Needle and Mending Between Them
A terse scene shows a man removing his coat as a woman threads a needle with her head bent low. He whispers softly that he has "an awful lot of mending" to do, implying emotional repair or challenges ahead.
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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1889
Page
3
Dicky and Billy Aboard a Swamp Log Rescue
Dicky and Billy, inseparable boy and duck, drift from a swamp hill to a log raft as floodwaters rise. The search by Dicky’s mother Mrs. Gilson and neighbor McCrory ends with Billy guiding the log and a perilous rescue of both boy and duck from a venomous swamp moccasin.
How to Make a Kaleidoscope from a Piano
A simple piano kaleidoscope activity for children uses colored worsteds or tissue paper inside an open piano. Angle the front cover at 45 degrees, support with books, place a lamp on the left, and let light reflect off polished surfaces through the triangular opening. Children view from the opposite end and enjoy the colorful reflections.
The Chickens Die Young in Trinket of Folklore
The note laments short lives of chickens, a saying that life’s fragility mirrors the cautionary folk belief. It hints at themes of mortality and superstition within rural culture.
Queen Victoria's Farm Dairy in Renaissance Style
Description of the Shaw or Frogmore farm held by royalty since 1840, detailing the grand dairy complex. It notes two hundred head of cattle including short horns Jerseys Herefords and Devons, prize fat stock from royal feeding methods, and a manager's suite of rooms for Her Majesty. The dairy building, designed by the Prince Consort, features brick arches under a gravel site, hollow external walls for ventilation, an odorous roof, tiled floors with a uajolica border, and marble tables across full length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Prince of Wales
Sandringham
Pall Mall Gazette
Shaw
Crown
M. de Shawe
Frogmore
Augusta
Prince Consort
Tait
Empress Frederick’s Changing Look After Mourning Year
Lucy H. Hooper notes Empress Frederick has grown thinner and grayer in a year of mourning, appearing older at forty-nine. She clings to Prussia, losing English bloom, and faces waning German prejudice, though she previously favored English ways including shoes and food for her daughters. Her controversial act was refitting Queen Louise’s rooms in Berlin, angering the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Prussia
Germany
London
Berlin
Victoria
England
Louisa
William
Lucy H. Hooper
Advice to Girls Learn to Be Housekeepers at Home
A St Nicholas excerpt urges girls to master tidy living by organizing their own spaces first. It advises reforming dressers and closets, neatly placing garments, and cultivating taste in small domestic tasks. It promotes self discipline, gradual responsibility for a personal domain, and building practical cleaning routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easie
St. Nicholas
Future American Poets Hopeful Outlook Says Stedman
Edmund Clarence Stedman expresses optimism about American poetry with praise for Whittier Holmes and Longfellow while urging younger writers to seek lasting, characterful verse. He cites Woodberry Miller Lanier as notable examples and looks forward to dedicating time to poetry after completing his literary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Clarence Stedman
America
Mr. Whittier
Dr. Holmes
Lowell
Elmwood
Stoddard
Bryant
Longfellow
Whittier
Woodberry
North Shore Watch
Miller
The
Sierras
Sidney Lanier
the Chattahoochee
Hamish
Glynn
N. Y
Towed by a Tarpon In a Heavy Boat
In Scribner's Magazine a narrator describes being towed by a tarpon after a heavy fish takes long line. Pierce witnesses a rapid bite as the tarpon leaps twice, dragging the boat while the angler fights the line and tests the tackle to prevent the fish from swallowing the hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Scribner’s Magazine
The Play Needs Revision Says Barn-Stormer
A barn-stormer quips that Hamlet must be rewritten to please local audiences after a poor rendering. A modern naval weapon entry describes a cigar shaped steel boat operated from a turret by a Captain for sea warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Clock that Survived War Ticks On in Dalton Family
A Dalton Georgia family owns a clock thirty years old that endured wartime service, lost a hand to a spent bullet, yet keeps accurate time. It has never been repaired more than once or twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Home and Farm Advice From Rural Canadian Farmers
Practical tips cover irrigation with wash water around plum and pear trees, dry storage to protect barn crops, and root-pruning soil filling. Tips on canning lobster, straw as hay, dairy feeding, and pig litter. A four-foot stick fence deterrent and a tartaric drink recipe conclude with root crops suppressing weeds and improving soil.
