How to Handle Peaches In The Stanfield District
Oregon Agricultural College expert C I Lewis outlines peach handling to maximize profit. He stresses careful picking, color, and avoiding bruising, proper packing and grading, correct box sizes and packing patterns, ventilation, and rapid cooling for carloads under refrigeration to prevent spoilage and improve market returns.
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Oregon Argicultural College
Corvallis
Stanfield
Oregon
C. I. Lewis
Pacific Northwest
Prof. Lewis
California
Aura
The Wise Woman of Town Spreads News By Tongue
A remarkable local woman used her ears to hear and eyes to see all she could. After witnessing much, she employed a sharp tongue to tell every blessed thing she knew.
Hidden Meaning Somewhere
A brief dialogue exchange depicts a visitor recounting her husband’s cautious proposal and a hostess quipping that careful people are often the ones taken in. The scene plays on sly social commentary in a light, humorous tone.
Dry Quarters for Swine and Sheep in Farm Care
A nervous sow has no place in the breeding herd and clean drinking water is essential for sheep. Provide warm dry pens for pigs with ample bedding and draft-free sleeping areas. Ground shelled corn gives better fattening value than whole corn but grinding is not usually economical for hogs.
Parsley Helps Thrift Minded Beatrice At Lunch
Five year old Beatrice ordered an omelet in a lunch room and, when served parsley, ate it too. Her guardian noted she hates waste and eats what is offered. Beatrice’s thrifty turn is highlighted by her remark about not wasting food.
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Beatrice
Quote on gender roles from Will Levington Comfort
The passage asserts that a great man embodies a woman’s dream and that true male militancy stems from women's potential greatness. It presents a provocative gendered claim attributed to Comfort and reflects early 20th century eugenic thought.
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Levington
New Fighting Force: Birds Attack Aeroplanes in Test at Nice
French officers train six sea eagles using balloon-supported machines to mimic aircraft. Eagles attack the balloons tearing meat from them and sometimes flip the craft. Trainers doubt aviators could counter such multi birds and consider defenses like electric wires and extra weight for protection.
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Nice
Rogers
Cerg
Rhubarb Desserts and Teething Syrup
Rhubarb pudding mash with dried fruits baked until soft and served cold with cream. Rhubarb tapioca is baked with sugar ginger and a meringue option. Rhubarb shortcake layers with lemon juice and a biscuit style crust. Also notes Mrs Winstows soothing syrup for teething children.
Baby show inspires modest style updates and new accessories
The dialogue notes only modest changes in fashion with a display of five minute detachable neckties cry mufflers and self starting cradles receiving praise for their novelty and presentation. The exchange contrasts two mothers remarks on the event and the limited evolution in attire.
Abner Wombat’s Log Cabin Roots Contrast with Grandsons’ Dress Suits
A short note notes Abner Wombat born in a log cabin while all his grandsons wear dress suits, illustrating a trope about changing American fortunes and status across generations.
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Abner Wombat
Nfe
America
Noise and Civilization Versus Deafened Nerves
A discussion on human sensitivity to noise argues for quieter cities. It claims loud streets and tube railways harm nervous individuals and urges abolishing unnecessary bells and street cries, reducing pavements noise, and providing playgrounds for children to vent energy.
The Value of Cheerfulness in Everyday Life
The passage extols cheerfulness as a daily virtue likened to sunshine and moisture for growth. It argues that a cheerful expression spreads happiness, softens harsh moods, and lightens burdens, even when the best temper struggles to remain poised.
Murine Eye Remedy Adette in Chicago Patent Slang
Murine eye remedy promotes relief for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. It is described as compounded by an oculist rather than a patent medicine and marketed to the public through druggists in Chicago with labeled bottles and tubes.
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Acta
Pracoe
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Raw Meat Popular in Italy Sparks Public Notice
Travelers report that raw meat is widely served in Italian restaurants, viewed as a public annoyance by some. A waiter displays the slab of beef to the diner's eyes, then cuts and sprinkles it with oil and vinegar before a raw egg is poured over the dish.
