Medieval Farm Tips From Old Time Newspapers
A collage of farm household hints from several periodical pages includes advice on breakfast potato prep with cotton-seed meal, weather wisdom to prevent chills, insect control for fruit trees, cornmeal and pumpkin recipes, plum pruning notes, and baking tips. It mirrors rural life guidance and practical kitchen science from historical sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Times
Clead
Lear
Alsany Journal
Moore
Chicati Journal
Emmamel Warter
Strawberries for Farmers a Practical Patch System
Country Gentleman argues farmers should grow strawberries for home use and profit. It critiques the myth of needing vast labor, details a cheap one crop per year method with spring planting, hoe cultivation, straw mulch, and soil management to yield a full crop. It emphasizes ease on heavy soils and minimal weed control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Issato
Fsbor
Birds and Fruit: A Farmer-Reformed Birdwatcher’s Claim
A corresp explains a change of view toward birds that destroy fruit. He details how robins thrashers and catbirds eat cherries strawberries raspberries and blackberries, calculating losses per pair of birds and arguing for tolerating them as they also eat pests. He praises a trusty shotgun wielding boy as the only effective preventive and extols the farmer’s return on allowing birds in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watt
Robles
Snake Joke Spooks Michigan Man in Rome Ga Veranda
A Michigan man visiting Rome Georgia is pranked with a rattling snake placed under his chair on the veranda. The crowd spins tales of snakes in houses while he, startled, kicks the reptile away and admits the sight of a snake makes him nervous after the joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Sunland
Rome
Darkey
Boemild
Sacha
Foc
Ani
Detroit Free Press
New York Doctor Reads Dream Paper On Food Influence
A New York doctor reports at a medical society that dreams vary with meals. He notes dreams reflect stomach contents, arguing heavier digestion yields different dreams than lighter fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Counterfeit Treasury Agent Swindles Bank Cashiers
A Washington special from Meeland Leader describes an audacious scam where a man, posing as a Treasury Department agent, gains access to bank vaults by presenting a forged warrant and insinuating government action against the bank for counterfeit issues. He exploits cashier trust, often removing cash with no return, and remains at large as authorities hunt for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Washington
Meeland
Nuptial Fancies and Odd Wedding Tales Across Time
A light column recounts diverse marriage rites and quirks from history. It notes vows spoken in unusual places and the missteps of celebrants, including age misstatements, name mixups, and certificate mix-ups that have occurred in clerical ceremonies and health board forms.
What Some Women Buy at Maumon Market
A satirical catalog of luxury items in Maumon markets, describing expensive goods and showy inventory aimed at provoking thought on consumer folly. It riffs on historical figures like Louis XV and Queen Elizabeth, contrasting ancient wealth with modern temptations while noting extravagant prices and sensational catalog entries. The piece also includes a brief, quirky aside about Dr Ott noting the rat snake’s tail vibrates sixty times per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifany’s
Lifany’s
Maumon
Louis XV
Queen Elizabeth
Walter Raleigh
Elizabeth
Safe Deposit Company
Labrador Herring Fishing Seasons and Methods in Detail
The article describes spring and fall herring seasons along the Labrador coast, noting species differences, spawning timing, and migration. It explains net and weir fishing, salt and pickle curing, and the long, laborious smoking process in smokehouses, including equipment like ketch nets, barrel packing, and the use of rock maple or ash for smoking. It also cites measurements, box sizes, and the roles of traders and markets in Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Frealyall
Towesend
Quebec
Springfield
Mass
Waiters Skate Through Paxton Hotel Dining Room
At the Paxton Hotel in Omaha waiters ride on roller skates. A noise issue has been reduced by a composition wheel with a visible surface. If successful, the system may spread to seaside resorts to speed service, though risks of slipping and spills remain noted by the Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton Hotel
Omaha
Two Twin Members Create House Doorway Confusion
The Washington Republic reports two pairs of twin brothers in Congress causing mix ups on the House floor. Michigan’s Horr and Thompson lookalikes mingle at doors and seats while Maine’s Reed plays detective, prompting the Doorkeeper to request distinct markers to avoid further mistaken entries.
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Phil Tho
Kentucky
Michi
Mr. Thompson
Hon
Phil
Horr
Michigan
Reed
Maine
Harr
The
Michigan Statesman
Sip
Mr. Reed
Washington Repub
Misplaced Benevolence on Clark Street
A one legged man in a dark Clark Street doorway accepts 25 cents from a tall stranger who promises a supper and asks him to return in the morning to hand the money to a cashier as the cripple explains he is calculating rents for the next year for a block of buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornshask
Niurara
Sayin
Eetleman
Clark Street
Sid
Chicago News
Carl Pretzel
Orsren Bar
N.Y
Tea versus poverty in a healthy drink defense
A collection of brief clippings argues tea is the healthiest, most economical beverage for the sick and the poor, praising its digestion aid and appetite boost while warning against underbuying cheap tea. Other items joke about ships, ancestors, and social quips from periodicals.
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Scientific American
Cancer cures and elixirs touted in late 19th century ads
An assortment of medical claims from old periodicals extoll remedies for cancer rashes, ulcers, and skin diseases. Testimonials praise Swift's Specifics and Guysett's Yellow Leck, with general admonitions about rheumatism and kidney health. A humorous aside mocks cremation trends.
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Fikesive
Credulens
Herring Fisheries
Jonx
Rochester Union
Gould
Tilden
Vanderbilt
Philadelphia
Tory
John
Pat
Kim
Chicago
Oil City
T. Jnnall
Iris
Sue
Bere
Rochester Post-Express
New Yoas
Alncock
Anerven
Berlin
Emror
W. BR. Rolinson
Divisboro
Swift
C.G. Barron
Binning
Wes
Takwire Srertpic Co
Alluata, Gaele
Fiat
Gertill
Br Guysetv
Hale
Pike
Boston Post
M. H. Hirspane
Renawee
Puntair
Heston
Lynia E. Pilham
Lynn
China
Darwin
Indianapolis
Drogois
Richardson & Co
Barlingon
Rample
Book of Directors
C. M. Humphrey
Gratz
Uae
Teate Thompson
Jons Darra, Esq
Woodburn, IL
Sameritan Servine
Lorr
Amstan
E. E. Mendes & CO
West Pith Street
Kansas City
W. D. Gentr
T. Carner
Ken City
Iver
Sammy
Wendache
Matt
Vigor
Iccott
Coca
Bet
Izes
Asi Poardraggiet
Adina DE
C. W. Scott
Kansas City, Mo
Bette Ato
Lydia E. Pinkham
Patna
Weadeem
Particufo
Uy. S
Resmieree Pintrieef
Fine
Wales
Catarah
Dets Tangrever Biz
Owen
Hyde
Anes
Pa. S.A
Romo
Stoutensurg
Atx
Drawer
Atlanta
Studsex
Widelsex Company
Ta Crart
Pullic
Clothiers
Goode, Wendell, Fay & CO
Middlesex Company
Prapktin St. Barton
Chestnut St
Plisdeipnis
G & T & Slocum
Russell & CO
Boston
Bryant & Stratton
Wabash Av
Leara Telegraphy
Tccs
Snanee
Ad JD
Sedalie
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