The Old Oaken Bucket Poem's Famous Well Tale
Morris Marlowe recounts how Samuel Woodworth wrote The Old Oaken Bucket in his New York home after a summer remark about the old oaken bucket from his father's well. The piece notes Woodworth's birthplace Scituate Mass and describes the preserved well and nearby sights attracting visitors and souvenirs.
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Woodworth
Mesa
Webster
Javing
Channing
Walter Scott
Duane Street
New York
Samuel Woodworth
Scituate
Mass
Boston
America
Morris Marlowe
Ornaments for the Neak and Parisian accessories
The piece discusses decorative neck ornaments and accessories seen in Paris. Flat plaited white and colored mousseline boas with mousseline rose and velvet edging, black ribbon and jet bead fronts, and tulle rubes with pompadour silk stoles. Latest cravats and boas attract attention this season with lace trim and rosettes.
Peculiar Claim Involving Banknotes and Goat
A Belgian bank faced a notable suit when a peasant woman left a jacket with 240 dollars in small notes on the grass. Her nanny goat ate the notes, the animal was killed and the chewed paper was recovered for a claim. Bank officials verified the notes by chemical tests and other inquiries before paying compensation.
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National Bank of Belgium
Faint heart wins unlikely match in Chicago Daily News
A dramatic exchange features a beautiful blonde and a wealthy elder as she consents to marriage to ease his troubled heart. The scene hints at a romance driven by care rather than affection, with the old adage about a faint heart challenged by circumstance.
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Chicago Daily News
Princess Louise Champions Child Welfare At London Congress
Princess Louise sister to King Edward and patron of the London welfare congress praised the oral method for teaching deaf children seen as superior to sign. Miss Garrett of Philadelphia joined the event with deaf students demonstrating the method. The king supports her philanthropy and the royal family backs the congress to aid children worldwide.
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Princess Louise
King Edward
Edward
Louise
Argyll
International Congress For the
London
United States
Iis
Queen Victoria
America
England
Miss Garrett
Philadelphia
Pleasing Presence and Graceful Manners for Women
Advice from a New York Weekly on harmonizing mind and body for women. It urges beauty of spirit and healthful living, noting grace in motion, posture, and a kind handshake as essential to attract and influence in contemporary society.
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N. Y
Betrothal Basket Jewelry Trend Reaches United States
The latest idea from jewelers is the betrothal basket a small high handle basket with a tiny gemstone bud and four or five petaled flowers in rubies or emeralds. It attaches to neck chains and is shown as a new betrothal gift in Italy now being introduced here.
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Italy
New Apron Style Features Wing-Shaped Bib Across Front
A household fashion note describes a new apron design with wing shaped revérs at each side of the bib replacing a shoulder cape. The style aims to keep wearers neat and trim during domestic duties.
Natural Enough Mrs Gaussip Mirror Talk in Dressing Room
Short dialogue exchange features Mrs Gaussip and Mr Gaussip noting Mrs Vane owns several full-length mirrors in her dressing room. The Philadelphia Press style captures a witty celebrity gossip moment with social intrigue.
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Mrs. Gaussip
A Corn Roast Under Moonlit Woods and Bonfires
Eva Gaillard describes a social corn roast hosted by friends, held in a hemlock grove on a moonlit night. Guests roasted corn over bonfires while an orchestra played, with coffee and doughnuts served by hosts. Invitations were simple brown paper squares folded and pinned with a toothpick and corn husk.
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Eva Gaillard
The Rector's Revenge
A pair of clergymen swap pulpits during summer absence with telegraphed excuses from their families. First the missing rector is delayed by little Harriet dental trouble, then the exchange ends with another telegram citing Harvey's whooping cough and renewed duties.
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Harriet
Little Harriet
Harvey
Household tips and food preparation techniques
Stain removal tip uses coal oil before washing. Sugar syrup tips include alum to prevent crystallization and salt to boost egg white. Borax in cooked starch hardens fabric. Lemon and orange peels are boiled then candied in sugar syrup for fruit cake use.
Apple Tart Filling From House Keeper
A recipe instructs stewing tart apples until smooth then mixing with 12 tablespoonfuls strained apple, 12 tablespoonfuls sugar, 6 tablespoonfuls melted butter, 4 beaten eggs, lemon rind, half a nutmeg, half a pint milk, a gill vinegar and a gill water. Fill tart shells and bake.
Toasted Ham Anchovy Paste on Muffins
Instructions describe slicing muffins, toasting, and buttering them. A paste of cold boiled ham and boned anchovies is pounded with cayenne, spread on toast, then warmed in a moderate oven and served hot.
