Farmers weigh crops and home needs in rural notes
Missouri Kansas and Nebraska will harvest good corn crops this year while Iowa Illinois may lag. Grass and forage crops boost meat profits and beef and pork prices look up. Minnesota leads horticulture with 1200 members and strong apple growing. Poultry eggs appear more profitable than meat. A new gas-based pest burrower killer shows promise. Orange juice preservation and market demand for surplus fruit loom. Highways debate ignores farmers’ ability to adapt to dry and good roads. One family can gain a better living farming diverse crops, hens, and cattle rather than a modest salary. Tobacco experiments in the north boost leaf quality with canvas shading increasing value. Northern growers may adopt large scale tobacco farming. Northern Wisconsin Minnesota offer cheap land for strawberries potatoes and livestock as a path to easier living than $1.75 a day. Fuel is thrown in.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Reader seeks methods to rid garden of horse radish
A reader asks how to stop horse radish from spreading in a garden. Advice covers hoeing and cultivation to keep shoots under two inches, smothering with heavy fertilizing then planting corn or sorghum for two years, or letting it grow to start a horse radish factory due to strong demand.
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Beony
Canada
Plan to Clean New Orleans Streets
The Progressive movement in New Orleans proposes a citywide cleanup plan. Proposals include 500 metal trash boxes in business districts, a park and street commission to beautify streets, stricter enforcement after a mayoral proclamation, and intensified enforcement of existing ordinances against litter and heavy loads on carts and wagons.
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Department of Public Works
Hoarth
Improving the Village by Nebraska Women Group
An association of Nebraska women organizes to improve village streets and public works. They plan waste paper boxes for drop off, invite children's cooperation, urge covered green garbage cans, and consider a public fountain. They also aim to curb illegal liquor sales in village spots.
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Wemen
Nebraska
Ailapy
Surroundings Drive Trade Away From Neglectful Villages
A farmer prefers visiting a bright tidy town over a neglected village, guiding Merchants to paint exteriors and arrange goods appealingly. The text argues customers judge success by surroundings and favor well-kept stores, urging ample soap and paint to attract buyers and keep dollars local.
Dry River Site Reverberates With Quiet Desolation
A stark note on an arid landscape where a river once flowed, leaving cracked earth and absent water. The piece reflects on the absence of a lifeline and the enduring dryness that reshapes local memory and landscape.
Marrying For Money Says Ebenezer Snow
Ebenezer Snow proclaims he marries for money not love. He notes his bride elect has savings of $34.78, as cited in the Free Press. The tale captures a humorous, dialect filled exchange about marriage motives and money.
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Ebenezer Snow
The Ship's Purser and the Worldly Exchange
A humorous look at the purser on a sea voyage who handles more than money and freight. Passengers grill him about people, places, and fashion from Liverpool to Rome while he navigates social gossip and hotel discounts. The second item explains wood moisture and how position in the tree affects decay, using buckets and staves as examples.
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Grand Staircase
Capelcourt
Wall Street
Purner
Europe
Tle
Liverpool
Rome
Harry Furness
Strand
A Reminiscence of Fanny Kemble in Germantown
Old Germantown and Philadelphia residents recall Fanny Kemble as a superb horsewoman with a fiery temper matching her husband Pierce Butler and a notable divorce case. In youth she was strikingly beautiful and as Juliet she embodied dazzling loveliness, famed for keen wit even in old age. A street lounger asked if she liked antiques. Kemble lifted her veil and challenged him, Are you?
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Fanny Kemble
Germantown
Philadelphia
Pierce Butler
Juliet
Judge Deas Knighted Prompted Parliament Jests
Anecdotes recall Judge Deas promoted to knighthood deeming jokes by parliament wits as mere flattery. He rebuked a young advocate and warned that the counsel’s remarks amounted to aggravation of the offense, displaying iron wit and judicial gravity.
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Parliament House
Deas
George Deas
Two Warn of Doing Trustness
A Boston Transcript remark contrasts the industrious man with the man of marked executive ability. The industrious worker starts early and remains steady while the executive visits later to ensure continued progress. If all goes well, the executive leaves without fanfare to protect his reputation.
