In Zanesville Widow and the Tombstone Inscription
In Zanesville Ohio a young widow consults a tombstone maker for a monument inscription. The stone rests with the phrase To MY Husband In an Approprie place provoking mild astonishment at the error and the widow’s reactions. A mix of clipped anecdotes follows from various magazines and newspapers including references to a Lithuanian, a Chicago license office, and other urban vignettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Ohio
Marriage Leense
Chicago
Metropolitan Magazine
Practical Press For Nailing Apple Boxes
A detailed plan for a practical press used in orchards to nail apple boxes. Includes table dimensions, uprights, levers, pulleys, springs, cords, plates, slots, and assembly steps. Describes component positions and sizes such as table length 64 inches, legs 28% inches long, pulleys, and a 20 inch special box accommodation.
Getting eggs during winter molt and feeding strategy
Winter egg production depends on timely molt beak feather growth. Some birds molt late or early based on hatch timing, affecting laying at peak prices. A method to induce early, uniform molt is to withhold part of the feed for about two weeks, then feed heavily to rebuild the system and feathers.
Economic value of Guineas in Africa and husbandry
Guineas are native to Africa and vary in blue feather color. They require careful feeding as they are tender and losses can occur with neglect. Besides beauty, guineas serve as watchdogs in yards, alarm calls fend off predators, and their meat and eggs are valued. To fatten for killing, keep several birds together for a couple of weeks with liberal feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Why the Boy Gave Thanks
A moral vignette from Lippincott's about Alan teaching patience and gratitude. After a day with his brother he prays and thanks God for not being impatient, for sharing candy with his mother and brother, and for there being some left. The piece emphasizes gratitude and self control in a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan
Little Brother
Lippincott's
Itchy Burn Vanished After Cuticura Trial
A 1909 New York City man reports waking with a severe burning itch that spread over his body. After bathing with Cuticura Soap and applying Cuticura Ointment, the itch nearly vanished by April 1 and fully disappeared that day, with continued use. The ad cites Potter Drug & Chem Corp as proprietors and includes a testimonial from Frank Gridley, 325 East 43rd Street, New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gridley
East 43Rd Street
New York City
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
His Defense In the Henhouse Caper With Rastus
Midnight scene as a wary colonel catches Rastus in the henhouse. The old man claims he heard a hen clucking and misreads the coop for a breakfast prize while the exchange hints at a comic frontier misdeed. A wry closing thought notes people only feel saintly when sharing sorrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
Marie Bul
Harper’s Weekly
Not Easy. Pat Was A Very Married Man
The passage recounts Pat, a man married at least four times, convicted of bigamy. He claims his marriages were attempts to find a good wife, a notion the judge disputes as astonishing hardened vice. The excerpt ends with a proverb about a catalogue of vices not yielding virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Lippincott’s Magazine
Munyon
Munyon’s
Munyon's Laboratories
53D & Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Papaca Aceanes
Also Mentioned on This Page
California
Salt Lake
Pacific Coast
Goldfield
Toi
Travis
Elecine Light
J. H. Manderfield
A. G.P
Ste City
Galt Lake Stamp CO
Salt Lake City
Brooklyn
Life
Gabby
Laura
Freddy
Gashby
Mics
Birlus Barker
Washington Star
Cleveland
Sakharam Ganesh Pandit
Sorex
Spd
the Centaur Company
New York
Oasis
Castoria
Bears
Maine
W. L. Douglas
FxWe World
Oreo
Sevice
Lpuive
Continental Ol Company
Spown Medical
Goshen
IMD
U.S. A
Continental Ol! Co
Manyone
Putnam Faceless
Tan Ay
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!