Ex senators and ex representatives as lobbyists in Washington
A Washington letter laments ex statesmen who linger in the capital after defeat. It cites John J. Ingalls of Kansas and Senator Money of Mississippi, contrasting reserved power with failed careers and calling for ex officials to return home. It notes how lobbyists erode dignity and respect, and extends to other cases of ex officials who falter or die abroad from public life.
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Washington
Henry VIII
Lord Wolsey
England
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
Senate
Jay Gould
Caesar
Capua
Rome
Blank
Committee On Appropriations
House
Senator Money
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Congress
Iowa
Nebraska
Viper
Au Station House
Smith D. Fry
Wants to Get Even Attorney You Can Sue for Breach of Promise
A scorned woman declares she seeks a heavy judgment to force marriage, insisting she can sue for breach of promise. She stamps her demand with a confident, if frenzied, resolve to compel matrimony.
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Mada
Uncertain Engagement Rumor Shakes Quiet Family
In a courtroom style exchange stationary youth protests her daughter is too young to wed at eighteen while a patient lover asserts years of waiting. A judge weighs the rumor as Madge and Ida face questions about an alleged engagement and May confirms Ida refused to discuss the report.
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Madge
Ida
Harper's Bazar
Quiet Courtship Behind the Counter
In a Chicago scene the couple shares a restrained moment as the man sits with the maiden at a shop counter, his hand held but no words of love spoken, captured in a brief businesslike vignette.
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Chicago Daily News
Telephones on Farms Improve Business and Social Ties
W H Jenkins reports in Country Gentleman on farm telephone lines linking farmers to villages and city markets. He notes easier marketing, fewer wasteful trips, live orders by phone, and social benefits, with costs typically 15 to 20 dollars for a house unit and 2 to 3 dollars yearly for main-line connections.
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Veterinnarian
W H Jenkins
Growling Crops in Orchards and Water Stress
The American Cultivator notes that orchard grass and surface crops drain moisture, causing fruit drop during droughts. Manure from hoed crops or sheep grazing can enrich soil, but water shortages worsen fruit loss. Irrigation mitigates the issue where available.
Dairy farming focus beyond breed in milk production
The article argues milking ability varies by individual cow rather than breed. It notes Shorthorn, Polled Angus, and ordinary cows can each produce over 300 pounds of butter, suggesting dairy pedigree is not the sole predictor of milking performance.
Apricot Orchard Labor and the California Drying Process
The piece surveys labor in apricot orchards where women and girls pick, cut, and dry fruit for shipment. Workers sleep in tents, eat on site, and are paid ten cents per box of sixty pounds. Fruit is sulphured, sun dried, and hauled to storehouses for buyers, illustrating diverse social origins and harsh working conditions in a 19th century California setting.
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California
Old Sol
Calf Scours Causes and Home Remedies
Calf scours stem from three main causes: filthy quarters or feeding vessels, cold milk, and long gaps between feedings. Ensure clean vessels, warm milk at 90–100 degrees, and three feeds daily. use castor oil and a strong home remedy if needed, and keep calves warm and dry. Midland Farmer notes remedy details and dosing for severe cases.
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Midland Earmer
Fight The Cutworm With Paper Barriers And Tar
Dr M W Strealy in Orange Judd Farmer suggests making nine by twelve inch paper sheets coated with black paint or varnish and placed around plants with edges secured by soil or stones. The paper flare shields soil moisture and air, deter cutworms, and can last for years if cared for. remove after a week or ten days. Also apply pine tar to any skin cuts to prevent infection.
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M. W. Strealy
Orange Judd Farmer
Lawyer Hovey Calls on Master in Independence Tale
A humorous anecdote set in Independence Missouri features attorney Brown J. Hovey demanding to see the master at once after a door knocker incident. A frightened house servant recalls the visitor described as a funny looking man who insisted on the master’s presence immediately.
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Pickwick
Hassageraus
On Darky
Darky
Hou
Brown Lovey
Mr. Hovey
J. Hovey
Supreme Court Upholds Foot Ease Trade Mark Infringement Ban
Justice Laughlin of the Supreme Court in Buffalo grants a permanent injunction and full accounting of sales against Paul Bo Hudson and a Brooklyn retailer for producing and selling Dr Clark's Foot Powder as an imitation of Foot Kase. Allen S Olmsted of Le Roy NY, owner of the Foot Ease trademark, is lauded as the first to advertise a foot powder nationwide and will mail free samples. Similar suits will target others infringing on Foot Ease trade name and rights.
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Justice Laughlin
Supreme Court
Bufalo
Paul Bo Hudson
Dr Clark
Brooklyn
Allen S Olmsted
le Roy
Man Tossed by Bull Highlights Gambling Risk
A man faced a bull in a field and chose to gamble on the outcome. The bull tossed him, and the man lost. The Philadelphia North American notes the tale as a moral warning that games of chance are unsafe when odds are against you.
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Philadelphia
Lane's Family Medicine Promotes Daily Bowel Action
An old advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine keeps bowels moving daily for health. It notes gentle action on liver and kidneys and offers cures for sick headaches with a price of 25 cents and 5 cents.
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Lane
Curious Advertisements and Quips Across Early Papers
A collage of humorous ad lines and witty quotes from various 19th to early 20th century papers. Items include cures and tonics, light satire about mind readers and diets, and scattered quips about politics and marriage. Notable mentions include Laxative Bromo Quinine, Beeman’s Pepsin Gum, Piso’s Cure, and a Paris physician’s life-elixir joke.
No Accommodation Train Mocks Rural Passenger Scene
An odd scene unfolds on a rural trip as a man confronts train staff about lacking amenities. He quips about meals and services while clerks insist there is no dining car or barber aboard, ending with a baffling reference to a Milkman's Mystery tale.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphis
Global Market Summary From New York to Cincinnati
Commodity prices across several markets show mixed activity with no trading for some items. Wheat, corn, oats and butter move in narrow ranges while hogs and sheep hold steady, and prices vary by city including Cleveland Chicago Toledo and Cincinnati.
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New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
York
Chicago
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Paris
Boston Globe
Norin
Ndianapolis News
Susan Wymar
Misa Shean
Richmond
Hartman
Peruna
Peru
Lever
Susan Wyniur
Margaretha Dauben
North Suerior St
Racine City
Omaha
Mircey
Rockford
Dubuqu Waterloo
Dodge
Council Bluffs
HL. Hanson
G. P A
Bears
Ernel
Toledo
Cincinnati
Old Virginia
Waltham Watches
American Waltham Watch Company
Waltham
The
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