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Boston Transcript
A Slave to Method
A medical specialist who relied on a notebook to aid memory attended his father’s funeral with solemnity. After the service he erased from the notebook the line Mem. Bury father, reflecting his meticulous habit even at mourning time.
Dessert Joke About Evening Ending With Eclaw
A playful exchange reveals a misspelled boast about a dinner party ending with the dessert called chocolate eclair. The dialogue hints at culinary mix ups and linguistic humor.
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Eclaw
Accidents Will Happen Landlady Soup Comment
A playful line from Town and Country notes a humorous mishap as two chickens end up in soup, prompting a boarder to respond with reassurance that no harm was done and no suspicion arises. The exchange preserves a light domestic mood and witty banter.
Fragmentary phrase hints at misread quote from Rochefoucauld
A garbled OCR fragment mentions narrow mind and thinking right with a note about Penge and capacity. Names and context are unclear, yielding an unreadable snippet without verifiable facts or a clear event.
Discreet Discretion in Lyons Ambassadorship
The article recounts Lord Lyons as a persona grata in the United States and details his decisive action during the Mason and Slidell crisis. He defied orders to present a twelve hour ultimatum and accepted Seward's request for more time, leading to the surrender of Confederate envoys and averting war.
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Lord Lyons
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Prince of Wales
Mason and Shdell
Slidell
Mason
Seward
Lyons
St. James
Hard smoking Bismarck tale of a last cigar
The story recalls Bismarck’s love of cigars and a battle scene at Königgrätz. He tells how a wounded dragoon asked for refreshment and he used his last cigar to light the man’s teeth, creating a grateful smile as he endured the pain.
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Ripmarck
Ciger
Napoleon
Bismarck
Koonigerneta
The Angel Child Martha and Her Aunt Martha Dialogue
The angel child tells her mamma that she avoided offending Aunt Martha by speaking well of her and denying any plot to gain money. Aunt Martha laughs, calling the child good and urging her to go home after learning of a pocket in her shroud.
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Angel
Martha
Papa
Mamma Edgerly
Chicago, Tribune
Condiments Aid Digestion For Slower Gastrointestinal Lifestyles
The article notes that those with weak digestion tend to enjoy condiments since they stimulate glands and boost digestive juices. Pepper and mustard awaken the liver, vinegar helps dissolve cellulose in raw vegetables, aiding cabbage and salad flavors, while oil protects the stomach from acidity.
Thumb Significance Through Ancient Times and Punishments
The article traces the cultural meaning of the thumb from ancient to medieval societies. It notes thumbs as a sign of favor in Rome when wrung or clinched, and disfavor when turned outward, with references to soldiers excused due to thumb injuries and criminals harming thumbs to avoid service. It mentions teachers punishing pupils by thumb biting and citizens cutting thumbs to stay home.
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Rome
Houcouragement For the Boy
Patsy asks for candy while mom refuses to reveal anything. Casey and Mia tease that patience earns the treat. The exchange happens in a domestic Philadelphia Press style snippet with dialect and comic tone.
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Patsy
Casey
Mia
Philadelphia Press
The Only Way in a Golden Wedding Memoriam
A fragmented news item reflects on parental respect and estrangement as children grow, with stray quotes about golden wedding celebrations and long-ago memories. The source text mixes jokes and social remarks from Boston Transcript and Puck with scattered foreign phrases.
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Agricultural Department
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Sumatra
Plana
New Orleans
Association of Nebraska Women
Penge
Rochefou
Fidgett
Chicago
Indy Next ‘Doors
Puck
mAtehiaon
Giobi
the Herald
Wall Atlas
California
Oregon
Washington
Missouri River
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
W. B. Kniskerr
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Bulwil
Boc
E.G. Dawitt & OG
Desiana
Corvaienrs
Chichester’s
South
Peoria
Bright
St. Louis
Thad
Cardus
Parga Bander
Putnam
Nana Lkea
Wanda
Grugsiets
Sapaki Smonroe. Drug Company
Unionville, Ma
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