In a Trap An Adventure With Three Indians And Bears
A Wyoming trapping tale recounts a month long camp in Wind River country near Green River headwaters. A lone hunter hides from three Indians and two bears by retreating into a narrow gulch, fending off bears with a rifle while bears, Indians, and a mule complicate escape, culminating in a deadly bear and Indian pile. The narrator then heads for Fort Bridger with spoils and hides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wind River Mountains
Wyoming
Green River
Fort Bridger
Thad
Chad
Bear
Eandown
Abme
N. TY. Sun. Pa Setas
Educating Horses and Rarey Method Explored
An article outlines the Rarey horse training method focusing on patience, restraint, and gradual submission. It describes how a horse is haltered, restrained, and calmed through controlled movements, with emphasis on safety and the trainer’s calm approach. It cautions against harsh practices and notes the need for perseverance and kindness to build trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rarey
Todd Rarey
Rab
Detroit Prep Press
Fashion Notes and Milk Practices of the Era
Fashion notes describe bloom of bonnets, low shoes, sleeveless swimsuits, and volantes on silk gowns with buckles and wide hats. Milk section explains rapid cooling and scalding by French dairymen to curb fermenting organisms, using ice water, hot baths, and rapid chilling to around 200 degrees, with affordable equipment mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. F. Sun
Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture
Paris
France
W. ¥. Herald
The Cult of Wealth and the Image of Success
Excerpted critique of wealth worship arguing that equating success with riches degrades morals, erodes self-respect and generosity, and poisons human virtue. It laments a late nineteenth century fixation on money as the measure of worth and calls for candor, justice, and integrity as true success. A stray line notes a cement for stove cracks made from wood ashes and salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Frederic
Tm Atlantic
Farm and household hints from various papers
A compilation of practical tips and recipes drawn from The Farmer and Manufacturer, Minnesota Farmer, Troy Times, Boston Budget, Indianapolis Journal, Household, and other periodicals. Topics include fire safety with kerosene lamps, humane horse training, treating proud flesh, weed control, plum pudding, vegetable soup, bone and fiber nutrition for sheep, cabbage for poultry, ginger cake, and road building methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Monthly
Model Farm
Minnesota
Boston
Troy Times
Indianapolis Journal
Deep Plowing as a Shield Against Drought and Wet Spells
Deep plowing to seven to ten inches is argued as essential to weather-proof farming. Deep tillage stores water like a sponge, sustaining plants during drought and moderating excess water after heavy rains. A subsoil plow and extra team aid breaking, recommended every three to four years, to create stacked, productive land.
FEED THE PIGS WELL Make Them the Most Profitable Creatures on the Farm
A National Live-Stock Journal excerpt argues pigs yield the most live weight per food unit among domestic quadrupeds. It notes pigs grow on garbage or choice foods, endure adverse conditions, and respond to good care, though they can be mistreated. It cautions farmers to feed and house pigs wisely for profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Expres
National Live-Stock Journal
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Renee
Eeare Seis
Tam
Asearo
Wren
Abel Hotchio
Austria
Julius Fischhof
Vienna Stock Exchange
Francis Joseph
Herr Fischhof
Vienna
California
N. Y. Postae
Newark
N. J
George
Boston Transcript
Ratiyes
Dinapeee
Alto
Burlington Free Press
Glenn
Duluth
Issas Chompson
Dr. Sage
Hotel de Canter
Iim
India
Free Amerves
Taene
Teris
Geneties
Chien
Texas
Inam
Zetas
Ericunes
Duluth Paragrapher
Peice
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Lorar
Breyer
Motiepay
Pia i
Green & Soul
Asselin
Va Etary Reta Ead
L. Douglas
Ouglas
Inwa
Rea
Aod
Creal Ieee Ee
Supe
Jebster
Merriam
Ieee
Stamp Tor
Wal SW
Moody & OD
Poe
Ana Surgical
Lee
Pierce
Roel
Cadies Home Journal
Practical Housekeeper
Wizard Oil Company Chicago
Emma Gies
Maxey Taves
Chicay
Eeepe
Lizabeth Stuart Phelps
Josiah Allen
Mary J.holmes
Marion Harland
Rose Terry Cooke
Louisa M.alcott
Will Carleton
Robert J. Burdette
Harriet Prescott Spofiard
Christine Terhune Herrick Aks Wii
Ala Weld
Aya
Nia
Orthatte
CS Ees
Ropaas Camnen
Mother Curtis Publishing CO
Philadelphia
Pal
Lo Ook
Inci
Seroma
Si ‘Ot Repeating Rifle
T Lovell
Addree Fahoes
Justiuc
Es Smiths
Scume
T. F. Smite
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