King frees slave after tasting bitter and sweet gifts
In a tale from Scrimmer's Monthly, Taimi a slave named Lokman endures a bitter melon rind offered by his master, yet bears it without complaint. The king is amused but learns a moral and frees Lokman, saying God is my King and gift and hardship should be met with equal grace.
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Lorman
Thealavoe
Taimi
Lokman
Talmi
Faimi
Mary Bradley
Scrimmer's
Shaddock and Haddock Meet in Baffling Trade
A playful verse from St. Nicholas depicts a young man with a shaddock and a maid with a haddock seeking a swap. Both walk away in pursuit of their own desire, while fate leaves them divided and unheard as the exchange never occurs.
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Haddock
Shaddock
M. Vanidegrift
St. Nicholas
Obed and the Dreadful Church Subscription
A friend recalls ten years of poverty and restraint to support a new church. Obed capitulated to a last‑minute hundred dollar pledge under pressure by church officials, sparking years of frugality and regret until the debt was paid. The couple later refitted the old church and vowed never to press others beyond their means.
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Piagza
Obed
Nell
St. Paul
Qhbed
Tean
Mary Wager Fisher
The Dime Novel Peril Affects a New York Boy
A ten year old New York boy named Willie Elliott ran away after reading many dime novels. He joined a street gang and helped in theft, was arrested for petty larceny, and served three months in the Providtory. His parents learned he was the identical missing child, and the incident is used to warn of dime novel harms.
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Willie Elliott
New York
Searel
Detroit Free Press
Dairy Management in Winter
Dairymen learn winter feeding boosts spring milk yield. Extra flesh and fat mean more milk. poor winter feeding reduces next season’s profits. A good milker can gain about five pounds more milk per six pounds of extra flesh. Eureka Arkansas grows from six residents to 300 houses by mid November, driven by local lead mines.
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National Live Stock Journal
Chicago
Eureka
Ark
Practical recipes and home remedies from a 19th century page
A collage of kitchen tips and housekeeping notes includes buttermilk batter for quick cakes, beef mold, stuffed fish, and soup variations. Also covered are ink stain removal methods, milk as a sleep aid in asylums, lactic acid in milk, sugar calming effects, linseed oil washes for muslin, and muslin shade advantages versus glass.
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New York
N. World
Not Beds for Early Plants From Home Hot-Bed Guides
Farmers near cities can obtain early plants cheaply from gardeners but distant cultivators must improvise hot beds or cold frames. The article details manure preparation for heat, frame construction, sowing methods, ventilation, and cloth coverings used by New York gardeners to regulate heat in early-season beds.
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New York
Old Country
Vinegar from apples and cider by simple fermentation
Practical methods to convert cider into vinegar are described, including grinding apples, fermenting pomace, pressing juice, and aging in barrels. Techniques using temperature, air exposure, and oak shavings are outlined, along with a French method involving staged additions to barrels and a two month turnaround. A Nevada incident follows.
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France
Maine
Consumption Cure Recipe Offered Free by Retired Doctor
An East India mission helper provides a simple vegetable remedy for consumption and lung ailments with a promise of free mail delivery in German French or English. The ad compares Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets to drastic pills and urges readers to buy from druggists.
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W. W. Suenan
Owers
Rochester
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Bhober & Carqueville
Monroe ST
Chicago
Cushing
United States
Price
Thomson, Brown & Co., Publishers
Boston
Wirner’s Safe Bitters and Cure for Consumption
An old lady praises Wirner’s Safe Bitters as a specific for dyspepsia. Tun Gorven Densen of Rockford Illinois runs a successful unsectarian family paper. Veortine is touted as a safe remedy for diseases from impure blood, including scrofula, with Piso’s Cure for Consumption also advertised.
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Tun Gorven Densen
Rockford, I
Veortine
Ita
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