Sleep and ships stir in Silver Messenger column
The piece blends observations on sleep patterns and lifespan duties with maritime lore. It recalls the Lutine ship bell signaling overdue vessels at Lloyds and notes the Alstornixe and Lord Templemore cases. Fashion critique and clerical fund context appear, ending with a seafaring farewell and aging professions.
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Lloyd's and Ie
Lutine
Lord Templemore
Helfast
Calland
Australia
Advantages to Young Man of Enlistment in Militia
A civic essay urges strong healthy youths to enlist in the militia for physical drill discipline and social benefits. It argues drill overcomes defects, builds carriage and precision, teaches respect for superiors, and promotes merit based advancement. Militia offers recreation, social outlets, and a sense of public duty shaping better citizens and reverence for country.
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Nention
Lise
Carridge
Tsay
Carl Piresee
Garmful and Helpful Bragging
The piece argues medicines do have value for certain diseases like diphtheria and malaria, but stresses discrimination and judgment in prescribing. It notes cycles in medical practice, cautions against indiscriminate drugging, and suggests future use will be targeted to specific actions while emphasizing nursing and feeding in many illnesses.
Universal Free Trade Vision for the Twentieth Century
A pro free trade stance argues for unrestricted goods from Britain and tariffed manufactured imports to foster reciprocity and universal free trade. It claims tariffs mostly benefit manufacturers, not workers, and links openness to international peace and lower costs for consumers.
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Great Britain
United States
The Second Love in a Dark House
In a tale of loss and resilience Allie Wilder endures poverty after Uncle Dennis’s death. She refuses Charlie’s demand to abandon the children, becomes a nurse to Miss Ellington, and finds quiet happiness with Dr. Murray after Ellington’s death. Charlie returns, but Allie’s loyalty helps unite the makeshift family in a new, stable home.
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Hess
Ben
Jolly Twins
Charlie
Gare
Uncle Dennis
Allie
New York
Margaret
Allo
Ellington
Dr. Murray
Miss Ellington
Patti
Miss Wilder
Miss Elington
Murray
al Ee Bowles
Sarah
Alice Wilder
Hotbed with oil stoves for tomato peppers and more
A New Yorker writer explains a method to heat a hotbed using two oil stoves to start tomato plants and extend to peppers, eggplants, and thyme. The bed sits on wood blocks for access and safety, sheltered from winds and fire risk, with a diagram showing its construction and reflection.
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New Yorker
Diagram of the Hotbed Construction Described
The description explains a hotbed using a sheet iron bottom with a six inch dirt layer and air circulation between wood and metal. Small g and D boxes hold stoves, with doors and air holes to feed the flames while keeping fumes away. Woodwork should breathe for proper lamp circulation. empirical praise from an English gardener contrasts manure beds.
Tomato Blight Prevention Through Seed Bed Sanitation
A farmer notes tomato blight is fungal and untreatable after infection, urging seed-bed sanitation. Proposes copper sulfate wash, sterilizing soil, and steam-disinfected beds built with a pipe system heated by steam to kill pathogens before transplanting. W. Paddock.
The Farmer's Vegetable Garden Gains Popularity
The farmer's vegetable garden grows in popularity among farmers aiming for comfortable farm life. A half acre dedicated to this work can provide constant pleasure from produce and the lessons it teaches about soil and crop care. Proper heavy manuring in fall and spring keeps the garden at its best.
Hogs Outperform Chickens in Orchard Pest Control
Farmers compare hogs and chickens for windfall control in orchards. Hogs destroy entire apples including cores and worms, while chickens pick only the soft fruit around the core, leaving pests behind. The contrast highlights hogs as the more effective method.
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Church of England
Queen Victoria
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Massachusetts
Hubbard
Roosevelt Hospital
New York City
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