Sallie and the tramp end up wed in a frontier tale
A farmer’s daughter Sallie hides a hungry tramp in her home. The bold intruder overpowers a gawky suitor, repairs to falls in with the farmer, and earns a trial shift shucking corn. Over weeks the tramp proves honest, wins Sallie’s heart, and the couple wed in a rustic Christmas ceremony. The tale blends danger, humor, and a moral about second chances.
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Elliott
Farmer
Trias
Joy
Basy
Father
Benem
Sallie
Hasta
Miss Blackeyes
Lee
Grendy
Zack
Tramp
Cea
Sand
Diverse Practical Tips From 19th Century Farm Columns
Collected snippets offer farming advice and household recipes from era periodicals. Topics span crop guidance horseradish and nut trees care, poultry housing moisture, manure handling, Florida land prices, biscuit and cake recipes, burns treatment, glass polishing, muffin making, and general tips for fattening livestock and managing fruit trees for robust growth.
Laws on Damages for Dogs and Sheep in States
A summary of how different states handle dog liability for harming sheep. It covers owner liability, harborer liability, immediate killing in some states, town liability, double damages, and joint vs individual owner responsibility. The article notes varied rules in Vermont, New York, Maryland, Connecticut, and others, plus licensing to fund damages, and methods for calculating damages when multiple dogs act together.
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Pn Ee Pe
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Ohio
California
Tennessee
Alabama
Minnesota
Oregon
Illinois
New Jersey
Michigan
Maryland
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Rhods Island
Connecticut
New Yorker
Water for Winter Cattle Through Barn Roof Cisterns
Husbands consider rainwater collection from barn roofs to supply cattle in winter. A 30 by 40 foot barn could yield about 26,920 gallons annually, stored in a cemented cistern nine feet deep. Construction costs vary, but long-term labor and fodder savings justify the effort, with proper frost protection and tempering.
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Earth
Origin of Molasses History and Sugar Trade
The article traces molasses etymology from West Indies trade and explores spellings melaza melado and melassae. It notes ancient Jewish knowledge of sugar, references Nearchus and Alexander, cane introduction to Europe in AD 625, West Indies sugar in 1510, Louisiana sugar culture from 1751 with records by 1823, and sorghum syrup use in the Midwest and China. It quotes Robert M. Ployd in the Chicago Journal.
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West Indies
America
Nearchus
Alexander
East Indies
B. C
Europe
Asis
Italy
Spain
Columbus
Louisiana
China
Ilinoia
Wisconsin
Ohio
Tews
Robert M. Ployd
Chicago Journal
Restoring Faded Ink On Parchment and Paper
A discovery explains restoring faded ink on parchments by moistening with water and brushing with a sulphide or ammonia solution. The writing darkens immediately and stays on parchment, but fades on paper though it can be restored again with sulphide. The iron in ink becomes black sulphide.
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N. Y. Sun
The Curious Beliefs and Oddities of Superstition
A long, fragmenting nostalgia piece recounts rural European superstitions about eggs and serpents, describing a ritual where a bird’s eggs are replaced with a white stone to revive vitality, and a stone placed under a pillow allegedly yields perfect truth. It also mentions serpents, a milk-feeding anecdote, and a tale about a railway era coachman. The excerpt shifts to mentions of Thomas Nast in Denver, a Star Spangled Banner anecdote, and various product and medical notices amid a miscellany of parlor lore and health ads.
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Italy
Foggia
Naples
University of Kaplen
Miot
Denver
Thomas Nast
Lincoln
Washington
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Isles’ Company of Mounted Volunteers
Independent Spy Battalion
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Black Hawk
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Whitewater
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Florida
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Chicago News
San Francisco Chronicle
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Milroy
Miff_iin County
Jacobs Oil
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Traeler
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Hampton
Piketon, Ky
I. Price Screpetubins Actins
Texas
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Drugeisia
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N.Y
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Piskken
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Trex Mason & Hawlin Organ and Piano CO
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Wholemieansris, C. Etreil & Co
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Wim
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Wemny & Co
Cockle
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Youth’s Companion
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Temple Plane
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