Clover for Poultry Feeding Winter Eggs
A home method to stockpile clover hay in cider barrels for hens, using a tight packed second crop clover in a barrel with a stone weight. The piece argues clover as egg food, contrasts with a corn-heavy winter diet, and suggests boiling oats or letting oats soften with hot water for easier feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
Stable Suggestions Emphasize Ventilation for Horses
A Colman’s Rural World article warns that neglected stables cause sore throats inflamed lungs and other illnesses. Proper ventilation plus removing damp bedding prevent poisonous fumes and reduce pneumonia risks in horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colman
Richest Chinaman in Seattle dubbed Bad Luckee drawing ire
A quirky set of notes reports on a Seattle figure called Bad Luckee believed to be the wealthiest Chinese man there. It mentions Burrackin’s Paris letters about twenty seven Parisiennes seeking marriage proposals. The item threads through various oddities and notable names with humorous asides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Burrackin
Paris
Colorado
Millet
George W. Allen
Ohio
Persia
Alice Shaw
Whistler
London
Harrison
Washington
Remedy for women's ailments from Dr. Pierce’s Prescription
The passage urges hope for sick wives and mothers and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a never failing remedy for diseases peculiar to women. It claims family happiness returns when the wife and mother recovers, invoking a loving husband and hopeful children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Detroit man wins prize in quirky church raffle
A Detroit resident bought a fifty cent raffle ticket and drew a church as the prize in a humorous tale. The saying about fitness for higher work hints at loyalty where one is.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Indoor life harms health more than outdoor toil
Hard sedentary workers lack exercise after office hours and need a tonic. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is promoted as a restorative beverage to invigorate the exhausted body and aid digestion, kidneys, liver, and rheumatic ailments.
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Billy
Dicky
Mr. Gilson
Old Man McCrory
Gilson
McCrory
Track
Dar
Ducky
Billy Duck
Yander
Pardner
Ed. McCrory
Jack Say
Gibson
Thar
Arkansas
St. Barnes
Yankee Blade
Melk
Austria
China
Russia
Chili
South America
Virginia
Lagunas
Hague Museum
Jan de Witt
Cornelius de Witt
M. Cockhuyt
Leyden
Australia
Puget Sound
Chile
Argentine Republic
Peru
Andes
Queen Victoria's Farm
Empress Frederick
Future American Poets
Dr. Sage
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Florida
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
Geo. L. Cross
N. W
Clark Street
Chicago
Philip Sr
Illinois Central Railroad
Southern
eMaemors
McComb City
A. H. Hanson
J. F. Merry
Manchester
Iowa
Smith
United States Postal Service
South
Mobite & Ohio Railroad
Duke of Fife
Henries, Farquhar & Co
Scott & Co
Japan
Jijito
Glenn
Hill
Carter
Pliny
Tansill
New York
Kansas City
Omaha Attle
Sefacms
Charles A. Vogeler
Tavernier
Princess Louise
Soris
Hood
N.B
C.J. Hood & CO
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Mase
Chao
Waileo
Bradfield Regula
Tutt
Ely
R. H. Cressengham
18Th Street
Brooklyn
KAM Br
Sa. Pay-Ave
Bloominertes III
Circular Ad
R. M. Benjamin
Nion College of Law
Booth
Amati
Yant’s College
Buffalo
Kore
Valentine Brross
Janesv , Tx
Ee College
R. Kixesner
Ace Koe
Wis
Mall Business College
Sterling
Oaline
Ioaline Company
Land & See Fonde
St. Louis
Mobile Jhie R. R
W. King
A. GP
Orr
Mobile
Ala
AGRES
Sippi
Sous
Ae R
F. Johnson & Co
Main St
Richmond
Theodore Holland
P.O
Semple
Standard Silverware Co
Boston
Afaxe
Waukesha
A. D. Wonzer
Grannan Detective Bureau Co
Arcade
Cincinnati
W. T. Fitzgerald
Atermes At Law
Washington, D
Drs. Gratigny & Bush
Elm Street
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