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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
7
Miniature Castle Built by Two Ladies In Virginia Hills
In 1807 at Barthuret in the Allegheny mountains two young women began a whimsical miniature stone castle on a mossy lawn at Earlhurst. They labored four months with rocks bits of Virginia supplied by visitors, despite mockery from locals, to complete a tiny fortress with towers, windows and hidden drains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Ellen Garnett
Virginia
Barthuret
Allegheny Mountains
Flora Macliver
Earlhurst
Wooden knights and stone keep rise from a castle display
Architects carved figures from wood to form a baron’s household. Knights wear tin armor with lances and battle-axes while ladies wear bright silks. A sentry guards each watch-tower as a captive pleads from a casement. The two-and-a-half foot castle sits on a ten foot rock with a rear causeway and rising drawbridge.
Woman and bear confront in wild Pennsylvania county
In a Pennsylvania county a man and his 18 year old daughter rode a buckboard near a swamp. He left her in the wagon to check traps. A bear approached the wagon and the daughter struck it with a whip. The bear fled after receiving repeated blows. a gun was later remembered in the wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Veres Chagin Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Exhibition in Christiania
The Russian battle painter Veres Chagin is a leading candidate for the Nobel Prize with a prize pool over fifty thousand dollars. He traveled to Christiania to display his works claiming his war depictions persuade many toward peace. In other items Nellie, four, picked roses despite her father’s warning, saying all had leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna
Vereschagin
Christiania
Nellie
Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from guile misread
A student at school misreads a Bible line during reading time. The boy garbles the verse as keep thy tongue from a evil and thy lips from girls, prompting laughter and a corrective lesson.
Small 30x50 Barn and Manure Shed Plan
A compact farm building plan from Ohio Farmer by W. D. Watson proposes a 30 by 50 foot barn with a manure shed. It features level-ground drive-through access, three west slide doors, box stalls at ends, and flexible space for hay straw or livestock, suitable for small farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Watson
Ohio
Washing of the soil erosion and soil binding measures
The article stresses soil erosion as a major farming issue especially in corn ground. It urges soil binding with grasses or grains like rye after cultivation, to protect against rainwash and maintain productivity. It notes cow peas as valuable though costly and less compatible with clover crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Irwin
Man With The Hoe: A Modern View Of Farm Tool Efficiency
The Agricultural Epitomist argues the hoe remains essential on farms despite its reputation. It praises the modern lightweight hoe for efficiency, notes hard work in farming, and urges continued use by both boys and men alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Agricultural Papers
Adjustable cover for hay with sliding roof design
A farmer friendly folding shelter idea uses four posts about 14 feet apart with a pyramidal roof. A rafter frame fits inside, with iron devices at roof corners allowing the roof to slide up and down the posts. Holes and pins lock height. the design promises flexible feeding, storage and shelter uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Allshouse
Ohio
Facts for Farmers: A Seasoned Guide to Livestock and Skills
The piece urges steady work with pigs to keep profits, advises supplementing flocks with sheep, and stresses timely herb gathering. It notes the value of regular visits to colts and sheep with small corn rations, praises sheep as prime property, and links cattle milk and health to clean water in the pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Journal
Grass the universal beneficence of all vegetation
The passage extols grass as a foundational element of life, describing its omnipresence from tropical abundance to northern resilience. It frames grass alongside major crops like maize, rice, and cereals, highlighting its widespread, vital role in ecosystems and human sustenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Ingalls
Cheap Colorado excursions offered via Great Rock Island Route
One night trips from Chicago depart August 21 September 4 and 18 at 4 45 p m to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah Excursion tickets priced at two dollars round trip with return limit October 1 1900 Tickets valid on regular trains Full information available from John Sebastian G P A Chicago and a free copy of Colorado the Magnificent is sent on request
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Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Bertie
Canes After Circumstances
Maude asks if she would marry a man she does not love and Clara finagles a playful answer noting affection would arise if the suitor possessed wealth. The exchange appears in a Chicago Evening News item and echoes social wit of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canes
Maude
Clara
Chicago Evening News
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowel Movement
An old ad touts Lane's Family Medicine as a health aid that promotes daily bowel movement and gentle liver and kidney support. It claims cures headaches and offers bottles priced 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Fixing the Blame in a Quip on Nature
An exchange cited in Somerville Journal shows a critic and artist arguing over representation of nature with a blunt turn. An English tourist returns to a train compartment to recover a water roof, asking third class passengers about a macintosh, only to be met with a jokey Scottish reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Journal
Dreaming big on farm sites along a Wisconsin line
The piece urges choosing a Marinette county location on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway not by rumor but by inspecting the region. It touts rich crops, abundant work, strong markets, good climate, pure water, cheap land and long payment terms. Contact land agent E Rollins at 161 La Salle Street Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Marinette County
Wisconsin
E. Rollins
la Salle St
Chicago
Ill
Outburst at Trial as Witness Refers to Foreigner Accusations
A witness offers to give further evidence against foreigners as Kipling is cited, but the magistrate cuts in. The New Jersey Law Journal notes the ruling while a source promotes writing with Cabbers Ink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
New Jersey Law Journal
Speak Out On Spring Chicken Comfort In Indy
A columnist voices doubt about the claim of having no choice in spring chicken meals urging readers to scrutinize the dish. The Indianapolis Journal notes skepticism about satisfaction with the served piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
To Cure a Cold in One Day Luxative Bromo Quinine Tabs
Advertising claim notes a one day cure for colds with Luxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and money back guarantee if ineffective. Includes a quote about China from the Indianapolis News contrasting partition with the Great Wall and asserts a medicinal product claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine
China
Indianapolis News
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Constitutional Cure
An advertisement from the Chicago Daily News touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It phrases danger cannot be surmounted without danger as a selling point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Price
Chicago Daily News
Market roundup across New York Cleveland Chicago and Toledo
Prices for flour wheat corn oats and livestock vary by city. Wheat and corn show modest changes with patents and No 2 grades noted. hogs and lambs fluctuate with regional demand. cattle and sheep show mixed values across markets in New York Cleveland Chicago Toledo and East Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
York State
West New
Chicago
Palmer's Lotion and Soap Promotion Traced Across Ads
An assortment of old advertisements tout Palmer's Lotion and Soap as skin cures and beauty aids. The copy urges households to stock the products, offers free pamphlets with testimonials, and includes scattered quotes from various newspapers and other promotional lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Solon Palmer
Pear Street
New York
Nebraska the Land of Plenty excursion offer prompt
A railroad ad touts Nebraska as a land of plenty with cheap terms for land and thriving farming. It promotes illustrated guides The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country and announces cheap excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The notice invites readers to request information by mail and to consult ticket agents.
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Nebraska
Corn Belt
West Nebraska
Eastis
Gen
Paser
Agt
G. Ghicaco, Ill
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