The Norfolk Strawberry Field Labor Describe the Scene
A vivid account of Norfolk strawberry farms where mostly Black laborers pick berries amid music dancing and communal ticket systems. Overseers enforce order as crates fill ships with steamers bound for New York and New Jersey while a second picking arrives later for plant health and profit.
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Florida
Atlantic
Norfolk
Bedlam
New York
New Jersey
Josh
Yellow Jack
Darky
Mary Jane
Eliza Jane
Belinda Jane
Strawberry Field
Yander
Pat Foot
Daughters of Rebekah
Order of the Galilean
Bro’ Samson
Lisbeth
Bro’ Sampson
Sampson
North Carolina
Samson
Elizabeth River
Chicago News
Drummer Shipping Tobacco Without Order News
A drummer, when trade is quiet, sent ten boxes of tobacco to an Atlanta firm without an order. He informed the firm he had shipped the goods. The merchant replied that he had authorized leaving the tobacco at the station for their order. Columbus Enquirer reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Columbus
Glass Eating Oddity Draws Crowd in Keene NH
The Keene New Hampshire resident Harry Ollis astonishes onlookers by chewing and swallowing glass and devouring small stones. Ollis claims to have practiced since age ten after hearing a Paris Count story. doctors doubt the feat yet he remains healthy. A Boston Globe correspondent reported his demonstration and a later humorous baseball scene at Charlestown Neck ends with Compton seeking rest.
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Harry Ollis
Keene
N. H
Thomas Linsky
Mainstreet
Charlestown Neck
Mr. Ollis
Ollis
Arty Johnson
Alligators’ Locial Club
Linsky
New York Herald
Paris
Tean
Thad
Griffin
Quarantine Department
Boston Globe
Destruction of a Dandy Dudes at Concord Corners Ball Game
A humorous Concord Corners tale recounts the arrival of E Bensing Compton in flashy attire. Local lads invite him to a baseball game with Ben Thompson as pitcher and the crowd eager for a playful humiliation, turning a health-seeker into a comic spectacle at the crossroads.
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Ben Thompson
Everbody
Ben
Sam Simimons
Sam
E. Bensing Compton
Mr. Compton
Arnica
Compton
Concord Corners
Salem Dorchester
Puck
Concord
Brazilian Girls and the Limits on Education in Society
A Brooklyn Magazine piece critiques Brazilian women's seclusion and limited education, noting chaperone expectations, lack of reading, and reliance on slaves for chores. It condemns frivolous conversations, doll play into marriage, and the dispassionate view of women’s education as unnecessary.
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Germany
Garfield
Czar
Russia
Soudan
Gordon
America
Bahia
Marie
Abating a Nuisance on a Train Platform
A travelling man recalls a dreary Iowa stop where a chudish youth paraded before coach doors. A witty young woman sitting nearby defused him by shouting a quip about selling apples or pes muts, sparking laughter through the car and ending the nuisance.
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Iowa
Sonny
Chicago
Hiral
Home and Farm Recipes from Historic Newspapers
A collection of early 20th century kitchen tips and dishes including a dainty breakfast toast with salmon, cucumber, chutney and lettuce wraps. rice cement from Asia. cow feed efficiency insight. baked eggs on toast. a dressed cold meat and egg salad for tea. potato soup with milk and eggs. and general farming notes on crop cultivation and discipline in planting for profit.
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Boston Globe
China
Japan
Chicago Mail
Farmers’ Review
Troy Times
York
Philadelphia
Chicago Journal
Boston
Fashionable Clothes Cost of New York Society Wardrobe
A New York tailor notes a shift from annual contracted wardrobes to per-suit payments among rich patrons. The average metropolitan swell now spends 1500 to 2000 dollars yearly on tailoring, with discerning buyers paying extra for higher quality fabrics and better fit. A doctor learns that cloth cost is secondary to cut, fit, and reputation in pantaloons priced well above the material.
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Tilly
New York
N. Y. Times
Seeding to Grass and Clover Problems and Remedies
A New York Times analysis explains why spring seeding fails due to soil fertility loss, improper sowing, crop crowding, and dry spells. It advocates summer or early fall sowing with thorough soil prep, liming, and fertilizing, using double plowing and brush harrow smoothing to protect seed from drought and ensure robust grass and clover growth.
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N. Y
Blood Will Tell Pedigree Guides Breeding Over Looks
The article argues pedigree matters more than appearance in selecting breeding stock. It notes half blood cattle can resemble full bloods, but horns marks often betray inferior blood. Calves’ future form and value defy initial looks, making blood knowledge essential for reliable judgments.
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National
Dough Mushrooms and a Culinary Ruse
A stranger in a gilded eating house mocks turtle soup prices, claims dough mushrooms are fake to boost profits, and advises sticking to real dough. The tale includes a spicy cake recipe note and a wary line about hot bread, ending with a fragment from Ezaminar.
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N.Y
St. John Promoted at Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railway
EK St. John receives appointment as assistant general manager effective today. He began in 1962 as a clerk, rose through Rock Island ranks, became general passenger and ticket agent in 1579, and now advances to a higher post. Holbrook and Smith promoted to top postings, both praised for past service.
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R. R. Cable
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
EK. St. John
Mr. St. John
E. A. Holbrook
George H. Smith
P Senger
Chicago Times
Slogan laden advice and cures from old newspapers
A jumble of ad copy and quips touts medicines and household products. It references Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Ayer’s Ague Cure Hall’s Hair Renewer Glenn’s Soap and Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh among others and includes light humor about marriage and everyday life. The tone mimics a late 19th or early 20th century miscellany page with brief jokes and product pitches.
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Aire
Bown
Walter Cooper
N. Y. Ledger
New Hampshire
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Biters
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Laehkonge
Ezaminar
Ace Prewerr
George Cheek
Gwinnett County
Leary Jng
Pierce
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Faye
Dr. Pierce
Hall
Ayer
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Hinn
Temple of Fame
Liberty Cattli
Adeliph Us
Altimore
Stoge
Kellogg Newspaper Co
Jackson St
eMicaGee
U.S
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J.U. Liguououse
Rochester
A. J. Weatherboy
Kansas City
ALT
Cenean Female College
Fifeen
Ane
Wnat
D H
Glendale
Hev J. D. Mertels
Ty Sios College of Law
Chimsco
Efrenfar Ada
University of Lmtinoids
Conraos Tn
Ling
Geli
Cuanea
Valenting
Railroad Gazette
A Journal of Transportation, Engineering and Railroad News
Broadway
Joan Bull
Smiths
Kent
John Bull
Smith
Main St
Louisville
W. L. Douglas
Dongias
Douglas
Rice Liatmall Pees Newark Machine CO
Olio
Lyon & Healy
Cuiiaco
Buffalo
Pise
Hwlie
Betty
The
Menicines'o
Detroit
Mich
Aline Yetian
Ory
Wills LG Fenth
Golders
Yemrss
Crenata
Awa
Mick Woon
Cinulonati
Otto
Mullo
Molly
Arnilo
Stephen
Pamphiet
D Tades
MiWaukee, Wis
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