The Farmer and Crops Across the West
The Crop and Weather Bureau reports mixed conditions across the Midwest and North, with wet weather hampering southern Illinois fields and late rains aiding Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan crops. Dry spell threatens corn in many states but pastures and hay look good with proper drainage and cultivation. Salt importance and odd consumer anecdotes appear amid scattered notes on health and agriculture.
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Ilinois
Ohio
Kansas
Heter
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Qlinciz
Wit and Wisdom in Arts and Eloquence Obscured
A lengthy collage of quotes on art wisdom and eloquence spans poets and thinkers from Balzac to Shakespeare and Emerson. The piece parades notions on beauty faith and communication, mixing fragments that mix critique with praise and playful asides.
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Burke
Addison
Night air and health in the open air remedy
The piece argues that night air and damp weather are not inherently unhealthy. It promotes outdoor living to keep blood pure and healthful, notes the cooling of vapors at sunset and sunrise, and suggests two practices to banish fever and ague: morning fires in the family room and an early evening fire before sundown to drive malaria away.
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Europe
Charlet C
Ito Town
Suberca
Tigers
Rome
Pontine
West India
Hal’s Journal of Health
Orators and Strong Drink in the Chamber
A survey of how politicians have used stimulants while speaking. Gambetta reportedly drank eight glasses of coffee plus water during a notable speech and even a Mazagran. Pouyer Quertier drank Burgundy on occasion. Sheridan once drank Madeira in the dining room, then returned to deliver a forceful speech. Brillat Savarin cites coffee excess harming a friend. English orators of Pitt and Sheridan are contrasted with French habits.
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M. Pouger-Quertier
Burgundy
Chamber of Deputies
M. Gambetta
Brillat- Savarin
M. Pouyer-Quertier
Pitt
Sheridan
Mortgaged for More Than We are Worth
The text argues the United States and local governments bear heavy debt and costs. It cites vast railroad and telegraph mortgages, annual interest, and municipal obligations, claiming taxes and public service waste burden citizens. It notes currency deterioration and tariff issues, finishing with a grim Turkish-language comparison.
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United States
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