A Special Providence Guards a Banker's Luck
A bank cashier recounts a near ruinous temptation when a friend pressed him to help steal five thousand dollars. He forgets the vault combination, a lapse that spares them from a sharpers’ scheme. Nell then recalls the exact numbers, confirming a providential safeguard and sealing their future happiness.
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Nell
Nellie
Bob Bowen
Bob
Tom
Board of Directors
Deuce
Omaha
Blue Beard’s Wives in a New Hampshire Graveyard Tale
A Boston paper recalls a southern New Hampshire burying ground with seven tombs. Six mark wives of one man, and the seventh is Blue Beard’s grave. Epithets note the wives as “The Peace maker” and the husband’s line, “Rest, Weary Pilgrim,” adds a humorous touch to the saga. A separate quip features an office boy and a book-keeper in a brief workplace vignette.
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Boston
New Hampshire
Blue Beard
Macaulay
Bertin
Home and Farm Tips and Cooking Notes
Practical household and farm advice including cabbage aroma tricks with vinegar, proper milk transport, horse care and watering before feeding, corn silage timing, dog control, and recipes for Boston Berry Cake and Stuffed Onions. Also guidance on colt training, field work timing for clover and grasses, and weed management for crop rotation and manure use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Timothy
When to Sell Crops and Livestock Farmers Face Dilemmas
A column from the St. Louis Republic argues there is no single rule for selling farm produce. It urges selling stock as soon as fully ready to avoid feeding losses and handling costs, notes risks in waiting, and warns debtors against holding for hoped price rises. It also notes market speculation can influence prices and that local conditions determine best timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Paper as a non-conductor for farms and buildings
A report from American Agriculturist argues for paper as a key non-conductive layer in walls, silos, and storage. It cites experiments with paper lined boxes and flour sacks protecting apples from extreme cold, and promotes dead air spaces, matched lumber, and paper between boards to reduce heat loss and ammonia in stables.
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Columbus
A Western Woman’s Butter Making Method
A farmer’s wife in the Western Farmer claims she can produce a hundred pounds of butter more easily now than twenty five years ago. She outlines a detailed method: cool milk, sour cream at 64 65 degrees, wash twice, salt lightly, churn one hour, remove brine, form into balls, and seal tightly before packing. Fresh shipments fetch top market prices.
Saul Chosen King In Israel From Benjamite Line
A historic Bible lesson recounts Saul son of Kish of the tribe of Benjamin being chosen as Israel's king. Detail covers his stature, character, journey with Samuel, and the moment of recognition amid anxious times as Philistines threaten. notes on Samuel's foreknowledge, and the gathering at Ramah.
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B. C
Ramah
Samuel
Jerusalem
Israel
Saul
Kish
Benjamin
Gibeah
God
Adam
Eve
Garden of Eden
Solomon
Judas
Paul
A. F. Schauffler
Puzzled detective quips over missing marble in cartoon dialogue
Chicago Tribune quotes a playful exchange where Johnny and Willie hunt a marble, with Johnny predicting a future as a gallant detective. The snippet then notes New Jersey, a small state of 7,815 square miles, producing millions in poultry and boasting fine birds.
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Johnny
Willie
Chicago Tribune
New Jersey
Various Domestic Notes On Games, People, And Oddities
Miscellaneous notes cover women taking up quoits and bowls in Scotland and England, a Kentucky lawsuit about a horse deemed safe for ladies to drive, and a coroner's tale of Hulbert House linked to a flood. It mentions Detroit river findings, New York City parkland, Elderton Georgia persimmon trees, and persimmon orchards.
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Scotland
England
Kentucky
Coronapo
House
Johnstown Bureau of Information
Reynolis
New York City
Central Park
Sixth
Eighth Avenues
Elderton
JOKE AND JEST GENTLE HUMOR FROM CLASSIC ENGLAND
A collection of light humorous snippets from English writers and daily life. Jokes range from onion eating girls to a sausage seller who buys by the pound and at the pound. Household dishware and cooking school antics mix with courtroom wit and quips about publishers and authors.
Odd Occurrences From Coast to Coast Across a Wide Span
A collection of quirky items from various locales. Weathering springs turn milky after earthquakes near Susanville and Eagle Lake. A Charleston druggist markets coconut milk to remove freckles, selling 4,000 nuts in two days. Coral-hued tales include fish overrunning Charlotte Harbor, hail storms in Mount Dora, and a hen joining two chicks. Also noted: a New Jersey hen with a swollen yolk, a Louisville couple finally marrying after decades, and a Hudson River panorama praising scenery and transport. The piece closes with a nod to Indian origins of a mathematical charm and a warning about fruit drop benefits.
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Susanville
Cal
Eagle Lake
Charleston
Charlotte Harsor
Fla
Mount Dora
Eckington
Yorkshire
Eng
Orange
N. J
Louisville
Mexico
Hudson River
Albany
Hendrick Hudson
Hudson
New York
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Great Trunk Line
Catskill Mountains
Saratoga
Lake George
Sharon and
Richfield Springs
Lake
Market listings reflect varied livestock and commodity prices
The New York markets report live stock and grain prices across sectors with figures for sheep, hogs, cattle, wool, butter, eggs, potatoes, flour, corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley and lumber. Reading shows bids like cattle best at 4.15, hogs 4.75, sheep 8.75, and lambs 2.50 to 3.50, alongside grain notes and building materials pricing.
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New York
Nirel Boony
Chicago
Wituw
Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Pellets Advertised
An advertisement urges timely care for a young woman, claiming Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription prevents invalidism and early death, touts Pierce’s Pellets as a pleasant purgative, and notes city school books cost Boston about 63 cents per scholar for five years with 62,007 scholars enrolled.
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Boston
Gentle health advice and notable society notices in brief
Gentle guidance promotes kidney care and cautions against harsh stimulants. Advertisements praise Hosetetter's Stomach Bitters for renal inactivity and malarial cures. Notices mention the Rhinelander heirs, a thriving Tempest run, and Paris receptions with Burrato Birt and Belva Ann Lockwood. Also references Carter's Little Liver Pills and a millionaire Duchesse de Dino in New York society.
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Yankee Blade
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Belva Ann Lockwood
Wantelaw Reid
Paris
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Duchesse de Dino
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Hill
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Pr Coaline Company
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Tnton College of Law
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Ohio
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
Dearborn Street
Walnut ST
ST. Louis
Elm ST
Cid
Ontario Street
Cleveland
6Th ST
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