Wealthy Match Presaged at Meadowlands
In a rural tale set at Meadowlands, Uncle John Bayberry chafes at city cousins visiting as Bess, the housekeeper, quietly schemes about a future union with him. Bess and Bayberry see a growing bond while Ashley Gray courts Leonie, prompting plans for marriage and a change in fortunes by autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. John Bayberry
Peg
Mr. Bayberry
Bess
John
Joe
Jule
Aunt Jule
Mr Bayberry
Pye
Leonie
Uncle Joln
Dr. Dare
John Bayberry
Meadowlands
Mrs. Horton
Miss Leonie
Horton
Uncle John
Ashley Gray
Gray
Besa
Matteira
Mars
Bayberry
Resinous matters in plants and wound healing
The text discusses resiniferous matter in Conifera and other resin producers. It explains resin storage under tension that seals wounds, blocks decay, and aids healing, while latex and waxy substances may protect against decay. It also notes De Vries' view on turpentine’s function and ruin from excessive production. It ends with a violent anecdote about Eugene Webster torturing Stephen Tarbell in Bedford Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Vries Réks
de Vries
Household Tips and Practical Notes From Newspapers
A collection of home advice and curious notices covering rust prevention for sinks with asphaltum spirits of turpentine, pruning and stump removal, soup croutons browned in butter, guinea fowl habits, a steamed brown brew recipe, oyster soil experiments with ashes on corn, servant management anecdote, and a coconut rice pudding method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Armstrong
Elmira
N. Y
Thas
Gall
Germanduien Telegraph
How to Prune and Care for Hybrid Perpetual Roses
Practical guidance from Spring field Massachusetts on pruning old wood for strong new growth and large blooms. Notes specific varieties such as Cen Jacquemont and Alma Sophie, with tips on fertilization using liquid manure, winter protection, staking, and watering.
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Jacquemont
Alma Slexier
Beauty of
Waltham
Edward Morren
Shadles Marcottin
France
Mabel Morrison
Alma
Lucharme
Charles Wood
Marie Baumann
Baronne de Rothschild
Reynolds Hole
Springfield
Mass
Lepubliven
Your Own Workshop on the Farm
The article argues every farmer should have a workshop and learn basic repairs. After apprenticeship farmers will fix most implements on the premises, saving delay and costs from distant professionals. It lists projects like wheelbarrow parts, fences, roofs, hot-beds, and farm machinery repairs.
Music as a Mental Discipline Explains its threefold nature
Dr. 8. Austen Pearce argues in Popular Science Monthly that music is a sensuous art, a psychological art, and a science linked to mathematics. He notes how intervals, tensions, and vibrations reveal mental power and how modern music demands a polyphonic ear and complex listener engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austen Pearce
Popular Science Monthly
Dangers of Objects Swallowed by Young Children
The article warns of swallowing hazards as infants explore with their mouths. It notes pins needles and grain heads can travel through the digestive tract or lodge in lungs, causing abscesses and fatal inflammation. It cites cases of rye grass exiting through the body after long delays, including a two year old and an eight year old with abdominal or breast abscesses.
Horses Replace Steam in Paris Tramway Trials
After five years of experimenting with steam, the Paris Tramway Company reverts to horse power. Steam proved dearer due to fuel maintenance, driver costs, and frequent accidents. Authorities banned further steam use, and the switch is accepted. Other notes include Marseille case favoring ex-Empress Genie's possession of a château, Mississippi levee plans, and John Turner’s release after eight years.
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Paris Tramway Company
Marseilles
de Genie
Prince Charles Famous for His Havana Cigar Habit
The article states Prince Charles of Germany, brother of the Emperor, reportedly consumes eighteen to twenty four Havana cigars daily. He smokes three at a time using a triple barreled holder designed to his own specifications.
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Prince Charles
Germany
Brightest Intellects Suffer Most and Revival Promised
An advertisement touts Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a cure for dissipation related weakness. It claims to regulate the liver improve urinary function and relieve fatigue and nausea. A testimonial from a gentleman credits the remedy with restoring health amid digestive and urinary complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysett
Aomeone
Remarkable recovery touts Warner Kidney Cure in Boston
A Boston Globe report recounts B F Larrabee of the New York and Boston Dispatch Express Company describing a near fatal Bright's disease with kidney and liver involvement. He credits Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure for his dramatic improvement after doctors gave up, a claim echoed by Drs Johnson Bowditch Webb and others who examined him. The piece notes rising kidney troubles nationwide and urges cautious optimism about this remedy.
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Boston Globe
B. F. Larrabee
New York and Boston Dispatch Express Company
Arch Street
Larrabee
James
Firat
Tremont Street
Doctor Johnson
Paris
Bright
Warner
Lynn
Salem
Mr. Larrabee
Chicago
Mr. la
Johnson
Nt. Ingersoll Bowditch
Boylston Street
Remedy Proves Value For Life Saving Claims
The text hails Mr Larrabee and others as proof of a remedy’s worth over proprietary products. Testimonials of high character support its superiority and life saving claims, noting it saved a life at death's door and should help minor troubles if taken timely.
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Larrabee
Mr. Benson
Child Hero Drives for Help and Medicine
A Georgia boy John Potter, ten, rode twelve miles to fetch a physician for his mother believed dying from colic. A druggist supplied medicine after the doctor could not be found, the lad fainted on return, but the medicine cured her. The tale also notes patent medicines and health ads from the era.
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Georgia
John Potter
Perry Davin
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Iowa
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Bedford
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Dtantpolis
Dourunl
India
Mouxchald
Mississippi
Boston Advertiser
W.C. Lieayune
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Savannah
Saratoga
New York
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Lane
Yin
J Luston
Hackmetack Beach
Foot
Hackmetack
N. Y. Herald
M'r E. Co
Rochester, N. Y
Philadelphia Record
Worp’s Dispensary Medical Association
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Lowell Courier
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Europe
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Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
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Ascut Ade
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Toni
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Louisville
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Offce
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Burns
Hostetur
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Younger Bros. &R
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Fete Cine
Coburn & Newman Publishing CO
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Aultman & Taylor CO
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Lyn
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Lydia E. Pinkhahm
Erica
Parsons
I. 8
Johnson & Co
Boston
Bangor
oOldrat Tea House
America
Bolt Wells
Vesty Ste, N. Ye, C.C
Sheridan
Masa
Bsncor
F. L. Pond
Aurora
Kane Co
Horse of Steam Power
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
Ohio
Whitney & Holmes
Whitney & Holmes Organo
Quincy
Railroad Gazette
A Journal OF Transportation
Engineering and Railroad News
Publishel
Broadway
Burguon C. Rear i & Oe
Vermont
Buerman
Queen City Suspender Company
Cinecinnati
Bex Cure
Cram Neew City Bispeader Co
Cincinnati
E. Roth & Bro
New Oxford
Wigan & Waves Sonte
O.n
Wholeare
de Tatall
Wabauhav
St Wit Wine Wear
Nymall
Ohevlany Ered
BRC & OO
Dev
Naiotan Prnnsntxe Co
Philad’a, Pa
Phils
College and Hospital
Laver
Wabash Ave
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P.O. Grant Co
Wis
Spechnens . Com
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Oldest
Beat Commercial College
Circularfres
Enna Ey
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Dubuque, la
Adress Jay Beanson
Dedtrott
Sid
God Naan Maye
Samplesworth
Ste Te
Stinson & Co
Portland, Ma
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21Kglen & Co
Hallett & Co
Wortland
Thompson Band
Tremont Bt
True & Co
Augusta
Alnia
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