Washington's Birthday Tale Of Iodine And The Goobers
A Southern slave family era tale follows Lodine Brown a six year old boy who defends peanut fields from hogs and discovers buried treasure in a cellar he unearths two kettles filled with gold and silver. His father Velvet buys freedom for Blissful and the children builds a home, fences and land advancing with the treasure. The master later lends government bonds to Iodine securing a prosperous future as the family celebrates Washington's birthday with a lasting legacy.
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Iadine Brown
Velvet Brown
Blissful
Velvet
Marine
Oll
Lodine
Bricky
Iodine
Lucifer
Tadgum
Boots
Savannah
Washington
Jadine
Maur
Purington
Todine
Edaser
Llodine
Luigjurei
Old Bricky
Iadine
Pappy
Beta
Harps of Paradise
Glucifer
Littleodine
Ogeechee
Eden
Sanitation and the legacy of Moses in Victorian thought
The piece surveys sanitary ideals attributed to Moses and echoes Sir William Preece, labeling Leviticus as a hygiene treatise and listing five pure essentials. It then shifts to a lengthy interlude on Boer War battles, detailing setbacks at Colenso, Magersfontein, and Tugela, noting heavy British losses and strategic missteps.
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Lord Beaconsfield
Disraeli
William Preece
Moses
Chambers’ Journal
L. Kilmer
Exgisnt
Reeke
Tilengoe
Glenroe
Ladysmith
White
London
Glencoe
Dundee
Symons
Eighteenth Hussars
Gunning
Yule
England
Nicholson
Carleton
Hank
Irisbraen
Brideh
Gatacre Footh
Regilietts
Sterti
Kinberney
Highland Brigade
Wauchope
Hart
Warren
London Times
Methuen
Modder River
Gordon Highlanders
Magersfontein
Dargai
Downman
Angersfoniela
Butler
Colenso
South Africa
Spionkop
Tugela-Lodysmith
Werce
George L. Kitner
Four men share shoes in odd philanthropy scheme
Four Doylestown men pool funds to buy shoes in bulk. Each year they contribute 18 dollars, totaling 72 dollars for footwear. The shoes are owned collectively and stored in an express office closet. When one wants new footwear he requests the share and swaps styles as needed, a ritual practiced for years.
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A Cations Shoe Trust
Doylestonk
Express Office
Pailadelphia
A Wise Girl Carrie Tell Me Kate’s Questioning
A short dialogue about trust and deception in love. Carrie asks how It Fou did not marry Mr Tyler, and Kate explains he claimed to love only her. The exchange suggests that deceit before marriage foreshadows further lies afterward, reflecting on romantic caution.
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Carrie
Kate
Mr. Tyler
Bostov Trou
Demand for Angora mutton goats grows in Oregon
A Sheep Breeder voices optimism that mutton goats will soon reach markets on their own merit rather than being sold as sheep or lamb mutton. The note highlights rising demand in Oregon and a shift in labeling for Angora meat.
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Oregon
Incomplete Greenhouse Hotbeds and Garden Styles
Fragmentary OCR describes hotbeds in a greenhouse, noting a Lawrence style bed, farmer gardeners guarding hotbeds, and variations from usual forms. Mentions a lot of green house forms and a curved garden bed near barge sands, with unclear details and measurements.
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Yiu
Adie
Improved hotbed greenhouse design and farming tips
The article describes a movable vented hotbed greenhouse with hinged upper sash boards, a shed entry, and reinforced frames to reduce heat loss and ease maintenance. It covers building dimensions, manure beds, and sash supports on iron pipes, plus an efficient double-bed arrangement to prevent sash damage. Also notes potato planting lessons and a humorous guide to old fashioned etiquette for men in social calls.
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Rothed
Looese
Salting Butter Boosts Flavor Says Experts
The article discusses salt use in butter, arguing salt enhances flavor, especially when natural butter taste fades with season and storage. It notes salt can improve palatability but warns against oversalting, which harms flavor and sales.
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New York
Beart
Duane Pala
Calf Rearing Advice From C W Murtfeldt
The St Louis Republic summary quotes C W Murtfeldt on calf-raising from farm experience over 24 years. Keep calves on oat milk first days then mix skim milk, feed thrice daily if pasture plus plenty of skim milk. Handle gently to build trust and prevent fear. At 12 months present bull if in heat, repeat every three weeks. once pregnant, increase rations.
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C. Wi. Murtfeldt
St Louis Republic
Carrots and Beets For Cows In Milk Production
An article discusses how carrots raise milk quantity and butter color, bees warmth, and notes Jersey and Guernsey cows benefit from succulent feeds. It also covers beets with grain for better fat content, and odd anecdotes about cows accompanying the czar and coins in Burma.
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Michigan
Channel Islands
Jersey
Guernsey
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Julius N. Jorgensen
Ly Sabina
Sorgenae
Todine Brown
Sechiel Geresivesky
Berry
Jodise
Marsie
Satism
Wardrack
Kimberley
Cqoloxel Carletox
Gatacre
Feking
Molteno
Cape Colony
Stormberg
Wei
Rocklands
Veldt
Royal Irish Rifles
A de
Philadelphia Record
Eee Ata Agre Ewor
Catrance Wed
Beah Lanceford
Russia
Germany
Railroad Gazette
Potsdam
Cumberland Giase
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