
Dinmont
Kingsley
Willins Not Ready and the Streetcar Stop
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune recounts a red nosed vagrant halting a citizen on a street corner while a man jokes about the century. A separate vignette shows Stubb missing a car after an incident at a muddy crossing and a young lady's remark about no gentleman left. Evelyn and Hansum Kurate frame a humorous courtroom line about obeying Scripture.
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Willins
Ciizen
Missouri town ships 60 009 pounds of frogs legs yearly
A Missouri town produces about sixty thousand nine pounds of frogs legs annually. A visitor’s fear of entering the Eitehea appears to dampen the mood of a boy on the trip.
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Missouri
Shield for a cultivator inspires careful corn tending
A Ohio Farmer correspondent describes a homemade shield for corn cultivation. Two hardwood boards form a trough inverted over the row to catch and loosen soil, keeping it beside the sprouts. The trough is fastened with rope to stay ahead of shovels and reduce dirt coverage on young plants.
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Ohio
Suis i Pacific
Handsome Shetlands and Lice Kill Recipe Spotlighted
The article covers a DIY lice-killer mix using crude sarbolic acid and solvents, warning of fire and fume risks. It also discusses farming tips like manure management, sweet potato yields, milking machines, and various farming notes including cattle, pigs, and sheep trends.
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Formautia
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Fom
Ami
Luvindy Smith
Cindy
Jay
the Or
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Vie
Nansie
Dirk
Flo
Naninie
Nannie Lyn
Liz
Nuid
Browns
Squire
Del
Joss
Kentry
Ben
Whilander
Doll
Nell
Itask
Chicago Tribune
Stubb
Penn
Evelyn
Mr. Kurate
Hansum Kurate
New Land
CORN
United States
Nebraska
New York
Maine
F. G. Herman
Denver Field
Jewell
Republican
England
Mauritius
J. Murray Hoag
Maquoketa
Towa
Mitchell
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