Whence and Whither in a Kaffir Chief's Dialog
R H Stoddard in Harper's Magazine presents a meditation verse spoken beneath palms by Sekasa the Kaffir chief and Arbrousset the Frenchman. The dialogue contemplates origin and fate of stars winds and clouds, asks who owns rain and growth, and ponders the Earth as a nurturing mother. The long poem ends with the mystery of life and nature.
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Sekasa
Arbrousset
Heaven
Hell
Earth
R. H. Stoddard
Harper's Magazine
Ruth Bertrand Returns From Opera and Restores Hope
Ruth, a willful Ferndale girl, leaves to become an opera singer after feeling shamed by her family's poverty. She travels to Europe, gains fame and wealth, and returns on Christmas Eve to comfort her dying father, reveal she sent gifts, and end the family’s hardship.
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Ruth
Mr. Bromley
Bertrand
Kenneth
Ferndale
Sally Price
Deacon Brown
Harvard
Arthur Bromley
Mrs. Bertrand
Santa Claus
Rose
Ruth Bertrand
Bertrands
Bessie
Mr. Bertrand
Europe
When to Cut Wood Says A Practical Guide
An Eastern Journal correspondent notes that August to October are best for cutting wood, while March and April are worst. Red maple and white pine stay whiter longer when cut in September. March cuts darken and decay by June. Gray birch keeps better if cut in September, and slow drying in a cool place improves quality. May autumn drying explains why autumn cuts fare better.
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Jowrnal
Burlington
Cincinnati
Drake
Travelers Magazine
Amelia Bloomer
Burdette
LryrtLe Grerttie
Gertie
Knight of the Shears
State Street
Congress
Windom
Tory
Adolphus
Texas Siftings
Two Kinds of Faces and a Barber's Dilemma
A barber explains that face shape dictates his work. He chops a young ministerial jaw easily with light strokes and bay rum, but an old coal heaver requires a harsh, precise shave like mowing a rocky pasture. The gambler quietly notes the tax of habit as he deals himself trouble in the cards.
Agricultural Notes From The Nationa l Tribune And New England Farmer
Agricultural commentary covers potash as melon fertilizer and paint as a wood and iron preservative. It discusses sorghum grazing value, grafting for fruiting, and differing stock on quince and paradise rootstocks. It explains Nealison hay curing, early sowing of rye and sorghum, and pruning for fruiting. A New Jersey experiment compares ensilage with dried fodder corn showing similar intake and mixed milk results, emphasizing feed preparation.
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National Tribune
Lindley
Persia
England
Elisha Dyer
London
New England
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
George H. Cook
Domestic Recipes From An Old Cook Book
A collection of kitchen instructions listing Corn starch Purrs Graham Murrins Boitep Hominy Oysters Beefsteak Smothered With Onions Broiter Oysters Chicken Satap and Tams Courieres FricassEeD with steps for preparation, ingredients, and cooking methods for desserts, savory dishes, and sauces. The guide repeats measurements and methods for stews broiling and salads with emphasis on simple home cooking techniques.
PITH AND POINT Jokes and witticisms from Texas Siftings
A compact, humorous collage of sententious quips and social asides from old periodical pages. It lampoons literature, politics, fashion, and marriage through brief, snappy lines and exchanges. The piece threads playful observations on vanity, reform, theater, and domestic life with punctured pride in quick, witty setups.
A Cake Made of Ashes in Milwaukee Wedding Remnant
Twenty years after a fashionable Milwaukee wedding a sealed wedding cake preserved in a tin box was opened. The fruit cake appeared perfect but revealed coal ashes after the lid was removed. Tinners who sealed the box had substituted wet ashes before sealing.
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Milwaukee
Deathbed Visions Stirred By Stephen and Holmes Tale
The talk centers on deathbed visions with Charles Beecher noting Stephen’s heavenly glimpse and recounting Dr. Holmes’s tale of a society woman who, after death, seemed to release a luminous effluence to the upper air. Beecher cites many reports of serial sights at dying beds, including children’s apparitions, witnessed by clinicians and nurses.
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Stephen
Jesus
Mr. Beecher
Christ
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Powdered Horse as New Meat Preparation for the Sick
Powdered horse is described as a new meat preparation for artificial feeding of the sick. It is made by reducing dried flesh to impalpable dust with a gray hue and pate de foie gras odor. It is claimed to have great nourishment power, and its fineness is said to hasten assimilation and stimulate action in the stomach.
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