Merely a Little Matter Sporting Man's Remark
A fragmented reminiscence blends a sportsman’s quip about Canfield’s restaurant with stray lines on high prices and a Bavarian-Greek colonial village near Athens. The passage shifts perspectives as Tex Grenet and Canfield joke about costs while noting a Bavarian colony once brought to Greece by King Otto and still linked to old Roman rites.
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Sporting Man
Canfield
Cantiohl
Bunny
Tex Grenet
Antonie Sporting Suns
Wes
Grenet
Greece
Bevaria
Athens
Toni Mes
Germain
Syours
Otho
Villere Hueve
Baveria
Approved Farm Barn Design Modernized for Labor Saving
An article by William A. Radford outlines a barn type featuring improved light ventilation and sanitary equipment to promote stock health and productivity. It details arch roof construction, joist tying, and iron columns supporting concrete piers to reduce labor and ensure sturdier framing.
Modern barn design and livestock flow improvements
The article advocates planning barns for farmer convenience with separate alleys for horses and cows and an efficient carrier system. It details a plank frame barn on a concrete foundation with 2 by 6 inch studs, 14 to 16 foot lengths, and a ribboned haymow floor. arches can be raised by a few workers, saving labor. It contrasts with heavy timber roofs and notes Riley as a lion of letters in a separate segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Atlanta
Riley
Henry James
Thomas Hardy
Mr. Jamnes
Meredith Nicholson
the Atlantic
Cigar Ashes Worth Noting In Potash Quantity
A British chemist suggests tobacco ash holds about 20 percent potash. He estimates cigar ash at 6.5 grains, cigarette ash at 1.75 grains, and pipe tobacco ash at 16 grains. UK tobacco ash for year ending March 31 1914 totaled about 2072 tons potash worth over $250 at prewar prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Columbia State
Nobody at Home in the Christian Register Fragment
A brief dialogue fragment shows a mother scolding Bridget for muffins at breakfast while Bridget admits none are in the house. The dated tone mirrors a domestic scene from the Christian Register.
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Bridget
Christian Register
Photographing the distant foct with moving-picture camera
A brief note describes capturing distant foct using a moving picture camera aligned to United States standards. A long focal length lens is noted as part of the setup, indicating early photographic experimentation with long-distance subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Swamp Root Promises Backache Relief
Advertises Dr Kilmer's SwampRoot as a kidney and bladder remedy. Claims it has a long reputation and offers sample bottles by mail. Urges readers to buy a full bottle at the drugstore or send ten cents for a sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Kiulmer
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Binghamton
N. Y
West
Dodd
Ron Pnener
Sears
Tay Taio
Clement
Buffalo
N.Y
Lightning Strikes Keating and Ranch Menace Reported
An injury incident at a Dedhart Texas ranch follows a lightning strike as Keating was by a wire. Witnesses describe hours of uncertainty before medical help arrived and the cowhands discuss recovery and food requests amid lingering pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Keating
Dedhart
Ter
Sistenkay
Keating
Bolt Enmie
The Life of the One Dollar Nit
A brief note states that the average life of the one dollar nit is about six months.
Boston conductor finds new role as church sexton
A former railroad conductor in Boston lost his job and took a sexton position at a church. While handling the collection, a cigar was revealed from his vest pocket, signaling a sudden, awkward turn in the morning service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterin
Boston
Sexton Ins Church
Leunet
Fragmented Irish munitions worker memo and ads
An OCR fragment shows an Irishman in a munitions factory upset by sustained surveillance. The text blends personal grievance with an advertisement for Dodd’s Kidney Pills and Dyspepsia remedies, plus scattered notes about various newspaper snippets and office life.
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Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha
USA
Arse Macaron Actory
America
Denver
Caref Ully
Fiet
Postum
William A. Radford
Willem A. Failfor
Ari
Williarm A
Prairie Avenue
Nellie Maxwell
Wisconsin
Uelerety
Srourtt
Maxwel
Foumebold
Ake Font
Usung
Mike
Abe
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Wyld Ows Issame
San Francisco
New York
Sea Con
Meson
Cowboy
Buick
Japan
Avin Mueh
Curt
Avan
Detroit Free Press
Whit
Lees
Hawaii
Libby
Neill & Libby
Chicago
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