Farm notes on clover, hogs, and pruning tips
Practical guidance for 1900s farm practice covering clover mixtures and weed seeds, feeding with alfalfa and corn stover, hog weights around 300 pounds at eight months, lice control, early plowing benefits, fumigation methods for chickens, pruning to avoid decays, soil preparation, manure management, and the value of kindness in stock care. Includes seed oat treatment with formalin and drilling vs broadcasting, and breeding advice for hogs focusing on proper sizing, separation, and superior sires.
Free expert building advice on square-line six room house plan
William A Radford offers readers free answers on building topics. The plan shows a square two story six room house 22 ft 6 in by 30 ft with porches, praised for compactness, sun exposure, and low cost. The article notes square designs suit young couples and older folks, emphasizes ample sunlight as a disinfectant, and urges well-proportioned eaves for appearance.
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William A. Radford
Wiliam A. Radford
American Home Trends For Suburban Chicago Lots
A preview of modern house design suggests selling tips for future homeowners. It notes small houses fit 40-foot lots in Chicago suburbs, with two feet to the north side and lawn space to the south.
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Chicago
Mr Penguin Explains Why He Refuses Morning Watch Winding
A peculiar wind watch essay argues against morning winding citing comfort and habit. It recounts preferences for winding at night or a fixed daily time. It endorses synchronized winding of clocks and watches to avoid forgetfulness.
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Mr. Penguin
First temperance pledge of 1600 bound nobles to limited wine
The Good Old Times notes Margrave Frederick V founded the first temperance society in 1600 with a two year pledge to drink at most seven bumpers of wine per meal and fourteen bumpers per day, allowed beer for thirst and one glass of whisky, revealing early norms of abstention amid knighthood’s fading era.
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Frederick V
Morrig Billiquit
Monkey named Mr Mollory features in desert bandit tale
In a St Nicholas fragment Bradley Gilman recounts an American boy in Egypt captured by outlaws. His injured monkey is nursed back to health, baptized Mr Mollory, and returns to mischief riding a goat with a pinned tail, a common trick learned among roaming showmen with dogs, monkeys, and cobras.
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Ted
Mr. Mollory
Egypt
Bradley Gilman
St. Nicholas
Mr. Mallory
The Pond Snails A Summer Creature to Watch
A condensed guide to pond snails describing the largest species Lumnea stagnat i, its two inch length, habitat, and reproduction. It covers genera Limnea Physa Planorhyl e Ancylus Gundlachia and notes their distribution in North America, life under ice, parasitic relationships with Distoma, and their role in controlling aquarium algae.
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North America
United States
Canada
Gundlachia
Missed the Beat as Class Laughs at Shy Student
A pupil walks out in frustration after failing to spell during class. Teachers urge effort while classmates giggle. The incident highlights schoolyard pressure and a shy student's struggle with pronunciation and spelling.
A Small Boy's Plight in Five-Year-Old Years
A poem expresses the restless ache of being five, torn between toy limits and grownup desires. The speaker imagines growing tall, possessing skates and a gun, and fears falling short yet hopeful he may someday achieve those feats without crying.
The Domino Bridge Amusement Construction
A step by step guide to building a bridge from dominoes for children. Start with six dominoes flat and four upright, align precisely, build in numbered order, then lift center pieces and sides, cap with outer uprights, and slide the bridge off intact. Ordinary dominoes are advised over more expensive pieces to avoid facial projection.
Home Made Tee Totum Top Toy Fun Game
A home made toy described as a tee totum using a button mold with a center hole and a rounded stick as a stem. Players spin three colored tops on a smooth board and aim to have their top end closest to the center after collision. The winner is the player whose top stops nearest the center.
Men Who Cheat Themselves Warn Of Undervalued Service
The author cites Orison Swett Marden warning that workers who cheat themselves by grudgingly doing their duty harm their own future earnings and growth. He argues true value comes from liberal service, expanding experience, and becoming more useful to employers and self.
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Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
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Iowa
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Mao Room
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Ays
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Baya
Louise Hunter Lowe
Detroit
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