Shop-Girl Her Dues Under Christmas Strain
A 1910 reflection on department store shop girls during Christmas season. The writer praises patience and dignity shown by working girls facing long hours, demanding customers, and personal sacrifice. It contrasts courteous service with consumer vanity and urges empathy for those behind the counter. The piece ends noting the shop girl as a modern Lady Bountiful.
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O. Hanry
Hercules
Joan of Arc
Una
Job
Little Red Riding Hood
Henry
Charitab's
Caleb
Elmore
America
Hays
Agnes Prayer and Santa Claus Wish
A young girl Agnes prays after a scolding asking to be a good child and noting she would still like Santa Claus to come if she remains naughty. The vignette captures a childlike mix of mischief, innocence, and holiday wishfulness.
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Agnes
Aveyrarold
Santa Claus
Christmas Day Hymn Of Humble Birth And Praise
A fragmented Christmas poem celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ with themes of humility and divine kingship. The speaker describes the King of Love born in a manger, the world’s pride contrasted with humble grace, and the heavenly heralds proclaiming a Savior’s dawn for all mankind.
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Love
Christmas Time Reflection by Charles Dickens
A contemplative note on Christmas as a time of kindness and forgiveness. The excerpt muses whether the holiday can be cherished beyond its sacred origins, imagining it as a pleasant period of generosity and goodwill.
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Charles Dickens
Habits Of The Mole Affected By Moles And Diet Details
The article outlines mole behavior including digging by strong forelimbs and spadelike claws. It notes moles live away from hunting grounds and have brief food fasting tolerance. A 200 specimen study lists stomach contents dominated by white grubs, worms, beetles, and other larvae, highlighting the mole as a voracious insectivore capable of damaging lawns and gardens.
Value of Proper Drainage
Farmers are urged to invest in drainage to convert wetlands into productive fields. Proper planning, fall use, and full integration of drainage systems prevent waste banks and idle outlet ditches, turning land into valuable crops with efficient fields.
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R. Jones
Nature
Machine for Well Boring Innovation by Bouchet
Merced California inventor P A Bouchet develops a well boring machine featuring a suspended platform on a boring rod, weight regulation, a rotary head, and a guiding structure to control the head’s path, operable from the platform. The design aims to improve stability, control, and ease of use in boring operations.
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Illustrat
P. A. Bouchet
Merced
Cal
Scientific American
Notched Sash Holders End Hot Bed Propping Hassle
A Farm Press note describes notched holders for hot bed sashes. Cut to maximum rise, with 3 inch apart notches and 2 inch depth, they let the sash rise or lower instantly without searching for boards, reducing risk of collapse.
Balers Harvest Straw Across Regions
In northern states and beyond a large amount of straw is being baled. Much will be used for feeding. Balings done bright preserve chaff and keep it in good condition. The chaff offers the best feeding value of the straw.
Farm Advice on Soils Crops and Savings Across the Farm
Drainage pays and pays well as corn robs soil of richness and beets require humus. Be careful with cabbage, avoid salt corn, and dig up decaying plants. Alfalfa profits tempt sales but plant for long term gains with farm improvements. Siloing and spreading manure improve harvests and efficiency. The Sugar factory at Spreckles California processes 3,500 tons of beets daily.
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United States
Gpreckles
Cal
Mrs Winerows Soothing Syrup Quotation Paraphrase
A line from a vintage text quotes Mrs Winerow’s soothing syrup and a discussion of truth and experience. The excerpt references Forenid ren Leathing and Wndeale, noting that experience is a safer guide than any principle.
A Woman's Privilege and a Painter's Tribute
A humorous feature asks what is new in weddings naming the bride as the latest trend. A museum report notes Jan van Huysum still life injured at The Hague while denying vandalism, caused by a visitor attempting to “shoo” a fly on a fruit basket painting.
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Jan van Hiuysen
the Hague
Why Women Like the Baldheaded Man
A quirky society note examines why women favor baldheaded men. Per readers it signals thoughtfulness, trust, maturity, property, and past youthful follies. A doctor also views baldness as a sign of wisdom, cleanliness, and professional dignity.
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The
Daily Mirror
Progress In Railroading From Nineteenth Century View
A dialogue contrasts rail travel now with sixty years past. One woman praises modern railroad management while another notes that wrecks today often occur near farm clusters where victims seek coffee and shelter.
Eager to Work Health Regained by Right Food
A Michigan woman writes that after a year of indigestion and nerves, two months on Grape-Nuts restored her appetite energy and interest in life. She had been unable to work but now feels well and eager to work again.
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Michigan
Door
Wollvilla
la Pligs
Knocker doubts cure but finds faith restored
In a brief exchange a man named Mr Knocker questions a medicine's curative powers from The Agent. He admits his prior skepticism but then confirms the remedy healed his illness and even his skeptical belief.
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Mr. Knocker
Old Lady Recovers Hair With Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Ellsworth Dunham of Bran, Me reports his mother suffered eczema on the head with hair loss. After trying Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, six months of itching and burning ceased and hair began to grow. He also notes his own feet improved from eczema using the same products.
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Cuticura Boup
Cuthura
Ellsworth Dunham, Ilram
How It Happened and a String of Odd Observations
A fragment shows a man limping with a sling and mourning eyes recounting an anecdote about a friend. It hints at an automobile accident but yields a joke about a man who couldn’t take a joke. It also advertises Hamlins Wizard Oil as a quick cure for sore throats and inflammation.
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Hamlins Wizard
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