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Ladies’ World
New York
Dream Phrase Sparks Noisy Banter In City Journal
In the New York Journal quotation, a playful exchange references a girl seen with Charley and his remark about a dream. The rim of humor centers on misapplied terms and social chatter.
Practical Shipping Crate Sizes For Young Pigs
A description from A Macdonald to the Breed ers' Gazette details satisfactory ship crates with interior arrangement shown. For a three month old pig the crate should be 40 by 23 by 11 inches. for an eight week old pig the crate about 32 by 18 by 9 inches.
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A. Macdonald
Breeders’ Gazette
Pig Transport Crate Design For Swine Shipping
A detailed description outlines an EZ shipping crate for pigs two months old emphasizing lightness to reduce express costs. It specifies materials: spruce ends and bottoms, half inch sides, a feed trough, a sloping feed chute, a top slide with a bag of grain, and optional tight boarded sides for cold weather. Bedding uses shavings from a shingle mill.
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Express
Bad Feeding of Hogs Warns Farmers in Address
William Hester warns farmers that raising hogs on an exclusive corn diet leads to losses. He notes sows fed only corn become restless and sick, pigs lag in growth, and owners end up selling hogs at a loss after a cycle of poor nutrition and poor weight gain.
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William Hester
New Corn for Feed and Livestock Markets
A Wallace's Farmer writer argues corn alone does not cause hog cholera, but new corn can harm brood sows and growing pigs. Feed oats and damaged grain for now, reserving corn for fattening. Also notes shifting livestock demand as England eyes cattle and horse imports postwar. A Davenport report highlights a hidden horse slaughter trade with a Berlin-trained butcher operating under secrecy.
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Wallace
Davenport
Berlin
Complete horse stalls design spans five foot centers
The article outlines stall dimensions from center to center of five feet with six inch partitions yielding four feet six inch nets. It discusses flooring options cement with plank cover, ventilation, and postless rear support to avoid hindering horses, plus hay manger bottoms, grain boxes at least 18 inches square, and bedding storage to keep the floor dry and clean.
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New Yorker
Managing the Horse and Livestock Feeding Insights
The article discusses horse training focusing on not opposing the horse’s will and preserving affection, then shifts to livestock evaluation for profitable feeders. It describes ideal beef cattle conformation, weight expectations, and feeding efficiency, citing Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and Prof. Curtiss on cattle versus sheep forage efficiency and related management factors.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Low Rates to the Northwest for Colonist Tickets
From September 1 to October 31, 1902, second class one way colonist tickets are offered by the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway to Montana Idaho Utah California Washington Oregon British Columbia and intermediate points at greatly reduced rates. Passengers may choose routes via Chicago or via Omaha with the United States Government fast mail trains between Chicago St Paul and Minneapolis and the Pioneer Limited. Tickets available from all local agents or by addressing J A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Ionan
Milwaukee
St. Paul R’y
J. A. Miller
Buttons the bell boy teased in hotel joke
The Philadelphia Press jokes about a hotel bell boy nicknamed Buttons and wonders why he’s always away when needed. Alongside humor, an ad pitches Dean’sointment for skin conditions and Burdock Blood Bitters for dyspepsia, each claiming quick relief.
Record of the Past Promotes Doan's Kidney Pills Cure
The advertisement claims Doan's Kidney Pills cured many kidney ailments including backache diabetes and urinary disorders. It features Samuel J Taylor of Goshen Indiana who states he suffered thirty years and used the pills with permanent relief and no further kidney medicine. A free trial is offered by mail from Bowser Milburn Co Buffalo New York and pills cost 50 cents at druggists.
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Dean
Samuel J. Taylor
South ’Third St
Goshen
Ind
Jacob C. Mann
Doan
Thad
Taylor
United States
Boster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
He, Satler
German Relief Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Change of Life and Relief: Mrs Pracnam's Tale
A segment quotes Mrs Pracnam describing dramatic change of life symptoms. She recalls two years of suffering with sudden heat and chills, along with fluctuating appetite and mood as she faced changing health.
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Dean Mrs. Pracnam
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Charley
Uncle Sam
Indiana State Sentinel
South Africa
Texas
Iowa
David Buffum
C. FP. Curtiss
Burdock
Cervanter
A. d. Tower CO
Montgomery Ward & Co
E. Sailer
Libby
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Charger
Pat
Anakesis
Ras Lief
Poset
ANA 'T Ribune Building
British Depot
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Charterhouse Sy
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