Pepper Trees and a Milk Maid Wedding Tale
In a semitropical dawn ride to Silverado, Barwell's boarding house figures as the setting for a roaming narrator and a thin, hungry milk maid. After years of small gifts and late-night chases, a daring rescue by the narrator leads to a sudden marriage proposal aboard a speeding cart ending with a swift wedding at a justice of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverado
Sierras
Prency
Barweil's
Barwell
Aragon
Barwells
Mrs. Barwell
Hich
The Salt Rub Attracts Turkish Bath Fans and Home Use
The Salt Rub gains popularity in sanitariums and private hospitals with Turkish bath venues advertising it as a special feature. A home friendly treatment uses coarse sea salt rubbed over the body, then rinsed with cool water for renewed vitality and skin effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirself
York World
Fragmented Notes Mix Church Farce and Fashion News
A Bodmin church supply mix up ends with a telegram gag as Simith fills in for an absent rector. The item shifts to Hungary’s Maria-Thecsia nopel where women swarm theaters with plush bags, then to a theater audience disturbance and a cough remedy advert promoting Pan-Tina Cough and Consumption Care sold at a local drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panetaatier
St. Geleida
Jerusalem
Helland
Bodmin
Bath
Simith
Maria-Thecsianopel
Hungary
Eos Wong
Formance
Bovn S
Ule Horizon
Pure Water for Creameries Sparks Dairy Water Debate
George E. Newell argues in American Cultivator that creamery water quality affects butter purity. He warns of contamination from dirty wells and drainage, urges sterilization and proper cooling, and notes skimmed milk feeds swine while buttermilk gains popularity in dairy regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boter
Howe
George E. Newell
Dairy and Creamery Practices and Butter Making
A Vermont dairywoman recalls trouble free butter molds when dry, due to well seasoned wood, and notes modern wooden implements may be less seasoned. She cites Sue Cady the Shorthorn cow’s 30 day test yielding 1332 pounds milk and 562 pounds butter, then mentions a Pennsylvania butter maker’s churn times varying by cow. He also advocates selecting cows by churn speed to boost butter quantity and quality and notes market options and improved dairy machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Sue Cady
Sue
J. W. Ganes
Meadow Springs Farm
Wisconsin
Zook
Pennsylvania
Fie
Hohd
Croup Remedies Elated by Local Drug Trade
A Michigan excerpt notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised for croup by J J LaGrange Avoca Beth with 50 cent bottles sold by Garrott and Pearre Frederick. Shuck's Cure touted as a popular cough remedy in demand with a catchy sold by Garrett and Pearre Druggiata featuring children friendly appeal.
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J. J. LaGrange
Avoca
Beth
Garrott & Pearre
Frederick
Garrett & Pearre
Druggiata
Road Planning and Construction Principles for Rural Routes
A detailed discussion outlines locating roads along township lines when possible and the importance of drainage and subsoil conditions. It covers earthwork, compaction by rollers, and the need for durable materials like macadam or telford for heavier traffic, citing expert opinion on preferable methods for firm foundations. The piece includes an Owensboro Kentucky farmer’s view on the economic impact of bad roads on tobacco and other crops, arguing that gravel and toll-free pikes could save substantial sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Owensboro
An Experient With Steel Rails
A Valencia Spain report discusses steel rail experiments on toy tracks showing tangles of contact and distance effects. The article notes roadway paving, cost around $10 per ton, and roadway width implications for inland travel and port access.
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Mertens
Valencia
Spain
Teinz
Gaeside i
York Sun
An Old Soldier Made Happy
A veteran from Halsey Oregon reports chronic diarrhoea since service. He credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with permanent relief, praising its safety and effectiveness. Sold by Garrett & Pearre in Frederick, Maryland.
