My Wayward Pardner and a Starving Girl Tale
Merletta Holley recounts a vision of wealth and luxury as she watches a starved seamstress named Helen at a lavish party for the Grindem Downe engagement. The drastic contrast between opulence and poverty fuels Helen’s championing by Will, a wealthy man who falls in love with her. Helen recovers, they wed in the parlor, and Will prospers as a physician while dedicating himself to service.
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Merletta Holley
Josiah Allen
Betsy Bobbett
Samantha
Saratoga
St. Louis Exposition
Tetc
Joseph B. Bowles
Grindem-Downe
Miss Grindem-Downe
Grindem-Dawne
Wurther
Fegee
Hottentots
Helen Noble
Miss Co
Helen
Josiah
Will
Elder Minkley
Man with visible heart claims breathes through chest hole
A Moberly man selling mucilage astounds medical circles by showing a left chest hole from six operations into which his heart throbs. He says holding nose and closing mouth lets him breathe through the wound. He cites a cancerous consumption case and ribs removed, and has chest photos and a Colorado residence. He plans a personal book and copyright.
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Moberly
Colorado
Kansas City Star
Grasshopper Cages Behind Italian Beliefs And Wary Blessings
An Italian tale notes grasshoppers in wire cages as lucky omens. A Medici cardinal asks a Florence bishop to breakfast, gifts wine, a grasshopper falls in and is left to perish. wine later proves poisoned. Italians link live grasshoppers to yearly prosperity.
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Italy
Florence
Title not provided in source
Daisy argues with her father about consent to marry as a suitor proves argumentative in a Detroit Free Press excerpt.
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Daisy
Detroit Free Press
Stray Story Echoes on Money and Happiness
A short definitional vignette questions whether happiness relies on money, portraying a character who would be content only if everyone were without money. The dialogue hints at social themes and collective welfare rather than individual wealth.
Navy yard mirage of uniforms across five battleships
In a single Sunday at the New York navy yard four thousand officers and crew aboard the Kearsarge Kentucky Alabama Maine Missouri and Dubuque swapped uniforms five times. Signals dictated changes from blue to white duck to blue, ending with every ship in blue again.
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New York Navy Yard
New York Times
Robley D. Evans
North Atlantic
Navy Yard
Coghlan
Davis
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Alabama
Maine
Missouri
Dubuque
Reveille
United States Service
Sizing Up a Stranger in a Prohibition Town
A sporty traveler in a big red touring car stops in a small Kansas town and asks an officer where to buy gasoline. The officer, bemused, notes this is a prohibition town where liquor is unavailable.
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Kansas
Yonkers Statesman
Speed Rates Through Common Entities
The piece lists typical speeds of humans and animals and a sailing ship. It notes the average man at four feet per second a dog eight feet, a horse twelve, a reindeer twenty six, a race horse forty three, and a sailing ship fourteen.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Drawing the Line in Yonkers Satire
A Yonkers Statesman quip debates Sunday golf and cursing, contrasting religious restraint with common sport. The exchange notes the difficulty of playing golf without swearing and frames the Sabbath as a test of propriety.
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Yeast
Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
Flowers that keep grog shops in teetotal debate
The Louisville Courier Journal recounts a teetotaler explaining paradoxes in alcohol use, noting bread and medicine contain alcohol. She cites an orchid from Australia whose sap intoxicates bees to fertilize flowers, a claim linking floral purity to grog shops.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Good Roads Institute Aims to Improve Iowa Highways
The Iowa highway commission held an institute at Iowa State College to train road officials in building and maintaining state roads. Prof Stevenson notes Iowa has about 100000 miles of public roads and spends 4456000 annually in road taxes, with potential to keep all roads in good condition and add hard surfaces without raising taxes. Demonstrations include earth road sections, road drags, and reinforced concrete culverts with standard plans for officers.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Iowa State College
W. H. Stevenson
Iowa
Stevenson
Russell
Smith Steel
The Old Orchard Reborn From Poor Stock to Profit
The orchard, once failing and neglected, improved after soil restoration. The new owner plowed spring ground, sowed rye, and used hog pasturing to fertilize. Repeated cycles revived trees, with strong fruit yield and profits surpassing prior expectations. Ohio Farmer notes potash could boost results further.
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Ohio
Barbarism in Children Story Tells of Moses Fight Book
Bishop Potter cites a professor who raised children without religion and Bible study. A boy finds a dilapidated book and reads with relish learning of Moses punching Malakites, misnaming the Bible as the “solly Bib bel.” The tale underscores stubborn barbaric instincts in humans.
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Bishop Potter
New York
Chuck
Moses
Bobby
Water Tube Boiler Origins and Ancient Similar Designs
A Scientific American note explains water tube boilers date from about 1880 in modern use, while Pompeian excavations reveal small boilers similar in construction for circulating hot water, indicating an earlier heritage in boiler design.
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Pompeii
Scientific American
Sunday sport and pious views clash in bishop remarks
An Ipswich bishop defends liberal Sunday outdoor games asking if prayers are harmed by a good cricket drive. A listener counters that a bad drive could jar the cricketer’s moral welfare, highlighting tension between sport and piety.
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Ipswich
Sheep in the Orchard for Codling Moth Control
Ohio Farmer advocates using sheep to collect fallen apples to curb codling moth. Prompt removal limits worm emergence, reducing moth numbers over time. Regular annual efforts needed for sustained control.
Caring for a Sick Cow Warns Against Contagion
The Farmers' Review advises separating a sick cow from others as contagious disease may be present though not evident at first. Do not use milk from a sick animal for any feed. provide air and sun, withhold food briefly, and seek a veterinarian for serious cases to ensure proper relief. The guidance notes overfeeding as a common non contagious cause.
Peach tree borer warning urges early inspection
Midland Farmer warns farmers to check peach trees for the pest now before damage becomes visible. The notice emphasizes that trees may show no suffering yet while the borer works, with signs likely to become prominent if not removed.
The Packing Shed Cleanliness Urged
The Midland Farmer warns against sale of unwholesome fruit and argues for clean packing sheds. Decay, mildew, and stains invite disease and flies, so waste fruit should be removed far from sheds to ensure safety for consumers.
Fruit scissors patented by George Towers in Canyon City
George Towers of Canyon City Colorado patents a fruit scissors design with two joined blades and movable sleeves to fit the thumb and fingers, enabling easy stem snapping.
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George Towers
Canyon City
Col
Sod Bound Trees
Farmers Review notes sod bound trees occur when young or old trees have thin foliage and grass roots claim soil nutrients. Remedy is to remove grass and free the tree roots to allow full access to ground moisture and nutrients.
No easy to say yes in tough farming year says June column
The piece notes that saying no is easier than agreeing to a crop, explains overwet versus dry years, and suggests turnips as a catch crop. It adds sheep pasture in fall, praises consolidated rural schools for equality with city students, and advises covering rain barrels to deter pests.
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Coo
Comite
Old Pop
NAVY
Flowers Drug Purveyors
Australia
Peach Tree Borer
Fruit Scissors
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