Bethel colonists and a tragic Oregon pilgrimage remembered
A historical sketch recalls the Bethel colony on North River Shelby and its leader Dr Keil, the Aurora project in Oregon, a son's dream of Willamette Valley, a somber voyage with an iron coffin, and the final fading of the Bethel dream amid Oregon pines. Includes notes on sheep killing dogs and proposed protections for farmers against mob violence.
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Bellamy
Commonwealth
Bethel Colony
North River
Shelby
Oregon
Rockies
Dr. Keil
Aurora
Bethel
Willamette
Keil
Promice
Mansion House
Cascades
Elim
Oregon Pines
Dr Keil and the Bethel Colony of Bethel Ore
A historical overview of Dr William Keil founder of the Bethel Colony in Bethel Oregon and its 1845 to 1858 span. The piece notes Keil’s religious leadership, communal life, shared labor, manufacturing, and the colony’s decline after his departure with emphasis on stern Sabbath enforcement and Elim house governance.
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William Keil
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Bethel
Keil
Lowell
Dr. Keil
Paul
Old Church
North River
Kell
Solomon
Joshua
Swindled Forty Lawyers in New York Scheme
A rogue swindled forty lawyers by hiring them to prosecute rail road firms for fictitious injuries and to share the proceeds. With these pretend retentions he borrowed small sums, and his feat is praised as clever by onlookers in New York.
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New York
Yorkshire Wagoner
Women Thieves in Paris Surge Seen by Police
Paris police report a rise in female thefts as women shop displays lure them to steal in large stores. Authorities note the trend has grown lately, with more incidents recorded than before.
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Paris
Music Boxes for Bicycles From Hamburg Firm
A Hamburg based company now manufactures music boxes designed for bicycles expanding the novelty accessories market. The firm emphasizes compact mechanisms and durable housings for on bicycle use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Mechanical Condition of the Soil and Cultivation
Reports show soils kept crumbly yield better crops than powdery finishes. Surface stirring helps after rain but harms drought packed soil. Rolling promotes uniform sprouting but generally lowers yield. Packing with no subsequent stirring is harmful. Level cultivation generally outperforms bedding.
New Seed Stocks From Siberia and Turkestan For Hardier Crops
The Department of Agriculture distributes seeds from dry regions of Siberia and Turkestan to farmers. Hairy vetch, hardy winter rye, oats, and winter wheat are included, with alfalfa noted for heat tolerance. Rye may be worth testing in the South. some alfalfa resists heat well.
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Turkestan
Department of Agriculture
Siberia
Dakotas
Jared Smith
South
Grasshoppers and Fungus Diseases Observed
The Nebraska Station Bulletin notes partial success in using fungus diseases to control grasshoppers. The grasshopper fungus acts slowly and tends to affect insects only after they reach about half grown, unlike the cinch bug fungus.
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North America
Nebraska
Ensilage Endorsed by Dairy Expert W D Hoard
W D Hoard states ensilage has surpassed skepticism about its healthfulness as a milk producing feed. He asserts practical dairy men and those with real knowledge cannot question its value.
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Ensilage
W. D. Hoard
Mrs Barnard Applauds Lydia E Pinkham Health Remedy
A letter from Mars Barnard of Milltown Maine thanks Mrs Pinkham for her Vegetable Compound. She describes monthlies pain dizziness and heart flutter before taking two bottles and recovering significantly.
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Mrs. Barnard
Mrs. Pinkham
Mars
J.O. Barnard
Milltown
Washington Co
Woman Recovers After Lydia Pinkham Liver Pills Use
A reader recounts trying three doctors for profuse flow and weakness until Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills restored health. The letter claims the remedies saved her life and urges others to use them.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Mass A. I
Abbott
Lows
Atheism Ridiculed as Philosophical Folly
Jeremy Taylor derides atheism for denying divine purpose behind nature and argues that complex design implies a creator. He mocks notions of effects without causes and rejects arguments of chance over rational explanation.
Consecration Through Will Not Feelings Says Meyer
The message insists consecration is an act of will not emotion. God enables you to will and do His good pleasure even without feeling. Accept this, act immediately, and declare willingness to belong to Christ or to be made willing to be His forever.
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Christ
Jesus
Lord Jesus
Meyer
California Fig Syrup Co laxative remedy description
An old time advertisement extols California Fig Syrup Co laxative syrup as a pleasant cleansing remedy. It claims strength, gentleness and kidney liver bowel action without irritation, and notes senna based medicinal qualities from figs and aromatic plants. Contains locations San Francisco Louisville New York and price one dime per bottle.
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Calliorsia Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
W. Y
Ioc
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Bill Old Missouri Colony
Isay
Memory
Colony
C. P. Reynolds
Michigan
Shep
THE
Colony Church
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas
Albany Argus
Women Thieves
Iowa
Heaven
Earth
Jeremy Taylor
W. L. Douglas
Union Eer
Doc Wits Pa
Jouglas Shoe CO
Brockton, Mass
U., Salt Lake
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