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A. B
Halsey
Orexon
Garrett & Pearre
Frederick
Enameling the Bathtub and Hearthside Home Tricks
A period brochure style notes a method to enamel a worn bathtub with white paint and enamel to resemble porcelain, praising ease of cleaning. It covers bathroom woodwork color ideas, Battenberg lace uses, and lace lined bedspreads with linen. It also includes kitchen and cleaning tips such as parsnip recipe, grease removal on matting, and window drapery ideas, plus a crochet cap pattern for a small boy and a lung remedy ad.
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Fortune
Drich
Golden Cars
Ladieal Home Journal
Fashion notes on gowns and fabrics from a past season
The article describes fabrics and trimmings for gowns including velvet, jet, and galleons of all minds with gold and iridescent effects. It notes velvet dominating black attire, tassels and diaphanous trims for wool gowns, lace on silks and satins, diagonal designs, honeycomb cloths, and a trend toward uniform skirt lengths and varied drapery for the near future. It warns short women to avoid overly long draped styles.
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Jet
Electric Bitters Credited For Health Rejuvenation
If you feel weak and ill Electric Bitters is recommended to aid the Liver Stomach and Kidneys and relieve Sick Headache. A trial will convince you this remedy is needed. Large bottles priced 50 cents at Garrett and Pearce's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett & Pearce
Longtime Seaman Credits Dr Miles Remedies for Health
Captain A P Loud, longtime master and Alaska seal fisheries official, describes severe heart pain and sleeplessness eased by Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and New Heart Cure. He credits the remedies with restoring health after ineffectiveness of New York and San Francisco doctors. Sold by druggists with guarantee. six bottles for 3 dollars and 50 cents plus express prepaid.
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Loud
Bdor
Secretary of the United Rates
Alaska
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Train Arrivals Schedule From Baltimore and Nearby Stations
The notice lists arrival times and origins including from Baltimore and Way Stations at 50 A M, from Winchester and Way Stations at 2.36 A M, and from towns such as Martinsburg Pittsburg St Louis Cincinnati and the West at 11% A M, with Sunday exceptions and a Sunday only service from Baltimore and Way Stations to New York and Philadelphia.
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Washington
Way
Baltimore
Lexington
Wey Ste Tone
Philadelphis Bis
New York
Ste Dons
Hagerstown
Puile Delphis
Cincinnati
Saint Nie
West
Aniederpee
Baltimore and Way
Plain and New Rev Co
Mectinsburg
Winchester and Wars
Chicago
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Baltimore and
LSP
Hiladelphia
Piedmont
Martinsburg
Grafton
Sak D
Sanday
Weat
Philadelpsia
Philadelphia
Washington Hagerstown
Winchester
Philelphia
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W. Morey
Atiner Bros. Drug Store
As & Bell
Jenness Miller
Jessen
I Nature
Frederic
Orr
Nelaton
Wii
FEM
Gftaut DH
Liely
Rogers & CO
DR. Nz
John Wilkins
Williamson
Opie
Russeland
Cuticura
Price
Cericrea
PIM
Stern Maryland R. R
Shippensburg
Gettyeburg
Norfolk & Western
R. Bat Baserstown
Cherry Run
Penna
KR. BR
Bruceville
Union Station
Balto, Md
Asrive Fa
Piliamsport Wal
Pasedorn Smiths
Ta ES Cement Oe
Highseed
Flesve
Highteid
Peirdeid
Geteysburg
New Oxford
Hanover
Porvers
Larrive
EMRE
Poe
Ama
Highfield
Blue Hidge
Mechanicstows
Gaz
Rocky Ridge
Braceville
Linwood
Rew Windoos
Westminstan
SIO Glyndon
Tis
PEPMA
Arangon, Bacimore
Lesve
Lesve Hacetstown
B.C. V.R
Cardills
Beve Shippensburg
Becerstoun
P.& HR
Snd
Bracerilie
Traica
Columbia
Waasidestown
Taneytown
Seave Bracetile
Rocky Bigee
Baniebsarg
Fgess
Cumberland
Ard Intermetiste Polniz
Esgo Hmised
Cincinnati Limited
Hancock
Hood
Griswold
Prea’t
Gen'i
HUROA
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