Tired Feeling Warns of Springtime Fatigue
A brief notice warns readers of lingering fatigue as spring arrives, urging caution and awareness. The notice emphasizes recognizing signs and taking preventive steps for health and well being as seasons change.
Swabian Humor and Goats in an Old Letter Page
A jumble of 19th century fare and anecdotes touches on Sarsaparilla cures and labeled remedies, Swabian humor, a host of domestic scenes, and a mocked one wife polygyam debate. The text threads anecdotes including Blick on German humor and family chores in old times.
Rabbit pen study hints at beef quality gains
In Ann Arbor researchers report that rabbits kept in a pen environment and exposed to certain treatments show potential for improved beef quality. The study discusses electrical or environmental factors as part of the pen setup influencing outcomes.
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Ann Arbor
Obituary Writer Adams Misprints “Burned Pants” in Proof
Edward L. Adams served as Consul General in Stockholm and was a former editor of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. He had written an obituary note for a neighbor’s child killed after his trousers caught fire during a Fourth of July celebration, but a typesetting error changed the line to “the burned pants,” prompting sympathy misprints.
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Edward L. Adams
United States
Stockholm
Sweden
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Age of Deception in a Stee Age Tone
Dialogue from a theatrical scene shows Miss Elderheigh and Miss Springer in a tense exchange about age and honesty. Miss Springer interrupts claiming Mr Huggins heard Elderheigh say she was 28, revealing a rumored confession.
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Miss Elderheigh
Miss Springer
Aphorims and Maxims on Manners and Wealth
A curio of antique quotes on folly, riches, happiness, gossip, and envy. Authors include Dilwyn Fielding Clarendon Hume Genlis and Young Os a tentment. The text strings aphorisms about misdeeds social behavior and the value of possessions.
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de Genlis
Plying Reptiles of Old and the Great Flying Dragon
A St Nicolas article discusses pterodactyls or flying dragons that dominated ancient seas from the Gulf of Mexico to the Rockies. It describes Ornithostoma’s enormous wings and light skeleton, weight around twenty five pounds, and a three foot long beak. It explores how such giants flew and landed, their launch from sea cliffs, and notes the Cretaceous Period as the era of their existence.
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Gulf of Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Williston Peace
Ornithoetoma
Ornithostoma
St. Nicholas
Remarkable Pneumatic Log Saw Invention
A log saw driven by compressed air, featuring a pneumatic engine and frame, is described as a major new tool for the timber industry. The device powers drag saws on cordwood and heavy timber and is suitable for general log camp use, illustrating a shift from hand power.
Pneumatic Engine Described for Pressurized Air Power
An article notes compressed air engines usable with steam belt gasoline or electric driven compressors or locomotive air pumps. The pneumatic engine can run 126 to 190 strokes per minute with high pressure and develops substantial horsepower for light weight brass and steel construction.
Old Oskea Bucket Poem Roughly Diagrammed by Student
A Boston Herald report describes Nathan's classroom activity where the teacher asked students to diagram a poem titled The Old Oskea Bucket. Nathan drew a large crate, three buckets, and a bunch of items as a visual interpretation, reflecting an attempt to render poetry into concrete imagery.
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Nathan
Boston Herald
Land bless his honey sweetness in station encounter
A rural railway station scene features a colored mother cradling her child as onlookers react to the phrase he is the blackest, sweetest little Satan seen. The oddly phrased remark reflects early 20th century attitudes quoted from the Atlanta Constitution.
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Satan
Atlanta Constitution
Orange Leaf Essence Industry in Paraguay
The text describes Paraguay's historic orange leaf essence trade begun by Jesuit priests over 150 years ago. Seed importation and grove planting grew into vast forests with facilities to extract essence, exported to France and the United States for soap and perfumery. The product is also used by locals as a healing ointment and hair tonic.
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Paraguay
France
United States
Christian Work aims to move urban poor to farm life
Chicago wealthy men plan to rescue city slum residents by buying land and creating farms with affordable debt repayment. John Lambert leads the effort intended to spread to major American cities, hoping to move about one million people from misery to healthier rural living.
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Chicago
John Lambert
Pay Back Shower Proposal From Fifine
A woman signing as Fifine reveals a fifteen year pattern of giving at friends weddings and baby showers and suggests a Pay Back shower to recoup expenditures. She proposes new Pay Back party ideas to balance past gifts with future favors.
Easy Way to Cure Back Pain with Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mineral Idaho April 11 Mr D 8 Colson of this place claims a simple method to relieve back pains Belatica or Rheumatium He says he cured himself after suffering from severe hip pain and poor walking He used Dodd's Kidney Pills and reports the pain left him entirely The drug is advertised as curing Bright's Disease Diabetes Dropsy and Rheumatism nationwide
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Mineral
Idaho
Colson
Dodd
Mr. Colson
Bright
Swearing Spoils Horses Says Noted Owner
A famous race horse owner forbids swearing in stables and to any horse. He declares no well mannered horse is ever swore at and warns he will dismiss any employee caught using profanity within a horse’s hearing.
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