Milly Jane Chooses John Clarke Over Artist Lover
Milly Jane Potts, a country girl, grapples with sentiment while washing dishes and entertaining a flirtation with Max Fielding the artist. She fends off Fielding’s advances, learns of his letters exposing a rival crush, and ultimately accepts her longtime suitor John Clarke, joking that she got even with Fielding.
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Jane
Milly Jane
Berkshire
Max Fielding
John Clarke
John
Fielding
Milly
Jing
Milly Jane Potts
Mr. Fielding
Folka
Chaperone Magazine
Catching Tropical Fishes for Bermuda to New York
Bermuda houses a growing industry shipping live tropical fish to aquariums worldwide,especially New York. Fishermen seek the finest specimens, with groupers and morays among the fiercest, while hogfish chub and bream prove especially game. Boats fish beyond reefs and keep catches in wells before transfer to reserve ponds.
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Bermuda
New York
New York Aquarium
Bermudas
Bermudan
West district widow seeks help as suitors vanish
A woman in a remote western district struggles to keep a live-in helper, as Eastern maids marry off quickly. A stern older maiden arrives, and a miner humorously notes the mistress now has a nest egg as he leaves after water and a glance at the house.
Michigan Telegraph Proposal Sparks Witty Reply
A Detroit man in love sent a telegraph asking for marriage and paid for nineteen words. The reply arrived: You are extravagant. Why pay for nineteen words too many No. The story highlights sharp wit in rapid communication with a tongue in cheek response.
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New York World
Detroit
Michigan
Matrimonial Exchange Sparks Witty Banter
A light exchange unfolds as a husband cites a paper claiming women seldom achieve greatness and the wife counters with a quip that the author was a married woman thinking of her husband. The joke hinges on marital perspective and social stereotypes.
The Burial of Moses Poem Echoes in Moab’s Hills
Nebo’s lonely mountain hosts a silent funeral for Moses as angels upturn the sod while a nation pays tribute. The poem extols the warrior poet and the sage, awaiting judgment day and the变 glory beyond the grave, with Moab’s hills as witness.
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Moses
Nebo
Jordan
Moab
God
The Old Fashioned Mother Remains a Nation’s Strength
A Housekeeper writer laments the shift to hired nurses and social leisure for mothers. The piece defends the old fashioned mother as the nation’s key influence, praising her steadfast role in training future generations and rejecting fashion as a guide for motherhood.
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Jeremiah
America
Earth
Ardrobes
Jy T
Detroiter’s Montana column printed as ready to publish
A Detroit man returning from Montana dictated a humorous reminiscence for the Detroit Free Press. He claims glory in Montana climate, encounters with Indians and cowboys, bears, elk tracks, canyon depths, and a humorous remark on Montana manners. He ends by urging readers to consider him an eminent Detroit citizen and to proofread the piece twice.
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Montana
Detroit Free Press
Michigan
Detroit
Ingalls Grave to Bear Native Boulder Memorial
The grave of John J. Ingalls at Mount Vernon cemetery will be marked by a native boulder from Kansas as proposed in a Washington letter dated December 10 1890 to Mrs. Ingalls Atchison Kan The stone would be a natural red prairie porphyry boulder with a smooth surface bearing only the name Ingalls bronze letters and nothing else The St Louis Globe Democrat notes such a stone is being sought
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John J. Ingalls
Mount Vernon
Kansas
Atchison
Kan
Senate
Washington
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Chosen by Proxy and the Wedding Gift Gaffe
A groom-to-be is teased for past gifts as a hostess recalls the engagement cup he once gave. The scene at the tea table reveals the couple and guests joking about lingering wedding gifts and memories, with the guest trying to save face as the hostesses highlight familiar presents.
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Siste
Hosteas
Waden Grape Vines Training System Detailed
The article outlines grape vine training methods across years one to three, emphasizing a single upright growth, early staking, and two-arm corded wires. It discusses trellis spacing, wire positions, bud selection for fruiting, and ongoing pruning to strengthen fruit canes, noting labor intensity and promising results.
Nebraska inventor offers blindfold device to stop horse fright
A Nebraska inventor proposes a bellows curtain system that blots out a horse's vision during fright. Pulling a cord raises the curtain to block sight, allowing the animal to stand and tremble until the perceived threat passes. The device mounts over the forehead with cords linked to the bit rings.
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Nebraska
Cost and planning for a strawberry acre in the first year
The Rural New Yorker details the per acre cost of establishing a strawberry bed including plowing harrowing marking plants and fertilizer. It notes 8000 plants cost about 25 dollars with total first year expenses near 100 dollars and that future years can reduce cost by one fourth. The straw is valued for soil work and the bed should be placed near buildings for easy care.
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New, Yorker
Small Farmers Face Rules for Future Crop Yields
The passage discusses shifts in farming practices including adopting smaller farms, increasing acreage, and adopting new methods to boost yields. It mentions soil fertility, manure use, and the impact on profits, with questions about efficiency and land use.
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Oas
Beets and Ensilage Tested for Dairy Cows at Nebraska Farm
The Nebraska experiment compared beets and corn ensilage with hay to feed dairy cows. Two lots were tested in parallel to evaluate succulence and feed value. Results showed a small favor toward one, but both foods produced good results and were relished by the animals.
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Nebraska
Agricultural Notes on Wool and Crop Practices Many Topics
Agricultural notes discuss wool value and sheep pricing alongside crop tips. Recommendations cover eggplant cultivation, apple production in the east, bone black as a fertilizer, strawberr y cultivation, beets, butter and cheese wartime considerations, bees and pollination, fruit trees with no fruit, squash and melons, soil broadcasting of manure, and pruning as a disease control method. The text emphasizes practical farming adjustments to improve yields and resilience.
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Closson
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