Through the Road to Healthy Wealthy and Wise
A poetic excerpt describes two roads to a waking land where health wealth and wisdom await. Nighttime imagery shifts to a sunrise path, urging readers to rub sleep from their eyes and leave the Land of Drowsy Dawn for Early Dawn Gateways. The piece cites Jer Alice Van Leer Carrick in Youth's Companion.
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Slamly
Ranly
Pirsigne
Bendman
Jer
Alice van ‘Leer
Carrick
Fun in the Cornfield from St Nicholas Nature Page
The essay extols maize as the top crop of the western hemisphere and praises farm life in spring. It recalls corn planting, hoeing, shocks, corn wagons, cornstalk fiddles, and pumpkin harvest rituals, with vivid scenes of Charles and Julius guiding the field and playful pumpkin lanterns.
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United States
Western Hemisphere
Far East
Charles
Julius
Skinner
Kady
Farmer Boy
Nature and Science Department
St. Nicholas
Funny Little Railroad Through Atami and Yoshihama Japan
A traveler describes a 20 mile miniature rail line in Izu between Atami and Yoshihama. The line uses small engines, bamboo carts, and mixed train consists and climbs beside rice paddies and seas while offering a budget ride of about 42 sen for the full trip. The journey contrasts primitive Japan with tourist trails, noting the unique driver duties and car configurations.
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Atami
Yoshihama
Izu
Japan
Atami Latte
Ten Province
Izusan
Kingdom of Japan
Sea of Japan
America
Spiders Travel on Wind Aerial Dispersal Observed
The Revue Scientifique notes that certain spiders are carried by wind using a light silk thread from the spinneret. A yard-long thread can lift a young spider, with around 1,000 individuals dispersing from a nest in favorable weather. The epider can adjust ascent and descent, lengthening the thread to rise faster and shortening to land.
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Revue Scientifique
M. Favier
Gray Ants of Siam Observed by Meissen in Siam
Charles Meissen, the French explorer, reported gray ants in Siam that travel in damp areas in large groups. Occasionally a larger ant carries a gray ant on its back, acting as a mounted commander guiding the marching swarm.
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Charles Meissen
Siam
Kobe
Japan
M. Meissen
Cat outwits bait net to fish in owner’s tank
A Pont Sainte Maxence angler kept live bait in a tank but a clever cat learned to fish. The cat climbed to a refuse heap for giblets, dropped them into the water, and used a claw to snatch fish as they nibbled the bait. The owner tried to stop it, but puss returned and continued fishing.
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Pont Sainte Maxence
Department of
Oise
France
Puss
Twenty attacked by apoplexy in a single day report
A fragment notes twenty persons were attacked by apoplexy in one day. The report asks sarcastically where the police were, reflecting concern over public health incidents and law enforcement at the time.
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N. ¥. Journal
Plans for a Hotbed Gardener's Guide
Hotbeds yield seasonal income for gardeners in towns by forcing vegetables and some flowers. They use fermenting manure for heat, though fire or steam methods appear occasionally. Location should slope south and be shielded by buildings or screens, with frames built to suit.
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Gardners
How to Build Movable Window Frames and Winter Shutter Ideas
Instructions describe portable window frames using 2 inch planks to hold sash, with frame dimensions and slope for sun and drainage. Frames rested in manure banks with heated material underneath and straw or burlap coverings for cold nights. Auxiliary warmth from shutters and quilted mats, with mats kept dry to preserve heat.
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M. Goodenough
Sterilized Water Urged for Butter Washing
Farmers' Review warns that clear looking water can harbor disease and ferment germs, affecting butter quality. It advocates sterilized water for butter washing to extend keeping quality and reduce disease spread, noting wells may contain decaying wildlife and harmful bacteria.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Praised by Michigan Man
Case 18,977 David M Bye of Midland Michigan reports severe sciatic rheumatism pain for three months. After a month of Dean’s Kidney Pills his pain vanished and he can work without a cane. He credits the pills for removing the cause of pain not merely dulling it and offers to answer inquiries. Free trial offered via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. 50 cents per box.
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David M. Bye
P. O
Midland
Mich
Dean
Doan
Bye
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
E. F. Hayes
Dudley St
Roxbury
Boston
Mass
Mrs. Pinxham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Hayes
Mrs. Pinkham
Tom
School savings banks reach fifteen hundred schools
The report by Mrs. H. I. Oberholtz er of Pennsylvania shows 1,500 schools operate savings banks with deposits totaling 1,350,611. She says thrift reduces intemperance and that the system should be extended as reform and educational philanthropy. The note mentions Hawaii and Honolulu considering adoption next year.
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Middle States
Wawaii
Honolulu
Indifferent boarder’s short letters from a week away
A boarding-school pupil writes home after a week without letters. He explains he has no time to write when events occur and nothing to report when nothing happens, signing off as Georgie.
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Ind
Denar
Georgie
Hunters and the hunger code in Indian lore
An old passage notes that a hungry Indian hunter chooses the first prey he spots. If a crow appears he kills it, but if a duck is there he spares the crow, and if a deer is obtained he abandons the duck. The author also muses on whether some girls are regular Indians.
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New Seat
Markets Report Across Cities on December 2 1902
New York notes quiet wheat and steady hay with No 2 red wheat at 7 cents a bushel and No 2 corn at 40 cents. Cleveland shows winter wheat patents at 4.10 to 4.25 and hogs at 6.30 to 6.60. Toledo and East Buffalo list cash oats and cattle prices, with cattle steers at 5.00 to 6.10 in Toledo and hogs around 6.50 in East Buffalo.
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New York
Cleveland
York State
East Buffalo
Night of September Stars and a Hidden Fortune
A dreamlike moonlit scene unfolds as a man and maiden stroll under a velvet sky. He confesses his love and scarce wealth, recalling rivals who claim his annual income is 75,000 and that he has few relatives, while she questions his riches.
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New York Herald
Seart
Wa. P. Hayles
Augusts
Wizard Owl
Mr Hayles
Gil
Epworth Salts Rush Tries for Epworth Salt Mention
A cinnamon bearded man questions a druggist about a Methodist youth group and identifies Epworth League after recalling John Wesley. He asks for five cents worth of Epworth salts, prompting a brief exchange in a Chicago Tribune item.
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John Wesley
Epworth League
Chicago Tribune
Passenger Department of the Chicago Northwestern Publishes California Book
The Passenger Department issues a 60 page illustrated book on California and the Pacific Coast routes. It highlights scenery, hotels, transportation, and outdoor life, and may be obtained for four cents from W. B. Kniskern in Chicago.
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Chiago & Northwestern Railway
California
Pacific Coast
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago, Il
Death and Heaven Thoughts From a Dying Father
A sick father tells his daughter about mortality and heaven while a doctor notes the conversation. The piece contrasts this with the doctor’s probing about death and the child’s cautious reply. An advertisement touts Dr. August Koenig's Hamburg Drops as a long-standing blood purifier and remedy for stomach, liver, and kidney troubles.
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August Koenig
Hamburg
Old Ones and Lighter Lines Across Papers
Nonlinear clippings mix jokes quips and ads from Manila American Chicago Post Indianapolis News and Chicago Daily News. Notes on typewriters cures and butter color sit beside wry quotes and a cough remedy Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents.
Care of Dairy Stock Principles Emphasized
The writer urges daily brushing, thorough cleaning, and quiet, gentle handling to keep cows clean and produce good milk and butter. Stables require daily cleaning and liberal absorbents to recover valuable materials, with all details observed faithfully as Kellogg stresses cleanliness for cattle, attendants, and utensils.
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C. W. Kellogg
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