Neat Bunko Scheme and a Pitcher Dropped by a Kid
AWashington department store buyer recalls a New York bet over a kitchen apprentice performer. Two men wagered on whether a boy would drop a swinging pitcher on Seventh Avenue as a bystander tracked the event. The pitcher survives the trial, and the men later watch the same boy en route to a hotel corner, remarking on the con and the kid’s mastery. The tale unfolds with variations of the bet and the astonished observers.
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Washington
New York
Thoragh
Lola
Bnky Gate
New Fork
Martoronugh Hotel
Seventh Avenue
Jook
Eath
Ghth Avenue
Marten
Highth Avenue
Watt
Dave
Tan
Grainia
Naval Crumeip
Pittsburg
Watch the Kidneys Health Warns Medical Quote
The quotation from De Abernethy, a famed English physician, warns that kidney illness endangers life. An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as restoring sound kidneys, sold by Chas G Rhodes.
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de Abernethy
Foley
Chas
Rhodes
Concrete Silo Trial Using Wire Fencing Frame
A historical note on constructing a cylindrical concrete silo with a wire fencing frame as reinforcement. An American cultivator and the Wikenisio experiment station discuss the feasibility, durability, and insulation of cement plaster walls, with test silos at Morgan farm measuring 24 and 30 feet in diameter. Observations note better heat conduction and frost risk versus wooden silos, and avoid overestimating silage losses.
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Pweller Sayin
Wikenisio
Stice Batt
Morgan Farm
Telos
Wik
Neat corncan on stone pillars for feed storage and fodder
A versatile feed system on a small farm uses a stone platform building eight to ten inch boards to cover cracks and protect stored corn. The eri can hold three to four loads, be easily extended, and supports multi crop yields including rye oats peas and corn. It claims high milk and butter production per cow with strong fat percentages across seasons.
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New Jersey
Elloge
Rome Socialites Tie in Elegant Monday Nuptials
In Rome, Jane F Edna Telfener daughter of Countess Telfener and niece of Mere wed Signor Giny de rind son of the former under secretary for foreign fairs. The ceremony connected two prominent families in a discreet Monday event.
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Rome
Jane F Edna — Telfener
Countess Telfener
Mere
John W. Mackay
Signor
Giny de Rind
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Relief From Indigestion
A historic advert claims dieting invites disease and starvation harms health. It touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a universal digestive aid that enables digestion of all wholesome foods, claiming it cures digestion issues and stomach troubles. Sold by Chas. G. Rhodes.
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Chas. G. Rhodes
Weathering the Silo and Farm Practices for 19th Century Homes
An Ohio reader outlines weatherboarding silos and barns, arguing a 2 foot diameter silo with 1 foot clearance saves siding and reduces costs. He advises adapting old barns, using end siding, and notes weatherproofing benefits, while warning against overbuilding width. Additionally, the piece covers farm timing like trimming fence rows, burning thrust piles to deter pests, and guidance on orchard planting and hedge management.
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Ohio
Portrait of a Great Novelist Through a Paris Evening
Fragmentary reminiscences describe a celebrated author walking along Boulevard Malesherbes with a close friend. The text references Dumas, Goethe, Monte Cristo, and a painterly scene of frescoes, gardens, and imaginative dialogue. Strong literary figures and Parisian landmarks anchor a dreamlike meditation on genius and legacy.
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Dune
Malesherbes
Asom
Annette el
Aouther
Plesser
Hans
Monte Christe
Fife
Deer Versus Horseman Tale Echoes Across Plains
A ragged excerpt blends deer hunting lore with stage imagery and rambling dialogue. It discusses how a rider on level ground can outrun and rope a deer within a few yards, notes wind advantage, and veers into unrelated reflections on dancers, poets, and stage scenes, including New York Herald references.
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EL Xeon
Dakota Raneham
Lofsen
Pulp as Feed Value Reported by Michigan Station
Michigan station experiments indicate pulp can replace much of roughage for fattening steers at $2 to $4 per ton. Tests with cows show milk yield up modestly while butter yield remains unchanged. Brockmen using the material say it saves about one third of coarse fodder.
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Michigan
Michigan Brockmien
Carter
John Wesley Tale and Chambers Cough Remedy Ad
A reading of a old verse-like note claims John Wesley told a child the same lesson repeatedly to teach a truth. It then touts Chambers Lain s Cough Remedy as countering colds and pneumonia tendencies, described as pleasant and safe to take and sold by Bivens & Roader.
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John Wesley
Weele
John Weatey
Chamberslain
Bivens & Roader
Gained Forty Pounds in Thirty Days With Tablets
A younger brother suffered stomach and liver troubles until using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Within days he recovered, gaining forty pounds. The ad promotes the tablets and lists retailers Hollie Dens, Mupehants, Long Vraneh, Mu with Hivens & Reades as suppliers.
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Ned
Chamberlain
Hivens
Hivenh & Reades
Mogsnen Gen Pass Agent Petrol Mirh AELLOCK
A terse note lists WF Mogsnen as a general pass agent with petrol, Mirh and C mentioned alongside AELLOCK. The fragment hints at an identity or role within an agency context, but lacks full sentences or clear events to establish a complete news item.
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Mogsnen
Aellock
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