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Italy
Greenwich Donkey Offense Leads to Gendered Fine
A woman faced Greenwich police court charged with allowing a donkey to stray, shortly after a young man was fined for the same. Judge Symmons said the woman would be fined the same as the man, asserting that her rights would not be acknowledged by a lighter punishment.
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Greenwich
England
Symmons
One Thing That Holds Us
St. Joseph News Press comments on financial strain from debt, noting many would be well off if debts were not required payments. The brief reflects a civic editorial stance on burden of debt on households.
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St. Joseph News Press
Tyree Antiseptic Powder claims swift skin relief
The advertisement states Tyree's Antiseptic Powder quickly alleviates and cures prickly heat and all skin affections. Priced 25c at druggists. free samples offered by J. S. Tyree, Chemist, Washington, D. C. Adv.
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Tyree
J. S. Tyree
Washington, D. C
Cleaning An Ocean Liner In A Few Hours
The article describes the intensive cleaning of a grand ocean liner during a brief stay. It details hull repainting, funnel cleaning, metal polishing, and full interior refresh including carpets, floors, and furniture refinishing. It notes 30,000 linen pieces, 15,000 silverware items, 25,000 glassware pieces, and 60,000 dishes requiring rapid processing and replacement as needed.
Impure Blood Gets Good Bath
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a blood purifier for rheumatism skin conditions and other impurities. It claims the botanical formula repairs tissue, stops decay, and supports cellular nutrition, urging readers to buy from Swift Laboratory Atlanta and consult The Swift Specific Company Medical Department.
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S.S
Great Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Swift
Swift Bidg
Atlanta, Ga
Laziness Notion Reported in Arkansas Shoe Shop
A San Francisco Argonaut item says the laziest man runs a shoe store in a small Arkansas town. A woman enters and asks to buy shoes, but the lazy proprietor, seated on a box, yawns and tells her to return when he is standing up.
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Arkansas
San Francisco
Master and Bosses in a Meeting Over Art and Politics
Mr Cassius Chex explains his focus on art for respite from political matters. He notes his fortune accumulation and contact with regulation while discussing spending time with old masters to clear his mind.
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Cassius Chex
How He Settles
A witty exchange notes a husband with “great abilities” who allegedly beat four bill collectors yesterday, keeping them from returning for six months. The remark frames a humorous confrontation and reflects conflict humor in local chatter.
Regulation of Stock Exchange Growth Debate
The exchange debate questions if stock movement should rise on buys and fall on sells. Proponent argues for regulation to ensure orderly price movement while opponents warn of reduced market liquidity and investor freedom.
Car Humor Lightens Ride With Quick Feet Quip
A witty exchange on a streetcar has one passenger telling another he can walk briskly on his feet but asks him not to loiter. The quip shows the playful tone of daily transit life.
Judge prompts aid as traveler longs for funds
Solicitous remarks follow a man’s wish for money to travel. A bystander asks how much is needed while a judge listens. Advertised as Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the sugar coated granules claim to regulate and invigorate the stomach, liver, and bowels without griping.
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Dr. Pierce
Mean of Maud. Ethel. Maud and Alice kiss incident
Jack snatched a kiss from Alice last night and she cried. Maud questions the motive asking what for. The overheard moment hints at social tension and romantic entanglement in a domestic setting.
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Maud
Ethel
Jack
Alice
Slow Work and Poverty in Daily Thought
The collection notes a Daily Thought quote arguing poverty suffers from lack of popularity, while Longfellow praises silence as a great peacemaker. The item presents a reflective, aphoristic snippet without a news event or person focus.
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Daily Thought
Silence
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Legal Axiom: Keep Your Own Counsel and Escape Lawyers
A pithy aphorism asserts that self advocacy avoids the need for external legal counsel. It emphasizes prudent preparation and independent legal reasoning to prevent costly litigation.
Guileless Paragon
A concise meditation on finding an honest person amid schemes and pretensions. The writer contrasts genuine virtue with calculated manipulation, expressing longing for straightforward decency in social interactions.
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